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• . >> Senator Butler, Senator Carnley, Senator Chesteen, Senator Coleman here, Senator Figures, Senator
• Givhan, Senator Hatcher, Senator Kelley, Senator Melson, Senator Roberts, Senator Sessions, Senator
• >> Senator Figures, Senator Gaban, Senator >> Senator Figures, Senator Gaban, Senator Hatcher
• . >> Senator Figures, Senator Givhan, Senator Hatcher, Senator Hovie, Senator Kelly, Senator Nelson,
• Senator Roberts, Senator Sessions, Senator Woods, Senator Weaver. >> Hi. >> Senator Bell. >> Hi.

Bills: HB248

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• Senator Allen, Senator Carnley, Senator Figures, Senator Givhan, Senator Hatcher, Senator Jones, Senator
• Price, Senator Sessions, Senator Shelnutt, Senator Singleton, Senator Smitherman, Senator Stutts, Senator
• <00:03:02.680> Senator Senator Carnley Senator Figures Senator Senator Carnley Senator Figures
• Senator Carnley: Aye. Senator Figures. Senator Givan. Senator Hatcher. Senator Jones.
• Senator Stutts. Senator Williams. Senator Woods. Senator Wagner. Senator Weaver.

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• Senator<00:42:17.200> McEwen. Senator McEwen. Senator McEwen. Thank<00:42:19.360> you.
• Yes, sir, Senator, I will. Yes, sir, Senator, I will.
• Senator<01:33:49.080> Green. Senator Green. Senator Green.
• Senator Fateh's bill. Senator Fateh's bill.
• Senator<02:28:39.320> Green. Senator Green. Senator Green.

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• Thanks, Senator Kupec.
• So, thank you so much, Senator<00:31:55.160> Weber, Senator Weber, Senator Weber, and<00:31:56.600
• Thank you, Senator and Senator for the Thank you, Senator and Senator for the question.<00:35:09.920>
• Senator Clark. Thank you, Senator Omar Fateh. Chair.
• Next up, we have Senate File 3164, Next up, we have Senate File 3164, which is Senator Nelson's bill

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• Senate Resolution 72 will be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
• Senate<00:12:29.160> resolution<00:12:29.680> number<00:12:29.839> 72<00:12
• :30.560> will<00:12:30.720> be Senate resolution number 72 will be Senate resolution number
• resolutions, I'm calling on Senator resolutions, I'm calling on Senator Murphy<00:12:38.600>
• c> Latzky, senators, Senator Mann, Senator Latzky, senators, Senator Mann, Senator Latzky, Senator

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• Senator Friends uh Senator Nelson Senator Friends uh Senator Nelson Senator<00:15:40.839> Rasmusson
• c> and Senator Rasmusson and Senator Pappas and Senator Rasmusson and Senator Pappas and the<00:15
• That is Senator Westlin, Senate agenda.
• <00:51:37.960> So, um Senator Westlin. Senator Westlin. So, um Senator Westlin.
• a fair resolution. a fair resolution.

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• Keith. >> Yes. >> Senator Aebersold. >> Yes. >> Senator Bolden. >> No. >> Senator Fate. >> Senator Curran
• Next, we will go to Senator Dames. Senator Dames has Senate File 3698.
• Senator Dames has Senate File 3698. Senator Dames has Senate File 3698.
• Senator<01:17:32.760> Utke. Senator Utke. Senator Utke.
• Senator Ibler. Senator Ibler.

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• Senate Spotlight is produced by the Minnesota Senate and Senate Media Services.
• DFL co-chair, Senator Grant Hauschild. DFL co-chair, Senator Grant Hauschild.
• Senator Eric Pratt authored Senate File 901, which funded the program.
• Senator Eric Pratt authored Senate File 901, which funded the program.
• So, Senator Howe, Senator Sieberger, and Senator Hoffman met that threshold, and quite honestly, they

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Summary: This episode of Senate Spotlight focused on several nonpartisan Senate offices and programs that help lawmakers and the public understand the legislative process. It highlighted the Civility Caucus, where Republican Sen. Zach Duckworth and DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild work to build relationships across party lines, especially important in a closely divided Senate and during a bonding year that requires a two-thirds vote for infrastructure spending. Speakers emphasized that the caucus is about civility, empathy, and laying groundwork for future bipartisan work rather than guaranteeing agreement on specific bills. The program also explained how Minnesotans can track legislative activity through the Senate Journal and the fiscal review. Staff described the Journal as a public record of votes, amendments, roll calls, and other actions, useful for checking how senators voted on bills that passed or failed. The fiscal review was presented as a nonpartisan, award-winning summary of the enacted budget, with examples of how readers can find spending details by page and a discussion of plans to make the document more interactive and web-based. Viewers were also directed to the Senate website to look up senators’ contact information and to the Legislature’s bill-tracking system. Another segment covered Senate File 901, a bipartisan bill by Sen. Eric Pratt that funded an equine-assisted therapy program for first responders dealing with trauma. Testimony described how the program has helped police, firefighters, dispatchers, and correctional officers stay on the job and recover mentally, with lawmakers noting its strong support and practical benefits. The episode also featured Senate pages and interns, who described their behind-the-scenes work supporting committee meetings and learning the legislative process, and concluded with a segment on Capitol art and a new public gallery meant to inspire good government and showcase Minnesota artists.

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