Ann Rest — Senator Ann Rest is called on to proceed with a motion, briefly has mute/audio issues, asks for clarification that the stipend is $50 per month rather than a total amount, receives confirmation, then moves to approve Committee Resolution 12.1 and later votes yes.
Ann Rest — Voted yes on the motion.
Ann Rest — Voted yes on the motion.
Ann Rest — Sought to see whether there were additional hands before moving on.
Ann Rest — Said she wants to pursue a Senate staff AI policy and hopes to bring guidelines to the Rules Committee by next January.
Ann Rest — Said she wants to pursue a similar AI policy for Senate staff and bring guidelines to the committee.
Ann Rest — Praised for inclusive work done in the interim last year.
Nick Frentz — Senator Frentz is referenced in the discussion about using roll call votes for the virtual meeting, and shortly afterward his vote is recorded as yes.
Nick Frentz — Senator Frentz requested a roll call vote, noting it was preferable for a Zoom meeting, and then voted yes on the motion.
Nick Frentz — Requested a roll call vote for the motion, citing the same reason as before.
Nick Frentz — Requested a roll call on the motion.
Nick Frentz — Voted yes on the motion.
Nick Frentz — Supported discussing possible rule changes, including remote voting for conference committee members and other rules.
Nick Frentz — Referenced as someone who might be interested in working on the issue.
Nick Frentz — Named as someone whose interest in the issue is being acknowledged.
Nick Frentz — Referenced again as part of the group being invited to work on the issue.
Erin Murphy — Chair Murphy votes yes.
Erin Murphy — Referenced as having approved increases for this year at the end of last year.
Erin Murphy — Voted yes on the motion.
Erin Murphy — Was addressed by Senator Limmer before he asked his question.
Erin Murphy — The question was directed to the chair.
Erin Murphy — Addressed as the chair during the response and motion process.
Erin Murphy — Voted yes on the motion.
Mark Johnson — Ranking Member Johnson votes yes.
Mark Johnson — Voted yes on the motion.
Mark Johnson — Recorded as voting yes; likely a transcription error for a member name in the roll call.
Bobby Champion — Senator Champion votes yes.
Bobby Champion — Voted yes on the motion.
Bobby Champion — Voted yes on the motion.
Julia Coleman — Senator Coleman votes yes.
Julia Coleman — Voted yes on the motion.
Warren Limmer — Senator Limmer votes yes.
Warren Limmer — Raised a question about the roster and asked why beginning legislative assistant pay varies so widely.
Warren Limmer — Asked about the wide spectrum of pay for a beginning legislative assistant.
Warren Limmer — Voted yes on the motion.
Warren Limmer — Asked whether there is a hard-and-fast rule governing senators’ excursions or professional development travel, and whether the practice changes by majority leader.
Warren Limmer — Questioned whether the travel/professional development practice is a rule or a changing custom.
Warren Limmer — The response was directed to Senator Limmer’s question about travel/professional development budgets.
Warren Limmer — Acknowledged after asking his question and said the distribution matched his experience.
Warren Limmer — Asked about how long the PDAM had been at $96 per day and whether that was the historical amount.
Warren Limmer — Voted yes on the motion.
Warren Limmer — Raised the idea of allowing remote voting for members serving on conference committees who are away from the chamber.
Warren Limmer — Referenced as someone who might be interested in working on the issue.
Warren Limmer — Named as someone whose interest in the issue is being acknowledged.
Warren Limmer — Referenced again as part of the group being invited to work on the issue.
John Marty — Senator Marty votes yes.
John Marty — Asked about the lowest legislative assistant salary and how it has tracked inflation.
John Marty — Raised concern that the lowest-paid employees should continue to see improvements at the bottom end of the range.
John Marty — Said there have been improvements but urged continued work to raise the bottom end of the pay range for the lowest-paid employees.
John Marty — Asked to move the staff PR and then moved approval of the Senate employee roster dated June 5, 2024.