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Senate pauses as lawmakers move into party caucuses
Summary
The Senate was called to order and then put at ease so Democrats could caucus in Room 24 and Republicans in Room 22; no bills or votes were recorded in the provided transcript.
The 2026 Senate paused its floor session so members could meet in party caucuses, the transcript shows. The presiding officer opened the session, then recognized two senators who announced party caucus locations; the Senate was then put at ease to allow caucusing to proceed.
The presiding officer called the chamber to order, saying, "Senate will be in order." The chair then recognized the senator from Johnson, Senator Weiner, who replied, "Thank Thank you, madam president," and announced that "Democrats will caucus in Room 24." Later the chair recognized the senator from Winneshiek, Senator Klemish, who also said, "Thank you, madam president," and stated that "Senate Republicans will caucus in Room 22." The presiding officer closed the procedural remarks by instructing the chamber to be at ease for caucusing.
The exchanged remarks in the transcript are procedural and focus solely on logistics for party caucuses; no legislation, motions, votes, or committee directives are recorded in the provided segments. The Senate was at ease so members of both parties could caucus; the transcript does not record when the chamber was scheduled to reconvene or any subsequent business before or after the recess.
