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Senate concurs in Assembly amendments to DEI resolution after limited debate
Summary
The Senate concurred in amendments to SCR 89 reaffirming support for diversity, equity and inclusion; the concurrence passed 28–8 after sponsor remarks and limited floor discussion focused on concurrence only.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 89, reaffirming the legislature's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), returned to the Senate on concurrence after assembly amendments. Senator Smallwood Cuevas presented the concurrence, noting the resolution amassed additional coauthors in the Assembly.
During the floor exchange, the presiding officer limited remarks to the amendments under concurrence. Senator Smallwood Cuevas emphasized the urgency of the declaration in the face of federal efforts she described as rolling back DEI work. A point of order briefly interrupted to focus the discussion on amendments only. After limited remarks and no extended debate on policy content, the secretary called the roll; the Senate concurred in the amendments with Ayes 28 and Noes 8.
The action preserves the resolution’s support language as amended in the Assembly. It does not create new law but serves as a formal statement of the Senate’s position regarding DEI.
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