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Senate General Body Meeting #1 — Minutes (04/21/26)

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114th Johns Hopkins Student Government Association

Senate Meeting #1

Month Day, 2026 / 07:00 PM / BSC 404

MINUTES

  1. Call to Order and Attendance (1 min)

    1. Absentees:
      1. Excused: Ishi (leaving early), Abraham (leaving 10 min early)
      2. Unexcused:
    2. Present

  2. Convening Business (50 min)

    1. Special Elections and Late Inaugurations - Executive Branch
    2. Introduction to SGA - Executive Branch
    3. Election of President of the Senate, Vice President of the Senate & Committee Chairs - Executive Branch
      1. Jazzlyn, Demani, Kevin nominated for Senate President
        1. 3 minute moderated discussion
          1. Jackson, Shreemann, Tola, Tanisha speak on behalf of/endorse Jazzlyn
          2. Isaac, Peter, Sean (member of public) speak on behalf of Kevin
        2. Jazzlyn elected president of the senate with 23/30 votes (76.67%), Kevin received 7/30 (23.33%)
      2. Shreemann and Paul run for senate vice president
        1. 3 minute moderated discussion
          1. Caraline, Jazzlyn, Veda, Isaac speak on behalf of Shreemann
          2. Sid Speaks on behalf of Paul
        2. Shreemann wins vice presidency with 24/30 votes (80%), Paul receives 4 (13.33%), 2 abstain (6.67%)
      3. Jazz introduces roles of committee chairs
        1. Chair of finance
          1. Peter nominated by Kevin and RC self-nominated, each speak on their platform
          2. 3 min moderated discussion
            1. Kevin, Abraham, Sean (member of the public), Tanisha, Kai speak on behalf of Peter
          3. Peter wins with 24/29 (82.76%), RC receives 1 vote (3.45%), 4 abstain (13.8%)
        2. Student Services
          1. Veda, Sid, Kai nominated
          2. 3 min moderated discussion
            1. Caraline, Kevin, Abraham, Shreemann speak on behalf of Veda
            2. Kevin speaks on behalf of Sid
            3. Jibola, Shreemann speak on behalf of Kai
          3. Split vote: Veda receives 16/27 (59.26%), Sid 1 (3.7%), Kai 7 (25.93%), Abstentions 3
          4. Revote: Veda receives 18/27 (66.67%), Kai 8 (29.63%), Abstentions 1 (3.7)
          5. Motion to suspend the bylaws
            1. No: Sid and Shreemann
            2. Abstain: Andrei, Demarri
          6. Third vote: Veda receives 18/27 (72%), Kai 7 (28%)
        3. Health, Safety, and Sustainability
          1. Tanisha
          2. Motion to vote
            1. Abstain: Demarri
        4. Internal Affairs
          1. Shreemann nominated and elected
          2. Jaden point of information about holding committee chair position and vice senate presidency position
        5. Civic Engagement
          1. Julia, Jackson nominated
          2. 3 minute moderated discussion
            1. Sophia notes that Julia is new to SGA
            2. Kevin, Sean (member of public), Jason speak on behalf Jackson
              1. Jason notes that Julia approached senators at last GBM with ideas
            3. Shreemann speaks on behalf of Julia
            4. Kevin notes that Jackson recently brought up the SGA lawsuit
          3. Jackson wins with 12/28 votes (42.86%), Julia 10/28 (35.71%), Abstain 6 (21.43%)
        6. RSO chair
          1. Kevin nominated and elected
            1. Abstain: Andrei
        7. Academic Affairs
          1. Isaac, Tola nominated
          2. 3 minute moderated discussion
            1. Kevin, Abraham, Veda, Amy, Peter, Cole, Jibola speak on behalf of Isaac
            2. Isaac wins with 19 votes (70.37%), Tola receives 7 votes (2.93%), 1 abstention (3.7%)
        8. Programming
          1. Jason says Grace G is great and senators should attend programming events
    4. 114th Committee Placement Form — Fill out before May 1st
      1. STRICT DEADLINE

  3. Amendment and Approval of the Agenda (1 min)

  4. Public Input (3 min)

  5. Reports (5 min)

    1. Cabinet Reports (4 min)

      1. Student Body President - Jason Yu

      2. Student Body Vice President - Sumire Sumi

      3. Secretary - Honora Muratori

      4. Treasurer - Amy Xu

      5. Chair of Programming - Grace Guan

    2. Advisor Report (2 min)
  6. Non-Legislative Business (30 min)

    1. 2026-2027 Attendance Guidelines - Executive Secretary Nora

      1. Needs to be updated

  7. First Reading (20 min)

    1. S.B.26-27.01 Rules Bill - Shreemann
      1. Jackson motions to move to second reading Funding Bill - To Fund the Active Minds JHU Survey and Incentives - Shreemann
      2. Reya presents on Active Minds funding bill: need to connect students to resources for mental health
      3. Funding goes towards incentives to fill out survey about mental health resources at Hopkins
      4. Bill passes

  8. Second Reading (10 min)

    1. S.B.26-27.01 Rules Bill - Shreemann

      1. Passes

Prospective Legislation & Announcements (5 min)

Adjournment (Estimated 9:00 PM)

Time-length and adjournment estimates are provided for the benefit of guests at Senate meetings. However, SGA meetings are always slated to extend until 9:00 PM and SGA members are expected to remain in the Senate chamber until official adjournment by motion, whether before or after the adjournment estimate.