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• They will adapt those trainings, whether it's a new technology, AI, whatever you want to call it.
• Whether it's a new technology, AI, whatever you want to call it, that's driving a crime in AI, but DPS

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, an invocation, pledges, and a series of announcements and guest introductions tied to several recognition days, including Disability Rights Awareness Day, Elevate the Spectrum Day, Geothermal Rising Legislative Day, DWI Awareness Day, and Adult Education and Literacy Day. Senators also welcomed guests for New Mexico Down Syndrome Day and other constituent visits, and the chamber read certificates recognizing the Hurley family and the New Mexico Military Museum, as well as adult education and literacy programs across the state. Testimony and remarks highlighted the service of the Hurley family, the importance of adult education for workforce and civic participation, and the contributions of people with disabilities and their families. The Senate adopted multiple committee reports and received House messages on several bills and resolutions. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 96, as amended, which streamlines child care licensing and reduces administrative barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers; an HOA-related floor amendment was adopted after discussion about local restrictions and neighborhood traffic concerns. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 14, as amended, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program with $25 million in funding split between physicians and allied health professionals/nurses, with questions focused on eligibility, prioritization, and whether the funding would be sufficient to address shortages. Senators also debated the bill’s support for part-time service and its role in helping New Mexico compete for medical workers. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 104 unanimously, establishing a process for removing a wildlife commissioner that requires gubernatorial initiation, notice and a hearing, and direct review by the state Supreme Court; debate centered on due process, the removal standard of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance, and how the new process compares with prior law. Finally, the chamber took up Senate Bill 50, which would give the Law Enforcement Training Standards Council more flexibility to set training curricula for officers, especially in rural departments; sponsors said the bill preserves minimum training while allowing updates for current issues, but several senators raised concerns that the measure could weaken explicit statutory requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault training and asked how those topics would remain protected in the future curriculum.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was sitting here looking—I don't love AI, but it can be very helpful when you're doing some really
• during different administrations compared to this administration. sitting here looking, I don't love AI
• , sitting here looking, I don't love AI, but<01:11:19.960><c> it</c><01:11:20.080><c> does</c><01:11:

Keywords: 958, all

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• most tanks and guns, but who is making strategic investments in harnessing emerging technologies like AI
• colleagues would consider cutting vital education programs as well, as we all think about schooling up for AI
• -plus individuals, I think they're burned because our enemies will be able to identify them through AI

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, I just Google it and ask, and what AI told me was that it's executive branch and the legislature
• We briefly mentioned earlier in the committee that sometimes all I have is Google and AI, but at a moment's
• all I have is committee that sometimes all I have is Google<01:25:49.199><c> and</c><01:25:49.360><c> AI
• <c> at</c><01:25:50.159><c> the</c><01:25:50.400><c> a</c><01:25:50.560><c> moment's</c> Google and AI
• , but at the a moment's Google and AI, but at the a moment's notice.<01:25:51.280><c> So,</c><01:25:51.600

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 13 minutes and then turned to a large agenda of contracts. Chairman Douglas said there were 52 contracts totaling about $369.3 million, and noted that most vendors were registered with the Secretary of State except for item 118 on the routine personal services green list and item 19 involving Morehead State University and Kentucky State University. The committee voted to defer item 118 to the June 26 meeting and later also deferred the Kentucky State University contract on the deferred list to the June 26 meeting. The main discussion centered on a deferred personal services contract for the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, involving outside legal counsel. Senator Meredith raised concerns about KRS 320 and whether the board had authority to hire outside counsel when the statute says the Attorney General shall provide legal services to the board. Dr. Mary Beth Morris, the board president, and Christopher Thacker of the Attorney General’s office testified after being sworn in. Thacker explained that the statute and related law allow both Attorney General assistance and independent counsel, and argued that outside counsel is appropriate for day-to-day legal work because it avoids conflicts, especially on open records issues, regulatory advice, and disciplinary hearings. Senator Meredith said he agreed with approving the contract but questioned how the board had reached this point and whether the current statutes reflect modern practice. He raised concerns about transparency and accountability, referencing a prior advisory opinion involving the board’s handling of exam requirements during COVID and saying the board should have consulted the Attorney General before acting. Thacker responded that the Attorney General’s office serves the Commonwealth as a whole, not as counsel to one board, and that the board’s use of outside counsel is a reasonable and economical arrangement. The exchange ended with Meredith suggesting that broader legislative action may be needed to clarify reporting relationships and oversight for the board.

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• And then we are coordinating more with Minnesota Business First Stop, and there's also an AI component
• operates and that is available to state agencies to help modernize their processes, and we put forward an AI
• operates and that is available to state agencies to help modernize their processes, and we put forward an AI
• It's not just subject matter experts for MPCA, but we also need, we've learned, IT experts and AI experts
• And while our focus so far on AI applications has been limited to categorizing public comments and how

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Article 3 is the environmental trust fund community grant with emphasis on trail improvement and AIS.
• Article 3 is the environmental trust fund community grant with emphasis on trail improvement and AIS.
• Article 3 is the environmental trust fund community grant with emphasis on trail improvement and AIS.
• Article 3 is the environmental trust fund community grant with emphasis on trail improvement and AIS.
• Article 3 is the environmental trust fund community grant with emphasis on trail improvement and AIS.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then the other thing is curiosity about nodal AI sniffing to prevent or contain if there is an event
• And then, I'm sorry, the last concern, nodal AI sniffing for, um, to contain stuff—so if there was some
• the other thing is curiosity<00:46:02.480><c> about</c><00:46:03.440><c> nodal</c><00:46:03.920><c> AI
• </c><00:46:04.359><c> sniffing</c><00:46:05.240><c> to</c> curiosity about nodal AI sniffing to curiosity
• about nodal AI sniffing to prevent<00:46:06.720><c> uh</c><00:46:06.839><c> or</c><00:46:07.079><c>

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, that's because they have AI to do it for them.
• ><01:11:26.680><c> because</c><01:11:27.120><c> they</c><01:11:27.280><c> have</c><01:11:27.720><c> AI
• </c> to see Well, that's because they have AI to see Well, that's because they have AI to<01:11:28.320
• But I assume you don't have AI and are able to do that.
• But I assume you don't have AI and are able to do that.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Nobody was building a data center in 2017 or talking about AI or anything like that.
• Nobody was building a data center in 2017 or talking about AI or anything like that.
• Nobody was building a data center in 2017 or talking about AI or anything like that.
• Nobody was building a data center in 2017 or talking about AI or anything like that.
• using consistent monitoring and again using technology,<01:57:29.640><c> using</c><01:57:30.000><c> AI

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
• They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
• They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
• It helps you get there faster. >> 60 through 66. >> Thank you. >> That's what the AI is telling me.
• </c> &gt;&gt; That's what the AI is telling me. &gt;&gt; That's what the AI is telling me.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would also like to thank Senator Paul for introducing the Senate companion bill, S. 1, and Senator
• Companion Bill S1 and Senator McConnell Companion Bill S1 and Senator McConnell for<03:05:43.120><c>
• agencies to establish a unified interagency data system for environmental permitting and integrate AI
• 09.120><c> integrate</c> environmental permitting and integrate environmental permitting and integrate AI

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Having to console staff members who have lost a companion, a fellow staff member, to suicide is also
• This also goes along with my companion bill, HB 2140, and I'll explain that when we get to it.
• Arizona is the heart of the AI evolution, and as a small business owner representing District 11, I recognize

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Complicating things further is the harm wrought by AI technology and its ability to churn out unreliable
• I also want to apply the AI guardrails that are contained in this measure, and thank you for working

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several tax-related bills, beginning with AB 760, which would exempt settlement payments tied to the Garden Grove chemical incident from California income tax. The author and a school district trustee described evacuations, school closures, and losses to residents, businesses, students, and staff, arguing the payments should make victims whole rather than be taxed. There was support from the Orange County Board of Supervisors, no opposition, and the bill passed 3-0 to Appropriations, with committee amendments accepted. Members then heard AB 2319, creating a California post-production tax credit for film and television work done in-state, even when principal photography occurred elsewhere or the project did not receive the existing film credit. The author and supporters from the Motion Picture Editors Guild, California Post Alliance, and others said post-production jobs and facilities are leaving California and that the bill would help retain high-wage work; opponents were not present. The committee members generally supported the measure, and it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. AB 2186 followed, excluding future reparations benefits for descendants of formerly enslaved people from state income tax. The author and NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference said taxing such benefits would undermine reparative justice; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 3-0. The committee also heard AB 762, which would ban the sale of disposable nicotine vapes and add enforcement tools. Supporters, including waste, recycling, local government, and public health groups, said disposable vapes create fire hazards, waste problems, and costs for local agencies; opponents argued the bill would mainly eliminate the legal market while leaving illicit products untouched and urged stronger enforcement instead. The author accepted committee amendments adding CDTFA enforcement, but the bill was not voted on because a motion was pending and members were absent. Later, AB 1519, AB 2172, AB 2222, AB 1793, AB 2089, and AB 1265 were heard and each received support from committee members and passed 2-0 or 3-0 to Appropriations, with amendments accepted where noted. AB 1519 clarified that the 20-year tax collection statute of limitations should not be reset by later fees or penalties; AB 2172 would let large counties use a single assessment appeals commissioner for complex property tax appeals; AB 2222 would create a temporary tax credit for local news organizations to retain and hire journalists; AB 1793 would authorize symmetrical cash rounding to the nearest nickel after the federal penny phaseout; AB 2089 would streamline the welfare exemption filing process for affordable housing; and AB 1265 would extend and revise the historic building tax credit to encourage adaptive reuse for housing and mixed-use projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• And with the hope that AI can centralize all the research findings for ALS, we may eventually, actually
• And with the hope with AI to centralize all the research findings for ALS, we may eventually, actually

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Top page 15, AI, Senate; O21, or, yeah, O2-5, DESE, Senate; O2-5, ETSD, Senate; O2-5, ITSD, DPS, House
• O2-1 AI, Senate. 0-25 ITSD, open, 025 ITSD, open. 025 DESE, House.

Committee: House Conference Committee on Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, top page 15: AI, Senate; O2-1 or, yeah, O2-5, DESE, Senate; O2-5, ITSD, DPSD, House; O2-5, ITSD
• 010, SAM2, Senate. 011 fleet management, House. 020 Citizens Portal. 020 Citizens Portal open. 021 AI

Committee: House Conference Committee on Budget

Summary: The conference committee spent most of the meeting working through House Bill 2, the education budget, with repeated debate over how to close the remaining gap in the foundation formula. Members discussed fund swaps involving the blind pension fund, capital commission fund, lottery proceeds, state school money, and classroom trust funds, with several senators arguing the committee should fully fund the formula if possible and warning against leaving schools with a shortfall. The committee also reviewed child care subsidies, Parents as Teachers language, school safety and assessment-related items, Title I reallocation language, and a compromise on flexibility percentages for certain education lines. Several members raised concerns about language restricting virtual Parents as Teachers visits and about child care subsidy language tied to enrollment-based payment and prospective payment, while others defended the compromise as a way to balance provider concerns and budget limits. House Bill 3, covering higher education, was also reviewed. The committee largely accepted Senate positions on appropriations, with a compromise on the St. Louis Community College nursing program and a new proposal directing the Department of Higher Education to develop a new funding model by December 1, 2026. That language drew concern from some members, who said the timeline was too aggressive and asked for more flexibility, but supporters said prior work on performance funding justified the deadline. The committee then moved through House Bill 2004, transportation, agreeing to a mix of Senate positions and compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and road improvements, including a larger-than-expected appropriation for Clarendon Road tied to a State Fair relocation plan. House Bill 5, general administration and IT, generated the most controversy over new language directing a plan for state IT modernization and cloud migration; several members objected that it was too prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could favor a specific vendor, but the chair said the goal was accountability and oversight. The committee left some House Bill 5 items open for further negotiation, then later returned to finalize several dollar amounts and a shorter conference proposal on the IT language. The committee also worked through House Bills 7, 8, and 9, mostly adopting Senate positions with a few compromises. House Bill 7 covered economic development and tourism items, including Main Street, Missouri One Start, broadband, Juneteenth, and the Great American State Fair, with some items set aside for later or moved to other bills. House Bill 8 focused on public safety and veterans’ funding, including school safety apps, fentanyl testing, crime lab workload, DNA testing, veterans’ programs, and Highway Patrol fleet and fuel items; members debated whether to keep fleet and fuel funding separated or rolled together, and several items were set at compromise levels. House Bill 9, covering mental health and corrections, was handled more briefly, with most items following Senate positions and a few compromises, including probation and parole funding and a reduction on one appropriation. The committee then recessed and later resumed with House Bill 2010, beginning work on another budget bill with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on early line items, but the transcript cuts off before that bill is completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not ultimately about utilization of AI in post-production, but rather about keeping our jobs
• ultimately be used for utilization of AI and post-production, but rather this is about keeping our jobs

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on youth health, sports, and entertainment access. AB 1626 would require mental health training for youth sports coaches and create a model training for recreational and club coaches; supporters said coaches are often the first adults to notice mental health struggles, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1884, as amended, would allow school districts that already use athletic drug-testing programs to add nicotine testing, with safeguards limiting disclosure and removing earlier punitive provisions; supporters framed it as a response to youth vaping, while opponents warned it could stigmatize students, discourage participation in extracurriculars, and burden schools. The bill passed 3-2 to the Assembly Education Committee, with some members still expressing reservations but supporting it after amendments. AB 2503 addressed heat guidelines for desert school athletics, seeking flexibility in wet-bulb temperature rules so practices and games would not be pushed so heavily into evening hours. The author and a desert athletic trainer argued current standards do not reflect local acclimatization and create scheduling burdens; the bill passed 5-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1954, the PAR Act, would require third-party golf reservation platforms to have written authorization from municipal golf course operators before listing or reselling tee times, aimed at stopping inflated resale of public golf reservations. Supporters from city and golf organizations said the bill would protect affordable access to public courses; it passed 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee also heard AB 2319, which would create a standalone California post-production tax credit to keep editorial, sound, visual effects, and finishing work in-state even when principal photography occurs elsewhere. Labor and industry witnesses said California is losing post-production jobs to other jurisdictions and urged the bill be amended to include stronger labor standards; the bill passed to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Finally, AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, would cap resale prices for concert and live entertainment tickets at no more than 10% above face value, excluding sporting events and certain season-ticket arrangements. The author argued the bill would curb scalping and make live events more affordable for fans.

Transcript Highlights:

• The two AI sites that I searched said literally the exact opposite.
• Her case targets RealPage and AI... ...platform that corporate landlords used to artificially inflate

Bills: SB1206 , SB1254 , SB1290 , SB1421 , SB1432 , SB1515 , SB1563 , SB1641 , SB1649 , SB1670 , SB1671 , SB1747

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation

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• struggled along with their students, with the Amira reading test and the many glitches and problems in the AI
• struggled along with their students, with the Amira reading test and the many glitches and problems in the AI

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

Transcript Highlights:

• And so right now our law enforcement is inundated with images due to AI, but really have their hand tied
• Child sexual abuse material and the exponential growth of AI get to be problematic, and it's running

Bills: SB5223 , SB5067 , SJM8002 , SB5855 , SB5865 , SB5272 , SCR8406 , SB5000 , SB5500 , SJM8006 , SB5325 , SB5286 , SB5937

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, impaired driving, driving safety, alcohol regulation, public health, transportation, Medicare, healthcare, insurance, elderly, budget impact, face coverings, civil liberties, garnishment, debt, form standardization

Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial honors for the Washington National Guard, including the presentation of colors, a prayer, and recognition of Major General Welsh and other Guard members in the chamber. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 8668, which praised the Guard’s service in emergencies, disaster response, elections support, counterdrug training, and youth programs. Several members spoke in support, citing recent flood response efforts and the Guard’s work during COVID, and the resolution was adopted unanimously with all members’ names added as co-sponsors. The chamber then confirmed three gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees: Ann M. McQuaid to Bellingham Technical College, Elisa Munoz Estes to Grays Harbor College, and Felicia Hancock-Lewis to Wenatchee Valley College. Each confirmation passed by wide margins or unanimously after brief supporting remarks about the appointees’ education, military service, and community involvement. The Senate also considered and passed several bills. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5865, concerning garnishment forms, was amended to delay implementation and then passed 46-3 after supporters called it a technical fix and opponents focused on timing. Substitute Senate Bill 5855, dealing with face coverings by law enforcement officers, drew extensive debate and multiple failed amendments; supporters framed it as a transparency and accountability measure aimed at masked federal immigration enforcement, while opponents argued it was overbroad, ineffective against federal officers, and harmful to state and local law enforcement. The bill passed 38-19. The Senate also passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105 on explicit depictions of minors, after an amendment clarifying liability and defenses, and Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268 on community custody for unlawful firearm possession, after a date update amendment. Finally, Engrossed Senate Bill 5081 on unattended motor vehicles and Senate Joint Memorial 8002 urging action on Medicare Advantage overpayments and fraud were both adopted unanimously or by large margins. Later, the Senate took up Substitute Senate Bill 5067, lowering the DUI blood alcohol threshold from 0.08 to 0.05; the bill drew strong support from the sponsor and law enforcement-focused supporters, but also criticism that the lower threshold would not address the most dangerous impaired drivers and might have limited practical effect.