Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Feb 2nd, 2026

Senate Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee

Key Moments

  • Jamie Burger — Roll-call response appears to be attributed to the vice chair, though the transcript says 'Vice Chair Peters.'
  • Lincoln Hough — Not directly mentioned by name in this section.
  • Patty Lewis — Not directly mentioned by name in this section.
  • Tracy McCreery — Not directly mentioned by name in this section.
  • Nick Schroer — Not directly mentioned by name in this section.
  • Representative Philharamon — The speaker identified himself for the record, though the name appears garbled in transcription.
  • Dr. Keith Mertens — The sponsor thanks retired North Carolina professor Dr. Keith Mertens for helping develop the AI-related bill and recounts meeting him at a funeral luncheon, where they sat together and discussed AI.
  • Elizabeth Kaiser — Radio personality thanked for promoting the AI bill in the St. Louis market.
  • Elizabeth Kaiser — Elizabeth Kaiser is identified as a witness who submitted testimony online and is an attorney at Jurisprudence; her name is then spelled out for clarification.
  • Dan White — Thanked for support from the Freedom Caucus.
  • Alexander Biscoff — Described as an AI expert in the sponsor's district who helped with the bill.
  • Dr. Mertens — The sponsor says he told Dr. Mertens the bill was not going anywhere at the end of session.
  • Kevin Hurtle — Missouri resident testifying in favor of the bill and raising concerns about a prior federal proposal limiting state AI legislation.
  • Jamie Burger — Not directly mentioned by name in this section, but the committee process continues under chair leadership.
  • Jamie Burger — Voted yes on the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989.
  • Justin Brown — The chair is implied in the motion and amendment process, though not named in this section.
  • Ben Brown — The discussion briefly moved to final comments before recording Representative Fuchs’s vote, with Fuchs voting yes on the substitute.
  • Ben Brown — The transcript says 'Mr. Miller'; context suggests a sponsor is responding to the liability question, but the speaker identity is uncertain from the text provided.