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.