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Monday, February 23, 2026·1h 29m·▶ Watch / Listen

Senate Education convened a confirmation hearing for the Institute of Cannabis Research governing board — starting on the fly when the intended introducer was still catching his breath — and unanimously sent a veterans' dependent tuition-waiver bill on to Appropriations.

Key Actions

·Tuition Waiver for Dependents of VeteransPassed

+ 1 more action

Notable Quotes

Dr. Kinney will give us a warm intro. How's that sound? Once he catches. Once he catches his breath. So if you just go ahead and turn the mic on. State your name.

Committee ChairThe chair improvised the confirmation hearing's opening after the nominees' intended introducer arrived late and out of breath.

Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (7)Lisa Frizell, Cathy Kipp, Larry Liston, Janice Rich, Marc Snyder, Janice Marchman, Chris Kolker
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Miss Kurtzfelman, call the roll, please. Senator Frazell. She's excused. Kip. Here. Liston. Here. Rich. Here. Snyder. Here. Marchman. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. We have a quorum and ready to do business. First, we will be hearing a confirmation hearing for the Institute of Cannabis Research governing board. I think we have Dr. Chad Kinney to do the introduction, and then we also have the confirmed Dr. Angela Brian, Sherrod Rogers, Dr. Joanna Zeiger, and Chuck Smith. If you're here, come on up. I don't see. Dr. Kinney. Did online. Did you have any communication, Ms. Dagger? Okay. Okay. We got to keep going, though. Well, we have Senator Vercel downstairs, so let's. Let's just begin with who's here. Dr. Kinney shows up. He can introduce us, possibly, if he has it. Dr. Zeiger, if you'd like to just tell us who you are and why you would like this confirmation. Make sure the light's green. There's the. Oh, see, you got. You got lucky. He got up here. Dr. Kinney. Dr. Kinney will give us a warm intro. How's that sound? Once he catches. Once he catches his breath. So if you just go ahead and turn the mic
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