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Representative Bruce Cozart

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Committees

Recent Meetings

Date Committee Speaking Time
Aug. 3, 2026 — 76s
June 2, 2026 — 97s
June 1, 2026 — 50s
March 18, 2026 ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee 34s
Oct. 27, 2025 Joint Performance Review (JPR) 1111s
Oct. 17, 2025 — 29s
Oct. 13, 2025 ALC-Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee 117s
Oct. 6, 2025 Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information 220s
Sept. 9, 2025 Joint Performance Review (JPR) 150s
June 16, 2025 Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information 101s
April 15, 2025 — 54s
April 14, 2025 — 125s
April 10, 2025 — 92s
April 10, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 25s
April 10, 2025 Education Committee (House) 144s
April 9, 2025 — 109s
April 9, 2025 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 218s
April 8, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 82s
April 8, 2025 Education Committee (House) 156s
April 7, 2025 Education Committee (House) 503s
April 7, 2025 Education Committee (House) 145s
April 3, 2025 Education Committee (House) 291s
April 3, 2025 — 20s
April 3, 2025 Education Committee (House) 197s
April 2, 2025 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 115s
April 1, 2025 Insurance & Commerce (Senate) 277s
March 31, 2025 — 84s
March 20, 2025 Education Committee (House) 161s
March 19, 2025 — 158s
March 19, 2025 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 39s
March 18, 2025 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 349s
March 17, 2025 — 122s
March 13, 2025 Education Committee (House) 347s
March 12, 2025 House Rules 193s
March 12, 2025 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 58s
March 11, 2025 Education Committee (House) 127s
March 10, 2025 Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information 284s
March 6, 2025 Education Committee (House) 108s
March 4, 2025 — 156s
March 4, 2025 Education Committee (House) 121s
Feb. 27, 2025 Education Committee (House) 89s
Aug. 19, 2024 ALC - Claims Review/Litigation Reports Oversight 91s
April 6, 2023 Education Committee (House) 78s
April 5, 2023 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 7s
April 4, 2023 — 178s
April 3, 2023 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 198s
Feb. 23, 2023 Education Committee (House) 25s
April 13, 2021 Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) 156s
Feb. 9, 2021 Education Committee (House) 819s
Feb. 8, 2021 State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) 20s

Recent Transcript Excerpts

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:11:26)

this bill? The lawyers, that's exactly why it's only about three pages. It started out as 15.

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:11:02)

If you have a little issue, you fix it as you're going. But if it doesn't happen, people have moved into the house and it's six months later, this gives you a little bit of time. Before, they just openly sue to have those things fixed. And that's basically what it is. It's a 28-day cure period to do that. That's pretty well the gist of

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:10:29)

It could be any kind of thing, appliances of any sort, anything that could be. If it's a major problem that you have, you would have to sit down and address those problems, come up with an agreement. But you have 28 days to respond, 14 days to actually wait to respond. And if you don't respond within 14 days, then they could start procedures against you. But you have 28 days to try to negotiate this or fix the problem. If it's something small, which I usually try to stay on top of my side, I'm sure you guys do too, stay on top of it, try to do it as it comes along.

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:09:57)

Okay, thank you. That's probably easier to read than my phone. It allows you, if there's a problem that arises between you and the customer, that there's a period of cure that they would have to give you at least 28 days to address this problem, come up with a proposition with them and work with them on a time frame to fix it or a time frame to have something that needs to be fixed, such as heat and air unit, refrigerator.

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:09:25)

But anyway, what this bill does, and I keep losing my bill because I gave it all to Petty and then here we are down here. What this bill basically does, being a building contractor, as a few of you guys in here are, I think everybody at this table is, so in some way or form or fashion. What this does basically is allows a contractor that has built a project, done a project, whether it's a remodel or a new home or something in that matter.

Insurance & Commerce (Senate) — April 1, 2025 (1:09:02)

that. We had done this bill and forgot that the Attorney General wanted to make sure that they were not involved in this bill. And that's what this does. It doesn't let them be involved in the civil enforcement. That's what the amendment did. And I forgot it. Got down to the end and passed it on my end and we caught it. And so we tried to get that in.

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:56:38)

business today i don't think we have anything on the agenda without a objection you are adjourned You

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:56:28)

policy meeting is this week I believe. Wednesday at 11 a.m. i'm sorry

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:56:07)

to policy committee and what else I got to add? You are your own. Please come

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:55:58)

three no's Looks like it the motions carry we will send that recommendation to to AOC

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:49:47)

real good this is my last one we have got to move on I know people keep popping in but we we're gonna I'm gonna

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:40:11)

all they want in the world for money and they're not going to be a better teacher because you pay them more so i understand that so that's why we did not ask we asked not to have numbers attached to the to their recommendations so that's just my my two cents on that i

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:39:36)

them specifically, we do not want money numbers. We want results. We want to figure out how we can do results figure out how we can make things work but we do not want money numbers attached to it so that's not supposed to be in there I don't know why it would be in there and everybody keeps thinking it is but if I'm wrong then I may be wrong but I think we can also direct them again to make sure that doesn't happen because we're not looking for money numbers we I agree we know that money does not give you better results does not make kids do any better you can pay a teacher

Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information — Dec. 16, 2019 (1:39:06)

originally that was that was done originally by the legislature they didn't do it their self they didn't come up with original you don't have to respond. I'm just going to, I'm going to state my own statements here. And if we had time to do that, that would be great. About half of you in here have campaigns that you're going to be working on through November. You're not going to have time to do this. So we've, we've talked about this. We beat that drum pretty hard, but we also, this RFP does not have any money numbers in it. We told

Bills Discussed

Bill Title Mentions
HB1101 TO AMEND THE AMOUNT OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO PETITION A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET. 7
HB1104 TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS. 5
HB1102 TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND STUDENT DISCIPLINE FOR BOARD MEMBERS; TO STANDARDIZE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS REPORT; AND … 4
SB35 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING TUITION BENEFITS FOR SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD; AND TO ALLOW A … 4
HB1482 TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION TO THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A STUDENT WHO TAKES A GED TEST AND RECEIVES A … 4
SB226 TO AMEND THE SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST PREVENTION ACT; AND TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELATED … 3
HB1541 TO REQUIRE A PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT ACCEPTS STATE FUNDING OF ANY TYPE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO CERTAIN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN … 3
SB227 CONCERNING THE RESPECTIVE DUTIES OF THE PAROLE BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; … 3
HB1468 TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CLAIMS AGAINST HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, AND SUPPLIERS. 3
HB1463 CONCERNING STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES FOR A TIERED SYSTEM OF EDUCATOR LICENSURE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE … 3
HB1492 TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT A MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM. 3
HB1496 TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO ENSURE ARKANSAS STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY QUALIFIED TEACHERS. 3
HB1542 TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT; AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMIT EACH STUDENT … 3
HB1982 TO AMEND THE USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; TO CREATE THE TIRE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ACT; TO REPEAL THE … 3
HB1477 TO ALLOW THE GOVERNING BODY OF AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SUBMIT AN APPLICANT FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE ARKANSAS … 3
HB1231 TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS TO TEACH THE 1619 PROJECT CURRICULUM; AND TO REDUCE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO … 3
HB1009 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FOOD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 3
HB1270 TO ESTABLISH A PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGH A SECTION 1115 MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION WAIVER; AND TO DECLARE AN … 3
HB1342 PERMITTING NONIMMIGRANTS LEGALLY ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES UNDER A COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION TO BE A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT … 3
HB1393 TO CREATE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 3
HB1170 TO AMEND THE DATE BY WHICH TEACHERS SHALL DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF SCIENTIFIC READING INSTRUCTION. 3
HB1017 TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND … 3
HB1490 TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT RETURN TEMPORARILY ISSUED ITEMS, RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND PROPERTY BELONGING TO A … 3
HB1172 TO REQUIRE CERTAIN NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UPON THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S REVIEW OF WAIVERS … 3
HB1029 TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ARKANSAS CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS IN THE TEACHING MATERIALS REGARDING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL. 3
HB1113 TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS URBAN HOMESTEAD ACT TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLS ON LAND DONATED BY … 3
HB1017 CONCERNING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME; AND TO ADOPT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENTLY. 3
HB1139 TO CREATE THE RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT. 3
HB1728 TO REQUIRE REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 3
HB1332 TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO EVALUATE CLAIMS FOR DIAGNOSES FREQUENCY OF OBESITY-RELATED CONDITIONS AND PRESENT THE COSTS. 3

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