Representative David Ray
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Committees
- ALC-Charitable, Penal, & Correctional Institutions
- ALC - Game & Fish/State Police
- ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee
- ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee
- ALC - Personnel
- Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC)
- Boys State
- Code Revision Commission (1-4:30PM)
- Education Committee (House)
- Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information
- Insurance & Commerce (House)
- Insurance & Commerce (Senate)
- Joint Performance Review (JPR)
- Judiciary Committee (House)
- Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
- Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities
- Legislative Joint Auditing - State Agencies
- Public Health - Human Services Subcommittee (Senate & House)
- Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)
- Public Transportation (House)
- Revenue & Taxation (House)
- State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House)
- State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)
Recent Meetings
| Date | Committee | Speaking Time |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | — | 445s |
| May 6, 2026 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) | 174s |
| May 5, 2026 | — | 567s |
| May 4, 2026 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 171s |
| April 29, 2026 | — | 45s |
| April 27, 2026 | — | 1311s |
| April 22, 2026 | — | 54s |
| March 9, 2026 | Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information | 364s |
| Dec. 8, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 110s |
| Oct. 27, 2025 | Joint Performance Review (JPR) | 69s |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee | 139s |
| Oct. 9, 2025 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 93s |
| Sept. 22, 2025 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 179s |
| Aug. 15, 2025 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 41s |
| Aug. 11, 2025 | ALC-Charitable, Penal, & Correctional Institutions | 188s |
| July 8, 2025 | ALC - Game & Fish/State Police | 14s |
| July 7, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 6s |
| June 19, 2025 | Code Revision Commission (1-4:30PM) | 116s |
| May 30, 2025 | Boys State | 203s |
| May 23, 2025 | Public Health - Human Services Subcommittee (Senate & House) | 23s |
| May 20, 2025 | ALC - Personnel | 51s |
| April 16, 2025 | — | 829s |
| April 15, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 608s |
| April 15, 2025 | — | 116s |
| April 14, 2025 | — | 424s |
| April 14, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 566s |
| April 14, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 21s |
| April 10, 2025 | — | 460s |
| April 10, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 509s |
| April 9, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 73s |
| April 9, 2025 | — | 111s |
| April 9, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 38s |
| April 9, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 449s |
| April 8, 2025 | — | 361s |
| April 8, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 78s |
| April 7, 2025 | — | 240s |
| April 7, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 1178s |
| April 7, 2025 | — | 3157s |
| April 7, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 1235s |
| April 3, 2025 | — | 143s |
| April 3, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 3551s |
| April 2, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 2888s |
| April 2, 2025 | — | 191s |
| April 2, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 617s |
| April 1, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 762s |
| March 31, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) | 125s |
| March 31, 2025 | — | 317s |
| March 18, 2025 | — | 269s |
| March 18, 2025 | Education Committee (House) | 88s |
| March 18, 2025 | Revenue & Taxation (House) | 690s |
Recent Transcript Excerpts
Do you know how much their annual operating budget is? I really
sorry, I had a side conversation. You said it was an opera house? Yeah, I mean. Do you know, do you have any idea if it would
qualify under the exemption that Representative Lee Johnson presented earlier?
exemption? What do they do? Can you
questions? Representative Ray, you're recognized. Representative Brough, what is the organization that's getting the
the original one okay I can't I can't be for
sure and I know I know that teachers sometimes do expend personal resources for classroom supplies I guess I'm just curious if there's just anyone if there's any data on how much a teacher typically might expand I'm sure it varies quite a bit I just wonder how many teachers are spending over a thousand
dollars a I don't know representative vault this her
representative gene if i'm remembering correctly i think didn't we did we bump this up in 2021 i think representative tallet may have had a bill may have i'm just wondering
when the last time we updated this was you know it's it's uh the current limit
or would you just be wanting to add this to the existing
the General Assembly when they considered this bill. Okay. And then I thought that was my last question. I lied. I had one for Representative Johnson. Is it, Representative Johnson, is it your hope or intention to try and replace the individual exemptions for various groups that we have with this more broad-based exemption for nonprofits?
But did you have an idea of a range of impact? Like, would it be $1 to $5 million or $5 to $10 million or $25 to $50 million? And do you have any, I'm just trying to get
last question is, just on the fiscal impact, it says undetermined loss
to sales and use tax collections. I mean, I appreciate you guys trying to not put a number on something that you honestly can't determine. I certainly don't want you to make up a number.
Okay. Does the department have any concerns about potential abuse of these exemptions for nonprofits, of them using it for things that are not necessarily for the nonprofit but might be for individuals that work there or are affiliated with
those groups? - That was certainly a part of the conversations that
You know, we grant a sales tax exemption to certain nonprofits in the statute already. How do they take advantage of that nonprofit exemption? We just had the bill on the farmers and the ID card. Do they have a card? Is there a form they
fill out? Do they just tell the merchant, hey, I'm sales tax exempt? What do they do?
recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Gehring, so I guess I'm just a little bit unfamiliar.
Bills Discussed
| Bill | Title | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| HB1538 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE NET OPERATING LOSS INCOME TAX DEDUCTION; AND TO INCREASE THE CARRY-FORWARD PERIOD FOR THE … | 11 |
| HB1116 | TO CREATE THE REMOTE AND MOBILE WORK MODERNIZATION AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT; AND TO PROVIDE INCOME TAX AND WITHHOLDING EXEMPTIONS RELATED … | 11 |
| HB1500 | TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS BY REPEALING THE THROWBACK RULE. | 10 |
| HB1469 | TO CREATE THE BROADBAND EXPANSION AND EFFICIENCY ACT; AND TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR MACHINERY AND … | 10 |
| HB1018 | TO CREATE THE STRONG FAMILIES ACT; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS THAT PROVIDE PAID FAMILY AND … | 10 |
| HB1501 | TO ADOPT FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW REGARDING DEPRECIATION AND THE EXPENSING OF PROPERTY; AND TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR … | 10 |
| HB1404 | TO CREATE A TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER. | 10 |
| HB1540 | TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX CREDIT AND THE INCOME TAX DEDUCTION RELATED TO MAINTAINING, SUPPORTING, AND CARING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL … | 10 |
| HB1472 | TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR PARTS PURCHASED TO REPAIR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY AND TIMBER EQUIPMENT … | 9 |
| HB1190 | TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR TEACHERS. | 9 |
| HB1388 | TO EXEMPT CERTAIN STORAGE SERVICES FROM SALES TAX; AND TO EXEMPT THE SERVICE OF FURNISHING ACCOMMODATIONS BY A TOURIST CAMP … | 9 |
| HB1203 | TO PROTECT ARKANSAS TAXPAYERS FROM A TAX TO COLLECT TAXES. | 9 |
| HB1464 | TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR PARTS FOR AND REPAIR OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY. | 9 |
| HB1076 | TO CREATE THE CARING FOR CAREGIVERS ACT; AND TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN CARING FOR … | 9 |
| HB1366 | TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED STORM SHELTERS. | 9 |
| HB1485 | TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR SALES TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT VETERANS' FACILITIES. | 8 |
| HB1702 | TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED IN MANUFACTURING; AND TO PROVIDE A … | 8 |
| HB1438 | TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TAXPAYER'S PROPERTY TAX … | 8 |
| HB1216 | TO CREATE THE FREE MARKET ZONES ACT; AND TO EXEMPT A BUSINESS LOCATED IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE FROM THE INCOME … | 8 |
| HB1026 | TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PROMISE ACT; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TUITION PAID FOR AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT … | 8 |
| HB1753 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION; TO OPT-OUT OF THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993; AND TO AMEND … | 7 |
| SB12 | TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING REDISTRICTING BY THE … | 7 |
| HB1435 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR CHILD CARE; TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED CHILD … | 7 |
| HB1021 | TO CREATE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE QUALITY INCENTIVE ACT; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EARLY … | 7 |
| HB1698 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYEE'S MEMBERSHIP IN A HEALTHCARE SHARING … | 7 |
| HB1015 | TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX LAWS; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. | 7 |
| HB1037 | AN ACT TO CREATE THE PREREGISTRATION TO VOTE ACT; AND TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51, UNDER THE … | 7 |
| HB1687 | TO PROVIDE THAT A WATER AUTHORITY IS EXEMPT FROM ALL EXCISE TAXES. | 7 |
| HB1699 | TO ADD FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES AND FIREARM STORAGE DEVICES TO THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. | 7 |
| HB1016 | TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR MENSTRUAL DISCHARGE COLLECTION DEVICES; TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX … | 6 |