Representative Deborah Ferguson
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Committees
- Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC)
- House Rules
- Insurance & Commerce (House)
- Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
- Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)
Recent Meetings
| Date | Committee | Speaking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 25, 2024 | — | 5s |
| April 5, 2023 | Insurance & Commerce (House) | 33s |
| April 5, 2023 | Insurance & Commerce (House) | 52s |
| Feb. 3, 2021 | House Rules | 23s |
| Feb. 2, 2021 | Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) | 17s |
| March 9, 2020 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 71s |
| Feb. 10, 2020 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 226s |
| Jan. 17, 2020 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 158s |
| Jan. 6, 2020 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 183s |
| Sept. 18, 2019 | — | 181s |
| Sept. 18, 2019 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 196s |
| March 19, 2013 | — | 39s |
| March 19, 2013 | — | 17s |
| March 18, 2013 | — | 31s |
| March 14, 2013 | — | 324s |
| March 14, 2013 | — | 52s |
| March 14, 2013 | — | 33s |
| March 13, 2013 | — | 26s |
| March 12, 2013 | — | 205s |
| March 12, 2013 | — | 540s |
| March 8, 2013 | — | 67s |
| March 7, 2013 | — | 72s |
| March 6, 2013 | — | 107s |
| March 6, 2013 | — | 18s |
| March 5, 2013 | — | 175s |
| March 1, 2013 | — | 42s |
| Feb. 28, 2013 | — | 27s |
| Feb. 27, 2013 | — | 158s |
| Feb. 26, 2013 | — | 39s |
| Feb. 19, 2013 | — | 53s |
| Feb. 14, 2013 | — | 36s |
| Feb. 13, 2013 | — | 112s |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | — | 10s |
| Feb. 7, 2013 | — | 84s |
| Feb. 4, 2013 | — | 57s |
| Feb. 1, 2013 | — | 15s |
| Jan. 31, 2013 | — | 25s |
| Jan. 30, 2013 | — | 16s |
| Jan. 23, 2013 | — | 13s |
| Jan. 16, 2013 | — | 58s |
Recent Transcript Excerpts
But there's no statewide educational program that they would be required to go
or something is there any is there a program like that to send kids to if
a traffic ticket they can go to the school to i guess to keep it off their insurance
add, Juul, I just looked it up, they did $2 billion in revenue last year on Juul. So, I mean, there's no doubt we're, you know, it's all about the money, obviously. But would you suggest that any e-cigarette or nicotine product be prescription, Dan,
and were paid to participate in the study. So I'm not sure that without those ancillary services, that research is reproducible with even the 18% rate. You know, you might address that. It bothers me a lot of times, you know, the devil's in the details that a lot of these companies for all types of things use these journal articles in what I consider inappropriate or absolutely almost misrepresenting the study.
that you had so that we could have them in writing and send them to the committee? I also had a question for Dr. Stella about the, it bothers me that Juul is really using that New England Journal of Medicine article to say that Juul is a smoking cessation product. I remember reading it at the time. I think it was a British study of like less than 900 people, and they also had behavioral health counseling once a week
Representative Ferguson. For one thing, if I could ask Dr. Fagan, could you get us a list of those recommendations
have the luxury of waiting on the research to catch up to this trend and we're going to have a whole generation of young people addicted to nicotine but thank you one
that you know we just like 50 years ago with tobacco we don't
to smoking i mean i think that tobacco people want to sell this smoking cessation but i mean just like i said incidental incidentally i see that people are starting with vaping and then moving to smoking and
we have any data on how many of these people move from vaping to smoking to the progression
Is there research going on that's not being funded by
I think everyone who's involved in healthcare has, I mean, I knew this was a problem six or seven years ago when my daughter was in college and said, You know, people aren't smoking anymore. They're using e-cigarettes. I think we all have incidental findings, and it's going to take a while for research to catch up.
for us to keep any discussion on this ISP in the full joint public health committee instead of subcommittee. Motion, is there a second? Senator Wallace,
that we accept the interim study proposal, but also I would like
what else but there's no statewide educational program that they would be required to
Thank you, Representative Ferguson. i know like if someone gets a speeding ticket or has a traffic ticket they can go to the school to i guess to keep it off their insurance or something is there any is there a program like that to send kids to if they're caught vaping to make them go to class all for several hours
So, I mean, there's no doubt we're, you know, it's all about the money, obviously. But would you suggest that any e-cigarette or nicotine product be prescription? then if they're saying it's smoking cessation absolutely prescription
Juul, I just looked it up, they did $2 billion in revenue last year on Juul.
or absolutely almost misrepresenting the study. Yes, absolutely, and
Bills Discussed
| Bill | Title | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| SB513 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ANNUAL DISCLOSURES FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING NAME AVAILABILITY; AND … | 5 |
| SB181 | TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR USE OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN TO TREAT CERTAIN PEDIATRIC DISORDERS CAUSED BY INFECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN … | 5 |
| SB350 | TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE FOR DAMAGES ON LOSS CLAIMS UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY. | 5 |
| SB536 | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS AFFORDABLE ENERGY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING RETIREMENT REVIEW. | 5 |
| SB454 | CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRACTS FOR INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE. | 5 |
| SB484 | TO MODIFY THE LAW CONCERNING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; TO CLARIFY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN BEQUESTS AND TESTAMENTARY … | 5 |
| HB1361 | TO AMEND THE REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW; TO CREATE A PROPERTY MANAGER LICENSE REQUIREMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING … | 4 |
| HB1277 | TO REGULATE A PRUDENT LAY PERSON REVIEW PROCESS BY AN INSURER; AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A LICENSED MEDICAL … | 4 |
| HB1304 | TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL VITAMINS. | 4 |
| HB1477 | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ELECTRIC UTILITY AND GAS UTILITY STORM RECOVERY SECURITIZATION ACT; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN DATA CENTERS FROM STORM … | 4 |
| HB1500 | TO MODIFY THE ARKANSAS PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER LICENSURE ACT. | 4 |
| HB1573 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION; TO CREATE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BROKER AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE … | 4 |
| HB1620 | TO CREATE THE SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT; TO PROHIBIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM USING CERTAIN DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; AND TO PROVIDE … | 4 |
| HB1628 | TO PROHIBIT COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AGREEMENTS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AGREEMENT. | 4 |
| HB1630 | TO REQUIRE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AS THE REMEDY FOR THE BREACH OF CONTRACTS THAT INCLUDE CERTAIN PRECIOUS METALS AS CONSIDERATION; AND … | 4 |
| HB1770 | TO REPEAL THE SERVICE CONTRACTS ACT; TO TRANSFER THE DUTIES OF REGULATION OF SERVICE CONTRACTS TO THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER; TO … | 4 |
| HB1356 | CONCERNING THE PRACTICES OF CERTAIN HEALTHCARE INSURERS; AND TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE IF A PROPOSED RATE IS EXCESSIVE. | 4 |
| HB1322 | TO AMEND THE TIMELINE FOR EMBALMING A DEAD BODY IN THE STATE. | 3 |
| HB1341 | TO ALLOW ONLY ON-PREMISES SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON CHRISTMAS DAY. | 3 |
| HB1212 | TO AMEND THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES LAW; CONCERNING THE NONCHARGE OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS; AND … | 3 |
| SB21 | TO EXCLUDE MILL SCALE AND SLAG FROM THE DEFINITION OF “SOLID WASTE” IN THE ARKANSAS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT AND … | 3 |
| SB32 | TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PERMIT HOLDERS TO DELIVER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIRECTLY TO A CONSUMER. | 3 |
| HB1228 | TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DESIGNATED ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN AN AREA WITH ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. | 3 |
| HB1066 | TO ESTABLISH A BEER DIRECT SHIPPER PERMIT. | 3 |
| HB1020 | TO AMEND THE UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT; AND TO REVISE CHARGING ORDERS UNDER THE UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT. | 2 |
| HB1061 | TO CREATE THE NO PATIENT LEFT ALONE ACT; CONCERNING VISITATION RIGHTS OF PATIENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. | 2 |
| HB1068 | TO CLARIFY THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO SPECIFY THAT THE HOME OF A PATIENT MAY BE AN ORIGINATING SITE FOR TELEMEDICINE … | 2 |
| HB1259 | TO CREATE THE HEALTHCARE COST-SHARING COLLECTIONS ACT. | 2 |
| HB1585 | TO CREATE THE DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANY INSURANCE ACT. | 2 |
| HB1820 | TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING ENERGY; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COAL-POWERED ELECTRICAL GENERATION FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE … | 2 |