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Representative Joe Jett

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Recent Meetings

Date Committee Speaking Time
March 23, 2021 — 64s
Feb. 9, 2021 Revenue & Taxation (House) 624s
Feb. 3, 2021 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) 127s
Feb. 2, 2021 Revenue & Taxation (House) 337s
Feb. 1, 2021 — 172s
Jan. 28, 2021 Revenue & Taxation (House) 801s
Jan. 26, 2021 Revenue & Taxation (House) 107s
Jan. 21, 2021 — 36s
Jan. 12, 2021 Revenue & Taxation (House) 553s
March 4, 2020 Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings 112s
Dec. 17, 2019 Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (Senate) 17s
March 14, 2013 — 8s
March 13, 2013 — 11s
March 8, 2013 — 17s
March 7, 2013 — 7s
Feb. 27, 2013 — 317s
Feb. 26, 2013 — 42s
Feb. 12, 2013 — 41s
Feb. 8, 2013 — 31s
Feb. 6, 2013 — 48s
Jan. 31, 2013 — 35s
Jan. 29, 2013 — 102s
Jan. 23, 2013 — 22s
Jan. 22, 2013 — 54s

Recent Transcript Excerpts

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (Senate) — Dec. 17, 2019 (5:22)

let's hear motion mr chairman light of uh state plant board uh taking back our request remove those two uh restrictions in in the new rule change i make a motion that this committee approves and recommends this uh this rule goes through uh rules committee okay do we have a second on that motion

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (2:28:37)

the language or look at a specific proposal.

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (2:18:17)

The appropriation acts the way that we drafted

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:15:57)

Well, you need to pay attention. My apologies. I could have stayed home and got treated like that. This tobacco settlement money, will this change, you know, two sessions ago, I think Senator Hendren and I ran the bill to put tobacco settlement money in the long-term relief fund. Will that change that any at all? Will not. All right. Thank you.

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:11:43)

back on a little bit being aware and signing off on is kind of two different things so a lot of these guys they kind of they they know this and they understand what's going on here well good

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:11:25)

funding was the schools I'm assuming these school presidents they were in on that yes sir and they agreed to

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:11:19)

more you're recognized yes sir thank you let me follow up on that real quick Jake so when they did the model for this

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:04:52)

under the county operations we're showing executive rec taking out 1.6 million we're not going to start closing county offices are we what's that 1.6 million for so

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (1:04:43)

thank you representative rye representative jet we got a question yes sir thank you mr chairman jake under the human service fund on page one

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (55:34)

be put into the base from here on out is that correct yes sir for the 1.8 million so it's going to be a total of three million from here on out yes sir

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (55:16)

so the 1.2 million dollars it was originally given to them

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (55:00)

you mr chair um jake can you talk about the 1.8 million dollars we give or we appropriated to the agriculture division arkansas university is it in the budget i'm looking over here to fy 21 to fy 20 the 1.869 is that what that is yes sir that

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (42:29)

is, of course, developed in large part with legislative

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (42:25)

made a point of pointing out the productivity funding formula, which

Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings — March 4, 2020 (40:14)

funding provided here of course the governor did release that 1 million dollars from the rainy day fund there's

Revenue & Taxation (House) — Jan. 12, 2021 (19:25)

you, thank you. If anybody wants one of Charlie Collins' cards, They're right here up front, we'll grab one.

Revenue & Taxation (House) — Jan. 12, 2021 (18:43)

the logistic to be able to run this amendment so please take care of that and just be respectful to your uh other co-members or your other colleagues um whether members or not members of the committee um jack am i missing something no i don't think you hit it all okay do you want say something? Okay. Does anybody have any questions? Did I pretty

Revenue & Taxation (House) — Jan. 12, 2021 (18:13)

sometimes so please just give us a heads up if you have an amendment on a bill please just out of courtesy to us if somebody's running the bill and and sometimes we have hostile amendments believe it or not so just as a courtesy to us and to staff please give us a heads up that if you're going to have an amendment on somebody else's bill or even have an amendment to your own bill to make sure that we the staff has the proper um um just everything in place this is

Revenue & Taxation (House) — Jan. 12, 2021 (17:42)

myself or jack fortner a heads up because last thing we want to do is come in here and have three people here and we can't run the bill and we got people all over arkansas coming in thinking they're going to testify for a bill that we're never going to run because we don't have a quorum so please give myself or jack a heads up when everybody starts getting busy and you got you guys you guys will know when that will be i mean like right now like i said most people's going to show up but I can promise you like three weeks before the end of the session it's hard to get a quorum

Revenue & Taxation (House) — Jan. 12, 2021 (17:09)

And that will come from my vice chair, Jack Fortner, or myself. You've got to have a quorum to meet. So 11 people's got to show up to have a quorum. So please, if you can be here, be here. I recognize the fact that everybody gets busy. And towards the end of the session, everybody gets busier. And everybody's trying to run their bills, trying to take care of their own business. So sometimes it's just hard to get the 11. So towards the end of the session, like right now, it's not that big of a deal. everybody's going to show up towards the end of session if you cannot be here please just give

Bills Discussed

Bill Title Mentions
HB1046 TO CLARIFY THE ABILITY OF LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO REQUEST REVISION … 9
HB1030 TO PREVENT UNEXPECTED REDUCTIONS IN REVENUES FROM THE WHOLESALE SALES TAXES ON MOTOR FUEL AND DISTILLATE SPECIAL FUEL BY AMENDING … 8
HB1049 TO ALLOW THE WITHHOLDING OF STATE INCOME TAX FROM UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. 8
HB1047 TO CLARIFY THAT A TAXPAYER'S AGENT MAY FILE A PROTEST ON BEHALF OF A TAXPAYER IF THE TAXPAYER PRODUCES A … 8
HB1043 TO AUTHORIZE THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAXES ON UTILITIES AND CARRIERS; AND TO CREATE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS … 8
HB1048 TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFSET OF A TAX REFUND TOWARD A TAX DELINQUENCY WHEN A FINAL ASSESSMENT OF TAX HAS BEEN … 8
HB1034 TO AMEND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DISCLOSURE OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION; AND TO DESIGNATE THE SECRETARY OF THE … 8
HB1044 TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT OF TAX IF A TAXPAYER FAILS OR REFUSES TO PROVIDE RECORDS. 7
HB1038 TO CLARIFY THAT SALES TAX IS REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED AND REMITTED ON DELIVERY CHARGES FOR SALES BY A MARKETPLACE … 6
HB1035 TO ADOPT RECENT CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 6
HB1031 TO REQUIRE THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF INCOME TAX RETURNS BY TAX PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING TAX PRACTITIONERS. 5
HB1050 TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO MANDATE THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF ANNUAL WITHHOLDING STATEMENTS. 4
HB1042 TO REPEAL THE LONG-TERM RENTAL VEHICLE TAX. 3
HB1032 TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT OF 1929 TO ALLOW A TAXPAYER RECEIVING MILITARY RETIREMENT OR SURVIVOR BENEFITS TO RECEIVE … 3
HB1109 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT OF FUNDS BY THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT. 3
HB1026 TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN APPEARANCE FEES ARE NOT COMPENSATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SALES AND USE … 3
HB1190 TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX LAWS; AND TO PROVIDE A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. 3
HB1361 TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LOANS, PAYMENTS, AND EXPENSES RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19) RELIEF PROGRAMS; AND … 3
HB1010 TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR SALES OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. 3
SB236 TO EXEMPT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS FROM INCOME TAX DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. 3
HB1033 TO REMOVE EXTRANEOUS REFERENCES TO DIGITAL MAGAZINES IN THE SALES TAX LAWS; AND TO CLARIFY THE EXEMPTION OF A CAR … 3
HB1023 TO AMEND THE SALES TAX LAWS CONCERNING SPECIAL EVENTS; AND TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS FROM THE SALES TAX LAWS … 3
SB35 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING TUITION BENEFITS FOR SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD; AND TO ALLOW A … 2
HB1041 TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE THE CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS FILING FEES IN … 2
HB1117 CONCERNING THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION INMATE FARM FUND. 2
SB34 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 2
SB116 TO AMEND THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY; TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF … 2
SB115 TO SUBSTITUTE "ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS" FOR "COLLEGE OF THE OUACHITAS" IN THE ARKANSAS CODE. 2
SB99 TO REGULATE STEP THERAPY PROTOCOLS. 1
HB1065 TO EXEMPT FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS FROM SALES AND USE TAX. 1

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