Senator Dave Wallace
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Committees
- Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House)
- ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee
- ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee
- Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC)
- City, County & Local Affairs Committee (Senate & House)
- Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information
- Insurance & Commerce (Senate)
- Joint Budget Committee
- Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
- Legislative Joint Auditing
- Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities
- Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)
- Revenue & Tax (Senate)
- State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)
- Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs (Senate)
Recent Meetings
| Date | Committee | Speaking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 29s |
| Sept. 17, 2026 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 218s |
| Sept. 10, 2026 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 111s |
| Aug. 14, 2026 | Legislative Joint Auditing | 281s |
| June 19, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 27s |
| June 18, 2026 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 311s |
| June 4, 2026 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 121s |
| April 23, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 8s |
| April 21, 2026 | — | 74s |
| April 16, 2026 | — | 40s |
| April 15, 2026 | — | 245s |
| April 14, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 468s |
| March 20, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 35s |
| March 19, 2026 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 410s |
| March 12, 2026 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 22s |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 25s |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 195s |
| Oct. 17, 2025 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 32s |
| Oct. 16, 2025 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 364s |
| Oct. 8, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 42s |
| Sept. 12, 2025 | Legislative Joint Auditing | 841s |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 448s |
| Aug. 15, 2025 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 97s |
| Aug. 14, 2025 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 396s |
| Aug. 11, 2025 | ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee | 387s |
| Aug. 11, 2025 | ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee | 73s |
| June 3, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 237s |
| April 16, 2025 | — | 80s |
| April 15, 2025 | — | 254s |
| April 14, 2025 | — | 669s |
| April 14, 2025 | Judiciary Committee (Senate & House) | 253s |
| April 10, 2025 | — | 117s |
| April 10, 2025 | City, County & Local Affairs Committee (Senate & House) | 54s |
| April 9, 2025 | — | 276s |
| April 9, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 102s |
| April 8, 2025 | — | 441s |
| April 8, 2025 | State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) | 166s |
| April 7, 2025 | Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs (Senate) | 80s |
| April 7, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 11s |
| April 7, 2025 | — | 93s |
| April 7, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 93s |
| April 7, 2025 | Judiciary Committee (Senate & House) | 53s |
| April 2, 2025 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 185s |
| April 2, 2025 | Revenue & Tax (Senate) | 140s |
| April 1, 2025 | Insurance & Commerce (Senate) | 193s |
| March 31, 2025 | — | 5s |
| March 31, 2025 | Revenue & Tax (Senate) | 62s |
| March 31, 2025 | Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs (Senate) | 159s |
| March 20, 2025 | — | 93s |
| March 20, 2025 | City, County & Local Affairs Committee (Senate & House) | 44s |
Recent Transcript Excerpts
me one second, please. Sure. Senator Love, you have a question?
start over. Second. Okay, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing
It's the same in the member. Members, we
happy to take any questions members are there any questions seeing none is there anybody from the audience that would like to say for or against seeing none what is the will of the committee i have a first and a second all in favor say aye aye any opposed congratulations your amendment is passed thank you yes ma'am sister hammer yes sir sir you say you have a couple of yes sir
to it. And you are recognized?
we need you to sign it real quick.
we're going to get started. I've got a quick amendment that Mr. Kalen Hyland I think wants to present. Senator Breanne. Davis you are welcome to go right ahead. And Senator Davis Tell us which bill this is for.
And sir, with that, I'll stand by for
parts within the United States. And this bill does two things. One, it exempts them from a penalty, and they have one year after they come back from their deployment, just like if you were going overseas to pay their property tax. The catch in it is that when they come back, they have to show with orders or with DD-214 that I was really down there on the border. Those two things is a good bill. It will help our National Guard and will help some of our active duty members.
For many years, we've had a law in the books that if a service member is deployed, he has up until a year when he comes back, he or she comes back to pay their property tax. And when we talk deployment, we always thought overseas. This bill is going to help primarily our National Guard. It will help some active duty members, but we have more and more of our National Guard that are deploying for long periods of time on the border or other
Thank you, sir. Senator Dave Wallace, District 19.
We're hoping that the federal government does away with it nationwide, but what this bill does is as long as these vehicles are within the state of Arkansas, they're not required to have this piece of equipment on their vehicles, on their trucks. With that, I'll stand by for your questions. Any questions for Senator Wallace? Johnson. Thank
It fits on large trucks, 18-wheelers, other trucks, in some cases different pieces of farm equipment. It is supposed to be a green energy bill, but it does not work. And the farmers, businesses that have 18-wheelers have massive issues with this piece of equipment.
Dave Wallace, District 19. I'm running this bill for Gary Stubblefield. It is a good bill. There's a piece of equipment and we call it the DEF.
Yes, sir. Thank you. Questions? Senator Rollins. I'm not sure I followed. What was the real underlying reason why your
of Veteran Affairs, substance abuse and mental health treatment for our veterans, educational workforce training and tax benefits for our veterans, the suicide and crisis hotline, and eligibility for unemployment. And with that, I stand by for your questions. Any questions for
a bill that will help our veterans. It creates a poster that will be printed off and placed on the bulletin boards of companies with 50 or more employees. And specifically, this poster will give the contact and website information for the Department
you're recognized. Governor, members, this is
Did you say the medical society supported this bill? Yes, sir. Matter of fact, that language was for the medical society.
proceed. Kevin Clickhorn. I'm the president of Arkansas Corners Association. Madam
Bills Discussed
| Bill | Title | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| HB1606 | TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A DESIGNATED PUBLIC STREET OR … | 5 |
| HB1666 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS SELF-FUNDED CYBER RESPONSE PROGRAM. | 5 |
| SB444 | TO AMEND THE MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT. | 5 |
| HB1688 | TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE. | 4 |
| SB452 | CONCERNING CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR MAINTENANCE OR RECYCLING OF WIND TURBINES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. | 4 |
| SB111 | TO ESTABLISH THE DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST COMPACT. | 4 |
| SB330 | TO AMEND THE CONTENTS OF THE WRITTEN DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST AND THE DRIVER'S INSTRUCTION MANUAL; AND TO ADD HAND SIGNALS … | 4 |
| SB478 | TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DIESEL ENGINE FREEDOM ACT OF 2025; AND TO PROHIBIT STATE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN … | 4 |
| HB1712 | TO ESTABLISH THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT IN THIS STATE. | 4 |
| HB1185 | TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. | 3 |
| HB1471 | TO AMEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF ALL LICENSES OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. | 3 |
| HB1316 | TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS. | 3 |
| HB1428 | TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PUBLIC LODGING; AND TO PROVIDE A BED HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR MOBILITY ACCESSIBLE ROOMS. | 3 |
| HB1439 | TO REMOVE THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FROM LICENSURE AS A PRIVATE CARE AGENCY. | 3 |
| HB1131 | TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF. | 3 |
| HB1629 | TO PERMIT A RETIRING PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO BE AWARDED HIS OR HER SERVICE FIREARM UPON RETIREMENT. | 3 |
| HB1576 | TO PROHIBIT A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL TO BE PLACED OVER A KARST TOPOGRAPHY. | 3 |
| HB1442 | TO SET RESTRICTIONS ON PHARMACY CONTRACTING AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; AND TO ESTABLISH PHARMACEUTICAL PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE. | 3 |
| HB1171 | TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN … | 3 |
| HB1557 | TO AMEND THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIVISION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCERNING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. | 3 |
| HB1285 | TO ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE'S OPERATORS FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES. | 3 |
| HB1559 | TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SEEK A WAIVER TO THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR COVERAGE FOR INPATIENT … | 3 |
| HB1585 | TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FROM LICENSURE AS A HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICE TO AN ENTITY THAT SOLELY PROVIDES THERAPY SERVICES THAT … | 3 |
| HB1218 | TO CREATE LICENSURE FOR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALISTS; AND TO CREATE THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PRACTICE ACT. | 3 |
| HB1403 | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ACT OF 2021 TO ALLOW NONHOSPITAL ENTITIES TO BE COMMUNITY BRIDGE … | 3 |
| HB1178 | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CONTRACTING OF A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SUMS COLLECTED BY DISTRICT … | 3 |
| HB1454 | TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS; TO ALLOW THIRD-PARTY EMPLOYEE EVALUATION SERVICES … | 3 |
| HB1429 | TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY … | 3 |
| HB1255 | TO AMEND THE COVERAGE OF A CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. | 3 |
| HB1537 | TO REPEAL THE LOCATION ACT FOR COMMUNITY HOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. | 3 |