Senate Convenes

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They senate will be called to order are there any requests for leave at this time since you're recognized thank you madame president i'd like to ask leave for senators boy tucker and wallace you're right leave in our english leave requested for sender english center johnson you are recognized thank you madame president I would like to escalate for art interns for the lieutenant governor's office this week uh mislead kruger to what waves pave your hand and mr jordan made liaise student and hindrick's college center chesterfield in my almost modern in jordan is a student at green bar high school just outside my district so after them leave please send the matter secretary which are please call the role but when leave brand card well just feel clark crown davis days this mind that's an english and leave flip out flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill irvin blake janson mark johnson king planning mackirac paten pinso petty rice stone stephafield salvan tacker leave wirelessly thank you madame secretary if everyone in the chamber and in galleries would please rise for a prayer lead by single campaign or followed by the pledge of the legends lead by presidents in it senator bark has sent hammer you're recognized. Thank you madame governor would you join me to work prayer for the god we come before you thrown today and follow we thank for health we thank you lord for just the privilege to be within this sacred chamber we as far as your blessing upon all our kansas upon all our citizens of this great country especially those that are going through difficult times because of adversity of the weather just the challenges the day to day life may they receive what you have to offer in being a mercel garden time of need we pray lord for deliberation during this time of which we are gathered together pray for administrative branch or judicial branch and this legislative branch that father we would work in harmony for the best interest of the citizens of our consultant and to bring you the highest glory through the way in which we conduct ourselves during deliberation thank you for the man and women that are just protecting a freedom both uh here at home in the local locality but also lord abroad is a father some of them in in situations of which they are putting their live on the line should we praise you just give them peace and safety and we pray for our friends israel that you would bless them we have father all the same problem for the name of jesus crisis save you in all god's people said hey man I the united states of america to the republic which is stand one nation regard indivisible just for all thank you senators send your house for your recognized a members I just wanted to uh can give you some expectations of what what we think will happen the next couple of days in what we think could change in a moment notice we we know how that works but when we finish in here today we're going to go for the budget budget will meet assume that budget will recess while we go to special language uh after special lane which will go back in the budget and what's budgets finished then we will come over and we will have revenue and tax committee. Today uh those have been on our calendar since I believe center had you put on their thursday friday of last week so that so that no one surprised and there's ample notice for that then tomorrow morning if that goes as as planned tomorrow morning and wednesday morning will be in here at nine am and so hopefully things will go relatively smoothly to be able to do a a special session in three days we do have to suspend some rules so i'm going to make a motion to do that now and I know that center sullivan be excited about that but here is here's my motion I move that we suspend the following rules for the duration of the second extraordinary session of the ninety fourth general assembly seven point two r eight point three fourteen point six fourteen point twelve fifteen point two and nineteen point two i'll say those are involving the intervening day role the calendar rules in the twenty four hour desk rule any questions for sender hester anyone wish to speak against a four sender has closed all those in favor of police signified the same I opposed as having some people. Thanks and has to. The honorable barchister present for attempt at the senate appointments the following senators can notify the house of representatives that they send it is organized and ready for business senator linda chest for field senator joshua bright senator gem heading the honourable bartender present for attempt for the senate appointed to the following senators to notify the governor that the senate is organized and ready for business senator regional model senator matt stone senator dan solomon this time I would ask the secretary of the senate for her design to read the governor's proclamation. To alter home these presents come greetings parking across special session of the general similar on june seventeen twenty twenty four at twelve noon whereas an extraordinary occasion has arisen making it necessary to convey the nanny fourth journal similarly into extraordinary session where are with the state's financial stability increased economic growth healthy reserve accounts in conservative spending policies additional tax reductions can be inacted to provide further tax relief during this period of height are inflation under a banana and where I ask theories I need to make an appropriation for expenses of the arkansas game in fish commission for the first four year ending june thirty twenty twenty five now therefore as sarah had to be sainted anything under the authority yesterday me as governor state of arkansas and pursuant to article six section map team of the arkansas constitution to hear back home extraordinary session of the journal assembly to convene in little walk on june seventeenth twenty twenty four twelfth noon and therebar and here bass specified that general assembly is convened in such session to consider and if so advanced in acclass for the following purposes one to men the individual income tax brackets and rates to a top tax rate of three point nine percent effective january one twenty twenty four and following tax years to men the income tax brackets and rights for domestic and foreign corporations to a top tax rate of four point three percent effective january one twenty twenty four and following tax years and provide for a transfer of two hundred and ninety million dollars to the arkansas reserve funds set aside in the restricted reserve. Fan affected july two twenty twenty four two to increase the homestead tax credit from four hundred and twenty five dollars to three hundred dollars effective for a assessment years beginning on or are after january one twenty twenty four thirty to make an appropriation for the budget of the arkansas game and fish commission for the first year ending june thirty twenty twenty five to confirm governmental pointees as required by arkansas code tn one thirteen and fab to provide for payment of expenses in predium of the house of representatives in the senate for the extraordinary session this car is subject to amendment prior to the date in time of which the journal send my show convenient in test money there are have here to for uh set my hand and how is the great sill of the state of arkansas to be a fixed this eleventh day of june in the year of our lower twenty twenty four sarah sand sanders governor thank you madame secretary please file it are there adams at the desk yes senate resolution one by senator chesterfield congratulating everyone sams colleague upon her retirement from first spanish charge in north little rock center resolution one calendar resolution too bad central chest fill to honor richard mycon mitchell and supervisor cordell mitchell for the service of to the twelfth of his call district of the african american methods of pistol church senate resolution too calendar resolution through about senator hammer to recognize p carpark in shortly parts and copper on the occasion of their seventieth wedding and a very senate resolution through the same resolution. Far about central patent to honor the lives and contributions of doctor chairs of steve brian and his wife misses sharon gale collect bright senate resolution phone calendar senate bill one bass introduced mine to reduce the income tax levied on individuals trust estate in corporations to transfer surplus funds to the arkansas reserve phone set of fad and clear an emergency revenue in terms and ability to dismine an act for the arkansas state game and fish commission appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth year senate bill too joint better senate bill three same bill for about central crow to increase the hamster property tax credit to require a report concerned the harmsted property tax credit and the balance of the property tax relief trust fund senate bill three revenue interest any other announcements or other business they can before the body send you hester you're a web plans at text text we have text now for the business the senate will stand germed until it was sent yes and so fifteen minutes. It's following this as the sender has noted the budget meeting will comment go into special language then back to budget and then revenue and tax following them who have any questions please see senator hester. Tender chance for field you're recognized yes ma'am app going to announce that momentarily if there is no further announcements they sent it will stand and a german subject to the clearing of the death until nine am tuesday june eighteenth two thousand and twenty four.