Joint Budget Committee

At first up we have item b one this is an approval item for lease agreement. Members who have any questions on b one seeing none i've got a motion to approve i've got a second in discussion seeing no discussion though it's in favor of singing the public saying I was opposed motion carries. C one that is or a minute to revenue stabilization the senate bur- our senate bills in the bill eighty. We are me questions on the amendment to senate bill eighty. Seeing none when in emotion. Got a second in discussion on the motion. The. Center patent you recognized thank you mister chair so as you know I have a thing I need to bring up and I don't know what is the proper time I need to do that before this moves or after if we adopt this then we would need to expand the vote by which we passed the mimit to or the bill as amended to me in in fewer successful we would need to expand and then reboat as amended so can I make a substantial motion that we hear this before we vote I think revisiting with withdrawal his motion and then would then you're introduced to I guess pass out your amendment. You have it for the members I would think staff has yes gate that sinner patent has an amendment it would require a suspicion of the rules to take up that amendment. Do we have a motion to suspend we have emotion do we have a second others in favor of single fab saying I always opposed. Quite a two third vote motion fails. Can we roll call that please. See the hands. Alright we'll roll that this is on a suspicion of the rules to take up an amendment. Can I tell everybody what it pertains to anything this is part of the problem with where we are right now and I think you fully understand that senator we've been asking for these types of items for quite some time that we've gotten one this morning a but with that a minute will give you the leeway to to discuss what it is you would like to introduce but again we're really need to keep it to the suspension of the rules but you're recognized to give a quick quick overview what you're looking at okay members i'm just asking for a suspension of the rules those account present amendment. That does not change the funding of rsa but it adds two million dollars in funding to the senior centers from surplus not from general revenue from surplus be happy to discuss the details if we can suspend the rules and here the a member. All right thank you heard an explanation of what we're looking to suspend the rules for we've had our vote and we are already in an into a uh roll call so we'll proceed with the role car you sir senator english. The. Where she matthew shepherd. It's not your first alternate representative. Second outside represent me clear yes. Center mark johnson. Representative. Singer hammer. Represent your flowers. Senator tucker yes represent ubank's. No. Center pain groups in richmond. Center urban. Yes representative tosh yes. Center flapo. Yes represent cabinet no. Website and her blake johnson yes represent language. First alternate representative should. Yes. Senator hill yes representative evans yes since solomon. Represent a macroway yes. Center murdoch. Representative milligan. Second alternate representative painter. Sinner hester. No resume gee. Yes. Center letting. For representative terry shepherd. Here first alternate representative springer. Second alternate representative ray no. Center king. Representative wounded yes. Center penzo. First offended senator brian. Website perry. Ye. Sinner boy yes. Review of sky yes. Center petty. Represent collins yes. Synergester field. Yes representative garner yes. Center flowers. Yeah. First offended center clark. Lives in lee johnson. First alternate representative gramlic. Yes. Center stuff. Yes represent clowning yes. Sir hecky yes in AJ richardson. Second alternate representative mckenzie. Senator davis. Yes reverk yes. Center gill more. No okay sorry I heard thought her to know again number reps in a rows. Senator race. As yes representative war law. Center crow yes representative eaves no. Center wallace. Representative gas way. Center call well yes reps there well mac. This. Motion fails. All right now we're back to see one. Aren't we any questions on senate bill eighty as amended tonight we got a motion to pass as a minute we've got a second in discussion. Seeing no discussion I was in favor of singing the fab saying I are the supposed motion carries same language house bill ten ninety seven with the questions in non we've got a motion to pass as amended we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none others in favor signed five saying I are the supposed motion carries item d one singer urban you can just what i'll recognize you here. Okay that's fine. Thank you mischairman item d one. This is an appropriation bill was senator urbing its in a bill eighty one for the administrative office of the courts for court house actation facilities of a hundred thousand dollars this is not general revenue. Sinner every recognized present your bill thank you mister chair thank you members of the committee I have with me supreme court justices round a wood and cody highland with you this is an appropriation only bill and i'll keep it short sweet and to the point but I mean it just turned it over to just this word and let her explain what we're doing here today again this is appropriation only there's no revenue associated with this it's just creating a line item in the ability for our court rams to build lactation rams and there's an importance as to why we want this to occur and i'll just let them outline it for you since it's administrative offs of the courts and technically their appropriations so i'll just turn it over if that's okay mister chair to adjust us would. The. Recognize yourself for the committing your book and proceed thank you i'm just just randa word and join with justice coding highland this morning we are here we are not asking what importantly we're not asking for any money which you can breathe aside a relief that we are asking for a line item appropriation to either make accommodations or to build out like tatian rooms in courthouses in twenty twenty three we had thirty two thousand families come through the court system in arkansas and it is important that with all the focus on maternal health in the welfare of our children in center urban has worked tirelessly with us on that and representative scott I see her to part of the commission on children and you can families but the american academy of pediatrics finds all the benefits of children who are brussed fed and that increased benefits of that and so what we're doing is we are hoping to seek and find funding sources outside of the state government but we would like a line items so that if we do find us finding sources that you can go ahead and have that money appropriate so I appreciate your consideration this morning in your valuable time just as highly alright thank you send yourself and your recognized request. Thanks mister chairman this may go to the step who is responsible for paying far building and repairing our courthouses anyway is that a state appropriation or that county or who who funds it would depend on which courthouse so a county courthouse the counties would be responsible for that so the acr and time's x as a pass through so any funds that we did obtain then would be passed through to the counties to utilize their money if we can find the grant money thank you. All right thank you we have any other questions aren't seen none again this is appropriation only we've got a motion do pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none of those in favor of significant saying I was opposed motion carries. Alright thank you. You can move on to the caption support we've got several bills with senate bills first like mischairman in the senate captions report on page three senate bill twenty one game if it's commission and this has an amendment that's really as well all right thank you members in discussion or any questions on senate bill twenty one that's amended. Seeing number got emotion due passes and amended we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none I was favoriting the public saying I well the supposed motion carries this chairman page six senator thirty one g this discipline and disability commission is ready all right thank you members any questions on senate bill thirty one seeing none we got a motion to pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion. Repson of cabinet i'm sorry but I was in in my six percent it really twenty one can I just ask for clarification on senate bill twenty one absolutely we're in the middle of this motion if we don't mind up are in discussion on senate bill thirty one seeing none of those in favor of significant saying I was opposed motion cares we're going to go back to sinner bill you say twenty one yes yes twenty one as amended you want question for stafford I bank staff can probably answer it so can I just want to verify when we pass this because we're raising the max up to one ninety is per they director once we do that my past the no pay plan. He will be available to get the three percent rates. That is my understands what I was told yes ma'am when they that has language in the pay plan as it is currently drafted and it's going to be voted on by both chambers it has language in there that says they may exceed maximum amount when they get that three percent okay so he he will be elderly offered that three percent if they chose to give it so okay if if they chose to give tom yes mac and they and of course i'd have to come to us to ask for it that the bump. Well no I think there's some question they don't have to come and ask them they do not okay in the end the bump of the automatic to ten percent on the max will their supplier to the hundred and ninety no I know that is just moving the grade the greater positions out ten percent to give them more room to grow it's a temporary fix until they can study it further and a regular session and that is not a greater position that is a that is the line out of max which list out his the maximum amount as opposed to a range okay thank you this may have. Alright thank you um we've already taken action on that so that's going to bring us to page eight senate bill fifty eight. Members when the questions on senate bill fifty eight saying now we've got a motion do pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none else in favor of significant saying I was posed motion carries and then it's page ten cent bill sixty three when me questions aren't senate bill sixty three so you know we got emotion do pass is a minute we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none of the favorite signal five saying I was opposed motion carries that's going to bring us to our house back. German in the house packet the last bill we have in committee his house bill ten sixty five DFA dispersing office. All right members we have any questions on house bill ten sixty five seeing none we got a motion to pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none of those in favor of singing the fab saying I are the supposed motion carries with that members that concludes are this is in this room for this session I just want to say quickly not to be understated how much are staff as were to be able to get us to this point and incredibly proud of them I do have syndrome chesterfield that i'm on a recognize for a point of personal privilege thank you mr chair ladies and gentlemen of the senate this is my last budget meeting as a member of this body and I too want to thank the staff and making me look far better than I deserve. I want I think the members of the f and a so proud to be in a country that has a free press thank you my colleagues on both sides of of the chamber and on both sides of the aisle we have had faith but we have done it with civility I wish you got speed on your journey and I hope you wish me the same thank you so very much all right with that again take a staff when you see m grab your papers going head through my way form it's acceptable by thank you in the city we'll see back in the chamber soon a little while we're gonna.