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Senate will be called to order are there any requests for leave at this time sector please call the room boy branch parl chesterfield clark crowl davis these dismine that's an english flapper flowers gilmore hammer haster hickey hill irvin blake johnson mark johnson king ladding love mckey murdoch paten penzo petty rice stone stubborn field sullivan tator wallace thank you madame secretary if everyone in the chamber and in the galleries would please rise for a prayer lead by senator mckeen and remained standing for the pledge religion center making your recognizer let's pray together or gotten father in heaven we are so grateful to be able to gather today lord to do the work of the people of arkansas or we pray that everything that we do here today would be an accordance with your will and that we would bring glorian honor to you though we we thank you for the blessings that you bestowed upon us we thank you for the the freedom and an abundance that we enjoy where we pray is always that we would be good stewards of the wonderful gifts that you plus us with. 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Bless our time together less the work that we do we thank you for jesus and it's in his name and we pray a men alleged to the plan of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation underground indivisible with liberty justice from thank you send them a keen ladies and gentlemen and the galleries welcome to your arkansas state senate it is our expectation that each of you will exercise proper decorum and government yourselves according leadering today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended and they sent it will dispense with the reading of the journal in the morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time so know this may you're recognized that could have everybody's attention real quick i'd like to ask leave for a macquick line a couple of hours also is mister whitkline's birthday today sir and I could think of no that would hate to have happy birthday to them missed with line so if you all not joined me but someone else that can sing and singing happy birthday direct detector. I feel like i'm going to regret this come sunday. I. Mr which line you're recognized senator tackle you're recognized thank you madame president colleagues please join me and welcoming our doctor of the day to day doctor catherine balls who's an aftermologist here in little rock and with this is always our nurse of the day missionary bernard welcome doctor bolts any further announcements if night is there any for the business to come before the body in the morning hours if not the morning hour has expired we will now begin apologize are there items at the desk yes madam president city resolution thirty four by senator days congratulating john brand university women's basketball head couch jeff sad with about his retirement and commending him for his contribution to the john brand university basketball time center resolution thirty four resolution thirty family to recognize the john brown university women's basketball golden eagles as a twenty twenty four sooner athletic conference women's basketball champions senate resolution thirty five calendar saint resolution thirty six months to recognize the aim burn hassle pointers wrestling tame for winning the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four clients fab a state breastline championship and the clients fab a dual state breastline chambership senate resolution thirty six calendar same resolution thirty seven massenger petty to honor sale and margie ellison as the longest married couple and arkansas senate resolution thirty seven now who's no further business to. Come before the body in the morning hour in the morning hour has expired we will now begin the business agenda we will start with senate resolution twenty nine cinema resolution twenty nine with central wallace to encourage the united states congress to an act of trade policy that support united states businesses and workers pop penalizing guy won't fully send a wallet you're recommended thank you. The purpose of this resolution is to call on congress to address the threat that russia in channel posters to american workers into our industry I know that master mills are affected by the standards that we sit on there may be all have similar businesses that are affected in in its obvious to all of us the channel russia and some other countries have a much lower standard so we're competing against folks and are on unlevel playing field. Whereas channel generates three times the emissions or the equivalents of goods made a united states russia admits four times the emissions of equipment goods made united states who as material mind in china is more than two times as pludding as those mine in the united states whereas the average pollution intensity of russia or is this at least thirty three percent higher than united states crude all in **** as many of our our citizens are suffering in poverty unable to find work because of uh material we're bringing in from china and from russia uh polluted by areas and much better than we have got tontat here someone continue on therefore be resolved by the city of the senate of the nine fourth general semi of the state of arkansas that to set it encourages the united states car which I take such a reaction since actions as our necessary to an act a trade policy that holds higher polluting countries like china and russia cannibal for the pollution be further than the bone adoption of this resolution a copy be provided to the secretary of the united states senate in the clerk of the united states house representatives and to each member of the arkansas delegation of the united states congress by the sector in the state. And questions are those in favor i've sent it resolution twenty nine policing the five percent I opposed I was have it sent resolution twenty nine is adopted to encourage the united states congress connected trade policy that supports united states businesses and workers while penalizing global polluters thank you math thank you senate resolution thirty two cinema resolution thirty two by century current central to recognize the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four central high school tigers as the claims six a boy's basketball champions thank thank you senator tucker you are recognized thank you madame president leave for the central are girls and boys best what seems to be on the floor of the world. Thank you members it's it's a very special day for a lot of people today it definitely is for me it's not often when you get to honor your own high school on the senate floor with you but today we have multiple teams from other rock central how to be honored here with two state basketball championship teams first uh we'll start with center resolution thirty two which is to recognize the twenty twenty three twenty four central her school tigers as the classic say boys basketball state champions whereas builder are central high school tigers voice team secured the classics a state championship closures senator hammer by defeating the brian's high school hornance on march safe twenty twenty three uh at the bankos he carent hot springs central high scored seven on answered points to build the five point lead with amendment forty seven seconds on the clock remaining winning the game with the final score of sixty three to fifty five whereas daniel colbertson read your hand annual scored a team have sixteen points for central uh who you all raise your hands when I call games and there were three other tigers who finished in double digits mr honor boat saying look more and chris washington whereas daniel cobertson was named all stay or conference and an arkansas basketball coaches association top five player whereas honor both tang was named gateway player of the year and twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four the state tournament most valuable player all state all conference and arkansas basketball coaches association top six a player of the year. Whereas look more was named all state and all conference whereas the state championship one was a significant milestone for the older arch central high school tigers being their first on disputed state championship when since nineteen ninety nine the same year that I graduated though I did not contribute to that when were as a little rock central high school tigers were lead by head coach brian ross who was selected by the arkansas basket what coaches association as the six a boy's basketball coach of the your congratulations whereas the little rock central high school tigers hard work dedication skill have truly paid off now therefore be resolved by the senate of the ninety fourth general assembly the state of arkansas that the senate recognized the twenty twenty three twenty four little rock central high school tigers as the class six a boy's basketball state state champions came back you wanted to send favorite center resolution thirty two to recognize the two thousand twenty three two thousand twenty four central high school tigers as the class six a boys and back the ball state champions please signal five percent I believe have it sent resolution thirty two is adopted since senate resolution thirty three best in after tucker and central to recognize the little accidental hassle lady tagers as the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four class six eight ms mile state champions send your tucker you will recognize thank you madame president you're not done with me yet because we also have to recognize the girl's basketball team as a state champions uh this is the first time in state history that at the highest classification the same school has wanted state championship both boys and girls. That's actually not true but i'm just feeling at this morning so i'm gone with it so but we're very excited this morning down or not only the boy's basketball team but the girls as well whereas literal centralization lady tigers defeated the conway high school lady walker scats claim and it's the class six a girl's basketball state championship at bank ozika arena on march eighth back to back with the boys whereas the little rock central high school lady tigers beat conway with a score fifty eight to forty whereas olivia montgomery raise your hand lead the team with an impressive nineteen point whereas jordan marshall scored nine points and had twelve rebounds and was named the most valuable player for the team whereas the literacy central high school lady tigers two control of the game near the end of the third quarter when taylor day davis you all raise your hands when I call you names please put in a layout which parked the lady tigers run with five minutes forty seconds left in the game where whereas the lady tigers were lead by coach marlin williams who was selected as the arkansas democrat girls all arkansas perhaps coach of the year arkansas high school coaches associations girls basketball coach of the year basketball coaches association girls basketball coach of the year and arkansas basketball coaches association six say girls basketball coach of the year. Where as little rock central high school lady tires remarkable when marks the first state title and the lurace and to high school girls of our city basketball history whereas literal central high school lady tigers victory is a testimony to their hard work in dedication now therefore be it resolved by the senate of the ninety fourth general assembly the state of arkansas that the senate recognized the little rock central high school lady tigers as the twenty twenty three twenty four classic say basketball state champions all those in favor of senate resolution thirty three to recognize the little arts in for high school lady tigers as the two thousand twenty three two thousand twenty four question six a basketball state champions police seeing the five percent I any opposed as have it sent resolution thirty three is adopted two quick things madam chair we can we can't have her in the room without recognizing the living legend the legend in her own time the best principle of the united states america miss nancy russo and targets we got to show these senators what's up can I get a role call for who alright with that madam president can we have five minute recess for pictures please send it will stand in research for at least five minutes before the breaks. Senate will come back to order we will now take it said it can current resolution to senate can current resolution to senator dots and to condemn the islamic republic of our ends and precedent drown and missile attack on the stable israel send the dots in your recognizer thank you madame president members this resolution as we are all aware of the last several months israel has been under uh unprecedented attack and unprecedented attack from the the country of iran in the last couple of weeks. This resolution condemns that attack and reinforces our commitment to an our stand with the state of israel uhm i'm not going to read the entire resolution but it into it goes through a little bit of the detailed past of the last several months of the attack that they have been under from both iran in the last few weeks with over three hundred and fifty missiles being attacked or shot at them to the hamos attack on october seventh and uh a statement saying that we support our ally israel thank you appreciate a good vote thanks ended item are those in favor I have sent it concurrent resolution to please sign a five percent I opposed as how it resolution senate can current resolution to to condemn islamic republic of our rants and president drone and missile attack on the state israel is adopted please transmit to the house we'll now take household current resolution ten o one the past concurrent resolution ten o one by central and representative shepherd to recognize the ralph world cards and the division of the arkansas heritage for their work in preserving the remaining structures in history of the rows wild schools and arkansas sender live your recognized thank you madame president I have to ask for leave for the department of heritage correct good morning my colleagues. Ah brings in a great pleasure to to actually bring recognition to generate from the division of arksand department of her change mister rough will **** but before I do that I would like to say that this this concrete resolution is really a big part of black history uhm in when I was asked to to actually participate here in this resolution it actually may mean begin to actually do some history and do some digging and so before our president resolution I want to let you all know that I did not really know what a rose of war school was here you know of course in the chest field did but I did in so when I began to do my resolution you know i'll look up tuning this roles of walled in in you know he's in a most note it form the investment that he did in sears robot in you know being a president of sears robert but his philadelphia p really is what he's remembered for in so what I wanted to do is just bring this concurrent resolution and i'm not going to read it all but i'm going to read parts of it because it is significant but I history it says during the period of nineteen twelve to nineteen thirty two american film and through uh philanthropists and business executive julius rosenball constructed five thousand three hundred and fifty seven schools and related buildings in in southern states whereas the rose wall building program was a progressive earn the providing grant to build schools for african americans across the cell in you know when I got to that you know I didn't have to really do a lot of research to know some people they have actually been a rose on law schools because my art was one of the was one of the persons that actually attended done bar and dumb bar still around. It's so the significance of this is that there's only about eleven rows of our schools of our farm senate correctly ralph that remain in arkansas today actually was three hundred and eighty nine billed during this this time period but it was in three hundred eighty nine building in the state of arkansas but only eleven remain in so it was too the work their ralph is done in his in his his work has been replicated he in ralph is kind of share he's kind of like you know but is through his work actually the people began to actually realize how important the roles of war are school project was in some worst today the following rosal school buildings located in arkansas are listed on the national registry the national register of historic places done bars one big alone rose of our school on growth resolved school dallas county train school peak has has school mary and color high school semi rose of wall maven rosen wall school affair county train school cable is how you pronounce the cabinet school and mount our live. Be there therefore not no not therefore being resolved by the arkansas house of representatives of the ninety four general assembly of the state of arkansas the senate concurrent there is that the house of representatives in the senate recognize ralph will cuts in the division of arkansas heritage for their work in preserving the remain instructions in history of the rules of our schools in arkansas and you are I would like to bring up mister will cost just to say a few words that his work is worth many have based on rose and while school projects from so if you like thank you senator love and honourable men members of the senate I would encourage you that if you are not familiar with the states resident while schools to read into this story julius frozen while was an amazing man who had an incredible life and had a selfless attitude of helping people who were less fortunate than he was his work for african americans was absolutely incredible his construction of over five thousand schools across the south was really a note where the achievement at that period he worked with booker t washington at tiskigi institute an alabama and what they did for african american education on cross the south has had a lasting legacy up to the present day there are some books on rose and want schools and julius resin while that I would recommend to you so that you can learn more about this incredible story that is part of not just our states african american history but the states history in general um again I thank you for this recognition and the work that our agency has done on this has has really been a gratifying experience over the past twenty years thanks again. Alright thank you colleagues that all those in favor of house comport resolution one ten thousand excuse me one thousand one to recognize route will cards and the division and arkansas for their work and push preserving the remaining structures and history of the schools and arkansas single percent I opposed as have it househood resolution obtained a one is adopted please return to the house thank you thank you this is so exciting for me I thank you very much to see you just take the team where is there. Yeah. I'm sorry send a pin zop you are recognized thank you madame president uh senate rules committee met yesterday to discuss gubernatorial appointments you will find the list for today april twenty fifth twenty twenty four on your desks the rules committee approved this list in one batch there's any senator wish to pull any of the appointments to be voted on separate from the batch madame president and move the senate confirmed april twenty fifth twenty twenty four list of given it to appointments that were approved by the senate rules committee thank you sender telling questions though I wish to speak against or for senator has closed all those in favor of it proving the abroad two thousand twenty four appointments give notoil appointments please take privacy and i've any opposed as have it given a torial appointment or confirmed thank you members and of this may and we will now take actually budge account. A memo up there's no number a member wonders in it build twenty one move that we adopt a minute once in a bill twenty one questions anyone was to speak against sender has closed all those in favor of amendment one to send they'll twenty one please signature privacy and I in the opposed as have it a minute is adopted please send to in grocery in it but I mean we adopted member want to send it bill three any questions in one was she speaks again or for sender has closed all those in favor of after minute one two senate bill three police single five percent I high any opposed as have it been one sent bill three is adopted please enter into memory wonders eleven and if we adopt the member one cent bill eleven any questions anyone wish to speak against senator his close to all those in favor of a minute warm sent about eleven please seventy five percent I in the opposed eyes have it for them one to send a bill eleven is adopted to police entering groceries and wonders in it will twenty eight and if we adopt amendment one decent bill twenty eight any questions anyone wish to speak against or poor the senator closed all those in favor of amendment one to send a bill twenty eight police taking a five percent I mean the opposed as have it and then that want to say they'll twenty eight is about deadly send to engross member windows synble twenty man and if we adopt the member one to senate bill twenty nine questions in one was to speak against or for the senate as closed all those in favor of amendment one to send it bill twenty nine police significant saying I opposed I have one senate bill twenty nine is adopted please send to engross. Amendment windows senate loss seventy seven a move we adopted one it's in a bill seventy seven any questions anyone wish to speak against or the senator has closed all those in favor of amendment one to send a bill seventy seven please in the privacy I opposed I has had it amendment one to send a bill seventy seven is adopted send to our members we're going to actually vote built in in cinnamo fifty four separate in the world vote all of the house bills in a batch if we'd like to pull any of them all go and read through the the house will see if you'd like to pull one of those out for a separate vote let us know how spilled in eleven house build ten fifteen house built in seventy eight house bill ten eighty six house bill ten ninety five house building ninety six sender chest for failed your recognized use which one of these take some money away and sends it to the mid wife though is this on here today representative bentley for the member is it on today only depends it is not I don't believe it's on the day I don't see anything that that would have tied to make sure tin seventy eight one second. Yes. The. The. What I don't think it is though it and no ma'am I don't believe that's on these now okay alright okay i'll track that down single ten balance joint budget and act for the ministry of office of the courts or personal personnel appropriations for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this year send a history of records for a question to display is is this is this actually funny the the supreme court justices like the whole supreme court or or all of the judiciary branch sooner brian. That's outstanding appreciate a good thing thanks under any objection to rolling the vote did anyone wish to speak against or for a couple weeks roll about saying none sender has closed any objection rolling the vote madame secretary please roll the boat board brand card well chesterfield car davis days dismaying dates and english flip out flowers skill more hammer hester hickey hill are of in blake johnson mark johnson king ledding for lab mckey murder patent pinzo petty rice down several sullivan tucker wallace any senator which the changes are her vote say no one please cancel the balance by vote thirty five zero may senate bill ten passes the corresponding emergency class is adopted please transmit to the house cinema fifty four by joint budget and act for the department of finance administration assessment coordination division appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth senator has closed any one whish do you speak against her foreseen then any opposition to rolling the boat and it's secretary please roll the boat more brand called well chestful clark from davis days this mind and english flip out flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill arvin bike johnson mark johnson king ledding love making murdoch patent pinso terry rice stone several field sullivan tucker wallace any senator wish to changes of a boat senator pay. Present any other senators see no one else please cast at the ballot by boat turb thirty four yay zero may and one present senate bill fifty four passes and it corresponded emergency clause is adopted please transmit to the house we will now take up the batch of house bills has been till ten eleven and that for the department of public safety division of emergency management appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this year house will ten fifteen and that for the arkansas legislative audit of the legislature on our auditing committee appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this beer house for ten seventy eight and act for the department of health appropriations for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth house for ten eighty six and act for the department of correction's division of correct correction supplemental preparation has been ten and a fav and act for the department of education educational television division reappropriation. House for ten ninety six and act for the office of the treasure of stake refund the block or taxes supplemental appropriation no questions anyone wish to speak against or for senator has closed any objection to rolling the boat madam sectory please well about going brand called well chesterfield clark crow davis days dismank that's an english flip out flowers gilmore hammer historically here over bike johnson mark johnson king letting love mccain modern payment pinso petty rice down stabberfield sullivan techer wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote seen no one please cast up the ballot by voter thirty five zero may the bounch of house bills passes and the corresponding emergency clauses are adopted please return to the house announcement center history or recommend a member so we're going to come in tuesday at one o'clock we expect as things have went pretty well this week that thursday will be our last day of fiscal so monday at one o'clock tuesday at one o'clock and then sorry tuesday at one o'clock to their one o'clock wednesday at one o'clock probably thursday at eleven and then we play in the sini on may night at that at noon so planned to sunny down may ninth at noon to z wednesday thursday next week we should finish any other announcements if not where to them yes send your chest fulfilled your recognized uh do the shared as you gone because i'm looking at may ninth as a girl. Just that morning so we're going to come in at the society with them gatch thank you thanks in a transfer any other questions or announcements if not the same it will say in any german subject to the clearing of the desk until april thirtieth two thousand and twenty four at one pm. The.