House Convenes

The. I advised the member staff press and guess in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by pastor jeremy sullivan the compass church and baseball guest of representative shad peers. And then be led by pledge of allegiance by representative lane g. Good morning i'm honored to be here to help in the session today in prayer and specifically to pray for each one of you that's pretty good. Have any father thank you for this day or to thank you for these men and women here today who are sacrificing their tom to come and and to deal with these important matters. Or to know that there there's much to discuss and I know that each man and woman also brings much in with them on their hearts and on their man's. And so I just want to pray for the things that are on the hearts of the folks in this room today the family concerns and health concerns and stress with loved ones work concerns. Or do you know what each person is dealing with and I prefer that that you would meet them in their challenges offer them your peace remain them of your love florida I prefer their that you would give them wisdom as they make decisions today lord we know that ultimately government and laws are about people in their fort matters because people matter people matter because I matter to you so I pray for wisdom. Got that you'd help them to know what decisions would most help people what decisions would most honour you in the way of life that you have created in father we pray for the people of our state or we praise. I'll be pray that people in the state of arkansas would experience good laugh lord provision enjoy and and flourishing and what we know that we are incapable of creating these things ourselves only you can do there and so we ask all of these things and use a. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepared the machine mister clark. There are ninety seven members present or cast up the ballot mr clark. With ninety seven members president the character sees a core are there any requests for leave representative of column leave for representative rate leave granted for representative ray. Reption of richmond leave for representative leave granted for representative welcome who jumped in there early on there. Representative account leave for representative johnson believe granted for representative johnson. Representative jeff reward law moves we dispensed with the reading of the previous day's journal no objections so ordered. I stay troopers are corporal lindi cart right and corporal john howington. The. The. Yeah. Like to draw your attention to the east gallery we have the twenty twenty four class of debates filled chamber leadership program guess of representative shad peers. The. Also in the east gallery drew more son of representative kender more and sarah snow grass guess of representative kent or more. In the north gallery sarah starmel daughter of representative trade stimulant of course a guest of representative tradestone. Are there any reports from select committees. Are the reports from standing committees there any unfinished business. The read the reports mister clark ms bigger wear committee on joint budget committee to whom was referred house bill to nineteen household ten thirty house will ten forty nine household ten fifty back and each of it that we have the same consideration here to turn the same with the recommendation that you passed your cyclist with a lane jean chair. Mr speaker we are committee on to budget to whom was referring to hospital ten eleven in house build ten seventy eight big blue to report that we've had the seminar consideration and here at the train to say with the recommendation that do passes and number one respect to the submitted lane jean cocher mission speaker we are committing on house management to whom was referred house resolution ten twenty six house resolution ten twenty four house which is intense five house resolution to twenty seven house resolution to twenty eight houses of the ten twenty nine passes of ten thirty house resolution to thirty one houses resolution ten thirty two houses resolution to thirty three house concurrent resolution one thousand two begligent report that we've had the same way to consideration here the train the same with the recommendation that do pass respectfully submitted called and wing chair are there any executive communications please read the communication mister clark. April seventeen twenty twenty four to the speaker the house there were speaker this is to inform you that on april seventeenth twenty twenty four a review and approve the following measures from the fiscal session of the ninety fourth general assembly passed for one thousand three as act one possible one thousand one is that too sincerely say how to be sentenced arkansas. Representative jean you are recognized for house bill one thousand four. Up to here you just present whatever you want. I like it where you think. Um members we're going to take in the machine we still had figured out why it didn't record the batches but we think it was the volume so i'm amazed list what has been asked to be passed over till to use these vote and there's a few there and i'm on a more less what's going to be voted on separately. And then I give you all time to look at it anybody else multi thank passed over or for a separate vote and then we're going to take a block of twenty in vote twenty at a time on a batch and hopefully our computer in our. The. Electronics will work today okay so we're going to start off and I will go through the bills that were passing over for today and put on to use these calendar. On your first page house bill ten fifteen leg out we're passing over it at a member's request for tuesday's calendar. Also house bill ten sixty two. Partner of transportation. We're passing over that today and put it on to use these calendar. Also house bill tin eighty three. Department of human services reappropriation were passing over that and putting it on tuesday's calendar. On the third page. Senate bell six architects state university three rivers. Were pulling that down and putting it on tuesday's calendar and that's all the I haven't anybody else. Want to be all passed over today and put on to use the gallery alright. Now mobile through the bills that will be going to pull out for separate boats. There are no one on the first page you'll get time to look at it I will go through when I get through stand up with be recognized will pull some more out. House bill ten forty four excuse me that has not been a we're going to we're going to do away with that. House bill ten eighty one has been perhaps to be pulled out for a separate vote today. Outbuild ten eighty two has been asked to be pulled out for a separate vote today house bill ten eighty eight on the third page. Has been asked to be pulled out for a separate vote today. House bill ten eighty nine for a separate vote today. And then house bill ten ninety five has been pulled out for a separate vote today. Now the senate bills senate bill two has been pulled out for a separate vote senate bill fab has been pooled out for a separate vote today said it bill eighteen has been pulled out for a separate vote today senate bill thirty five has been pulled out for a separate vote today then at bill thirty six has been pulled out for a separate vote today and that's all I have and i'll give you a minute. And see if you get any others that need to be voted on separately. Or passport. We go represent a per year recognize. A gene may we pass over house bill ten eighty eight as well today with that b r at. Sure. It are not announced there. You want it passed over oh okay yeah we're getting confused alright ninety eight has passed over I any others. The. Okay i'm all let him believe the ones that have not been asked to be pulled out or separate vote he's going to list alf the first twenty we're going to twenty at a term hope the machine works and they will come back. Would anyone like to speak for or against. Okay read the bills mister clark. So the house will well ten or four household in a five hundred in a six house for ten or nine household ten ten household ten thirteen hospital ten fourteen house will turn sixteen household to seventeen husband and eighteen house will ten twenty one house in twenty two hundred ten twenty six household ten twenty eight household to thirty one household ten thirty four household ten thirty nine possible ten forty possible ten forty two. Okay any questions on any of these you're one boat is for the bill and the mercy clause miss speaker had the clerk read the bale third time. The. Would everyone like speak for or against any of the bills in the batch. All right mrperiod clark read the bills for the third time. Possible ten fourteen ten four house will ten or five hundred in a successful ten or nine hundred and ten household in thirteen household and fourteen household in succeeding house with ten seventeen has been to eighteen household ten twenty one hundred and twenty two hundred ten twenty six house will ten twenty eight household to thirty one household ten thirty four hundred and thirty nine house will ten forty house with ten forty two prepared the machine mr clark. You are voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted. Test of the ballot mr clark by vote of ninety two years zero days zero present the bill is passed batch as passed. And their emergency class. All right members. The next bad is going to be seventeen bills but at the clerk read him off and they will come back for you but it has any questions. Read the bills mr clark passed within forty hours in forty six hours for ten forty seven household and forty eight hours for fifty three household ten fifty four house within fifty five hundred and fifty six hours with him to d eight house will time for denied hassle ten sixty house with this three hundred and sixty eight hundred ten sixty nine possible ten seventy two house bill ten seventy three password ten forty four. Okay our members. All right members that these are seventeen they've been read any questions on the seventeen appropriations you want boat is for the mail the merchant clause miss speaker at the perk read the bill third time mister clark please read the bills for the third time as well ten forty three has two forty six house within forty seven household to forty eight has will ten fifty three hundred ten fifty four household ten fifty five household and fifty six hours will ten fifty eight hundred and fifty nine possible ten sixty house with ten sixty three hundred and sixty eight house bill to secure nine house for ten seventy two household ten seventy three husband ten forty four would anyone like to speak against any of the bills in the batch or any of the bills of the batch all right prepare the machine mister clark. As everyone voted cast up the ballot mr clark. By a vote of ninety three as zero nays and one present the batch has passed and their emergency class. Reps at a genius recognized thank you miss speaker colleagues were owned start at house bill ten eighty these are reappropriations. And yes some of them were pulled out of the batch. Oh we're going to vote on giving time to look at him also right now in the batches house bill ten eighty. House bill ten eighty four house bill ten eighty five house bill ten eighty seven. The. House bill ten ninety one house bill ten ninety two house bill ten ninety three these are in the batch now the rest of them have been pulled out or be passed over do we have any questions on the bills of this batch really hard need to be pulled out remember reappropriations there's nothing more than just given the authority to spend through the next fiscal year no no new money. Represent abdolvi you recognize question I have a mile is that we're voting on ten ninety four was that when pulled and I just didn't get it beyond say that again ten ninety four ten ninety four to supplemental appropriations thank you we'll vote it separately. All right you're one boat is for the bills and the mercy close speaker the corporate bill third time. Would anyone like to speak against any of the bills in the batch for any of the bills in the batch all right mr clark please read the bills for the third time house will take any house for ten and four hundred ten eighty five house to eighty seven household ten ninety one house will turn the two household to ninety three. Prepare the machine mister clark. You are voting on the bill and the emergency clause has everyone voted. This. Cast of the ballot mister clark. By vote of ninety three years one day and one present the batch has passed. Representative jean you recognized thank you members we're going to go back over the the the reappropriations that have asked to be pulled out and vote separately there are two that have been asked to be pulled out and put on tuesday's calendar that would but the water we're going to pull out for tuesday's calendar is ten eighty three and on the next page ten eighty eight they'll be pulled out and put on tuesday's calendar. We've got. Four bills that were voting individually. And it starts with house bill ten eighty one this is a reappropriation for the division of elementary of secretary education any questions. These are reappropriations you're one boat is for the bill the merchant clause miss speaker the kirk read the bill third time. His house bill ten eighty one four house bill ten eighty one. Mister please read the bill for the third time possible to anyone prepare the machine mr clark. The. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot mr clark by vote of ninety two years zero days and two present the bill has passed and the emergency clause represented jean you are recognized they were speaker of the next we have voting individually of the reappropriations is house bill ten ninety five this is education television this is a reappropriation no new money in equation you want bonus for the bailed emergency clause with speaker the court for the bail third time miscorrect please read the bill for the third time possible ten ninety five. Do you one who wishes to speak against house will ten ninety five four house will turn on prepare the machine mister clark. You're voting on the bill and the emergency class has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot mister clark by voters sixty seven years twenty three days and four present the bill has failed. Members before we go back to the budget calendar our doctor of the day the doctor kimberly garner a family medicine physician in moment. The. The. Yeah. Our nurse the day is sherry bernard. The. The. Yeah. And then I understand that representative more drew more is here along with serious not grass and they're in the east gallery. Personal andrews for what purpose that's here your point I didn't prepare a resolution but today is national option I believe that I just want to recognize auctioneers the house representative mac roy chief of staff for raglet in myself. That may be the first time we've had a recognition of one self in the house. The. Represent your recognize. Thank you speaker colleagues we have three supplemental appropriations the first one in they've all been pulled out so we're gonna vote on one by warn out bill ten eighty two it's a supplement appropriation that came through governor's letter number one it's twenty five million dollars more and appropriation but but the money is there for the department of economic development for incentive money or closing deals we don't ever know that what that is till it's over with but anyway supplemental for twenty five me in the next additional dollars. I'm not changing the the current year's budget any questions or comments your one boat is for the bale emergency clause the speaker had the court brief the bill third time mister clark please read the bill for the third time hospital two hundred simply is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill when anyone like speak for the bill representation is closed for the bill the question for the house is the past house bill to eighty two prepared machine mist. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause has everyone voted has everyone voted cast up the ballot mister clark by voters sevent. The bill is. Mister clark please read. They were speaker colleagues next supplemental appropriation that's been pulled out as ten eighty nine this is state turned back we amended this yesterday a hundred me and a ninety million dollars from sales taxes collected this year's gives it to the ability to turn it back to the county's cities that it was collected in. Uh so this is a supplemental appropriation ten eighty nine any questions. Your vote is for the bill the merchant calls me speaker other court read the mail third time. Mister clark please read the bill for the third time possible ten eighty nine represent jeans explain the bill when he would like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill person jean is close for the bill mister cart please prepare the machine. Voting on the bill and the mercy clause has everyone voted as everyone voted cast up the ballot mister clark by vote of ninety years one name two present bill emergency claws have passed representing your recognized. Thank you speaker the lay of supplemental house bill we have today is house bill ten ninety four this is part of it of education division of elementary secretary education the public school find this is in the current year this came through on governor letter number two through joint budget this year there's another twenty nine million dollars and appropriations once again this is not affect the rsa bottom light of what we've put in there to spend it just gives them the authority to spend and much of what this is for is is the large act that we voted on any questions. Reps and wooden for what purpose you recognize for question on all these supplemental bills representative jane is did they miss this and their budget not just education both correct well that they didn't miss it at the revenue stabilization what we pass as the budget for the state of arkansas there's no additional money on it. Either they didn't figure out our own appropriation and you got to have an appropriation to spend what we what we passed out the RSA they're sue two separate entities but there's no new money coming in here what i'm concerned about is we're not getting a true picture of what we're budgeting for for coming back and has. I know they have the money but shouldn't it wouldn't be best included in their budget process well evidently they haven't done that but you know I checked back on march fifth we did budget additional two hundred and eighty nine million dollars for learns and this is RSA this is not appropriation to look at and we had only spent two hundred and fifteen million so we were well under the two hundred and eighty nine megan that we budget for large this suggestion appropriation and evidence you know they they can't spend it unless they have appropriations but it is no new money. Represent those for what purpose preparative do you know if it if in this increase is for the increase was made to help our bow tech schools in our high schools that I didn't know if you knew if that was put out into work for services which is add the department of education so that would be a different budget it's not in this one any other questions. Okay this is house bill ten ninety four you're one boat it's for the bail the merchant clause speaker at the park brief bill third time mr clark please read bill for the third time to ninety four reps of jeans explain the bill would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill representative jean is close for the bill the question for the house is the past house built ten ninety four prepared machine. As ever running on the bill and emergency clause has everyone voted everyone voted cast up the ballot mister clark by vote of ninety three years one day and when present the bill and merchant clause have passed on jane your recognition thank you risk bigger rural start on senate bills. I'll just go ahead and list the ones that have been asked to be pulled out for separate votes. Senate bill two center bill five senate bill eighteen senate bill thirty five and senate bill thirty six and I have been asked to pool senate bill six out and put it on tuesday's counter and we we will do that. If you time to look at any of the senate bills we need to pull any amount for separate votes. See learn we're going voting the batch I think we've got less than twenty some all read him off. We're going senate bill seven seventy bill a senate bill fourteen senate bill fifteen senate bill twenty senate bill twenty seven senate bill thirty four senate bill thirty seven senate bill thirty eight senate bill thirty nine senate bill forty one senate bill forty two. Senate bill forty eight senate bill forty nine senate bill fifty two senate bill fifty five center bill fifty six. Can it be a fifty seven senate bill fifty nine center bill sixty one senate bill sixty two. We're going to try a twenty one. Representative miller for what purpose you recognize can we uh hold out build. For today we sure can senate bill twenty seven. All right. Representative car for what purpose request you recognize request thank you request for senate bill forty eight to be held out separately for a vote today for a vote today. Forty eight feature retirement. Any more. Alright your one vote is for the bill in the merchant clause miss speaker had the corporate batch for the third time mister clark please read the batch for the third time. Cinema eight single seven cinema eight cinema fourteenth and about fifteen several twentieth about thirty four centive thirty seven said about thirty eight about thirty nine seven forty one thirty forty two centive forty nine senate bill fifty two. Cinema forty five similar fifty six cinema seventeen at bill fifty nine centerville sixty one senate bill sixty two. Representative jean has explained the bills in the spatch does anyone wish to speak against a bill. Or a bill. Yeah. Mr clerk please prepare the machine. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. The. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot mister clark. With a vote of ninety two a zero nay oh sorry. To makes for what purpose parliamentary inquiry you recognize thank you so on the board it says we are concurring and send it amendments which I don't think that's what we're doing we're actually voting on the bills itself so just want to make sure that that's not going to create any sort of problems and procedure. Representative i'm told that we only have so much space and we had to move categories and that will not affect the boat or the reflection of the bill. With a vote of ninety two years zero nay and zero present. The bill has passed. Representative chain your recognized okay members were all take these senate bills at room vote one at a time the first bill of senate bill two it's for the office of governor is the appropriation for twenty four twenty five any questions saying no near one vote is for the bill emergency clause the speaker at the clerk read the bill third time mr clark please read the bill for the third time senate bill to. Representative jean has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would be when I speak for the bill. It's close for the bill the question before the house is passionate of senate bill two prepared machine misrecord. Is it voting on the bill and emergency clauses everyone voted. To everyone voted. Cast up the balance to clerk by a boat of ninety one years two days and see where present bill merchants calls have passed. I guess that's okay bill five this partner of labor last six the workers compensation commission any questions. You won't be able to vote is for the bail of merchant calls miss speaker the kirk revealed third time mister clark please read the bill for the third time cinema five represent jeans explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like speak for the bill represent jean is close for the. Before the house is a pass of senate bill five prepared machine mister clark. Voting on the bill any mercy clause has everyone voted. Asked up the balance. Isn't the billing emergency calls have passed represent jane your recognized great colleague for passion over senate bill six arkasale state three rivers put it over tuesday's calendar. We're now at senate bill eighteen department commerce this is work for services their appropriations for twenty four twenty five any questions. You won't be able to for the bill in the mercy clause you're one vote misclock at the speaker at the court read the bill for the third time. Mister clark please read the bill for the third time cineva eighteen or some jeans explain the bill would even when might speak against the bill when he would like to speak for the bill represent jean is closed for the bill the question before the house is a passion of senate bill eighteen prepared to machine mister clark. When voted you're voting on the bill and emergency clauses everyone. My boat of eighty six years four days and three present the billion merchant claws have passed. All next to senate bill twenty seven orchestral ethics commission any questions. The. Seeing no new one vote is for the bale in the merchant clause miss speaker the kirkread the bill third time clark please read bill for the third time said about twenty seven represent jean has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill when anyone like speak for the bill. Is closed for the bill the question before the house is a passage of senate bill twenty seven prepared to machine mister clark. Bill and emergency calls as everyone voted as everyone voted. Cast up the ballot mister clark have automated and yays three days and three president the bill emergency clause had passed representative recognize members of that three more senate bill thirty five this department of health this is tobacco settlement money any questions. You're on boat is for the bill in the mercy clause my speaker the clerk re the bill third time. Clark please write. Senator thirty five. Jeans explained the bill when he went like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent jean is closed for the bill question before the house is a passed cynic bill thirty five prepared the machine is part. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause is everyone voted as everyone voted. Cast up about mister clark. Nays and a present the bill has failed representing your recognition. I must speak or we have senate bill thirty six which the department of parts tourism any questions. Your one vote is for the bail the merchant claws miss speaker the court create the bill for the third time mister please read bill for the third time cinberl thirty six represent jeans explain the bill when he went like speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent jean is close for the bill the question before the house is passed senate build thirty six prepared machine. Putting on the building merchant clauses everyone voted everyone voted asked up the ballot mister clark. About ninety one years one day and three present the bill merchant clause have passed replacement law for what purpose motion let's hear your motion and motion to explain about it have house bill eight HB ten eighty two by which it failed. Our promotion is debatable represent board l. Speaker I just think there's folks other seats and maybe back in her suits and we can get to seventy five we were just one shortener speaker appreciate a good vote. Laws explain the motion it would like speaking instead motion anyone like speak for the motion representative core you recognize speak for the mo. Thank you mister speaker one faster of this deals with the recycling tax credit and as we experience of the day talking with new core also that steel industry as well as other manufacturers throughout the state would be impacted by that we would not want to give them any reason to withdraw their investments in the state of arkansas so we should appreciate a good vote thank you. Looking for the motion when he would like speak against the motion when anyone like speak for the motion reps and board lies close from motion the question for the house is the expansion of the boat by which house bill ten eighty two failed all in favor say i. Any opposed motion passes. We're going to send it bill forty eight the arkansas teacher retirement in a questions on it. Your one vote is for the bail the merchant clause the speaker the clerk group bail third tab. Clark please read the bill for third time single forty eight represent jean is explained the building when like speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the bill representative jean is closed for the bill the question before the house is a past senate bill forty eight prepare the machine mister cla. They're putting on the billing emergency calls as everyone voted. Cast up the ballot mister clark by vote in ninety four yays zero name and one present the bill in mercy clause has passed on jean okay members won't be just exposed to generally too this is health built in ninety two arkansas economic development in a question. What I say ten eighty two thank you been a long day. Ten eighty two any questions. Your one vote is for the bail merchant calls miss speaker the corporate bill third down mister clark please read the bill for the third time possible to eighty two represent jean is explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill represent jean is closed for the bill the question before the house is the past house bill ten eighty to prepare the machine mister clark. Has everyone voted you're voting on the bill and the emergency clause is everyone voted everyone voted cast of the bout mister clark by the seventy seven yays twelve days at seven present the bill and emergency clause has passed. For what purpose motion please let's hear your motion after they are now to print the bills transferring the bills place in the counters on the desk members of manning their own bills the owner members members withdrawal you know bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until one o'clock on tuesday afternoon. That's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say I pose the house have it any committee announcements representative jean for what purpose as a announcement recognize as right now we're planning on having joint budget tuesday morning nine a big mac a representative announcement you're recognized jpr monday at ten. Perhaps it makes from a purpose announcement you're recognized the technology committee will meet tuesday fifteen minutes upon a german of both houses any other naps of maybe for what purpose announcement recognize are the alternatives association would like everybody to wear purple on tuesday uhm in representation of the sixty thousand are kansans who are currently living with all timers and their care givers there is a legislative reception from four to six pm that evening as the capital hill apartments and they will be here at the capital during the day with various activities so again tuesday where purple thank you any other announce. Members you you've heard the motion that just passed were coming back tuesday at one PM but between now and then pay attention to your emails pay attention to the calendar four committee meetings that may be scheduled particularly as we head back into next week alright anything else if not the desk will remain open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completing the items namely the adjourned resolution house