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Are there any requests for leave at this time leave me for king please and please any other request for leaving davis without sending key madam secretary please call the room brand card well just feel clark crowl david solid these this mine dots and english flip out flowers gilmore hammer hester hiki hill irvine like johnson mark johnson keenly letting love mckey murdoch paten pinzo petty rice down stephafield sullivan tougher wallace thank you madame secretary february one in the chamber and in the galleries please rise and remain saying for the pledge of allegiance priority that we will be letting prayer advise senator ron coga it's pretty father we just thankful we can come together his group to represent the citizens of the forecast so we ask you to uh help us make wire decisions in the thing that we do and say here we could watch over us as we travel back and forth to her homes just bless everyone in their families and we praying cristan maybe it considered the house there is which is standard uh. Lazy german the galleries welcome to our construct state senate it is our expectation that each of you watch as property and government accordingly during today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended in the senate will dispense with the reading of the journal the morning hour has now begun any announcements at this time sender english are recognized thank you i'd like to introduce our doctor of the day who is doctor kimberly garner she lives in momale and cheese with the geriatrics medicine at the universal the VA please welcome her hester you're recognized and members of buying heavier attention i'm gonna uh tell what normally like last fiscal session on the first day and normally during regular sessions we end up suspending the rule on intervening days that means the fowler bill today and it's read across and sent to committee you have an intervening day before you can hear it in committee we normally suspend that role we have not suspended it for this first concession yet the purpose i'm going to the reason we can ask us to do it as we found that ended up getting the resolutions past we found the crypto bills yesterday we are set up we gave notice of the committee hearings today we'd like to hear those bills and committee today and that's very and if and if you don't want to do that is no problem will just be here tomorrow we'll do it tomorrow after the interesting day anyway madame president I moved to suspend senator rules seven point two uh regarding the intervening day all those in favor of police seeing the five say that i'm sorry questions apologize questions I thought sender flowers and internet live sender lived the other question thank you ma'am sure of. You say that you want the bills to be heard today in committee so that means we can wouldn't give the public time for a spine if they wanted to come in and do what do we think we try to make sure if this parcel had any people that they wanted who want to hear from or the opposition that what we did we actually foul the bills yesterday and we and we set up committee hearings yesterday they were on the calendar for this afternoon so there was what what would be the normal process yes alright thank you any other questions senator johnson thank you matter insurance say your history the fact that these committee meetings were on the counter where scheduled yesterday then we could potentially have people that wanted to testify that show up today so to spend this rule inconvenience them and we actually did it here a full day is noticed something is that correct that's correct we believe there are people that traveled here today to give testimony and we want to we want to honor that I believe we're prepared for that thank you thank you any other questions center flowers then was an error to put it on the calendar yesterday when you didn't have a motion successful to suspend the rules no it is our common process as soon as you're read across the desk they are assigned to committee would do that that very normal process the only change rassing is there's not an intervening day and you know it during regular session we all know you follow a bill today and it's read across we can hear in committee the next day that's that's just what i'm asking for we normally just suspend this rule early on in session and we just have not yet unless this is this motion passes you wouldn't be able to have these hearings in the committee today you are correct we'd have to have the committee hearings tomorrow if we don't suspend this rule and so on the calendar was the public even no list. The bills would be considered in committee today how could that me if the the rule or not to spend it how could how could read a legitimately put that on the calendar well sinner flowers I don't have a great answer other than to tell you that we we schedule the we scheduled committees yesterday we put him on the calendar yesterday these bills are read across and sent to committee yesterday yeah but the the rule was not suspended you are correct at my my assumption is the general public doesn't know that the rule wasn't suspended they see that we're having a committee and they see the agenda out there district is personally affected I have arkansas county part of it in my district and i'm pretty certain those people are not here and they like to be here so i'm going to know for this okay I understand thank you any other questions they have acquired someone sitter this month maybe the year I don't know who would be but I think even if this wasn't successful or they don't I mean it's consideration is the word of the committee couldn't consider it if the committee wanted to discuss this bill I don't think they're gonna be thinking that would preclude them so if they wanted to meet the data and then meet again on next tuesday conclude in actually you know have about they could do that but anyway that starts with them any other questions send a flowers you recognize for another we have no guarantee that the community is going to do that then i'd like to mind constituents to be here a lot of you all are not affected by this year people are not affected by i've got several of these things it might district and some are being implied to be good in my district and they rather have it repealed altogether that we no. Put this in place but local communities would have had more control so I please give the people there are effective the ability to come up here until you what they think center flowers I totally understand I believe that we are with this is a process all section long general session fiscal session we follow bill today read across in its committee and here at the next day and that's what we are doing here we ever I see a couple of more questions and we will have opportunity for any senators who wish to speak against or for get more you're recognized for a question yes thank you ma'am chair sender is is it not true the it's on the counter it's public people can see what's on the agenda for these committees that is correct okay and so I think to senator dismank's point I think there's an opportunity to hear of need be to hear this discussion today and then if if there needs to be follow up on tuesday I think there's more discussion that could be had if if that needs to happen so i'm sure the committee members are more than willing to do that if need be absolutely and when we give that authority to the committee and the chairman send of these humanitarian sir has to as a voice for our districts can any member whether on the committee or not speak on this in committee if this passes I think anybody general public or members has iraq to speak on a bill in committee so so we would be able to voice any concerns for our districts that uh today if we pass as much that's right yeah when you when it gets to the floor absolutely any other questions for center hester. If not anyone wish to speak against send a flower if you are recognized. You know I was in a map at I don't have here right now in the chamber but it's it's in my car but it's about eighteen at least these places crook to all mining places across the state of arkansas some of them I don't know who they are not far known it appears the ones in my district. As far as I can tell a foreign owned now my constituent I asked them to call you all because you all did this and I had to say this not in this respect but this would be always rushed through at the end of the session last year my people might consider to instead. In overnight in south carolina the corn court listening to the arkansas county association that they were current the product problem that was caused by this bill that recommending that they put in place ordinances limiting the definitely for the sound they did that and they were taken the court food that this company this foreign company and they lost or was settled but now they are looking at a big attorneys cannot think it's about six figures i'm not certain about that but I know my considerations are upset and i'll tell you this i'll look at the sponsor of this bill that act that was passed one of these dot gone crypto man and data centers in his district and I think that no one crypto money and I doubt it must have you know what does it do what does it produce at still don't fully understand I thought pretty was the little bit coin thing and that guy was soon locked up now for fraud and idea that in the first part of the the bill it says the intent to regulate this distribution asked about regulation why not is wrong you're talking about communities like do wit you want to say let's go. Cheap what about the gas what about the what about the documentaries and good gas honors how there's a better light that's a boom to that district and they told you how much that noises bear in down on that community that's frightening that we would sit up here and pass that to legislation and then go rush it through the day when my people are not here and it's wrong on but. And assume against it you should advance the repair you knew you are wrong he made a mistake local districts had more control if it had not passed everybody is required businesses to get a permit in in most communities I don't know in the community use of don't require and here you are chap in local communities not required a permit I mean this is insanity but I hope you don't consider continuing your insane thanks center flowers and a as they president after I apologize a motion to suspend the rules it's not available but because I allowed for a member two speak against the motion I will entertain if a member wishes to speak for the motion and a bright you're recognized and this will be the end of that because it is a non debate what motion better they want in fairness thank you madame president no doubt active thirty one has caused emotion in your districts I would contend that regardless of eight fifty one past we would still be here debating this issue today because local communities if zoned had their authority as long as they didn't repeal their authority to target a business cap counties that typically do not have zoning would not have been able to control this in fact they are already there with open arms now what we know today is the countries don't and I don't want to litigate this bill here to discuss has been here but what counties don't want the authority to do they're asking the state to control foreign ownership trying to address that noise issues trying to address that local control confirmation we're trying to address that. Regulation we're trying to address that we've got good policies that we are trying to get through this body across the whole for that body to the governor's desk to get these corrected and so this is a typical process I think we're on the open up if if any member agrees or think that we're not trying to be transparent with this by all means both no I think we are and I think we had solution and this is what we need to fix this thank you. Ok and to be clear where only voting on the motion to suspend that yes matter want of information if we suspend the rule when will this issue be taken up today or on tuesday and that I believe i'll say the senator history surgery through the cheer to send you should be given a today if we just find the rule of one they were going to committee this afternoon that the committee agenda was posted yesterday and the committee like it like it normally is if the rule and not suspend it then that couldn't possibly be on the agenda that but it is all about so this is a voice boat unless we have a bad hands I see one I see center flower singer chest for field center love senator tackle and senator waiting man sectory please follow all it bracket called well chesterfield clark crawl davis and leave days this morning data and leave english flipper flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey here arvin like johnson mark johnson king analyse lighting love kimmick murder murdoch patent penzo. Perry rice stan stabberfield step affair salvan salvan tucker wallace any senators who did not vote wish to go or to change or her vote murder now is no any other senators say none please cast up the balance their vote of twenty three eight six nay and three night boating motion fails madam secretary are there items at the best yes and flowers but I bought her twenty three a required at twenty four to pass and so the report it send our blake chance and your recognized motion to remove senate bill twenty seven point one. The. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. The. The. Yeah. Let me can't be recommended okay senator johnson your head center blake johnson your recognized remove emotion until something else happens then a blake johnson has removed withdrawn rather his motion until further notice sender history or recognized members I think uh per rules there you can't do spinter the rules back to back so something else has to happen so miss cornwell is going to read some bills across the desk then I will come back and make a motion to subsend the rules again and it's my understanding that we have some members back in there were in some meetings and well good man secretary are there adams across the bed yes about impression were your committee on joint budget to home was referred to senate bill twelve senate bill twenty two bill twenty five same bill thirty two senate bill nanny senate bill now i'm sorry that wasn't nanny it was forty senate bill forty four bill fifty recommend that they do pass calendar we are committed on joint budget him as far as senate bill man said it will thirteen thousand sixteen will seventeen seventy or twenty two separate twenty four is selling the forty five recommend that they do pass as amended calendar cinema resolution twenty six by fair to mark johnson to recognize really hankings whose radio and television name is craig on mail for his many years and radio on television broadcasting. Senate resolution twenty six calendar center chest for failed you're recognized with ransa we're gonna withdraw the motion there is a difference between withdrawing emotion and suspending withdrawing a rule and suspending the rule the withdrawal on the rule is to me and expenditure of the rule am I correct through the chair which is a totally different different motion then suspending it because if you expined the rule it no longer exists period and there is a difference between the expandment of the rule and the suspicion of the rule and I just wanted to make sure that that was clear is where thank you yes thank you senator chesterfield and sender blake johnson who made has withdrawn yes man santa has her your recommended thank you madame president I moved to spend senate rules seven point two regarding the intervening day rule any further questions again this is non available web request for roll call I see send her chance for field center flowers center love center tucker and sender letting hand sector please go the world boy brand called well chesterfield clark crowell davis only days this min this morning thatson and leave english flapper flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey here are vin like johnson. Mark johnson king only volating love mckey more not murdoch patent penzo penzo party rice stone stability sullivan sullivan tucker wallace any senators who wish to change your vote sender murder now any other sender so it should change the road or vote you did not vote seen none please cast up the balance by about a twenty forty eight six may to night voting motion passes we will now take up the budget calendar center this may. Some of this main your record members were going to do this in two batches house bills and senate bills i'm going to read through the suck we normally do calm out by number if you have one that you would like the separately let me know when we'll pull it out from the batch we will vote those first and then mobile the arab boat the batches so all right house bill ten o seven ten twenty four to twenty five ten twenty seven ten thirty two ten thirty eight ten fifty ten fifty seven. Ten sixty six ten sixty seven ten seventy ten seventy one ten seventy five ten seventy six would anyone like to pull out any of the house bills partner and read through the cinnamons synoville twenty six senate bill thirty senate bill thirty three forty three forty six sixty five sixty six sixty seven sixty eight sixty nine seventy. Seventy one seventy two seventy three seventy four cinema bill seventy five cynibil seventy six when anyone might pull any that's in it bills out for a separate vote seeing them a bit of vote the house bills first sen sender flowers we have a question of seventy four before okay that is what she wants to review it first the money that. Send your flowers are you requesting that week four senate bill send me four out and boat on it separately or from the batch again that's what she's asking okay alright we're going to consider senator bill seventy four first send bill seventy four by joint budget and act for the department of education supplemental appropriation any questions on senate bill seventy four anyone wish to sweep against for four this is a four million dollars supplemental preparation for medicaid services provided get through twelve schools in the objection to rolling the boat and secretary please roll that void brand called well chesterfield clark crowe davis leave days despite that some leave english flapper flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill arvin bike chance and mark johnson king leave letting live mckey murder patent and so heading rice stone stabberfield sullivan tucker wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote anyone say none please cast up the balance by vote thirty two yay zero they senate bill seventy four passengerly emergency clause is adopted please transmit to the house we will now take it. The house bills in a bank hospital tell seven by joint budget and act for the department back for culture promotion boards appropriations for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this gear symbol ten twenty four and i'm in household ten twenty four and act for the department of human services medicaid tobacco settlement program of preparation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this beer has for ten twenty five and act for the for the department of health back of prevention succession programs appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this beer house but twenty twenty seven for the department of commerce arkansas rehabilitation services appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this gear has for ten thirty two and act for the officer pressure of stright city county tourism meeting and in in our time and facilities assistance appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this will year house to have ten thirty eight and act for the arkansas governor's management commission appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five physical year house for ten fifty and act for the department transformation in share services division of information systems appropriations for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this for you house will ten fifty seven and act for the arkansas state university mountain home appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this learn has for ten sixty six and I for the department of energy and environment all and gas commission appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this week has for ten sixty seven and act for the department of parks to a heritage in courier some division of hair did appropriation for the for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this week has to ten seventy nine for the department of health health services permit agency. Appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this whole year has for ten seventy one and act the department of liberal and licensing division of liberal appropriations with the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five percent for you can swall ten seventy five and act for the department of human services division of provider services and quality assurance appropriations with the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five percent house will ten seventy six and act to the department of commerce arkansas development finance authority appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five this year senate bill out of running in those any objection to rolling the vote on house bills man sectory please roll the boat. More brand cald will chesterville clark crawl davisley d's dismine dats and leave english flap out flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill irving bike johnson mark johnson king leave letting love mckey murder heightened so heavy rice stone step sullivan tucker walls any senator wish to change his or her boat saying nan please cast up the ballot by vote thirty two year zero name beds of house bills passes and the corresponding emergency clauses are adopted please return to the house we will now take up the badge of senate bills seven or twenty six and act to make an appropriation for the payment of approved clients cynical thirty and act for the auditor of state department asking attorneys appropriations for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth year said but thirty three and I for the parliament of education of issue of career and technical edge to cash in appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth year cinema forty three and act for the department of human services division of developmental disability services appropriations twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifth year senator forty six and out for the department of commerce division of error notice appropriation for the twenty twenty four twenty twenty five fifteen year same bill sixty five and act for the arkansas public defender commission reappropriation say most sixty six and act for the sector of state reappropriation symbol sixty seven and that department of transformation and shared services building authority division reappropriation similar sixty eight and act for the institutions of harridge. Cationary appropriation single sixty nine and act for the department of human services division of county operations reappropriation same seventy and act for the department of commerce state insurance department reappropriation single seventy one and out for the department of education arkansas school for the blind and arkansas school for the death reappropriation simple seventy two and act for the department of commerce reappropriation single seventy three and act for the department of education division of how education northwest technical institute reappropriation single seventy five an act for the department of military appropriation civil seventy six and act for the department of agriculture reappropriation any opposition to rolling the boat if not having secretary please roll the boat mine front called well chesterfield clark crowl davis leave these dismaying data english flip out flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill arvin like chance and mark johnson king leave letting last making murder payment hence our eddie rice stone stepperfield sullivan tucker wallace any senator was to change his or her vote seen none please cast up the ballot by vote air thirty two year zero may the badge of senate bills passes and corresponding emergency clauses are adopted please transmit to the house that concludes our budget calendar and it announcements at this time so they'd appeal your recognized. Thank you madame we own her first law i'd like to introduce we have the emerging young bankers up here throughout the state during us today they're still there if you're left there still would you please stand here they are okay and I also want to announce that insurance and commerce has been cancelled today yeah so we will not be meeting the city can be local that will still be meeting then in since this is mine you were successful. Any other announcements send a flip out your recognized thank you governor members of city cutting local we will be meeting fifteen minutes upon a german and I look forward to a robust discussion on these crypto resolutions thank you room to seventy two send a pin so you're recognized april twenty third next week is all alzheimer's awareness day uh there's several inscheduled throughout the day so just keep in mind they'll be an invitation in your inbox any other announcements in your days you're recognized last reminder members bring your shoes bring your jersey next monday night we will be playing in the fundraiser event whether you're playing in the game or not we want you there support haven't find raise money for two great organizations boys and girls club in the children advocacy center of see there any further announcements certain sender chesterfield you're recognized through the chair to to account and see a we normally buy a teacher to show our support cause i'm not dodgeable and i'm not playing a basketball show when not doing that again this year so the plan was too wear the same jerseys that we've had the past p s we are yet they've been working for five street years we figure we keep going but you can contribute any donations like to those fine organizations you're recognized I hope this is appropriate. And members next week I have a great fish inspired so if you want to bring efficient paul from home and go fishing next week um our at a my family's place bringing efficient pole on some tackle and we'll go out and go fishing uhm out of the farm it's in literally in literally out west was out how it's in so bring efficient power of home back next week if you want yeah to soffer in it so no further announcements or invitations the senate will stand and adjournment until one pm april twenty third subject to clearing at the desk one o'clock.