Senate Convenes

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The two thousand and twenty four school session at the ninety four general assembly is called to order are there any requests for leave at this time actually for some leave for san francisco any others madame secretary please call the role bowed brant called well chesterfield clark crowl davis days this mine english flopped flowers gill more hammer hester kicky hill arving arvan like johnson mark johnson king living laugh macking murder payment penzol petty rice stone stability sullivan tucker wallace thank you madame secretary now for everyone in the chamber in the galleries were pleased rise as they sent it will be learned and prayer by senator linda chesh refilled following the player prayer please remain standing as the arkansas state police color guard post the colors thank you madame cheer ladies and gentlemen of the senate let us pray heavily far that we thank you for touching us with the finger of love waking us up to see another day and they will never see again and day that we've never seen before we ask you and blessing. As we deliberate the things that will make a difference in the lives of our cansons we ask you for civility humility and charity and will be careful to give you the praise america I played allegiance to the fire sent but appreciate your enthusiasm as the state police we have no thing I would in bank state police color guard to post our colors. Yeah. Ah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You are or join me in the pledge of allegiance. At this time I would like to recognize senator tucker to introduce our doctor of the day. Thank you madame president we'd like to welcome back to the senate chamber with this thread our doctor of the day doctrina view patient and infectious disease doctor here in literacy and of course as always are our nurses miss sherry bernard and miss britain human welcome thanks sender chuckle. President protempt of the senate of sender bartender a points the following members of the senate to notify the governor that the senate is organized and ready for business senator steve crowl senator taller these senator regional murder the president protempt at the senate senator bart has to appoint the following members of the senate to notify the house of representatives that the senate is organized and ready for business senator justin boyd senator gem dotson senator fred love and senator john pate the president protempt are the senate senator hester appointed the following members of the senate to esport the governor at the proper time into the house of representatives chamber but the joint session senator brian davis senator matt mck and senator jam petty madam secretary are there any islands evidence yes frame cinema resolution one mass introduce mine to authorize the introduction of a non appropriation bill to amend the revenue stabilization law to great vans to repeal funds and to make transfers to and from funds and fund accounts in a resolution one calendar same resolution to send to this mind to authorize the indexes and an appropriation bill and meaning the revenue stabilization are creating funds repailing bands and making transfers to and from funds and firm accounts and it resolution to the calendar resolution three best central hester for a joint session of the senate and the house of representatives at twelve thirty PM wednesday I put. Twenty twenty four in the house chamber here and address by the honourable sarah sanders governor of the state of arkansas senate resolution three calendar senate resolution for about central hester to authorize the recesses of either or both chambers for periods of four consecutive days or longer senate resolution forward saint resolution fab by centre branch to authorize the introduction of a non appropriation built to amend the arkansas data centers at twenty twenty three and to prohibit foreign party controlled ownership of a digital asset manning business and resolution five calendar resolution six by senator days to recognize the grab it has school lady lines girls softball team as the twenty twenty three for a state champions senate resolution six hundred several solutions seven massive days to recognize the grab high school lands boys wrestling team as a twenty twenty four for a state champions senate resolution seven calendar set resolution eight my senator days to recognize the grab it has school lighting lines girls cross country team as the twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three four I state champions and for a one conference champions senate resolution eight seven resolution man centers flooding and center blake johnson to recommend and command the national conference of sight legislatures for its leadership and commitment to the legislative prof institution and it's fiftieth anniversary and twenty twenty five said it resolution man senator hester you are recognized just estate and members asked us to spend the rules to hear a couple of resolutions. All those in favor of suspending the rules for center has go to take up a sorry to reinforce senate resolution three and senate resolution for second five percent in your post as headaches are suspended for some resolution three and senate resolution for cinema resolution three best centre hester for a joint session of the senate and the house of representatives at twelve thirty pm wednesday I put ten twenty twenty four in the house chamber to hear an address by the honorable sarah sanders governor the side of arkansas you heard of just we we have to uh we have to agree to meet jointly with the house asked for a good vote all those in favor of center resolution three police second five percent any opposed as have it sent resolution three is adopted saying a resolution for about central history authorization says of either or both chambers for periods of four consecutive dies or longer members this is that if if we if we choose for process purposes or days waiting that we're going to take off a friday and the money that would be four days we have to have specific approval to be able to do that I do not know that we're going to choose to do that but this is asking for approval should we should we choose to do that although it's in favor of center resolution but warranty second five percent I opposed as have it since resolution for is adopted again send your haster you're recognized for an announcement came members were we're going to recess so we can go down there for the for the joint union I think everybody this will be notifying the governor you should probably go ahead and go or walk with the governor but ten minutes upon a german. Of the state of the union uh we will meet back in here to take up take of any resolutions that we want to take up for instance possibly the pay plan on of center brand wants to present we have some other resolutions that we need to take up at that time for as far as the state is forced funding funding for the physical search rank okay so we we will take up some uh some resolutions at one thirty at that time. Well while while we are down there in in the house they're going to read everything across the desk it's been coming through and it's basically then we we can meet back in and we have to meet back into a journal anyway and we'll see if we want to take up any resolutions at that time happy to answer any questions I don't want to be senator dismankle send to this manual recognized that you can just make sure the house is on the same tracks of them we're going to join budget after the fact that okay but we have to suspend rules to hear any of those resolutions if they just got put on the calendar today yes any other questions for sender has to send your key so just be quiet resolution bring them today uh i'm not saying that we're not going to hear any resolutions today but we'll have plenty of notice to know what we are here we will have noticed it may not you know I texted you a week ago saying that we would come back after this and take up resolutions so I suspect we will take up resolution to do I know that the medium that we thought controversial I don't know okay and your plan not taking up the resolution today still I do I do plan to take up some of the resolutions today some of them were very are very easy right the funding of the stuff that we got to send over two hundred but yeah that's right yeah we have all all session to hear any resolutions they just have to be foul today by favor clock then we can hear them at any point whatever time the member that found it has to be foul today whatever point that member wants to be heard it will be heard any other questions out product questions or announcements they senate will stay in in recess and convenient at twelve thirty and a house of representatives for joint session at the legislature. 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So that's now back in session of the balance to be read across the best yes or center resolution ten bass center davis tathade reduction of a non appropriation bill to a men the informed uniform classification and compensation out said it resolution ten senator love you are recognized thank you share our colleagues I just want to take this term to recognize I don't see a even in the chamber but it's a great letting birthday so if you orchages say heavy birthday then senator letting them would be great thank you members so here here's what I expect out of the rest of today i'm in admitted i'm gonna recognize senator davis to present the resolution for the for the same employees pay plan just the resolution we take fed up then we're going to journ for the day subject to clearing the desk and we'll go to go over to budget but then we will not need to come back in here that sound at that that sounds like the plan are so right now the only thing suspect expect that we're going to take up and was another member stands up as we're going to take up the resolution for the paypal so yeah okay consider chesterfield your recognized yes mr chair since we're not coming back when you tell us what the agenda is for tomorrow what time it will be in point what we be doing okay do you anticipate as a during that's a great question and has been tomorrow to meet in this chain for twenty minutes upon a journ. A budget which is at nine budgets at nine budget it's over nine thirty then we'll be in here non fifty okay I got a death do- do we have a rules committee tomorrow but it's if it's a joint budget right and so their meeting over joint budget that's too better today consider chesterfield ask me about tomorrow so joint budget rules will meet after joint budget today tomorrow we're gonna have joint budget at nine am whatever time it finishes we will be in session in twenty minutes over here I suspect that the house is going to do something very similar tomorrow okay senator davis you are recognized said resolution ten massacre day this authorized their reduction of a non appropriate should be able to amend the uniform classification and compensation out senator davis I think you have a motion for yes thank you mister chair uhm i'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules to hear senate resolution ten all those in favor of they are posting no motion thank you all right this is just the resolution for the state employee pay plan so we can i'm happy to take questions but we can have shut out and take all the questions whenever the bills actually filed in presented so if anyone else questions i'm ready to take them sender davis has presented the resolution are there any questions on the resolution saying no what he would like to speak for against the resolution for the resolution seeing nonsense or davis has closed on the resolution man of secretary please call the role it takes twenty four votes. Boy bright called well chesterfield clark clark crawl davis days this mine dots english english for a pound flowers gilmore gilmore hammer hester are hiki hill irvin blake johnson mark johnson king king glading laugh macking murder patent payment penzo patty perry rice stan step but feels only sullivan tucker wallace would any iraq to both it has not were changed their vote senator clark arr similar english I anyone else seen the matter of secretary cast up the ballot by vote of thirty three a one non voting one on leave the resolution has passed senator margarets and your recognized thank you mister president colleagues I want to call attention to you as a as a gift to your constituents in my our dinners across the state of arkansas every year do think all the mission immersion and they do free dental care for people who can't afford to get that dental care of the was this week in friday and saturday will be. At the conway event center in my district on highway sixty four eighties any of your constituents from across the state can come there and I could say you might want to come come very very early in the morning to get in line but extractions feelings are kinds of dental work that it would be considered emergency is available this has been a beautiful program and it's truly a public service I promised my friend doctor terry fiddler I would share that with all yall and so I have my promised here please put it out on your social media and otherwise let your constitutions know that they can come to conway friday and saturday and and get free dental work if they need it thank you mister president thank you senator johnson any anyone else need to be recognized any questions anyone else seen on. I remember some we are a adjourned subject clearing in the desk will go to budget right now and then joint rules after budget and then we'll be back in this chamber twenty minutes after a budget adjourned tomorrow.