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Bills discussed (75)
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Status |
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HB1663
Act 708
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1663 Kelly1 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN PROCEDURES OF IM…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN PROCEDURES OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. | Kelly | Notification that HB1663 is now Act 708 |
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HB1753
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1753 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARK…”
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TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND THE … | Lundstrum | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1778
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1778 Sorvillo CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.”
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CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. | Sorvillo | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1469
Act 663
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1469 C. Fite1 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "FOSTER HOME" UNDER THE…”
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TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "FOSTER HOME" UNDER THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; AND … | C. Fite | Notification that HB1469 is now Act 663 |
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HB1666
Act 966
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1666 Brown TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION A…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING … | Brown | Notification that HB1666 is now Act 966 |
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HB1811
Act 1048
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1811 Maddox TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF ALL-TER…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. | Maddox | Notification that HB1811 is now Act 1048 |
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HB1837
Act 919
· 3 mentions in transcript, chapter
Matched: “Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1837.”
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TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS THAT ALLOW MORE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BAND TOGETHER … | McCollum | Notification that HB1837 is now Act 919 |
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HCR1016
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HCR1016 Fielding TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS…”
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TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. | Fielding | Approved by the Governor |
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HCR1017
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HCR1017 Jean TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS BOYS…”
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TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS BOYS SWIM TEAM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. | Jean | Approved by the Governor |
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HB1212
Act 592
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ures from the regular session of the 92nd General Assembly. House Bill 1212 is Act 592. House Bill 1267 is Act 593. House Bill 1310 is…”
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TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE FOR THE ARKANSAS MEDICAL MARIJUANA SPECIAL PRIVILEGE TAX ACT OF … | House | Notification that HB1212 is now Act 592 |
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HB1298
Act 948
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…etirement and social security programs to whom was referred House Bill 1298, House Bill 1333 and House Bill 1346. It's a big leap to re…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PAYABLE RATE OF AN ANNUAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT RECEIVED BY … | J. Mayberry | Notification that HB1298 is now Act 948 |
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HB1333
Act 950
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ial security programs to whom was referred House Bill 1298, House Bill 1333 and House Bill 1346. It's a big leap to report that we've h…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AND ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE TIER TWO … | Warren | Notification that HB1333 is now Act 950 |
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HB1346
Act 826
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…s to whom was referred House Bill 1298, House Bill 1333 and House Bill 1346. It's a big leap to report that we've had the same matter o…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT UNDER THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC … | Warren | Notification that HB1346 is now Act 826 |
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HB1382
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1382 Sorvillo MOTION TO EXPUNGE THE VOTE BY WHICH FAILED; TO EXE…”
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TO EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967 AND KEEP CONFIDENTIAL … | Sorvillo | Sine Die adjournment |
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HB1498
Act 832
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1498 Speaks TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHO…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL COMPUTER NETWORK. | Speaks | Notification that HB1498 is now Act 832 |
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HB1654
Act 606
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1654 is at 606. House Bill 1658 is at 607. House Bill 1679 is at…”
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TO CLARIFY THE LAW CONCERNING THE ENGINE FUELS AUTHORIZED TO BE TESTED BY THE STATE … | Jett | Notification that HB1654 is now Act 606 |
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HB1658
Act 607
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1654 is at 606. House Bill 1658 is at 607. House Bill 1679 is at 608. House Bill 1692 is at…”
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TO REQUIRE CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENCY FOR LICENSURE AS AN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN IN THE STATE … | Boyd | Notification that HB1658 is now Act 607 |
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HB1679
Act 608
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1654 is at 606. House Bill 1658 is at 607. House Bill 1679 is at 608. House Bill 1692 is at 609. House Bill 1730 is at…”
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CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ARREST WARRANT BY A JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE. | Gazaway | Notification that HB1679 is now Act 608 |
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HB1692
Act 609
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…606. House Bill 1658 is at 607. House Bill 1679 is at 608. House Bill 1692 is at 609. House Bill 1730 is at 610. House Bill 1720 is at…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A CITY ATTORNEY IN CERTAIN MAYOR-COUNCIL CITIES. | Cavenaugh | Notification that HB1692 is now Act 609 |
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HB1700
Act 1040
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1700 Wooten TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INFORMAN E…”
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TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INFORM AN EDUCATIONAL ENTITY TO WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL … | Wooten | Notification that HB1700 is now Act 1040 |
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HB1720
Act 611
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…608. House Bill 1692 is at 609. House Bill 1730 is at 610. House Bill 1720 is at 611. House Bill 1728 is at 612. House Bill 1729 is at…”
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CONCERNING CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR THEFT OF OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT AND PETROLEUM-RELATED PROPERTY; AND TO … | Jean | Notification that HB1720 is now Act 611 |
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HB1724
Act 850
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1724 M. Gray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT CONCERNING…”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT CONCERNING HOLDING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. | M. Gray | Notification that HB1724 is now Act 850 |
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HB1728
Act 612
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…609. House Bill 1730 is at 610. House Bill 1720 is at 611. House Bill 1728 is at 612. House Bill 1729 is at 613. House Bill 1791 is at…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE AWARD PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. | Love | Notification that HB1728 is now Act 612 |
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HB1729
Act 613
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…610. House Bill 1720 is at 611. House Bill 1728 is at 612. House Bill 1729 is at 613. House Bill 1791 is at 614. House Bill 1792 is at…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INTERLOCAL COOPERATION. | Love | Notification that HB1729 is now Act 613 |
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HB1730
Act 761
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…607. House Bill 1679 is at 608. House Bill 1692 is at 609. House Bill 1730 is at 610. House Bill 1720 is at 611. House Bill 1728 is at…”
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TO ALLOW AN AUTHORIZER TO TRANSFER AND ASSIGN A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S CHARTER UNDER THE … | G. Hodges | Notification that HB1730 is now Act 761 |
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HB1733
Act 969
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1733 Gazaway CONCERNING A THREAT TO COMMIT AN ACT OF MASS VIOLEN…”
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CONCERNING A THREAT TO COMMIT AN ACT OF MASS VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. | Gazaway | Notification that HB1733 is now Act 969 |
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HB1734
Act 905
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1734 Gazaway CONCERNING THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO A VIOLATION…”
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CONCERNING THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO A VIOLATION OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION. | Gazaway | Notification that HB1734 is now Act 905 |
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HB1752
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1752 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARK…”
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TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND THE … | Lundstrum | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1791
Act 614
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…611. House Bill 1728 is at 612. House Bill 1729 is at 613. House Bill 1791 is at 614. House Bill 1792 is at 615. House Bill 1836 is at…”
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CONCERNING THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. | Barker | Notification that HB1791 is now Act 614 |
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HB1792
Act 615
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…612. House Bill 1729 is at 613. House Bill 1791 is at 614. House Bill 1792 is at 615. House Bill 1836 is at 616. House Bill 1867 is at…”
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CONCERNING THE COMPETENCY OF A PERSON AWAITING EXECUTION FOR A CAPITAL OFFENSE. | Gazaway | Notification that HB1792 is now Act 615 |
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HB1821
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1821 Murdock TO PROVIDE FOR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES THAT AD…”
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TO PROVIDE FOR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES THAT ADDRESS THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES; TO PROVIDE FOR … | Murdock | Sine Die adjournment |
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HB1836
Act 616
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…613. House Bill 1791 is at 614. House Bill 1792 is at 615. House Bill 1836 is at 616. House Bill 1867 is at 617. Sincerely, Asa Hutchi…”
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TO ALLOW THE TREASURER OF STATE TO TRANSFER FUNDS BY DIRECT DEPOSIT. | B. Smith | Notification that HB1836 is now Act 616 |
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HB1847
Act 858
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1847 J. Mayberry TO REVISE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS REG…”
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TO REVISE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS REGARDING SITE SELECTION FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY … | J. Mayberry | Notification that HB1847 is now Act 858 |
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HB1851
Act 908
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1851 Bentley CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.”
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CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION. | Bentley | Notification that HB1851 is now Act 908 |
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HB1867
Act 617
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…614. House Bill 1792 is at 615. House Bill 1836 is at 616. House Bill 1867 is at 617. Sincerely, Asa Hutchinson.”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. | Dotson | Notification that HB1867 is now Act 617 |
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HB1886
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1886 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND C…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. | Lundstrum | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1901
Act 1026
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1901 F. Allen TO CREATE THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP.”
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TO CREATE THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP. | F. Allen | Notification that HB1901 is now Act 1026 |
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HB1904
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1904 Della Rosa TO CREATE A STUDY OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPA…”
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TO CREATE A STUDY OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING PROCESS. | Della Rosa | Sine Die adjournment |
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HB1908
Act 863
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1908 M. Gray TO CLARIFY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR A TAX PAY…”
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TO CLARIFY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR A TAXPAYER TO FILE AN AMENDED TAX RETURN; … | M. Gray | Notification that HB1908 is now Act 863 |
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HB1910
Act 864
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1910 M. Gray TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS UNDER T…”
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TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT TO BE PUBLISHED … | M. Gray | Notification that HB1910 is now Act 864 |
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HB1911
Act 1027
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1911 M. Gray TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT OF 1929 CONCERNING WHO…”
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TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT OF 1929 CONCERNING WHO SHALL BE TREATED AS THE … | M. Gray | Notification that HB1911 is now Act 1027 |
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HB1913
Act 1059
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1913 Bentley TO AMEND THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT; AND…”
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TO AMEND THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT; AND TO SPECIFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG-TERM … | Bentley | Notification that HB1913 is now Act 1059 |
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HB1922
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1922 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR AN…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR ANNEXATION INTO AN ADJOINING MUNICIPALITY. | Lundstrum | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1931
Act 866
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1931 M. Gray TO AMEND PROCUREMENT LAWS TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS WIT…”
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TO AMEND PROCUREMENT LAWS TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS WITH A BUSINESS THAT IS SUBJECT TO A … | M. Gray | Notification that HB1931 is now Act 866 |
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HB1936
Act 926
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1936 Burch TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS MEDAL OF HONOR COMMISSION; AND…”
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TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS MEDAL OF HONOR COMMISSION; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL … | Burch | Notification that HB1936 is now Act 926 |
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HB1937
Act 868
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1937 Dalby CONCERNING THE TRANSITION FROM LOCAL DISTRICT COURTS…”
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CONCERNING THE TRANSITION FROM LOCAL DISTRICT COURTS TO STATE DISTRICT COURTS. | Dalby | Notification that HB1937 is now Act 868 |
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HB1941
Act 982
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1941 Slape CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S INDUSTRY DI…”
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CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S INDUSTRY DIVISION. | Slape | Notification that HB1941 is now Act 982 |
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HB1943
Act 1030
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1943 Cavenaugh TO AMEND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT;…”
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TO AMEND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT; AND TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL INFORMATION" … | Cavenaugh | Notification that HB1943 is now Act 1030 |
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HB1944
Act 1061
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…munications and information technology to whom was referred House Bill 1944.”
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CONCERNING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. | S. Meeks | Notification that HB1944 is now Act 1061 |
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HB1945
Act 869
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1945 Holcomb TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRAT…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS … | Holcomb | Notification that HB1945 is now Act 869 |
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HB1950
Act 1062
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1950 Glover TO ESTABLISH JOHN H. JOHNSON DAY AS A MEMORIAL DAY.”
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TO ESTABLISH JOHN H. JOHNSON DAY AS A MEMORIAL DAY. | Glover | Notification that HB1950 is now Act 1062 |
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HB1953
Act 870
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1953 M. Gray TO ADOPT RECENT CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE COD…”
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TO ADOPT RECENT CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. | M. Gray | Notification that HB1953 is now Act 870 |
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HB1954
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1954 M. Gray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT.”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT. | M. Gray | Sine Die adjournment |
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HR1068
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HR1068 J. Mayberry TO DECLARE JUNE 2, 2019, AS "PEDIATRIC STROKE A…”
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TO DECLARE JUNE 2, 2019, AS "PEDIATRIC STROKE AWARENESS DAY". | J. Mayberry | READ AND ADOPTED. |
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SB184
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB184 G. Stubblefield(Gonzales) TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF CERTIF…”
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TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS BY REMOVING SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS. | G. Stubblefield | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB240
Act 988
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB240 D. Wallace(Warren) CONCERNING THE REEMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN R…”
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CONCERNING THE REEMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT … | D. Wallace | Notification that SB240 is now Act 988 |
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SB278
Act 801
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB278 G. Stubblefield(Hawks) TO AMEND LAWS CONCERNING ABORTION FA…”
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TO AMEND LAWS CONCERNING ABORTION FACILITIES AND ABORTION REPORTING; TO AMEND THE BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION … | G. Stubblefield | Notification that SB278 is now Act 801 |
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SB342
Act 805
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB342 J. Cooper(Lundstrum) TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE CONTR…”
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TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD; AND TO AMEND THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS … | J. Cooper | Notification that SB342 is now Act 805 |
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SB374
Act 807
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB374 Rapert (Gazaway) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PENALTIES RELA…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PENALTIES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTION WARRANTS EXECUTED BY THE ARKANSAS … | Rapert | Notification that SB374 is now Act 807 |
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SB397
Act 729
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB397 D. Wallace(Brown) TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIFETIME HUNTI…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES FOR A RESIDENT DISABLED VETERAN; … | D. Wallace | Notification that SB397 is now Act 729 |
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SB441
Act 928
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB441 Bledsoe(Lundstrum) TO ADD RESTRICTIONS REGARDING ADVERTISIN…”
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TO ADD RESTRICTIONS REGARDING ADVERTISING OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND USE OF CERTAIN SYMBOLS. | Bledsoe | Notification that SB441 is now Act 928 |
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SB455
Act 883
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB455 T. Garner(Cavenaugh) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CATASTROPH…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC LEAVE FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. | T. Garner | Notification that SB455 is now Act 883 |
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SB457
Act 884
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB457 B. Ballinger(Payton) TO REGULATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF REAL…”
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TO REGULATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE … | B. Ballinger | Notification that SB457 is now Act 884 |
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SB479
Act 733
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB479 B. Sample(Lynch) TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A…”
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TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A TITLE FOR A WATERCRAFT; AND TO CREATE … | B. Sample | Notification that SB479 is now Act 733 |
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SB480
Act 734
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB480 Irvin(Lowery) TO ESTABLISH THE HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING SIMPL…”
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TO ESTABLISH THE HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING SIMPLIFICATION ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES BY A HEALTHCARE … | Irvin | Notification that SB480 is now Act 734 |
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SB492
Act 812
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB492 T. Garner Barker) TO PROMOTE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM; TO ES…”
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TO PROMOTE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM; TO ESTABLISH AREAS OF A CITY OR TOWN THAT HIGHLIGHT … | T. Garner | Notification that SB492 is now Act 812 |
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SB534
Act 738
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB534 B. Johnson(Christiansen) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISTRA…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING TO COMPLY WITH DISTRACTED DRIVING REQUIREMENTS UNDER FEDERAL … | B. Johnson | Notification that SB534 is now Act 738 |
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SB557
Act 818
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB557 Teague(Watson) TO DESIGNATE WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, AS THE BI…”
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TO DESIGNATE WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOWIE KNIFE, ARKANSAS HERITAGE SITE. | Teague | Notification that SB557 is now Act 818 |
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SB575
Act 743
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB575 Flippo(Eubanks) CONCERNING THE FINES, FEES, AND COSTS THAT…”
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CONCERNING THE FINES, FEES, AND COSTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. | Flippo | Notification that SB575 is now Act 743 |
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SB582
Act 772
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB582 B. Johnson(Richmond) TO PROVIDE A SALES AND USE TAX REFUND…”
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TO PROVIDE A SALES AND USE TAX REFUND FOR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED TO MODIFY, … | B. Johnson | Notification that SB582 is now Act 772 |
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SB583
Act 773
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB583 J. Cooper(Dotson) TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTIN…”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN DEBIT CARD AND CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. | J. Cooper | Notification that SB583 is now Act 773 |
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SB584
Act 774
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB584 J. Dismang(M. Hodges) TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE…”
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TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE SPACE ON INCOME TAX FORMS … | J. Dismang | Notification that SB584 is now Act 774 |
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SB615
Act 777
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB615 G. Leding(D. Ferguson) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE APPL…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER REGULATION ACT TO … | G. Leding | Notification that SB615 is now Act 777 |
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SB85
Act 985
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB85 A. Clark(Burch) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SERVICE OF A PE…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SERVICE OF A PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS. | A. Clark | Notification that SB85 is now Act 985 |
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SJR15
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SJR15 A. Clark(Dotson) THE ARKANSAS TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT.”
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THE ARKANSAS TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT. | A. Clark | Reviewed by the Governor |
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I invite the members, staff, press, and guests in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by the House Chaplain, Dr. Rex Horn, retired pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock, and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led
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by Representative Lane Jean. Friends, let's pray together, please. Father, we
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thank you for this day and this season of the year. We thank you, Lord, that you've given us life and strength and the ability to be in this place today.
We thank you, too, that we can enjoy the various seasons of our life and the seasons that we see as these men and women represent the citizens of Arkansas. I pray that as they begin to see toward the end of this session that you might bless them with continued strength and good minds. lord that you might help them to do the best that they can and to conclude the session realizing that whether all things went as they may have hoped or believed was correct that they gave their individual best and
collectively we pray that what is done will be good for our state and for our citizens lord we pray for the families of these the various needs that are always represented in a group of this size and be with them and bless them bless the speaker All those who serve today, in Jesus' name, amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Members, please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk.
With 99 members present, the chair sees a quorum. Are there any requests for leave? Representative Fielding, for what purpose? Leave. You're recognized. Representative Wooten. Is leave granted for Representative Wooten? Representative Frederick Love moves we dispense with the reading of the previous day's journal. Without objection, so ordered. Are there reports from select committees? Read the reports, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Speaker, we are committee
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on advanced communications and information technology to whom was referred House Bill 1944.
Big leave to report that we've had the same under consideration and here with the turn the same with the recommendation do pass. Respectfully submitted, David Whitaker, vice chair. Mr. Speaker, we are committee on joint committee on joint committee on public retirement and social security programs to whom was referred House Bill 1298, House Bill 1333 and House Bill 1346. It's a big leap to report that we've had the same matter of consideration. And here we're going to turn the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted. Les Warren, Chair. Are there reports from standing committees?
Is there any unfinished business? Are there any executive communications? A letter from the Governor, Mr. Clerk. March 29,
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2019, to the Speaker of the House. Dear Mr. Speaker, this is to inform you that on March 29, 2019, I approve the following measures from the regular session of the 92nd General Assembly. House Bill 1212 is Act 592. House Bill 1267 is Act 593. House Bill 1310 is Act 594. House Bill 1335 is Act 595. House Bill 1406 is Act 596. House Bill 1420 is Act 597. House Bill 1452 is Act 598. House Bill 1500 is Act 599. House Bill 1527 is Act 600. House Bill 1553 is Act 601. House Bill 1569 is Act 602. House Bill 1600 is Act 603. House Bill 1607 is Act 604. House Bill 1627 is Act 605.
House Bill 1654 is at 606. House Bill 1658 is at 607. House Bill 1679 is at 608. House Bill 1692 is at 609. House Bill 1730 is at 610. House Bill 1720 is at 611. House Bill 1728 is at 612. House Bill 1729 is at 613. House Bill 1791 is at 614. House Bill 1792 is at 615. House Bill 1836 is at 616. House Bill 1867 is at 617. Sincerely, Asa Hutchinson.
Mr. Clerk, please read House Concurrent Resolution 1016. House Concurrent
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Resolution 1016 by Representative Fielding to congratulate the Magnolia High School Panthers for their achievements. Representative Fielding,
you're recognized to explain the resolution. you, Mr.
Representative David Fielding
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Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I ask Representative Gene, will he come to the well? Let me also
note that the Speaker, Shepard, is also part of this district. We're going to allow him to continue to chair. Thank you. Listen, members, we have, I am so happy and wonderful to bring to you a resolution, y'all need to hear me now, a resolution recognizing the Magnolia
High School basketball team Panthers for winning the 4A state champ in High Springs. Those of you that couldn't attend, I'm sure you watched it on AETN, that's a plug for them, that I want to take you back to, there was an overtime with 3.3 seconds left in the game.
And Magnolia was up by two points. both coaches called the time out to try to strategize how they were going to accomplish this and I'm sure the coach from Mills had their plan and I figured they were going to throw it into that 6-8 forward that they had but what they didn't know that we had a freshman that was 6-2 down that with him and when that ball went in
that freshman, 6-2, blocked it, so made the Magnolia Panthers win the game and win the state champions. Mr. Speaker, will you ask the clerk to read the resolution in its entirety? Mr. Clerk, please read the resolution.
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Whereas the 2019 Magnolia High School Panthers boys basketball team claimed the Class 4A State Basketball Championship trophy after the Panthers defeated the Wilbur D. Mills High School Comets 78-76
in overtime at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas. And whereas the Panthers won their first state title since 1997 and their eighth overall. And whereas head coach Dianne Long was quoted as saying that the season was a dream come true and owed it all to these young men. And whereas the Panthers were led by freshman point guard Darian Ford who finished the game with 28 points, six rebounds, four assists, two blocks, which earned him the most valuable player honors. and whereas the Panthers were well-led and well-coached by head coach Dion Long.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 92nd General Assembly of the state of Arkansas, the Senate concurring therein, that the House of Representatives congratulate the members of the Magnolia High School Panthers boys' basketball team on winning the
2019 Class 4A State Basketball Championship. Without objection, Mr. Clerk, read House Concurrent
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Resolution 1017. House Concurrent Resolution 1017 by Representative Jean to congratulate the Magnolia High School Panthers boys swim team for their achievements.
Representative Jean, you're recognized to explain the resolution. Members, y'all need to thank us today because we're doing this where we just have to stand up once and clap, okay? So, Representative Fielding, I want a little on this, but this is a great accomplish for the city of Magnolia and public schools. Coach Dingman and the swim team has won their fourth state title. Just outstanding students on the basketball and swim team. Great character. We're proud of them in Magnolia, and we just want to honor them
today. And Ms. Speaker, you have the clerk read the resolution.
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Mr. Clerk, please read the resolution. Whereas the 2019 Magnolia High School Panthers boys swim team claimed the Class 1A through 4A state swimming and diving championship trophy on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at the Bentonville Aquatic Center in Bentonville, Arkansas. And whereas the Panthers entered the state tournament as underdogs and coach Kathleen Dingman considers 2019 a miracle season. And whereas the Panthers scored 246.5 points, surpassing second place Batesville, who scored 234 points. And whereas the Panthers were well-led and coached by Kathleen Dingman
and Gary Herron. And whereas each member of the Panthers swim team committed himself to excellence through hard work and practice. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 92nd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, the Senate concurring therein, that the House of Representatives congratulate the members of the Magnolia High School Panthers Boys Swim Team on winning the 2019 Class A through Class 1A through Class 4A State Swimming and
Diving Championship. Without objection, the question for the House
is the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 1016 and House Concurrent Resolution 1017. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The resolutions are adopted.
Warning hour is ended. Members, the doctor of the day is Dr. Beth Milligan of Little Rock, and the nurse of the day is Sherry Bernard. Our Arkansas State Troopers with us this week are Jeffrey Loveless of Troop E, Lincoln County, and Diego Arohu of Troop H, Logan County.
Representative Kelly recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1663. Mr. Clerk, please read Senate Amendment No. 1. Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1663. Representative Kelly, you're recognized to explain Amendment No.
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1. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this is a simple amendment that was made down on the Senate end. This bill passed March 18th of this year unanimously out of this House and went over to the Senate and passed unanimously with the amendment.
This amendment is just to exempt consolidated public utility districts that serve 30,000 or more residents because they are already regulated because of their size. Simple amendment. That's all I have, and I appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Kelly has explained the amendment. Would
anyone like to speak against the amendment? Would anyone like to speak for the amendment? Representative Kelly is closed for the amendment. The question for the House is concurrence with the Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1663. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 84 yeas, 0 nay, and 1 present, you have concurred in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1663. Representative Charlene Fite recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1469. Mr. Clerk, please read Senate Amendment No. 1. Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1469. Representative Fite, you're recognized to explain Amendment No.
Representative Lanny Fite
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1. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, we passed this several weeks ago, I believe unanimously,
and when it got to the Senate end, one of the senators asked for a few more definitions of exactly what a foster home is and to make clear that certain congregate care also qualifies under this bill. And that's what was added to this bill with some definitions. So with that, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Fiedt has explained the amendment. Would anyone like to
speak against the amendment? Would anyone like to speak for the amendment? Representative Fiedt is closed for the amendment.
The question for the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1469. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 88 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, you have concurred in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1469. Members, we also have with us today former representative Ken Henderson represent Maddox moves we
place House Bill 1811 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read amendment number one mr. clerk amendment number one to House Bill 1811. Representative Maddox you're recognized to explain your motion.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. So this bill has been on the schedule for some time as you've seen so I filed an amendment. I'm sending it back to committee make a good bill a little better and appreciate a good vote. Thank you.
Representative Maddox has explained the amendment. Would anyone like to speak
against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment? Representative Maddox is closed for the amendment. The question for the House is the adoption of amendment number one to House Bill 1811. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The amendment's adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1753. House
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Bill 1753 by Representative Lundstrom to amend the Minimum Wage Act of the state of Arkansas
and to amend the minimum wage resulting from Initiated Act 5 of 2018.
Representative Lindstrom, you're recognized to explain
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your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The long-awaited one of two. I even thought of coming up with a great April Fool's joke and going, not today. But this is House Bill 1753. Not long after the minimum wage bill passed, I started hearing comments and concerns, just like you did.
And just like all good intentions, things happen. This specific bill, 1753, impacts teens. And why do you think this is important? First of all, imagine back to your very first job. Mine was mopping the floors and waiting tables at the Western Sizzlin'. It was quite an adventure. This bill impacts 16-, 17-, and 18-year-olds only. The bill has been changed. We have one line to strike through. If it gets to the Senate side, we'll do that. Why is this important?
Because when you're 16, you deserve a chance at that first-time job, and you're not going to get that when the wage goes up to $10 and $11. Right now, the wage is $9.25. We've sealed that door shut, locked the door, and put concrete in front of it. We're not going back. The people spoke. They also didn't have a second and third button to push that said, don't hurt my teens. Give them an opportunity. This bill does. It also strikes some very important language, and I think it's important that we talk about
that. I don't know if you know this, but in the law right now, there's a sub-minimum wage for teenagers. Did you know you can pay a teen $7.86 an hour? That's not right. We want kids out there working. Also in this bill, we strike the part where a teen has to go get verification of enrollment, their employer has to verify it, they have to get a notarized copy, then they can only work 20 hours a week during the school year and 40 hours a week in the summer.
The employer has to keep up with all that. That's ridiculous. Under this plan, a kid actually gets a job and they'll actually make more money. At $9.25, under this, they'll actually make $1,300 more an hour instead of the sub-minimum wage nonsense. I want those kids to have an opportunity and have a job. At $9.25, they'll be competitive. When the minimum wage goes up and there's an opportunity to hire a kid at $9.25 an hour
or at $11 an hour, that kid's got a shot at getting that first-time job. with that I would appreciate a
good vote. Representative Gates for what purpose? Question. You're recognized.
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There's been talk that the attempt to move the minimum wage any because the people spoke in the same bill that people voted on to change the minimum wage did they not did the drafters of that legislation or that bill also include in there that if there's
unintended consequences and this this body could amend that simply because things could come up at a later time is that not also what the people voted
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on actually the Constitution gives us that option the Constitution allows this body to mitigate unintended consequences that's what we're here for as representatives to handle those unintended consequences the Constitution gives us that opportunity to handle those issues Representative Lindstrom has explained the bill.
Would anyone like to speak against the
bill? Would anyone? Representative Walker, you're recognized to speak against the bill.
Representative John W. Walker
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Mr. Speaker, colleagues, this matter was submitted to the voters of this state. They overwhelmingly passed the bill to raise the minimum wage. They did not make
the exception that is being proposed. The voters, in effect, repealed all contrary legislation. any legislation relied upon for attendant or special circumstances is not the law of the state. So there is what's known as a blank piece of paper now on
which the minimum wage is set. In terms of unintended consequences, unintended consequences are evident in many are much many of the acts that we pass we cannot relate to all unintended consequences but we do know this the voters of the state had an opportunity to consider Miss Lundstrom's position it
had the opportunity to argue it and it was indeed argued by the people who were opposed to the minimum wage bill largely the state chamber and other persons who were opposed to it because they have had their opportunity they now want to change it I have inquired do you have a legitimate basis for changing this law other than your belief that there were unintended consequences
and your belief that nonprofits and the others want this changed and I asked if there is any objective evidence or any way of getting any evidence at all to support the position that we ought to do this by two-thirds vote and there is no other there's no answer other than that it's in my head. Well all of us have ideas about what's in our head and if I were to look at all of you I would say
that I see 100 people who are absolutely fair and non-discriminatory and committed to equality. What's in my head has to be dealt with on the basis of what the law is that we have before us. The law comes from the people, it was presented to the people, and we passed that law to treat all people equally with respect to the
minimum wage. We should not be called upon now to overrule the will of the people, especially since we are not dealing with any protected class of people. 16, 17, and 18 year olds are not a protected class when it comes to employment opportunity. So there's nobody here who's entitled to special privilege. So under the circumstances, the law as it was voted upon by the people of the state must be implemented. The reasons submitted for changing it
are superfluous, not documented, and not capable of being objectively determined. We are a body that's supposed to act on information rather than what's in our heads. So I ask that you all do your duty. Uphold the will of
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the people of the state of Arkansas. Thank you. Representative Walker
has spoken against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Would anyone I would like to speak against the bill.
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Sen. Vlundström, you are recognized to close for the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, we are here to represent. Ballot initiatives and bills, or ballot initiatives themselves, have been altered to deal with unintended consequences over a hundred times.
It's not something unusual that we do. We come to this chamber to represent and to deal with unintended consequences. Representative Walker talked about special privileges. Our kids are special. They deserve opportunities. Any time you can look at the wage issue, every time the wages have been raised, kids have been squeezed out of opportunities. And it's wrong to let these kids not have opportunities. They deserve to have a job, and they deserve to have those first-time jobs.
$9.25 is a great starting wage. Those kids deserve to have a shot. The people of Arkansas only had one button to push. We're the last button to push for those kids, and we're giving them a shot at a first-time job. I have every confidence once they get a job, they will prove themselves worthy of every single raise that they will earn and with that I would appreciate a good vote.
Representative Lindstrom has closed for the bill. The question for the House is
the passage of House Bill 1753. Prepare the machine Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr. Clerk. I vote of 34 yeas, 42 nays and 10 present. The bill has failed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1778.
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House Bill 1778 by Representative Servillo concerning the offense of cruelty to animals.
We'll pass over House Bill 1778. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1666. House Bill
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1666 by Representative Brown to amend the law concerning election administration and procedures and to amend the law concerning dual office
holding. Representative Brown, you're recognized to explain the bill. We'll pass over House Bill 1666.
Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1837.
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House Bill 1837 by Representative McCollum to expand access to association health plans that allow more small businesses to band together to purchase insurance. Representative McCollum,
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you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. So the reason we have this bill here today, if we go back to 2017, the Trump administration requested a new rule via an executive order, and then in 2018, the Department of Labor followed
through and expanded access to the association health plans with this new rule that'll make it easier for groups of people, small business, entrepreneurs to get together with their families and buy group health coverage. So these AHPs, association health plans, they're going to allow small businesses and entrepreneurs to band together with other businesses to purchase insurance, essentially at the same bargaining power of a larger company.
Insurance department is on board with this bill. We worked through a few amendments during committee to get them on board. They actually showed me that they were working on some rules of implementing this change already and so this bill, just to clarify, does not slow that down at all. It just helps provide some clarity with our intentions on what we want to do in terms of adopting the new flexibilities that are available. NFIB, as you guys know, they have about 3,900 small business members in Arkansas, and they
are very supportive of this bill. And with that, guys, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative
McCollum has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative McCollum is closed for the bill. The question for the House is the passage of House Bill 1837. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted?
Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 92 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please
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read House Bill 1901. House Bill 1901 by Representative Allen to create the
Academic Support Scholarship. Representative Allen, you're
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Academic Support Scholarship, actually, this was on the agenda on Friday,
Friday, but Grant Hodges and I called a typo in the bill. And basically what the bill is designed to do is to help reduce remediation, help increase college graduation. The money will be used for tutoring, educational support, and technical support. And the money is a $250 one-time academic support scholarship. The monies will come from any monies that are left
over from the Lottery Commission. If no money is left over then no scholarships will be awarded. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Allen has explained the
bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Allen is closed for the bill. The question for the House is the passage of House Bill 1901. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast
up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 84 yeas, 2 nays, and 1 present, the bill is passed. Members, we now have with us the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Beth Milligan of Little Rock and the Nurse of the Day, Sherry Barnard. Mr. Clerk, please read
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House Bill 1937. House Bill 1937 by Representative Dahlby concerning the transition from local district courts
Representative Carol Dalby
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to state district courts. Representative Dahlby, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is another one of those bills transitioning district courts to state courts in clebron stone monroe and arkansas counties they were to transition in 2021 and this is to move that transition to 2025 so i'd appreciate a good vote representative dalby has explained the bill would
anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the bill represent dalby is closed for the bill the question for
the house is the passage of house bill 1937 prepare the machine mr clerk has everyone voted cast up the ballot mr clerk by vote of 94 yeas zero nay and zero present the bill is passed mr clerk please read house bill
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1945. house bill 1945 by representative holcomb to amend the law concerning motor vehicle registration and licensing and to amend the Arkansas Online
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Insurance Verification System Act. Representative Holcomb, you're recognized to explain the bill. Okay, thank you Mr. Speaker, colleagues. In 2018, the state police alone wrote about 22,000 citations for no proof of insurance or nowhere insurance. Other agencies were about 24,000. Last session in the General Assembly, we adopted the Online Insurance Verification System
Act. When up and running in Arkansas, the system will ensure that motor vehicle insurance covers is reported in a real-time online system from insurance companies directly to the state and accessible by law enforcement. Police officers stopping motorists on Arkansas roads will have access to the system. Motorists will no longer need to keep their insurance coverage intact. Motorists will need to keep their insurance coverage intact at all times. No longer will
motors be able to buy coverage for a month and then cancel it and still have an insurance card that says they have insurance for six months. And when a state trooper or a law enforcement officer is out there at night, he has no way to prove any different. With this policy, he will have that online real-time proof of insurance. So there won't be any scam in the insurance the way we're supposed to do. The state has been studying the best way to implement this system for two years. Many other states have implemented a similar system. A RFP concerning the prospective
system was issued by DF&A and was answered by potential contractors. There is an advisory committee which has been monitoring the implementation of the plan for the new system and which noted changes to our code needed to be made to have the system up and running. Insurance companies, local police agencies, the state police, members and representatives of the court system and DF&A in the insurance department and others made up this advisory committee.
This bill will amend last session's act with the technical changes including the implementation date with changes to the act regarding actual implementation. It will address fees and fines which are in existence now, but will need to change when the new system takes place. It makes the police chiefs and EMS system whole once the new system is in place because the current system fees will be changed and money slung to them will be changed. It pays for the implementation of the system by utilizing already in existence insurance policy fees paid to the insurance department by insurance.
This is an agreed-upon bill by all parties involved, the implementation of the online system, the executive branch, and all the parties affected by this fee and distribution. I'll try to answer any questions if you have any. Representative Flowers,
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what purpose? Question, just a quick one. You're recognized. Would the system operate in a way that if someone who was on a monthly pay plan, for example, and missed a few days,
like would the system ensure that that person wouldn't be kicked out for
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that grace period? I think the, well, I'm positive that there's a 10-day grace period for insurance companies. If you don't pay within 10 days, I'm positive that you've got that grace period before they would go in and your insurance would be canceled. Follow up. You recognize me. Just a point
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of clarification, I think, and it would be something for, I guess, me to follow up on,
but I believe it's 30 days. But I'm in support. I just wanted to make
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sure that that's something that's considered. Yes. This will just show real-time insurance, rather than just it'll go straight from the insurance companies straight to our police officers. They'll have that on hand. It's something we've been needing for years, and probably every one of you here have a rider on your insurance plan for uninsured motors. If you don't, you better have, because it's going to cost you if you don't.
Anyway, if you have no more questions, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Holcomb has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Holcomb is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1945. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted?
Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 93 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the
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bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1498. House Bill
1498 by Representative Speaks
to amend the law concerning the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. Representative Speaks, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair. This bill, 1498, is a Department of Education bill. We are amending the statewide computer network, Arkansas Code 611-124A, concerning the definition of Arkansas Public School Computer Network Incorporation and its required financial management system applications is amended to read as follows.
Arkansas Public School Computer Network, or ABSCAN, means the Department of Education Computer Network System for public school districts reporting of financial management data and student management data to the Department of Education, such as the budget, preparation, fixed assets, attendance, discipline, and so forth.
I'll be happy to take any questions. Seeing none, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Speaks has
explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Speaks is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1498. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. As everyone voted, cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk.
By a vote of 92 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please
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read House Bill 1847. House Bill 1847 by Representative Mayberry to revise design and construction standards regarding site selection for a public school district facility to include a traffic impact analysis. Representative Mayberry,
you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you,
Representative Julie Mayberry
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Mr. Speaker. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that's what this bill is. It doesn't always just refer to medical issues.
It actually can refer to our highways and to our school system, right? Sitting in the Transportation Committee four years ago, I kept hearing our Transportation Director, Scott Bennett, mention that one of the problems our Highway Department might have is that a brand new school would be built, and after it's built, the school district comes to the highway department and says, we have traffic problems, and can you fix these problems? Well, why wasn't that talked about before the school was built? And maybe if the highway department
was involved in the very beginning and after the site selection was there, if they had that information. They could plan. Maybe it needs a turn lane. Maybe there needs to be a traffic light, whatever it needs to be. And so that's what this bill is doing. The highway department worked with the Arkansas Department of Education on this bill to make sure that we had the language correctly. The highway department, this is their bill. They also reached out to AAEA. AAEA, the Superintendent's Association, is in support of this bill. They did ask us to make a small amendment
to allow school districts the opportunity to partner with the Highway Department. They do not have to with this bill, but they can, which is going to give them lots of flexibility. I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Mayberry has explained the bill. Would anyone like
to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Mayberry is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1847. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
As everyone voted, cast off the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 83 yeas, 5 nays, and 1 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1700. We'll pass over House Bill 1700. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1851. Bill
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1851 by Representative Bentley concerning the issuance of an order of protection.
Representative Bentley, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Mary Bentley
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Thank you, Speaker. Colleagues, I wish I hadn't become an expert on order protections, but in the past couple of years, I've had to become an expert on those. So I'm really bringing to you a bill today that merely takes the Arkansas code, has it matched the federal code exactly so that the local law enforcement can enforce this bill and not have to wait on federal law enforcement to do so. Pure and simple. I've had the AG's office go over
this. I've had the judicial council go over it and that's all I'm trying to do and I'd be happy to take
any questions from any of you. If not, I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you.
Representative Bentley has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Bentley is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1851 prepare the machine Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the
ballot Mr. Clerk by vote of 92 yeas 1 nay and 0 present the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk please read House Bill 1733.
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House Bill 1733 by Representative Gassaway concerning a threat to commit an act of mass violence on
school property. Representative Gassaway, you're recognized
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to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues. This bill will create a new criminal offense under our criminal code in the terroristic threatening statutes or near the terroristic threatening statutes
for threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property. That includes threatening to cause physical injury or death to two or more people and doing so in such a way that places a person or group of persons in a position to reasonably fear for their safety. Many of you may have heard we had a school shooting in Arkansas this very morning. And there's no place that's more sacred than our schools, and so we need a specific statute that criminalizes it appropriately. And so with that, I'm happy to answer any questions.
Seeing none, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Meeks. Question. Representative Gasway has left the well. Representative Gasway has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? President Gasway is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1733. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast the ballot, Mr. Clerk.
By a vote of 87 yeas, 4 nays and 0 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill
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1734. House Bill 1734 by Representative Gassaway, concerning the affirmative defenses to a violation of an order of
Representative Jimmy Gazaway
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protection. Representative Gassaway, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues. This creates two common sense exceptions to the criminal offense for a violation of an order of protection. These are just affirmative defenses. It doesn't mean that a person can't be charged for it. It just means that if they are charged for it, they'll have the ability to raise these particular instances as defenses.
And those defenses would be if the person invited the defendant into a meeting at a location or took affirmative steps to communicate with the defendant with the promise that the petitioner would not report the defendant to law enforcement for violating the order. And then the second affirmative defense that it would create was if the petitioner themselves of their own accord and without any threat duress or coercion on the part of the defendant went to the residence or place of employment of the defendant. And so if the petitioner
puts themselves there and causes the person to violate the order the defendant in that case could raise again what I think is a common sense affirmative defense for violation of an order of protection. With that I'm happy to answer any questions.
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Representative Sullivan for what purpose? be recognized. I don't understand
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a lot of these too well, so help me explain why we need this. What's going on that makes us need this kind of
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regulation? Well, it's not, I wouldn't call it regulation. It's actually a defense that criminal defendants would be entitled to in the event they
were charged with a crime for violating an order of protection. This comes from 13 years of law practice of representing people who've been charged with violation of an order of protection when it wasn't their fault that they were really in violation. So, for example, someone has an order of protection against them. They're at their house, and they're minding their own business, and the person who asked for the order of protection shows up at their house uninvited, which technically puts them in violation, and then they end up going to jail. Well, they should be able to raise a defense to say,
hey, they just showed up at my house. I didn't invite them over here. I didn't coerce them. I didn't do anything to get them over here, yet they've showed up at my house and now I'm going to jail. So there needs to be a defense available for those folks or if the person who went out and requested this order of protection and you have to ask for those, so the person who went out and requested it and got it, then all of a sudden starts contacting the person who they got the order of protection against and they say, please meet me at the Walmart parking lot, for example. I promise you if you meet me at the Walmart parking lot, I won't call the police. And then the person shows up and police just
happen to show up and next thing you know they're in jail. Again, it doesn't mean they can't be arrested. It doesn't mean they can't be charged, but in the event that they are, they can raise this defense and say, no, I have a defense under these circumstances because they basically suckered me into it.
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Representative Bentley, for what purpose? You're recognized. I'm not
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a lawyer nor judge, but just a quick question. Can they not raise that now when they go before the judge? Can they bring evidence of this now? And can the judge not of on a court say I'm not going to
Representative Jimmy Gazaway
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charge you? I suppose that they can. I mean we
always I always have when I've represented someone who's had these types of issues sometimes the judge goes for it sometimes they don't but this will put it in the law that you actually have an affirmative defense for these circumstances and again it's just something that I've seen I'm sure most of the lawyers who practice any family law have seen time and time again in the courts so it just codifies it appreciate a good vote represent gasways
explain the bill would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the
bill some gasway is closed for the bill the question for the house is the passage of house bill 1734 prepare the machine mr. clerk everyone voted Cast of the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 87 yeas, two nays, and two present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please
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read House Bill 1724. House Bill 1724 by Representative Gray to amend the Arkansas Tax Procure Act concerning holding administrative hearings by electronic means.
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Representative Gray, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And these next several bills are package bills that DF&A brought that we're just getting out of committee last week. So this particular bill says that this is for administrative hearings, provides the same level of legal protection as provided as an in-person hearing or a hearing on written documents, including without limitation, adequate due process. So what they're essentially allowing is for a hearing to be held through video conference or telephone conference.
As long as the same protections are afforded, they can do it remotely. seeing no questions i'd appreciate a good vote thank you representative
gray has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill representative gray is closed for the bill the question for the house is the passage of house bill 1724 prepare the machine mr clerk has everyone voted
Cast of the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 97 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1908.
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House Bill 1908 by Representative Gray to clarify the statute of limitations for a taxpayer to file an amended tax return and to clarify the circumstances under which a taxpayer may
file an amended tax return. Representative Gray, you're recognized
Representative Michelle Gray
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to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This particular bill just clarifies what essentially is already in statute,
but makes it very clear that the limitation to file an amended return or seek a refund of overpayment is three years from the date the return was filed or two years from the time the tax was paid. So essentially, like I said, it was already in statute. They just wanted to change some language to make sure that it was very much understood. So with that, I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Gray has explained the
bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? would anyone like to speak for the bill representative gray is closed for the bill the question before the house is the passage of house bill 1908 prepare the machine mr clerk
has everyone voted cast about mr clerk by vote of 95 yeas one nay and zero present the bill is passed Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1910. House Bill
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1910 by Representative Gray to provide for certificates of indebtedness under the Arkansas Tax Procure Law and to be published on the official website maintained by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration. Representative Gray, you're recognized to explain
Representative Michelle Gray
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this bill, right now, currently liens or certificates of indebtedness are filed with the county,
and the information on the lien becomes a public record. I'm not touching any of that. we're still saying that stays in place, but this allows the FNA to publish those certificates of indebtedness or tax liens on their website. We did kind of say, are you going to publish one of the questions, are you going to publish this if there's a $5 lien? And their answer to that was essentially it's got to be a certain dollar amount before we'll even place a lien to begin with. So they'll just follow their normal policies and procedures on that. So are there any questions on this particular bill seeing none i'd appreciate a good vote thank you representative gray has explained the bill
would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the bill representative gray is closed for the bill the question for the house is the passage of house bill 1910 prepare Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 96, yay, 0, nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Representative Gray moves that we re-refer House Bill 1911 to committee.
That's a proper motion. Representative Gray, you're recognized to explain your motion. Thank
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you, Mr. Speaker. After this bill came out of committee, we realized that we had an issue with the bill, so I would just like a positive vote so that I can send this back to me committee for amendment. Thank
you Representative Gray has explained the motion. Would anyone like speak against the motion? Anyone like speak for the motion? Representative Gray is closed for the motion. The question for the house is the re-referral of House Bill 1911 to committee. All in favor say aye.
Any opposed? Motion is adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1931. House Bill 1931 by Representative Gray
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to amend procurement laws to prohibit contracts with a business that is subject to a business closure order under the Arkansas Tax Procure Law. Representative Gray, you're recognized to
Representative Michelle Gray
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explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So House Bill 1931 ensures that if a business has a contract with the state and is closed
by a business order, business closure order from DF&A, that state procurement will also be authorized, will be authorized to receive that information and to inform state agencies to stop buying from that closed vendor. So essentially, if they're not paying their sales tax or remitting their sales tax into the state and they issue this business closure order, they want to ensure that the state of Arkansas doesn't continue to buy products from them, essentially enabling them to continue to not pay their sales tax. So are there any questions on this bill?
Seeing none, I would appreciate a good vote.
Thank you. representative gray has explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the bill represent gray is closed for the bill the question for the house is the passage of house bill 1931 prepare the machine mr. clerk has everyone voted cast the ballot mr. clerk by vote of 94 yea, zero, nay, and zero present. The bill is passed.
One more. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1953.
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House Bill 1953 by Representative Gray to adopt recent changes to the Internal Revenue Code.
Representative Michelle Gray
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Representative Gray, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So House Bill 1953 provides updates to certain specific code provisions in law to match and conform with federal standards to lessen the complexity of filing for preparers and taxpayers. It requires that the General Assembly fix the rate and base of the tax, so this bill updates certain deductions and exemptions that exist at the federal level.
There are fewer provisions for conformity this year than normal. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the federal level restricted or eliminated many provisions that if Arkansas mirrored would raise taxes on Arkansans. There is some revenue gain for this bill, but it is modest. Now these are DF&A's words I'm reading off of here. It's about $1.5 million average over three years is what the expected fiscal impacts will be. There are a lot of different items in this bill that will conform to federal standards and the annual revenue impact, such as, and I could go through
all of these, but it's a fairly exhaustive list, discharge of debt, subchapter S re-adoption, corporate organization rules, charitable contributions, business deductions, travel and entertainment deductions. So as you can see what we're doing is essentially just matching the changes that were done on the federal level. Are there any questions? Seeing none, I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Gray has explained the
bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Gray is closed for the
bill the question for the house is the passage of house bill 1953 prepare the machine mr. clerk has everyone voted cast of the ballot mr. clerk by vote of 92 yeas 0 nay and 1 present the bill is passed mr. clerk please read house bill
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1904 house bill 1904 by representative de la rosa to create a study of public notice and participation in the environmental permitting process.
Representative De La Rosa, you're recognized to
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explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House Bill 1904 is actually just kind of a slight step up from your typical ISP where I'm asking a committee to look into something. What happened was a quarry came in next door to my district, and the public wasn't notified. And obviously, they're very affected by blasting and rock crushing and all those sorts of things. So my original bill was going to be to insert requirements for public notice into that process.
But as I started working on that, I found out our entire public notice is very inconsistent. In fact, quarries aren't even following, they're not even under the same statute as other industries. They have their own statute. So we have all of these different agencies issuing different types of permits and notices and all this kind of stuff going on, and there's really no consistency between what an electric company has to do versus what a farmer has to do versus what a quarry has to do.
Some, I think, are having to give a little bit too much notice, and it's onerous, and some, I think, are sliding through and the people aren't getting any notice at all whatsoever. So all this bill seeks to do is it asks the public health committees to gather the information from all of these different sources, all of these different agencies, and lay out who we notify, when we notify, and how we notify so that when we come in for the next session, we can make a logical, reasonable, informed decision if we want to make any changes to the law. I didn't want to mess it up at this point in time, but I thought that the legislature needed this information because it's a big mess right now.
So that's it, and it got a unanimous vote out of the Public Health Committee, which is the one that's going to be gathering the information. So take any questions. Appreciate a good vote. Representative De La Rosa
has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative De La Rosa is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1904. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
As everyone voted, cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 87 yeas, two nays, and four present, the bill is passed. Members, we have with us Rich Lawrence with the Walton School of Business, who is a guest of Representatives McCollum and Garner, and I believe he's in the West Gallery.
Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill
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1913. House Bill 1913 by Representative Bentley to amend the Long-Term Care Aid Training Act and to specify certain requirements for the Long-Term Aid Training Program. Representative Bentley,
you recognize. Explain the bill. Thank
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you Speaker. Colleagues, today I bring you a bill that was started 10 years ago, Frank Grohl's wife,
Barbara Grohl's. We brought this bill forward to make sure that nurses' aides that work in the nursing home and long-term care facilities were trained about Alzheimer's and dementia. I know we brought the Alzheimer's folks here into committee, and we had all of us stand to those in our families that have been affected by Alzheimer's. Just about everybody in the audience stood up. Years ago, we didn't have that many patients, but now in the nursing home, we have lots Alzheimer's patients, dementia patients, stroke patients, patients that you have got to be instructed clearly on this disease because one minute you can talk to this person, they'll be fine and happy and talking to you. The next minute they
can have you on the floor and pinned. I mean it's that serious. So we have a stroke patient. We've got to be sure that patient swallows the food and they're not choking. So we passed this bill to make sure that people are trained appropriately. All the certified nurses aides that we have, 90% of them are working in the nursing home and the long-term care facilities where these patients are. So it's very important that they get the training of that disease so they can give appropriate care and take care of our patients. We have a lot of folks that are starting out. This is kind of their bottom rung. We want a career ladder for these people to walk up, but it's very important
that that bottom rung is secure and solid and to get the proper training because if they don't get the proper training and they go to the nursing home and they're working and they don't know how to pick a patient up and move that patient, they drop that patient, the patient breaks a hip, she goes to the hospital, the patient dies, no longer can they be a nurse's aide. So their whole career ladder is shot because they were not properly trained. So just make sure the bill here has very simple things to make sure that the training that's done to these students is done by someone that's been in nursing home care or long-term care and knows the disease process, can give them
proper education. All we're doing in this bill is codifying the law of what we're already doing in practice. So with that, I'd be happy to take any questions. Thank you very
much. Representative Bentley, it's explained the bill, would anyone like to speak against the bill? Representative Douglas, you're recognized to speak against the
Representative Dan M. Douglas
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bill. Members, I hate to come down here and speak against my good friend's bill here.
And mainly because we're both on the same side of this issue, we want young people to to be able to get in the medical field and the career path in the medical field to where we have better trained and better skilled young people to fill a void in trained individuals we have out there. But this bill, I think, is problematic. And I'll give you an example. I'll tell you why.
Now, here about two years ago, I got a call from the Bentonville School District, pretty big school district, and they were wanting to start a CNA program to train our young people interested in going into the medical profession on a career path to where they could graduate high school with a certificate and the skills needed to go out and get a better job, okay? They said the biggest problem they were having, they had the students that wanted to take We have the people out there who want to hire them, but the problem they had was finding a qualified instructor.
Because here's what happens in reality. Whenever a nurse graduates from nursing school, they may go into the long-term care field, because there's a lot of openings. But then throughout their career, they move on. They go to the hospitals, they go to the clinics, and then as they get towards the end of their career, they might want to teach.
And they've had long-term care experience, they've had a lot of experience, but it was way back when. so trying to find a qualified instructor currently currently to be an instructor for CNAs you have to be a registered nurse and in your last five years of practice have one year of long-term care we cannot find enough instructors to do that and here's the thing
Is it the instructor that makes the difference, or is it the curriculum that is developed and taught in the class that makes the difference? You know, I think Representative Meeks could teach a class on astronomy. But to my knowledge, I don't think he's been to the moon. Okay? We do not need this. we need to solve the problem, putting more restrictions on finding qualified instructors
is not by restricting them, but it's by building better curriculum. And we need to work together. We need to work together with the long-term care people, with the nursing people, with our education system, career and technical education, and develop a program that we can give these young people a career path in the medical field. And I'm sorry, this doesn't do it.
Okay? Thank you. Representative Douglas has spoke against the bill. Would someone like to speak for the bill? Representative Gray, you're recognized to speak for the
Representative Michelle Gray
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bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know you guys are tired of me already today. So one thing I wanted to point out that I don't know that's been pointed out yet is, so CNAs were developed for nursing facilities. They weren't developed for hospitals, for clinics, for anybody else.
Federal regs are set up around nursing facilities. So the only facilities in the state that are required by both federal law and state law to have CNAs are nursing facilities and level two assisted living facilities. This is why that requirement's been in place in the state of Arkansas. and why they've been following that all these years is that you have to have at least one year of long-term care experience because that's the setting that CNAs are originally designed to go to. Do CNAs work in hospitals? Do they work in clinics? Do they work in personal care? Yes,
they do on occasion, but so do patient care techs. Patient care techs, you can hire a patient care tech the same as you can hire a CNA, and they don't have to have that long-term care experiences. So there are two different things. If you want to put more people in a hospital setting or a clinic setting, you can hire a personal care tech. One of the other things I also wanted to mention is the adult maltreatment registry. So there are lots of different ways you can get put on that adult maltreatment registry. And if you are in a nursing home or an assisted living facility and
you don't have the proper education, you are going to mess up. And it just takes one time. I'm 18 years old. I'm 19 years old. I've just graduated or just graduated high school. I'm now a CNA and I go to a long-term care facility, and I'm taking care of my dad. My dad passed away this past summer. He had an early onset advanced Alzheimer's, and just like Representative Bentley, although she's moved over here, what she alluded to is one minute you'll be fine, and the next minute you'll be pinned on the ground. That happened with my dad. The facility, we told them, you don't need
to put a small female alone with him. He's a very strong, active man. It happened one day, and he had her pinned to the ground choking her when they walked in and caught it. It is imperative, not just for the resident's sakes, but also for the safety of the CNAs that they have the proper training to understand dementia, to understand stroke patients, to understand the most complicated patients. You need that level of experience as an educator when you are teaching these students. So I feel that we need to continue this education piece and keep this program going just the way
it's going and if someone in a hospital setting or somewhere else needs more CNAs then they could hire patient care techs they could essentially provide the same services and don't have to have that level of education so I do plan to support this bill and I'm very proud that representative Bentley brought this before us so thank you representative
Gray spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill representative cloud you're I recognize the speaker before the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Representative Gray took a lot of my thunder, but just one other thing. On a personal note, you got to meet my dad last Monday, and he's in a long-term care facility because of some severe medical problems. And long-term care experience is invaluable in this situation. I've worked with a whole lot of nurses that are tremendous and great, but I wouldn't want them just to be thrust into a long-term care facility. They have to have specialized training in dealing with these type of patients, and the problems can be myriad, anywhere from feeding tubes to dressing changes and other things.
So long-term care experience is invaluable, both for the teacher and for those that end up in those facilities. I would appreciate a good vote thank you representative cloud has spoke for the bill would anyone
like to speak against the bill for the bill representative Bentley would you like to close for the bill I was fortunate to get to work in a
Representative Mary Bentley
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nursing home I was going through nursing school that's how I paid for nursing school and then when I got a nursing school I was the director of nursing
there so I know it's very important that we have qualified people here certified Certified nursing assistants work in the nursing home and assisted living. They're not going elsewhere. That's when we want them fully and completely trained. This bill, all it simply states is that the instructors have to have a year of training within the last five years to be able to work there to teach our certified nurses assistants. If we have problems at the high school, get the person from the nursing home to come in there and train them. I think there's actually an awesome way. Bring that same person into your high school. Let them train those kids. I'm all about a career ladder, but if we don't get that career ladder the first step right,
going to mess up these kids forever. So with that I would appreciate a
good vote. Thank you. Representative Bentley is closed for the bill. The question before the house is the passage of House Bill 1913. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. With nine yays, two nays, and one present. The bill is passed. Mr. Clerk read House Bill 1954. House
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Bill 1954 by Representative Gray to amend the Arkansas Health Care Consumer Act. Representative Gray you're
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you
Representative Michelle Gray
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Mr. Speaker and I thought I was done today. So what this bill does is, I believe it was two years ago, it was put into a statute that physicians, so when it comes to insurance companies and credentialing physicians so that they can get reimbursement for the work they do, credentialing was taking up to a year or longer in some cases.
So two years ago, it was put in statute, and I did not run that bill, but put in statute that physicians had to be credentialed within 60 days. So that's insurance companies, to the best of my knowledge, have been following that fairly well, but they've not been doing physician's assistance or nurse practitioners. So all I was attempting to do this session was clean that up and make it all provider types. So I've got those three provider types in there. It's not a scope of practice bill. I believe it came out of committee unanimously. We're just trying to make that playing field level so an insurance company's credential,
they credential all three types within 60 days. and that way these providers can get their reimbursements much faster as well to take any questions seeing none I'd appreciate a good vote thank you representative Gray has explained
the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill representative Gray is closed for the bill the question before the house is the passage of House bill 1954 prepare the machine mr. clerk
Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. 95 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. The bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1752. House Bill 1752 by
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Representative Lundstrom to amend the Minimum Wage Act of the State of Arkansas, to amend the Minimum Wage Act of the State of Arkansas resulting from Initiated Act 5 of 2018. Representative Lundstrom, you're
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, colleagues.
Representative Robin Lundstrum
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this is just the second one, and then we're done with the minimum wage. As you well know, the voters passed a minimum wage bill, but unfortunately there were some unintended consequences, and they impacted three specific groups. Our small business owners, and this bill addresses our small business owners under 25. And it also impacted our nonprofits, And this bill addresses those nonprofits that desperately need our help.
As you may have heard, we have some nonprofits in this state that have been directly impacted. This addresses those nonprofits under a million dollars. Our Boys and Girls Clubs, for example, are directly impacted, and they're looking at cutting hours, possibly next year. I want to talk about our small businesses. the NFIB and our chamber of converse look after our small businesses just like we do our small businesses are our heart of our downtown and our business corridors
our non-profits they're our souls there are battered women shelter our crisis shelters our churches and our child safety centers they're what make us human our Richardson centers our child pregnancy centers, our crisis pregnancy centers, our camps this summer. They need our help. And finally, I specifically addressed our fee for service right here in Arkansas. Our fee for service providers need our help, and they need it desperately. In fact, our own state
representative Murdoch, Representative Murdoch, has filed a very brave bill, which he addressed the minimum wage impact that's having on our fee for service providers. I know it's not often for another representative to call out a representative from the well like that, but I think it was very brave on his part to say that minimum wage had a direct impact, and he put together a bailout bill for those fee-for-service providers. That was pretty brave. Well, there's no bailout for Main Street, and there's no bailout for our nonprofits.
The bailout is right here, right now, and it's us. What this bill does is $9.25 is already the minimum wage. We're not going back. But when that wage increase goes up to $10 and $11, it just says $9.25 stays for our small businesses, our nonprofits, and our fee-for-service providers. We already have 46 members of this body that have co-sponsored that bill for Representative Murdoch. So we've already all acknowledged,
46 members of this body have acknowledged there's an issue. I'm asking us to join together and represent all the people, both the majority and the minority, that are impacted by the minimum wage increase. We need to come together and amend and give just a little bit of break for those small businesses, those nonprofits, and the fee-for-service providers. And with that, I'll take a few questions.
representative walker for what purpose uh question you recognize
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for a question before the bill was for 16 through 18s and this is 18 through 75s or 80s i guess is that correct yes sir so this bill affects everybody so sir would the with the does this in effect repeal the voters wishes for persons over 18 but under a hundred who still work that happen to work in a small
Representative Robin Lundstrum
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enterprise sir this affects three specific the bill is very tightly done small businesses under 25 people nonprofits under a million and our fee for service providers those are our disabilities many other very needed groups that need specific attention, and they need it now. They're holding on for dear life, and I'd like to read for you the specific groups. And it's a $12.5 million bailout that Representative
Murdoch has offered, and that's in another bill coming up. But these are our early intervention day treatments, our adult day treatment centers, personal care providers, attendant care and respite care, our substance abuse providers. These are the least of these that desperately at our attention and our care. $9.25 is the minimum wage. I'm not taking that back, and I'm not asking anybody to. The voters did speak for that, but we're here to provide unintended consequences.
That's what our job is. We do that with bills. We do that with ballot initiatives. That's our job to represent all the people, both the minority and the majority, and to offer solutions for unintended consequences. That's our job. I'm laying the solution before you. hopes that you will see that this is a solution that we can provide people of Arkansas and with that I would appreciate
a good vote. Representative Lundstrom has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill
Representative Blake you're recognized to speak speak against the bill
Representative Charles Blake
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just want to clarify one more time, the people's will were spoken in November. And they voted, even in Representative Lundstrom District, 65% of the people voted to increase this minimum wage. It was a gradual increase. It was $3 over three years.
We are sent here to make sure we are carrying out the will of our constituents and our people, and they've spoken here. So I would appreciate a vote against this bill. Let's continue to do the will of the people and not get here three or four months after they have spoken and change what they said they wanted. So please vote against this bill. Thank you. Representative
Blake has spoken against the bill. anyone like to speak for the bill? Against the bill? Representative Lundstrom, you recognize
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it. Close for your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are the checks and balances for the people of Arkansas. They put in the Constitution for this body to provide those checks and balances. That's us. With that, I would appreciate a good vote. Thank
you. Representative Lundstrom is closed for the bill the question before the house is the passage of house bill 1752 prepare the machine mr. clerk
so everyone voted cast up the ballot mr. clerk 29 yeas 45 nays and nine present the bill has failed Representative Murdoch moves that we place House Bill 1821 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read amendment number one Mr. Clerk.
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Amendment number one to House Bill 1821.
Representative Murdoch you recognize to explain the amendment.
Representative Reginald Murdock
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Thank you Mr. Speaker just a amendment to
deal with some sponsorship. Representative Murdoch's explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment for the amendment Rep. Murdoch is closed for the amendment. The question before the House is the adoption of Amendment No. 1, the House Bill 1821. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed nay. The amendment is adopted. Mr.
Clerk, please read House Bill 1922.
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House Bill 1922 by Representative Lundstrom to amend the law concerning the procedures for annexation into an adjoining municipality. Representative Lindstrom
you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank
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you Mr. Speaker. This bill simply allows cities and property owners to have a prenuptial agreement before they come together they'll know exactly what is going to be expected and exactly what is going to go on between the city and the
property owner and what the expectations are between the two. It actually shortens the time and it all comes in writing. It's a pretty straightforward bill. With that I would appreciate a
good vote. Representative Lundstrom has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Representative
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Penzo, you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank You Mr. Chairman. A few days ago I'd ran House Bill 1554 which
which shorten the time periods for annexation process. These changes that are in this were actually brought to me, and I declined making the amendments to my bill. This bill would move forward with those changes, and I'd like to explain why I was opposed to some of them. And it actually conflicts with the final period. As you all know, the final bill that goes through in code revision, the changes that are in that one supersede the changes in previous bills so
if my bill was to pass first this would undo a portion of my bill which set the 12-month period that the city is obligated to make improvements in as long as improvements are made within that period the city is still good as long as they continue to make progress I brought that 12-month period back to six months there was some disagreements in that but there's no reason a city can't make an effort to move forward and make those changes within a six-month period
that's one issue that I have with this bill another issue is it eliminates certain wording that I think should be left in code the specific municipal services or the property does not receive that's not it I'm sorry provide employment or additional employment has been struck I think that that should be left in there it leaves in maximize the use and value of the property but it
strikes provide employment and additional employment I think if my whole intent of doing this was it's a pro property rights bill it strengthens the ability of the landowner and this bill puts the ball in the municipalities court and takes takes strength away from a homeowner's ability to annex into an adjoining municipality so as a real estate agent I see this a lot it's very
hard to annex into another property, and I think this bill totally does things backwards and makes it more difficult to annex into another property, which could be the intent. The Municipal League had some wording they wanted to put into it. I don't like it. So having to file, not all cities have a mechanism for filing papers.
The cost of additional municipal services shall be the responsibility of the landowner or landowners to the extent required by the municipality's regulations for the development of land or the provisions of municipal services being requested. If someone's wanting to move in to an adjoining city, you can't get water, sewer in the municipality you're in you want to move into the adjoining city that can provide those services this says that you could be responsible for the cost of those services so now you're going to pay for
the services and then the city has the benefit of taxing you for those services that you've paid for that they should have provided for you to move into that city um let's see what else it also strikes resolution and motion and that it says that this has to be adopted by ordinance most municipalities you know we do things here we have bills and we have resolutions there's a certain degree most annexations are usually done by resolution so i have issue with that as well
it also strikes or any other offering by the municipality that will material affect a landowner's ability to develop, use, or expand the uses of the landowner's property. The whole reason behind most people annexing into an adjoining municipality is to increase the value of that property. If I can move from one city into another and they've got sewer, my land values just went through the roof. If my city can't provide me with sewer,
it gives me the ability to move into that adjoining municipality, increase my land value. And like I said, the biggest issue I have is, there's a lot of issues, but the biggest issue I have is this will undo the 12-month period that my previous bill that I ran did. So anyway, this is more complex than the language for the, this is already there. and as far as the annexation process I just think that this undoes a lot of
things it makes it more difficult for a landowner to de-annex and annex into a new municipality and I would appreciate a no vote on this thank you represent Penzo has spoken against the bill would anyone
like speak for the bill but anyone like speak against the bill representative Lundstrom you recognize to close for the bill um i wasn't
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aware there was a conflict in fact i even checked this morning with the municipal league to make sure there were no conflicts um i think this is a good argument
for actually why we need this bill we need to know ahead of time what the property owner is walking into and it needs to be in print ahead of time so the property owner knows exactly what they're asking for and it needs to be up front we need to have a shortened period of time mine actually ask for a municipality to make the substantial steps and the improvements within 90 days. The period is within six months, so I think that's important. It does need to be done by ordinance, not by resolution. It needs to be up front and in print.
I think both bills are useful and I would endorse both of them. So with that, I would expect there are hope for a good vote. I would ask for a good vote.
Thank you. President Lindstrom is closed for the bill. The question for the House is the passage of House Bill 1922. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Mr. Clerk?
A vote of 30 yeas, 19 nays, and 33 present. The bill has failed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1943. House
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Bill 1943 by Representative Kavanaugh to amend the Personal Information Protection Act and to revise the definition of personal information in the Personal Information Protection
Act. Representative Kavanaugh, you're recognized to explain
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a bill brought to me by the AG's office. They're just updating their Personal Information Protection Act to add some additional information that would be protected because
of differences in technology as they advanced it also says it has to be a thousand breach of a thousand persons information and they have 45 days to tell anybody about it once it's discovered and I would be glad to take any questions. Seeing none I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Kavanaugh has explained the bill would anyone like speak
against the bill? Would anyone like speak for the bill? Representative Kavanaugh is closed for the bill the question before the house is the passage of house bill 1943 prepare the machine mr. clerk
has everyone voted cast up the ballot mr. clerk by vote of 94 yeas zero nay and zero present the bill is passed mr. clerk please
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read house bill 1950 house bill 1950 by representative glover to establish john h johnson day as
a memorial day representative glover you're recognized
Representative Don Glover
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to explain the bill colleagues this is a bill to establish an act
this is an act to establish a john h johnson day as a memorial day to be celebrated on November the 1st of each year. This Memorial Day will not be, does not have a physical impact upon the state of Arkansas. John H. Johnson is widely regarded as one of the most influential, the most influential African-American publisher in the United States.
He was born in Arkansas City in DeShay County, a county in which I represent, a small town, and he lived there until he was eighth grade, where he left to go to college, to high school in Chicago, and then to college. In 1945, he launched the Ebony Magazine, which is the widely circulated African American publication and has been since it was founded.
Johnny Johnson also expanded his publishing to the Jet Magazine, which is a weekly publication, as well as to books and other businesses. Additionally, he has been very active for decades on boards, and members or trustees for a number of businesses, philanthropists,
and cultural organizations. And in 1996, President Bill Clinton awarded him the Freedom, the Presidential Medal of Freedom award uh ladies and gentlemen it is the intent of this legislature to designate november the first
as a memorial holiday representative birch for
what purpose you recognize thank you
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mr speaker representative glover should
Representative LeAnne Burch
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we be more inclined to vote for this because today's your birthday. Most definitely. Representative Hodges, for what purpose? Question. Recognize. Representative Glover, are you familiar with the beauty
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Jet Magazine? The who? Is that one of your favorite parts of the magazine, the beauty of the week? I'm going to get out
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of this world. Appreciate a good note. Representative Glover has
explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill?
Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Glover is closed for the bill. The question for the House is the passage of House Bill 1950. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. as everyone voted cast of the ballot mr. clerk by vote of 77 yeas 3 nays and 2 present the bill is passed mr. clerk please read House Bill 1936
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House Bill 1936 are represented a Birch to create the Arkansas Medal of Honor Commission
and to authorize the construction of additional plaques on the Arkansas Medal of Honor Memorial represent Birch you're
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recognized to explain the bill Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 1997, a commission was established to determine what that memorial was going to look like to honor the more than 30 Arkansans that had been awarded the Medal of Honor. It was de-established a couple of years after that wonderful and beautiful memorial went up in the southeast corner of the Capitol lawn. Well, we need another commission because we have another name that needs to go on it, and we need to establish what the plaques look like.
Back in October of last year, President Trump upgraded the Navy Cross of retired, get it right, because he's a Marine, Sergeant Major John Canley. He was from, or is from, near Eldorado, and he came into the Marines on his brother's birth certificate when he was just 15 years old. A true American hero in the Vietnam era. We want to honor him. He lives in California now. We want to have him come back. and we need this commission to be established so that we can get that memorial done correctly.
The intent is that it will be, the commission will be disestablished or, I don't know, defunct after we get some of the requirements right for adding another couple of names. I hope that you will join me in voting favorably for this bill, and I am more than happy to answer any questions. Seeing none, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Birch has explained the bill. Would anyone
like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Birch is closed for the bill.
The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1936. Prepare the message, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast a ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 93 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1941. House Bill
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1941 by Representative Slate concerning the Department of Corrections Industry Division. Representative Slate, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Keith Slape
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members of the Department of Corrections brought me this bill involving the division, the Industry Division of the ADC. Nineteen years ago, when they had developed this, there was a provision in there that excluded being able to sell furniture from the division of the industries. This bill would allow the Department of Corrections to expand its service options by its industry division to include post-release job placement support by doing the following.
Removing the prohibition of non-profits reselling items they purchased from the industry division. Removing the prohibition of individuals purchasing furniture from the industry division. Furniture is the only item that's restricted. Open up the individual purchase eligibility to retirees of the public offices, departments, institutions, school districts, and state agencies. This bill protects the private industry and ensures transparency of the purchase process by doing the following.
limiting the purchase of home furnishings to two hundred dollars per fiscal year expanding the items reported annually by the industry division to include the current stock price list requiring that the industry divisions annual report be made available on the ADC website following its review by the Board of Corrections the stock price list was also be publicly available the The Industry Division puts inmates to work in areas which replicate private industry.
Research has shown that inmates participating in similar programs around the country have below average recidivism rates. The operations of the Industry Division are funded entirely by the revenues that they generate. They receive no general revenue from the state. The projections by the Industry Administrator are that this proposal will initially increase annual revenues by two percent. I'm willing to take any questions. Seeing none, I ask
for a good vote. Representative Slape has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Slape is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1941. Prepare of the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 92 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bill is passed. Representative Servillo moves that
we expunge the vote by which House Bill 1382 failed to pass. That's a proper motion. Representative Sir Villo you're recognized to explain your motion represent McCollum you're recognized to explain the
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motion hey thanks so when we originally are the last time we voted on this bill I I thought I was given some pretty misleading information both verbally and in writing on this I was misled in regards to whether or not if an individual won the lottery if if the state would be able to see that in
terms of if this this individual needed to owe child support but anyways I would just ask that you give representative Servillo opportunity to run this again maybe some of y'all have new information on this and I know a lot of y'all would ask for the same thing with with any other other of your colleagues thanks represent love for what purpose representative McCollum has left the well represent
McCollum has explained the motion. Would anyone like to speak against the motion? Would anyone like to speak for the motion?
Representative McCollum is closed for the motion. The question before the House is the expungement of the vote by which House Bill 1382 failed to pass. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? No. The ayes have it. Mr. Clerk, please read Senate Joint
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Resolution 15. Senate Joint Resolution 15 by Representative Dotson, the Arkansas Term Limits Amendment. Sen. Dodson,
you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Representative Jim Dotson
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, Senate Joint Resolution 15 is a resolution referring an amendment to the voters for their consideration regarding term limits. If voter approved, SJR 15 would change Arkansas term limits for legislative members in the following ways. For newly elected members elected on or after January 1, 2021, those members would be eligible for 12 years of consecutive legislative service in the General Assembly. Then they would have to sit out for a minimum of four years before being eligible for subsequent service in the General Assembly.
For currently serving members elected prior to January 1, 2021, the existing term limits of 16 years would apply before having to sit out for a minimum of four years before being eligible for subsequent service in the General Assembly. If a currently serving member were to return after sitting out for four years, they would be under the same 12-year term limits as everyone first elected after January 1, 2021.
Are there any questions? Representative Flowers, for what
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purpose? Question. You're recognized. Representative Dodson, is there a reason why current members would be excluded from this in terms of counting toward the first 12 years? So current
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serving members are at various times in their legislative service. Some have served for four years. Some have served for six years. Some maybe have served for 14 years at this point in time.
So rather than resetting it and giving everyone 12 fresh years from 2021, this would allow currently serving members to finish out the time that they have under the current existing term limits and then be treated the same as anyone coming in new in the future. Follow-up? Who recognized? So
Representative Vivian Flowers
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just so I'm clear, those members who are currently serving would get to operate under the current law and serve 16 years, up to 16 years, while everyone else in the state would have to be limited to 12 years, thereby giving us in this chamber right now, or in the legislature right now, a definitive advantage over everybody else in the state.
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Well, everyone currently serving would be grandfathered in under the existing terms. So depending on where they might happen to fall, you know, some people may be at the very end of that timeframe. So rather than giving them, like I said, a reset or 12 new fresh years of service like everyone else coming in brand new in 2021, this would allow for a slow or slower attrition as members finish out their existing terms, some people have been here for eight years right now,
so they'd only have eight years left. New ones coming in in 2021 would have 12, so they would still be here longer. Really, it's trying to balance out and make it to where we don't have a complete and total exodus by cutting everybody off that currently is serving and then having a new fresh start on those in subsequent years. Hopefully that made sense. Representative McKenzie, for what purpose?
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You're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Dodson, I'm still having trouble here. If you could help me out, we've got the popular name, which is the longer description, and then we've got the to be known as, which appears to be the same title and description as the initiative for the 10-year. Can you help me with understanding what's the difference between a popular name and to be known as, and are we going to be able to keep this clear and distinct for the voters?
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So to my understanding, I had the Secretary of State's office check with this after committee the other day, and as I understand it, if you look at page three of the resolution, sections two and three at the very end there, when the proposed amendment is submitted to the electors of the state on the general election ballot, the Senate joint resolution title on the first page, which is, I think, lines 10 through 13, will be on the ballot, and that will be the ballot
title, and then the popular name the popular name is on page 3, lines 28 through 30, which as you can see, they're virtually identical, but they're basically repeated in a little bit different format, but they're both a longer description than just saying the Arkansas Term Limits Amendment, which was confusing in committee the other day.
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I'm still trying to grasp what is the difference though between popular name and to be known as which is going are both going to appear on the ballot for the voter and
Representative Jim Dotson
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so the the popular name popular name shall be quote a constitutional amendment to amend the term limits applicable to members of of the General Assembly to be known as the Arkansas Term Limits Amendment.
That will all appear on the ballot. So that's the popular name. The ballot title is the title of the Joint Resolution, and that's the very beginning of it, which would be, quote, a constitutional amendment to be known as the Arkansas Term Limits Amendment and amending the term limits
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applicable to members of the General Assembly. Thank you. Representative Love, for what purpose? Question. You're recognized. Representative Dotson, I see that you're running this resolution, but I guess I'm trying to figure out what is the necessity for this resolution.
Representative Jim Dotson
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Well, if you'll recall, over the last several years, we've had several discussions, or the public has had a lot of discussions about term limits. In 2014, if you recall, term limits were changed to the current existing 16-year term limits. Over the last several election cycles, signatures have been gathered by groups that felt that the existing term limits were too long. So a kind of a compromise, if you will, to make it a 12 consecutive years with a four-year waiting period in between service was what is proposed in Before You Today.
So this would be to give the voters an option if anybody felt as if they had had no say in or they were tricked by the legislature by some strange reason in the existing term limits to give them an opportunity to vote on another option or leave it the same like it is right now. And so that's what the effort before you is today. Follow-up. You're recognized. Do
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the voters not already have an option?
that they can exercise if they do not
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want you in office? I would agree. And every two years, ever since I've been here, I've faced the voters just like all of us here and made the argument on who the better candidate happens to be. So, yes, I agree. Every two years is a default term limit. Thank you. Thank you, and I appreciate a good vote. Representative Dodson has explained
the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Representative Walker, you're recognized to speak against the resolution.
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Mr. Speaker, fellow legislators, the
Representative John W. Walker
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first term limit bill that was presented some eight years ago allowed for in effect 16 years and it was regarded as a false pretense bill it was really not a term limits bill in order to limit but really to
extend terms and this is not a term limits bill except that you're going to have a number of years and the question is whether this is in the spirit of limitation. Now what we have are persons who were elected this year, many fresh persons, and that means that they will have 16 years. They'll have an opportunity after their 16 years to do as so many of us do, to become legislatively employed
but not employed and serve and work outside the chambers and in the halls for four years and then come back and serve another 12 years. So what we are talking about is legislating a term limit of 32 years for all practical purposes because those four interval years are prep years for the next run. Now if we are talking about good government and the public interest it it would make sense that we should have either limits or no limits instead of a pretense
that allows people to use their seniority to ensure incumbent status so that they could get reelected without opposition, then sit out for four years, build up credibility with the support groups that realize their utility and then come back and serve another 16 years. That does not open it up to the public in fairness, and it does not basically do us
well because it means that it's self-serving legislation. It is not fair. It is not reasonable. As the representative McKenzie points up, it is confusing because within the resolution and the text of the bill and the language of the title of the bill, you have three different terms, 10 years, 12 years, and 16 years. Let us, if we talk about term limits, not be hypocritical. Also, let us not be self-serving. Thank you.
Representative Walker has spoken against the resolution. Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Representative Dodson,
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you're recognized to close for the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me close by saying, what is the purpose of term limits? Obviously, as was discussed here, we have term limits in this chamber every two years. None of us are guaranteed to get reelected.
The purpose of term limits is to limit the power or the advantages of incumbency. So if you have an incumbent running against someone who is a non-incumbent, they obviously have a built-in advantage. After this resolution, if it is adopted and approved by the voters, is passed, after 12 years, someone loses that advantage of incumbency. They then would have to sit out for a minimum of four years before they would be eligible to run again. However, they would not necessarily
be electable. There's no guarantee. Each of us has to run and prove the electability of ourselves when we're facing the voters every two years already. And after 12 years, if this were to pass, we would no longer have that eligibility for a minimum of at least four years. The vast majority of people, after leaving office, never choose to put themselves through that again. I think the statistics are probably less than 5%.
In fact, we probably have some members of this chamber that have returned for some subsequent service that even though people are eligible in this state, still less than 5% have chosen to put themselves through this again. This is an option. This is a proposal. You can support it or not, but I do think that this is something the voters have asked us to at least consider, to have. We can put it on the ballot and let them decide
whether they want to endorse it or not. I appreciate a good
vote. Representative Dodson, it's closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 15. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 51 yeas, 26 nays, and 9 present, the resolution is passed.
Mr. Clerk, please read Senate Bill 240.
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Senate Bill 240 by Representative Warren concerning the re-employment of certain retired members of the Arkansas local police and fire retirement
system. Representative Warren, you're recognized to explain
Representative Les Warren
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues. We have a brain drain in law enforcement today.
We're losing experienced, qualified officers who are retiring and moving out of state to take other law enforcement jobs. And cities, especially in small rural areas, are hiring retired officers from other states. This bill is an effort to keep experienced officers who know and love Arkansas in the state and allow our smaller cities to hire a more experienced officer or chief than they would otherwise be able to hire. This bill simply allows a retiree from the
lot fee system, whether they have been in drop or not, to be separated from the system for a minimum of 180 days and return to work at a lot fee agency. Three items. Upon the return, the member could continue to draw their retirement. Number two, not gain any additional service credit, not make an employee contribution. And thirdly, the city would still be responsible for making the contribution for the position. Additionally, this does not have any
impact on the current options to return to work and stop receiving their retirement. We anticipate this being used primarily by small cities as there is no financial incentive for cities because they have to continue to make the contribution for the salary being paid for the position a lot fee board voted to support this bill and the fiscal impact is negligible negligible if not positive to the system I would appreciate a good vote
representative warrants explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill representative Tasha recognized to speak against the
Representative Dwight Tosh
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bill Mr. Speaker, colleagues, when you look at the board and you look on the surface, this sounds like a really good bill. But when you look deeper into it, it's not as good as what you first would think.
And what I mean by that, I think even in the beginning when people looked at this, they They thought, this is really going to help our small police departments around the state. And everybody knows there's no one that's on board, would be on board quicker than I would when it comes to helping law enforcement, as you know, from spending time with me here in this chamber. But where I've got a problem with this bill here is, I'll give you an example. I got a text over the weekend from one of my chiefs of police in a small town. and he was encouraging me to support this bill
and how it would help his local police department. I called him today. I called him this morning and I told him I'd received his text and I told him that I understood and I knew that this would help. But I said, here's my concern. I said, let's look at what this could do in a larger police department. And I used the city I'm from for an example. Jonesboro. Should you take in Jonesboro, a large police department,
and let's just, for an example, and for speaking purposes, let's just take the rank in the Jonesboro Police Department of a captain. Now that captain has had to work 28 years to be able to retire. then when he gets his 28 years in he has another seven years to spend in the drop that's 35 years and now what happens is he leaves and he retires from that agency
and say him and the chief are good friends and they're buddies and he'd like to keep him around and he says, tell you what I'll do, I'll hold this position for you for 180 days. And then they're able to hire him back, put him in that same position, drawing the same pay while he's also already receiving his drop and his retirement. But worse than that, in my opinion, when you look at this, is what it does to those that are under the rank of captain.
You've got a lieutenant that's probably been sitting there for no telling how long. waiting to make rank. And underneath him is a sergeant and then a patrolman. And all this bill will do, it will give the opportunity to raise questions of fairness and abuse. And it stagnates the department and it kills morale. Now, I'm all for helping local police departments. And before we got in here today, there was a lot of back and forth discussion.
and I even spoke with the sponsor of the bill on the Senate end. A real dear friend of mine, and everyone knows that. And when I explained to him that they could go back to work for the same agency, and we discussed this the other day, he was somewhat surprised. When I talked to my chief of police this morning, and I said, if I told you that this bill would allow people to go back to work for the same agency, they retired from, what would you think?
And he said, well, that's not what we were told. We were told that they could not go back to work for the same agency. Well, I'm telling you that I'm fixing to meet with the director of Lafayette, and if he tells me any different, I'll call you back. But he said if that was the case, that he would oppose the bill, and he understood why I would oppose it. I did meet with the director of Lafayette this morning, and I asked him those questions, and he said I was exactly right. this bill would allow an officer to return to the same agency that he retired from.
We were going to try to amend this bill. The sponsor on the Senate in, I spoke with Senator Wallace and he said, I'm okay with an amendment. To amend it to say that yes, we are going to help our local police agencies, our small police departments across this state, but no, we're not going to allow you to go back to work from the same agency that you retired from and open it up for questions that concern fairness and, again, abuse.
But here's the problem. The Retirement Board, where the amendment would have to be made with Representative Warren, they're not meeting again. So we've got a choice. we need to pass this bill out of here today and let two years of whatever's going to happen happen or we can say hey we know what the right thing is to do and if we're going to send something out of this chamber we want it to be right
and the only way to make it right is to vote this bill down today and I will lead the charge two years from now and we will fix this bill and we will put the language in this bill that makes it right eliminates that abuse, possibility of abuse, and any appearance of something being unfair. And we will make that right two years from now and still give them the help they need, but this is not the bill that's going to do that. And with that, I would ask you to vote no. Representative Tosh spoke against the
the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Against the bill? Representative Warren? Representative Warren is closed for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 240. Prepare the machine Mr. Clerk.
Does everyone vote it? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. 16 yeas, 53 nays, and 9 present. The bill has failed. Mr. Clerk, read Senate
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Bill 342. Senate Bill 342 by Representative Lundstrom to amend the laws concerning the contractor's licensing board and to amend the licensing requirements of
contractors. Representative Lundstrom, you recognize, explain the bill.
Representative Robin Lundstrum
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is part of the Red Ribbon Commission to help contractors with their licensing and to help them grow their businesses. And the reason it's been taking so long is we had to go through some bonding issues and to help with that situation. With that, I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Lundstrom has
explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill?
For the bill? Representative Lundstrom is closed for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 342. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? it. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. 77 yeas, 0 nays, and 6 present. The bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill
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557. Senate Bill 557 by Representative Watson to designate
Washington, Arkansas as the birthplace of the Bowie Knife, Arkansas Heritage
Site. Representative Watson, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Danny Watson
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 557 was brought to me by Senators Teague and Hickey in reference to a jewel of a town in southwest Arkansas, birthplace of the Bowie Knife, Arkansas Heritage Site. This has been designated the official knife of the state of Arkansas,
recognized as Arkansas's most famous blade weapon and the national American blade. American Arkansan blacksmith James H. Black crafted an original bowie knife in Washington Hempstead County in 1830. Washington, Arkansas and James Black became almost immediately famous as the birthplace and creator of the Bowie Knife, respectively. James Black continued to refine and improve his Bowie
Knife design into the world's toughest but most flexible knife from his shop in Washington, Arkansas. The Bowie Knife has acclaimed national reputation. Washington, Arkansas later became the location of the world's first recognized school of bladesmithing. It also is designated the birthplace of the Bowie Knife Arkansas Heritage Site. Celebrate, protect, and preserve the
history and status of the Arkansas-created Bowie Knife throughout Arkansas, the United States, and the world. Preserve bladesmithing history and heritage, promote heritage arts and bladesmithing tourism in the area, and provide a historically accurate site designation for a heritage arts and bladesmith bladesmith and enthusiasts. The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope is designated to develop and operate a school of bladesmithing
located in Washington Arkansas and to promote and protect the art of bladesmithing and the bowie knife which is crafted there. The Arkansas Department Transportation in consultation with the Department of Parks and Tourism in the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope shall design a sign that displays the words and any logo for the birthplace of the Bowie Knife Arkansas Heritage Site. The sign should be placed on or about the location of the School of
Bladesmith and develop and operate in Washington, Arkansas by the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. Information regarding the proper placement copies of the sign at additional locations to promote indirect tourism to Washington Arkansas shall be made available by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The sign in appropriate scale shall be used as a symbol on the state highway map and in all tourism mediums published by the Department of
Parks and Tourism to indicate birthplace of the Bowie Knife Arkansas Heritage site. If there are no questions I would appreciate a good
vote. Representative Watten has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill, for the bill? Representative Meeks, you're recognized to speak against the bill.
Representative Stephen Meeks
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Colleagues, I don't know if I'm necessarily speaking against the bill but Representative jumped out of the well before I had a chance to ask a question. The bill says that it designates that the University of Arkansas at Hope has to set up this Blades Smithing School in Washington, Arkansas. And I'm just wondering if you can go over what is the cost involved in that? Is the school going to do it? Who's going to pay for it? And kind of flush those details out a little bit for us in your closing statement, if you don't mind,
sir. Representative Meeks has spoke against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill?
against the bill. Representative Watson, you recognize the close for the bill. I
Representative Danny Watson
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2:16:57
was informed, Representative, that there was not a fiscal impact is what I was told from the University of Arkansas Hope, Texas, Canada. Representative Watson.
It's closed for the bill. The question before the house is the passage of Senate Bill 557. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone vote it. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. 86 yays, 3 nays, and 0 present. The bill is passed. Mr. Clerk, read
Chair
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Senate Bill 492. Senate Bill 492 by representative Barker to promote hospitality and tourism to establish
areas of a city or town that highlight restaurants entertainment and hospitality options to establish temporary or permanent designated
entertainment districts represent Barker you
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recognize explain the bill thank you mr. speaker colleagues Senate bill 492 allows through completely permissive language cities municipalities and incorporated towns to establish by city ordinance a designated entertainment district in wet counties only. An entertainment district will remain under local control because the
city ordinance will define the physical boundaries of the district as well as outline specifics in regards to the regulation of the possession of alcohol within the district. An entertainment district may be temporary or permanent. It will be under local law enforcement and under the authority of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. In fact, ABC asked for two amendments, and we gladly put those in. The first one was there to make very clear that the city ordinance in no way diminishes
the enforcement authority of ABC. The second one says that if a city designates or removes an entertainment district, that within 10 days of that designation or that removal, they must notify ABC. This is a tourism bill supported by the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas Hospitality Association, and the Municipal League. And I'll take any questions. Seeing none, I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Barker has
explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill? Representative Barker is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 492. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Is everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. 51 yeas, 19 nays, and 10 present.
The bill is passed. members we're going back up the calendar to pick up one more bill a house bill uh mr clerk
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2:20:13
read house bill 1666 house bill 1666 by representative brown to amend the law concerning election administration and procedures and
to amend the law concerning dual office
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2:20:26
holding. Representative Brown you recognize explain the bill. Thank you Mr. Speaker. House bill 1666 is entitled an act to amend the law concerning election
administration and procedures and that's exactly what it does. It amends the law concerning dual office holding and for other purposes. House Bill 66, it's important that you know that the Secretary of State Elections Division and the State Board of Election Commissioners have weighed in on this legislation and they're good with these corrections. Basically, the county
political committee chair or secretary are prohibited from serving on the election commission. This bill clarifies the responsibilities of the county board of election commissioners. It corrects grammatical and terminology Well, it corrects grammatical errors and updates the terminology. It clarifies the training requirements for poll workers, and it updates and clarifies procedures when poll workers do not report to the polling site on Election Day.
And with that, I would ask for a good
vote. Thank you. Representative Brown has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill? Representative Brown is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1666. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted?
Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. Sixty-seven yeas, eight nays, and nine present. The bill is passed. Representative Meeks, you recognize. Mr. Speaker,
Representative Stephen Meeks
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2:22:44
after the announcement of reading the bills, transferring the bills, placing the calendars on the desk, members amending their own bills, their own amendments, members withdrawing their own bills, finalizing resolutions, reading communications, and any remaining committee reports, I move we adjourn until 1.30 tomorrow afternoon.
proper motion non-debatable all in favor say aye those opposed no motion carried are there any announcements representative cozard for
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what purpose house education meets tomorrow morning 10 o'clock representative fortner for what
question for what purpose announcement you're recognized a revenue tax tomorrow
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morning at 10 representative Lowry what
purpose announcement you recognize House Insurance and Commerce Committee will meet 15 minutes upon adjournment today in room 149 represented gene for what purpose you're recognized for announcement joint budget will meet tomorrow morning
9 a.m. Big Mac a represent Garner for what purpose
you recognized for announcement yes the freshman caucus will meet
Representative Denise Garner
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2:23:51
at 8 30 in the morning on the fourth floor conference room and it is important that you at least come by and sign your name if
you want to be a part of our last um effort for resolution thank you representative holcomb for what purpose
Representative Mike Holcomb
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2:24:13
announcement you recognize for announcement public transportation will meet in the morning at 10 a.m big
Representative Carol Dalby
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2:24:22
mac b Representative Dalby, for what purpose? Announcement. You're recognized for announcement. Judiciary
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will meet at 10 o'clock in the morning, room 149. Representative Tosh, for what
Representative Dwight Tosh
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2:24:30
purpose? Announcement. You're recognized. State agencies will meet, room 151, in 10 minutes upon adjournment.
And, colleagues, if you've got a bill before state agencies, today would be a good day to be present,
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to have it heard. Thanks. Representative Ladyman, for what purpose? Announcement. You're recognized. Thank you for not making me last. this time uh public health will meet at 10 a.m in the morning room 130. representative house for what purpose announcement you're
Representative Douglas House
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2:24:57
recognized special language subcommittee meet tomorrow morning at 8 a.m room b in mac
building are there any other announcements representative wing well
Representative Carlton Wing
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2:25:06
thank you mr speaker um we have a house management for what purpose oh i'm sorry i would like to uh give an announcement or two if i may you're recognized house management committee will meet immediately upon adjournment fourth floor conference room and you also heard the good news but let's give him a round of applause again Don Glover's birthday today representative wing for what purpose those first two announcements
were so much fun I have one more you're recognized house management will also meet tomorrow at one o'clock fourth floor conference room are there any
other announcements the desk will remain open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion of the items named in the adjourn resolution the house will be adjourned until 1 30 tomorrow
Agenda
Call To Order
Prayer
Roll Call
RESOLUTIONS
Number Sponsor Subtitle
HCR1016 Fielding TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
HCR1017 Jean TO CONGRATULATE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS BOYS SWIM TEAM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
HR1068 J. Mayberry TO DECLARE JUNE 2, 2019, AS "PEDIATRIC STROKE AWARENESS DAY".
End of Morning Hour
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT
Number Sponsor Subtitle
HB1663 Kelly1 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN PROCEDURES OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
HB1469 C. Fite1 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "FOSTER HOME" UNDER THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING FOSTER HOMES.
REGULAR BILLS
Number Sponsor Subtitle
HB1886 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
HB1811 Maddox TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
HB1753 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 5 OF 2018.
HB1778 Sorvillo CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
HB1666 Brown TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DUAL OFFICE HOLDING.
HB1837 McCollum TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS THAT ALLOW MORE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BAND TOGETHER TO PURCHASE INSURANCE.
HB1901 F. Allen TO CREATE THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP.
HB1937 Dalby CONCERNING THE TRANSITION FROM LOCAL DISTRICT COURTS TO STATE DISTRICT COURTS.
HB1945 Holcomb TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ONLINE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM ACT.
HB1498 Speaks TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL COMPUTER NETWORK.
HB1847 J. Mayberry TO REVISE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS REGARDING SITE SELECTION FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY TO INCLUDE A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
HB1700 Wooten TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INFORMAN EDUCATIONAL ENTITY TO WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS APPLYING WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S BACKGROUND CHECKS.
HB1851 Bentley CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.
HB1733 Gazaway CONCERNING A THREAT TO COMMIT AN ACT OF MASS VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
HB1734 Gazaway CONCERNING THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO A VIOLATION OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.
HB1724 M. Gray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT CONCERNING HOLDING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
HB1908 M. Gray TO CLARIFY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR A TAX PAYER TO FILE AN AMENDED TAX RETURN; AND TO CLARIFY THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A TAXPAYER MAY FILE AN AMENDED TAX RETURN.
HB1910 M. Gray TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.
HB1911 M. Gray TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT OF 1929 CONCERNING WHO SHALL BE TREATED AS THE OWNER OF A PORTION OF A TRUST.
HB1931 M. Gray TO AMEND PROCUREMENT LAWS TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS WITH A BUSINESS THAT IS SUBJECT TO A BUSINESS CLOSURE ORDER UNDER THE ARKANSAS TAX PROCEDURE ACT.
HB1953 M. Gray TO ADOPT RECENT CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
HB1904 Della Rosa TO CREATE A STUDY OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING PROCESS.
HB1913 Bentley TO AMEND THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT; AND TO SPECIFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG-TERM AIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
HB1954 M. Gray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT.
HB1752 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 5 OF 2018.
HB1821 Murdock TO PROVIDE FOR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES THAT ADDRESS THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES; TO PROVIDE FOR IMMEDIATE AND ON GOING REGULAR REVIEWS OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES AND METHODOLOGIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
HB1922 Lundstrum TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR ANNEXATION INTO AN ADJOINING MUNICIPALITY.
HB1943 Cavenaugh TO AMEND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT; AND TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL INFORMATION" IN THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT.
HB1950 Glover TO ESTABLISH JOHN H. JOHNSON DAY AS A MEMORIAL DAY.
HB1936 Burch TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS MEDAL OF HONOR COMMISSION; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PLAQUES ON THE ARKANSAS MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL.
HB1941 Slape CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S INDUSTRY DIVISION.
HB1382 Sorvillo MOTION TO EXPUNGE THE VOTE BY WHICH FAILED; TO EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967 AND KEEP CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING A LOTTERY WINNER.
SJR15 A. Clark(Dotson) THE ARKANSAS TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT.
SB240 D. Wallace(Warren) CONCERNING THE REEMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
SB342 J. Cooper(Lundstrum) TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD; AND TO AMEND THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACTORS.
SB557 Teague(Watson) TO DESIGNATE WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOWIE KNIFE, ARKANSAS HERITAGE SITE.
SB492 T. Garner Barker) TO PROMOTE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM; TO ESTABLISH AREAS OF A CITY OR TOWN THAT HIGHLIGHT RESTAURANT, ENTERTAINMENT, AND HOSPITALITY OPTIONS T O ESTABLISH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DESIGNATED ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS
SB441 Bledsoe(Lundstrum) TO ADD RESTRICTIONS REGARDING ADVERTISING OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND USE OF CERTAIN SYMBOLS.
SB455 T. Garner(Cavenaugh) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC LEAVE FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.
SB457 B. Ballinger(Payton) TO REGULATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE.
SB85 A. Clark(Burch) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SERVICE OF A PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS.
SB374 Rapert (Gazaway) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PENALTIES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTION WARRANTS EXECUTED BY THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
SB534 B. Johnson(Christiansen) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING TO COMPLY WITH DISTRACTED DRIVING REQUIREMENTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
SB582 B. Johnson(Richmond) TO PROVIDE A SALES AND USE TAX REFUND FOR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED TO MODIFY, REPLACE, OR REPAIR MOLDS AND DIES USED IN MANUFACTURING.
SB584 J. Dismang(M. Hodges) TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE SPACE ON INCOME TAX FORMS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER TO DESIGNATE MORE THAN ONE (1) ACCOUNT FOR THE DIRECT DEPOSIT OF THE TAXPAYER'S REFUND.
SB575 Flippo(Eubanks) CONCERNING THE FINES, FEES, AND COSTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
SB479 B. Sample(Lynch) TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A TITLE FOR A WATER CRAFT; AND TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS MOTORBOAT REGISTRATION AND TITLING ACT.
SB184 G. Stubblefield(Gonzales) TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS BY REMOVING SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
SB278 G. Stubblefield(Hawks) TO AMEND LAWS CONCERNING ABORTION FACILITIES AND ABORTION REPORTING; TO AMEND THE BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION LAWS; AND TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT UNDER THE WOMAN'S RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.
(Penzo) TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSONAL CARE SERVICE PROVIDER ,PRIVATE CARE AGENCY, AND HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES AGENCY REGARDING VISITS TO A PATIENT'S HOME AND THE DISTANCE OF AN OFFICE FROM THE PATIENT'S HOME.
(Boyd) TO PROVIDE THAT A COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS IS EXEMPT FROM THE DEFINITION OF "FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT".
SB397 D. Wallace(Brown) TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES FOR A RESIDENT DISABLED VETERAN; AND TO INCLUDE A LIFETIME COMBINATION HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE WITH A LIFETIME STATE DUCK AND TROUT STAMP.
SB583 J. Cooper(Dotson) TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN DEBIT CARD AND CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
SB480 Irvin(Lowery) TO ESTABLISH THE HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING SIMPLIFICATION ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES BY A HEALTHCARE INSURER.
(D. Ferguson) TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS TO A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
SB615 G. Leding(D. Ferguson) TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER REGULATION ACT TO LIFE CARE PROVIDERS.
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Speakers
Representative Matthew J. Shepherd Chair
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Representative David Fielding
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Representative Lane Jean Chair
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Representative Jasen Kelly
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Representative Lanny Fite
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Representative John Maddox
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Representative Robin Lundstrum
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Representative Mickey Gates
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Representative John W. Walker
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Representative Austin McCollum
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Representative Fred Allen Chair
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Representative Carol Dalby
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Representative Mike Holcomb
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Representative Vivian Flowers
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Representative Nelda Speaks Chair
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Representative Julie Mayberry
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Representative Mary Bentley
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Representative Jimmy Gazaway
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Representative Michelle Gray
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Representative Jon S. Eubanks Chair
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Representative Dan M. Douglas
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Representative Joe Cloud
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Representative Charles Blake
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Representative Reginald Murdock
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Representative Frances Cavenaugh
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Representative Don Glover
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Representative LeAnne Burch
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Representative Keith Slape
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Representative Jim Dotson
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Representative Gayla H. McKenzie
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Representative Les Warren
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Representative Dwight Tosh
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Representative Danny Watson
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Representative Stephen Meeks
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Representative Denise Garner
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Representative Douglas House
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Representative Carlton Wing
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