Senate Convenes

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Senate will come to order, Clark please call

the roll. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismang, Eads, Elliot, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendron, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Rapert, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Everyone, please rise for the prayer. Senator Ballinger will lead us in a word of

prayer. let's pray Lord God you're so good to us we just thank you

Lord that we know that you are a gracious and loving God and God who takes note when a sparrow falls from the sky God and so we know that you know about our current situation Lord we do pray for your protection over this body over the work of the legislature in general and all the people who are in this building around Little Rock that you just help us do your business God in a way that would be pleasing to you Lord that we'd be able to go home healthy and continue to work for our constituents. Lord, we do pray for wisdom for the governor. Help him to know how to lead us through this situation, to know where to go, whether to hear the word behind him, tell him to go to the left or the right. And I pray, God, that you would just grant him your supernatural wisdom and help all of us to be able to do that, God. We do pray for our people in the state, God, that you'd help keep them strong, healthy, and that we'd have this crisis pass over quickly. We love you,

and just pray in your 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.

Any announcements? Senator Hendren is recognized for announcement. Okay, members,

I sent an email out last night kind of laying out the plan for today, and I just want to make a couple comments. First off, social distancing, let's not get lax on it now because we're nearing the end. We want to finish strong and without anybody taking this back home to their district. So keep doing what you've been doing. If we can't get some of you in here, I don't see anybody up in the gallery now, so maybe we can. But if there is overflow, you can use my office. It's live streaming there or in here. Or, again, if we have spots, we'll certainly use every one of them. The batches, we've got the list of ones that members have requested to be pulled out. It's not too lengthy, so I think we're still in good shape as far as that goes. Keep up with your proxies. Makes it a lot easier if you're following along in both your proxies, if you're representing for somebody. And I think we'll get through this. We're going to try to get the batches done, then recess, let the staff catch up, and then we'll come back later on today and hopefully send all this stuff down to

the House. Any other announcements? Any items before the desk? Be

right across the desk. Yes, Mr. President. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 69 by joint budget recommend do

pass. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 84 by joint budget recommend do pass. Calendar. We, your committee on

joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 85 by joint budget recommend do pass. Calendar. Calendar.

We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 59 by joint budget, recommend you pass as amended number one. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 83 by Senator Teague, recommend you pass as amended. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 42 by joint budget, recommend you pass as amended number one. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 46 by Joint Budget Committee, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 47 by Joint Budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 55 by Joint Budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We, your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate Bill 57 by Joint Budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We are committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 58 by joint budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We are committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 70 by joint budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We are committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 72 by joint budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. We are committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 74 by joint budget, recommend do pass as amended number one. Calendar. Will your committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 78 by joint budget recommend do pass as amended number one? Calendar. Will your committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 82 by joint budget recommend do pass as amended number one? Calendar. Will your committee on joint budget to whom is referred Senate Bill 87 by joint budget recommend do pass as amended

number one? Calendar. Senator Irvin. Senator Hendren is recognized. One more.

You notice we have a new person reading the bills across, and I think everybody's aware that Anne's had an accident. I do want to report she's home and recovering, and I'm sure she's watching via live stream. So, Anne, hello. We are

wishing you the best, and you're in our prayers, and we're glad to have some. Let's give

Anne a round of applause. Thank you. Senator Irvin is recognized for amendments

to the budget. Thank you, members. We'll need to make a motion to suspend the rules.

Second reading. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill

59. All right. Motion to suspend the rules to put Senate Bill 59 on second reading for the purpose of an amendment.

That's a motion. You've heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have

it. Motion's adopted. Okay, members. This is Senate Bill 59. the amendment is to add three new appropriation sections for payment of approved claims against the state of Arkansas and there were three claims that were made I'll answer any questions that's the amendment any questions on

the amendment all those in favor say aye aye those eyes have

it amendments adopted. Motion. Okay. Members, I make a motion for to place SB 83 to suspend the rules to put SB 83 on second rating for the purpose of amendment. Any questions on the motion?

You've heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motions carried. Amendment 1 to Senate

Bill 83. Members, this amendment amends revenue stabilization and allocates general revenue to the various agencies and institutions of the state. These include categories A, A1, B, C, D, respectively. Additionally, allocations are made for the Restricted Reserve Fund and the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund. The funding source is general revenue. That's the amendment to Senate Bill 83. Are there any questions? You've heard the

amendment. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? Aye. I'm sorry, Senator? Senator Davis won't be a no. Okay. Senator Davis wants to be a no. Aye's. Have

it. Amendment is adopted. Next calendar. Calendar two.

Budget calendar, Senator Irvin. Okay, members. The next calendar is going to be the bills that came out of joint budget last Thursday and Friday. You have those on your desk.

And we'll go through each one of

those. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42. Okay. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 is the University of Arkansas for Medical Science. This amendment creates a $175,000 cash appropriation section for personal services and operating expenses of the PANS-PANDAS Clinic. Cash funds, if available, is the funding source. That's the Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42. Do you have any

questions? Any questions? Is there any objection to the amendment? Amendments adopted without objection.

Send to engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 46. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 46 is Administrative Office of the Courts. Members, this was the amendment to add the court personnel, and we added five additional trial court administrators and five additional court reporters due to Act 1003 of 2019 that added five new judges, increasing the salary and match of both. The funding source of this is through the Administration of Justice Fund.

Any questions? Anyone object to this amendment? Without

objection, the amendment is adopted. Send to engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate

Bill 47. The amendment to Senate Bill 47, and members on the first Senate Bill 42, there was also an amendment that was included in that, which was the Rural Broadband Program from UAMS. Senate Bill 47, Office of the Courts Operations, this is, there's no changes in funding, and this is code amendment concerning adjudication hearings held under the Arkansas Juvenile Code, suspends the in-person court proceedings. adjudication hearing may continue beyond the 60-day limitation. Any questions? Any objections?

Amendments adopted without objections. Senator Engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 55.

Members, this is for the building authority. This was shared services and it was generated from Governor's Letter No. 5. We've purchased property and this is maintenance cost for that property that we've purchased.

Any questions? Any objections? Amendments adopted without objections. Send to Engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 57.

Members, this was Governor's Letter No. 6. This amendment adds $5 million in appropriation to the line item for early intervention day treatment special education services administered by school districts and funded by the Department of Education. This is if, okay, this amendment adds appropriation only.

Any questions? Any objections? Without objection, amendment is adopted. Send to engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate

Bill 58. Members, this amendment was per Governor's Letter No. 4, Inspector General, and this creates new regular salary positions. Funding is from State General Revenue, but there is no increase in State General Revenue. Any questions?

Any objections? Amendments adopted without objection. Send to engrossing. Amendment 1 to Senate

Bill 70. Members, this was generated per request of Governor's Letter No. 12. It moves positions within Department Division of Developmental Disabilities, makes changes to regular salaries, but there is no increase in general revenue. It added positions for DHS program specialists and added following position titles, Residential Operations Manager and Certified Nurse Assistants.

Any questions? Any objections? Members adopted without objection.

Send to ungrosser. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 72. Members,

this is Joint Budget Committee per Governor's Letter No. 12, Division of Medical Services through DHS. It adds a total of $900 million in appropriation only to items in the Medicaid grants paying appropriation to allow the agency to have more flexibility to manage the possible repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. And there is a table including in this Our Kids B, hospital and medical services, prescription drugs, private nursing home care for a total of $900 million. Funding source, the Medicaid grants paying account is payable from general revenue, federal reimbursements, and other state funding comprised of provider fees, Medicaid trust fund, drug rebates, and insurance premium taxes for Arkansas Works Program and past program beneficiaries. The nursing home closure cost appropriation is payable from civil money penalties. Are there any questions? Any

questions? Any objections? Without objection, amendments adopt to Senator Anderson. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 74.

Members, this is per Governor's Letter No. 9. It's for the Department of Commerce State Insurance Department. It makes a technical correction to a total appropriation amount, adds a new $250,000 appropriation for the firefighter cancer relief to assist firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and participating in a firefighter cancer network. The trust funds is the funding source, if applicable, via the Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund maintained by the State Insurance Department. Are there any questions? Any questions?

Any objections? Without objection, amendments adopted. Senator Grossman. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 78. Senate

Bill 78 is an amendment by Senator Hammer for the Department of Health increases appropriation only for Arkansas Center for Nursing grants from $130,000 to $173,000. Special revenue from the State Board of Nursing Fund is the funding source. Any

questions? Any objections? Without objection, amendments adopted. Senator Grisham. Amendment 1 to

Senate Bill 82. Members, this is generated per request of Governor's Letter Number 13, the appropriation for Veterans Affairs adds 15 additional positions and appropriation to adjust staff based on needs at the nursing homes with no additional general revenue, adds additional cash appropriation to the operation of the Veterans cemeteries, and additional appropriation for funeral honors and the Veterans Child Welfare Services operating expense. It's appropriation only. There's no general revenue funding. Any questions? Any objections? Without

objection, amendments adopted, send them on, Grace. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 87.

Members, this is per Governor's letter number 14. This is Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services. This amendment adds $1.5 million in appropriation for extra health and overtime for operations of the division. It adds $2.01 billion in appropriation for unemployment benefits and expenses, $410 million for federal employees' benefit payments and $1.6 billion for unemployment benefits for taxable employers. That's what creates the $2.01 billion. Adds a new $1.37 billion appropriation for unemployment benefits and expenses, $1.07 billion for federal employees' benefit payments, $300 million for unemployment benefits for taxable employers. It changes the emergency clause of the bill to make the affected appropriation sections effective upon passage and approval to support the processing and payment of unemployment benefits, payments to Arkansas citizens who have been impacted by the 2020 public health emergency. The funding source is general revenue for the extra help in the overtime, and federal revenue is received as cash for the unemployment

benefits. Any questions? Any objections? Without objection, members adopted, send to engrossing. We are passing over SR5, Senate Resolution 5. Now going to the batches, Senator Irving. Okay, members, we are going

to vote on these in three different batches, and that is this calendar that is on your desk. If you will take a look at that, the first batch, Senate Bill 20, has been pulled out of that batch. and that will be voted at the end of us voting on the three batches, and it will be voted separately. If you need to look through that, if there are other bills that you would like to pull out, you need to let us know. We'll give you a second to look at that. SB 20. Are there any other bills that want to be pulled out? Okay. Seeing none. Senator

Hester? FD6? One second. Senator

Hester has requested that SB 6 be pulled from batch 1 for separate voting at the end. Correct? Senator Davis made that request. Senator Davis. Sorry, Senator Davis. Any other polls? Any other polls of batch one?

All right. All right, members, Senate Bill 1, an act for the Arkansas Senate Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. section just a quick title okay, that's it Senate Bill 1 Senate Bill 2, an act for the Department of Finance and Administration Appropriation, Senate Bill 2 Senate Bill 3, an act for the Department of Finance and Administration Dispersing Officer Reappropriation Senate Bill 3 Senate Bill 4, an act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office of reappropriation, Senate Bill 4. Senate Bill 5, an act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Building Authority Division, reappropriation, Senate Bill 5. Senate Bill 7, an act for the Auditor of State, reappropriation, Senate Bill 7. Senate Bill 8, an act for the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council, reappropriation, Senate Bill 8. Senate Bill 9, an act for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission, reappropriation, Senate Bill 9. Senate Bill 10, an act for the Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, reappropriation, Senate Bill 10. Senate Bill 11, an act for the Department of Labor and Licensing, Workers' Compensation, Commission, reappropriation, Senate Bill 11. Senate Bill 12, an act for the Department of Agriculture, reappropriation. Senate Bill 12. Senate Bill 13, an act for the Department of Military, reappropriation. Senate Bill 13. Senate Bill 14, an act for the Department of Education, Educational Television Division, Reappropriation. Senate Bill 14. Senate Bill 15, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Sciences Services, Reappropriation. Senate Bill 15. Senate Bill 16, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services, Reappropriation. Senate Bill 16. Senate Bill 17, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, reappropriation, Senate Bill 17. Senate Bill 18, an act for the Department of Health, reappropriation, Senate Bill 18. Senate Bill 19, an act for the Department of Commerce, State Insurance Department, reappropriation, Senate Bill 19. And lastly, Senate Bill 21, an act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office Appropriation for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year. Senate Bill 21. That's your first batch. Any questions? Anyone

wish to speak against or for? Any objection to rolling the vote?

Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell,

Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismain, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendron, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malick, Pitch, Rapert, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Anyone wish to change their vote?

Seeing none, cast up the ballot. 35 yeas, 0 nays, the bill is passed, transmit,

emergency clause adopted, transmit without.

Now we're going to Senate Bill 6, correct, or 20? We're going to do all the batches first, okay, batch 2. Okay, members, batch 2, is there any in batch

2 that you would like to pull out? We'll give you a second to look through that. No,

no bills to be pulled out of batch two. Anyone? I

don't see any. Okay. Any, any questions on batch two?

You got to read them. All right. Senate Bill 22, an act for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 22. Senate Bill 23, an act for the Department of Energy and Environment, Arkansas Geological Survey Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 23. Senate Bill 24, an act for the Department of Energy and Environment, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 24. Senate Bill 25, an act for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, State Parks and Tourism Divisions Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 25. Senate Bill 26, an act for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Capital Zoning District Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 26. Senate Bill 27, an act for the Arkansas Ethics Commission appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 27. Senate Bill 28, an act for the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 28. Senate Bill 29, an act for the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 29. Senate Bill 30, an act for the Arkansas State University BB Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 30. senate bill 31 asu newport an act for the arkansas state university newport appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year senate bill 31 senate bill 32 an act for the college of the washita's appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year senate bill 32 senate bill 33 an act for the SAU Tech appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 33. Senate Bill 34, an act for the South Arkansas Community College appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 34. Senate Bill 35, an act for the Southeast Arkansas College appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 35. Senate Bill 36, an act for the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 36. Senate Bill 37, U of A Community College at Moralton, an act for the University of Arkansas Community College Moralton appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 37. Senate Bill 38, an act for the Arkansas State University Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 38. Senate Bill 39, an act for the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 39. Senate Bill 40, an act for the University of Arkansas Monticello Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 41, an act for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 41. Senate Bill 43, an act for the University of Arkansas System and Various Divisions appropriation for the 2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 43. Senate Bill 44, an act for the University of Central Arkansas appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 44. Senate Bill 45, an act for the Auditor of State Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 45. senate bill 48 an act for the arkansas public defender commission appropriation for the 2020 2021 fiscal year senate bill 48 senate bill 49 an act for the auditor of state operations and unclaimed property program appropriation for the 2020 2021 fiscal year senate bill 49 Senate Bill 50, an act for the Auditor of State Continuing Education of Local Officials Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 50.

Any questions on any of

the bills? Any objection to

rolling the vote? Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismaine, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendren, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Ledding, Malick, Pitch, Raper, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Anyone wish to change their

vote, seeing none, cast up the

ballot. 35 yeas, zero nays. The bills are passed. Emergency clauses are adopted. Transmit to the House,

batch three. Okay, members, we're at batch three. Is there any member that would like to pull out a bill and vote separately in batch three? Look through that list and let

me know. Or your proxy no if you're watching. No member who wants to pull

anything out of batch three. Please proceed, Senator Irvin. All

right. Senate Bill 51, an act for the Bureau of Legislative Research and the Legislative Council appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 51. Senate Bill 52, an act for the Office of Lieutenant Governor appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 53, an act for the Office of the Governor Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 53. Senate Bill 54, an act for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecutor Attorney, I'm sorry, an act for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 54. Senate Bill 56, an act for the Department of Education Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 56. Senate Bill 60, an act for the Department of Energy and Environment, Arkansas Geological Survey Reappropriation, Senate Bill 60. Senate Bill 61, an act for the Department of Finance and Administration, Assessment Coordination Division Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 61. Senate Bill 62, an act for the Department of Corrections Parole Board Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 62. Senate Bill 63, an act for the Department of Corrections Arkansas Sentencing Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 63. Senate Bill 64, an act for the Department of Education Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 64. Senate Bill 65, an act for the Arkansas Beef Council Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 65. Senate Bill 66, an act for the Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 66. Senate Bill 67, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, Senate Bill 67. Senate Bill 68, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Appropriation for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, Senate Bill 68. Senate Bill 71, an act for the Department of Commerce, Division of State Services for the Blind Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 71. Senate Bill 73, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 73. Senate Bill 75, an act for the Department of Health, Arkansas Minority Health Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 75, Senate Bill 76, an act for the Arkansas Minority Health Initiative of the Department of Health, Arkansas Minority Health Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 76, Senate Bill 77, an act for the Department of Health, Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 77. Senate Bill 79, an act for the Department of Commerce, Division of Aeronautics, Appropriation for the Division for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 79. Senate Bill 80, an act for the Department of Agriculture Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 80. Senate Bill 81, an act for the Department of Labor and Licensing Workers' Compensation Commission Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Senate Bill 81. Senate Bill 86, an act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 86, Senate Bill 88, an act for the Office of the Treasurer of the State, appropriation for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, Senate Bill 88, and Senate Bill 89, an act for the Office of the Treasurer of State, refund of

local Taxes Supplemental Appropriations, Senate Bill 89. Any questions?

Any objection to rolling the vote? Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismain, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendren, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Raper, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Anyone

wish to change their vote? Seeing none

cast up about 35 ayes, zero nays. The bills, the batch three bills are passed. Emergency clauses are adopted. Transmit to the House. Senate Bill 6 Senate

Bill 6 is an act for the institutions of higher education reappropriation. Senate Bill 6 Any questions

on Senate Bill 6? Anyone wish to speak against Senate Bill 6? For Senate Bill 6? Nope. Okay. Clerk, please

call the roll. Ballinger? Bledsoe? Bond? Caldwell, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismayne, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendron,

Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram,

Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Raper, Aye. Rice? Rice? Sample? Aye. Stubblefield? No. Sturge? Teague? You

have it with you. Aye. Teague? Aye. Wallace? Aye. You don't wish to vote or

change their vote? Stubblefield. Caldwell is aye. Senator Stubblefield, can you

clarify your vote? No. Senator Stubblefield is no. Anyone else? Anyone else?

cast up the ballot. 32 yays, 2 nays. The bill is passed. Emergency clauses adopted. Transmit to the House. Senator Irvin, SB 20. Senate Bill 20, an act for the

Department of Commerce for reappropriation, Senate Bill 20. Any questions on Senate

Bill 20? Anyone wish to speak on Senate Bill 20 against or for?

So, Trent Garner apparently wants to speak again.

Thank you, Lieutenant Governor, I appreciate it. So this is a continuation of my argument I made in committee. We need to take decisive action on how we're handling China here in the state of Arkansas. It's amazing that we're going to go through this fiscal session, a special session, and this year without taking any substantial steps to holding China accountable for what they did for the Wuhan COVID-19 crisis. This money is taxpayer dollars and we're going to support Chinese companies and that will ultimately support the Chinese communist government. While we can't do much during this time, the fact that we haven't done the first thing to hold them accountable is unacceptable. I think when we look back at the Wuhan COVID-19 crisis in Arkansas and see that the Arkansas Senate did nothing to hold China accountable during this time, it'll be a black stain on the history of this crisis. Thank you. Anyone else

wish to speak on this bill for or against? Senator

Rayford wishes to speak on the bill.

Yeah, I do want to echo what Senator Garner had stated. I spoke out against this in our budget committee. I agree. I don't think that we should be funding that office over there in that operation. Obviously I'm not going to vote against the appropriation bill for the Department of Commerce but even today there are even new reports coming out about the situation in China and we went through in very good detail and budget committee all the reasons why we should take a stand. Number one for me and I urge you to please go read the United States State Department report from 2019 on the human rights abuses and the acts of violence that the nation of China has taken against its own people. You can't hardly read it because it's so bad. I feel like that we ought to be making a decision about who we do business with and who we support and I don't understand why that we want to continue to pretend that China as a fair player with the state of Arkansas because we've shown that it has not been. Thank you

for your time. Anyone else wish to speak on this? Senator Johnson. Just for the record,

you speak on it or against? I'm going to

speak on it. Okay. Thank you, Mr. President. I'll be very brief. I echo both what Senator Garner and Senator Rapert said. I will not belabor you with the debate on the amendment that we had in joint budget. I only encourage my colleagues to think carefully about the issue that we're talking about with China. Every day something else comes out. The president said yesterday he would not support continuing to fund the World Health Organization because they were controlled by Communist China and lied to us in essence. Much of why we're sitting here with masks on our faces because of that action and others. I ask you during our interim to think about this issue in a broad sense, and we come back in January, we probably need to put some restrictions on companies that are sadly controlled by the Communist Party of China. not independent companies that happen to operate in China, Chinese Communist Party-controlled companies, which is practically all of them, if not all of them. They're at least acquiesced to the Communist Party if they're not part of the Communist Party. So I just encourage you to consider that in the future. We do need a Department of Commerce. We certainly need the things they're doing within Workforce Services for the next few months. So I will be voting for the bill, but I'm reluctant because of the fact that we will potentially continue to fund the Chinese Communist Party-controlled businesses that will be trying to come to Arkansas and ask our taxpayers to subsidize them. Thank you very much.

Anyone else wish to speak for, on, or against? Seeing none, clerk, please, the center is closed.

Please call the roll. Ballinger? No. Bledsoe? Bond,

Caldwell, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismaine, Eads, Elliot,

English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendren, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Hill, Ingram,

Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Raper, Rice? Aye. Sample? Aye. Stubblefield? No. Sturge? Aye. Teague? Teague? Wallace? Wallace? Aye.

anyone wish to vote or

change their vote senator hill is aye anyone else anyone else cast up the ballot 29 yays four nays the bill is passed the emergency clause is adopted transmit to the house

senator ervin is you've completed all your bills are there any announcements senator hindron Okay, thanks for your

work through those. We'll be coming back after recess. Okay, 2.30 is going to give them enough time to get everything engrossed, so we'll be coming back and voting on RSA. We'll require real suspension and then to pass the bills that we just amended today, and then we'll have a few other things to take care of before we go. So let's plan on recess and reconvene at 2 30 this afternoon any any other one other thing senator so i'd like to get the folks who've been in the gallery down on the floor in our afternoon session so if you'd volunteer to swap out with them let them know or i'll just have to volunteer you but i

think we'll have some volunteers thanks any other announcements senate is recessed until

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Senator Crumdell, are there any items to be read across the desk? Yes, Mr. President. We are committing on engrossed bills to whom is referred Senate Bill 42 by joint

budget. Beg leave report that the compared copy has been properly engrossed. Calendar. We, your committee on engrossed bills to whom is referred to Senate Bill 46 by joint budget. Carefully compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your committee on engrossed bills to whom is referred to Senate Bill 47 by joint budget. Report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your committee on engrossed bills to whom is referred to Senate Bill 55 by joint budget. support for Ingle. Let it be? To it? R. A. MO. To it? The importance of the rules Natalie? R. A. enabling a whole merely the Supreme Court and are Department of Justice. ína to whom has referred Senate Bill 74 by joint budget, report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom has referred Senate Bill 78 by joint budget, report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom has referred Senate Bill 82 by joint budget, report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom has referred Senate Bill 83 by Senator Teague, Report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. We, your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom as referred Senate Bill 87 by Joint Budget, report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Senator Irvin.

Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules to include all bills on today's calendar that came out of engrossing for third reading

and final approval. For the motion, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have

it. Motion is carried. Okay. Senate Bill 83 to amend the revenue stabilization law to create funds, to repeal funds, and to make transfers to and from funds and fund accounts and to declare an emergency, Senate Bill 83. Any questions? Yes. Members, this is RSA. It takes 18 votes, and that's why we're voting on it separately. Are

there any questions about the bill, RSA? Anyone

wish to speak on it? Any objection to run the vote? Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismain, Eades, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendren, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Raper, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Anyone wish to change their vote? Senator Davis

is no. Davis. We got it, we

got it, we got it. Anybody else? Cast up the ballot. 34 yeas, 1 nay. The bill is passed. Transmit to the

House. Emergency clause is adopted. Senator Irvin. Okay, members,

if you'll look on this calendar right here, if you want to pull any bill out, there are two that have been requested to be pulled out of the batch. They are SB 55 and SB 84. If there are any others that need to be pulled out, you need to let us know at this time. SB 55 and SB 84 have been pulled out of the batch. If there's any others that need to be pulled out, you

need to let us know at this time. Any other bills to

be pulled out? Nope. None in the balcony. Senator Irvin. Okay. Senate Bill 42, an act for the University of Arkansas for medical sciences appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 42. Senate Bill 46, Administrative Office of the Courts, Court Personnel Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 46. Senate Bill 47, Administrative Office of the Courts Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 47. Senate Bill 57, Act for the Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Public School Fund Appropriation for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, SB 57. Senate Bill 58, Act for the Department of the Inspector General Appropriation for 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, Senate Bill 58. Senate Bill 59, Act to Make an Appropriation for the Payment of Approved Claims, Senate Bill 59. Senate Bill 69, Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 69. Senate Bill 70 is Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 70. Senate Bill 72, Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 72. Senate Bill 74, Department of Commerce, State Insurance Department Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 74. Senate Bill 78, Department of Health, Licensing and Regulation Boards Appropriation for 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 78. Senate Bill 82, Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriation for the 2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 82. Senate Bill 85, Department of Education, Division of Higher Education Appropriation for 2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 85. Senate Bill 87 is Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services Appropriation for the 2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 87.

Any questions on the batch? Senator Garner wishes to be recognized. Senate Bill 55

and 84. I think somebody on the fee one asked that question.

Senate Bill 55. Thank you.

Senate Bill 84. The rest of them are batch. Anyone wish to speak on these? Any objection to rolling the vote? Please roll the vote.

Ballinger Bledsoe. Bond,

Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismang, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendron, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Rapert, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague,

Wallace. Anyone wish to change their

vote? Seeing none, cast up the ballot. 35 yays, 0 nays. The bills are passed. Emergency clauses are adopted. Transmit to the House. Senate Bill

55, Act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Building Authority Division Appropriations, Senate Bill 55.

Any questions on Senate Bill 55? Anyone wish to speak against or for or

on Senate Bill 55? Any objection to rolling the vote on Senate Bill

55? Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismane, Eads, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendron, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malik, Pitch, Rapert, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge, Teague, Wallace. Anyone wish

to change their vote? Teague. Got it? Okay. Anyone

wish to change their vote? Cast up the ballot. 34 yays, 0 nays. The bill is passed. The emergency clause is adopted. Transmit it to the House. Senator Irvin,

Senate Bill 84. Senate Bill 84, Act for the Department of Commerce Appropriation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Senate Bill 84. Any

questions on Senate Bill 84? Anyone wish to speak against or for or on, in any way, shape, or

form on 84? Any objection to rolling the vote on Senate Bill 84? Senators, close.

Please roll the vote. Ballinger, Bledsoe, Bond, Caldwell, Cheatham, Chesterfield, Clark, Cooper, Davis, Dismaine, Eades, Elliott, English, Flippo, Flowers, Garner, Hammer, Hendren, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Ingram, Irving, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Letting, Malick, Pitch, Raper, Rice, Sample, Stubblefield, Sturge Teague-Wallace. Anyone wish

to change their vote? Senator

Davis is no. Anybody? Senator Stubblefield? Senator Stubblefield is

no. Senator Ballinger is no. anyone else cast up

the ballot 30 yays four nays the bill is passed the emergency clause is adopted transmit to the

house senator Hendren is recognized

okay so that's all the Senate bills on the way to the house the house is about to finish up house bills and send them our way tomorrow we'll come into session at 930 you can expect very similar to what you saw today except we won't have any amendments to deal with it'll just be four batches most likely and again the ones that need to be pulled out and voted separate we'll do that don't forget tomorrow after we finish we have our elections for leadership pro tem election you should have gotten the procedures if you need an absentee ballot we've established the procedures for that and Sabrina will make those available today but again continue to practice our good social distancing things let's let's get out of here safely I appreciate everybody's work getting this done in record time I know it took some cooperation and perhaps some compromise that folks didn't want to make but I think we all saw the necessity to go home and get back before this thing peaks so thank you very much for that we'll hopefully finish this up before lunch tomorrow any other announcements. Senator Irvin.

Members, if you look in your email, tomorrow afternoon from 3 30 to 4 30, we're going to have a Zoom webinar on unemployment insurance from the Division of Workforce Services. That was requested at the Joint Budget Committee on Friday. So that Zoom webinar for legislators, and that's just for legislators to get the information out to our constituents will be tomorrow um from 3 30 to 4 30. it's a zoom webinar or a conference call you can call it so

check your emails senator pitch thank you lieutenant governor it was mentioned to me that today is april 15th and as a reminder to all senators the first quarter carryover is due and the march if you're in an election is also due today i know they had some trouble with the secretary of state's website being down some last night and this morning so just a reminder.

Senator Garner do you have something to add? Any other announcements? Senate is adjourned

until 0930 tomorrow morning subject to the clearing of the desk.