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HB1020
Act 123
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…5, House Bill 1010 is ready. On page 7, House Bill 1018 and House Bill 1020 are ready. House Bill 1023 on page 8. So that's page 8, 102…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1020 is now Act 123 |
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HB1023
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…. On page 7, House Bill 1018 and House Bill 1020 are ready. House Bill 1023 on page 8. So that's page 8, 1023 is ready.”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - SECRETARY'S OFFICE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 … | Joint Budget Committee | Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's … |
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HB1034
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…April 22, 2026 --Senator Davis or Representative Wooten 2. HB1034 – Treasurer of State Operations-Revised Letter dated April…”
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AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL … | Joint Budget Committee | Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's … |
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HB1052
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ducation 3. Amendment JAR149 by Representative Underwood to HB1052 – Treasurer – State Turnback for Counties and Municipalitie…”
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AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE TURNBACK FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES BY THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's … |
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HB1100
Act 143
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…mendment JAR133 C. Revenue Stabilization Law (No Action) 1. HB 1100 by Representative Jean – To Amend the Revenue Stabilization…”
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TO AMEND THE REVENUE STABILIZATION LAW; TO CREATE FUNDS; TO MAKE TRANSFERS TO AND FROM … | Jean | Notification that HB1100 is now Act 143 |
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HB1101
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…epartment of Education – Educational Television Division 5. HB1101 by Representative Childress and Senator Crowell – Departmen…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND - R.I.S.E. ARKANSAS - … | Childress | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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SB23
Act 133
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…l 16. Two pages ahead, page 10, page 10, Senate Bill 16 and Senate Bill 23, I'm sorry, Senate Bill 23 and 24, going to page 18, 55 and…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB23 is now Act 133 |
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SB4
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…dments 1. Amendment CJW040 by Representative Lee Johnson to SB4 – Department of Health-Licensing and Regulation Boards Note…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. |
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SB58
Act 138
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Only'. 2. Amendment KMW097 by Representative Underwood to SB58 – Department of Education-Division of Higher Education 3. A…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB58 is now Act 138 |
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SB59
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Okay. And then on page 20 is Senate Bill 59. Okay. All right. With that, we're going to going”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 … | Joint Budget Committee | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. |
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SB75
Act 144
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…o Amend the Revenue Stabilization Law – Amendment HAR148 2. SB75 by Senator Dismang – To Amend the Revenue Stabilization Law…”
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TO AMEND THE REVENUE STABILIZATION LAW; TO CREATE FUNDS; TO MAKE TRANSFERS TO AND FROM … | J. Dismang | Notification that SB75 is now Act 144 |
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SB76
Act 142
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…tment of Education-Public School Fund - R.I.S.E Arkansas 6. SB76 by Senator Dismang – DFA Disbursing County Extension Office…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | J. Dismang | Notification that SB76 is now Act 142 |
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SB77
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…easurer – State Turnback for Counties and Municipalities 4. SB77 by Senator Tucker – Department of Education – Educational T…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 … | C. Tucker | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. |
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Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
1:48
members chree a quorum we're gonna go and get started alright just real quick I wanna go through bills that we know we're going to be ready for due pass today right members we're gonna go through the
bills that are ready for due pass today before we get to them at the end of the calendar. So with that if you want to kind of take notes in your packets we'll start with
the house bill packet on page five House Bill1010 is ready on page se House Bill1018 and House Bill1020 already. House Bill1023 on page eight so that's page 81023 is ready skipping over to page 1210:41 is ready page41055 is ready page 221077 is ready then we're gonna move to the senate bills
Senate bill page two Senate Bill4 forward six pages page 8 Senate bill 16 two pages ahead page10 page 10 Senate Bill16 and Senate Bill23 I'm sorry Senatevi 23 and24 Going to page 18 55
and then on page 20 is Senate bill59. OK all right with that we're
gonna move on to B1 senator Davis if you can hit your mic senator all right you're organized to present your report one moment please
Senator Breanne Davis
Unverified
4:10
All right. thank you Mr Chairman. The JBC personnel subcommittee met on Tuesday April21st and reviewed a memberber amendment revised constitutional officer request in two regular business items listed in the report as items 1 through5. All items are released back to the joint budgetgetittee as adopted with the exception of item one regarding the governor's office amendment which did not pass. Mr Chairman, I move adoption of the report at the top at the proper time for your motion members do you have
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
4:41
any questions on B1 Senator Rri, you recognized for a question.
Senator Terry Rice
Unverified
4:45
Thank you. I have a substitute motion I'd like to explain my motion all right you're recognized for your substitute motion. thank all right you're recognized for your substitute motion you members'd I'd offer a substitute motion and
and to explain it this failed yesterday in committee on a split vote my question is what are we hiding
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
5:11
just for clarificationenator I don't believe it was a split vote. it was a roll call vote of the committee but not split by cha would you like to share the vote with them I think it was in the paper
Senator Terry Rice
Unverified
5:25
this morning but it was not a split vote ok excuse me was was was a divided vote with the unknowns I ask again what do they have to hide that Misterachuri cannot come and testify to a legislative body
about what he's responsible for as a state employee he has had a close relationship with the lobby firm since she's been here that has clients now that has their names have been brought from Mruri's past Now that lobby firm has a partner that is a sitting member is the chairman of the department oforrections
There is questions need to be asked There was over more than likely over a billion dollar project that he was related to that needs to be answered in what ways were these people brought? is there any nefarious things that could be so just I'm giving you that you're the representatives of the taxpayers of Arkansas we need answers
from one person that knows and I feel like the governor needs to compel him to come before JPR and answer to the public if he doesn't have something to hide what's the harm so my substitute motion is I would ask for a split vote on JAR144 that failed yesterday and a split vote of the body that's my motion. right, so Representative Rri just to make
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
7:21
sure that I understand the motion the motion is a substitute motion to consider the item related to the governor's staff position separately from the rest of the report so we'll first have a vote on the report then we would have a vote on that and he wants to do that by roll call by division of the chambers. I did not ask for division I thought that's what you meant by I
said of the body is what I I thought I said I don't know what that means of the bodiesbC
Senator Terry Rice
Unverified
7:51
body the entire body I did not ask for a split if I did I'm pardoned I'll correct my bill in my mind I thought I said of the body no sir
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
8:08
ok Id I'd understood split boat right I misstated all right so
that's the substitute motion we have discussion on the motion we havepresentative wooten
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
8:21
have a second to that motion if you need one
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
8:27
you have a what sorry say it again p
re s ent ative second to the motion OK all right we're in discussion phase now. Senator Hester you recognize I
Senator Bart Hester
Unverified
8:39
just want to clarify that when when this happens I do I want to divide the chambers and roll call it on on this motion on Senator Rice's motion
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
8:54
OK senator we've got a motion for a roll call division of the chambers. all right Senator
Senator Kim Hammer
Unverified
9:01
Hammer if this is discussion on the substitute motion would you would you just clarify with all the conversation just happened would you just clarify what the vote is going to be and of a yes vote would go mean what and a no vote would mean what so senator Rice's motion was to
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
9:19
was a substitute motion so Senator Davis had a motion to consider and adopt the full report.
Senator Rice wants to pull out the item related to the governor's staff position for a separate vote Senator Hester has called for that to be vote vote to be recalled by by division and so right now
we're in a posture if this were to approve we would have a vote on the report as a standalone.Roe called by division and we would have a vote on this particular item roll call by division. and that that would be what would be accomplished by adopting the substitute motion thank you
thank you senator clark thank you Mrir I
Senator Alan Clark
Unverified
10:03
have not kept up with this and been on top of it and I can't vote for this motion today but I would like for it to be clear that any time that members of this body would like someone from the government from the administration to appear before them that I would like to see that they do thank you
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
10:24
thank you senator uhpresentative Butin you're recognized again
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
10:29
Thank you Mr Chairman The question before us involves a member of the governor's staff being requested to appear before a committee of the legislative body he did not appear The subpoena the chair
said he would entertain emotion to the issue a subpoena that motion was voted down by the senate if they want to take a slap in the face by someone not appearing before a select committee of this body of the
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
11:24
legislative body that's finepresentativeooten we're gonna get to
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
11:27
for against me I understand but the people
of Arkansas have a right to hear from the governor's office representative of senior advisor and he has not appeared and the governor's office took an escapepresentative Woootten we are going to have discussion on the
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
11:50
motion at the proper time is not the proper time thank you all right senator Petty Wellop I think you're off now is that on purpose?
accidentally ok Representative lunstrom discussion at the
proper time on the substitute motion OK you're
Representative Robin Lundstrum
Unverified
12:18
recognized to discuss the substitute motion it seems we're conflating two different things. The governor has a right to her budget and whom she hires or doesn't hire correct umm sorry she has that opportunity whether or not Mr Profiri is our favorite person. I agree there's
a problem but this is concerning the governor's budget and she has come in not only on budget but under budget so I'm I think we're getting two different apples to oranges here. I'd just like some clarification understood and we will and
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
12:46
I'm sorry this so on the subs all we're debating right now is a substitute motion which is whether or not we're going to break through the item out from the
report that's what we're discussing right now there will be a whole other time that I have a feeling that will relight up her mics again and have the discussion that you're talking about having. thank you very much right so right now I have no one else in the queue I
have a motion to have a separate vote on the report without the or substitute motion on the report without the other and we'll vote those separately so I've got a motion all in favor of the the substitute motion signify by saying aye all those opposed motion fails all right we have a roll call on the substitute mo
right we've got a request for division of chambers so we'll start with the senate again this is a roll call division of the chamber on the substitute motion Resend that right we've got a roll call vote on the substitute motion Senator English
Speaker 52
14:14
Senator English not seeing Senator English. I'll go to her alternate Senator Scott. Senator Scott. Senator Mark John Senator Hammer Senator Tucker Senator Pey Senatoreyton Senator Irvin Senator Cadwell
Speaker 56
14:46
Senator Flippo Senator Blake Johnson Senator Hill Senator Sullivan Senator Hester Senatorledding Senator King Senator King not seeing Senator King
Speaker 52
15:04
his alternate Senator Boyd. Senator Boyd Senator Penzo Senator Penzo
Speaker 56
15:17
Senator Bryant Senator Deeses Senator flowers Senator clark
Speaker 52
15:31
senator crowell Senator Krowell not saying Senator Karli call his alternate Senator Stone Senator
Speaker 56
15:41
hickey Senator Davis Senator Mcee Senator Gilmore
Senator Rice Senator Petty Senator Wallace go to the house now uhpresentative shepherd Representative Matthew shepherd not seeing Representative shepherd I'll go to
Speaker 60
16:00
his first alternate representative innnett Reative holcomb Representative Richmond p re s ent ative Ri
Representative Pilkington Representative warren Representative Representative Kavanaugh Representative Lynch Representative Evans Representative Milligan Representative Walker Representative Jeremiah Moore Representative McGee
Representative wooten Representative Collins Representative McCullough p re s ent ative Springer Representative Springer not seeing Representative Springer go to her first alternate Representativeerra Shepherd. not seeing Representative Shepard, I'll go to her the second alternatepresentative Steele. Representative Steele Representative Hud Representative Ggarner
p re s ent ative Lee Johnson? Representative clowney Representative Grammlich Representative Scott Richardson Representative Nick Burks Representative Eaves Representative Wardlaw Representativewarddlaw Representative Luundstrom Representative Gazaway
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
18:28
members there was 15 yays the motion fails all right with that that brings up the original motion that is a motion to adopt the JBC personnel subcommittee we've got a motion we have a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries that
takes us to B2 I believe we have some questions on the letter those members with questions
go ahead and a light up your mic and then with that
I'll recognize you Wendy. what do they want to come up here agency rightpresentative Kavanaugh who would you
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
19:13
like to speak to today if if the treasurer's here I wish he
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
19:16
could come down I believe that's believe I see him
Speaker 44
19:23
good and if you could just recognize yourself for the
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
19:28
committee and with that you are recognized with your question M members if
you've got que our conversations that need to happen let's go ahead and take those outside the room or try to keep
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
19:45
them to a minimum jo Thurston treasurer of state you're recognized thank you Mr Chair. thank you treasurer for being here.ppreciate you coming. I'm sure you saw some of the questions yesterday and some of the concerns that were expressed by members here I'm just going to start with the concern about the salary increase for your
executive team. because it was such a large increase the last time and now we're asking for additional increase. I'm just wondering can you tell us the justification for those increases in this new amount of money that you're asking for, where is that going to go to? OK
Speaker 65
20:20
thank you and pardon me I've got a scratchy throat so if I don't quite sound
Speaker 70
20:26
clear and I apologize for yesterday too. I think it was mentioned that
where was I? I my team's always worked well with the legislature and most everyone has my cellphone and I didn't no one called me so I apologize if I was supposed to be here yesterday the the pay plan that we're on or was approved during the last session was a pay plan that was basically it was a similar exactly like the one that the governor presented and then
and in that particular plan you know we presented the slots that each position where they would fall and then you know and it was approved all of all of the salaries fall within the the preapproved plan or or or budget the money that was is being requested and originally the letter that was presented to you all was complete funding of the approved
plan and that that was that was it and but there was some discussion between our our team and one of the ranking members that 10% would be all that would be allowed and we said yes sir and so that's the the ask we were asking um'm asking for full funding for the approved budget from last year. I guess where my concern is is
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
22:03
when you look at what your
executive team makes. they make more than the executive team of the governor of the state they make a higher salary many of them do you have the highest paid scheduler in the capital and we're asking for more money now my understanding is not everybody in your35 person staff got a raise just certain people did they all did they all but not equal no it wasn't equal because of the placing of of the plan. I
Speaker 70
22:41
mean each position was was different where they were previously and where the new approved budget where they fail in the new one so and
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
22:51
I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but if I go back and look at all the constitutional offices that you've held this same executive team has been with you and this same executive team has each time maxed out their pay grade it it's a
pattern I will say and with tax dollars being as tight as they are with us looking at trying to reduce taxes so we can get more money back to the people of Arkansas. there is a pattern that these people continue to max out their pay grade and when you have people in your office and I'm not saying that your office is any less than
anything else, but there's35 people and when you got a chief of staff it makes more than the chief of staff of this governor whoever sees what about 200 people job duties are not the same. just because you got a a maxx doesn't mean the responsibility of the person's the same. and to be honest with you, I've had some concerns from constituents about the hours that the office now keeps about the inability for them to have access to do tours of the office
like they used to. So I guess I have concerns because we keep raising salaries but we're working less and I mean I don't know how you can justify to keep asking for more raises and I know everybody says oh but this is what the pay plan did. you know what as a legislative branch, we didn't try to do those pay plans on the backs of the taxpayers of Arkansas and I think it behooves all the constitutional officers to think about who pays their salaries and
and it's the taxpayers of the state of Arkansas and we have to at some point say enough is enough and we have to draw the line and I mean I do appreciate you coming and explaining you know what you're doing but I I guess
Speaker 65
25:00
for me the line is drawn so thank you so the sche the office hours we're we're still open from 8
Speaker 70
25:07
to4 just like always the vault tours have been shortened to around 8:30 to3:30 and they're
scheduled on the hour every hour on the hour and that was primarily due to just scheduling and and you know staff being available and we coordinated with the secretary's office to secretary of state's office to make sure that worked with them because they're the ones that bring the tours up and that's but we're open the exact same hours as as always and the scheduler I don't are you talking about my the executive assistant Well
to all the executive assistants today is executive assistant recognition day but she she is way more than a scheduler just to defend her quickly I don't know what another scheduler is like across in the capital but she is not just my assistant she's the entire executive team's assistant and she's basically our air traffic controller she is our controller. I mean she does so much so and again I
don't want to get into personnel and job des unless we want to job descriptions and employee performance evaluations but even though a constitutional office has the is at will you can hire and fire at will even though the salaries are determined by me within the
confines of the approved your your approved budget I hear you and again I I think I hear what you're saying. I mean I don't know if you're you're wanting to tell me to I I don't know if you're telling me to stop giving raises or don't I don't know what you're wanting me to do exactly
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
27:27
are you donepresentative OK. all right that's someone else's mic. I thought that was yours didn't understand what's happened Senator Bryant you're
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
27:37
recognized for question thank you Mr treasurer and treasurer thank
you for coming being under the weather. you probably watched yesterday's committee or your staff advised you
I'm not gonna belabor more than what Representative Kavanaugh said other than it is a bad look. and you do what you will with your with your budget and I know that your prerogative but it's our prerogative to give you the funding to do that if to answer
your question, I I would have liked to have seen your office take a break. You had a million dollars over the last two fiscal sessions and raises to bring you up to the pay plan you put it in places that I probably wouldn't have agreed with just based on the history of the office and how it progressed and where your chief of staff lines up with your investment teams but that again is your prerogative so that being said, I would hope to say that the money that you receive for this 10% that you did lower obviously there is a
window of money that you didn't receive on your initial request that you may or may not come for in 2027 or 2028, I I would appreciate if you office would take a a a breather and use these funds aggressively appropriately to bring who you need to bring up to to where it looks more fair within your office so thank you for being here fair enough and again I mean
Speaker 70
28:51
the not to go way back to a year ago but when when when the governor's pay plan and I'm not
trying to curtail that necessarily however when that pay plan was presented I I personally thought and and genuinely thought that that was the beginning of a model or something that would help the state more even be be able to identify positions across state government including constitutional offices and so that that was my reasoning for asking to be involved with that
particular plan and yeah that's but I I hear you right thank you Senator Johnson. thank you
Senator Mark Johnson
Unverified
29:48
Mr Chairman treasure Thurston thank you for reaching out to me yesterday we had a great conversation and I appreciate everything you said and I appreciate you being here today. You you apologized.
I don't know that an apology was necessarily in order because we don't normally have to have every constitutional officer here but I appreciate the sentiment I I I just want to clarify from your lips to my ears you are ok with the compromise that Chairman Disang and Chairmanene worked out with your staff to for the 10% is that correct yes sir ok well that's I think we all
had had a little lesson we learned in this and part of its transparency and part of it is process but I want to thank you for for for doing that I you know I still had a few things I was looking at maybe we need to make something more clear but but I'm comfortable with with where you are right now and I appreciate you kind of stepping in and having that form of cooperation and and thank you Mr chairman and and to other members who who've raised
concerns about this I think we all the state benefit from it thank you thank you
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
31:11
Mr chairman thank you not me in any way Chairman Jean he handled all that on his own so I'm not gonna take any of your credit no no no we're
duos often but not all the time nopresentative Pilkington Mr Chairman, thank you Secretary
Representative Aaron Pilkington
Unverified
31:28
for being here today. you know as after yesterday's meeting I just started looking
more into these numbers and there's just some questions that kind of came to me and and you didn't call me yesterday so I wasn't able to discuss these with you but you know for your for your chief of staff to get a almost40,000 dollars raise. I'm curious what merited that increase? what did he do within that one year in your office that made us decide that we need to give him40,000 dollars more dollars. Can you explain that to me because I'm don't nothing comes to mind for me and so I was hoping maybe you could enlighten me to that that's a that's a fair question again it was
Speaker 70
32:05
the new pay plan, the new approved plan is and that's where those numbers fell. it fell within the parameters of the approved plan and again I I I thought genuinely thought that the governor's plan and and all of I guess the positions and the approved positions that that was where it fell gott you. so are you saying if the pay plan would have allowed for
Representative Aaron Pilkington
Unverified
32:36
a larger raise you would have given him a larger raise. he's it's just the constraints of the pay plan
Speaker 70
32:41
no no he's not maxed out currently so so no but once
Representative Aaron Pilkington
Unverified
32:45
again what are the merits I mean I I want if we're going to do raises I think we should give raises to our people who perform well. so can you explain to me what he did to merit a40,000 dollars raise.
Speaker 90
32:57
No. you cannot that's that's personnel that's no. OK that's that's OKok. I appreciate the
Representative Aaron Pilkington
Unverified
33:03
honesty. I'll be voting no but I appreciate the
honesty on this thank you and thank you for being here today I appreciate yeah you finding time for us.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
33:12
OK. all right Representativewarddlaw thank you senator Mr Chairman,
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
33:18
your cohort beside you, Mr Harry has not said and made gestures is there anything you'd like to add to any of the questions have been asked? you've what what have you done his
body language means a lot to us who I'm trying to
figure out how to justify this vote and he's nodding his head yes and no
the whole time Representative Kavanaugh was questioned and the whole timepresentative Pilgerton so want to know what he disagrees with or agrees with if you could just recognize yourself
Speaker 105
33:48
for the committee Michael Harry treasurer's office uhs representative and and
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
33:51
thank you for trying to look like me today it's cute on
Speaker 105
33:54
you you as well, uhir, yeah wasn't aware I guess I was nodding my head when I agreed with things, disagreed with things if you have something specific you'd like to ask me that'd be fine. Well I mean you were very
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
34:09
actively nodding your head so I was just wondering what it is that you disagreed or agreed with that she was
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
34:19
specifically so I understand and Mr Thurston you're not going to tell us why we're doing a39,000 dollars raise on Mr. Huffmann are a39,000 dollars raise on Mr. Burleson so why do you think in your in your statements a while ago you were like hey the pay plan's going to put structured all this if you're paying these people more than the governor's paying, how
do you justify your comments of the structure to it.
Speaker 97
34:44
I honestly don't know what the governor's position is you don't
Speaker 102
34:47
look to see what other constitutional officers are
Speaker 85
34:52
paying thank you Mr Chair all right thank you senator Bryant thank you I just wanted to follow on Representative Pilkington just to
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
35:00
put things in context for maybe just to hear me say it maybe disagree. So the the before the play plan the maxx position say for your chief of
staff was 140 the previous chief of staff was in the one twentiess giving them room and flexibility to jump up into that 140 range. you take office the pay plan changes now the range is 141 to191. and so instead of going into the to the low band of that 141 and still getting a nice hefty 1015% raise not once but twice your position's bounced and then bounced again to they're almost
at the you know upper midpoint to where that's where that that the big hit comes to why is it40,000 dollars so I guess my my question is you and a lot of a lot of the constitutional officers do this they take their staff with them because they're comfortable in the people that you surround yourself with but they get a huge incentive to do that when maybe the previous office didn't have the need for those type of wages
for the job and performance. So I think for for what representilkington is saying is that's why is the increase so large when compared to two years ago it was worth 50 it was almost60,000 dollars less as a position, not the person just as a position Again I
Speaker 70
36:35
suppose it it I just keep going back to the plan if if if if the if the governor's pay plan had never emerged
I would have never done anything but because it did I felt it was my responsibility to at least try to participate in in that in that plan but even
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
37:02
though the range is is large,141 to191 is a50,000 dollars swing They upper side of your office jumps to the upper midpoint and then the the the general staff just jump
up to less than midpoint. is it that's that's where the disparity of concern for me to I would
Speaker 70
37:24
have to look I mean and I don't remember where all the points are to be honest I don't but I'm happy to come back right thank you
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
37:37
all right members we have I don't see any other questions in the queue so the question is we have
a letter to adopt on house Bill1034 do we have a motion to adopt
we've got a motion to adopt do we have a second we've got a second. is there any discussion on the motion? all right seeing none all is the favor signify by saying aye all those opposed the ayes have it all right members that brings us tochedule C this is revenue stabilization schedule that is in your packet identical in B1 or two so that's for you guys
to start reviewing that takes us to sectiondd1 amendment by Representative Lee Johnson Senate Bill4 has special language referred to special language amendment to Senate Bill58 by Representative Underwood special language amendment to House Bill1052 by Representative Underwoodpecial language senator Tucker Senate Bill77 has special language we're pulling item ive and
then item6 item6 came about because discussion we had in this committee about the need for extension offices to be improved across the state this would allow DFfa to establish a gam program for the division of agg to make improvements to extension offices as the programs developed again it's not funded there is no funding tied to it and if anyone's concerned we have a beautiful facility in White County hopefully it's the model for rich state that was paid for by the county so we will have no interest in this particular item be happy to take any questions
on D6 right seeing no questions we've got a motion do
pass we have a second we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing no discussion all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries right members we have several items that are ready for due pass as amended lieutenant governorsenate bill 29
do we have any questions on lieutenant governor's officesenate bill 29. all right seeing no questions what's the will of the
committee? we've got a motion do pass as amended we've got a second uppresentative Lunchford, I'm sorry der
Representative Robin Lundstrum
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40:11
s ta nd the spending increase in the lieutenant governor's office as well not just that office but we're spending money like drunk sailors up here so I just want to know if we could get a percentage of spending increase every time we go to pass something that we'd have an idea of what we're doing it's flying pretty fast and what we're
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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40:28
talking about is'm assuming a constitutional officers and see where they are right ok yes
I know that this was negotiated with some members yeah Representative genean I think he may be able to provide
Representative Lane Jean
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40:41
some insight there the according to the staff the original ask for the lieutenant governor's office was a74% raise in the appropriation amount and you're looking at these maximum salaries they have a high but it's what what is
appropriated the s speaker I don't see him here but he negotiated this with the the lieutenant governor and got it down to a 17.7 and the rationale was if you remember the Tim Griffin years the office was very lame they didn't get many raises matter of fact the first four years of Miss Rutledge they didn't get many raises so we gave some latitude of the camping everybody at 10% to give her 17
but it came down from74% increase in appropriation to 17 so I I thought that was pretty good
Representative Robin Lundstrum
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41:35
work and appreciate that very much and thank you. I I still see a spending I'd love to try that one on my husband oh honey I bought it but it was it was 100 % more but I only spent
Representative Lane Jean
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41:47
17% more you don't go home on sales and say how much
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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41:54
money I saved you'll no tread easy. right. Senate bill51 auditor operations oh no we
were requesting that's right right so all those in favor of senate or yeah Senate bill 29 do pass as amended signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries. right Senate Bill51 auditor operations do we have any questions right seeing no
questions what's the will of the committee we've got a motion to do pass as amended we've got a second any discussion on the motion? seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those
opposed motion carries takes us to House Bill1034 this is one we just went through we just adopted the letter do we have any questions on house Bill1034. seeing no questions what's the will of the committee we've got a motion do pass as amended we have a second we've got a second any discussion on the motion seeing no discussion all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries right members that's gonna bring us to that
list of bills that are ready that we went through at the very beginning of committee so we'll start on page five of the House bill packet House Bill1010 Communityorrections is ready to go we've got a motion do pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries going to page7. We have House Bill1018 any questions on house Bill1018. all right seeing no questions
what's the will committee we got a motion do pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries still on page se house bill 1020 chairman standalone legislation ok right members do we have any questions on house bill 1020 seeing no questions will committee we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all the favor signify by saying aye all those opposed
motion carries House Bill1023 page eight. DHS secretary's office do we have any questions seeing no questions what's the will of the committee we've got a motion do pass we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries House bill 1041 on page 12 House Bill1041 Secretary of State do we have any questions seeing no questions we've got a motion to pass. we've got a
second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those the favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries page14 House Bill1055141055 education do you have any questions on house bill 1055 seeing none we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries page22 House Bill1077. 22
house bill 1077 county operations members do we have any questions on house Bill1077 seeing none we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries we had listed now we're moving to our senate packet we had Senate Bill4 which was on page two we're going to pass over that for right now it is in fact not ready and we're going to move to page 8 Capital zoning Senate Bill16 so page e in your senate packet
Senate Bill16 capital zoning do we have any questions? seeing no questions we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries page10 House Bill1023 DHS youervices members do we have any questions on Senate Bill23? seeing no questions we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries
Senate Bill24 also on page 10 d h S do we have any questions on senate bill 24? seeing no questions we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all the favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries Senate Bill55 Supreme Court page18. So page18. senate bill55 members do we have any questions on Senate Bill55. seeing no questions we've got a motion to pass. we've got a second in discussion on the
motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries Senate Bill59 AETn page 20. any questions on aE0 on page 20 Senate Bill59. seeing no questions we've got a motion to adopt. we've got a second in discussion on the new paths we've got a second in discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carriesembers we have special language it's gonna be in 15 minutes upon adjournment we're going to move that to Big
Mac B if you are not in the committee please do not sit in one of the immediate chairs so we can be able to keep straight who's on committee and who's not if you have one to present you're gonna be asked to go to the front of the room and present again just to kind of keep everything clear so in fi5 minutes we're gonna meet over special language next door make sure if you're not a member to not crowd the seats thank you
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Reports and Communications
C. Revenue Stabilization Law (No Action)
D. Member Bills and Amendments
E. Consideration of Bills Referred to Joint Budget
F. Other Business
G. Adjournment
Documents
Speakers
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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Senator Breanne Davis
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Senator Terry Rice
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Representative Jim Wooten
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Senator Bart Hester
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Senator Kim Hammer
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Senator Alan Clark
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Representative Robin Lundstrum
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Representative Frances Cavenaugh
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Senator Joshua Bryant
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Senator Mark Johnson
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Representative Aaron Pilkington
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Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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Representative Lane Jean
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