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Are there any requests for leave at this time senator hester he requests for leave now I believe percentage of the field they require the flowers and then repay in our penzo leave those have leave are there any madam secretary please call the role in brand caldwell chest for leave clark davis leave these this mind dats and english flipper flowers leave gilmore hammer hester hickey hill arvin blake johnson mark johnson leave king letting love mckey morgan leave pins I leave petty rice down step field sullivan techer wallace all right senator dees the senate will be leading prayer by senator dees alright that's right thank you thank you for your grace on this body and through this building this week we stopped thank you it's been uh interesting conversations in in healthy debate but we we stop technologies that you are the highest authority in we seek you for wisdom and for guidance and we ask you continue to do that and we fix her eyes on you the author and perfect of our faith for every small step in and every thought in motivation that we check with you the highest authority the highest court and in order we appreciate you thank you for the path you've given us to get here to today and as that we continue to got us in us that are hard to be fixed on you. Do you the same amount is john if clurkshop pledge to the fire united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation undergod individual with liberty and justice for all ladies and gentlemen the galleries welcome to the arkansas senate it is our expectation you should be will exercise property core and government supporting lady during today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended and the senate will dispense with the reading of the journal period. Are there items at the desk center resolution one by senator king to extend the first extraordinary session of the ninety fourth general assembly to consider legislation to appeal the arkansas data center's act of twenty twenty three senate resolution one calendar year. Is there anything more in the morning hour the morning hours and for the morning hours now begin sorry senator love you are recognized for the rules committee thank you mister chair the cinema rules committee met today to discuss google torrent appointments you find on your information on your desk today the rules committee approved leslie fisk into service secretary of the arkansas department of transformation it shares services at this time I will entertain our mississier entertain emotion to confirm this appointment which was approved by the center rules committee. All in favor any post have it thank you mister chair thank you members are there any announcements at this time we'll now start the business agenda passport ten o two for representative bailey madam sector please and read the house bills and act prohibit the government for main dating of accidentation or a municipation for covered that team or ba or the uh substant variance and two are ensure that the department of health maintains information about potential risk and harms of the vaccinations remunization for covered that team and said variance of covered that team to require agencies that are required to mandate backs and that's lationary musician precovered nation or in his variance of covered nating or both to receive necessary federal funding to obtain approval from the light slow counsel to declare on a merchancy center to bright your recognized present the bill thank you mister chair center this is a companion build a senate bill free this body passed two days ago it is meant to prohibit our said agencies from requiring co vaccines to do business in the state or among its put employees there's any new questions that arose i'm had a happily taken center spying the bill are there any questions anyone wants to speak against the bill on the bill senator dees members I know we have already voted on this bill as a senate bill II just forget it regretted not coming to speak my heart on the bill. I'll be voting for the bill again because I believe it is right to protect our schools or municipalities for for the uh against a vaxing mandate however I would encourage us all his work considering bills uh continue to push the conversation or opportunities only to a lc I would like I would encourage us not to be so ready to do that easily I know there's a lot of districts not represented in alc committee and so I want to make sure that we're conscious of that for any other decision making process especially ones as big as vaxing mandates and so I just want to speak my heart on that in describe why i'll still be voting yes today with you thank you. Senators has **** on the bill anyone else wish to speak for against sinner brian close for the bill so buy it closed for the bill any objection to rolling the boat. We have pairs of the desk I believe. The. The. Seeing no objection to rolling vote madame security please roll the vote we have paris of the desk super patent yes central letting no voting on the bill and emergency clause seemed to mark johnson yes central live now centre pinso yes central mardot no board brand called well chesterfield clark crowl davis days this mine doesn't english flipper flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill irvin blight chance and mark johnson king ledding love mckey murder patent pinso petty rice stan stephafield's solomon taker wallace would anyone like to vote or change the vote center of tucker no. Everyone clear cast up the ballot put with vote of twenty seven years four days zero present the bill and the emergency class have passed please return to the senate turn to the house madam secretary house bill one thousand four household founds and format as representative gene and act create in transfer funds to the arch subreserve and set aside in the restricted reserve fund to allow the additional funds may be available made available for state departments agencies and institutions senator hickey you're recognized to present the bill members it's the same bill that we've been discussing what it does is transfer seven hundred and ten b in six hundred and twelve thousand five hundred and eight dollars from the general revenue the water reserve a count to a restrictive reserve account for two thirds votes to to withdraw it in alc how take any questions if they're already center it is fine the bill are there anybody any questions I like to speak against the bill for the bell center if he's close for the bill is there any objections to rolling the vote we have two pair of the desk madam secretary roll the vote mark johnson yes central of no it's interpatent yes central letting no. I believe i'm ready bowed brant called well chest fill clark crow davis dees dismank dots and english flipper flowers gill more hammer hester hickey hill irvine bike johnson mark johnson king blooding love mckey murdoch patent pinso petty rice stand stability sullivan tacker wallace when I like to vote madame voter change the vote senator king no anyone else checked board cast ballot with voda twenty seven years three days and zero present the bill has passed please return to the house right house bill one thousand seven english attack in here is anyone else somebody. So my breath is sent for english and her office english her bills next year do you want to handle it. Alright happen please read house bill one thousand five hours for one thousand five bar certificate his name in advance here barry center events and I had to clarify arkansas law concerning the blocking of school doors to declare an emergency senator ring you a recognized thank you members you've heard the still this is an aspect of school safety to require that those school doors absolutely be locked and we just want to make sure that there's that's clarity that's in the legislation that needed to be addressed i'd be happy to answer any questions we've already heard this bill said urban is explained the bill any questions when I like to speak against the bill for the bill center ring is closed for the bill is there any objection to rolling the boat voting on the bill and emergency class please bowed brant called well chestful clark crown davis these dismank dots and english flipper flowers gilmore hammer historically held in like johnson mark johnson king letting live mckey margaret paten pinzo petty rice stand several fields sullivan tacker wallace new one like to vote or change their vote see none cast up the ballot on the vote of twenty eight yays zero eight the bill and the emergency clause passed please return to the house house bill one thousand six has for one thousand six by representative gasoline and act to clarify the sentencing for a felony with a far on. More you're recognized thank you miss share members the same bill we've already passed and voted on uh just clarifies an effective date in one section of the protect organizal act comes down from code revision we should get vote center gilmore is explained the bill and there any questions anyone want to speak against the bill for the bill center deal march close for the bill and the objections to rolling the vote we have a pair of the desk roll the boat suitable so yes central of no void bright called well chestful park davis these this may dots and english flipper flowers gilmore hammer hester hickey hill urban bike chance and mark johnson king blooding love mackey mardon hate pinso petty rice stan stepfield sullivan tucker wallace by like boat or change their vote synergy murdoch no center tucker present anyone else singan cast ballot with a vote of twenty six years two days and one present the bill is passed please return to the house senator haster you recognized a members we've kind of wrapped up the majority of our business senator king has a resolution that he found this morning that he's going to come down and present his motion will be to suspend the rules to add it to today's calendar okay which takes twenty four and it is a voice vote so what i'm asking this body is to give senator king some a real leeway in his presentation for his motion to suspend the rules we allow him. For his motions for the rules then we'd voice vote whether we're going to add it to the calendar or not does that make sense as you may have any questions on that so anyway he he's probably a more more death here than normal on him on emotions has been the rules to and the calendar i'm just asking that we would give him something way to do that thank you yes a synergy recognized thank you mister chair just if you don't mind i'd like for the membership and I would make sure I remember exactly what transpires if it's allowed to allow the calendar and if it was pays then I think now it might require both houses but do you remember all that simple history so the body will boy understand sure applications sure if we allow a suspension of the rules to add the resolution to the calendar we would then debate the resolution to extend session for fifteen days uh based on the issue that he's going to present okay so the first for the voice vote just to add it to the calendar then there is a recorded vote to extend station fifteen days if we agree to extend session then it would go down to the house if they also agree the extent session then we would hear a bill does that make sense so there's this several steps we agree to suspend to put it on the suspend the rules put on the calendar then we would hear the resolution to extend session fifteen days if that pass then it would go down to the house but if any point here the house adjourns well then you know that's that's all senator hammer you are recognized for question thank you properly okay yes appropriate time to ask is there a current house resolution on the issue of center king address that when he comes up yeah II was just getting some care clarification from and on that our resolution doesn't go to the house. We just pass a resolution if they pass the identical resolution then we could proceed with voting on it but the house does not have an identical resolution being presented down at the house at the start say they have a resolution on a similar topic but it's different than our then the resolution being presented down here and if we do vote this to where it would open the door for us to be extended fifteen more days than any other business could be brought forward before the body at any time that we are together during that fifteen days even up to the latch they were here I think I know the answer but I want to deferred our parliamentary and to give a good answer on there. So it's just one time street you're recognized it's all it is I read the car susan for visit it does not limit the business to the topics specifically expressed incident king's resolution when the constitution says is that no other business i'll be set forward their end and shall be transacted until the same still have been disposed of the same referring to the governor's business after which they made by a vote of two thirds of the members elected to both houses entered upon the journals remain in session not exceeding fifteen days so there's no conversation about the topics that can be entertained within that that fifteen day extensive so center hester uhm we have concluded everything that was on the call as a bright now that correct that is my understanding right so we vote to extend that during that fifteen days anybody could bring up anything based on what I just only should is interpretation in the summer so this might open the door to other things if we had something that we felt was important but we delayed their correct man stating with parliament changes said as there are no guard reals at that point thank you I just want to make sure for thank you mister before you leave you did save that it is at two thirds of the majority of both chambers have to pass that it's it's two thirds of both chambers so even if we voted two thirds it would still hand entirely upon the house in joining in that extension thank you so members i'll come in where I started I asked that we give senator king some extremely way as he makes his motion to add this to the calendar thank you all right thanks senator has to senator king you are recogni. Some get in the leeway that's what's very unusual to give brian king leeway I thought that was a pretty think i'm making a motion to suspend the rules to play place s j r one on today's calendar for third reading what's it sorry one si- senate resolution one on today's calendar for third reading uh am I recognized to present that is what we said right now is that a debatable motion what's optus has been oh yeah okay I moved to suspend the rules to place sjr one on today's calendar third reading sr. In our would yeah i'll explain the motion if I get allowances as center hester did in to be clear I fully understand the rules to this is just to hear it the vote to extend the session when happened if this resolution passes just to hear the extension so i'm just asking for thomas interest reserved to explain all right the motion you've heard it is to suspend the rules all in favor well am I going to get to explain the motion as sinner history said go ahead okay members with our founding fathers warned us of a lot of things one is the influence of foreign countries and okay so I don't get to explain my motion I just get to like the motion where we are we need to listen i'm not a rush person even if i'm for something so we need to we need to find out what's going on that was a resolution by the people sinner king if if you would like a sink center urban has a parliament terrible question probably the parliamentary inquiry what I just wanted to see clarification I think what senator has her was saying was we wanted to give him lead way during this portion to also speak about his wife solution to explain why who's trying to suspend them so I think sir king can give you leeway to explain the motion okay and and then we'll take a look there were two things that are founding fathers warned us about one was the influence of foreign countries because they just beat the most powerful country to create our nation the other part was it's james madison said he warned us it would be a little available for the citizens if we continue to pass l. Where we don't know what we're passing that they're so volume is that you can't read him or the common person can understand it and I believe that's what happened with house build seventeen ninety nine in our process and if you remember the first time I came down here was to try and make senate rules that we slow down the process where we knew what we were voting on and I felt that was very important and I will say this about this last process we knew uh we had a debate about it in a field like that in this bill that was created in the data centers that in regulation of trying to have crypto mining in in the language in there is about discriminating you can't discriminate against crypto mining we now today there will be no business that you drop through when you go home individual business will have that kind of language that cryptomating now has now my team was as I was asked I want to be in crypto mind no I don't I just think that we do need a repeal that I don't think it's so unfair to citizens and to give you a heads up and say why i'm just getting his popped on as well I said that we need to call a special session months ago I found the interim study bill there's been numerous news articles about this bill much more than we ever had before so there's been a lot information and i've done why do deal and she's in trying to present the information to members in the public because I believe that's important we need to hear this bill this in this cause the people here in the bill that got passed through in the late days the next the last day in a tin and a half hour session days which rules were suspended I have given more notice about my intentions in their special I went back months ago and said we need to call a special session over this I found that interest study bill about this we've had numerous news articles about all this so i've been more informative in directive about my intentions about what I want to do if a special session was called and that's why i'm here today so I think that we do need to hear this these crypto mono facilities as commerce secretary huge mcdonald said in the total ability says data singers. And in it says cripped on mining well I didn't know much about it I don't even remember the bill because the brues were suspended when it pulled out a committee instead of the two day process we the rules were suspended the bill was brought up here it was amended and voted out within thirty minutes we have the time stamps on all that stuff that's not enough time to understand this issue and give an informed debate and make a router wrong decision or just an informed decision so we just did not have that in the previous session the repercussions of that the geotic situation in boom county were a crypto modern facility came in and bought the land accerate causing problems we don't know the legal remotifications of it in fact I think many of you seen the video of glad to sanderson up there the noise of this thing and how it runs twenty four seven the power consumption of these things if if you use this ten megawides that's equal to about six to eight thousand homes some of these crypto mono facilities are using quarter remaining into almost three quarters of millions of gallons of water a day they're deplete our natural resources we've seen news articles now that you have to do it it's a snake back bill you have to find out what happened you know both forward to found out what's in it will be found what's in it in some of these places in in upstate new york which is not liberal blue new york they didn't know what these things were coming in guess what they don't want to and that's why you're seeing these bills to try and get out there in in hard things and protect it where they get the protections more so than any other business that you will drop home today bye they do not have the language that this crypto mounting things because of everything that was not through and indeceptive as far as the data center part these things are not data centers commerce secretary humid donalds said in a meeting in less I have council that secret is senator ross recognized me and said now these are not data centers these are computers put in containers many times now sometimes these are their only merged i'm founding out much more later that we should have had the debate before that but we have put cities in counties and per or there's almost forty something count is almost fifty counties in arkansas had emergency pass resolutions on noise o. Order because of the noise level these things that is rome occasions that we put on these people that we should have a more informed debate about and that's why we need a special session on this because of what happened let me get into the other situations in you here all this crazy step in people try and disminish it the harrison newspaper did an article in excellent article on a chinese company and understand that we just want to be in chinese companies uh chinese tick talk in the influence band shining strong some that people ben in chinese draws these companies in our national security thread these are operating your substations there were some news articles about chinese malware want to shut down substations now especially next to military basis it is a great concern though citizens we put him in parallel in bono arkansas with his chinese company right across some right across the road from and yet we turn around here and we want to ban chinese drones why are we doing this what what is that what is what is the problem here we should have had an informed debate and known more about this in our citizens when you don't inform us you really don't inform the people of arkansas about giving it when you mislead people and call these things data centers they are not data centers as humic donald said we look at the chinese influence of every day of our country even democrats and republicans empty our warning about that i'm not saying there's anything to various when you talk about digital currency which is as part of you know what the number one the FBI security person and a news article that I will send to you said the number one method of payment is for fitnal and drugs and a lot ran somewhere a lot it's it's digital currency they went from cash to digital currency care county had the sheriff's office I believe was hacked and had rained somewhere we need these times when they have rained somewhere else on your own on and demand payment it's in digital currency now i'm not saying every digital currency because of somewhat fox business of the day. And I saw were uh paypal was emerged with safe coin and going in I don't understand much about this digital currency I do know they're dangerous republican sits US senator hagardi mourned on fox business the other day about the dangers of digital currency we need to know both sides of this and have informed decisions and that's why it's important today the people in bono arkansas because of the the actions of this body and passing a bill that we were not given informed decisions that they say doesn't do much they are now in court trying to define their actions today they found it in circuit court in this billion dollar chinese company got to pay the big lawyers to get it to move to federal court why it's more evidence is for them takes many more years much more money those people in bono arkansas are having bond raiser chili bundraisers the same one you go for campaign of the answer try and pay lawyers to defend it the good citizens in arkansas that pay their taxes and been there deserved better than what we gave them now we should have this debate on this bill I recently said we didn't have the votes but reps and it meets file that over there he is more procriptology that's fine it's a democracy okay but these citizens today and when we drop home I do not want to drive home businesses today and discriminate more against them than arm these companies that I don't know much about once again I have said on record I am not for ban in digital currency I just don't know we just need to have a bill in debate it because of what happened here in the session the misleading part these things are not data centers and to put that and compare the language would be no difference in saying a printing press it prince bobbles it's the same thing is what prince money they are not the same we were misled and just because lobbyists can get hired those people in bono are going to have their chilly supper. And trying to define the rights against something that we should have done a better job of having we should have a democratic process that allows people time to know what's going on in informed process I went down to start the session and said it i'm still saying it today and that's what this resolution is about not know the dangers of extended fifteen days since everything but if we had done our due diligence and had a process that had the rights of those citizens to know what what's going to happen to them the walls we're going to put on first place we wouldn't be here today we shut him off points let's don't shut him off again that's all i'm asking is to hear the resolution to do that in my resolution I am only listing that one bill in the repeal that's it those people in that court case in that federal court case deserve better. We did not give it to him during the session we got a chance to redo it into it right now and I think that's important if you look at the past history and I go back several years I think farther in anybody in this chamber may be back maybe me in linda but the amount of little manner so special sessions we had during democrat times compared to what has happened now it is blown in all the water what we used to have back here when democrats i'm just being fair these are the facts so i'm just asking you because we didn't do the right job for the people today to just the opportunity to hear this bill we saw what happened in this last session where people spoke up in here let's just have an informed i'm not asking you to vote yes or no for the bill i'm just asking you to listen to both sides that's all i'm asking for the citizens of our consultant desert better and I think this is an opportunity to do that form when you mess up in life sometimes you just got to redo it in transit fix it and have to give them a process and that's what this resolution is just to hear something to hear what we're going to do and i'm asking you to vote in support of this thank you senator king you've heard the motion to suspend the rules to add as are one to the end of today's calendar it's non debatable motion all in favor I opposed to knows how to motion fails right senator hester you are recognized having conferred with the house of representatives actually give me just a couple of minutes I haven't confirmed with the house of representative we without objection we'll stand in recess for five ten minutes ten minutes standard resistance. Yeah. Yeah the senate will return order okay thank you members thank you mister president thank you mister president having now conferred with the house and representatives and having concluded the business of the governor's call i'm overduring the first extraordinary session of the ninety four general assembly sanni die and to give consent to the house of representatives to adjourn at the time of its choosing proper motion undebatable all in favor I both motion carries we are germed say that a members people. Before you get away senator rice has.