House Convenes

Yeah. Yeah. The. Yeah. Yeah. Invite the member staff press and guess in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by representative joey car remained standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative lane. Let us pray. Father we come before you throw the grace today we just thank you for your love father just asked that you would give us guidance bless us with your holy wisdom as we make decisions for the great state of arkansas in the citizens. Father were just grateful that you've blessed everyone will save travel this morning just be with us the rest the week as we travel home and we just pray that you would allow us to be solved in light in and out of this chamber we thank you for your guardians your love in your mercy all these things operate in christ name. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared the machine madam clerk. Cast about madam clark. With ninety eight members present the chair sees a forum are there any requests for leave representative mcelroy for what purpose leave for a representative leave granted representative mcgee so noted represent berks for what purpose for representative is leave granted representative once from so noted word law moves we dispensed the reading of the previous day's journal without objection so ordered are the reports from select committees are the report from standing committees. Re and finished business and the executive communications. An objection removed to the white calendar. The. Following members moved that their bills be withdrawn from further consideration represent ray house bill one thousand three representative. Yeah. Morning hour is ended madam part please read house bill one thousand two. As well one thousand two by representative baby and act to prohibit the government from mandating of accidental or immunization from korean of ours two thousand nineteen covered nineteen or eighty seventh of korean of two thousand nineteen over nineteen or both to ensure that the department of health maintains information about potential risk and homes of the vaccination of municipation for current virus two thousand nineteen over nineteen and any suburban of our two thousand and nineteen over nineteen to require agencies that are required to mandate vaccinations or immunization for ground of irish two thousand nineteen over nineteen or eighty seven years of corona various two thousand nineteen covered nineteen or both to receive necessary federal finding to obtain promo from the legislative council to declare an emergency and for other purposes. Represent baby recognized to explain the bill. Thank you mister chairman members house bill one thousand two is a simple bill that does exactly what the tide of states it is to be able to prohibit the government from mandate in a vaccination of him missation for corona buyer is nineteen or any suburban of the coron of iris with that out appreciate a good late representative babies explain the building when like speak against the bill represent mccollar you recognize speak against the bill. Thank you mr speaker the vaccine for over nineteen which was developed under the trump administration and expanded under president biden has saved millions of lives in this country and throughout the world this bad partisan effort is easily one of the most important successful scientific achievements in our lifetime my fear is this bill will lead our kansas to believe that the science behind the vaccine is faulty and therefore decide against receiving a simple safe and effective shot that could very well save their live we not have no idea how this virus will evolve hundreds of our kians and they're diagnosed even now each day with it the pandemic is over but the virus is still with us I don't want anyone's career or job to be in jeopardy based on a vote we cast here in this chamber. Of course that's the very reason I will vote no we should not be in the business of determining health care decisions for individual are kansas we make those decisions every session for arkansas when we shouldn't be it seems that we're fine with making health care decisions for families in arkansas just as long as it meets a certain agenda and I ask you to vote now represent mccollar spoken against civility when I speak for the bill anyone like speech against the bill reps and baby recognized close for the bill. Membership was kind of close when I left the wheel but I won't let the last comments that are stated before this body be those of the opposition of this bill we should think our governor for the four side to stand up against washington and in the politics that we're seeing their and the thread of a mandate pushed down in in pool in federal funds back from this state we as the leaders of this state need to send the message to the employees this day that we will not mandate a corona virus vaccination for them and that's what we're doing today so I appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent baby has closed for the bill there are there is a pair on the desk. Representative once from boats yes. Votes no witness bar representative had soon. Representing a colour is the present member are there any procedural objections to this prepar. Hearing them please do not vote either of these two voting machines prepare the machine madame clark. The. As everyone voted voting on the bill and the emergency car is everyone voted cast up the ballot madam clerk by vote of eighty three years fourteen days and zero present the bill and emergency clause have passed. Representative richmond for what purpose motion. Let's let you emotion. Mr speaker our movie suspend for the duration of this special session house rule thirty eight p through t seven minimum late time for circulation of fiscal impact statements related to specific types of legislation that's a proper motion it's night debatable i'll in favor sar any opposed the ads have it represent richmond for what purpose motion let's hear your motion missed speaker I moved that we suspend for the duration of the special session house rule forty one a requiring bills to be on the desk for at least twenty four hours before final passage and be prohibiting bills from being placed on committee agendas no sooner than the second calendar day following its file that's proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say I any opposed the as have it representative richmond for what purpose motion lets you remotion miss speaker I move we suspend for the duration of the special session house rules sixty a setting minimum lines of time for notice of committee meetings that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say I any opposed the eyes have it. Madame clark please read house bill one thousand five password one thousand five representative evans to clarify arkansas are concerning the locking of school doors into declare an emergency representative evans you recognize to explain the bill. Thank you mister speaker members as we passed several bills back during the session regarding school safety code of vision found a discrepancy in a previous statute and one that was passed in session regarding the locking of exterior doors and our schools across the stake I was recommended by the safety commission to make sure that at all times that our doors in the exteriors of our schools were locked those will be locked from the outside not from the inside so access would be uh exiting access to be permitted however no entry would be permitted for an exterior doors while schools were in session there's no fiscal impact whatsoever to this there's no cost your schools it was just a correction in code that needed to be made there was no opposition to committee and I would appreciate a good vote represent events explain the bill would anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bi. Representative evans is close for the bill the question before the house is a passage of house bill one thousand five prepared machine matter clerk. This. They everyone voted has everyone voted cast up about madam clerk by both of ninety six yasie roden and zero present you passed the bill and the emergency class. Many part please read house build one thousand four that's the one thousand four of a representative jean to create and transfer funds to the architect reserve fine set aside in the restrictive resident finds allow that additional funds may be made available for state department's agencies and institutions and for other purposes represent genuine as to explain the bill. Thank you speaker colleagues house bill one thousand four is a new set of sad bill as many of you know we have a little over one point five billion and long term reserves as end of june thirtieth we had a little bit over seven hundred ten million dollars we have captured that and put this in the bill to a long term reserve this will give us a long term reserve of a little over two point two billion dollars. This phone can only be captured if alc by two third vote if there is a deemed an emergency buyer jim hutzon which is the states g financial officer and it can never exceed what the rsa budget for the general revenue on expenditure so we can ever expand more than what the rsa says this is a emergency fine I think it's while we've got the money we need to increase our savings I will just tear you what I came here in the general similarly at two thousand eleven our long term reserve money was about fifty million dollars so we've come along way and I think this is the right path to do any questions. There may very forth purpose representative can you remind me exactly how many members house members serve on alc and would be allowed to vote on where that money is fifty eight or house now half the fifty eight which is. So night two three how many voting members are the house are on alc it would be twenty seven twenty no twenty man twenty nine twenty ninth. And any other questions. Any other questions. I appreciate a good vote reps of jean has explained the bill and we're like speaking to the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill representative jean is close to the bill the question before the house is a passed to pouce bill one thousand four prepared machine madam clark. Does everyone voted has everyone voted cast up the ball madam clerk. Matter of ninety two years four days and zero present the bill is passed. And i'm clerk please read house bill one thousand six house but one thousand six by representative gas away to clarify this anything for a felony with a fire representative gasway recognized what. Yeah. Thank you mr speaker colleagues this is just a clarification bill that comes to us from the coat revision commission excuse me concerns the what we call the firearms enhancement which is if someone uses a firearm in the commission of or escape brand of felony their subject to an additional fifteen years incarceration and this bill simply clarifies that that firearms enhancement going forward beginning january one twenty twenty four will not be eligible for early release and certain provisions in the protect act clarified that they started january one twenty twenty four other provisions started january one twenty twenty five and we just needed to be clear that with respect to this particular provision concerning the firearms enhancement that the new release eligibility for that begins january one twenty twenty four so that's all the builder as it's simply for clarification and i'm happy to answer any questions up so wouldn't for what purpose cla. Here recognize. Yeah. Yeah that's a great question i've heard that from some other members to to answer that very specifically no it does not that that issue that you're talking about dealt with presidential burglary and people who were released early because of an interpretation by the department of corrections related to residential burglary offenses this concerns the firearms enhancement and it doesn't have anything to do with that. Seeing no further questions that appreciate a good vote thank you represent gas ways explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like speak for the bill represent gas way is closed for the bill the question for the house is a past house bill one thousand six prepare the machine out of clark. As everyone voted as everyone voted cast up about made a clerk my vote of nanny years one day and three present the bill is passed. Madame parkley's read sent bill six. Cynical signal six by representative gas away to clarify the same thing for a felony with a fire on perps in gasway and recognized to explain the bill well I didn't realize it be appear again so quickly you just heard an explanation of it this is an identical bill just the senate version to what I just explain and so I don't think there's any date for any further presentation if you got any questions which didn't ask the last time i'm happy to answer on this time seeing none appreciate a good vote thank you represent gas way his explain the bill when anyone like speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill represent gasway is closed for the bill the question for the house is the passage of senate bill six prepared machine made clerk. Yeah. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted cast up the ballot made a plurk background of eighty nine years two days three present bill is passed membership we're going to stay in and racist for just a brief moment while I check happening on the other end and then we'll come back so just stay here but i'm gonna go ahead and recess momentarily. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The house come to order. Reps it meeks for what purpose motion please let your emotion after the announcement freaking the bills transferring the bills placing calendars on the desk members amending their own bills and own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until one are excuse me i'll have it until eight thirty tomorrow morning that's a propromotion it's that debatable all in favor sar in the opposed the is have it any announcement. Representative of each what purpose announcement you recognized a revenue and tax will meet at nine fifteen room one fifty one representative janson for what purpose announcement you recognize poll california room one thirty six we get down there not will call it nineteen representative evidence for a purpose announcement you recognize how's education will meet in room one thirty eight nine fifteen representative tosh for purpose announcement you're recognized in rome one fifty one ten a year any other announcements members just start so you know right now what the schedule looks like you've heard about the three a committees they're meeting in just a few minutes then state agencies will meet at ten o'clock in its anticipate state agencies will then once they finish their business this morning will recess until this afternoon we anticipate will have a senate bill to vote for the committee to consider this afternoon and then ultimately will come back to the floor to more morning at eight thirty if there's any change to you that will let you know by email if there's need for any committee meetings tomorrow will let you know obviously by email but that's what we're looking like right. Any other announcements if not the desk will remain open as needed for the ring and the bills and com- in upon completion the items named during resolution the house will be adjourned and until eight thirty am tomorrow.