March 18, 2013
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Bills discussed (42)
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HB1440
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HB1781
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HB1267
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Matched: “…sentative Kerr recommends we concur and send Amendment 1 to House Bill 1267. Read”
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HB1283
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Matched: “…ntative House recommends we concur in Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1283.”
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HB1684
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HB1518
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Matched: “concurrence Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1518. Read the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number 1 to House…”
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HB1620
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HR1025
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HR1032
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HB1039
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HB1933
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SB91
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HB1135
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Matched: “referred to House Bill 1135 and House Bill 1137, Beg to lead to report. We had the same…”
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HB1137
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Matched: “referred to House Bill 1135 and House Bill 1137, Beg to lead to report. We had the same under consideration…”
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HB1154
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HB1202
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HB1250
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Matched: “…res. From the regular session of the 89th General Assembly, House Bill 1250 is now Act 429, House Bill 1413 is Act”
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HB1366
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HB1447
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HB1457
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HB1468
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HB1492
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HB1503
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HB1569
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HB1629
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HB1654
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HB1690
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HB1693
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HB1708
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HB1773
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HB1784
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HB1822
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HB1827
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HB1856
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HB1857
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HB1945
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HB2013
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HB2032
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HB2124
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SB158
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SB43
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SB88
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Good afternoon and please join me in prayer. Lord, we come to you today grateful for all that you've done for us and for the blessings in our state. And Lord, I pray that you'll make us mindful of how you provide those things and how you provide protection. Lord, we pray for your protection as the weather and all the things have come through our state and keep our folks safe. Lord, I thank you for those who are serving and I pray, Father, as they start the day and they start the week, that you will guide them through. Lord, I know there are a lot of things and the sheets are getting long and all the activities are getting fast.
And Lord, I pray in that process that you will guide them. You will give them free moments where they can think and process what's coming at them so quickly. Lord, I pray that you'll give them the freedom to do what they feel is right and to work towards the best that you have for our state. Guide them and bless them as they serve. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. to the flag
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of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Members, please indicate your presence by pushing
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your yellow present button. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Cast at the balance.
There are 98 members present. The chair sees a quorum. Are there any requests for leave? Representative Holcomb, you
recognize. Leave. Leave for Representative McGill. Leave granted for Representative McGill. Leave granted. Any other requests for leave? Representative Nichols, you recognize. Representative
Walker. Leave granted for Representative Walker. Leave is granted. Representative James L. Ward, moves we dispense for the reading of the previous day's journal. No objections, so order. Other reports from
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select committees. Read the reports, Mr. Clerk.
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Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on Joint Public Retirement to whom is
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referred to House Bill 1135 and House Bill 1137, Beg to lead to report. We had the same under consideration here. We have to return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectably submitted. Representative Alan Kerr, co-chairman.
Are there reports from standing committees? Is there any unfinished business? Are there any executive communications? Read the letter from the governor.
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March 18, 2013, to the Speaker of the House. Dear Mr. Speaker, this is to inform you that on March 18, 2013, I approve the following measures. From the regular session of the 89th General Assembly, House Bill 1250 is now Act 429, House Bill 1413 is Act
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430. Sincerely, Mike B.B. Governor. Mr. Clerk,
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read House Resolution 1025. House Resolution 1025, by
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Representatives Catlett, Butch Wilkins, and Ferguson, commending Officer Michael Neal on his selection as a Medal of Valor recipient.
Representative Catlett, you're recognized to explain the resolution. thank you mr
speaker i'd like for representative wilkins representative ferguson to come and join me please and when they're coming down i'd like to talk to you a little bit about heroes with amongst us and they come in all say shapes and sizes as all of you know but we have here today honor a man that went above and beyond what he's required in his daily duties he's a wildlife
officer and I want to talk to you a little bit about wildlife officer and the representative Wilkins will give the scenario what happened that day but you know our wildlife officers were mostly supported by sportsmen before we passed the one-eighth one percent sales tax those of you that remember that but they were they patrol our streams rivers lakes woods take care of a lot of the wildlife issues that we've had. But since then, they've evolved. We gave them full police powers
in the mid-90s, early to mid-90s, and they've become a big part of our law enforcement community, a big part that we solely rely on a lot of times in rural parts of Arkansas. But anyway, Representative Wilkins is going to explain the incident that happened, but I appreciate your indulgence. Mr. Speaker, Representative Wilkins, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It makes me a
Representative Butch Wilkins
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little nervous when John starts talking about all the things that's going on
with the game fish over the years, because it was approximately 45 years ago or so when I went to work, and I think I was there for every one of them. Of course, my body's starting to show that. But on May 20, 2010, an extraordinary event occurred in West Memphis, Arkansas. Many of you in city, county, local that was able to see this, see the video of this event as we presented the bill to the committee, the resolution to the committee, saw what an event it was.
A group of anti-American, anti-government activists on Interstate 40 were stopped by a couple of city police officers from West Memphis, a drug interdiction bunch. These guys were able to kill the two police officers and proceeded to a West Memphis, Arkansas, Walmart parking lot where several officers surrounded them.
And Officer Michael Neal, which when y'all saw the committee, y'all probably saw in committee, y'all saw something different than I did. I saw the training. I was familiar with the training he had been through, and I saw his training take place. Recently, he has been honored by many over the last two years, and recently he received the Presidential Medal of Valor, pinned on him by Vice President Joe Biden.
And this young man is a well-trained law enforcement officer, but he is also a very brave man. I don't know how many of us could have done what he'd done. But it is without doubt that he saved many lives in West Memphis, Arkansas on that day, including other police officers, including citizens. We had people loose on a Walmart parking lot with automatic or semi-automatic weapons that were very dangerous and had no regard for the law, had little regard for human life.
And without the interdiction of this officer here, it would have been a much worse scene than it turned out to be. Mr. Speaker, would you have the resolution read, please? Mr. Clerk, read the resolution.
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Whereas Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Officer Mike O'Neill was presented the Medal of Valor by Vice President Joe Biden at the White House ceremony on February 20, 2013, for his heroic acts on May 20, 2010, in West Memphis, Arkansas,
and whereas on May 20, 2010, two West Memphis police officers were killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 after stopping a van driven by 45-year-old Jerry Kane, who had his 16-year-old son Joseph with him and whereas Officer Neal strapped on his heavy armor, loaded his Bushmaster M4-223 rifle and headed to the scene and whereas the gunmen had made their way to the Walmart parking lot
and were approached by two more officers who were subsequently also killed by the Canes and whereas Officer Neal pulled into the parking lot where the Canes were trying to get away from authorities in their van and with one hand on the steering wheel and the other on his rifle, rammed his truck into the van and stopped it and whereas 12 officers fired at the vehicle, killing both Jerry Cain and Joseph Cain and whereas Officer Neal has received more than two dozen awards since the incident
and whereas Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Chief of Enforcement, Mr. Jeff Crowe, said we are very proud of Michael and appreciate the administration's acknowledgement of his bravery and the valor he displayed in this incident. His extraordinary service is a testament to the dedication of all those who serve in law enforcement in the state of Arkansas, and whereas United States Senator Mark Pryor noted that Officer Neal showed extraordinary bravery when he put his life on the line. He is a true hero, and I can think of no one more deserving of this great honor.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 89th General Assembly of the state of Arkansas that the House of Representatives commends Officer Michael Neal on his extraordinary service to the State of Arkansas and his selection as a recipient of the Medal of Valor. Be it further resolved that upon adoption of this resolution, an appropriate copy shall be provided to Officer Neal by
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the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. Members, I invite you to join Representative Catlett, Representative Ferguson,
and myself as we recognize and honor the Wildlife Officer Michael Neal. Neal. Representative Wilkins has explained the resolution. Does anyone want to speak against
the resolution for the resolution, not the question before the House. It's a passage of House Resolution 1025. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed nay? The ayes have it. The motion carries. Mr. Clerk read
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House Resolution 1032. House Resolution 1032 will represent his Prairie and Malone to commend and encourage the relationship and economic relations between Taiwan and Arkansas
and to commend Director General for advancing economic and cultural exchange between Taiwan and Arkansas. Representative Perry recognized
to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Mark Perry
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I'd ask Representative Malone and Representative Feit to join me. A couple of years ago, Representative Malone and I had an opportunity to visit Taiwan on an economic development trip.
And I think, not speaking for her, but I'm sure that she would agree that we learned the close ties that they have between Arkansas and Taiwan. You learn a lot of educational values there. You learn a lot of really recycling. And you learn to ride a scooter. So, you know, they take their scooters seriously. But this resolution is to commend and encourage the relationship between Taiwan and Arkansas
and to commend Director General Lau for advancing the economic and culture exchange between Taiwan and Arkansas. And I'd appreciate a good vote. I think Representative Feit has a couple of comments. Okay, he told me to say this. Shishin
Representative Charlene Fite
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Niemann, may ye way. and uh with that we'd appreciate
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a good vote representative perry has explained
the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution
for the resolution if not the question before the house is a passage of house resolution 1032 all in favor say aye all opposed nay the ayes have it the resolution is adopted Members, at this time, I'd like to welcome our doctor of the day, Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch of Conway. Welcome, doctor.
Morning hours ended. Representative Shepard recommends we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1, House Bill 1440. Read the amendment, Mr. Clerk.
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Amendment number one, House Bill 1440. Representative Shepard,
you're recognized to explain the amendment.
Representative Matthew J. Shepherd
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, House Bill 1440 is the bill that would make available the mental health registry to law enforcement officers.
On the Senate end, they put an amendment on to take out the specific reference to the Freedom of Information Act. This information, as with everything that's in ACIC, is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, so this amendment is really just some cleanup. I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Shepard has
explained the amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment, for the amendment? The question before the
House is a concurrence of Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1440.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots with 89 yays, 90 yays, 0 nays, and 0 present. You concurred in
the amendment. Representative Lampkin recommends we concurrence of Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1684. Read the amendment, Mr.
Clerk. Amendment No. 1, the House Bill 1684. Representative Lampkin, you're recognized to explain the amendment.
Representative Sheilla E. Lampkin
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this is just to add a co-sponsor in the Senate on the bill. Senator Woods wanted to be added as a co-sponsor, so I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Lampkin
has explained the amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment? For the amendment. If not, the question before the House is concurrence in Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1684. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast out the ballots for the 89 yeas, 90 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have concurred in the amendment. Representative Gossage recommends we concur
in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1620. Read the amendment, Mr. Clerk.
Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1620. Representative Gossage, you're recognized to explain the amendment.
Representative Bill Gossage
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And just like the previous motion, this just adds a co-sponsor in the Senate. It's the only change in this amendment.
Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment, for the amendment? If not, the question before the House is a concurrence in Senate Amendment 1, House
Bill 1620. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted?
Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots. 91 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You concurred in the amendment. Representative Hammer recommends we
concurrence Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1518. Read the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number 1 to House Bill 1518. Representative Hammer, you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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All this does is add some sponsors on from the other side, so I'd appreciate a good vote. Does anyone wish to speak
against the amendment or the amendment? If not, the question before the House is concurrence of Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1518.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots. Eighty-nine yeas, zero nays, and zero present. You concur to the
amendment. Representative Kerr recommends we concur and send Amendment 1 to House Bill 1267. Read
the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number 1, House Bill 1267. Representative Kerr, you
recognize to explain the amendment. But remember, this amendment simply adds the words.
Let me look down through here just a second. Okay, I'm sorry. Changes the words from denies to excludes or denies in this bill. It's the only change made, suggestion made by the insurance department. I appreciate a good vote. Does
anyone wish to speak against the amendment, for the amendment? If not, the question before the House is concurrent to Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1267. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots, 91 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You concurred in the
amendment. Representative House recommends we concur in Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1283.
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Read the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number one,
House Bill 1283. Representative House, you're recognized
Representative Douglas House
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to explain the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This bill began with allowing everyone who casts an absentee ballot to have it count, even though they died before Election Day.
The reason for that is that you can early vote, and it counts, and it doesn't matter whether you live or not. Out of some concerns of Secretary of State, we amended it to cover only soldiers. We got down to the Senate, and everybody got together in a room. They worked out the language where we can restore this privilege to everyone that votes absentee, provided that they have completed their ballot and had it delivered before their date of death. The real impetus for this is the soldiers are allowed to cast their ballot even though they die by federal law, Military Overseas Voter Act.
That leads to possible equal protection problems for those that are still here on the stateside. So this bill takes
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care of Arkansas's problem. Appreciate your good vote. Does anyone
wish to speak against the amendment? For the amendment. If not, the question before the House is
a concurrence of Senate Amendment 1 to House Bill 1283. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. As everyone voted, cast with the ballots in 94 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present, you concur to the amendment.
Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1781.
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House Bill 1781, Representative Hawthorne, to establish the Arkansas court-appointed special advocate's license plate. Representative Hawthorne, you're recognized to
explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Fonda Hawthorne
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Colleagues, the Arkansas CASA Court-Appointed Special Advocates Association represents 20 local programs across the street that recruit, train, and supervise volunteers to advocate for children who have been abused and unelected and placed in foster care. Juvenile court judges appoint these volunteers who research the children's cases, monitor how the children are doing, speak up for their best interests, and make recommendations in court. With the help of a CASA volunteer, a child is half as likely to languish in the foster care system
and that much more likely to find a safe and permanent home. In 2012, 1,113 volunteer advocates served 3,398 children in foster care. Arkansas' CASA's goal is that every child placed in foster care will have the benefit of a qualified, compassionate adult speaking up for them. Establishment of the Arkansas CASA license plate will increase awareness of
and raise local funds for CASA programs. Please show your support of Arkansas CASA and vote in favor for House Bill 1781 to establish the Arkansas CASA license plate. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Hawthorne has explained the bill.
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Does anyone wish to speak against the bill? Representative Link, you recognize, speak against the bill.
Representative Kelley Linck
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The Alcosa is a good organization. We've got a really, really good chapter of it in Harrison. A great organization, great purpose, as is Following Soldiers. I think we're going to hear about it later. And the Arkansas Tennis Association, good group. I like them, too. The problem we have here is years ago we established Code 27-24-1404, which is an application process for additional special interest license plate decals. There's a difference between statute and rules and policy.
And we are, right now, we're using statute to create every license plate out there, where years ago we established by statute some rules for our Department of Finance to put together special license plates with decals, which allows CASA and the Tennis Association and the following officers and every other organization that comes before us every year, that opportunity to honor the people that make contributions and to also differentiate yourself with that special decal on the back of your license plates
and to send the same amount of money to these organizations without having to buy as many license plates as you have to buy. So it's actually easier for the organization. Every time we pass one of these bills, whether it's costs or, again, following officers or whatever, what we're doing is we're overriding the previous General Assembly that put together this statute, put together these rules, which makes a very simple process that allows people to honor themselves, honor the groups that are giving money. The money goes to the same place.
We're still supporting costs. It's a very simple form to do. They don't have to run up here and do statute. What we've done instead is we've put this body, the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, whose charge is to run government for the State of Arkansas, into the bumper sticker business. I think we need to go back to the way our previous
General Assembly set it up. Representative Link has spoken against the bill. Does anyone wish to speak for the bill? Against the bill? Representative Hawthorne, will you close for your bill? The question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1781. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots with 60 yays, 10
nays, and 2 present. You pass the bill. Pass over House Bill
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1819. Read House Bill 1933. House Bill 1933 by Representative Wardlaw to authorize a limited license for self-service storage insurance.
Representative Wardlaw, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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you, Mr. Speaker. I'm trying to figure out what this look is from Representative Shepard. This little bill, what it does, colleagues, is it authorizes storage unit owners and storage unit operators to sell an insurance for contents of that many storage only. We had a little issue with the independent insurance agents. We worked that out, and they have no problem now.
It's a good little bill. So the whole purpose behind it is because people have homeowners insurance, but in between moves, they do not have homeowners. And this is a policy that insurance agents just don't want to write because
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it's not worth enough money. Appreciate a good vote. Representative Wardlaw
has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1933. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Is everyone voted? Is everyone voted? Cast the ballots. Today, 90 a, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill. Read House
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Bill 1457. House Bill 1457 by Representative
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Ballinger to revise the procedures for conducting a meeting of the State Board of Election Commissioners. Representative
Ballinger, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank
Representative Bob Ballinger
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you, Mr. Speaker. What this bill does is this allows the Secretary of State, who is the chairman of the State Board of Election Commissioners,
to appoint an employee. I mean, it currently could still end up being a member of the board, or it can be the Secretary of State, or allow them to actually appoint an employee, a director, somebody from that office who can actually chair that board. So it just basically makes it be in line with some of the other boards that the Secretary of State actually chairs. And I'd be happy to take any questions.
thank you representative ballinger has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill if not the question before the house is the passage house bill 1457 prepare the
machine mr clerk everyone voted so everyone voted cast the balance with 82 yeas zero nays and one I'm present. You have passed the bill. Read House
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Bill 1569. House Bill 1569, Representative Bain, to amend the law concerning notice procedures for certain quorum court committee meetings. Representative Bain, you recognize to explain the bill.
Representative John Baine
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. This bill was brought to me by the County Judges Association, the Arkansas Association of Counties, trying to clean up some ambiguity when it comes to minimum notice required for committee meetings, that is committees of less than the whole of the quorum court and for special grievance committees. Right now it's very ambiguous. It's more of local custom more than it is anything else. This bill would require a minimum 48-hour notice unless there's an emergency.
In an emergency, it would be a 24-hour notice. I appreciate
a good vote. Representative Bain has explained the bill Does anyone wish to speak against the bill For the bill If not the question before the House Is the passage of House Bill 1569 Prepare the machines declared Has everyone voted Has everyone voted Cast at the ballots 89 yeas, 1 nays, 0 present You have passed the bill Read House Bill 1039
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House Bill 1039, by Representatives Wardlaw and all, to create an exemption from the sales and use tax for utility use by qualifying agricultural structures and qualifying aquaculture and horticulture equipment. Representative Wardlaw, you're
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I hope this is my last time down here today. I want
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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to tell you, everybody comes down here and tells you what a great honor it is to present a certain bill that they have. I want to tell you, this is my bill that is a great honor to present.
In South Arkansas and all over Arkansas, it's, from my understanding, 57 counties, there's poultry houses. This bill would directly benefit 56 counties of this state because it's going to help every one of our poultry farmers. This bill will also help our fish farmers who have been going through an unusually bad economy due to the fish important from Vietnamese. This will help cut their utility costs some, too. And I want all of y'all's support and appreciate a really good vote on this one.
Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is passage of House Bill 1039. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots now. Any four yeas, zero nays and one present. You have passed the bill. Members, at this time, I'd like to welcome the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha
on their legislative day at the Capitol, Guest Representative Murdoch. Read House
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Bill 1654 House Bill 1654, Representative Lee,
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to clarify the forms of payment accepted for the redemption of tax delinquent land Or to set aside a sale of tax delinquent land
Representative Lee, you're recognized to explain the bill
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This bill does just what the title says. It clarifies the forms of payment. Previously,
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it used to be just cashier's check. It's been expanded to cash-certified funds, money order, or certified bank check. And my grandchildren, Dean Alexander and Brett, would appreciate a good vote. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for
the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1654.
Prepare to machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the balance to 93A0. Nays and 0 present, you have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk,
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pass over House Bill 1692. Read House Bill 1468. House Bill 1468, Representatives Hammer, Fight, and Mayberry to require birthing facilities to perform pulse oximetry screenings for critical congenital heart disease on newborns before discharge.
Representative Kim Hammer
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Representative Hammer, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me just begin by telling you, first of all, that what I'm going to share with you today comes with the full blessing of the Hospital Association, the Arkansas Department of Health, the March of Dimes, the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and the American Heart Association. Congenital heart defects are the number one killer of infants of birth defects. Pulse Ox is an easy and inexpensive method of being able to detect heart defects
to assure that when babies go home, that they are going home as healthy as possible, and if there is a problem, it can be detected as early as possible. In the committee the other day, there were two mothers who came and shared stories about their babies. One of them has their baby home, but yet a Pulse Ox would have helped them get home quicker. The other one, her baby is still in the hospital, and we are not sure about how long the baby will be in the hospital. A simple pulse ox test would have helped to assure that the defect that the baby had would have been discovered before the baby was released.
This bill would assume or assure that every newborn that is delivered in a birthing facility in Arkansas has the pulse ox exam. In fact, the Pulse Ox test is now the fifth criteria for helping detect heart disease in newborn babies. This bill brings accountability and sets in motion the methods to gain information and share that information with all parties of concern. And as I mentioned, this test is now considered the fifth screening to assure that heart defects are detected in babies.
Now, you have always known that if I knew something when I stepped up into this sacred spot, that I always would tell you all the information that I would know. The other day in the committee, a situation arose that drew some attention and some concerns about the working relationship with the Arkansas Department of Health and the responsibility that passage of this bill would impose upon them as possibly an unfunded mandate. I will tell you standing here today that after that meeting, and as recently as 1245 this afternoon, that the parties that I mentioned a while ago all came to the table and have all agreed that this bill is a good bill, but it will require an amendment before it gets to the Senate end.
I would respectfully ask, and I'll be glad to answer any questions that you may have, but I would respectfully ask that you would grant me the right and the privilege, and for the sake of the babies, not to slow things down, that we could pass this bill as it is out of the House, knowing that there will be an amendment that will be added on the Senate end. But this is all agreed upon by these five parties that I just mentioned a while ago, and it resolved the issues that were brought out in the meeting during the public health, and good issues at that, and issues that all five of these entities have come together
and said that this is fixable and we can pass this on so that we can get this out as soon as possible. With that, I'll be glad to answer
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any questions. Representative Alexander, for what purpose? Question, Mr. Speaker?
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You recognize? Is the additional cost that they're concerned about for the equipment itself or something else? Because I would guess probably 80-plus percent of the hospitals in the state already routinely use this. Currently, over half the hospitals in
the state of Arkansas that have birthing facilities already do this test anyway.
And what this bill is going to help assure that this vital test continues to be one of the tests that is incorporated into making sure that when babies leave, they are as healthy as possible. the cost of which the original fiscal impact had it labeled at $75,000 was composed of two key elements. Number one was the electronic portion of being able to take that information, track it, and make sure that it was passed on to all responsible parties. And the health department said that they will be able to absorb that cost and are willing to do that.
The second one was the training aspect of it. And in the bill, in the way it's originally written, said that they would be responsible for going out on-site and doing the training. And through a partnership with some hospitals, Arkansas Children's Hospital being one of them, that issue has been resolved, and they are in agreement that they can move forward. So the impact has been greatly reduced, and the Arkansas Department of Health has had a great Pepto-Bismol pill added and has resolved their indigestion. Thank you.
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Purpose and balance, or for what purpose? Question, Mr. Speaker. Recognized. Do
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you mind just clarifying exactly what the amendment is going to be that
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you'll add to it? Sure. I'll be glad to. Basically, what the amendment is going to be and what it's going to do is work out the arrangements of those two issues that I just mentioned. The Arkansas Department of Health is in the process of getting ready to implement some procedural things that will help with the tracking of information, And they wanted to be able to add the baby screening, the pulse ox screening, to that item.
And they believe they can do that without either any cost or with minimal costs that they'll be able to absorb. And then the second part was the educational aspect, who's going to do the training, how's the training going to be done, and the costs associated with that. And I will give credit to everybody that's on this list, but the Arkansas Department of Health worked over the weekend in order to make sure that this could get out of here today. And so they have worked out the arrangement that the training that's required in order to make sure there's a standardized method of teaching this across the board can be done with little or no cost.
And so the amendment is going to provide that mechanism to make sure that happens. Representative Cassidy, for what purpose? Question, Mr. Speaker.
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You recognize. Representative Hammer, I think this is a great bill. If you're going to amend it anyway, would
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you let me join on as a sponsor? Anybody who wants to be a sponsor on this, I'll be glad to add all 100 names before it gets to the other end. So anybody who wants to see me afterwards, I'll be glad to put everybody's name on this because this is a good one, folks. Thank you. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? Representative Steele, you're recognized to speak for the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A lot of members have passed by my desk and asked me why I had 20 or 30 pink notes on my desk. It's because of this bill. One of my constituents testified for it in committee. There have been several children affected by this in my district. I think what Representative Hammer is really, what he's trying to do is very important to the state. I think we're going to do a lot of good here with this bill.
And given that we only have about three or four weeks left in this session, I think his request to allow this to go to the other side and be amended there is a good request. I hope
you'll all support him. Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? Representative Edwards,
you recognize to speak for the bill. I just want to say I really appreciate the work Representative Hammer has done on this bill. I appreciate the attitude he's taken with it. And as Representative Steele said, I think at this stage of the game, when you have a member, you can trust their word.
This is the right thing to do. Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against
the bill, for the bill? Representative Mayberry, recognize you to speak
for the bill. Very briefly, members, I had looked at very similar legislation. When I found out that Representative Hammer was working on this, I was more than grateful that he was willing to carry the torch on this and to allow me to be a co-sponsor on it. I will say what seemed like a very simple bill on the front end, many of you know how that is,
that something seems simple and it gets complicated along the way. This did, and Representative Hammer did yeoman's work on this to be able to bring all the parties together, and certainly I would ask for a favorable vote. Does anyone wish
to speak against the bill, for the bill? Representative Hammer, you're recognized to close for your bill. Just want
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to say thank you to the membership and also say thank you to the American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and parents who are represented up in the West Gallery today and all the other individuals with the Arkansas Department of Health and the Hospital Association.
This was one of those bills, and I've got to commend Robert with the Arkansas Department of Health. This was one of those bills. It was tough for him to sit there and speak. But, folks, it's part of that iron sharpening iron that we talk about, and it's for the best of the babies. And all of us probably know a baby somewhere or have held a baby somewhere. We want to give them the best chance to a successful, healthy life when they're discharged from the hospital and not ever have to come back to the hospital. So I would ask for a favorable vote for the babies and for the parents and for the state of Arkansas and the great future we've got together. Thank you.
The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1468. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Zero to
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one voted. Zero to one voted. Cast with the ballots, 89 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the
bill. Read House Bill 2032. House Bill 2032 by Representative Ferguson to clarify the faculty status of members of the University of Arkansas College of Medicine Admissions Board.
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Representative Ferguson, you're recognized to explain the bill. This just changes the admission status for the medical school to come in line with the national certification recommendation. um now there's no faculty uh recommendation on the board and the national certifying body suggests that they have four faculty members they will still come from two from each congressional district but uh but four of these eight will be faculty
representative ferguson has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill if not the question before the house the passage of house bill 2032. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for 91 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1945.
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House Bill 1945. Representative Charlotte Douglas to require public schools to report the enrollment of a student who is
a military dependent. Representative Douglas, you're recognized to
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explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. This is a bill that I worked on with the military liaison. They wanted the public schools to be able to identify those military dependents.
who were enrolling and as they moved from school to school to keep track of them so that they would be able to give them the services that they deserved i'd appreciate a a good vote on this thank you representative douglas has explained the bill does
anyone wish to speak against the bill members of slinker for what purpose question
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mr speaker you reckon can ask for a question. Representative Douglas, would the enrollment forms have to be changed
to indicate whether or not a student was a military dependent or what kind of – it's been a long time since I've had kids to enroll in school, but I just wonder
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about that. They will have to have a new little section on there, and it will actually indicate what arm of the forces they are in because sometimes the benefits are different and they want to be able to track them individually. There was no physical impact on this. They reprint these
documents and it would just mean putting a line or two in there. So it would be a very simple fix. Okay. Thank you. Thank
you. Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1945. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 87 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present.
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You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1690. House Bill 1690, Representative Hobbs et al. to require a period of silence
at the beginning of each school day.
Representative Debra M. Hobbs
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Representative Hobbs, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A couple of years ago, someone contacted me asking me to bring this bill before you today it will simply require teachers to allow one minute at
the beginning of the school day in which the students just have a one minute of silence during that time they may reflect pray or engage in another quiet activity as you know oftentimes we feel rushed and you know what that does to your heart your heartbeat you know starts going faster and so forth we don't know what students what children are leaving behind to get ready for the school day perhaps so you know lost shoes lost
homework maybe parents are fighting unfortunately even maybe they were removed from their home the night before so this just allows one minute of time for them to collect their thoughts to focus and to get ready for their school day. I'm happy to take any questions. I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Hobbs has explained the
bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1690.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? cast
at the ballots for 79 yays, 4 nays, and 0 present. You have passed
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the bill. Read House Bill 1629. House Bill 1629 by Representative Klemmer to amend the eligibility provisions for the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program to ensure homeschool students have an equal opportunity for the Arkansas
Governor's Scholars Program and to declare an emergency. Thank
you. Representative Klemmer, are you recognized
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to explain the bill? Members, this is an agreed upon bill. It passed the House Education Committee without any dissent. It's not a controversial bill. What it does is it allows homeschoolers to just be, to compete on equal footing with public school students to receive the governor's scholarship. What has happened in the past is regardless
Almost regardless of a homeschooler's qualifications, because they don't have a rank in class, they automatically lose 10 points in the formula. And we're not trying to create a new formula. We simply let the Department of Higher Ed assure us, let them work with the formula so that homeschoolers can compete and not be discriminated against in the consideration of a governor's scholarship. While I'm up here, I probably should plug the fact that we don't have nearly enough money for governor's scholarship programs, but used to.
We could give it to everybody that qualified, and now we're having to turn
away quite a few. So we just want the homeschoolers to
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be able to compete. Representative Mayberry, for what purpose?
Question? You recognize. Representative Clemmer, I know we had some similar legislation in the last session that came up regarding this particular program. And in that legislation, it removed some criteria. This does not do that. Is that correct? Essentially, in
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the last session, and it was a Senate bill then, but it came before the House Education Committee, and it was creating a new formula.
We're not trying to create the formula here. We're letting the Department of Higher Ed look at the criteria and let them adjust the weighting because that can be done. They would have flexibility with the current formula. That's currently in rule, not in statute. so we're not adding new rules for them. We're just giving them the authority and expressing our wishes that we want the rules adjusted so that homeschool kids can compete. And again, in the past, the base criteria for this scholarship is a 32 on the ACT.
I guess it's a good sign for education that we have enough kids making a 32 that we can't give them all a scholarship. So this just says when we start to figure out which of the kids that make a 32 are going to get the scholarship, we're going to let the Department of Higher Ed adjust these criteria
so that homeschool kids can compete. Thank you. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Clemmer has
explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1629.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots with 88 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 present. You pass the bill and the emergency clause. Read
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House Bill 1856. House Bill 1856 for Representative Shepard concerning the criminal offense of theft
by receiving. Representative Shepard, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Matthew J. Shepherd
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, House Bill 1856 was brought to me by the prosecutors. This just cleans up some language with regard to the theft by receiving statute. Several years ago when this statute was changed, there were a couple of provisions that were left out related to firearms. This bill would put those provisions back in. I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Shepard
has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1856.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots for 94 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the
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bill. Read House Bill 1366. House Bill 1366 for Representatives Hammer, Broadway, and Steel. To amend the law regarding the priority of distributions from the State Administration of Justice Fund,
to make technical corrections to clarify the fund, and to declare an emergency. Representative Hammer, you're recognized
to explain the bill. I think before this session is over,
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I'm either going to have a degree to be a doctor, or I'm going to have a degree to be a lawyer. And this one is what's going to give me the degree to be the lawyer. I remember in the, you're supposed to laugh, but evidently it wasn't that funny. So anyway, I remember sitting in a meeting during the interim, and Chief Justice Hannah sitting there, and we were having a discussion, or the discussion was about trial court, administrative assistants,
and other individuals who in the past couple years have had to live on the edge because they weren't certain if their paycheck was going to come through. And quite honestly, out of that meeting was born the idea that, you know, anybody that works for the state at any capacity ought to have the reasonable assurance that if they do a decent day's job and they do what they're supposed to do, that their paycheck is going to be there waiting for them when it's all said and done. We would want that not only for our state employees, but we would want that for our employees in the private sector as well.
And from that came the idea of House Bill 1366, which revises the priority of distributions from the Administration of Justice Fund, requiring that available revenue be first used to fully fund the monthly allocations for the Court Reporters Fund, for the Arkansas District Judges, Counsel, and Executive Director, and the Trial Court Administrative Assistance Fund. This prioritization will ensure that the salaries of these individuals working as essential court personnel will be fully paid, and this bill protects the salaried
positions from revenue shortfalls that may occur in the Administration of Justice Fund. There are a number of programs funded out of the Administration of Justice Fund, and if you looked at the matrix, you would see that over the years, it has grown as people recognize this as an avenue of revenue. And there have been much discussions about how salaries should be protected above the funding of a program that may receive benefits of this. This is the intent of House Bill 13-66.
As many of you may remember, the House recently passed Senate Bill 307, which became Act 282. And Act 282 had an emergency clause and contains provisions which are intended to increase the revenue for the Administration of Justice Fund. The hope is that the provisions of this bill, House Bill 1366, will not have to be utilized, but it is necessary to protect the salaries of the individuals that are listed. And in short, I'll just say, as I mentioned a minute ago,
that if there's anybody who's working for our state, that they ought to be paid at the end of the week or at the end of the month when their paycheck comes, and they shouldn't have to find out a few weeks before Christmas that their check isn't going to come. I wouldn't want to have to live like that. I don't think that you would want to have to live like that. And this is an opportunity for us to protect those individuals that are vital to our court system and to our ways of law. And I'll be glad to answer any questions that I can to my ability.
Mr. Speaker. Representative Hammer has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill? For the bill. Representative Wright, you're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Colleagues, I want to thank Representative Hammer for his hard work on this bill. It's not been as easy as it seems, and he's put in a lot of time in on it. I was down here the other day and mentioned you about the bill to fix the payment of our trial court assistance. I just want to come down to remind everybody what hard work they do and how vital they are to the court system as a whole,
as important as judges, lawyers, public defenders, and prosecutors. It's not right that these ladies out there are having to worry about their paychecks. I would appreciate a good vote. Hopefully this
will be the fix. Representative Wright has spoken for the bill. Does anyone wish to speak
against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1366. Prepare machine, Mr. Clerk. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause, has everyone voted? Has everyone voted?
Cast at the ballots for 93 a's, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill and the emergency clause. Read House
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Bill 1503. House Bill 1503, Representative Harris, creating the offense of unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition.
Representative Harris, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Justin T. Harris
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, House members.
This bill is something I've worked on with the NRA. And this bill in particular puts more teeth in the state law where it's already federal law. And this restricts prohibited persons from attempting to purchase a firearm from a lawful seller. It adds a state penalty where it's already a federal penalty. And basically what it also does, when there's a sting operation going on,
what we've seen in other states is where someone comes into, like the Expo Center or up in northwest Arkansas, the Holiday Inn where they have a gun sale going on, where they take videos and go in and they try to catch a gun seller doing wrong. And this is a private citizen going in and trying to capture the gun seller doing wrong. And this will prohibit that from happening. But this does not stop law enforcement from going in and trying to capture unlawful gun sales.
And I'd appreciate a good
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vote. Representative Linderman, for what purpose? Question. You recognize.
Representative Homer Lenderman
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Representative Harris, a private seller now, are they required to ask someone if they are legally eligible to own a firearm or to buy
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ammunition? That's a good question, Representative Linderman.
I'm surprised the Judiciary Committee didn't ask me that question. The reason I
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ask this, and I would really like an answer to this, because we might ultimately end up with two victims, one of them unknowingly committing a crime if they are not required to ask, or if they are required to ask. If
there's someone that could answer that question, I would love to hear it. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you.
Representative Harris has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill?
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For the bill, Representative Bell, you're recognized to speak for the bill. Well, let me start by saying I also don't know the answer to Representative Linderman's question for certain. It's my understanding of the firearms laws that there is no current requirement, but I'm not absolutely certain of that. What I did want to say is this is part of the NRA's package of bills that they've brought to the various states and ask us to take a look at.
There is an effort going on nationally currently to go into various states and try to find ways to sue gun stores and put them out of business. It's being financed in large part by the mayor of the city of New York. And this bill is part of the NRA's package. It's an effort to prevent that from happening in the states and to protect our lawful gun dealers in the states. So I'd appreciate a good vote. Does anyone
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wish to speak against the bill? for the bill.
Remember some hairs for your clothes for your bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1503. Prepare the machines, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots with 78 yeas, one day and one present. You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1708 House Bill 1708
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with Representative Hickerson concerning the criminal offense of criminal possession of body armor Representative
Hickerson, you're recognized to explain the bill Thank
you, Mr. Speaker Members, House Bill 1708 amends the existing code pertaining to the current offense of criminal possession of body armor Under existing law, it's a Class A felony for a person in possession of body armor during the commission of certain felonies, but only if the offender has a previous felony conviction.
This legislation is going to allow for a charge of criminal possession of body armor to be brought on a first felony offense, as well as subsequent offenses. The bill also expands the list of felony offenses that support a charge of criminal possession of body armor, and it increases the grade from a Class A felony to a Class D felony. The bill is supported by the Arkansas Police Chiefs Association, the Arkansas Sheriff's Association, and the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
I want to make it perfectly clear it is not a crime to be in possession of body armor. It is a crime to be
in possession of body armor and commit a felony offense. So I'll be happy to take
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any questions. Purpose and believe for a purpose. Question. You recognize.
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You stated that currently it's a Class A felony. The bill states that it's a
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Class A misdemeanor. So you're switching it from a misdemeanor to a Class D felony. Do I read that correctly? Did you say the current language?
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Correct. You stated that it's currently a Class A felony. The language in the bill says it's currently a Class A misdemeanor. So you're jumping from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. That's correct. Thank you. Representative Steele, for what purpose?
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Question. You recognize. Representative Hickerson, I think there
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was a sentencing impact and fiscal impact study done on this. Was it determined not to have any impact or was it inconclusive?
It was inconclusive because they would not know, you would not know how many cases you would have per year. It wouldn't be
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in charge unless somebody was picked up robbing a bank with some kind of bulletproof vestment. That's correct. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
Speaker. Representative Hickerson, you're recognized. I appreciate a good
vote. Thanks. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1708.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clary. Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots. For the 80 yays, 0 nays, 81 yays, 0 nays, 0 present, you'll pass
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the bill. I'll read House Bill 2013. House Bill 2013 by Representative Catlett to amend the Arkansas Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act to comply
with federal commercial driver's license regulation and to make technical corrections.
Representative Cattley, you're recognized to explain
the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this was brought to me by the Department of Finance and Administration. And basically, it's to coincide with federal regulations involving commercial vehicles, changes some definitions, adds some terms, also changes the role of the state police to issue a commercial learner's permit. It also addresses texting while operating a commercial vehicle. And the financial impact is, if we don't pass this, be a $17 million loss of federal funds the first year, $37 million the second year.
Appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill? For the bill. If not, the question before the House is passed into House Bill 2013. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots for the 88 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1447.
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House Bill 1447 by Representative Fyke to amend the Child Maltreatment Act. Representative Fyke, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Charlene Fite
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, currently all 50 states
have laws requiring health care professionals to report the suspected sexual abuse of minors. During my 24 years as an educator, I was a mandated reporter of any child abuse or neglect.
Currently, nurses, doctors, dentists, police officers, a long list of people are mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect, but there is an oversight in the law. Currently, workers in reproductive health care facilities are not mandated reporters. This law would add an extra layer of protection by having these people also be mandated reporters. This bill would also do a second thing that would be helpful.
It would require that in any abortion done of a minor under the age of 14, some tissue would be retained. So in case of a civil or a criminal lawsuit or civil action, excuse me, or a criminal action, we would have DNA sample. Yes, there's a possibility that this young girl might just have an older boyfriend, a year or so older. There's also a very strong possibility that this could be an adult who has offended on this child.
Georgia, Mississippi, and Illinois all currently have this law. It passed in Illinois unanimously in both chambers and was signed into law with virtually no opposition. I have worked with DHS, the Attorney General's Office, and ACIC, all of whom are in agreement with this bill, and I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Fyde has explained
the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill?
If not, the question before the House is passage of House Bill 1447. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 88 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 precedent.
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You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1784. House Bill 1784, by Representative Fite, concerning central registry checks, disqualifying offenses,
and other criminal record checks required under
some employment terms. Representative Fyde, you're recognized to explain
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This involves positions involving direct contact with children and with mentally ill and developmentally disabled persons. Currently, when someone applies for employment with a state agency in one of the designated positions, the state agency has to do a central registry check, a background check.
Under the current law, they only have three days to get this done. We want to make the change to give them additional days because, as you know, Saturday mail may be dropped. So it is very important that they have more than three days to get the background check done and return. This would give them five days. Additionally, this would add the theft of public benefits to the list of offenses that would prohibit employment of an individual in one of these designated positions where they would have direct contact with children and with the mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons under a state agency.
And I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Fida has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill? If not, the question before the House is to pass it to House Bill 1784. Prepare the machines to declare it. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 88, yea, 0, nay, and 0 present. You'll pass the bill. Read House Bill 1492.
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House Bill 1492 by Representative Hammer to create a comprehensive program of education regarding shaken baby syndrome.
Representative Hammer, you're recognized to explain
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, this bill simply does a couple things. There was a bill that was passed out of last session that created an opportunity for the Department of Health to publish and to provide information in birthing facilities and at time of the birth of babies regarding shaken baby syndrome.
Since that time, there have been some organizations that have come and requested that they could distribute some materials through the Department of Health. And what this bill will do is provide that avenue under the guidance and under the direction of the Arkansas Department of Health to provide information to further expand that information going out to daycare centers and to other facilities. As it is right now, as I understand it, it's provided at the birthing point of the baby. But once it gets past that point, information is limited. And as you know, unfortunately, a lot of times the shaking baby syndrome and crime, as I would call it, occurs beyond that point.
And so this information is going to help get this information out into the public. This will be at no cost to the Arkansas Department of Health, and it will be under the guidance of the Arkansas Department of Health in which this will happen. I'll be glad to answer
Representative Charlie Collins
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any questions. Representative Collins, for what purpose? Question. Representative Hammer, is this program going to require that people do a training program, or is it just going to allow them
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to hand out materials? This information would be just distributed. There would not be any training.
What the information is going to do is really kind of expand on what the Department of Health is doing. However, right now the Department of Health offers it only, as I mentioned, at the point of birth, and so this information would be allowed to be distributed like to daycare centers, head starts, et cetera, and it would just simply be printed material. And as I mentioned, it cannot be distributed unless it's cleared by the Department of Health, and the Department of Health will have no manpower or any expenses tied up in it. There are some organizations out there that would like to distribute it, but this tool needs to be in place in order for it to happen.
Representative Hammer has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? Mr. Hammer, you'll close for your bill. For question before the House, the passage of House Bill 1492. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Is everyone voted? Is everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 86-87 yeas. Zero name, zero present. You'll pass the bill. Read House Bill 1857.
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House Bill 1857. by Representative Shepard at all to amend the Special License Plate Act of 2005 concerning the authorization and issuance of special license plate for and in support of law enforcement. Representative Shepard,
Representative Matthew J. Shepherd
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you recognize, to explain the bill. Mr. Speaker, members, House Bill 1857 would establish not one, not two, but three license plates.
But in all seriousness, I'm certainly sympathetic to Representative Link's concerns, but the fact of the matter is, we already have a number of license plates. This bill was brought to me by the Director of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. You think about all the license plates we have in the state of Arkansas, yet we don't have one for those who are law enforcement officers or in support of law enforcement officers. This bill would establish a license plate for certified law enforcement officers, including prosecuting attorneys and officers of the Department of Corrections.
It would also establish a license plate in support of law enforcement. And then, as well, it would establish the Arkansas Sheriff's Association license plate. This bill would create the fallen law enforcement officers fund. Of the proceeds from each of those plates, 25% would go towards this fund. It would be administered by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. On the law enforcement plate, 75% of the proceeds would go to benefit the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy.
So I would suggest that this is a very conservative bill that ultimately will save the state money because we're going to be putting money not towards an outside organization, but actually putting this towards the Law Enforcement Training Academy to benefit all of the individuals in the state of Arkansas. With that, I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Shepard has
explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1857. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots with 67 yeas, 5 nays, and 2 present. You have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1773. Council Bill
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1773 by Representatives Cozart and Scott to modify the limits of municipal territorial jurisdiction. Representative Cozart, he recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Bruce Cozart
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What this bill does is there was a bill ran in 2011, and it's now Act 280, and that bill took away some of the planning and zoning on some of the cities and what we're trying to do is bring all these cities back in of the city of the certain sizes to that to be equal with each other and this bill will also will make it for the cities from zero to sixty thousand will have one mile of planning and zoning from sixty thousand to one fifty will have two miles and
from one fifty up we'll have three miles this just brings everybody into the same playing field kind of does away with the lake the streams, navigable waterways takes that off and just puts them all on the same page. I would be glad to answer any questions. If not, I'd appreciate a good vote. Riffson Davis,
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for a purpose. Question. You recognize. So will any municipality have planning reach beyond three miles? No, three miles is the limit.
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does anyone wish
to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is to pass Bill 1773. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots for 78 yeas, 2 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the
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bill. I'll read House Bill 1822. House Bill 1822 by Representative Copenhaver et al. to allow County Sheriff to issue debit cards to released inmates in order to clear the inmate's commissary trust account.
Representative Copenhaver, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Colleagues, Bill 1822 is just to allow the county sheriffs in the state of Arkansas to basically, if they so choose, to upgrade their system. They can use debit cards. Currently, they use checks. This will help them eliminate paper processing, distribution, and saves on cost and time, reduces lost checks and fraud.
But again, this doesn't eliminate. This just will give them the ability to do so. The Arkansas Legislative Audit Research is on board with this. They approve it. The Arkansas Sheriff's Association is behind this, and the Arkansas County Association of Counties is on board. I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Copenaber has explained the bill. Does
anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1822.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots. If it's 81 yeas, 1 nay, and 0 present, you have passed the bill. Read House Bill 1827. House Bill 1827
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by Representative Whitaker to modify the definition of a quorum in civil service matters in cities of the first class. Representative Whitaker, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative David Whitaker
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Very short little bill. Many years ago when some of our predecessors created civil service commissions in cities of the first class, They envision five-member civil service commissions. In the text, they have a single sentence that said a quorum would be three. Well, of five, that makes sense. We all understand that. Subsequent years came and subsequent years went, and this body, over time, has expanded the ability of some cities
to make their civil service commission five members, and even now some can expand out to seven and nine. The number three no longer makes sense as a quorum for a nine-member body. What this bill does, it simply strikes that number and adopts the commonly accepted concept of a majority of the members constitutes a quorum for conducting business. I ask for a good vote.
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Representative Whitaker, Representative Love, for what purpose?
Representative Whitaker has left the well. Representative Whitaker has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1827. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 81 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed
the bill. Mr. Clerk passed over House Bill 1962.
Read House Bill 1693. House Bill
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1693, Representative Letting, an act concerning a guardianship subsidy and the role of the Department of Human Services in certain guardianship cases. Representative Letting, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Greg Leding
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, our current law here in Arkansas allows for a child who's under the custody of a guardianship, the person who is the guardian for that child, they get eligible for a subsidy until that child is 18. Under our foster care law, the foster parent is able to receive that subsidy until the child is 21. With the goal of trying to get as many children out of foster care and into more permanent guardianship situations, we want to make sure that the guardianship program mirrors the foster care program. And so what we're seeking to do is make sure that a child who's in foster care but has a relative who wants to become a guardian for that child but who might need that subsidy, we want to make sure that they are able to receive that subsidy until they are 21.
To be eligible for that subsidy, the child does have to be enrolled in school or be working at least 80 hours a
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month or be involved in some kind of jobs
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training program. Representative Altus, for what purpose? Question. You recognize. Your bill said something about incapacitated. Does this have to do with the incapacitated foster people, foster children? No. Doesn't have
Representative Greg Leding
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anything to do with the incapacitated? No. Sorry.
That's okay. Passed out of aging and youth without opposition, and I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank
you. Representative Letting has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is passage of House Bill 1693. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots with 83
yeas, 1 nay, and 0 present. You have passed the bill.
Read House Bill 2124. House Bill 2124,
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Representative Hammer, to define sibling as it applies to Title VI of
the Arkansas Code. Representative Hammer, you're recognized to explain the bill. How many of you all ever had a
Representative Kim Hammer
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sibling you wanted to get rid of? I'm bad on jokes today. This bill is coming to you because when we are doing our work looking at school choice and issues relating to school,
it became apparent that while the term sibling is in the bills that are being pondered and considered, and one of which will probably come out of the session, that the term sibling is placed in there, but there was no definition assigned to who is a sibling. And part of the issue and part of the concern is that if we don't address this and one of the school choice or open choice bills comes out of the session, that some people may take advantage of that as far as loading up a house with 20 kids
and claiming them all as siblings. So part of this, the intent of this bill, is to find siblings so that as we move forward, we can have a clear understanding of the definition of sibling, and I'll be glad to answer any questions. thank you Mr. Speaker Representative
Hammer has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill if not the question before the house is it passed to House Bill 21-24 prepare the machine Mr. Clerk has everyone voted
has everyone voted cast the ballots 88 yeas, 0 nays and 0 present you have passed the bill We'll move to the yellow budget calendar. Representative Baird moves we place House Bill 1154 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment. All in
favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed nay. Ayes have it. Read amendment number two, Mr. Clerk.
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Amendment number two to House Bill 1154.
Representative Baird, he recognized. Explain the amendment.
Representative Duncan Baird
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this amendment simply adds two sections of cash fund appropriations to this bill. They're each in the amount of $25,000, and these are cash funds that would be funds generated from the sale of license plates, and I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Baird has
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explained the amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against
the amendment for the amendment? Question before the House, the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1154. All in favor say aye.
All opposed, nay. Ayes have it. Assume to Bill 2 and Grossing, Mr. Clerk. Representative Baird moves we place House Bill 1202 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The
ayes have it. Read Amendment No. 2, Mr. Clerk.
Representative Baird, you recognize, to explain the
Representative Duncan Baird
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amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this is an amendment that would add $300,000 in appropriation for vocational center aid.
It's appropriation only. There's no funding for it at this time, and I'd appreciate a good
vote. Representative Baird has explained the amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment for the amendment? If not, the question before the House is the adoption of Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1202. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes have it. Send the bill to engrossing, Mr. Clerk. Representative Baird, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Duncan Baird
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Members, the next four bills on the calendar are regular appropriation bills that were approved by the Joint Budget Committee in the fall. We're going to go ahead and batch those. So as usual, if you want to pull one out to vote on separately or pull one out to ask a question about, I'd be happy to answer any questions. So, members, the issue is the passage of the appropriation bills and emergency clauses on the list before you. I'm going to read down the list of bills one by one about bill number. If there's one objection to the consideration of a bill, it will be removed from the list and placed on the regular joint budget calendar for later consideration.
The bills are SB 43, SB 88, SB 91, and SB 158. Your one vote will be recorded on each bill and each emergency clause after they have been read for the third time. So, Mr. Speaker, I invite you to direct the clerk to read the bills for the third time. The
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bills for the third time. Senate Bill 43, Senate Bill 88, Senate Bill 91, Senate Bill 158.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the bills and the emergency clauses. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 84 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You pass the bills and the emergency clauses.
Thank you.
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one until tomorrow purpose advice for a purpose I'm not sure the purpose but it didn't record my vote mr. speaker machines locked up well let's get it unlocked
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All right, members. My trustee parliamentarian is telling me that either one of two things is going to happen.
Either, A, the machine will unlock itself and your votes, if you voted, it will be accounted for and it will tally up the ballots. Or B, it won't and we're going to have to do this again tomorrow. So that's where we're at. Representative Baird, you
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recognize? After the announcements, reading of the bills, placing the calendars on the desk, amending members on bills with their own amendments, members withdrawing their own bills, finalizing resolutions, reading communications, and any remaining committee reports, I move we adjourn until 1.30 tomorrow.
That's a proper motion, undebatable. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes have it. Motion carries. Are there any announcements? Representative Saban,
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you're recognized for an announcement. The freshman caucus will meet in 15 minutes
in room 171. Thank you. Mr. Gill, let
Representative Jeremy Gillam
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me recognize for an announcement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Those on the basketball team, we'll be having a shoot-around tonight, 5 o'clock at the Stevens Center Arena, which is where we'll be playing at tomorrow night, 7 o'clock. Do not forget, attendance is highly required for tomorrow night.
We really encourage you to show up and support your other House members.
Thank you. Members, regarding the basketball game, if you're playing in the game, The jerseys are, go see Kay about the jerseys. The jerseys are in Kay's possession, so please see her. Representative Hammer, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Kim Hammer
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Organizational meeting of the audit committee will meet 15 minutes upon adjournment to the freshman body. We will drag our feet and wait for you to get there.
Thank you. Representative Lee, you're recognized for
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an announcement. On Wednesday, state agencies will start their meeting at 9 o'clock, So anyone with bills in another committee, please come and run the bills in our committee. Representative Barrett, you recognize.
Representative Duncan Baird
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Joint budget will meet tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., Big Mac
Representative David L. Branscum
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A. Representative Branscombe, you recognize. Joint energy will meet Wednesday at 1 o'clock,
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room 138. Representative Barris, you recognize. Public health tomorrow at 10 a.m., special order. Representative Meeks, you recognize. Planning to run
Representative Stephen Meeks
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a bill in aging and youth this week.
Please let me know. We're open
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for business. Thank you. Representative
Representative Charlie Collins
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Collins, you recognize. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Revenue and Taxation Committee will not meet tomorrow. No meeting tomorrow. Next
meeting, Thursday, 10 a.m. Representative Wilkins, you recognize. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Tomorrow morning, 7.30, special language. Representative McLean,
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you recognize. Representative McLean, you recognize. Representative McLean, education will meet tomorrow at 10,
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room 138. Representative Bragg, you recognize. Arkansas Forestry Association will host a reception this afternoon from 4.30 to 6.30.
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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Representative Wardlaw, you're recognized. Next Tuesday, March 26th, the Sportsman Caucus, along with others, will have the first trap and skeet shoot. It'll be at 4 p.m. at Blue
Rock. Thank you. Are there any other announcements? Yeah. Without objection, Speaker directs the transfer of House Bills 2223 and 2291 from House Committee on the Judiciary to the House Committee on State Agencies. Hearing none, so ordered. Read the bills, Mr. Clerk.
Chair
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It was a bribe for a purpose. Announcement. The Forestry Association reception is at their office on 4th Street just past the Poultry Federation. Read the bill, Mr. Clerk. Senate Bill
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66. That objection, read it again. Senate Bill 66. Education. Senate Bill 587. That objection, read it again.
Senate Bill 587. State agencies. Senate Bill 732. Without objection, read it again. Senate Bill 732. Education. Senate Bill 777. Without objection, read it again. Senate Bill 777. Judiciary. On
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completion of the items and adjourn resolution, the house will be adjourned until 1.30 p.m. tomorrow.
Agenda
Prayer & Pledge
Committee Reports
HR1025
HR1032
HB1440
HB1684
HB1620
HB1518
HB1267
HB1283
HB1781
HB1933
HB1457
HB1569
HB1039
HB1039
HB1654
HB1468
HB2032
HB1945
HB1690
HB1629
HB1856
HB1366
HB1503
HB1708
HB2013
HB1447
HB1784
HB1492
HB1857
HB1773
HB1822
HB1827
HB1693
HB2124
HB1154
HB1202
SB43
SB91
SB91
SB158
SB88
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