March 12, 2013
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Bills discussed (128)
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HB1357
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
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HB1604
· 2 mentions in chapter
Matched: “HB1604”
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SB480
· 2 mentions in chapter
Matched: “SB480”
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HB1056
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…, we are your committee on joint budget to whom is referred House Bill 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House B…”
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HB1063
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…mittee on joint budget to whom is referred House Bill 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House B…”
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HB1119
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…udget to whom is referred House Bill 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House B…”
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HB1120
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…referred House Bill 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House Bill 1760.”
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HB1128
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…om the regular session of the 8th and 9th General Assembly, House Bill 1128, is Act 331. Sincerely, Mike B.B., Governor.”
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HB1282
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…eaker, we are committee on judiciary to whom is referred to House Bill 1282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Sen…”
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HB1329
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1329”
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HB1354
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…mittee on judiciary to whom is referred to House Bill 1282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Senate Bill 654. Beg…”
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HB1447
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…we are your Committee on Judiciary, to whom is referred to House Bill 1447 and House Bill 1470.”
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HB1470
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ee on Judiciary, to whom is referred to House Bill 1447 and House Bill 1470.”
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HB1525
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ry to whom is referred to House Bill 1282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Senate Bill 654. Beg to lead to repor…”
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HB1528
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…we are your Committee on Education, to whom is referred to House Bill 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House R…”
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HB1571
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1571”
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HB1581
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…d 0 present. You have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, pass over House Bill 1581. Read the letter from the Senate, Mr. Clerk.”
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HB1591
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1591”
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HB1592
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1592”
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HB1593
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1593”
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HB1594
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1594”
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HB1596
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1596”
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HB1597
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1597”
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HB1599
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1599”
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HB1600
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1600”
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HB1601
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1601”
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HB1602
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1602”
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HB1603
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1603”
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HB1605
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1605”
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HB1606
· 1 mention in chapter
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HB1607
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1607”
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HB1608
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1608”
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HB1609
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1609”
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HB1610
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1610”
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HB1611
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1611”
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HB1686
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ittee on Education, to whom is referred to House Bill 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, a…”
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HB1701
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…we, your Committee on Transportation, to whom is referred, House Bill 1701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Sen…”
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HB1702
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ee on Transportation, to whom is referred, House Bill 1701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and…”
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HB1751
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ion, to whom is referred, House Bill 1701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and Senate Bill 501,…”
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HB1758
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House Bill 1760.”
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HB1759
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House Bill 1760.”
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HB1760
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House Bill 1760.”
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HB1770
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…n, to whom is referred to House Bill 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, and Senate Bill 50…”
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HB1781
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…eferred, House Bill 1701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and Senate Bill 501, beg to lead to re…”
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HB1874
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “committee on public health to whom is referred house bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill…”
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HB1930
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…mittee on public health to whom is referred house bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill…”
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HB1948
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…erred to House Bill 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, and Senate Bill 509, beg to lead to…”
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HB2033
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…health to whom is referred house bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill 790 beg to lead…”
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HB2049
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…is referred house bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill 790 beg to lead to report we ha…”
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HR1035
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, and Senate Bill 509, beg to lead to report we had the same…”
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SB105
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB105”
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SB165
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB166
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB167
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB167”
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SB171
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…erred to House Bill 1282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Senate Bill 654. Beg to lead to report we had the same…”
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SB197
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB197”
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SB2
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB2”
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SB214
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB218
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB226
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB226”
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SB263
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB263”
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SB271
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB277
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB277”
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SB284
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB285
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB285”
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SB286
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB287
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB288
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB289
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB292
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB329
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB330
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB330”
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SB331
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB331”
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SB333
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB333”
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SB336
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB337
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB339
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB345
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB346
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB347
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB348
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB355
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB357
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB368
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB376
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB377
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB379
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB380
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SB381
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB382
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SB383
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SB384
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SB385
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SB390
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SB391
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SB409
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB411
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SB418
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SB419
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SB420
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SB421
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB423
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SB424
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SB426
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SB427
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SB428
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SB445
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SB447
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SB448
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SB459
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SB460
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SB461
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB462
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SB479
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SB481
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB482
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…e bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill 790 beg to lead to report we had”
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SB483
· 1 mention in chapter
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SB487
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and Senate Bill 501, beg to lead to report. We've had the s…”
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SB494
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SB495
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SB497
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SB501
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and Senate Bill 501, beg to lead to report. We've had the same under considerat…”
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SB509
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ouse Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, and Senate Bill 509, beg to lead to report we had the same under consideration…”
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SB511
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SB513
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SB654
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Senate Bill 654. Beg to lead to report we had the same under consideration,…”
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SB790
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…e bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill 790 beg to lead to report we had”
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Speaker 1
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Standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Representative Debbie Hobbs.
Speaker 2
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Good afternoon. Let us pray. Our God and Heavenly Father, we lift our eyes to heaven at the opening of this session of the Arkansas House of Representatives because you are enthroned above the heavens and your sovereignty rules over all. We thank you for this day for it is in you that we live and move and have our being. You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. We thank you for the freedoms that we have been blessed with in this land.
And we thank you for the institution of government which you've ordained for the common good and the deterrence of evil. We thank you for these elected representatives who are here by your appointment. Now we ask that this exercise in state government will fulfill your purpose for government to be a service to the citizens of this state and for the good of all. We ask that all that's done will be consistent with the weightier provisions of the law, mercy, faithfulness, and justice. We ask for each of these representatives that they might seek and find from you that wisdom which is from above,
that is first pure, then peaceable, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering and without hypocrisy. May their actions be like the seed whose fruit is righteousness, sown in peace by those who make peace. And we ask this for the good of the people
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of this state and for your glory. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Speaker 5
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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Members, please indicate your presence by
Chair
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pushing your yellow present button. and prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. We'll be right back.
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is present, the chair sees a quorum. Are there
Chair
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2:26
any requests for leave? Representative Farrar, for what purpose? Leave for Representative Dotson. Leave granted for Representative Dotson. Leave is granted. Representative James Elwood moves we dispense with reading of the previous day's journal. No objections, so ordered. Are there
reports from select committees? Read the reports,
Mr. Clerk. Mr. Speaker, we are your committee on joint budget to whom is referred House Bill 1056, House Bill 1063, House Bill 1119, House Bill 1120, House Bill 1758, House Bill 1759, House Bill 1760.
Beg lead report that we had the same under consideration. Herewith return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted, Representative Duncan Baird,
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Chair. the reports are standing committees read the
Chair
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3:27
reports mr. clerk mr. speaker we are
committee on public health to whom is referred house bill 1874 house bill 1930 house bill 2033 house bill 2049 senate bill 482 senate bill 790 beg to lead to report we had
the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Representative John Burris, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are committee on judiciary to whom is referred to House Bill 1282, House Bill 1354, House Bill 1525, Senate Bill 171, and Senate Bill 654. Beg to lead to report we had the same under consideration, herewith return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted, Representative Marshall Wright, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are your Committee on Judiciary, to whom is referred to House Bill 1447 and House Bill 1470.
Beg lead report. We've had the same under consideration. Herewith return the same as the recommendation that they do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, Representative Marshall Wright, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are your Committee on Education, to whom is referred to House Bill 1528, House Bill 1686, House Bill 1770, House Bill 1948, House Resolution 1035, and Senate Bill 509, 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. Respectfully submitted, Representative James McLean, Chair.
Mr. Speaker, we, your Committee on Transportation, to whom is referred, House Bill 1701, House Bill 1702, House Bill 1751, House Bill 1781, and Senate Bill 487 and Senate Bill 501, beg to lead to report. We've had the same under consideration here. We have to return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted, Representative Walz McCrary, Vice Chair. Is there
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any unfinished business? Are there any executive communications? Read the letter from the Governor, Mr. Clerk.
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5:26
March 12, 2013, to the Speaker of the House. Dear Mr. Speaker, this is to inform you that on March 12, 2013, I approve the following measure from the regular session of the 8th and 9th General Assembly, House Bill 1128, is Act 331. Sincerely, Mike B.B., Governor.
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Members, I would like to take this time to welcome our doctor of the day, Dr. John Hernsberger of Nashville.
Chair
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5:59
And our nurse of the day, Ms. Geraldine Rambeau, is here. In the West Gallery, we have the UAMS College of Pharmacy students, guests of the entire House membership. The morning hour has ended.
Speaker 26
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Representative Ward-Law for what purpose? Let me hear your motion. You recognize your motion.
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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6:59
Come down the well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, by voting on the prevailing side of the consideration of House Bill 1357, I
Chair
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7:23
move reconsideration. That's a proper motion, and it is debatable. So, Representative
Ward-Law, would you like to explain your motion?
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
7:31
Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I misunderstood Representative Kerr yesterday. And then also today he has met with the School Board Association and some other school officials. And he has guaranteed us with his word, and I trust him very much, that he will fix this bill before it is administered to the Senate and
make everybody happy. And everybody seems to be happy with this word also. So I appreciate a
Chair
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7:58
good vote. Representative Wardlaw has explained his motion.
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Does anyone wish to speak against the motion? For the motion, Representative Curry recognized
Representative Allen Kerr
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8:14
to speak for the motion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just wanted to touch on just a little bit more information. And I appreciate Mr. Wardlaw's, Representative Wardlaw's words. What this will do is this
will give the school boards and any kind of millage increases or affirmation the opportunity to have those elections in September along with May and November.
So anything to do with schools, they'll have three opportunities a year to have elections, whereas everything else will be in May and November. Representative Wilkins, for
what purpose? Can you hear him? Representative Kirk. You recognize. I have no problem with you, Bill, but you know that
we have received a lot of our principals, our superintendent, our
school board that are against this bill.
Okay. If you check with them. I'm sorry. I don't want to cut you off. Well, I've received no communication from them today. Did you? And I would like to have that communication before we vote on this bill again. Well, sir, unfortunately that's not
Representative Allen Kerr
Unverified
9:25
going to be possible because we have to get this bill out today so that I can make those changes, get it to
the Senate, and you'll have the opportunity to concur on that once it gets down here, and you'll be able to look at the bill, the
whole bill at that point. Okay. Thank you, sir. Thank you. We have talked to them this morning, Representative Burris and I, and some of you may have already gotten some more communication from your schools and your school boards that they are for the bill. So I appreciate a good vote.
Chair
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9:57
Representative Slinker, for what purpose? Question. You're
Representative Mary L. Slinkard
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10:01
recognized for question. Representative Kerr, will your changes also include about the conservation district elections, since they are a separate entity and
do not have special elections the way we look at them? Yes, ma'am. I appreciate you bringing that
Representative Allen Kerr
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10:12
up. The conservation districts will be excluded as they are voted for by their own membership rather than the voting public. Thank
you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Broadway, for a purpose. Question. You recognize.
Representative Mary Broadaway
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10:27
Thank you very much, Representative Kerr, for your efforts in regard to working on this bill. But not only have the school boards, school districts, evidenced some concern about this bill, but my local mayor, and I've heard from actually several mayors in the district that are quite concerned how this is going to affect. What's your
Representative John Burris
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10:48
point? Mr. Speaker, we're debating a motion to reconsider. I think there's a – I would like to discuss the bill, and
I'm going to reserve that until after the body votes on whether or not on the motion to reconsider.
Chair
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10:58
Can I do that? The parliamentarian has consulted with me and said that this motion, we can't get into the bill. Once this motion passes, the bill is non-debatable. So if this passes, we're going to put it straight on the machine. Representative Broadway,
Speaker 22
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can you recognize to continue with your question?
Representative Mary Broadaway
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11:33
Thank you, and I'll get to it very quickly. Are your proposed changes also going to address the concerns of our local mayors and city governments as well, or are the changes that you contemplate merely about the issues brought forth by the school board, school districts? Well,
Speaker 64
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you're correct. The changes that we have brought about are just with the school boards
Representative Allen Kerr
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and school districts. I mean, if you get into the other one, there's no bill. Here's the problem. They've abused those privileges over the years, having elections on holidays, days after holidays,
trying to time them in such a way to control the outcome of the elections. And in my opinion, that's completely un-American and just wrong. So they'll have opportunities to have any
kind of issue they want every six months. Every year, they'll have two days a year to have those elections. In the off years, their issues will be their issues, and they won't have to deal with state reps or senate or president or anything like that.
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I thank you very much for addressing my question, and it is that actually, if you go back, We're not going to discuss any
state or city government. It's going to be geared to
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the school board. Thank you so much. Representative Murdoch, for what purpose?
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Questions, Speaker? You recognize? Thank you. Representative Kerr, I also concur with what they're saying about your effort in
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this. But as you see the many myriad of questions and question marks that are out here, obviously there's probably more than this standing before you now. Wouldn't it be proper, would you consider pulling it down until we get this right,
You can ask those questions. So some of these no votes can be yes votes and possibly your legislation could
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be passed as you would want to be. Unfortunately, where the bill is right now, that's not going to be
possible. It has to pass out. You have to vote to reconsider. If we pass it out of here, we fix it between here and the Senate. And like I said, you'll have the opportunity to concur on the bill in its fully form when it comes back and concur from the Senate.
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Yes, sir. I understand that part. But I'm saying this is all part of a plan that you put together today so that you can get this moving. I'm saying with the questions, we can withdraw motions. That's parliamentary procedure as well. And I'm just saying for the good of the whole body, I think it can happen. But I just think in the way you're doing it, you're going to have more adverse comments and adverse votes than you would normally have. If that's okay, then
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that's okay. Okay. Representative Murdoch, the parliamentarian is informing me that today is the only day to take up a motion for reconsideration.
You only can do that the next day after the vote. Is that
correct? The day of the vote or the following day. Representative Nichols, for what purpose? Representative Nichols, let's hear
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your question. My question is, if this motion passes, can a motion be made to refer the bill back to the committee?
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No, sir. I appreciate a good vote,
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ladies and gentlemen. Thank you. Representative Kerr has spoken for the motion. Does anyone wish to speak against the motion for the motion? Representative Burris, if you're recognized, speak for the motion. Is
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it on? Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I'm glad we got to ask the questions, and I apologize for the point.
I didn't know we wouldn't have any time to debate afterwards because I think the substance is very important. And just to clarify exactly where we stand, I understand that there are some questions, but I'd stress again that there weren't any yesterday. And so what has happened since, Representative Kerr met with various entities representing education. They are now supportive of the bill. The bill does not eliminate elections in off years or special elections at any point.
All it says is that if you're going to have a special election, it must occur for a city or county on the two days outlined on the bill, which would be the regular time for the May election and then the regular time for the November election and even in odd-numbered years. So you can still have a special. You just have to have it on one of those two days. And if you're a school, you can still have a millage increase. You can just either do it on one of those two days, even or odd-numbered years, or also in September when you have your school board. So if you're a school, you've got three options for a millage increase.
If you're a city or county, you've got two. And if you back up and just think about what we're talking about, we're talking about maximizing voter participation. We've heard a lot of discussion on various bills about that very subject. A lot of people opposed bills because they were concerned about having elections at times that would minimize voter participation. So now, all we're saying is that if we're going to have elections on non-regularly scheduled times, on non-regular days, be it the May preferential primary or the November general election of even numbered years,
you just have to do it on one of those two or three days, depending on what entity you represent. I think it's reasonable. I think it's made several accommodations to the various entities that it affects. And I think it's a step in the right direction. We're not limiting the ability to put things on the ballot. All we're saying is if you're going to do it, we're going to do it at a time consistent that makes it easier on voters to know when it's going to happen and be informed about what's going to be on their ballot. I think that's a good process. So I'd be happy to take any questions. Representative Murdoch, for what purpose?
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Question, Speaker. You recognize? Representative Burr, when you think that
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those changes being made and those considerations that are being made, that those that are most affected by it should have an opportunity to review those as the smaller groups or whatever cluster of people have come up with these changes. Don't you think that, as well as the membership, should have time to review that before they have to be impacted by that? I do,
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Representative Murdoch. That's why the bill was filed weeks ago. That's why it was heard in committee. That's why it was presented on the floor yesterday and no questions were asked.
And it was why, after it failed, Representative Kerr met with the associations that had direct interest in this, and they are now supportive of the bill. So all
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of the e-mails that I and many like me are getting, we discount those as though they haven't read the bills, they don't understand their questions as constituencies, the people we represent. You're saying to total discount that because of? Not at all, sir. I'm just
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saying that there is changes to the bills since those e-mails were received. And I think if you visit with the associations that represent those people, they are now supportive.
But even that, I don't believe we receive a lot of communication pro and con. I'm not saying that I support this bill because the associations are now supportive of it, even though that is a very material fact. I support the bill because it's going to place restrictions on special elections that ensure maximum voter participation and makes it easier on the people that are going to vote in these elections to know when they're going to occur. My last question, but most certainly
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you support the bill because you represent almost 30,000 people, and you're speaking for them as you speak for John Burris as well, as I'm trying to do, as I speak for 30,000 people.
So my belief, my thinking, but I must listen also to those that I represent. I agree.
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Would you agree with that? Absolutely. That's all I'm trying
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to do. Representative McLean, for what purpose? Question, Mr. Speaker. You recognize? Representative Burris, you said changes have been made. Changes have agreed to be made. Okay, so,
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okay. And we'll have a chance to concur on those changes. That's the clarification I needed. Thank you. Okay, again, members, I'd appreciate a vote because it's very important to note, a good vote,
because, again, we're not limiting special elections in any way. All we're saying is if they're going to occur, they need to occur on a consistent basis and in a manner that gives voters a chance to know when they are going to
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vote and, in doing so, maximize voter participation. Representative Mayberry, for what purpose? Question.
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You recognize? Representative Burris, going to Representative Murdoch's question about an opportunity to review everything, do I understand correctly that once these changes are made in the Senate
that this bill will come back to the House to concur in that Senate? Yes, sir. We have to concur on the amendment. And so everyone in this House would have an opportunity to vote on the full bill at that point
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in time. Is that correct? Yes, sir. Thank you. All right. Thank you, members. I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Burris has spoken for the motion. Does anyone wish
to speak against the motion for the motion? Representative Wardlaw, are you closed
for your motion? The question before the House is reconsideration of House Bill 1357.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone
voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots with 74 yeas, 18 nays, and 0 nays. The motion to reconsider passes. We will next be voting on
the bill. The question before the House is a passage of House Bill 1357. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
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Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast
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the ballots to 68 yeas, 22 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, pass over House Bill 1581. Read the letter from the Senate, Mr. Clerk.
March the 11th, 2013, the Honorable Sherry Stacks, Chief Clerk, State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas. Dear Mr. Stacks, the Senate respectfully requests the return to the Senate of Senate Bill 378, Respectfully submitted, Ann Cornwell, Secretary of the Senate. Please leave granted to send the Senate bill
back to the Senate. Leave granted to send the bill back to the Senate, Mr. Clerk.
Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1571. House Bill 1571 by
Representatives Wright and Steele to clarify the authority of a prosecuting attorney and his or her designated deputy prosecuting attorneys to carry a firearm and to declare an emergency. Representative Wright, you're recognized to explain your
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bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, all this bill does is clarify what prosecutors and their deputies are already doing
pursuant to an attorney general's opinion in other parts of the code. This just makes this section of this code consistent that says prosecutors and their deputies are allowed to carry a firearm. Representative Hobbs, for
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what purpose? You recognize for a question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Debra M. Hobbs
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When they're authorized to carry those firearms, are they trained in any way, or is it just because of their office they get to carry those?
Representative Marshall Wright
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In the code, they're defined as law enforcement officials.
That's why they get to carry them. But are they trained? I don't believe they have any training, but they are considered law enforcement officials. And like I said, in the other parts of the code and pursuant to the AG's opinion, they're allowed to do it already. There's
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just one section of the code that we want to make consistent. But, again, there
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is no specifications concerning training. Thank you. Representative Jean, for what purpose? Question. You're recognized. Representative Wright, it's
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kind of the same as a sheriff. A sheriff is an elected official.
These prostitutes are elected, and they can carry guns. Excellent question. You're
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correct. Is that correct? You're correct. Representative Wright 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 1571. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clare. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted?
Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots to 92 yeas, 2 nays, and 0 present. You pass the bill and the emergency clause. Mr. Clerk, pass over House Bills 1581, 1746, and 1767. Representative Lee
moves we expunge the vote by which House Bill 13-29 failed.
Representative Lee, you're recognized to explain your motion. Colleagues,
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I'd like to expunge the vote for the purpose of sending it back to committee. There were many comments on the bill. State police wanted to respond. possible amendment. None of that can happen here, so I'd appreciate a good vote to send it back to committee. Representative
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Lee has explained the motion. Does anyone wish to speak against the motion? For
the motion, the question before the House is to expunge
the vote by which House Bill 1329 failed. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. has everyone
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voted we do have a pair vote on the bill has everyone voted cast at
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the ballots Mr. Clerk we have a pair on the desk representative Jim Dotson votes yes representative Scott Baltz votes no
witnessed by representative James McClain representative Scott Baltz is a present member are there any objections to the
pair Seeing none By a vote of 89 yeas, 4 nays and 0 present Your motion
to expunge has passed Representative Lee moves we re-refer House Bill 1329 to the House Committee State Agencies
and Governmental Affairs Representative Lee, you're recognized to explain your motion
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i sort of explained it when i came down here initially i'd just like to send
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it back to committee thank you representative lee has explained the motion does anyone
wish to speak against the motion for the motion if not the question before the house is a re-referral of house bill 1329 to the house community state agencies all in favor say aye all opposed nay The ayes have it.
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Mr. Clerk, send the bill back to the committee.
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Read Senate Bill 423. Senate Bill 423 by Senator Pierce to provide for the expansion of testing of newborn infants for genetic disorders.
Representative Ferguson, you're recognized to explain the
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bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was asked to run this for the Health Department, and it's really a very simple bill.
It just strikes the word metabolic when they're talking about testing of genetic disorders. And because the Department of Health used to be the Department of Health and Human Services and that no longer exists, it strikes that language. But I did want to take an opportunity to sort of explain to you how important these tests are that they do on infants at birth. When I was in college, nutrition was my first experience with PKU, which is a metabolic disorder.
And that's how the language ended up in there. I guess back in the 60s and 70s, each state started doing a little heel stick blood test and checking for PKU. and then they test for a whole panel of disorders now. Phenylketonuria is an amino acid shortage, and if the child is not treated or caught at birth, it builds up in the body, and then they eventually have retardation and serious health problems. But medicine's improved, and now we have more than just metabolic testing tests.
We have actually genetic disorders that they can test for. this additional test the reason they brought it, a child died and the parents came to committee for those of you who are at committee died of SCIDS which is a severe combined immunodeficiency disorder you probably, if you've seen the movie Bubble Boy they have such compromised immune systems that they have to live in a completely sterile environment and if they don't most of them die regardless and this child did die but they can do a blood test that costs about $7
and check for skids and then do a bone marrow transplant in the first few weeks of life. And the children actually do pretty well. You know, it's really sad to think that a $7 test could have saved this child's life. But I appreciate a good vote. Representative Ferguson has explained the
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bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the
House is the passage of Senate Bill 423. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for 86 ayes, 88 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill. Read Senate
Bill 197. Senate Bill 197 by Senator Thompson concerning the correction of Arizona members'
account when the member owes a balance to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and to declare an emergency.
Representative Curry recognized to explain the bill.
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Hello again, members. I'm wearing my lucky tie today. I don't know if you noticed or not. Okay. Another part of the teacher retirement bill, About 1,500 members owe an average of about $400 on member contributions plus interest.
That total amount owed is in excess of $615,000. Basically, what this bill does is it addresses that situation where retiring members
may owe back contributions for certain situations. A school may have closed and that teacher gone to another school, and for whatever reason, that school did not pay the contributions that were collected and it's owed to the teacher retirement.
What this bill does is gives that person retiring an out. Previously or currently, they can't retire until that residual is paid, so it prevents them from retiring. This bill gives the teacher retirement latitude to give those people payments where they can pay
that out or make other arrangements to pay the back contributions that are owed. Basically, this is a retirement member-friendly bill.
I appreciate a good vote. Representative Kerr has explained the bill. Is there anyone who wishes to speak against the bill? For the bill, the question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 197. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everybody voted? Cast up the ballots.
By a vote of 91 yeas, 0 nays, the bill is
passed. Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill 105. Senate Bill 105 by
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Senator Key to determine disability benefits to clarify who may be a member to reveal the conversion from contributory to non-contributory
and to declare an emergency. Mr. Kerr, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Members, again, this is another one of APERS retirement package bills that they've brought forward. Basically, it's just a correction of wording in the bill going from old contributory to new contributory and changing clarification of what constitutes public safety position. Again, just a wording clarification, Bill.
Thank you. Appreciate a good vote.
Representative Kerr 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 Senate Bill 105. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. has everyone voted you're voting on the bill and the emergency clause cast up the ballots Mr. Clerk my vote of 80 yeas
zero nays you have passed the bill Mr.
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Clerk read Senate Bill 462 Senate Bill 462 with Senator Dismayne to revise the Cemetery Act for perpetually maintained cemeteries.
Mr. Perry, you are recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr.
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Speaker and members. I, too, have my lucky tie on, but I'm not going to dig too deep into that.
Senate Bill 462 is a bill brought by the Arkansas Cemetery Board, and this bill clarifies the authority for the staff of the Arkansas Securities Department to conduct examinations of perpetual care cemeteries. It also provides some additional protection for the principal amount of the permanent maintenance fund and clarifies that a portion of the capital gains realized on invested funds can be used for the care and maintenance of the cemetery.
I'd appreciate a good vote. representative perry has explained the bill does anyone wish to vote excuse me does anyone wish to speak against the bill
for the bill if not the question before the house is passage of Senate Bill 462, prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everybody voted? Cast up the ballots, Mr. Clerk.
By a vote of 90 yeas, 0 nays,
you have passed the bill.
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Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill 214. Senate Bill 214, by Senator Malik, concerned the retirement options for
employees of state-supported institutions of
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higher education. Representative Carnine, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This particular bill is really in conformity and compliance with several retirement bills that we passed in 2011.
The university system has taken the time during the last two years to bring all of the university system in compliances with the bills that were passed, APERS, teacher retirement, et cetera. And this bill does that. It passed out a committee unanimously and I offer it to you for a positive vote. Any questions? Say none. Representative
Carnine 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 Senate Bill 214. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everybody voted? Has everybody voted? Cast up the ballots, Mr. Clerk. Vote of 90 yea, 0 nay. You have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill 357.
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Senate Bill 357 by Senator Fowles, permitting additional chemical tests for the offenses of driving while intoxicated and related offenses and concerning driver's license commercial driver's license
and hunting license representative rice you're recognized to explain
Representative Terry Rice
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the bill thank you mr speaker and members uh senate bill 357 by senator files is permitting additional chemical tests for offenses of driving while intoxicated and related offenses.
And members, I have had, and I even talked to some of you many months ago about some of this that I found out was possible with new technology. And I asked Senator Files because it was up in the area that he had more time and availability to dig into this. I believe it's a very good thing that we offered. It adds saliva to means for testing for alcohol or drugs.
Simply, the saliva test will tell if someone is under the influence of drugs immediately. The chief of police, the sheriff's association, and the prosecuting attorneys association have all endorsed this. The way it works is a small test that's been developed. It's relatively inexpensive. Law enforcement, upon stopping someone for probable cause and evaluation, can, after 10 minutes that they see that a person has not had anything in their mouth,
can take this saliva test and tell immediately if there's drug or alcohol impairment. And if confirmed, they can be taken back to the station for blood, urine, or other means. This gives a good check in the field. It's very easy to certify and train. It's simply a pass or fail test. It's another tool that they have that is good to use in the field, and currently there are 17 other states that are using this.
With more being added, there's tests for 15 different drugs, and it has a 96 percent success rate. Again, it's an added tool for law enforcement. and it could save, if you're not concerned about your life, it could save the life of a loved one or someone you know. Any questions? I'd appreciate a good
vote. Thank you. Representative Rice has left the well. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill?
If not, the question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 357. 57. Prepare the machine,
Mr. Clerk. Has everybody voted? Has everybody
voted? Cast up the ballots, Mr. Clerk. With 93 yeas, 0 nays, you have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, read Senate
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Bill 339. Senate Bill 339 by Senator Rayford to enact the State Insurance Department's general
omnibus bill. Representative Wren, you are recognized.
Representative Tommy Wren
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this is a bill that Senator Raypert and I are running
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through House and Senate Insurance and Commerce. This is just clearly a biannual bill for the state insurance department. It's just an act to enact the state insurance department general omnibus bill. It makes corrections with language and other things. I'd appreciate a good vote.
Representative Winn 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 Senate Bill 339. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everybody voted? Has everybody voted? Cast the ballot, Mr. Clerk. With 92 yays and zero nays, you have passed the bill.
Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill 420.
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Senate Bill 420 by Senator Key to amend the law concerning the filling of vacancies in county elective offices. Representative
Ball, you are recognized to explain the bill. Thank
Representative Nate Bell
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you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, Senator Key and I were made aware of this incident that happened. Y'all read the bill. It's basically an anti-double-dipping bill.
Representative Scott Baltz
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I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Balz 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 Senate Bill 420. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. This bill, voting on the bill in the emergency clause. Has everybody voted? Has everybody voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. With 93 yeas, 0 nays, you have passed the bill.
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Preach Senate Bill 271. Senate Bill 271 by Senator Key to clarify the requirements for obtaining a a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Arkansas Public Service. Representative Wardlaw, you're recognized
to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
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Colleagues, this is a little old bill that kind of does away with some regulations. It's a good bill. I mean, a real good bill. What it does, it puts the electric co-ops on the same playing field as energy
and the other private suppliers of electricity. And PC, the Public Service Commission is very much okay with this. Thank you all for a good vote. Representative Ward-Law has explained the bill. Does
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anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not, the question before the House is
a passage of Senate Bill 271. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted to cast the ballots of 91, 92 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present?
You'll pass the bill to reach Senate
Bill 329. Senate Bill 329 by Senators Sample and Ingram to amend the powers and duties of the Arkansas Racing Commission to amend the method of placing wagers at horse tracks and greyhound tracks and to
declare an emergency. Representative Vines, you're
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recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Friends, today I bring you Senate Bill 329, which amends the duties and regulations of the Arkansas Racing Commission.
This bill became necessary, if you will recall, last session. We passed Senate Bill 882, which became Act 1159 of the 2011 General Assembly. What that did was stated that a regulatory agency's power to impose fees and penalties must be authorized by specific statute, And if we don't act on something specific to this nature, the contents of this bill, all authority lapses on or before July 1, 2013.
So this bill is a necessary housekeeping bill. What it does is it puts into statute, into code, the provisions of the Racing Commission, specifically those dealings with assessing fees and penalties and the different rules and regs that are associated with the racing industry, both in West Memphis and High Springs. I'd be happy to take any questions, and otherwise I'd appreciate a favorable vote. Representative
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Meeks, for what purpose? Question. You're recognized. On page four of
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the bill, it talks about the fact that it's going to allow a person to be able to place wages through a telephone or other mobile device.
Is that going to promulgate, like, Internet gambling? I mean, are they going to have, like, a mobile app for my smartphone that I can place wages on?
Representative John T. Vines
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Is that going to cause problems? Well, it's already a place. You can already use that application at the track. There's an app for your phone. You can already use it on site. What this does is establishes the rules and regs to regulate that, puts it in statutory form. But the problem that's out there that probably what you're more getting at is the fact that I believe there are a dozen or more states that already allow it.
So you can sit in this chamber and bet on about 12 or 15 different apps to different tracks around the nation. Presently, Oakland, you can't do that. You can only vote at Oakland through their app, which saves you from going to the window, and I think the same thing in West Memphis. So this is already occurring, and that's not – it gives the rules and regs for the Arkansas provision, but it's already happening out there. Okay. Thank you.
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I appreciate it. Thank you. Representative Vines 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 Senate Bill 329. Prepare the machine,
Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast
with the ballots for the 84 yeas, 0 nays, and 2 present. You have passed the
bill. Read, and the emergency clause, read Senate Bill 330. Senate Bill 330 by Senator Ingram to amend the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law and to permit a dog racing franchise holder
to request to hold races on the days and during the hours permitted by the Arkansas Racing Commission.
Representative Ferguson, you're recognized, to explain the bill.
Representative Deborah Ferguson
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is Senate Bill 330. This bill simply gives the authority to designate dog racing days and times to the Racing Commission. Currently, a lot of people weren't aware of this, but Southland Park Gaming and Racing is open seven days a week. Under some older regulations, dog racing was limited and not allowed to race on Sundays and holidays,
even though the rest of the facility is already open. Currently, during the racing season, the horses are allowed to run on Sundays at Oak Lawn. And currently, during the racing season, the dogs at Southland Park are not allowed to race on Sundays. Additionally, if there's bad weather or a mechanical issue and a Saturday night meet runs past midnight, then Southland is required to immediately report to the Racing Commission that they violated the rules
and they have to fill out a lot of additional paperwork. In the interest of fairness, this bill simply gives the authority to the Arkansas Racing Commission to decide on racing days and times. It continues to exempt Christmas and Easter. The bill does not change the number of racing days allowed. The bill simply mirrors the authority the Racing Commission has given to Oakland to Southland Park. Thank you for a good vote. Representative
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Ferguson 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
Senate Bill 330. Prepare the machine, Mr.
Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots to 66 yeas, 8 nays, and 2 presents. You
have passed the bill. Reach Senate Bill 426. Senate Bill 426, Senator Sanders, English, and Key, to amend Arkansas law concerning the information contained in certain financial reports filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
Representative Broadway, you're recognized, to explain the bill.
Representative Mary Broadaway
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I'm pleased to tell you that this legislation was brought to me by the Ethics Commission. This bill is about transparency. What it does not do is it does not apply to candidates or PACs. Who this bill applies to are ballot question committees or legislative question committees. What this bill requires is that these committees must disclose how their monies were expended.
I would like to give you an example. Last year, on the highway sales tax, that would be the type of entity that we're looking at. There are some committees that hire consultants to do turnkey campaigns, and when they report to the Ethics Commission, basically they report three checks. I paid my consultant $1,000, $10,000, and $20,000, and I spent, you know, however much that amounts to.
What this bill requires is that these entities must report how their money is expended, how it's expended on advertising, newspaper, other types of things. This bill got broad bipartisan support. It was unanimously passed in the Senate, and I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you very much. Representative Broadway has explained the bill. Does anyone
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wish to speak against the bill for the bill? If not, the question
before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 426.
Prepare to machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots with 88 yeas, one nay, and zero present. You have passed
the bill. Read Senate Bill 427. Senate Bill 427 by Senators Sanders, English, Key, and Urban. To make amendments to the ethics laws of the state of Arkansas
and amending portions of Arkansas law resulting from an initiated act.
Representative Broadway, you're recognized to explain the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is kind of part two to the ethics package. This law does actually apply to candidates. Last year, as you all well know, it was a presidential election year. And a candidate contacted the Ethics Commission and asked whether or not they could use campaign funds
to attend the presidential campaign and perform their duty to vote as a representative. And anyway, the Ethics Commission came down and issued an opinion that no, they could not. Frankly, that was a controversial response, and so the Ethics Commission has made an effort now to clarify those regulations, And now they have actually said that a candidate may use their political campaign funds to use to attend a presidential convention,
that they may use that to pay their own lodging, travel, and food expenses. This does not extend to their family members, but that's what this bill is about. Again, it received broad bipartisan support, unanimously, I can't talk today, pass through the Senate. And with that,
I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative Broadway has explained the
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bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? If not,
the question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 427.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots with 82 yays, 5 nays and 1 present, 81 yays, 6 nays and 2 present. You have passed the bill.
Read Senate Bill 385. Senate Bill 385 by Senator Burnett to clarify the law concerning
the validity of an existing single-county regional solid waste management district
that is less than the population required for the creation of a regional solid waste management
district. Representative Wilkins, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this is a little bill that don't really do a lot unless you live in Mississippi County. This will grandfather Mississippi County into current solid waste regulations. Thank you for a good vote. Representative Wilkins has
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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 Senate Bill 385. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots with 89 yeas, 1 nay, and 0 present. You have passed the
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bill. Read Senate Bill 2. Point of order. What's your point? My point of order is that Senate Bill 2 is improperly before the House because it did not first pass the Senate by the requisite number of votes.
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Representative Nichols, I will take your point of order under advisement and will refer it to the House Rules Committee for consultation and invite the Rules Committee to meet at the proper time to take testimony on the point of order and to recommend a disposition for it. The question presented to the Rules Committee will be, did Senate Bill 2 pass the Senate with the requisite number of votes And is it, therefore, properly before the House? Mr. Clerk,
read Senate Bill 218. Senate Bill 218 by Senator Irvin, an act to create a uniform prior authorization form
to require health care insurers to use a uniform prior
authorization form. Representative Wilkins, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
members of the House, unlike some who've appeared before you today and said a bill was brought to them, this bill was not brought to me. I was blessed to have this bill fall into my lap literally from heaven. And how that occurred is that the bill received unanimous support
in committee on the Senate end and then in the Senate and then in our committee. And so I happened to be walking past the sponsor of the bill after having made the motion for due pass and we locked eyes and she handed me the notebook and I graciously accepted it so I'm glad to stand here before you because it is a good bill and what it does is establish a uniform submission
prior authorization for health insurers concerning prescription drug benefits. Now, the problem, as I heard it explained, is that in Arkansas, there might be one or two companies out of all of the other insurers that does not allow for the use of a standardized prior authorization form.
And so what this bill would do is say, number one, that all companies must have that. Number two, that it cannot exceed two pages. Thirdly, that if the health care insurer refuses to respond within 72 hours of the request, then the prior authorization is automatically granted.
and prior authorization forms are kept at the state insurance department and filed with them. And then the notebook that Senator Irvin had has literally all of these uniform forms from various dozens of companies and there might be one, two, or three companies in Arkansas.
that do not currently do that this bill would require them to do what everyone else is already doing i'd appreciate a good vote mr speaker i'll answer any questions or attempt to do so if there are any thank you representative wilkins
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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 senate bill 218 for the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots to 93A, 0 and 80, 0 present. You have passed the bill.
I'll read Senate Bill 411. Senate Bill 411 by Senator Bledsoe
to repeal the requirement for the administrative office of the courts to develop a web-based mandated reporter training
curriculum. Representative Dickinson, you're recognized to explain the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm bringing you Senate Bill 411, which is a bill to repeal the requirements of the administrative office of the courts to develop a web-based mandated reporter training curriculum. While Senate Bill 411 does repeal the requirement of the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a web-based mandated reporter training,
it is not doing away with the mandated reporting altogether. Rather, it is simply modifying who develops and maintains this training. Instead of the AOC developing the training and DHS hosting the website, it will now be the responsibility of the Commission of Child Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence to both develop and maintain this training. This makes sense as the Commission has long taken the lead on classroom-based mandated reporter training.
The former training was really on an informational website about mandated reporting requirements in Arkansas. The commission now has a much improved interactive web-based training for those in need of mandated reported training. This interactive training will promote better learning and information retention outcomes. To encourage people to access and use this improved training, as opposed to simply reading online, we need to remove the old mandated reporter website.
I would appreciate a good vote on Senate Bill 411. Thank you. Representative Wilkins, for
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a purpose. Representative Dixon 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 Senate
Bill 411. 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
Senate Bill 331. Senate Bill 331 by Senator Sanders to amend Arkansas law concerning restrictions on the employment of former state officials, former state employees, and to hold judges to
the same employment restrictions as other state officials. Representative Baird, you're recognized, to
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explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this is Senate Bill 331.
It has two parts. Number one, it takes the one-year cooling-off period that we as legislators currently have before we can become a lobbyist and applies that same rule to members of the executive branch so that if an elected member of the executive branch or one of their staff wants to become a lobbyist, they must wait one year before they can do
so. The second part is it builds on the work of Senator David Sanders that he did here in 2011. He passed a bill that prohibited regulators from leaving state employment and going to work for the people who they regulate.
This broadens that to include elected officials and their
staff in both the executive and judicial branches. And it applies to those who personally participate in decision-making on contracts, claims, and other issues. So it just puts a cooling-off period in there. And I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Armstrong, for what
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purpose? Representative Baird 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 Senate Bill 331
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast with the ballots With 91 yeas Zero nays and zero present You have passed the bill I'll read Senate
Bill 277. Senate Bill 277 by Senator Dismayne et al. to require insurance companies to pay comparable reimbursement
to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and physicians. Representative Farrar, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've been a physical therapist for 25 years,
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so I want to explain something. When I say PT, OT, and speech, I mean physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. So it's just a habit for me, so just forgive me. What this bill does is decreases the cost of health care for patients receiving these therapies.
PT, OT, and speech right now are considered specialists by most insurance carriers, and the co-pays are significantly higher. So what this bill does will be it makes PT, OT, and speech co-pays, the same as primary care physicians. This decreases the cost of health care to out-of-pocket
expenses to most patients. And I appreciate a good vote. Representative Farrar has
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explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill?
Now I have the question before the House. It's a passage of Senate Bill 277. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballots for the 85 yeas, zero nays,
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and two present. You have passed the bill.
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Read Senate Bill 377. Senate Bill 377 by Senators Williams and Cheatham to revise notification and storage policies and procedures for self-storage facilities.
Facilities. Representative Williams, you're recognized to
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explain the bill. Members, Senate Bill 377 is a bill that my brother, Eddie Joe Williams, had, and I'm carrying it for him. And three simple things. One, it allows for
an alternate method of communication for customers of self-storage facilities. Right now, you have to communicate with them via certified mail.
This allows, if they give you an email address and authorize you to use that email address, to communicate via the email address. And being a consumer advocate, I called the AG's office and asked them about this provision. The Attorney General's office said that they believe that electronic communication is more reliable than certified mail, so they support this. The second thing the bill does is that it limits the self-storage facility's owner's liability to the amount of the amount that's listed on the rental agreement. So when you have a rented storage unit, if the rental agreement sets forth a cap or amount on how much you can store in there,
and if the merchandise you keep in there is beyond that amount and there's a loss, the owner is only liable to the amount that its rental contract allows for. And the final thing it does is it limits the amount of late fees to $30 or 20% of the monthly rent for the storage facility. Simple bill. I'd be happy to
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try to answer any questions. Representative Lee, for what purpose?
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Question. You're recognized. Is the format how someone has to authorize? Do they sign something when they sign the contract?
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How does the authorization take place? Well, the bill really doesn't specifically lay it out explicitly, but it says
that the customer has to give authorization for receiving the messages by e-mail and give you the e-mail address. So obviously there's going to have
to be some writing or something because they actually have to give you the
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e-mail address. Representative Bell, for what purpose? Question. You recognize. Is
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there a provision for a default if an e-mail is returned that defaults back to the certified mail, or what's the situation there?
Representative Darrin Williams
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There's no default if the e-mail is returned, just like there's no default if the certified mail is returned right now. Thank you
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very much. Thank you, members. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Williams 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 Senate Bill 377. Prepare the machines to clear. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the ADA, seven nays, and one present.
You have passed the bill. Read Senate Bill
263. Senate Bill 263 by Senator Hutchison to amend the reporting requirements on vendors of portable electronics insurance policies to clarify the requirements of insurers regarding changes to a portable electronics insurance policy. Representative Vines, you're
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know this is the
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bill you've been waiting for today, and I'm glad we were able to save it for last.
This is Senate Bill 263 from our friend Senator Hutchison down at the Senate. And this bill applies to the sellers of insurance on portable electronics, such as your cell phone, your iPad, and other notebook computers. It streamlines the licensing process of vendors, requires the vendors to maintain a list of coverages and provide it to the insurance department if requested. And it also clarifies what information is to be provided to consumers if the terms of that insurance change.
I'd be glad to answer any questions. Otherwise, I'd appreciate a favorable vote. Thank you.
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Representative Bynes 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 Senate Bill 263. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast the ballots for the 89 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present. You have passed the bill.
We will move to the yellow budget calendar.
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Representative Baird, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, these are all general improvement bills on the calendar today.
If you'll look at your calendar, the first 19 bills are House bills. These are the broad House bills that we're all co-sponsors on.
There's 21 total bills. Two of them are not on the calendar today. They will be coming along at a later date. Starting on the second page, we have individual Senate general improvement bills. We're going to see several more rounds as those bills continue to come out of budget, come through the Senate, and come to the House. So we're just going to go ahead and batch all of these bills today as we've done in the past. So, you know, once again, the House bills are the broad House bills, and then the Senate bills are just their normal Senate general improvement money.
So, members, if you're ready, 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 by bill number. If there was 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. HB 1591, HB 1592, HB 1593, HB 1594, HB 1596, HB 1597, HB 1599, HB 1601, HB 1602, HB 1603,
H.B. 1604, H.B. 1605, H.B. 1606, H.B. 1607, H.B. 1608, H.B. 1609, H.B. 1610, H.B. 1611. Representative Lee, for what purpose? Question? Good answer. My understanding, and I just
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have this accurate, Representative Baird, is the passage of these
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bills is meaningless until the RSA is completed
and we decide whether to fund them. Is that correct?
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These bills are appropriation only. We will have a general improvement funding bill at a later date, and so all of these will be funded through the general improvement funding bill. Or some may not be funded through the general. Right, or they may not be funded. And so, you know, the Senate bills are, you know, normally the senators send their Senate bills over and we approve those is normally how it works. Representative Burris, for what purpose?
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Question, you're recognized. Is this the batch that you filed or are these members on? The House bills are the
Representative Duncan Baird
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batch that I filed, so it's the broad House bills. And then the Senate bills are the individual Senate member bills, but not all of them. We're going to have multiple batches
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over the coming days and weeks. But in terms of the House
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bills in front of us, these are the ones that you filed, similar to what we did two years ago. It will be funded equally among
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House members, however that's determined. Right. So the House bills are the bills that were on the list, the ideas that we solicited, and then at a later date.
When we get to the member zone, are we going to batch those and have them kind
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of together on the calendar? That would be my expectation. Two years ago, I believe we batched all
the individual member bills in the House and then voted on those, and so that would be my
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expectation. Thank you. Representative Bell, for what purpose? Question. You recognize? As you were
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reading the list of bills, I didn't hear you read House Bill 1600. Did I miss something? or do we you are
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correct i didn't read that one so okay i just want to make sure that the way
wasn't being pulled out or something for another reason okay thank you just
add it in all right we'll continue down the list house bill 1600 and we'll go to the senate bills senate bill 165 Senate Bill 166, Senate Bill 167, Senate Bill 226, Senate Bill 284, Senate Bill 285, Senate Bill 286, Senate Bill 287, Senate Bill 288, Senate Bill 289, Senate Bill 292, Senate Bill 333, Senate Bill 336,
Senate Bill 337, Senate Bill 345, Senate Bill 346, Senate Bill 347, Senate Bill 348, Senate Bill 355, Senate Bill 368, Senate Bill 376, Senate Bill 379, Senate Bill 380, Senate Bill 381, Senate Bill 382, Senate Bill 383, Senate Bill 384, Senate Bill 390, Senate Bill 391, Senate Bill 409, Senate Bill 418, Senate Bill 419, Senate Bill 421, Senate Bill 424,
Senate Bill 428, Senate Bill 445, Senate Bill 447, Senate Bill 448, Senate Bill 459, Senate Bill 460, Senate Bill 461, Senate Bill 479, Senate Bill 480, Senate Bill 481, Senate Bill 483, Senate Bill 494, Senate Bill 495, Senate Bill 497, Senate Bill 511, Senate Bill 512, and Senate Bill 513. so your one vote will be recorded
on each bill and each emergency clause
after they've been read for the third time so Mr. Speaker
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I invite you to direct the clerk to read the bills for the third time Mr. Clerk read the bills for the third time House Bill 1591 House Bill 1592 House Bill 1593 House Bill 1594 House Bill 1596 House Bill 1597 House Bill 1599, House Bill 1600, House Bill 1601, House Bill 1602, House Bill 1603, House Bill 1604, House Bill 1605, House Bill 1606, House Bill 1607, House Bill 1608, House Bill 1609, House Bill 1610, House Bill 1611,
Senate Bill 165, Senate Bill 166, Senate Bill 167, Senate Bill 226, Senate Bill 284, Senate Bill 285, Senate Bill 286, Senate Bill 287, Senate Bill 288, Senate Bill 289, Senate Bill 292, Senate Bill 333, Senate Bill 336, Senate Bill 337, Senate Bill 345, Senate Bill 346, Senate Bill 347, Senate Bill 348, Senate Bill 355,
Senate Bill 368, Senate Bill 376, Senate Bill 379, Senate Bill 380, Senate Bill 381, Senate Bill 382, Senate Bill 383, Senate Bill 384, Senate Bill 390, Senate Bill 391, Senate Bill 409, Senate Bill 418, Senate Bill 419, Senate Bill 421, Senate Bill 424, Senate Bill 428,
Senate Bill 445, Senate Bill 447, Senate Bill 448, Senate Bill 459, Senate Bill 460, Senate Bill 461, Senate Bill 479, Senate Bill 480, Senate Bill 481, Senate Bill 483, Senate Bill 494, Senate Bill 495, Senate Bill 497, Senate Bill 511, Senate Bill 512, and Senate Bill 513.
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Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. has everyone voted has everyone voted voting on the bills and the emergency clauses cast the ballots for 91 yeas 0 nays and 0 present you pass the bills and the emergency clauses Representative Baird
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you're recognized 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 proper
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motion all in favor say aye all opposed nay i just have it motion carries, and then the announcements. Representative Gilliam, you recognize for
Representative Jeremy Gillam
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an announcement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Those, once again, colleagues, to remind you, those that will be participating in our basketball game, we have practice tonight, 7 o'clock. Once again, please see me, Representative Malone, or Coach Deffenbaugh for the location. It will be 7 o'clock,
and we really need you to practice if you are going to play. Representative Fielding, You're recognized.
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City and County Local will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Big Mac B. Representative Davis, you're recognized. Rules Committee will meet
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tomorrow at noon in Big Mac B. Representative Meeks, you're recognized. Members, just a reminder, we're going to have our Capitol
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stargaze on the north lawn of the Capitol tonight. 7.45 when it grows dark to 8.15. It'll be prime viewing for our Comet Pan Stars. I'd love to have you come out. Thank you. Representative Baird, you're recognized.
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Joint budget will not meet tomorrow morning. Representative Meeks, you're recognized. Aging children
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and youth will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m., room 130. Representative Shepard, you're
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recognized. House Ag, tomorrow at 10 a.m., room 138. Representative Wren, you're recognized. House Insurance and Commerce will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. Representative Gene, you're recognized. Joint budget claims on adjournment in Big
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Mac B today. Are there any other announcements?
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Thank you.
Read the bills, Mr. Clerk.
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House Bill 2085. Without objection, read the bills a second time. House Bill 2085. Transportation. House Bill 2086. Without objection, read the bills a second time. House Bill 2086. Education. House Bill 2087. Without objection, read the bills a second time. House Bill 2087. Rules. House Bill 2088. Without objection, read the bills a second time. House bill 2088.
Agriculture, forestry, and economic development. House bill 2089. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2089. Rules. House bill 2090. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2090. Judiciary. House bill 2091. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2091. Agriculture, forestry, and economic development. House bill 2092. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2092. Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development.
House Bill 2093. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2093. Judiciary. House Bill 2094. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2094. Rules. House Bill 2095. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2095. Education. House Bill 2096. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2096. Education. House Bill 2097. Without objection, read the bill second time.
House Bill 2097. Public Health. House Bill 2098. Without objection, read the bill second time. House Bill 2098. Public Health. House Bill 2099. Without objection, read the bill second time.
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House Bill 2099. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2100. Without objection, read the bill second time. House Bill 2100. State Agencies. House Bill 2101. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2101. State agencies. House Bill 2102.
Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2102. Agricultural, forestry, and economic development. House Bill 2103. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2103. State agencies. House Bill 2104. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2104. Education. House Bill 2105. House Bill 2105. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2105. Transportation. House Bill 2106. Without objection, read the bill a second time.
House Bill 2106. Education. House Bill 2107. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2107. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2108. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2108. Judiciary. House Bill 2109. Without objection, read
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the bill a second time. House Bill 2109. Aging children and youth. House Bill 2110. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2110. Aging children and youth.
House Bill 2111. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2111. Aging children and youth. House Bill 2112. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2112. State agencies. House Bill 2113. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2113. Transportation. House Bill 2114. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2114. State agencies.
House Bill 2115. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2115. Insurance and commerce. House Bill 2116. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2116. Judiciary. House Bill 2117 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2117 City, county, local affairs House Bill 2118 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2118 Judiciary House Bill 2119
Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2119 Public Health House Bill 2120 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-20. Education. House Bill 21-21. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-21. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 21-22. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-22. City, county, local affairs.
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House Bill 21-23. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-23. Rules. House Bill 21-24. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-24.
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Education. House bill 21-25, age and children and youth.
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Read the bill, Mr. Clerk. house bill 2125 without objection read the bill second time house bill 2125 education house bill 2126 without objection read the bill second time house bill 2126 rules house bill 2127 without objection read the bill second time house bill 2127 insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2128. Without objection, read the bill a second
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time. House Bill 2128. Education. House Bill 2129. Without objection, read the bill a
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second time. House Bill 2129. Revenue and tax. House Bill 2130. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2130. Education. House Bill 2131. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2131. Insurance and Commerce.
House Bill 21-32, without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-32, judiciary. House Bill 21-33, without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-33, education. House Bill 21-34, without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-34, education. House Bill 21-35, without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-35, revenue and tax. House Bill 21-36 Without objection, read the bill a second time
House Bill 21-36 Judiciary House Bill 21-37 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-37 Agricultural, forestry, and economic development House Bill 21-38 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-38 Transportation House Bill 21-39
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Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-39 Rules House Bill
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21-40 Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2140. State agencies.
House Bill 2141. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2141. Revenue tax. House Bill 2142. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2142. Insurance and commerce. House Bill 2143. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2143. Revenue tax. House Bill 2144. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 21-44 Judiciary House Bill 21-45 Without objection, read the bill a second time
House Bill 21-45 State agencies House Bill 21-46 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-46 Judiciary House Bill 21-47 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-47 Education House Bill 21-48 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-48 State agencies House bill 2149 Without objection, read the bill a second time House bill 2149 Agricultural, forestry, and economic development
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House bill 2150 Without objection, read the bill a second time House bill 2150 City, county, local affairs House bill 2151 Without objection, read the bill
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a second time House bill 2151 Education House Bill 21-52 Without objection, read the
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bill a second time House Bill 21-52 Public Health House Bill 21-53 Without objection, read the bill a second time
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House Bill 21-53 Transportation House Bill 21-54 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-54 Rules House Bill 21-55 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 21-55 Public Health House Bill 2156 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2156 Public Health House Bill 2157 Without objection, read the bill a second time
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House Bill 2157 Transportation House Bill 2158 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2158 City, county, local affairs House Bill 2159 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2159 Judiciary.
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Insurance. Did you say insurance on that last one?
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Judiciary. Judiciary, sorry. Security, judiciary. House Bill 2160. Agricultural.
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Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2160. Agri. House Bill 2161. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2161. City, county, local. House bill 2162. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2162. Judiciary. House bill 2163. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2163. State agencies. House bill 2164. Without objection, read the bill a second time.
House bill 2164. Revenue and tax. House bill 2165. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2165. Aging children and youth. House Bill 2166. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2166. Judiciary. House Bill 2167. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2167. Judiciary. House Bill 2168.
Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2168. Judiciary. House Bill 2169. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2169. State agencies. House Bill 2170. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2170. Education. House Bill 2171. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2171. Judiciary. House Bill 2172. Without objection, read the bill a second time.
House Bill 2172. Insurance and commerce. House Bill 2173. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2173. State agencies. House bill 2174. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2174. Education. Education. House bill 2175. Without objection, read the bill
Speaker 200
1:37:28
Judiciary. House bill 2176. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2176. Rules. House bill 2177. Without objection, read the bill a
Speaker 195
1:37:43
second time. House bill 2177. Rules. House bill 2178. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2178. Education. House bill 2179. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2179. Transportation.
House Bill 2178. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2180. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2181. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House
Speaker 200
1:38:11
Bill 2181. Judiciary. House Bill 2182. Without objection, read the
Speaker 195
1:38:17
bill a second time. House Bill 2182. Judiciary. House Bill 2183. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2183.
Speaker 195
1:38:29
Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2184. Joint budget. House Bill 2185. Without objection,
Speaker 200
1:38:47
read the bill a second time. House Bill 2185. Aging children and youth. House Bill 2186. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2186. State agencies. House bill 2187. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2187. Rules. House bill 2188. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2188. Public health. House bill 2189. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2189. Education.
Speaker 195
1:39:22
House bill 2190. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2190.
aging children and youth. House Bill 2191. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2191. City, county, local. House Bill 2192. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2192. Public health. House Bill 2193. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2193. Public health. House bill 2194. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2194. Education. House bill 2195. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2195. Education.
House Bill 2196 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2196 Public Health House Bill 2197 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2197 Insurance and Commerce House Bill 2198 Without objection, read the bill a second time House Bill 2198 Agricultural, forestry, and economic development House Bill 2199
Without objection, read the
Speaker 8
1:40:57
Public health. House Bill 2200. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2200. Transportation. Hold up for a second. Thank you.
Thank you.
Speaker 200
1:42:09
Read the bill, Mr. Clerk. House Bill 2201. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2201.
Education. House Bill 2202. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2202. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2203. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2203. Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2204. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2204. Education. House Bill 2205. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2205. Transportation. House Bill 2206. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2205.
Speaker 195
1:43:05
Transportation. House Bill 2206. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House bill 2206
Speaker 200
1:43:10
State agencies House bill 2107 Without objection, read the bill a second time House bill 2207 Judiciary House bill 2208 Without objection, read the bill a second time House bill 2208 Insurance and commerce House bill 2209 Without objection, read the
Speaker 195
1:43:31
bill a second time House bill 2209 Public health House bill 2210 Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2210.
Speaker 200
1:43:40
Public Health. House Bill 2211. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2211. State agencies. House Bill 2212. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2212.
Speaker 195
1:43:55
Insurance and Commerce. House Bill 2213. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2213. Public Health. House Bill 2214. House Bill 2214. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2214. Joint budget.
House Bill 2215. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2215. Public health. House Bill 2216. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2216. Transportation. House Bill 2217. Without objection, read the bill a second time. House Bill 2217. Education. House Bill 2218. without objection read the bill second house bill 2218 transportation house bill 2219 without
objection read the bill again house bill 2219 insurance and commerce insurance house bill 2220 without objection read the bill again house bill 2220 public health house bill 2221 without objection read the bill again house bill 2221 revenue tax. House Bill 2222. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 2222. Rules. House Bill
2223. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 2223. Judiciary. House Bill 2224. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 2224. Education. House Bill 2225. Without objection, read the bill again. House bill 2225. Education. House bill 2226. Without objection read the bill again. House bill 2226. City, county, local affairs. House bill 2227. Without objection read the bill again. House bill 2227. Public health. House bill 2228. Without objection
read the bill again. House bill 2228. Public health. House bill 2229. Without objection read the bill again house bill 2229 state agencies house bill 2230 without objection read the bill again house bill 2230 transportation house bill 2231 without objection read the bill again house bill 2231 issuing house bill 2232 without objection read the bill again house bill
2232. Joint budget. House bill 2233. Without objection, read the bill again. House bill 2233. Joint budget.
Speaker 131
1:46:35
House bill 2234. Without objection, read the bill again. House bill 2234. Education. House bill
Speaker 195
1:46:45
2235. Without objection, read the bill again. House bill 2235. Public health. House bill 2236. Without objection read the bill again. House Bill 22-36. Public health. House Bill 22-37. Without objection read the bill again. House Bill 22-37. State agencies. House Bill 22-38. Without objection read the bill again. House Bill 22-38. Insurance and commerce.
House Bill 2239 Without objection, read the bill again House Bill 2239 Judiciary House
Speaker 200
1:47:28
Bill 2240 Without objection, read the bill again House Bill 2240 State agencies
Speaker 131
1:47:36
House Bill 2241 Without objection, read the bill again House Bill 2241 Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development
Speaker 8
1:47:50
House Bill 2242 The desk will remain open for the reading
Representative Bob Ballinger
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1:48:06
of the bills until 4 p.m.
And upon completion of the items named, the adjourn resolution, the House will be adjourned until 1.30 tomorrow.
Agenda
Call To Order
Prayer & Pledge
Committee Reports
HB1357
HB1571
HB1329
SB423
SB197
SB105
SB462
SB214
SB357
SB339
SB420
SB271
SB329
SB330
SB426
SB427
SB385
SB2
SB218
SB411
SB331
SB277
SB377
SB263
Budget Batch 1
HB1591
HB1592
HB1593
HB1594
HB1596
HB1597
HB1599
HB1600
HB1601
HB1602
HB1603
HB1604
HB1604
HB1605
HB1606
HB1607
HB1608
HB1609
HB1610
HB1611
SB165
SB166
SB167
SB226
SB284
SB285
SB286
SB287
SB288
SB289
SB292
SB333
SB336
SB337
SB345
SB346
SB347
SB348
SB355
SB368
SB376
SB379
SB380
SB381
SB382
SB383
SB384
SB390
SB391
SB409
SB418
SB419
SB421
SB424
SB428
SB445
SB447
SB448
SB459
SB460
SB461
SB479
SB480
SB480
SB481
SB483
SB494
SB495
SB497
SB511
SB512
SB513
Announcements
Reading of the Bills
Documents
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Speakers
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
Chair
Unverified
Speaker 10
Speaker 20
Speaker 22
Speaker 23
Speaker 26
Representative Jeff Wardlaw
Unverified
Representative Allen Kerr
Unverified
Representative Butch Wilkins Chair
Unverified
Representative Mary L. Slinkard
Unverified
Representative Mary Broadaway
Unverified
Representative John Burris
Unverified
Speaker 64
Speaker 71
Speaker 73
Representative Nate Bell
Unverified
Speaker 12
Representative Andy Mayberry
Unverified
Speaker 86
Representative Marshall Wright
Unverified
Representative Debra M. Hobbs
Unverified
Representative Tommy Wren
Unverified
Speaker 99
Speaker 101
Speaker 103
Representative Deborah Ferguson
Unverified
Representative John Charles Edwards Chair
Unverified
Representative Mark Perry
Unverified
Representative Les "Skip" Carnine
Unverified
Representative Terry Rice
Unverified
Speaker 128
Representative Scott Baltz
Unverified
Representative John T. Vines
Unverified
Representative Stephen Meeks
Unverified
Representative Jim Nickels
Unverified
Representative Jody Dickinson
Unverified
Representative Duncan Baird
Unverified
Representative Joe Farrer
Unverified
Speaker 105
Representative Darrin Williams
Unverified
Speaker 160
Speaker 165
Speaker 143
Speaker 13
Speaker 166
Speaker 173
Speaker 177
Representative Jeremy Gillam
Unverified
Speaker 183
Speaker 186
Speaker 189
Speaker 192
Speaker 195
Speaker 200
Speaker 205
Speaker 109
Speaker 215
Speaker 131
Speaker 8
Representative Bob Ballinger
Unverified