February 5, 2013
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Bills discussed (15)
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HB1002
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1002”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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HB1250
· 2 mentions in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1250. Without objection, read the”
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HB1021
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…peaker, we are a committee on judiciary to whom is referred House Bill 1021 and House Bill 1203. We report we have the same under consi…”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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HB1044
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…morning hour has ended. Mr. Clerk, we're going to pass over House Bill 1044.”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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HB1133
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…er, we are committee on joint budget to whom is referred to House Bill 1133, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1162, 1163, 1222.”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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HB1195
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…re a committee on public transportation to whom is referred House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 55, Senate Bill 70, and Senate Bill 107. We re…”
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HB1203
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…mittee on judiciary to whom is referred House Bill 1021 and House Bill 1203. We report we have the same under consideration here with r…”
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HB1244
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…peaker, we are a committee on education to whom is referred House Bill 1244”
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HB1251
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “bill again. House Bill 1250. Judiciary. House Bill 1251. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 1251. C…”
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HB1252
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…d the bill again. House Bill 1251. City, county, and local. House Bill 1252. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 1252. E…”
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SB107
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ferred House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 55, Senate Bill 70, and Senate Bill 107. We report we have the same under consideration here with r…”
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SB148
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “and Senate Bill 148. Bigly report we've had the same under consideration. Herew…”
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SB55
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…public transportation to whom is referred House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 55, Senate Bill 70, and Senate Bill 107. We report we have the…”
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SB70
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…tation to whom is referred House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 55, Senate Bill 70, and Senate Bill 107. We report we have the same under cons…”
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SB96
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…peaker, we are a committee on judiciary to whom is referred Senate Bill 96. Bigly report we've had the same under consideration. Herew…”
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Pre-2017 bill |
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Speaker 1
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I am a guest of Representative Homer Lindemann, and I remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Representative Debbie Hobbs. I want to thank
Speaker 4
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you for the honor and pleasure of being here, but I know you guys have got a lot on
Chair
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your minds. But please let us all instill our thoughts for just a moment as we address God. dear god and father in heaven who looks on down to us through his creation
lord we acknowledge and praise you for being a god of mercy and love we thank you for caring so much for us that you made us in your image and we are filled with the capacity of such things as love forgiveness and patience and kindness our prayer is lifted up to you that we could seek these traits to our lives and make them better each day and let us form ourselves into better people each day we live. Lord, it is our prayer that you be with those
here who represent so many lives and futures. Be with them that they could have the fortitude within themselves to stand fast on the values that this great country and this great state was built upon. We pray for a sense of wisdom, of clarity in every decision that they make as they forge laws that we will all be living under. We pray for a heart of peace to be upon the leaders of not only this state but also of this country. So many lives have been forfeited in our country's past
to see to the freedoms we now enjoy. And so many now are even making that same sacrifice today. Let us never take that for granted. Lord, we ask a special prayer upon one of our own here, Representative John Walker, as he is still recovering. We ask you to be with him in his recovery. Lord, you see to our needs day to day so many times. Let us take that lesson. Let us see to the needs of those around us. There are so many in our state that are coming from abused backgrounds, from unmet needs in their backgrounds.
Let us reach out with our lives and our abilities to make not only our lives better, but everyone around us. Let us have a growing and maturing heart, seeking humility and peace. Lord, we're so thankful for your Son who did so much for us, and it is in his great name that we offer this prayer. Amen. Amen.
Members, please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Cast the ballots, Mr. Clerk. There are 97 members present to chair of Cesar Quorum. Are there any requests for leave? Representative Rice, you recognize. Leave for Representative Jonathan Barnett. Leave granted for Representative Barnett. Leave granted.
Representative Copenabra, you recognize. Leave for Representative Ritchie. Leave granted for Representative Ritchie. Leave granted. Representative Nichols, you recognize. Leave for Representative Walker. Leave granted for Representative Walker. Leave is granted. Representative James Illward, moves we dispense with the reading
Speaker 1
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of the previous day's journal. No objection, so
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order it. Are there reports from select committees? Yes. Read the reports, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Speaker, we are committee on joint budget to whom is referred to House Bill 1133, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1162, 1163, 1222.
Bayley Report, we have the same under consideration here. We return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted,
Chair
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Duncan Baird, Chair. Are there reports from standing committees? Read the
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reports, Mr. Clair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on public transportation to whom is referred House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 55, Senate Bill 70, and Senate Bill 107. We report we have the same under consideration here with return the same with the recommendation that they do pass.
Respectfully submitted, Jonathan Barnett, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on judiciary to whom is referred House Bill 1021 and House Bill 1203. We report we have the same under consideration here with return the same with the recommendation that they do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted. Marshall Wright, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on judiciary to whom is referred Senate Bill 96. Bigly report we've had the same under consideration. Herewith returned the same with the recommendation that it do pass. Respectfully submitted. Representative John Bynes, Vice Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on education to whom is referred House Bill 1244
and Senate Bill 148. Bigly report we've had the same under consideration. Herewith returned the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted.
Chair
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James McLean, Chair. is there any unfinished business are there any executive communications members i'd like to welcome our doctor of the day dr gary l stewart from conway welcome dr stewart and our nurse of the day miss geraldine rambo
Welcome. Also, a special guest of the House, we have five local government officials, their facilitator and interpreter. We have guests from the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation's Open World Program. We'd like to welcome all of you. Thank you. The morning hour has ended. Mr. Clerk, we're going to pass over House Bill 1044.
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Read House Bill 1002. House Bill 1002. by Representative Edwards and all to terminate certain parental rights of a person convicted of rape to a child conceived as a result of the rape and to declare an
Chair
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emergency. Representative Edwards, you're recognized to explain your bill.
Representative John Charles Edwards
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7:06
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of my earliest jobs in life,
I spent a few weeks walking rice levies in Jefferson County, Arkansas. And one of the best things about getting to do that was getting close to this man named Curtis Bradley. Curtis Bradley was a pretty cantankerous old fellow. But one day he told me something that I've never forgotten. He said, son, if there's ever a moral absolute, it's that rape is always wrong.
It just is. Now with that absolute, think about this. A woman's been raped. She finds out
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that she's pregnant. She decides to carry the child. Now, during the trial of her rapist, she is served with custody papers, seeking
Representative John Charles Edwards
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visitation with the child by the person that attacked her.
Now, that's not something that sounds like a terrible movie. That's something that happened to a woman in the state of Missouri named Shauna Prewitt. She was a college student. She was raped. She made the decision to carry the child. That's what happened to her. Fortunately, in her case, there was a judge there that intervened and kept the rapist from having custody and visitation.
But that made a big impact on her. She went on to law school, graduated, and wrote a law review article about what states have done to protect women who've been victims of rape and want to carry their child. What this bill does is that, number one, for it to be applicable, someone has to be convicted of rape in Arkansas.
Number two, there has to be a pregnancy as a result of that rape. And when that child is born, if that's the call that the victim makes, this bill would keep the rapist, the convicted rapist, from having visitation and custody of that child. When I filed this
bill, I said I wanted to look at ways to make it better,
and I was seeking amendments, and so I made some.
one of the amendments was that we wanted the child to be able to have the ability to have child support paid to them. So that was an amendment we did. We wanted the child, in the event that the person who was the rapist, that if they had any kind of an estate, that that child would be able to take under the intestate laws of the state.
We also wanted to have an option in there for whatever reason, whatever reason. If the victim in this case decided at some point in time that it was in the best interest of the child to have visitation with the father, they could petition the court. They could ask for that. Folks, what we want to have a bright line rule in Arkansas is that if you're raped, you make the decision to carry that child, you do not have to be tethered to a lifetime to that rapist.
Chair
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11:16
Thank you very much. Representative Edwards has explained the bill. Does anyone wish to speak against the bill, for the bill? Representative Edwards, are you closed for your bill? Representative Edwards is closed for his bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1002. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted?
Cast off the ballots, Mr. Clerk. With 96 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present, you have passed the bill. Representative Baird,
Representative Duncan Baird
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you're recognized. After the announcements, reading of the bills, placing the calendars on the desks, 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.
Chair
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That's proper motion, non-debatable. All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Representative
Fielding, you're recognized. Hello City and county local
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B Representative Altus, you're recognized
Representative Denny Altes
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12:43
Thank you, Mr. Speaker This afternoon, 4.30 to 6.30, next level events The biggest and best reception of the whole session Fort Smith, Arkansas is hosting
Chair
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12:53
Come and enjoy it Representative Rand, you're recognized House Insurance and Commerce will meet tomorrow, 10 o'clock, room 149. Representative Behrer,
Representative Duncan Baird
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you're recognized. Joint Budget Committee, tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock, Big Mac
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8. Representative Meeks, you're recognized. Aging youth, children will meet at 10 a.m., 1.30. Representative Shepard, you're
Representative Duncan Baird
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recognized. Agriculture Committee will meet tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., room 138. Representative Butch Wilkins, you're recognized.
Representative Butch Wilkins
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13:25
State agencies will meet in the morning at 10. Members, we will
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have our Committee of the Whole meeting tomorrow right before we take up our adjournment motion. But, you know,
Chair
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for all practical purposes, we're going to roll through our agenda tomorrow, and we will move into Committee of the Whole. So that
is tomorrow. So be prepared. Representative Malone, you recognize? Announcement. You recognize? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Stephanie Malone
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The Rules Committee will meet tomorrow at noon in Big Mac B.
Chair
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Other announcements? Representative Gillum, you're recognized. Thank you,
Representative Jeremy Gillam
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Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, over in Big Mac A at 2.30, there will be a tutorial for the members to walk through the Lobby Up program. And it would be beneficial to you if you're not familiar with the program. It might be something to really help you out during the session. So 2.30, Big Mac A. Read the bills, Mr. Clerk.
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House Bill 1250. Without objection, read the
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bill again. House Bill 1250. Judiciary. House Bill 1251. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 1251. City, county, and local. House Bill 1252. Without objection, read the bill again. House Bill 1252. Education. The desk will remain
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open for reading of the bills until 3 p.m. today, and upon completion of the items named in the adjourned resolution,
the House will be adjourned until 1.30 p.m. tomorrow.
Agenda
Call To Order
Prayer & Pledge
Committee Reports
HB1002
Announcements
Reading of the Bills
Documents
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Speakers
Speaker 1
Speaker 4
Chair
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Speaker 14
Representative John Charles Edwards
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Speaker 26
Representative Duncan Baird
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Representative David Fielding Chair
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Speaker 34
Speaker 35
Representative Denny Altes
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Speaker 30
Representative Butch Wilkins
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Speaker 8
Representative Stephanie Malone
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Representative Jeremy Gillam
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Speaker 43
Speaker 45