March 9, 2011
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Bills discussed (104)
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SB307
· 4 mentions in transcript, chapter
Matched: “…ave it. Representative Nate Steele recommends that we place Senate Bill 307 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment.”
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HB1775
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1775”
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HB1777
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1777”
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SB722
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “SB722”
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HCR1007
· 2 mentions in transcript
Matched: “Mr. Clerk, read House Concurrent Resolution 1007. House Concurrent Resolution”
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HB1006
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1006”
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HB1032
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1032”
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HB1060
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House B…”
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HB1066
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1066 by Joint Budget Committee,”
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HB1068
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1068 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1078 by Joint Budget…”
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HB1078
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1068 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1078 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1083 by Joint Budget…”
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HB1083
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…udget Committee, House Bill 1078 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1083 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1084 by Joint Budget,…”
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HB1084
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…udget Committee, House Bill 1083 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1084 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1085 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1085
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1084 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1085 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1092 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1092
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1084 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1085 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1092 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1107 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1107
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1085 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1092 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1107 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1109 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1109
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1092 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1107 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1109 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1110 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1110
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1107 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1109 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1110 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1121 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1118
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1118”
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HB1121
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1109 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1110 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1121 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1139 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1135
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…sures from the regular session of the 88th general assembly House Bill 1135 is Act 224, House Bill 1140 is Act 225, House Bill 1248 is…”
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HB1139
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1110 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1121 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1139 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1152 by Joint Budget, House Bil…”
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HB1152
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1121 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1139 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1152 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1153 by Joint Budget, House”
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HB1153
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1139 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1152 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1153 by Joint Budget, House”
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HB1187
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Bill 1154, House Bill 1187, House Bill 1189,”
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HB1188
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1188”
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HB1189
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Bill 1154, House Bill 1187, House Bill 1189,”
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HB1191
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House B…”
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HB1193
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House B…”
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HB1210
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “House Bill 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House B…”
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HB1231
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1231”
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HB1261
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House B…”
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HB1271
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House B…”
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HB1274
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House B…”
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HB1285
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House B…”
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HB1291
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House B…”
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HB1333
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House B…”
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HB1351
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…are a committee on city, county, local to whom is referred House Bill 1351 by Rep. Dale. We have the same under consideration here wit…”
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HB1415
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ging to whom is referred house bill 1916 barbs and of hobbs house bill 1415 by representative wilkins and house bill 1620 percent of le…”
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HB1446
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…, we are Committee on State Agencies to whom is referred to House Bill 1446, by Representative Williams, House Bill 1827 by Representat…”
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HB1455
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…are a committee on city, county, local, to whom is referred House Bill 1455 by Representative Gillum, House Bill 1478 by Representative…”
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HB1478
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…whom is referred House Bill 1455 by Representative Gillum, House Bill 1478 by Representative Webb, House Bill 1488 by Representative W…”
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HB1488
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…resentative Gillum, House Bill 1478 by Representative Webb, House Bill 1488 by Representative Williams, House Bill 1501 by Representati…”
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HB1501
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…sentative Webb, House Bill 1488 by Representative Williams, House Bill 1501 by Representative Love, House Bill 1565 by Representative F…”
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HB1507
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House B…”
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HB1508
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House B…”
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HB1509
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House B…”
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HB1510
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House B…”
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HB1511
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House B…”
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HB1512
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House B…”
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HB1513
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House B…”
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HB1514
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House B…”
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HB1515
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House B…”
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HB1516
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House B…”
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HB1517
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House B…”
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HB1518
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House B…”
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HB1519
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House B…”
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HB1520
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and Hou…”
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HB1521
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and House Bill 1524.”
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HB1522
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and House Bill 1524.”
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HB1523
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ll 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and House Bill 1524.”
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HB1524
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and House Bill 1524.”
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HB1563
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1563”
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HB1565
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…sentative Williams, House Bill 1501 by Representative Love, House Bill 1565 by Representative Fielding, House Bill 1581 by Representati…”
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HB1578
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1578”
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HB1581
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…sentative Love, House Bill 1565 by Representative Fielding, House Bill 1581 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1582 by”
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HB1582
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…tative Fielding, House Bill 1581 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1582 by”
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HB1583
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Representative Summers, House Bill 1583 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1584 by Representativ…”
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HB1584
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Summers, House Bill 1583 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1584 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1585 by Representativ…”
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HB1585
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Summers, House Bill 1584 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1585 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1586 by Representativ…”
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HB1586
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Summers, House Bill 1585 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1586 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1588 by Representativ…”
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HB1588
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Summers, House Bill 1586 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1588 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1589 by House Bill 15…”
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HB1589
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Summers, House Bill 1588 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1589 by House Bill 1590 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1591 by Rep.…”
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HB1590
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…use Bill 1588 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1589 by House Bill 1590 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1591 by Rep. Summers, House Bil…”
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HB1591
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ummers, House Bill 1589 by House Bill 1590 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1591 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1601 by Rep. Slinkard, House Bi…”
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HB1598
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1598”
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HB16
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “34 house bill 16-48 is at two 35 has to 16-49 is at 236 have still 16-51 is…”
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HB1601
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 1590 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1591 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1601 by Rep. Slinkard, House Bill 1897 by Rep. Branscombe, House…”
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HB1620
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…and of hobbs house bill 1415 by representative wilkins and house bill 1620 percent of letting big we report we have the same under con…”
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HB1631
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1631”
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HB1636
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…tee on Aging, Children, and Youth. To whom it was referred, House Bill 1636, by our percent of Stewart, House Bill 1998, by our percent…”
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HB1660
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…is a 243 has bill 1658 is at 244 has bill 1659 is that 245. House Bill 1660 is Act 246. House Bill 1662”
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HB1664
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “is Act 247. House Bill 1663 is Act 248. And House Bill 1664 is 249. Sincerely, Mike Beebe.”
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HB1720
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1720”
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HB1764
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1764”
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HB1765
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1765”
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HB1782
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1782”
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HB1820
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1820”
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HB1827
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…is referred to House Bill 1446, by Representative Williams, House Bill 1827 by Representative Hammer, House Bill 1909”
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HB1842
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1842”
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HB1852
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1852”
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HB1873
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1873”
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HB1897
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ill 1591 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1601 by Rep. Slinkard, House Bill 1897 by Rep. Branscombe, House Bill 2060 by Rep. Post, and Senat…”
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HB1909
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ntative Williams, House Bill 1827 by Representative Hammer, House Bill 1909”
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HB1912
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1912”
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HB1916
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…s. mr speaker we are committee on aging to whom is referred house bill 1916 barbs and of hobbs house bill 1415 by representative wilkin…”
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HB1998
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…t was referred, House Bill 1636, by our percent of Stewart, House Bill 1998, by our percent of Pierce, House Resolution 1027, by our pe…”
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HB2060
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…1601 by Rep. Slinkard, House Bill 1897 by Rep. Branscombe, House Bill 2060 by Rep. Post, and Senate Bill 400 by Senator Sample.”
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HR1027
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…cent of Stewart, House Bill 1998, by our percent of Pierce, House Resolution 1027, by our percent of Summers, House Memorial Resolution 1004,…”
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SB1007
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB1007”
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SB27
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB27”
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SB354
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “by Representative Allen, and Senate Bill 354 by Senator Thompson. They believe we report we have the sam…”
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SB400
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…1897 by Rep. Branscombe, House Bill 2060 by Rep. Post, and Senate Bill 400 by Senator Sample.”
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SB411
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB411”
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Chair
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I'm here today by Reverend John A. Fleming with the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan and remain standing for our Pledge of Allegiance, led by Representative Billy Gaskell. Let us pray.
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O Lord, our God and Savior, you have given us a powerful calling today to consider the work of you in this world and this state in particular. We are destined in this journey of life to find happiness in your presence each day to draw closer to you
and at the same time to accomplish great deeds for the good of our state. I pray, Lord, a blessing on this house this day for these legislators. Let us remember, Lord, that we represent you and represent those in this state. Lord, as always, we pray for those in our military. We pray that you be with them and guide them and help them and bless their families. We pray this in your strong name. Amen. Amen. I
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pray for your allegiance to the flag. of the United States of America,
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and of the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, and indivisible, liberty and justice for all.
Chair
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1:19
Members, please indicate your presence by pushing the
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yellow present button. Applied machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone indicated their presence by pushing the yellow present button.
Chair
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1:36
Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. Ninety-four-five members present. Chair recognizes the quorum. Representative Wilkins,
what purpose? Do you recognize this leave for whom? James
Ward. Representative Ward. Leave granted for Representative Ward. Leave. Leave granted. Anyone else? Representative Eddie Cheatham
moves that we dispense with a reading of the previous day's journal.
No objections so ordered. Are there reports from select committees? I'm sorry, Representative Wagner,
what purpose? Leave. Recognized. Representative Bradford. Leave granted for Representative Bradford. Leave granted. Let me know, folks. Leave's granted. All right. Any, let's see, where are
we? Select committee reports. Mr. Clerk, read the reports. Mr. Speaker, we are a
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2:40
committee on joint budget to whom is referred
Speaker 24
2:42
House Bill 1066 by Joint Budget Committee,
House Bill 1068 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1078 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1083 by Joint Budget Committee, House Bill 1084 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1085 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1092 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1107 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1109 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1110 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1121 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1139 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1152 by Joint Budget, House Bill 1153 by Joint Budget, House
Speaker 23
3:22
Bill 1154, House Bill 1187, House Bill 1189,
House Bill 1191, House Bill 1193, House Bill 1210, House Bill 1060, House Bill 1261, House Bill 1271, House Bill 1274, House Bill 1285, House Bill 1291, House Bill 1333, House Bill 1507, House Bill 1508, House Bill 1509, House Bill 1510, House Bill 1511, House Bill 1512, House Bill 1513, House Bill 1514, House Bill 1515, House Bill 1516, House Bill 1517, House Bill 1518, House Bill 1519, House Bill 1520, House Bill 1521, House Bill 1522, House Bill 1523, and House Bill 1524.
By Joint Budget Committee, I believe we report we've had the same under consideration. Here we return the same with the recommendation that
Chair
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4:36
they do pass. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Webb, Chair. Thank you, Ms. Clark. Are there standing
Speaker 23
4:44
committee reports, raid reports? Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on State Agencies to whom is referred to House Bill 1446, by Representative Williams, House Bill 1827 by Representative Hammer, House Bill 1909
by Representative Allen, and Senate Bill 354 by Senator Thompson. They believe we report we have the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that they do pass, respectfully submitted to Cheatham, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on city, county, local, to whom is referred House Bill 1455 by Representative Gillum, House Bill 1478 by Representative Webb, House Bill 1488 by Representative Williams, House Bill 1501 by Representative Love, House Bill 1565 by Representative Fielding, House Bill 1581 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1582 by
Representative Summers, House Bill 1583 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1584 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1585 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1586 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1588 by Representative Summers, House Bill 1589 by House Bill 1590 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1591 by Rep. Summers, House Bill 1601 by Rep. Slinkard, House Bill 1897 by Rep. Branscombe, House Bill 2060 by Rep. Post, and Senate Bill 400 by Senator Sample.
Begley report we've had the same under consideration here with return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on city, county, local to whom is referred House Bill 1351 by Rep. Dale. We have the same under consideration here with the return, the same with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, respectfully submitted, Charlotte Wagner, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on Aging, Children, and Youth. To whom it was referred, House Bill 1636, by our percent of Stewart, House Bill 1998, by our percent of Pierce, House Resolution 1027, by our percent of Summers, House Memorial Resolution 1004, by our percent of Branscombe.
We have the same under consideration here with the return, the same with the recommendation that they do pass. mr speaker we are committee on aging to whom is referred house bill 1916 barbs and of hobbs house bill 1415 by representative wilkins and house bill 1620 percent of letting big we report we have the same under consideration here to return the same with the recommendation that they do pass as amended respectfully
Chair
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7:09
submitted stephanie malone chair any unfinished business uh executive communications mr clerk please read the letter from the governor
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7:18
to the speaker of the house dear mr speaker this is to inform you that on march 9th 2011 i approve the following measures from the regular session of the 88th general assembly House Bill 1135 is Act 224, House Bill 1140 is Act 225, House Bill 1248 is Act 226, House Bill 1305 is Act 227, House Bill 1453 is Act 228, House Bill 1642 is Act 229, House Bill 1643 is Act 230, House Bill 1644 is Act 231, House Bill 1645 is Act 232, House Bill 1646 is Act 233, House Bill 1647 is Act 233,
34 house bill 16-48 is at two 35 has to 16-49 is at 236 have still 16-51 is at 237 has bill 1652 is at 238 With bill 16 53 is at 239 hospital 1650 14 is at 240 has bill 1655 is at 241 has bill 1656 is at 242 has bill 1657 is a 243 has bill 1658 is at 244 has bill 1659 is that 245. House Bill 1660 is Act 246. House Bill 1662
is Act 247. House Bill 1663 is Act 248. And House Bill 1664 is 249. Sincerely, Mike Beebe.
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Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Morning hour has ended.
Chair
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8:46
Before we go to the red calendar, members, I want to ask you to join me in welcoming some guests today. We have as guests of Representative Jeff Wardlaw, Frederick and Stacey Newton from
Speaker 12
8:59
Strong here today. Where's Frederick and Stacey right up there? Good. Glad y'all are here with us today. Thank
Chair
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9:10
you. And in the East Gallery, we have former Representative Tommy Dickinson. He's proudly here with
Speaker 13
9:16
his granddaughter, his and Representative Jody Dickinson's granddaughter. Where's Thomas?
Speaker 12
9:21
There they are. Pretty young lady. Let's see. We have
Chair
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a guest of Representative David Sanders. We have Abigail and
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Noah Sanders, I believe might be some... Where are they, David? Oh, they're right down
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here. Okay. Glad y'all are here with us today. He's up and paid for us
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today. Thank you. And Representative James Ratliff.
Where's James? Down here beaming somewhere. He's the proud grandparent
of Cassidy Grace, born today at 10.30 a.m., weighing
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8 pounds and 13 ounces. That's a healthy one. All right. We don't expect that smile
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to last more than an hour now.
All right, members, we're going to go to the red calendar. Representative Tyler moves that we place Senate Bill 722 back on second reading for the
purpose of amendment. Without objection, I'll read the amendment. Mr. Clerk. Amendment number one to Senate Bill
722. Representative Tyler, you are recognized
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to explain the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this amendment furthers the agreement between the PBNs and the pharmacists.
It makes it a totally agreed upon bill, and we'd
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appreciate a good vote. Members, heard an explanation of the amendment. Anyone wishing to speak against the amendment? For
the amendment, if not, the question for the House is adoption of Amendment No. 1, Senate Bill 722. All in favor say aye. Opposed, no. Ayes have it. Representative Nate Steele recommends that we place Senate Bill 307 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Without objection, read the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number
one to Senate Bill 307. Representative Steele is not here to explain, but here to explain the amendment for
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Representative Steele. Representative Tracy Steele, are you going to come explain the amendment?
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will do this for my cousin. Right. His
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in-depth explanation of the amendment. Anyone wishing to speak
against the amendment, for the amendment? If not, question for the House, adoption of Amendment No. 1, Senate Bill 307. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Ayes have it. Amendment adopted.
Mr. Clerk, read House Concurrent Resolution 1007. House Concurrent Resolution
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1007 by Representative Smith for a study of lignite and the funding of lignite research. Representative
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Smith, you are recognized to come and explain the resolution. Thank you,
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Mr. Speaker. Members, this is a resolution that passed the Joint Energy yesterday with a flying color.
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It's looking at encouraging us to fund the research for lignite development. As we know, the population is shifting, and South Arkansas desperately needs new opportunities for job creation. And not only that, with gasoline like it is at the pump and going up every day, this is the right time to move forward. It's not going to answer our problem tomorrow or next week, but we've got to move ahead because this is
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something we can do to become more energy independent, and I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you. members you've heard an explanation of the resolution
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anyone wishing to speak against the resolution for
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the resolution not the question for the house is passing of house concurrent resolution 1007 all in favor say aye aye opposed no ayes have it let the record reflect the resolution was adopted unanimously we'll go to the regular bills Mr. Clark
read house bill 1777 house bill 1777 Representative Stewart, to
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authorize the Office of Motor Vehicle to redesign and simplify the special license plates for retired members of the Armed Forces.
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Representative Stewart, you're recognized. Explain the bill.
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a bill to bring one more plate under the redesign bill that I ran two years ago. There are currently seven license plates under that new redesign, which is a better-looking plate. This new plate also allows the veteran, in this case a retired member, to purchase a voluntary decal to portray one of his medals that he had been awarded.
The $10 fee goes to a veteran's funeral fund, all voluntary. In the long run, it will save money for the state because instead of stocking eight different license plates at all of the different revenue offices across the state, They stock one generic license plate and put stickers across the bottom. It's a really nice plate. Everybody likes it, and I'd appreciate a good vote.
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Representative Pinar, it's what purpose? A question. Do you recognize? I
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hope that you don't, if you're older than 60, which I am, and a Navy veteran, do I qualify?
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You're not a retired military member. Oh, okay. But good
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question. I was in gas for what purpose? Question. You're recognized. I served in the Navy, attached
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to the Marine Corps, five years in the Air Force, the rest of it in the Army. Which one of these damn things do I wear? You get to choose. In
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your case, they may have to just put a little bit of extra plate. You may get an extra large plate for all your different stickers. That's going to occupy the whole back end then.
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Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate a good vote.
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All right, members, you've heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to
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speak against the bill, for the bill, not the question for the House, passage of House Bill 1777,
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prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot by a vote of
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93, yea, 0, nay, 0, present. You have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1775.
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House Bill 1775, Representative Catlett, to require motorcycles to have
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turn signals. Representative Catlett, you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr.
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Speaker. This bill is a safety bill endorsed by the Motorcycle Dealers Association. After discussing this bill with some of you in here, I visited with some of you about the motorcycle turn signals, and a lot of you thought it was already law. What this law does is it addresses a problem with visibility.
So if you've ever ridden a motorcycle, you know that that's a big problem, very hazardous, because a lot of drivers will look right through motorcycles. They'll either pull out in front of them or rear-end them. So this addresses a safety issue with motorcycles. In the past, whenever you wanted to signal without turn signals, you stuck your hand out or you raised it up to go right, this way to go left.
Well, that works maybe sometime during the day, but it doesn't always work
at night. It's kind of hard to hold your hand up there in the wind at 50, 60 miles an hour. Most motorcycles come from the factory with turn signals on them. And what the problem has been is what I've seen as a law enforcement officer is these turn signals get damaged. Either they get knocked off or they just don't work, and there's no law that requires them to fix them.
And I also want to add on this is motorcycles that were manufactured before January 1, 1973, would fall under somewhat of an antique
exemption, so they would not have to have the turn signals. Mr. Speaker, I'll take any questions.
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Representative Rice, what purpose? You're recognized.
Representative Terry Rice
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Representative Catlett, do you have some kind of statistics on how many accidents that you think are caused by having
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no turn signals that night? No, sir, I do not have any statistics, but
I can tell you, in the 30 years of law enforcement experience that I have had, I've worked several motorcycle turning left turn collisions regions where one vehicle's passing the motorcycle and the motorcycle turns left in front of them,
and I've worked a lot of accidents like that, I've worked a lot of rear-end accidents, and I feel like maybe turn
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signals might have avoided some of those. Thank you for answering the question. Thank you, Mr. President.
Representative Mayberry, what purpose? You're recognized. I've got a couple,
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it's actually a couple of questions. I'm not looking for exact statistics or anything, but on these motorcycles that were manufactured After 1973, can you tell us just some general ballpark, how many of those are not, I mean, a whole lot of them or most of them or fewer of them that don't have the turn signals on there now?
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most, but a lot of sport bikes that are prefabbed in the garages, a lot of them don't have them. A lot of those don't put them on it. But now some do. I'm just saying there's probably a small minority amount. So those that
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are manufactured after 1973, though, that do not, they would have to then be retrofitted in some way and have term signals added to them. Is that correct? That is correct. And do we have any idea of what kind of a cost that is to a cycle owner to do that?
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No, sir, I don't. I don't have that data. I'm sorry.
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Okay. Okay. Thanks. Representative Kerr, what purpose? Question, Mr. Speaker. You're recognized. Representative Catlett,
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is this turn signals for just the rear or the front as well? They would be for the rear. For the
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rear. And are they going to be the kind
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of, are you going to require them to be seen from the front as well? Or some of them are dual lens, you know, your back ones.
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Yeah. No, what the bill reads is that it will be seen from a distance of 500 feet. I'm sorry, in the front and the rear. I'm sorry, it would be in the front and
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the rear. I'm sorry. All right, one other
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question, Mr. Speaker. I thought that all vehicles had to fall under the heading of street legal, and under that heading of street legal, that meant turn
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signals. you know a lot of people thought that representative courage and when i when i first got the idea of
doing this i uphold some of the members here and and like i said a lot of people thought they already were supposed to have them so uh that's not the case and if we if if we get this through this will require them to have turn signals so will all of
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our preconceptions will be correct then one thing yes sir all right thank you mr thank you mr speaker representative carter
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what purpose question please recognize thank you represent catlett does your bill require the
rider to use the turn signal or just to have the turn signals on the bikes i mean are those hand signals still appropriate uh or does your bill address that
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well that that of course it will require
them to follow the rules of the road which you require turn signals within a certain amount of feet from an intersection and you know if you're asking me will that will the hand signal suffice in in some cases it will thank
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you appreciate a good vote members heard an explanation of bill anyone wishing We
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speak against the bill, for the bill, not the question for the House. Passing the House Bill 1775, prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted? Everyone voted.
Cast up the ballot by a vote of 72 yea, 12 nay, 4 present. You have
passed the bill. Representative Catlett moves for the clincher. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Clincher adopted. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1782. House
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Bill 1782 by Representative Overby to amend the law regarding temporary pre-printed paper buyer's tags for motor vehicles and to define dealer. Representative
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Overby, you are recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Betty Overbey
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. and members. Act 484 of 2009 gave Arkansas the most advanced and secure temporary registration system in the nation. Prior to that, there was misuse of the cardboard temporary tags and little or no control or security. This bill will take Arkansas to the next step in providing real-time temporary tag registration that is both secure and enforceable. Issuing
temporary tags is optional for motor vehicle dealers and the purchase of the temporary tag is optional for consumers. Arkansas is the first state to adopt this state-of-the-art secure e-tag program. Thank you and I would appreciate a good vote. Members heard an explanation of the
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bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill? For the bill? Not the question for the House. Passage of House Bill 1782. Prepare the machine. Mr. Clerk.
Members, you're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Has
everyone voted? Cast up the ballot by a vote of 82, yay, 4, nays, 0, present. You have passed the bill and the emergency clause. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1820.
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House Bill 1820 by Representative Overby to amend the Arkansas Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act to comply with federal commercial driver license regulations and to make technical corrections.
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Representative Overby, you're recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Betty Overbey
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This bill, really the only thing it does is to make Arkansas comply with the federal regulations for CDL license. We did not add anything to it that is not a federal regulation anyway. If we don't pass this bill, we could lose $90.2 million over the next three years,
and it could stop our CDL drivers when they get to the state line. They'd have to stop. I appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Members, you've heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone
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wishing to speak against the bill? Representative Carter, you are recognized to come and
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speak against the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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This is one of those circumstances that having the choice of speaking for or against is unfortunate. We've got to vote for it. I guess I'm going to speak against it, and I'm going to vote for it. But, you know, the reason why I felt compelled to come down here and speak is, you know, reading through the pink sheet here that's on our desk that deals with, you know, taking away some of the trial court discretion on granting restricted licenses.
You know, I just feel like, and we talk about this a lot, And this is a real example of us really not having a choice to do what we want. And I know that a lot of the trial court judges, I mean, they grant restricted licenses. You know, they don't do it just haphazardly and just do it because they're trying to do anything wrong. And here we are as a body faced with this decision. You know, is it a great big deal? No. but it's just another example of if we don't do something that's mandated on us,
we're going to lose $90 million. And nobody in this chamber, you know, I just don't like being backed in a corner like that. I don't know where it stops. And, you know, I just think it's a real cause for concern. And this is a great example of, you know, I think of some of the problems that we've got with dealing with some of the federal mandates. And with that, you know, I know we've got to vote for it. And Representative Overby, I appreciate you bringing it. I mean, we've got to do it. And, you know, it's just unfortunate that we're faced with doing everything they say or losing $90 million.
So thank you for letting me
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spoken. Which side were you on? I've forgotten now. Spoken against the bill. Anyone wishing to speak for
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the bill, against the bill? Are you close
for your bill? representative over is closed question for the house passage of house bill 1820 prepare the machine mr. clerk
everyone voted everyone voted cast up the ballot by a vote of 87 yay
zero nay to present you have passed the bill representative over be moves that we pass over House Bill 1845. Without objection, we'll pass over it and
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leave it on the calendar. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1842. House Bill 1842 by Representative
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Barnett to clarify that a regional mobility
authority may enter into public-private partnership agreements for rail, waterways, and trail projects. Representative Barnett, you are
recognized to explain the bill. Thank you. I'm going to speak for this bill, and then
I'm going to vote for it. As a lot of you all know, that the Regional Mobility Authority was adopted by this state four years ago. And it actually has been a very good bill. There's still just one Regional Mobility Authority in the state, and that's the one in northwest Arkansas.
And I know that a lot of other communities are looking at this. but this bill clarifies that the definition of transportation system under the Regional Mobility Authority Act includes trails, waterways, and it repeals the requirement for railroads to be included that are mostly public-owned. This bill now extends the definition of transportation system to all railroads, regardless of whether they're public or privately owned, and the effect would be to extend the exemption from ad valorem property tax to privately owned railroads.
The income from the ownership or operation of a regional mobility authority is exempt from state and local tax, income tax, and this bill does not change that exemption. This bill amends current law to provide that regional mobility authorities may enter into public-private partnership agreements for the transportation projects concerning rail, waterway, or trail. There is no emergency clause on this. I appreciate a good vote. I was hearing an explanation of the bill.
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Representative Collins, what purpose? Jen. Representative Barnett,
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you want to take a question? Okay, you recognize Representative Collins. Representative Barnett, does
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this bill in any way give them the authority to pass any type of taxes? No, it does not. They
still have to be voted on on a regional basis, which means the cities and the counties have to have those taxes voted on. and so the Regional Mobility Authority has no ability to tax on their own behalf.
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Members have heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill, for the bill? Not
the question for the House. Pass it to House Bill 1842. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
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Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot by a vote of 86, yea, 3, nay, 0, present. You have passed the bill.
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Representative, what purpose? I'm sorry, I didn't hear your purpose. Motion.
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What's your motion? I move. Will you refer House Bill 1032 back
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to committee for further consideration? As proper motion is debatable, Representative Altus, do you want to come down and explain your motion?
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Do you recognize? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The title of the bill doesn't accurately reflect what it does, and it needs some more work. Thank you. Appreciate
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it. Good vote. Members, heard an explanation of the motion. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Ayes have it.
Motion adopted. The bill be re-referred back to the committee.
Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1578. Mr. Clerk, excuse me. Before you
do, I have another group I wanted to recognize. I want to do that before they get away from here. As guest of Representative Murdoch today
in the West Gallery, we have members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which I understand has some members from around the country here today. So we'd certainly like to welcome them with us. You all stand so we know who you are.
Thank you for being with us today.
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Mr. Clark Reed, House Bill 1578. House Bill 1578 by Representative Summers, considering parental notification by
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a school district of law enforcement involvement. Representative Summers, you are recognized to explain the bill.
Representative Tim Summers
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this bill amends parental notification when a student is being interviewed during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.
Years ago, the school was required to notify parents about student interviews. Representative now Senator David Johnson amended the notice provision so that the school was not required to notify the parent if the interview was being conducted by law enforcement, DHS, or Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division. This bill goes one more step. Now, the school cannot provide notice to a parent, guardian, custodian, or a person.
And, Bubba, I forgot to ask how to pronounce this word. It's a legal Latin term. If that person is identified as the alleged offender in a report of child maltreatment, the investigating agency will provide documentation to the school that notification is prohibited. And I think I misspoke when I said that the school was not required. They are required. and I'll answer any questions. Thank you. Go ahead. Members heard an explanation of the bill.
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Representative Kerr, what purpose? You're recognized. Representative Summers, this
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microphone. Okay, just for clarification, the school is required to notify the
parents that a child is being questioned? under current law yes
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sir okay and this bill changes that to what it changes if there's a suspicion of maltreatment or abuse then the child would be interviewed by the school and law
enforcement before the parent was notified then after that they would have to be notified okay now
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this is in a situation where the parent is a suspect
yes sir that's correct okay otherwise if If the parent is not a suspect, the parents would be notified immediately, would they not?
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Thank you for that excellent question. All
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right. Thank you, Representative Summers. I ask for a good vote. Members, heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against
the bill, before the bill, not the question before the House,
pass it to House Bill 1578. Prepare
the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted? Everyone voted? Cast up the ballot by a
vote of 87 yea, 3 nays, 0 present. You have passed the bill. Representative Roebuck moves that we take House Bill 1924 off the calendar.
Without objection, House Bill 1824 will be removed from the calendar. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1118. House Bill 1118 by Representative Pennartz and all to
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establish an investment tax credit for the rehabilitation and development of central business improvement districts. Representative Pennartz, you are
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recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Tracy Pennartz
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It's my great pleasure to be down
here today to share just a few facts about this bill. It's really about investing in our cities and towns across the state to stimulate economic development and job growth. It establishes an investment tax credit for the rehabilitation and development of central business improvement districts. It promotes districts within our towns to go in and provide the opportunity for private
developers to come in and say, hey, we want to invest in the downtown of this city because this can be a vibrant place where people can live, work, and play. The maximum hit to GR is $4 million per year, and I'll talk about that just for a moment, but I want to tell you a little bit more about the bill. We have over 55 organizations supporting this bill. They include among them the Arkansas State Chamber, the Arkansas Municipal League, Arkansas
Association Convention and Visitors Bureau. There's a whole list of them that I shared with the Revenue and Tax Committee. This bill has the control of the issuance of these eligibility certificates that are reviewed and applied to the CBID and tracked annually by the Department of Finance Administration so that we don't have more than $4 million hit to GR. The first, the way it works is it's a 25% investment tax credit.
On income-producing property, it's the first 25% of a half a million. non-income-producing property is 25% on the first $200,000, and the minimum threshold is $30,000 for a project. This is a bill to stimulate economic development and job growth, and as such, it's to try to help us further distance ourselves from the recession. In In that, I have made this bill sunset for five years, in five years, in 2017.
In addition to that, the investment tax credit can be sold one time only. That's to help small businesses who may not have the amount of the investment tax credit to apply to their income tax but yet could sell that and further invest that money in their small business. I would be glad to answer any questions. If not, I'd ask
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for a good vote. Representative Collins, what purpose? Question.
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You're recognized. Representative Penartz, are you operating under the theory that by giving a tax advantage that jobs may in fact be created? Yes, in fact, they
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are in this case. I gave an example in committee on a half a million dollar project, and in that project loan, the labor is 50% of the cost, and you might employ 30 to 50 people in that job. So it does have job growth. There is a return, one to four return on every million dollars in investment tax credit.
You get a $4 million return. So in addition to that, you know, our cities have local sales tax that they'll benefit our counties and cities. If there are no further questions, I'd ask for positive consideration of this
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bill. Thank you, colleagues. You've heard the explanation of the bill. Anyone want to speak for or against? If
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not, the question before the House is passage of House Bill 118, prepare the machine.
You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Everyone voting? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 93 yeas, no nays and no precedents, you have passed your bill. Mr. Clerk, I'm going to
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read House Bill 1720. House Bill 1720, by a percent of altis, to create a sales and use tax exemption for sales of tangible personal property and services to
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the disabled American Veterans Organization. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
This is a sales tax exemption for disabled American veterans. I am a disabled American veteran, a LIFE member. My club meets about, there are seven clubs in the state, my club meets about once a month for a meal. DF&A estimated the financial impact at $10,000 for the first year, $15,000 for the second.
I can't imagine it being anywhere close to that. As we continue to eliminate the grocery tax, the financial impact will approach zero
because most all they buy is food. These people have paid a price for your freedom. Appreciate a good vote. You heard an explanation of
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the bill. Does anyone want to speak for the bill, against the bill, and now for the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage
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of House Bill 1720, prepare the machine.
Representative Larry Cowling
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As everyone voted, cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 91 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 presents, you have passed your bill. Read House Bill 1912. House Bill 1912,
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I represent of Moore to extend the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures located in Arkansas. Is Mr. Moore in the chambers?
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Mr. Carter, you're recognized. Thank you. I don't know where the Speaker
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stepped out. This bill, this tax credit is already on the books. It's set to expire. The Speaker's bill extends that for five
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additional years. With that, I know you appreciate a good vote. Thank
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you. You've heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone want to speak against the bill?
For the bill? If not, the question before the House has passed it to House Bill 1912. Prepare the machine.
Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot. By a vote of 92 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present, you have passed the bill.
I'd like to take this opportunity to announce the doctor of the day is Dr. Tim Paden from Mountain Home. Glad to have you with
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me, doctor. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1598.
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House Bill 1598, Burbs and Ratliff, an act to clarify the authority of the Department of Human Services
to recover costs of medical services from certain third
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parties. Mr. Ratliff, do you reckon I explain your bill? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This little bill for the Department of Human Services, and it's clarified the authority so they can get third-party money back, and it amends codes 2077, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305. And it don't cost the state any money. That's a key issue right there. Thank you.
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Ms. Collins-Smith. Representative Ratliff, would you explain the third-party
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billing? Third-party? That would include. Okay. The example that we used in the committee was that if there was an accident like a wreck and the people in the car had Medicaid and Medicaid had to pay all their expenses. When they settled in the wreck, Medicaid could get their money back from the insurance company.
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You've heard the explanation of the bill? Mr. What for? What's your purpose? Question.
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What's your question? Representative Ratliff, Does this have anything to do with fluoride in our water? Not at this time. Thank you. All right, you've
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heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone who will speak against the bill? For the bill?
If not, the question before the House is passed into the House Bill 1598. Prepare the machine.
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Is everyone voting? Cast up the ballot.
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By a vote of 93 yeas, 0 nays and 0 present, you have passed your bill.
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Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1764. House
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Bill 1764 by Senator Warren, an act to create definitions regarding third-party recovery of certain Medicaid costs. Mr.
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Wren, you're recognized to explain your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, House Bill 1764 is a bill for Department of Human Services. The bill is an act to create definitions regarding third-party recovery of certain Medicaid costs and for other purposes.
This bill adds a definition section to the Arkansas laws governing Medicaid's right to recoup payment for medical assistance payments that should have been paid by another party. This bill is needed because there are no current definition sections. This bill defines terms already used elsewhere in Arkansas law, and this bill does not have any cost whatsoever to the state. A couple points. It doesn't create any new obligations for a Medicaid recipient.
It does not take away any rights of a Medicaid recipient. And it does not create any new rights for Medicaid. With that, I'd appreciate a good vote. You
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have heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone would like to speak against the bill? For
the bill? If not, the question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1764. Prepare the machine. As
everyone voting, cast up the deal, Mr. Clerk.
By a vote of 93 yeas, 0 nays, and
0 presents, you have passed your bill. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1765. House Bill
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1765 by Representative Wren, an act to establish the priority of Medicaid program to receive reimbursement from third parties for certain Medicaid costs. Ms.
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Wren, you can present your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, House Bill 1765 is another Department of Human Services bill.
This bill is an act to establish the priority of the Medicaid program to receive reimbursement from third parties for certain Medicaid costs and for other purposes. This bill makes it clear that Medicaid can recover only from the medical portion of a settlement, judgment, or award. This bill makes Arkansas's laws comply with federal law regarding how the money from a settlement, judgment, or award is to be distributed when Medicaid has a monetary claim.
The U.S. Supreme Court determined that Arkansas law in this regard reflects conflicts with federal law. Without this bill, someone could sue the state of Arkansas because our laws conflict with federal law. This bill clarifies for judges, trial attorneys, and Medicaid recipients how the money is to be distributed when Medicaid has a claim. The bill also correlates with existing state law to recognize Medicaid's status as a priority creditor.
Finally, the bill makes clear that Medicaid's claim is independent from any other party's claim for medical expenses and that no other party can do away with Medicaid's claim. This is a DHS bill, and they have worked with ATLA to develop this bill because trial attorneys who represent Medicaid recipients need to be aware of the changes. This bill does not cost the state any money. This bill does not create any new obligations for a Medicaid recipient.
This bill does not take away any rights of a Medicaid recipient. This bill does not create any new rights for Medicaid. Now, there was a question in committee how this was similar to 1598, and there is no similarities. It is the same, and I would appreciate a good vote. Thanks a lot. Do you have any explanation of the bill?
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Anyone care to speak against the bill? For the bill? If
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not, Mr. Clerk, cast up the machine. Question before the House. Has everyone
voted? Cast up the vows, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 90 yays, 1 nay, and 0 present, you have passed your bill. Mr. Clark, read House Bill 1852.
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House Bill 1852 by Representative Roebuck and Pennartz, an act that requires that certain health facilities make data
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on infections available to the Department
Representative Johnnie J. Roebuck
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of Health. Ms. Roebuck, you can present your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, I stood here four years ago and I presented a bill to you that later became Arkansas Act 845 of 2007. It established the Health Facility Infection Disclosure Act, and that act, as I told you that time, was voluntary for our health facilities.
I'm pleased to tell you that in that act, we established an advisory committee that then worked for two years to write the rules for that reporting. Those rules were released in 2009. Today, I'm here to tell you that over the last two years, many people have worked very hard and I want to ask you today to pass this bill, which will make the reporting mandatory. The Department of Health has worked with me on this bill, along with the Arkansas Hospital Association.
I presented the bill yesterday in committee, there was no opposition. I appreciate my colleagues, Representative Penartz and Senator Malone, for working with me on this for the last four years. and I'd appreciate a good vote you've heard the
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explanation of the bill he would like to speak against the bill
for the bill if not the question before the House it passes House Bill 1852 prepare the machine
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Is everyone voted? Cast up the ballot. By a vote of 93 yeas, 0 nays,
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and 0 presents, you have passed your bill. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1873. House Bill 1873, Representative Catlett and Moore, to allow a
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concealed handgun licensee to keep a handgun in his or her locked vehicle on his or her employer's parking lot. Representative Catlett, you can present your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, colleagues.
Representative John Catlett
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This, to allow a concealed handgun licensee
to keep a handgun in his or her locked vehicle on his or her employer's parking lot, a public or private employer shall not prohibit any employee who is a valid licensee from possessing any legally owned handgun when the handgun is lawfully possessed and locked inside a private motor vehicle in a parking lot. As it stands now, members, if you have a license to carry a concealed handgun
and you have to drive to work over 20 miles, you can possibly work for a private entity that could have a policy against you carrying that, So that weapon onto the parking lot. So you have two choices. You can violate policy, or you can hide it in a ditch somewhere, really three, or you cannot carry it. So what I'm asking today is to include the parking lot where Arkansans work
for them to be able to carry a concealed handgun, and they are licensed now. Just, I'll get with you just a second. The problem being, probably the biggest reason why I wanted to carry this is we have a lot of huge parking lots at some of the factories, and people work, shift work late at night, and they feel more secure with that firearm in their vehicle locked up.
So this would allow them to be able to keep it in their vehicle and keep it
secure there for protection. Mr. Speaker, I'll take questions. Representative Allen,
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what purpose? Question. You're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Catlett, for
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bringing this bill. What if that employer's parking lot happened to be a school?
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Well, you can't carry it on school ground. I mean, that's written in the bill.
So that's one of the exceptions in the school ground.
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And what if it's federal property or a military
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base? Well, that federal law supersedes state law in that case, and they can prohibit it. Like Little Rock Air Force Base, you
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can't carry it on. Representative Wilkins, what purpose? You
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recognize? Representative Catlett, Do we really want to go to where we're telling people on private property,
if I own that property, wouldn't I have the right to say whether or not you carry your concealed handgun on that property? Or concealed weapon? Well,
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I'll answer that this way. I feel when that private entity allows me to drive my car on there, they're allowing me to take my belongings and me feel secure on that parking
lot. So I feel most private entities would endorse this. I really do think it's a safety issue.
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now, you know, there's certain places you can't carry a concealed handgun. And I think anyone has a right to say if it's their property, regardless if it's a factory or where it is, a bar or a tavern or whatever, that you should have the right to, that they should have the right to have that say.
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Do not agree. I don't necessarily agree in a parking lot.
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Representative Stewart, what purpose? Question? I think this bill is modeled after
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the Florida law that's passed several years ago, giving private citizens the rise to have protection to and from work, called the parking lot bill. However, in their bill, they did have a provision that provided immunity from liability if guns stored in vehicles in a business parking lot are used to cause harm on the business property.
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I don't see that provision in this bill. no representative stewart you don't but if you'll allow me to get this out of here and and
and when we get on the other end of the building down there i i i would address that issue second
Representative Randy Stewart
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the second part that i don't see is an employer who violates this bill there is no penalty provided so i think there's two things there that need to be uh looked at and corrected
I support your bill, but I think it needs to be improved. Thank you, Representative Stewart. And I'll accept your promise that you will fix them on the
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other end. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Representative Bell, what purpose?
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Question. Recognize. If I have a constituent who has been battered, who works a late shift and is coming home to an empty house, Would this law permit that
person to retain a firearm in their vehicle for their protection when they came home?
Assuming they're a concealed handgun carry holder. Can you run that
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behind me again? I'm sorry, I missed it. Certainly. Let me make it just
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a little bit more. Yeah, please do. Add a little more color to it. Yeah. Let's say that there's a 25-year-old young woman who has been beaten by a significant other, husband, that type of thing, and has a protective order in place, and she's working at night at a job that requires her to come home late at night.
And under current law, she's not permitted to keep a handgun in her vehicle at her employer's place of work.
This law would permit her to do that, assuming it becomes law. Is that a concealed handgun carry permit holder? Is that correct?
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Thank you. That is correct. Thank you. Representative Carnine, what purpose? Question? You're
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recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do understand, I think, the rationale. I'm not sure I quite agree with the idea that you're going to violate my personal rights to declare what my property is going to be used for or not,
but going on besides that. As I raise the question with you, I am John, and I actually fire you. And your bill says if you're fired, then obviously I cannot fire you because you had a gun in your car, especially if I had a permit for it. However, John raises the question and says, I think you really fired me because I had a gun in my car and I've got a permit. Now, again, I'm sure John would have figured that out.
My point is this particular bill, in my opinion, raises more legal questions than it solves. I really wish you would simply pull the bill down and have it
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amended. Thank you. Representative Smith what purpose question I would I would remind the members when you recognize for a question
that you ask a question in a question form a recognized question form
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thank you thank you Mr. Speaker Representative Catlett, are you requiring that this weapon be locked in the trunk of the car or just anywhere in the car? Out of sight, secured and out of sight in the
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vehicle. Wouldn't it be better that it be specified that it should
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be locked in the trunk in case someone tried to break
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into a vehicle and steal the firearm on the premises of an employer's parking lot? I think it would
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be secure enough to be locked in the vehicle. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Thank you, members. Appreciate a good vote. Members
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have heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill? Representative Meeks, you are recognized to come and speak against the bill. Thank you,
Representative Stephen Meeks
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Mr. Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, I hate that the first time I'm coming to the well to address you, is on an issue of the Second Amendment, which you would generally think as a conservative,
I would be for. However, for me, this bill is a choice between two fundamental rights, the rights of the property owner and the rights of the Second Amendment. And unfortunately, in this case, I believe the rights of the property owner trumps the rights of the Second Amendment. Also, I have a concern if we're not only dealing with large businesses, we're also dealing with the small business. What if I'm a small business owner or if I have a farm? And now the parking lot is the front yard of the individual that owns the farm.
Now that individual is being told what they have to allow or not allow on their property. So while I appreciate the basic premise of this law, I believe there's still some issues that need to be worked out, and I would ask that you please vote against it.
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Thank you. Representative Make, spoken against the bill.
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Anyone wishing to speak for the bill, against the bill? Representative Collins, you're recognized to come and speak against the bill.
Oh, you're recognized, excuse me. Representative Collins, you wish to speak for the bill.
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You're recognized. I agree that the issues of private property and the issues of the Second Amendment are both critical. I would submit to you that the private property issue actually has two components. One is the owner of the parking lot, and the other is the owner of the car. So if the owner of the parking lot were to say to you, take those fuzzy dice off your rearview mirror when you're in my parking lot,
you'd likely laugh at them. Obviously, the Second Amendment guns is not a laughing manner, But the principle of people dictating what's in your car, your private property, is a significant issue. So I'd encourage a good vote for this bill. Thank
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you. Representative Collins spoken for the bill. Representative Ingram, you're recognized. Come and speak against the bill. I
Representative Keith M. Ingram
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want to share a true-life incidence.
Three years ago at our concrete plant at Cabot, Arkansas, an employee had a meltdown. He had a lot of problems that were going on in his life, and he brought his ready-mix truck back into the plant, and he saw that there were officers there to arrest him. He immediately ran to his car, got out a pistol, ran back to his ready-mix truck, got in the ready-mix truck where a 10-hour standoff ensued. But my area manager called me and advised me as to what was going on, and he said that the police wanted to block the road so he couldn't escape with two—well, he couldn't escape and wanted to block the road with two of our ready-mix trucks.
I immediately informed him to tell the officers to block the road with as many police cars as necessary, but do not block it with our ready-mix trucks in case he did decide to escape. I guess the point that I want to make here is I cannot tell you how harrowing that was for not only my brother and I, but for the employees that witnessed this standoff. During that period, there were so many things that went through our mind that could happen, and none of them were good.
But thanks to the work of the Cabot Police Department, the Sheriff's Department, and the SWAT team from Pulaski County, the issue was resolved. We were very fortunate. I'm afraid that in some instances some people might not be that fortunate. I ask you to vote against this bill. Representative Ingram has
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spoken against the bill. Representative Burroughs, you're recognized to come and speak for the bill.
Representative John Burris
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to make a quick
point. This isn't necessarily an issue that I know just incredibly a lot about, but I appreciate Representative Catlett bringing it to our attention. I wanted to remind some of the previous members, we actually had a debate about this very similar situation and how it applied to us two years ago. There was legislation filed where if you had a permit, you were allowed to keep your firearm in your car in Capitol Grounds.
It turns out that's actually the law. We are allowed, seeing as how this is our workplace, if we have a permit, we are allowed to keep a firearm in our car while we're on Capitol Grounds. We won't get in trouble. I believe this bill would simply apply the same rules to everybody else. Our car is our personal property. The purpose of having a handgun and a permit is for your personal protection. If you can't carry that firearm with you, you cannot protect yourself. If this rule applies to us, it should apply to everybody. Thank you.
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Representative Burris has spoken for the bill. Representative Cowling, what purpose? Motion. What's
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your motion? Consideration, please. Needed consideration, proper motion, non-debatable. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed,
no. No. Ayes have it. The question before the House is passage of House Bill 1873.
Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted?
Everyone voted? Cast up the ballot by a vote of 69, yea, 16, nay, one present. You have passed the bill. Representative Catlett moves for the clincher. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Clincher adopted. Mr.
Clark, read House Bill 1631. House Bill
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1631 by Representative Stewart regarding the position of handguns.
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Representative Stewart, you are recognized to explain the bill.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think this was
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a coincidence. And I couldn't find my bill to come bring up here to look. But this was a technical correction bill brought to me by the state police. Over the years, we have amended the bill several times. Some of the code was in the wrong place, or the statute went back and indexed a statute that's no longer there. So it was only four corrections. It's a very good bill.
It makes it much more clear where you can and cannot take a gun, and it made it clear on the duty of a sheriff or a police chief to notify the state police If they do not want a person to get a concealed handgun, they can provide a statement to his recent activities or anything he's done that would prevent him from having a handgun. It makes it better, a better stringent control on who gets
their license. And remember, we have 100,000 people who have a permit, and you don't read of anybody having trouble.
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I appreciate a good vote. Thank you. members heard an explanation of the bill anyone wishing to speak against the bill for the bill not the question for the house passage of house bill 1631 prepare the machine Mr. Clark everyone voted everyone voted cast
up the ballot by a vote of 92 yeas 0 nays 0 present you have passed the bill representative Williams Moves that we pass over House Bill 1438, without objection, so ordered.
Leave it on the calendar, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1563.
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House Bill 1563, Representative Ingram, an act to amend Julie's Law to require that a DNA sample
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be taken from a person arrested for
Representative Keith M. Ingram
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rape. Representative Ingram, you're recognized. Claim the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. Many of you in this room co-sponsored this legislation two years ago. It was landmark legislation, and Representative Don Creekmore did Yeoman's work.
With the advent of technology, what this bill did was it allowed for a DNA swab for four or five different categories upon a felony arrest. Not upon a conviction, but upon a felony arrest. It was for capital murder, murder in the first degree, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first and second degrees. This has been a big help.
The crime lab has done a tremendous job in using DNA in many cases. 33% and 67% of rapists have also sexually attacked children. Up to 82% of child molesters have also sexually attacked adults. Between 50 and 66 percent of incest offenders have also sexually attacked children outside their families. There is a relationship between sexual assaults and other crimes.
What this bill would do would amend Julie's Law to include rape for a DNA swab upon arrest. if you heard the testimony that i did if you were in judiciary yesterday it was without a doubt some of the most moving compelling testimony by the buskin family of what happened what their story was to their daughter julie for whom the law is named kermit channel also was there with the
Arkansas Crime Lab and he testified that the cost is going to be nominal for this and one that they can handle and thinks this would be a tremendous asset in the apprehension of criminals. One other note, I would encourage you to go out to the crime lab. If you have not seen the Arkansas Crime Lab, I would encourage you to go out. It has come light years and what they're doing is remarkable.
This gives law enforcement another arrow in their belt. I would be more than happy to answer any
question if anybody has. If not, I would appreciate a good vote. Members heard an explanation
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of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the
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bill? For the bill? If not, the question is passed through House Bill 1563. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted?
Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot by Board of 94, yay, zero, nay, zero, present. You have passed the bill and the emergency clause. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1006. House Bill 1006, Representative Cheatham,
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to amend Arkansas law concerning sales of real property under judicial decrees and declaring an emergency. Representative Cheatham, you are recognized to explain the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And gun bills aren't a whole
Representative Eddie L. Cheatham
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lot of fun, and this may not be any more fun than that.
House Bill 1006 is a simple bill, but albeit it is a controversial bill. What it deals with is the sale of real property under judicial decree. Most of you know that circuit judges have the authority to appoint a commissioner's sales for real property. And over the years, and this is a very old law, over the years, that has become almost a duty or a sign to our circuit clerks.
They have become the commissioner of sales for this real property. I guess the question that came to me is, should this be a function of that office of which they hold? So, many of you remember back in November, sometimes you get a phone call in the middle of the night and it really upsets you because you know it's going to be bad news. Well, last year, before the election, I believe, I was leaving the Capitol one day. I received a phone call from a reporter in North Arkansas.
And that's a phone call in many ways I wished I had received. But he asked me in that day if I realized that there were circuit clerks making large sums of money, in this case, one sale, $24,000, while she was there for the regular work hour of the day. I tell them it's crazy. You can't do that. I came back in the Capitol and looked up some people, and they said, you can't do that. I went over to legislative research, talked to a lawyer who, you know, lawyers know pretty much everything, and he said, yes, you can.
He said, they've been doing that for a long time. How many of you knew that, that they were collecting sales and putting money in their pocket? Nothing illegal. It's perfectly legal. But it had been going on. Of course, that sale was, of course, the situation in that part of the state caused that because of a lot of property being devalued and people letting it go back. But even that, it's really not the amount of money that's received by that clerk, I guess.
To me, whether it's $100 or whether it's $24,000, Actually, a couple of those clerks up there, I think, some of them made more than $100,000 in fees plus their regular salaries. Of course, again, that's just in that part of the state. Most of our clerks around the state probably make under $1,000 a year. But it's not really the amount they make, and this is personal. It's the fact that what they do is they're doing during what I consider a regular work hour during the regular work day.
Some of you, I won't call his name. If he's on the back row back here, he would call that double dipping. And I see he looked up, but I didn't call his name, did I? But, you know, Amendment 55 disallows any other elected official taking fees or fines as part of their salary or part of their reimbursement. What this bill really does, in a nutshell, is if the circuit clerk performs that duty, that money that she would have received goes instead to the county general.
the circuit judge still has the authority to send that sale to someone else if she doesn't want it or she or he doesn't want to do it the judge has the authority to send it somewhere else it's a tough vote circuit clerks are good people they're elected officials like we are they're well-liked in the community they live in and I'm sure some of you have gotten calls from your circuit clerk and have encouraged you to vote on this bill, for or against.
It's not easy, I guarantee you, but that's it in a nutshell.
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I would take questions. Representative Clemmer, what
Representative Ann V. Clemmer
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purpose? Question. Representative Cheatham, do you know, are currently all collectors keeping this
Representative Eddie L. Cheatham
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money? Actually, no. But Pulaski County, as I understand, the clerk has never kept the money.
But he has let people in his office perform the sales, and they would keep the money. And the bill is written, if you read it closely, it says the clerk or any employee of that office cannot keep the money.
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I believe there might be another exception, Saline County. You're
Representative Eddie L. Cheatham
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correct. I didn't know that. I just forgot it. That gentleman refused to take those fees also. Any other questions? I appreciate a good vote.
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Members, you heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the
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bill or the bill? Not the question for the House. Passage of House Bill 1006. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted? Everyone voted?
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Cast up the ballot by a vote of 58 yea, 23 nay, 3 present. You have passed the bill. We have an
emergency clause on the bill. We're going to vote on the
emergency clause. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the emergency clause on House Bill 1006. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast out the ballot by a vote of 58, yea, 26, nay. The emergency clause has failed. Now, Representative Cheetah moves to clincher on House Bill 1006. All in favor say aye. Opposed,
no. Ayes have it. Clincher adopted. Mr. Clerk, read Senate Bill 27. Senate Bill 27 by Senator
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Key to mandate that law enforcement be notified in the event that a health care provider treats a burn that reasonably could be connected to criminal activity.
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Representative Perry, you're recognized to explain
Representative Mark Perry
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the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 27 is a bill that would expand the reporting requirements when a person is treated at a hospital for a burn victim. Current law requires that hospitals report knife wounds and gunshot wounds to law enforcement. What this does, this would ensure that hospitals also report burn wounds that could reasonably be determined or connected to a criminal activity.
It's a way to expand and crack down on methenamine labs and have a reporting so that the counties and cities will be able to track that activity. I'll entertain any questions. Members, heard an explanation of the bill? Appreciate a good vote.
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Anyone wishing to speak against the bill, for the bill? 9th question
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for the House. Passage of Senate Bill 27. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Everyone voted? Everyone voted? Cast up the ballot
by a vote of 89, yea. 0, nay. 0, present. You have passed the bill. Representative Williams Moves that we pass over Senate Bill 247 and leave it on the calendar without objection. Leave Senate Bill 247 on the calendar. Mr. Clerk, Representative Williams, moves that we pass over Senate Bill 252 and leave it on the calendar without objection.
So ordered. Members, we're going to move to the yellow budget calendar. Representative Webb moves that we place House Bill 1188 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment. Without objection, read the amendment, Mr. Clark. Amendment
number one to House Bill 1188. Representative Lindsey, you are recognized to explain the amendment.
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The amendment to House Bill 1188 contains three segments. The first is an increase in the appropriation for the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Program from $50,000 to $250,000. The funding source for that is special revenue derived from fines from persons required to register as sex offenders. The second part of this amendment is the addition of a new appropriation for the Arkansas real-time scrap metal logbook, $125,000.
The source of funding for this $125,000 is the Crime Information System, which is composed of a myriad of funds, about everything you have. There's about 35% of the fund is general revenue, there's federal revenue, there's special revenue. My understanding is that this funding would come out of the fund balance, so it'll be a mix of funds. The third portion of this amendment is to dedicate $60,000 or transfer of $60,000 within the Crime Information System Fund
to the Economic Development Fund account to provide funding for private or non-profit grants to cities, counties, planning, and development districts. So it's an internal general revenue transfer, no new general
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revenue in this particular sense. Members, I
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heard an explanation of the amendment. Representative Lee, what purpose? You're recognized. I ask. Repeat
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the third part of the amendment, please.
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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Okay. The third part of the amendment is special language added by Senator Flowers that upon the effective date of the act, the chief fiscal officer shall transfer $60,000 from the Crime Information System Fund to the Department of Economic Development Fund account to provide funding exclusively for non-profit grants to cities, counties, planning, and
development districts. That's the language in the bottom of the amendment.
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That sounds suspiciously like a GIF bill coming out of... Huh. That's not a question. Please excuse me. Don't you agree? That's like... Would you agree, Mr. Vice Chair of Budget, that that sounds suspiciously like a GIF bill hidden? We would never
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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1:27:14
foretell to define the mind of a senator.
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That is an excellent answer. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
Chair
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Chair. Members, I've heard an explanation of the amendment. Let anyone wish to speak
against the amendment or the amendment. If not, the question for the House is adoption of Amendment No. 1 to House Bill
1188. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Everyone voted. If everyone voted, cast out the ballot by a vote of 47 yea, 39 nay, 0 present, the amendment has failed. Representative Lindsay moves that we
place House Bill 1231 back on second reading for the purpose of amendment. Without objection, read the amendment, Mr. Clerk. Amendment number one to House Bill 1231. Representative
Lindsay, you are recognized to explain the amendment.
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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1:28:29
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a member's request that House Bill 1231 be passed over today and kept on the active calendar. In accordance with our current member privilege,
Chair
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1:28:41
we will honor that request, leave it on the calendar. Mr. Clerk, Representative Burroughs, what purpose? I have
a question of the Speaker. All right, what's your question? I think
Speaker 77
1:28:50
the calendar is short. This might be a good time
Speaker 51
1:28:54
to kind of clarify the process here one more time.
Representative John Burris
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1:28:59
For instance, this is one of the bills that has been passed over a couple times. In order to have that bill passed over on the floor, at one time I think a lot of members have been standing up and requesting that. I guess you can do that, or we can speak to Mr. Lindsey or Representative Webb and have that done before. Representative Burris,
Chair
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1:29:24
it's a good point to try to clarify, because I think from The previous time we dealt
with the explanation, it may not have been clear to some of the members.
Unlike our process and committee hearings where we allow members to hold a budget or budget items while they have sometimes more than ample time to resolve their issue, We do not have, there is no rule that allows a House member to take an item off the agenda. As a matter of our privileges that have been extended, we allow a member to ask that a bill be pulled down for, supposedly, the specific purpose of getting some additional information before they're ready to cast their vote on a particular matter.
At current, I'm relying on the chair and vice chair to inform me if for some reason that the same member may be requesting that this privilege be extended over and over, which would not be for the purpose for which it's extended. So as of today, that's where we are, and we still will remain until further clarification is necessary. Does that answer your question?
Representative John Burris
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1:30:49
Yes, sir. We can either, we can, I guess the difference is publicly or anonymously would be the difference if you stand up and publicly have a bill passed over versus speaking to the chair, vice chair before and having
Chair
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1:31:08
it passed over. Either option is suitable. Okay, well, it is the intention of the speaker in
extending the privilege that this is a, generally it is a one-time privilege to be extended.
You know, we certainly could come up with hypotheticals that you ask it be taken off the calendar so that you can talk to an agency director, and that agency director is not available. It's out of state. You come back and tell the chair or vice chair you need to have another day to do it, and I would consider that to be reasonable. But, you know, we do have, hopefully it remains a great deal of honor in our midst, and I would be asking members to go by the extension of this privilege or the privilege extended
for the purpose which is intended. And if we have reason to believe otherwise, the alternative would be simply not to extend the privilege. If it's on the air, we'll vote it up or down. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Now, having said all that, we'll allow 1231 to be pulled out. If you're nodding, Representative Lindsey, that would be in accordance with the privilege that I described? Mr. Speaker, you're exactly right.
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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1:32:24
We were fully prepared, Mr. Speaker, to run 1231 today. It was on the calendar. We were prepared to run that bill. And we have a new member's request. It's not a repeat. It's not the same member, shall we say, taking advantage of the personal privilege. Representative Lindsey, excuse me if you're interrupting, but you said
Chair
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1:32:44
run the bill. We're talking about the amendment. I mean, okay. I misspoke, Mr. Speaker. Excuse me. I just want to
Chair
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1:32:55
All right. We're, with that bit of understanding and or admonition, we'll proceed to Mr. Clark, read Senate Bill 411. Senate Bill 411 by Senator
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Teague, an act to make an appropriation to the Cossett Community College of the University of Arkansas for construction, maintenance, equipment, and library
Chair
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1:33:17
resources and for other purposes. Representative Lindsay, you're
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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1:33:20
recognized. Explain the bill. Senate Bill 411 is simply a general improvement bill for the University of Arkansas. So Castatot Community College for construction, maintenance, equipment, and library resources.
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1:33:32
Members, heard the explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill, for the bill? Not
Chair
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1:33:39
the question for the House passes Senate Bill 411. You're voting on the prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency
clause. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast up the
ballot by a vote of 86 yay, 2 nay, and 0 present. You have passed the bill and the emergency clause.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, members of the House. Thank
Representative Fred Allen
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1:34:16
you. Representative Allen, you are recognized for a motion. After the announcement, reading of the bills, transferring bills, placing the calendars on the desk, amending members' own bills with their own
amendments, members are drawing their own bill finalizing resolutions reading communication and any remaining committee reports i move
Chair
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1:34:33
that we adjourn until 1 30 tomorrow proper motion not debatable all in favor say aye opposed no ayes have it motion adopted
Speaker 77
1:35:23
Question? I'm sorry, question? Which question? Seeing
Speaker 238
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that we were consistent in having off Fridays, is that going to hold true this Friday so that members can
Chair
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1:35:37
make plans? Is it tied to my popularity contest? Okay. No, we, in all seriousness, members, we will be here on Friday. We will be in full force. We will, at this point in time,
our intention would be to go into session our regular committees will meet at nine o'clock we'll go into session at ten o'clock so that we will have our business conducted and out of here hopefully by name thank you representative webb what purpose announcement uh you're
Representative Kathy Webb
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1:36:14
recognized thank you mr speaker joint budget will meet tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in big mac as a reminder tomorrow is members day if you had a gif bill you need to make sure you speak
to mr arnold or mr anderson in the next hour or so so it can be
Chair
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1:36:36
on the agenda thank you representative lindsay what purpose
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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1:36:39
announcement you recognize uh the personnel subcommittee of joint budget will meet tomorrow morning 7
Chair
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1:36:46
30 room 171 thank you representative cheatham you're
Representative Eddie L. Cheatham
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1:36:51
recognized for an announcement alpha mr speaker education will meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock
Chair
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1:36:57
room 138 thank you any other announcements members represent cowling what purpose you recognize
tax revenue meeting morning 10 o'clock 151 thank
you sir thank you any
other announcements all right mr clerk without objection transfer house bill 2161 from health to state agencies without objection transfer house bill 14 for excuse me 1843 from aging to public health
without objection transfer house bill 1911 from agri to city county local reading read the bill read the bills mr clerk we have
committee reports read the committee reports mr clerk Mr. Speaker, we
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are a committee on agriculture to whom is referred House Bill 1702 by Representative Williams, House Resolution 1021 by Representative Hopper.
Vaguely report we've had the same under consideration here if we return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on agri to whom is referred House Bill 1280 by Representative Letting, House Bill 1424 by Representative Westerman, and House Bill 1763 by Representative Collins. They will report we've had the same under consideration here at the return. The same with the recommendation that they do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted. Jerry Brown, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on Insurance and Commerce to whom is referred House Bill 1615 by represent of Tyler,
House Bill 1762 by represent of Summers, House Bill 1806 by represent of Hyde, House Bill 1814 by represent of Hyde, House Bill 1815 by represent of Hyde, House Bill 1816 by represent of Hyde, House Bill 1846 by our representative Woods, Senate Bill 45 by Senator Hutchinson, Senate Bill 362 by Senator Teague, and Senate Bill 363 by Senator Teague. We will report we have the same under consideration and hear us return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Mr. Speaker, we recommend insurance and commerce to whom we have referred House Bill 1895 by
our representative Powers and House Bill 1813 by our representative Hyde. We will report we have the same under consideration and hear us return the same with the recommendation that they do pass as amended and
Chair
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1:39:30
respectfully submitted. Fred Allen, Chair. Members, the desk will remain open until 4.30 for the reading of bills, and upon completion of the items, name the adjourned resolution. The House will be adjourned until tomorrow at 1.30.
Agenda
Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
SB722
SB307
SB1007
HB1777
HB1775
HB1782
HB1820
HB1842
HB1032
HB1578
HB1118
HB1720
HB1912
HB1598
HB1764
HB1765
HB1852
HB1873
HB1631
HB1563
HB1006
SB27
Budget Calendar
HB1188
HB1231
SB411
Announcements
Reading of Bills
Adjournment
Documents
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Speakers
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Speaker 5
Speaker 9
Speaker 13
Speaker 23
Speaker 24
Speaker 12
Representative Linda S. Tyler
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Speaker 37
Speaker 42
Representative Garry L. Smith
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Speaker 51
Speaker 20
Representative Randy Stewart
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Speaker 34
Representative Tracy Pennartz
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Speaker 61
Speaker 64
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Representative John Catlett
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Representative Terry Rice
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Representative Andy Mayberry
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Speaker 84
Speaker 65
Speaker 89
Speaker 91
Representative Allen Kerr
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Representative Davy Carter
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Representative Betty Overbey
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Representative Jonathan Barnett Chair
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Representative Charlie Collins
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Speaker 77
Representative Denny Altes
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Representative Tim Summers
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Representative Larry Cowling
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Speaker 150
Speaker 119
Speaker 59
Speaker 166
Speaker 153
Representative Tommy Wren
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Speaker 143
Speaker 169
Representative Johnnie J. Roebuck
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Representative Fred Allen
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Speaker 186
Representative Butch Wilkins
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Speaker 32
Speaker 62
Representative Nate Bell
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Speaker 201
Speaker 70
Representative Les "Skip" Carnine
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Representative Stephen Meeks
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Representative Keith M. Ingram
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Representative John Burris
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Speaker 115
Representative Eddie L. Cheatham
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Representative Ann V. Clemmer
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Representative Mark Perry
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Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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Speaker 100
Speaker 229
Speaker 232
Speaker 133
Speaker 108
Speaker 238
Representative Kathy Webb
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