February 10, 2011
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Bills discussed (12)
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HB1145
· 4 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…ass the resolution. Morning hour has ended. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1145.”
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HB1280
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1280”
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HB1320
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1320”
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HB1319
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
Matched: “HB1319”
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HCR1005
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript
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HB1235
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1235”
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HB1287
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1287”
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HB1298
· 1 mention in chapter
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HB1313
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “HB1313”
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HCR10
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…the resolution, not the question for the House, passage of House Concurrent Resolution 10.05. Prepare the scene, Mr. Clerk.”
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SB194
· 1 mention in chapter
Matched: “SB194”
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SCR1
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Speaker 1
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All our Arkansans today is a bad weather that will keep everyone safe. Forgive us for all our sins and shortcomings. In Christ's name we
Speaker 2
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pray. Amen. I'll pray for you, Jesus, to the flag of the United States of
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America, who can show your love for which
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it stands, one nation, one God, an individual, to forgive the needs of us
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for all. Members, please indicate your presence by pushing the yellow present button.
Chair
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Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone indicated your
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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presence. Press your yellow. There we go. All right. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. Indicate 86 members present. Chair recognize the quorum.
Chair
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Representative Vines, what purpose? Leave for...
Representative Branscombe. Leave granted for Representative Branscombe. Note leave granted. Representative Mayberry. Leave for Representative Murdoch. Leave granted. Leave granted, Mr. Clerk. Representative Summers, what purpose? Leave. Leave for Representative James Ward.
Leave granted for Representative Ward. Record reflect leave as granted. Representative Hubbard. Leave. Leave.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Representative Elliott. Leave granted for Representative Elliott. Leave is granted. Representative
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Carter. Leave for Representative who? Carter. Representative Carter. Leave granted. Leave
Chair
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is granted. Representative Smith. Purpose. Leave. Representative Walsh McCrae. Leave granted for Representative McCrae.
leaves granted representative car what purpose leaves recognized leave for representative Jane English leave granted for representative English leaves granted that's the representative Perry what purpose leave you recognize leave for representative Gillum leave granted for
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Representative Gillum leaves granted representative Edwards what purpose leave recognized he for representative Steele leave granted for representative
Steele leave granted representative Post what purpose leave leave recognized leave a representative Thompson leave granted for representative Thompson leaves granted representative Stubblefield what purpose
Chair
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you recognize Representative Johnson. Leave granted for Representative Johnston. Leave granted. Representative Williams, what purpose? Leave. Leave for
Representative Murdoch. Leave granted for Representative Murdoch. We're granted. Representative Hickerson. Leave.
It's recognized. Leave for Representative Mock. Leave granted for Representative Mock. Leave. Leave's granted. Representative Alstice,
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what purpose? Recognized. Leave for Representative Garner. Leave granted for...
Chair
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He's here. Cancel that request. Anyone else? Representative Eddie Cheatham we dispense with the reading of the previous day's journal
no objection so ordered reports from select committees none reports from standing committees any unfinished business Representative Allen what purpose? what's your motion? Mr. Speaker, to satisfy the provision
Representative Fred Allen
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of the Arkansas Constitution, I move that consent be given to the Senate, allowing the Senate to convene on Monday,
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February the 14th. Proper motion, non-debatable. All in favor say aye. Correction there. Mr. Clerk,
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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prepare the machine. Everyone voted, cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk, by a vote of 79, yea, 2, nay, 0, present. The motion passes.
Chair
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Enter the motion into the journal, Mr. Clerk. Executive Communications. All right, members, we'll go to the representative Hutchinson. What purpose? Question, Mr.
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Speaker? Question. When we are counting the days required to attend, do we count House side or Senate side, or how do we count this?
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I'll defer to the parliamentarian here. we're studying
Chair
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i remember as well uh... removed to the uh... red calendar mister read house concurrent resolution ten-oh-five
House Concurrent Resolution 1005 by Representative Ingram to adopt the joint rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 88th
General Assembly. Representative Ingram, you are recognized to present House Concurrent Resolution 1005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is just
Representative Keith M. Ingram
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a technical correction. We had a drafting error in the joint rules, and this is just a correction. I'd ask for a good vote. Members, you've heard an explanation of the resolution.
Chair
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Anyone wishing to speak against the resolution, for the resolution, not the question for the House, passage of House Concurrent Resolution 10.05. Prepare the scene, Mr. Clerk.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast up the
Chair
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ballot. A vote of 84 yea, zero nay, and zero present, I pass the resolution.
Mr. Clerk reads, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 by Senator Bookout, recommending that studies of specific issues occur in the permanent subcommittees of the standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, rather than task
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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forces created for that purpose. Representative Pierce, you are recognized to present the resolution. thank you mr
Representative Bobby J. Pierce
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speaker uh this bill or resolution was brought forward but for us from the conversation
we had all summer with with our members and stuff about how our task force were getting out of hand completely by the number they've quad tripled from 2000 from six to what we have now so what we went back and looked at and did was take them back to what our purpose was our subcommittees so that's where they're going to be in the hands of a lot of that's not to say that every task It's not going to be some of them, but it's to say that our subcommittees are going to be used.
Chair
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Representative Walker, you're recognized for
Representative John W. Walker
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a question. Can you hear me? Yes, sir, I can hear you. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to just ask a question. How do you get a study that's consistent with the standards of studies developed in a subcommittee of the legislature and subject to being presented
so that all will have access to the information and be able to either credit or discredit it.
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Reverend Walker, would you repeat your first
Representative John W. Walker
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part, please? Mr. Speaker, would you please? You're recognized. Well, the first part of the question is How do you, how does a committee organize in such a way as to undertake a study on some kind of useful, objective basis that would be useful to all of us as we consider what the, what the, what is being studied?
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Representative Walker, that's the same way our subcommittees would do, same as our task force. We'd look at the situation and see what it is and see what the thing is.
Representative John W. Walker
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Mr. Speaker, for me. The question is, do you produce a report that will be useful for us to view, so the questions may be asked, and it will be presented to all of us at one time? Yes. That's all. I was getting to you on your question.
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You didn't bring that up a while ago. You answered it. That's what we're doing. The same as what they were. All right. Thank you very much.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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You're welcome. Representative Pierce has departed the well. Members have heard an explanation of the resolution. Anyone wishing to speak against the resolution, for the resolution? Are you closed for your resolution? Representative Pierce is closed. Question for the House. Passing Senate
Chair
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concurrent resolution number one. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Everyone voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote
Chair
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of 86 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present. Pass the resolution. Morning hour has ended. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1145.
House Bill 1145 by Representative Hall.
to clarify that what information is shared with a non-Custolio parent who is
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awarded visitation rights. Representative Hall, what purpose? Mr. Speaker, I'd like to pass over House Bill 1145 for a purpose of amendment next
Chair
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week, if that's acceptable to you. Representative Hall has moved to take House Bill 1145 off the column for a purpose of amendment without objection. and so ordered, we'll take it off today's business.
Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1280. House Bill
1280 by Representative Letting to amend various provisions of the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979. Representative Letting, you
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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are recognized to present the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good
Representative Greg Leding
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morning. House Bill 1280 simply updates the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979. The changes are minor and they're meant to update the language to make sure that Arkansas remains current and up-to-date with federal regulations
to keep us eligible for a federal grant we receive every year to pay for the cost of recovering abandoned mining lands. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality applies for this grant every year. The money we receive can only be spent on the reclamation of abandoned mining lands and it covers 100% of those costs. Since 1980, Arkansas has received $27.5 million and we've used that to reclaim more than 3,700 acres of abandoned mining lands, but there remain more than 6,200 acres of abandoned and potentially unsafe lands.
Just to be clear, these are grants. This is not money that we're ever going to owe the federal government. Failure to update our language and remain current with federal regulation means that we not only risk losing the support, but the federal government could come in and take over responsibility for reclaiming these lands, plans, as well as control of issuing new mining permits. For anybody concerned about Lignite, this bill in no way affects either side of that issue. The day I filed this bill, I had the Sierra Club calling asking if I had joined the Lignite crusade, and I had Lignite supporters
calling to ask why I was trying to stop them. This bill does nothing to affect either side. I'll also add that the House Agriculture Committee passed this unanimously yesterday, and if you're familiar with that committee, you know they're as sharp as they are good looking. wouldn't steer you wrong. I'd appreciate a
Chair
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good vote. Thanks. Members, you've 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 1280. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clark.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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14:02
Everyone voted? Everyone voted, cast
Chair
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up the ballot. Mr. Clerk, by a vote of 82 yea, 1 nay, and 0 present, you have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1320. House
Bill 1320 by Representative Tyler regarding the Department of Corrections program to sell
surplus items. Representative Tyler, you are recognized to explain
Representative Linda S. Tyler
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the bill. thank you mr. speaker members house bill 1320 what we currently have today is in
our department of Corrections they are no longer selling surplus items but we have code that requires them to establish a program to sell surplus items so what this does is a cleanup bill that provides that if they're not selling surplus items they don't have to have a program to sell surplus items but it does provide protection that if they did ever set up a program to do such that there would be accountability and reporting requirements
on that. I would appreciate a good vote. Members, you've heard an explanation of the bill.
Chair
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Anyone wishing to speak against the bill or the bill, not the question for the House, Passes House Bill 1320. Prepare the
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machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted.
Chair
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Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 82 yea, 0 nays, 0 present, you have passed the bill. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1319.
House Bill 1319 by Representative Taylor regarding the awarding of a service weapon upon retirement of certain
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Department of Correction employees. Representative Tyler, you
Representative Linda S. Tyler
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are recognized to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, many of our state police and other service entities entities do provide the opportunity to award their service weapon upon death and retirement
of a member this allows the department of corrections to award a their
service weapon upon retirement and death i would appreciate a good vote
Chair
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bill you're for what purpose are you question miss tyler's uh represent tyler's left
well So I heard an explanation of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill, for the bill?
Representative Barnett, you are recognized to speak against the
Speaker 67
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bill. You are recognized to speak against
Representative Jonathan Barnett
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the bill, Representative Barnett. One thing that we have done in the past with highway police and other police officers is we want them to have the weapon, and we work with them to have the weapon, but instead of giving them the weapon at taxpayer's expense, we simply let them buy it at appraised value.
We place a value on that weapon, and then we let them pay that value, and it's obviously a discounted price. And we've always felt like that was fair, and police officers thought that was fair as well. And that's something we've done in
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the past, especially with highway police. You take questions, Representative Barnett? I will for just a bit. Representative Smith, what purpose?
Question. You're recognized. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, Representative Barnett, what is the normal appraised value of a weapon from
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that retiring officer after they've carried it for 20 years? Is
Representative Jonathan Barnett
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that a fair question? It is. There are companies who sell new weapons that are distributors, and there are companies that specialize in selling weapons to state agencies. And we usually look at trade-in value uh to those companies and we establish a value there and then we let the police officers again buy the weapon at that appraised value and it's worked out very well so far do you know what
that norm a nominal amount normally is that's my question it's two to three hundred three hundred fifty dollars you know it may be uh it may be a six six hundred fifty dollar weapon originally it It may be down. It could be as low as $200, $250, but it lets the person retiring keep their gun, which we want, but they have some investment, and, you know, we don't give away state property to everybody. If you look at other people that work in state agencies, you know, you don't give them their uniform, you don't give them their computer, you don't give them, you know, the things that were sitting on their desk,
but out of respect for these officers, we want them to have their weapon, But if you look at past precedent, what we've done in the past, we don't give them away. We let them buy them at appraised value, which is a very low price, usually speaking. Is this a burden to
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that retiring family and or the family of the retiree or the individual? Do you know?
Representative Jonathan Barnett
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We've never experienced that. A $200, $300 price for a gun that they'd like to keep that is personal, that's sentimental, that means something to them.
It's a good buy, and we want them to have that weapon, and it does not create
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hardship. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Kerr, what purpose? Question. Recognized. Representative Barnett, where
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does the money go that is paid for these
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weapons? Does it go to the police benevolent fund or something along those lines? It goes back
Representative Jonathan Barnett
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in the funds to buy new weapons. Thank you,
Chair
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sir. Thank you. Representative Barnett has spoken against the bill.
Representative Wilkins, speak for the bill. Representative Wilkins, you're
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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recognized, speak for the bill. Thank you,
Representative Butch Wilkins
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Mr. Speaker. I'm not familiar with the highway department and how they trick their retirees, retirees, but as we change weapons with the state police and with the Game and Fish and
with most state agencies, as through our career as they change weapons, we were allowed to buy them weapons at cost, whatever it's costing them to replace them. But on retirement, the state police, Game and Fish, most state agencies that I'm aware of are given their weapons, which is a, you know, they've carried that for several years, and that is, you know, it's a pretty nice gift, retirement gift, and that's about all they get out of it. So, you know, I'll take any questions.
Chair
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How are you? Representative Klemmer, what purpose? Question. Recognized. Is there a fiscal
Representative Ann V. Clemmer
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impact then to this? We weren't told of any yesterday in committees. I don't know that, but that is
Representative Butch Wilkins
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what they do. I don't know the fiscal impact to it. It's bound to have some, but in a true instance, you're only having one or two a year retire, usually, from these agencies. And, you know, it's seldom that you'll have, you know, lately we may be having a few more than that, but it's not a big impact.
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Representative
Chair
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Aless, what purpose? You're recognized. Thank you, Mr.
Representative Denny Altes
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Speaker. What would be an average price that the officer would give for that old weapon? Well,
Representative Butch Wilkins
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it's not an old, that you would give for a weapon that would trade it in, while you're still working. Is that what you're talking about?
The average price would be whatever the market value was of that weapon after it had been
use 10 years 15 years or it was a fair market values one are we talking about
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twenty dollars fifty dollars oh no you're
Representative Butch Wilkins
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talking about the weapons we buy in service are you talking about the weapons they give us at the end of our career which one you talking
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about the old used weapons that you were saying that
Representative Butch Wilkins
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they bought uh usually they're around two hundred dollars something like is what it costs the employee
Representative Barry Hyde
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to buy that and that's a pretty fair market value is more people
that buy them buy more for sentimental reasons than any other any other
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purpose representative hide what purpose recognized uh representative wilkins
Chair
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uh i wonder if you can you can help me understand something i'm a little unsure uh game and fish officers are certified law enforcement and Highway Patrol and all those folks. Is everybody who has a weapon in the Corrections Department, are they certified in law enforcement? I
Representative Barry Hyde
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don't believe they are. I don't believe they are. Not in the same sense as the state police or...
Chair
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Thank you. Representative Wilkins has spoken against the bill. Anyone wish to speak? Excuse me. Excuse me. A little ahead of myself here. Representative Wilkins has spoken for the bill. Anyone wish to speak against the bill or the bill? Representative
Catlett, what purpose? I'd like to speak for the bill, please. You're recognized to come to the well.
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Representative Catlett, you're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, as a
Representative John Catlett
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30-year law enforcement officer and just retired this past July, my most treasured possession when I left the department after serving you was that weapon. And that's the way most officers feel when they retire. I mean, it's a gift that the taxpayers give, those citizens that we've protected our whole career,
and it means a lot to the troopers that get them. Thank you,
Chair
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Mr. Speaker. Representative Catlin spoken for the bill anyone wishing to speak against
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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the bill for the bill representative tyler close representative tyler's closed
Chair
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floor bill question before the house passage of house bill 1319 prepare the machine mr clerk Everyone voted?
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk, by a vote of 76, yea, 9, 8, nay, one present. You have passed the
bill. Mr. Clerk, read the House Bill
Chair
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13. Representative Tyler moves for the clincher. All in favor say aye. Opposed, no. Ayes have it. The clincher motion is adopted. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1313.
House Bill 1313 by Representative Cowling, an act to authorize the President of the Arkansas Municipal Police Association to designate a representative to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. Representative Cowling, you
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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are recognized to present the bill thank you mr speaker and
Chair
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i'm scared after we just talking about revolvers i don't know whether to present this or not but this is a bill for the arkansas municipal police league it just gives the president of that league he can appoint somebody he only serves one year but his commission they serve seven and that's
Representative Larry Cowling
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uh that's what this is and i got my lucky 1313 there so thank
Chair
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y'all members you've 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 1313. Prepare the machine, Mr.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast up
Chair
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the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 82 yea, 0
nays zero present you have passed the bill mr clerk read house bill 1298 house bill 1298 by
representative roebuck and all to require a notification of the department of arkansas state police should local law enforcement or the attorney general become aware of a
missing child representing roebuck you are recognized to present
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the bill thank you mr speaker ladies and gentlemen of the house this bill requires that when law
Representative Johnnie J. Roebuck
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enforcement officers or the attorney general is notified by parents, guardians, or other persons having
custody of a missing child, the law enforcement officer or the attorney general shall notify the state police at the same time that they enter the data into the Arkansas Crime Information Center or the NCIC. It also clarifies from whom the notification is received within five days and states that that is the parents, guardians, or other persons having custody of the child. It also adds or school administrator after superintendent of the school where the
child is attending, which could mean the building level principal. It further clarifies which school by adding the child was attending so that the school can attach the missing notification that child's records. Now why is this important? Already in 2011, just six weeks into this year, we've had 372 missing children under the age of 21 reported to the Arkansas Crime Information Center. Luckily, due to the outstanding work of all of our law enforcement agencies
around the state, 292 of those children have been returned to their homes. Last year, in 2010, the number reported missing was 3,407. But because of our law enforcement agencies' efforts, 3,233 have been returned. I commend our law enforcement agencies all over the state because since 2005, our return
rate for missing children is 98.63%. Now that's outstanding. But law enforcement agencies will tell you that the first 24 hours after a child is reported missing is critical to the safe return. So on behalf of the co-sponsors of this bill, our law enforcement agencies, and most importantly, on behalf of those parents of the children and the children who have not been returned to their homes and to many other children who, regretfully, may be reported missing in the future, I ask for a good vote
Chair
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on this bill. Members, you've heard an explanation of
the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill or the bill? If not, the question for the House passage of House Bill 1298. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. everyone voted everyone
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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voted cast up the ballot miss clerk by a vote of 86 yay zero nays zero
Chair
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present you have passed the bill mr clerk read house bill 1235
house bill 1235 by representative allen an act to repeal obsolete arkansas code section 1110 323 and 1110 324 representative
allen you are recognized to present the
Representative Fred Allen
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bill thank you mr speaker and members house bill 1285 deals with
a code that's been on the book since 1969 is the department of workforce services agreed to change this along with apfa and state
building services and what this will do this will allow them an opportunity to do a bond issue to build a new facility in hope arkansas which serves four different counties appreciate a good vote members
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heard an explanation of the bill anyone wishing
Chair
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to speak against the bill or the bill not question for the house passive house bill 1235 prepare the machine mr clerk
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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members you're voting on the bill and the emergency clause everyone voted
everyone voted cast up the
Chair
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ballot Mr. Clark by a vote of 83 yay, 0 nay, 0 present you have passed the bill and the emergency clause. Mr. Clark read House Bill 1257 27 House Bill
1287 by Representative Bradford to create consistency in nominating petitions to certain municipal elections Representative Bradford
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you are recognized to present the bill.
Representative Toni Bradford
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, House Bill 1287 is a very simple bill. It requires a candidate for alderman in an incorporated town to identify the position for which he or she is running. The candidate would be running for a particular slot, not at large. I would appreciate a good vote. Members, heard an explanation
Chair
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of the bill. Anyone wishing to speak against the bill, for the bill? If
not, the question for the House.
Passage of House Bill 1287, prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Everyone
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk, by a vote of 85, yea, 0,
Chair
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nay, 0, present. You have passed the bill. Ms. Clark reads, Senate Bill 194. Senate Bill 194 by Senator
Bookout to amend several provisions of the law concerning members of the General Assembly.
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Representative Pierce, you are recognized to present Senate Bill 194. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Representative Bobby J. Pierce
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This is a mirror copy of the bill we just passed the other day, and I would appreciate a good vote on this bill. members heard an explanation
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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of the bill anyone wishing to speak against the bill for the bill if not the question for the house passage of senate bill 194 prepare the machine Mr. Clerk everyone voted
everyone voted cast up the ballot
Mr. Clerk by a vote of 83 yea 2 nay 0 present that you have passed the
Chair
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bill. Members, we're going to go to the yellow budget calendar. You'll get to pay attention to that yellow sheet of paper and our esteemed parliamentarian, who I'm going to recognize. Mr. Parliamentarian, you are recognized.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, this will be our first attempt during this session to batch bills. Our intention is to back these bills today. I want to tell you the process that we use, and if anybody wants to make any changes or suggestions or whatever, we'll consider those. What I will do is go down this list and read these bills by number, and as we go along, one person can hold their hand up, and the bill will be removed from the list. We're establishing a calendar vocally here, and then once we do that, then the clerk will read these bills for the third time and final passage. We'll be voting on all of them at one time, plus the emergency clause.
So I'll begin by telling you that the Joint Budget Committee has requested that House Bill 1340 be removed from the list. So I invite you now to remove House Bill 1340 from the list. And then, if you haven't done that, I'll go down through the list, and I'll go a little slow. So if somebody wants to put up a hand on one of these, pull them down. And also, if you have a question, this web is available to answer any questions for you if anybody has a question about one of these. So we'll begin by inviting you to follow down the list.
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These of the bills will be considered, House Bill 1326, House Bill 1330, House Bill 1331, House Bill 1332. Whoop. Pardon me. Yes, ma'am. Give me the number. 1332. Okay. There's been a request to strike House Bill 1332. If you would, remove that from your list, please. i'll proceed house bill 1334 house bill 1335 house bill 1336 house bill 1337 house bill 1338
house bill 1339 as i mentioned earlier we're skipping 1340 going to house bill 1341 house Bill 1342, House Bill 1343, House Bill 1344, House Bill 1345, House Bill 1346, House Bill 1349, House Bill 1350. The summary of that was is we are striking House Bill 1332 and striking House Bill 1340. Are there any questions of Ms. Webb about you?
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Representative Meeks, what purpose? Question. You're recognized. Mr. Parliamentarian, this
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is a question for you. Can you, or Ms. Webb, can you explain the difference between an appropriation and a reappropriation
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for me, please? Thank you. Representative Webb,
Representative Kathy Webb
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you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The bills that we're voting on today are all reappropriations, and this
is money that has previously been authorized in past general assemblies. A lot of it is general improvement fund money.
The projects are ongoing, and we are reappropriating that money for the upcoming fiscal year. I'm not asking you for any new money in these bills. Representative Hammer, what purpose?
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Two questions, if I may. Yes, sir. Are you recognized? Representative Webb, if you would,
Representative Kim Hammer
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are there any increases in any of these reappropriations or appropriations other than the two that have been pulled out? Are there any increases on any of the rest?
Representative Kathy Webb
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Could you just clarify that, please? Well, and I'd also like to clarify that there were not any increases in the two that were pulled out. One of those was pulled out because a member wanted to discuss it a little further with the department, and the other was pulled out because a member wants to ask a specific
question about that reappropriation. There are not any increases. These are reappropriations of already appropriated money. Second question. Second
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question. Thank you. clarify for me if you would you said that these monies that we are about to appropriate reappropriate
on the basis some of which are all maybe on the general improvement funds is that did i understand that
Representative Kathy Webb
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correctly some of this is general improvement funds some of it is federal funds some of it is revolving uh revolving fund uh but it's all all money that was previously appropriated by past general assemblies. Okay, just clarify for me, on the
Representative Kim Hammer
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general improvement fund, are we obligating potential money that is coming available in the general improvement fund, or is this on the basis of what's already sitting in the bank out there
because general improvement fund looks pretty low this time, and I don't
I'd just like to be thoroughly understood on that, if you would, please. We are not, no, we are not
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talking about any general improvement fund money that may or may not be available to us. Okay, it's already been decided in the past, then. Yes, sir.
Representative Kim Hammer
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thank you thank you speaker any further questions
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representative cowling at what purpose are there i
want to hold 1345 1345 out
to be acted on separately we're adding 1345 to the list of removals
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okay that'll be a total of three removals body okay and also an answer to your
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question mr. hammer a little further answer to your question is that none of these appropriations here could exceed the one
it's already been made. In other words, if something was appropriated $100 for and they
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didn't spend but $50, it's appropriating
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just for $50. Members, before we vote on these bills, I would like to tell you that Representative Webb
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has made arrangements and will continue to make arrangements for some after-hours discussion on the budget.
I would encourage any of you that have questions about the budgetary process to check those schedules and the availability of stopping by and asking questions because obviously as we continue to move forward in the session, And our budget bill will become predominantly the matter or focus of our activity out here. So we want to thoroughly obviously give every member the opportunity to make all inquiry appropriate in this process.
But we encourage you to get as much information as you can about the process and information about the respective bills before they come to the
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floor so that we can efficiently move through this part of our work.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Mr. Parliamentarian, are we ready to go ahead and vote on these? Mr. Speaker, at
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your invitation, the clerk will read the list that we have already read,
which will signify the third time and final passage,
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and you'll be voting on the bills and the emergency clauses in the same vote. But once he reads them all,
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then we'll vote on all of it one time, or you will. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Parlementary. And Mr. Clerk, read the bills that have been included in part of our batch bill process
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here. If you read those bills. House Bill 1326. House Bill 1330.
House Bill 1331. House Bill 1334. House Bill 1335, House Bill 1336, House Bill 1337, House Bill 1338, House Bill 1339, House Bill 1341, house bill 1342 house bill 1343 house bill 1344 house bill 1346 house bill 1349 house bill 1350.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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ms webb you are recognized to say anything you want about these batch bills thank you mr speaker
Representative Kathy Webb
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and i believe we've already explained that these are reappropriations i would appreciate a good
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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vote members you've heard an explanation of the group of batch bills are there any anyone
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wishing to speak against those bills anyone wishing to speak for them if not the question before the house is a passage of the bills identified by the clerk as batch budget bills
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Mayor, you're voting on the bill and the
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emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk, by a vote of 84 yeas, 0 nays, 0 present. You
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have passed the bills. Mr. Clerk, read House Bill 1332.
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the group individually, 1332. Mr. Clerk-Reed,
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I think we're a little bit confused here. In the procedure we've used in the past, My understanding, when the bills have been asked to be taken off the calendar, they're taken off for the rest of this time and placed back on a later calendar. And so unless somebody wants to do something different, that's the way we've done it. It gives the people who want to pull them down an opportunity to investigate whatever it is they want to investigate. So we're trying
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to get our heads together up here. Ms. Webb explains that the ones on 1340 was asked to be pulled down, but the others she
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understood they just wanted to vote on separately. I'm not sure. Maybe the people who asked for that ought to clarify what
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they want, and we can proceed according
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to your clarification. Representative Lee, what purpose? I want
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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to talk. Thank you. Go ahead and explain what your request was, because certainly Parliamentarian explained we can do two things. You either pull it off the calendar for later action, or you wanted it separately identified so that you can talk about that bill.
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Correct, and please accept my apologies for not getting to this sooner and getting this pulled sooner. I want some clarification from the department and some reports from the department before I release it, You want to pull this off the calendar, okay. I did not communicate that clearly to Representative
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Webb. I'm sorry. Thank you. Representative Cowling, you want to
explain your request? Yes, sir. I just want to hold
this and speak to the department. No, just hold it off. Okay. We will recognize that, and we will remove House Bill 1332, 1340, and 1345 from the calendar.
And since this is our first day of doing batch bills, if you have any questions on this, as explained by the parliamentarian, this is the way that we will operate. If you have bills that you want to take out of the group of batch bills, we will remove those bills from the calendar unless you have otherwise communicated to Ms. Webb in advance, and she can communicate to me, and if you want to debate those bills separately
out of the batch bill status, we will do that. Otherwise, if you ask for a bill to be pulled out, that means we'll take it off the calendar for that day. Representative Webb, you are recognized to further explain what
Representative Kathy Webb
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I'm explaining. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Typically, what we would do is we would pull those bills out from the batch so you could ask questions about it. generally if you want to pull a bill off the calendar that would normally be done before it comes out of joint budget
so if you have an issue that you are concerned about with an agency if you could do that before it comes out of joint budget that would make it I think less confusing thank
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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you okay thank you representative Webb I'm not sure that we both explain that same way so i i'm going to defer to the budget uh... chair representative web and how she wants to handle it so if i'm understanding your explanation let's make sure we're all all together
here if we're if we your request is members have uh... a bill that they want to pull off for whatever purpose to uh... uh... let you know and that that bill will be taken off the calendar when the bills are on the calendar may appear on the other calendar for our action that day a member requesting a bill to be pulled off for uh... out of the the batch status would be for the purpose of asking questions or debating that bill individually on that day is that is that
consistent with what your desires are as you
Representative Kathy Webb
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explain these bills representative Webb Mr. Speaker, thank you, and that is consistent. And we obviously will pull a bill, but the preference is if you want us to completely take the bill off the calendar, that
Representative Jim Nickels
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of joint budget. Representative Nichols, what purpose? Question. You recognize? I think any member has the right to pull a budget bill at any time,
But I think the preference is that it be done before we get
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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here. Is that? That is unquestionably correct, yes. We're just talking about procedure to try to expedite good flow as we move into the meat of this subject matter. But you're certainly correct. Any member at any time can request a bill be pulled down for consideration. Representative Webb, what purpose? a
Representative Kathy Webb
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clear question you're recognized thank you and mr speaker to further clarify that
if you're not on joint budget you can ask a member who is on joint budget to hold the bill for you
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wouldn't you agree i certainly agree with representative webb
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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any other any other questions Before I entertain a motion from Representative Allen on adjournment,
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I will tell the members that we had still been contemplating a little bit about whether to go ahead and convene tomorrow. However, as I was listening to the eloquent prayer of Representative Gene while he asked the Lord for his blessing in getting us home safely today, I took that as a defined measure of what we should do.
So in deference to Representative Gene's wisdom, I will tell you that our calendars, especially because we would not have anything coming down from the Senate tomorrow, our calendar would be very brief. And so without objection, I'll take it that's without objection, our motion will be that we're going to come back to business at 1.30 on Monday. Representative Allen, I recognize you for a motion.
Representative Fred Allen
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After the announcement, reading of the bills, transferring bills, placing the candles on the desk, amending members' own bills with their own amendments, members withdrawing their own bills, finalizing resolution, reading communication, and any remaining community reports, I move that we adjourn
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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until 1.30 on Monday. Proper motion, non-debatable. All in favor say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Announcements, Representative
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Brown, what purpose? Mr. Speaker, I'd like to make a
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special announcement that my agri committee will meet Monday, that's Monday, 15 minutes after adjournment.
Please, all committee members, be there. Monday, 15 minutes after adjournment. Thank you, Representative
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Cowling. What purpose? Announcement. You recognize.
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Mr. Speaker, I was just going to say that the cafeteria is open for lunch today. They was open yesterday and gladly cooked us a little something, and she did it
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again today. And I just want to let everyone know that she was
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open today for lunch. Thank you, sir. Very good. Representative Lindsey, what purpose? Recognized.
Representative Uvalde Lindsey
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Personnel Committee of Joint Budget will meet at 10 o'clock on Monday in Room 171.
Chair
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Representative Carnine, you're recognized. Announcement, Retirement and Social Security, 9.30 Monday
Representative Les "Skip" Carnine
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morning. Representative Patterson, what purpose? Announcement. You're recognized. Communication Technology will
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Monday morning on the west side of the Capitol over here. We're going to take a little trip. Thank you.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Very good. Thank you. Representative Ingram, what purpose? Announcement. Recognized. Arkansas Sports Hall of
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Fame reception has been canceled for tonight, but the banquet is still scheduled for tomorrow now at Verizon Arena at 6 o'clock. Thank
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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you, Representative Wagner. What purpose? Announcement. You're recognized. City, county, and
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local affairs will meet at 1230 today. City, county, and local affairs will meet at
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1230 today. Thank you. What room are you meeting in?
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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Ignite B. B. Any other announcements?
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Okay, seeing none, Mr. Clerk, please transfer House Bill 1367 from city, county, local
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to Agri and read the bills. House Bill 1389 by Representative Mayberry
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to reduce the state's sales and use tax rate on food and ingredients.
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I have objection. Read a second time. House Bill 1389. Well, hold on just
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a minute, Mr. Clerk. Mr. Clerk, go ahead and read the committee reports. Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on Public
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Retirement to whom is referred to Senate Bill 172 by Senator Key. Beg leave the report we've had the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that it do pass.
Respectfully submitted, Les Carnine, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on judiciary to whom is referred to House Bill 1051 by Representative Altus. Beg leave the report we've had the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that it do pass, do not pass. Respectfully submitted, Darren Williams, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on public health to whom is referred to House Bill 1321 by Representative Tyler. House Bill 1323 by Representative Benedict. And House Bill 1385 by Representative Allen.
Begley to report we've had the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that they do pass. Mr. Speaker, we are a committee on public health to whom is referred to House Bill 1316 by Representative Catlett. Begley to report we've had the same under consideration and herewith return the same with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, Linda Tyler, Chair. Okay, thank you, Mr. Clerk.
Representative Robert S. Moore, Jr.
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All right, Mr. Clerk, read the bill.
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House Bill 1389 by Representative Mayberry to reduce the state's sales
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and use tax rate on food and food ingredients. Without objection, read the second time. House Bill 1389 Revenue and tax House Bill
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1390 by Representative Brown Power rejection, read the second time House Bill 1390 Education House Resolution 1012 by Representative Brown Power rejection, read the second time House Resolution 1012 Niagara
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Representative Keith M. Ingram
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