Insurance & Commerce - Senate

We'll start representative Wardlaw gotta get back down there to start with you in the. For yes although we need to suspend the rules without objection because it had not been told eighteen hours before any objections. The proceeds are. Mister I believe there's an amendment there is amended were all passed out. And we're starting own H. B. seventeen eighty three. Resented Wardlaw please introduce yourself and present your amendment. The members Mister chair Jeff Wardlaw representative district ninety four. Monday we work with all stakeholders and thought we were peas in everybody The beer. Folks wanted out so we took him out they came back to us yesterday wanted back in so this amendment is an agreed upon amendment by for for them to be back in the bill I just talked to Lucas I think they'll agree that this is this a pieces all parties and makes it back to a hundred percent agreed upon bill which is what we had we thought at the end of Monday night but here we are. Yes. The do pass second by Senator Johnson motion Senator Hickey on the amendment all in favor say aye opposed same sign. Resented Wardlaw. Is the president your bill as amended. I come to walk through it. Take me thirty seconds I hope As chairman thank you and thank you committee for adopting the amendment so that we have an agreed upon bill again the original bill I want to say it had eleven or twelve sections through all the negotiations Monday we struck it down to where it is today the bill really does I want to say two main things. it actually does three the first thing's going to be that it it goes back and puts us under the act of nineteen seventy seven for franchise. Regulation in Arkansas It does that by putting in section two are section one in three and making those retroactive there was an exemption that was put in and expansion laws what it was called in nineteen ninety one and this bill strikes that exemption what it does in the second quarter is it makes it to where franchises can be sold or handed to a family member or spouse a of child or an air of because if the child is not present. We we established Monday with working through with the IIFA and the different franchise orders that there would have to be some establish a stabilization of those people be an eligible to take that franchise over and I'd ask take place before the transfer so we worked on that language and had that agreed upon so that these people are financially stable business ready and ready to take over the franchise and I think with that Mister chair and the third thing was a change of venue to Arkansas that's the main pieces bill that way if they have an issue with their franchise franchise or that would take place in Arkansas court us with that Mr I'd be happy to answer any questions Senator Johnson. Thank you Mr chairman represent Wardlaw could you kind of lean to your left so I can see former senator Higginbotham behind you is this can you not and say if you don't do anything but not to okay it's all in there thank. Thank you Sir thank you representative ward I'll be glad to move right left anywhere you want me to move that Senator concepts I can almost dance on. Any other questions the committee. Senate is nine you have one. Thank you both say no other questions the committee is there anyone here to speak for or against the bill. Seeing no one. Motion do pass as amended. In just a moment Blake closed services I think we've beat this building death I'm closed and I appreciate a good vote I have a motion by. S. as amended do pass as amended by Senator Johnson. Second the Senator Hill. All those in favor say aye aye opposed same sign thank you Mr thank you Sir. The Bill pass is being with H. B. thirteen twelve is anyone here for that. Senator. Thank you Mr chair senator Justin Boyd District twenty seven house bill thirteen twelve disability greed to between Arkansas and let's Association and BlueCross BlueShield currently most ambulance services are considered vendors not providers this bill simply outlines the guidelines rates it's at or for in network ambulance services with key on in that work because we have another bill that's going to without a network here in a minute this bill does not require a network it simply sets out the agreed to parameters both ambulance association BlueCross BlueShield or in the room of their questions so that's so you. Needham I can bring him up here otherwise. That's what I got. A question for committee. Seeing none is anyone here to speak for against the bill. Seeing no one Senator Jack close I'm close for the bill I appreciate a good vote make a motion to pass a motion to pass Senator Boyd. We have a second. The same Senator Hickey. Any discussion. All those in favor signify and I. Follows the same sign as evidence entry pack your bill thirteen twelve. The one here for representative Ferguson. H. B. seventeen forty one. I was okay. The people dealt the John K. physical any member sign anything else. House. Okay. Both that again now. Bill. If Senate is mine try to provide a little bit of clarity I think earlier today Senator Hickey made a motion to withdraw the Senate bill for further consideration and pass that bill out of committee to identical this house bill here in and so if instead of hearing the bill at the house bill again all you did was sign it out and it's on the floor for a final vote just like the Senate bill was earlier this fall. Yes. I work and I will say I did I don't remember so in good shape the. Okay H. B. seventeen seventy six. Bill. Twelve thirty five. I'm just within. Checkerboard. Is this your last meeting. It's B. I mean H. B. seventeen seventy six okay Boyd thank you Mr chair this bill is similar to the one that I just ran of house bill thirteen twelve it is the same bill for out of network so H. B. seventeen seventy six simply specifies that of a ground ambulance provider is out of network they can balance bill and establishes the floor for reimbursement rates if they are not set by the local government where the providers contracted and again there are people here who can talk for if someone has questions but it's an agreed to bill. Okay thank you. Any questions the committee. Seeing none is anyone here to speak for against the bill. Seeing no one Senator pretty close I'm closed out appreciate a good vote and make a motion do pass and most by Senator boy do pass and second Senator Hickey All the favor say aye. same sign your bill is passed senator. Representative makes. H. B. seventeen eighty please enter for several record. Our state it makes like a whole. so. Okay down houses away around gonna be ready to be on so I'm presenting Senate bill or. R. as long to resign house bill seventeen eighty this is the third of our cyber bills what this bill does is it does a couple things first it sets up a cyber response task force there are out representatives on the board from state agencies the cities and the counties of that board is going to be responsible for setting cyber policies within the state of the other thing that the board is going to be doing is begin setting up a fidelity bond that bond will be used to help us cities and counties and public schools should a cyber incident to occur the Bond cannot be used to pay ransoms but it can be used to well help with forensics and the recovery of the data negotiations things like that so that's kind of the the short version what the bill does And I'll be happy to answer any questions and I do have help your in case we need it but it is agreed upon by the governor's office the municipal league and the association of counties so everybody involved is on board with that. Thank you representative makes any questions for. Seeing none is there anyone here speak for against the bill. President you're pretty close all right colleagues I appreciate your time this morning this is important on now getting us to where we need to be in our summer policy within the state and I appreciate a good vote. And most by Senator Irvin second senator Boyd all those in favor say let's say aye opposed same sign resent your bill is passed all right thank you colleagues we got one more. Get it done H. B. eighteen sixteen. Okay. Does it do pass sixteen. Please enter several records in Senator Jonathan Dismang. Free all right thank you members House Bill eighteen sixteen strengthens Arkansas's unincorporated nonprofits by giving them the authority to indefinitely govern themselves and they differ from their national organizations relieve body. Happy taking questions. Senator Johnson. This having to the school board national school board association of not not that I'm aware of I'm not sure how they're incorporated or not so they were kind and already in the Arkansas group cap for problem I'll just leave it at that are thank you so. boy. Is anybody other than maybe the national associations opposed to this I've I've not heard of any opposition at this point. The other questions seeing nine the one here speak for against the bill. Seeing no one Senator free clothes. Closed of what is a will the committee. The motion to pass by Senator Irvin second center Boyd. Any discussion. All those in favor signals and I. Opposed same sign. As they have it thank you Senator your bill eighteen sixteen has passed thank you Mr chairman thank you. There's nothing else so on the agenda I want to say a special thank you to our. Feeling committee staff and our regional staff. Look for this to be our last meeting we're journey.