House Convenes

House come to order. I am by the member staff pressing guest in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by Urich Henderson associate pastor family church of Bryant yes the representative Furman and remain standing to be led. In the pledge of allegiance by representative Lane Jean. Let us pray. Father we thank you lord for today we thank you lord for allowing us to wake up this morning to see a brand new day. Thank you lord for the sunshine thank you lord just for being god we ask that you please the lord bless us as we get ready father got to take care of your business. We pray father god that we would do in love and unity and most of all that we do it for you. We thank you for this opportunity to represent our family and our friends in the great state of Arkansas we give you all praise glory and honor is in Jesus name we pray a. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepared machine madam Clerk. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. Ninety nine president jerseys a quorum are there any requests for leave. Represent Walker for what purpose leave you're recognized representative ro is leave granted for representative ro. Leave is granted. Represent Jeffrey what Wardlaw. News we dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal no objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees. Read reports. Mr Speaker you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill ten sixty two has eleven thirty five day before we had the same consideration here concerns I recognize that a do pass as amended number one Spiegel your committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill ten seventy two house bill eleven oh five house bill eleven eighteen house bill eleven twenty House Bill so sixty nine Beckley report we have the same consideration here concerning the same recognition they do pass respectfully submitted representative Lane Jean chair. Are there a person standing committees read reports madam Clerk Speaker you Committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill ten seventeen twenty seventeen eighteen house bill thirteen forty eight Senate bill three twenty four big league report we have the same consideration here with time same information that do pass as amendment. Mr Speaker we are Committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill twelve seventy six beg leave to report that we have in the same consideration here concerning the same recognition that a do pass as amended number two to speak with your committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred senate bill three sixty eight house bill seventeen hundred mainly referred to same consideration here to serve the same recognition that do pass thankfully submitted John Maddox share Mr Speaker your committee on public transportation of the freight house bill twelve thirty seven has a fifteen eighty four house bill seventeen twelve house bill seventeen twenty eight house bill seventeen sixty five Bentley report we have the same consideration here retirement same recognition that it do pass respectfully submitted Mike Holcomb chair Mister Speaker you Committee on state agencies and government affairs to whom was referred Senate bill two seventy two to House Bill sixteen fifty three Begley report we have the same consideration in here to serve the same recognize they do pass as amended number one Mr Speaker your committee on state agencies and government affairs to whom was referred house bill fifteen thirteen that would require we have the same consideration here to serve the same recognition do pass as amended number two to speak with your committee on state agencies and Affairs to whom was referred house bill sixty forty eight has a fifteen ninety five house bill sixty seventy four house bill sixty ten Senate bill three seventy seven Senate bill two fifty three Senate bill three ninety seven Senate bill two seventy seven Senate bill three fifty three House resolution ten sixty eight Begley report we have the same consideration here for service I recognition that do pass respectfully submitted Dwight Tosh chair Mister Speaker your committee on public health and welfare Labor Committee. To whom was referred house bill eleven seventy three big league before we have the same consideration here was I was I recognize that a do pass as amended number two to speak with your committee on public health welfare and labor to whom was referred house bill sixty forty six house bill sixty sixty seven house bill sixty ninety two big the report with the same consideration here beside same recognition do pass as amended but one Speaker your committee on public health welfare and labor to whom was referred house bill sixteen twenty two house bill seventeen oh five house bill seventy forty two to House Bill seventeen thirty one house bill seventeen forty four Bagley Report we have the same consideration here silencing recognition that a do pass respectfully submitted. Josh Miller vice chair Mister Speaker we are committee on Revenue tax. To whom was referred house bill eleven seventy two has the thirteen forty five house bill thirteen forty six house bill thirteen ninety eight Senate bill three sixteen vaguely report when the same consideration here was I was I recognize that it do pass respectfully submitted our Beatty junior vice chair Mister Speaker your committee on education to whom was referred house bill seventeen thirty three house bill fifteen forcing Bentley report we understand federation here presents a recommendation that it. Do pass as amended number one Mr Speaker your committee on education to whom was referred house bill fourteen forty seven house bill fifteen thirty eight has a fifteen thirty nine house bill fifteen forty house bill sixty ninety one house of fifteen twenty nine house bill seventeen thirty nine has a fifty fifty one Begley report when the same consideration here was times I recognize that I do pass as quickly Senate right evinced chair. Senate of acre and our nurses the day sherry Bernard. And our troopers of the day are corporal Kevin grounds and sergeant if need dichas. We have some gas in the east gallery as a guest of representative Walker is. His father Fred Walker. Also in the east gallery as guests the representative Lanny Fite is the Benton high school boys golf team volleyball team cheerleading program in wrestling program. Maybe not. Also in the salary is the record against the representative Brian S. Evans is the faith Baptist church senior adult ministry. In the north gallery also guest of representative Walker R. J. can Jody manning. We have a former member Percy Hickerson in the back please welcome her back to the house. Daughter Carly Hickerson is paging today. We also have Jamie and Isaac Crawford paging their the grandchildren of Sendic the representative Cindy Crawford. And apparently representative Gramlich is their teacher at Darby middle school. Also the guest Jimmy Gazaway representative Jimmy Gazaway as his daughter who's paging Juliana Gazaway. All right in the west gallery we have as the guest of a representative Marcus Richmond the man's feel. Alternative school students of. Ste Ste we have summer line who won the diamond student award and the the middle school there is the spot light banner ward so welcome them. Also the guests of representative Walker is down the road Randall miss Ozark mountains teen FOR twenty twenty three. Adam Parker gonna Passover House resolution ten fifty five right now. Read house resolution one thousand nine. House resolution one thousand nine to recognize the is a county high school Cougars football team as a twenty twenty two sanction eight man state champion in their first year of our city football. Represent Walker you're recognized explain resolution. Can I ask for the inter county high school Cougars a stand real quick. That way it's easy for us to find you all. So I'd like to take a quick moment to brag on and congratulate mama moder the inter county high school Cougars for their eight man football state championship. This is our first year in school history to have a football program and what better way to kick off the program in addition because Jerry Johnson and he's amazing players went undefeated in conference with a ninety two overall record and ended the season with a thirty six to twenty six win over rector at the war Memorial Stadium in little rock. Graduations on your outstanding year. And madam Clark please read the bill by title only. Madam Clerk please read the resolution by title and. To recognize it is a county high school Cougars football team as a twenty twenty to sanction a man state champions in their first year varsity football. Represent Walker is. Explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution represent walkers close for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of house resolution one thousand and nine all in favor say aye. Those nay the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk read House resolution ten fifty seven. House resolution ten fifty seven by representative flowers recognized Irma hunter brown for her services state of Arkansas. Represents bring I believe you're asked to come forward is all as well. Thank you Mr Speaker good afternoon it is indeed an honor and a privilege for me to present to you and recognized former representative and senator Honda Brown those of you who are members of the women's caucus would you please join me if you desire to do so all the women were represented. We're recognizing women's history month as well. Okay. All right Senate senator brown is with us today she's in the back of the room would you please stand up so we can see you. I would also like to just add that she and she's in my district and I am succeeding her as a representative for that district with that being said Mr Speaker would you ask the Clerk to read the resolution and title only thank you madam Clark please read the resolution and title and one. To recognize my head around for her service in the state of Arkansas. Representative Springer is. Presented the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representative Springer's close for the resolution. You're recognized to close for the resolution I would just like people to know that representative to know that senator brown served in the house of representatives from nineteen eighty one to nineteen ninety eight and in the Senate from two thousand three until two thousand eight so thank you. And she was the first African American to serve in the Senate thank you so much. Represent Springer is presented the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution represents players close for the resolution all in favor. The question before the House is passage of house resolution ten fifty seven all in favor say aye. Pose nee resolution is passed. ManpowerGroup House resolution ten fifty eight House resolution ten fifty eight by representative flowers recognize the public high schools river boys basketball team for winning the twenty twenty three class five A. boys basketball championship. Represent flowers you're recognized explained resolution. I'm not gonna be good to you I'm a big a to the zebra Sir. Thank you Mr Speaker. It is my honor and pleasure to recognize not only student athletes but our scholars from time of high school and so with that I would like to invite representatives can Ferguson and Mike Holcomb to the well with me if they're in here give them. So in the interest of time I could go on and on about the success of our athletic program as well as the success of our students at pine bluff high school I would just I just wanna make sure to make one point that is outlined in the resolution and that is that the time of high schools the road boys basketball team is to be commended also for being outstanding scholars it includes six players that have a four point oh GPA. And all but one player that has a GPA over three point no so these are not only serious athletes and champions they are serious scholars so I would direct your attention over here in the. In the west gallery and if the gentleman if you could stand. Champion if you could stand. Cogentix in if you could please raise wave your hand. And then our team manager Greg if you can please wave your hand. And with that unless my colleagues have anything to say and with that Mr Speaker we would like for the resolution title to be read in its entirety. Madam Clerk read the resolution title only to recognize the time left high schools the report that's my team for winning the twenty twenty three class five A. boys basketball championship. Representative flowers has presented a resolution. You're recognized I've I've neglected to also recognize one of our players Courtney Crutchfield who was named the Most Valuable Player for the championship game and Xavi on Barnett who also led all scorers with nineteen points and I didn't mention that they beat the hot springs whatever the name of that team is that's. And I'm close. Represent flowers is closed for the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution. Question before the House passage of house resolution ten fifty eight all in favor say aye. Opposed nay the resolution is passed. Mandler greenhouse resolution ten seventy three House resolution seventy three by representative Lanny Fite to recognize the been high school panther girls volleyball team the been high school panther boys golf team the been high school panther cheerleading team invent high school panther wrestler haven Allen. Representative fight you're recognized explained resolution. Mister Speaker I'd also like to invite down representative Paul Berman and Brooks please. Well I gather they're not here. All right we'll get started here the the the bit in high school after girls volleyball team they're the twenty twenty five a state champ and follow all the twenty twenty two five a conference jam conference record was fourteen and Abigail like nine was most valuable players of all of all state championship named to the all state team also named to the all state team was tensely hooks cancer Garrett Kennedy yes head coach was Michelle's shopper. troopers should I say I apologize Systems Code hiding **** required to send reckons also the bit high school panther boys golf team or the state champions the conference champion and also Paxton line was overall champion winner. also name to sell all state and all conference team. All conference team included also The Lion of Calvin He lives he lives to be paying Mason McDaniel the all state team had a lot of pain Maddox Davis and Mason McDaniel head coach was mark Ballas Jerry. Also the Benton high school girls cheer team where the twenty twenty two classe cheer champs head coach Jamie Biden's sister coach Colton Watson but high school panther wrestling wrestlers should I say haven always one hundred and thirty eight pound division in the individual championship coaches Sam calling Jake of our own and Russell owing also immunity Holloman in swimming one the five a. And. If you would this Speaker I mean read the title only please. Madam Clark read the resolution title online. To recognize the bend high school panther girls volleyball team the been high school panther boys golf team the bend high school panther cheerleading team in the bin high school panther wrestling wrestler having only. You're allowed to his or not of the galleries. Somewhere in the building. Representative fight is presented to resolution would anyone like to. Speak against the resolution for the resolution representative fights close for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten seventy three all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolutions passed. Madam Clerk read House memorial resolution one thousand four House somewhere resolution one thousand four by representative license to remember Brenda Joyce black and the honor her dedication to journalism the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven in the state of Arkansas. Love Lundstrum you're recognized explained resolution thank you Sir. Today I rise with the privilege of honoring printed choice black for those of you who read the paper in Arkansas and I'm sure you've had. You probably had the privilege of reading between the lines which Brenda the best thing you can say about Brenda as a journalist is she always gave you her best and always told. The truth she was wonderful and giving both sides of the argument would you agree with or disagree with you heard the news she did her homework I think the best thing I can say about our is what my husband said about our she was always fair. So today I would ask that we honor branded black and her history and journalism in Arkansas and make every reporter strive to always be fair with that I would appreciate. Reading that memorials to her thank you. Farrer park read the resolution and title on. To remember Brenda Joyce black and to honor her dedication journalism the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven in the state of Arkansas. Before we vote I just want to share with you. The sentiments of what represented a lot of changes in our husband and others in Northwest Arkansas I'm a cornice with Brenda when she was a cub reporter Lauer's trooper with the state police in charge of public information. And she was always fair always for an and hello have a special place in or or or true thank you very much thank you for our furnace. Represent Lundstrum as close for the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house memorial resolution one thousand for all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolution is passed. Man park read House resolution ten sixty three House resolution ten sixty three by representative painter resolution a resolution recognizing the first week of may twenty twenty three as part of this Kenisha awareness week in Arkansas represent painter you're recognized explained resolution Preciado Mr Speaker all this resolution is doing is just recognizing tardive dyskinesia the first weekend in may it's a movement disorder that characterize random involuntary and uncontrolled movements of the muscles in the face tracking extremities this affects over six hundred thousand Americans and so all I appreciate a good vote Mr Speaker have the Clerk read in title only. Madam Clerk read the resolution title and one resolution recognized in the first week of may twenty twenty three as part of this Kenichi awareness week in Arkansas. Represent painter is explain resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution represent painters close for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten sixty three all in favor say aye. Those may resolutions passed. Madam Clark read house concurrent resolution ten twelve. Resolution ten twelve a representative part to play in the month of may as bike month in the state of Arkansas. Represent park you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker I bring before you this resolution to make made by month that came from an idea from eating Sturch third grade elementary class and their teacher Mister Corey all who wanted to make bicycling the official support of Arkansas I had to disappoint them that I didn't think I could do that in the home of the Razorbacks but maybe we could make may bike month few things is bicycling this is from the kids in this third grade class is a sport that all Arkansas citizens can enjoy regardless of age or ability level Arkansas has numerous bicycling trails and routes all across the state with twenty seven hundred miles the USA cycling national might mountain bike team will be based in Arkansas leading up to the twenty twenty eight Olympics we have eight bicycle friendly communities a hundred and seventy seven miles of bicycle route from Memphis to Little Rock so we are becoming a very bike friendly state and we want to see that growing so our challenge to you is a suspect in particular to challenge your schools to ride their bikes to school in may and everybody have a fine of may as bike month thank you. Marc read the resolution and title and one. To proclaim the month of may as bike month in the state of Arkansas. Representive hawk has presented the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution represent pockets close for the resolution within. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution. Before the houses the passage of Senate and house concurrent resolution ten twelve all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolution is passed. Metalwork read Senate concurrent resolution seven Senate concurrent resolution seven by representative tear Shepherd to designate March twenty twenty three as Rick any disease awareness month in Arkansas to increase public awareness and understanding of the genetic causes of recognized disease. Represent Shepherd you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker this resolution was brought by Senator love right now African Americans experience high rates of kidney problems and part of it is because of genetics so this particular rare kidney diseases call eight P. a pol AP I'll ale one is what is called although we represent thirteen percent of the United States population when it comes to kidney disease we represent thirty two percent of kidney failure in thirty five percent of kidney in state so this was an opportunity to raise awareness and hopefully we can increase individuals knowledge for everyone in for to get individuals diagnosed early so that was the purpose of this resolution. Thank you thank you Mr Speaker. Metalwork read the resolution entitlement to death in a March twenty twenty three is wrecking disease awareness month in Arkansas to increase public awareness and understanding of the genetic causes of wrecking the disease. Representation Shepherd is explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. Question before the House is the passage of Senate concurrent resolution seven all in favor say aye. As may. Resolution is passed. Madam Clerk we're going to skip over the next resolution read House resolution ten sixty eight. House resolution ten sixty eight by representative rose congratulating infancy Henderson this act yeah. House resolution ten sixty eight by representative rose to declare that the Arkansas house of representatives oppose an efforts any efforts by president by in in the United States Congress to increase the cost of tricare for life benefits for recipients of these benefits representative rose to recognize explained resolution thank you Mr Speaker. Good afternoon colleagues the intention of this resolution is to state the Arkansas legislatures opposition to president Biden's desire to require tricare for life recipients to have an increase in cost of their benefits after being promised at no cost for life this concern was brought to me by a constituent after veterans meeting in my area so I felt compelled to run this resolution. Quick explanation tricare for life is a program that provides health coverage to all military retirees their spouses survivors and other qualified dependents tricare for life is Medicare wraparound coverage for tricare beneficiaries who have Medicare part a and Medicare part B. regardless of age or where they live tricare for life provides comprehensive health care coverage in a bi annual report from the Congressional Budget Office it took payment tricare for life offering to proposals among its options to cut the deficit would to be significantly increasing the costs for seniors who use the T. F. L. benefits like to read an excerpt from an article from the military officers association officers association of America. In a January article TSL beneficiaries pay Medicare part B. premiums but TEFL enrollment is automatic and there is no enrollment fee or monthly premium for TSL coverage a CBO proposal would require Medicare eligible beneficiaries who choose to enroll in T. F. L. to pay an annual enrollment fee of five hundred and seventy five dollars per individual or eleven fifty per family. The enrollment fees would be indexed to grow at the same rate as the average Medicare costs in later years so again this is a benefit that was free and promised to our retired military individuals and their families and this administration is trying to increase those costs from zero and index it at Medicare raises so the intent of this resolution is for the house of representatives to oppose any effort by president Biden or the U. S. Congress to increase the cost of tricare for life benefits and the recipients of those benefits. Thank you Mr Speaker would you have the Clerk read the resolution entitled only men Clerk please read the resolution title on the clan of the Arkansas House representatives oppose any effort by president fighting in the United States Congress to increase the cost of tricare for life benefits for recipients of these benefits. Represent road has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. Question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten sixty eight all in favor say aye. Propose day resolutions passed. Morning hour is amended. Members we have one more resolution. Madam Clark please read House resolution ten sixty five. House resolution ten sixty five five speakers African wrestling event since the Henderson the second administrator for the bureau of legislative research and co revise upon his retirement in commending him for his contributions to the state of Arkansas. Shepherd you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr chairman and if Looking for represent Gazaway if he's here I'd like from the to join me in the well but it's it's my honor to present this resolution. There is. Congratulating Vincent C. Henderson the second administrator for the bureau of legislative research and code revised upon his retirement and commending him for his contributions to the state of Arkansas so some may know that we have the code revision commission of which myself represent Gazaway or members the commission is charged with overseeing the Arkansas Code which the Arkansas Code is the that's the that's what all of these laws we pass end up in the Arkansas code so if you've seen that volume of read books in my office to take up to book cases that's what the code revision commission oversees and more specifically Ark Code revisor Mister Henderson is an overseas that process as well so you can imagine what a tremendous undertaking that is and. Unfortunately Mr Henderson is retiring after all these years of service he's worked for the state for forty three years is planning to retire on March thirty first he began his career of state service with the bureau where he was a staff attorney from April nineteen seventy eight July nineteen seventy nine in January nineteen eighty one to January nineteen eighty four. And he joined in nineteen eighty four the statute revision commission as its executive director and so all over all these years going all the way back to nineteen eighty four back before even the Arkansas code that was back when it was the Arkansas the Arkansas statutes. Even before the Arkansas Code Mr Henderson was overseeing the organization and compilation of Arkansas law and members I just want you know I cannot say enough about how important Mister Henderson has been. In making sure that Arkansas has a. Well compiled and organized code in it for those of us the returnees that have sometimes to look at other states laws and that that are all over the place Arkansas is very fortunate and in large part that's because of Mister Henderson and he's been a key part of the bureau's leadership team and that's why our director Marty Garrity is here as well today to recognize Mister Henderson and so I'm not gonna read resolution its entirety but I would ask the Clerk read it by title only and I would let Mr get represent Gazaway say a few words to live. Yes let me just say that during the period of time that I have. Remember the code revision commission it's certainly been a pleasure to work with Mister Henderson as a Speaker said he's he's just really done an outstanding job of compiling or code and ensuring that it's accurate when you look at other states codes compared Arkansas's code I think that we have a lot to be thankful for and again that's in large part due to the work of Mister Henderson so thank you very much. Maddox park read the resolution title and congratulating SNC Henderson the second administrator for the bureau of legislative research and code revisor upon his retirement in commending him for his contributions to the state of Arkansas. Represent Shepherd is explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten sixty five all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolutions passed. Figure Shepherd you're recognized for a point of personal privilege we also unfortunately have one more retirement today. And hopefully she'll join us here on the floor although her career has not spent quite as long as Mr Henderson's but even during the short time during the session is the bond who is assisted amber pool in trying to help us keep things on track in the speaker's office today is her last day and so we wanted to recognize her today for her service and for a helping us to have an effective and efficient session and we wish her well in her future endeavors which include getting married soon and then going to law school thank you. Members we have a member that has to catch a flight soon so without objection we're going to move down the calendar Man Clerk read house bill fifteen twenty one. That's the fifteen twenty one by representative wing. To create a criminal offense of disarming an officer. Representative when you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr chair. Mr Speaker. House bill fifty twenty one creates the criminal offense of disarming this states that if a person a tense hours this arms a police officer it would be a Class C. felony anything that could any of his Vaught firearm things that could be used to Harmon officer law officers will tell you that this changes the entire dynamic of that situation when of all someone goes for their weapon I changes lot lots of tragedies and so I've looked this up and I found that many states have this statute and all of our neighboring states have this statute as well and so this would just simply make disarming a Class C. felony happy to answer any questions. C. nine I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent way as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill represent ring is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fifteen twenty one where the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk ninety two yeas three nays and zero present the bill is passed. Madam Clerk read house bill sixteen eighteen sixteen eighteen by representative when to transfer the powers duties and responsibility of the State Plant Board regarding campus processes in commercial bait and ornamental fish to department of agriculture. Representative when you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill does exactly what the title says this is brought to us by the department of agriculture all agreed upon language the link to the bill's fourteen pages just so they can make sure and change all of the places where it says director to secretary and I'd appreciate a good vote happy to answer any questions. Representative Warren for what purpose. Miss represent what what purpose question you're recognized for a question thank you Mr Speaker I I'm not sure what time your flight is I'm not sure I understand this like to opt for a little while. Well never mind. Represent McKenzie for what purpose question you're recognized for a question can you please define ornamental fish out actually that's a very good a very good question those are the types of fish that are in your aquariums. You could probably also put those on a Christmas tree if you would like. Only for three days then you need to get rid of a representative **** is explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative painter for what purpose question you're recognized for a question does this affect the catfish Board. Yes it does yes and there there's there along with this in full agreement with this bill. Representive we as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill represent wing is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen eighteen on the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk ninety four yeah zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Members removes the alibi Education under. Calendar representative gene you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker we got. Five appropriations today. And. Be in Madison appropriation. The RSA which is the real budget will be presented to you very shortly. This is just the authority to us to stand. So does that mean you got the money but you have the authority to spend. OPL help. House bill ten seventy four this is the regulatory division of the FNA. Any questions. Seeing none. Your one vote is for the bill the merge calls Mr Speaker had the Clerk read the bill a third time. Read the bill for the third time madam Clark house bill ten seventy four. Representative gene as explained the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. He's close for his bill. Question for the House its passage of. House bill ten seventy four. Where the machine network. As everyone voted. Cast about my work. Fifty seven yeas thirty two days and for president the bill has failed. All right. House bill ten eighty four. This is also the FNA bill this is the office budget. It has seven left positions in your before. And it has the the budget yesterday on the amendment it does have the eight point five million dollar increase to upgrade their software for various. Any questions. You want voted for the bill members call for Speaker the purpose built third time. Manpack read the bill for the third time as bill ten eighty four. Representative GS cleaned bill electric for the bill against the bill. President Jean is close for his bill. Quest for the House passage of house bill ten eighty four per the machine. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Cast the ballot miss Clark. I have a ninety five Yeas zero nays and zero present the bill has passed. And the emergency clause as pass as well. Representative. you're recognized questions for what purpose. The Speaker know you're up there. He he is aware thank you thank you thank you Mr. Mister Speaker. Representative gene you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker. Ballinger our last house bill house bill eleven seventy nine this is apartment of parks and tourism heritage. Of. This is our office budget any questions. Mainly out of the once it sales tax that we. The funds parking areas. See no question you're one voted for the bill emergency calls Mister Speaker the park the Bill third time. Manpack read the bill for the third time as bill eleven seventy nine. Where the machine at work. Has everyone voted. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Chance of the ballot network. Five I am by a vote of ninety days one day zero present the bill has an emergency clause that Pat. Representative gene you're recognized thank your Speaker we're going to backseat to Senate bills Senate bill two ninety six and Senate bill three thirty four. Two ninety six is apartment transformation shared services. It does not have any G. R. and it has a hundred twenty thousand dollar of deductions from last year's budget also Senate bill three thirty four that is confirms Senator Hickey this is a crime laboratory this is the the rapid DNA technology test. for help are. Ross this is speeding up a crime such as rape and all that it does have a one point three million dollar hit any questions. Your one vote for the bill emergency clause much bigger the purpose built third time. Manpack read the bill for the third time in about two ninety six in about three thirty four prepare the machine man Clark. Your vote on the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark. With a vote of ninety seven Yeas zero Nays zero present the bill an emergency clause. Have passed. We're going back to the red calendar. Concurrent Senate amendments represented in the color recommends that we can current sentiment one or house bill fortinos seven madam Clark please read Senate Amendment one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen fourteen oh seven. Representative Cllr you're recognized explained Amendment one. Thank you Mr Speaker. Of this is the bill that we passed out here on the voter registration rolls and went to the Senate they took a good bill clarified a sentence made it a little better change the word made it even better and we actually have to amendments but I guess this is for Amendment number one appreciate a good vote thank you. Would anyone like to speak. Against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative is closer is amendment. The question before the House is concurrence of sentiment that one for house bill Fortino seven prepared machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. Call the machine Madam park. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero Nays zero president you've concurred in Senate amendment one to House Bill Fortino seven. Representative Cllr recommends that we concurrence an amendment to for house bill Fortino seven madam Clark please read Senate amendment to Senate member number two to House Bill Fortino seven. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a single word changed so that to want us and want to go thank you for a good vote. Is explained Amendment. Anyone to speak against the amendment for the amendment. President requires closer has amendment the question before the House is concurrent to Senate amendments to the House Bill fortinos seven where the machine Madam Clark. As everyone voted. Call the machine network. By a vote of ninety three a zero nays and zero presence you have concurred in sentiment two to House Bill Fortino seven. Representative Matix recommends that we can current sentiment one to House Bill fourteen thirty eight madam Clark please read Senate Amendment one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen thirty eight. Representative Parry you're recognized explain amendment one. Thank you Mr Speaker this amendment simply clarify some language that was recommended from the securities department appreciate a good vote. The president has explained Amendment what I would like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. He's closer is amendment. For the House concurrence of said amendment one to House Bill fourteen thirty eight where the machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Because the machine Madam Clark. Five US ninety four U. A. zero nine zero president. You have concurred in Senate amendment one to House Bill fourteen thirty eight. Representative ray recommends that we can current Senate amendment one to House Bill thirteen forty nine mental Clark please read Senate Amendment one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill thirteen forty nine representive ray you're recognized to explain amendment one. Thank you Mr chair this is back on any sports the US when this bill going to the Senate side Senate Amendment one was added to further clarify the bill does not allow and or does not expand gambling in the state of Arkansas. Sing a question server should a good vote represented brands explain the amendment would anyone like to speak. For the amendment against the amendment. Representative race close for his amendment the question before the House is concurrent consent amendment one to House Bill thirteen forty nine prepare the machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. Call the machine man Clerk. By a vote of ninety three A. zero nine zero present you have concurred in Senate amendment one to House Bill thirteen forty nine. Representative ray recommends that we can current Senate amendment to the house bill thirteen forty nine man Clark please read Senate amendment to that member number two to House Bill thirteen forty nine. Representative ray you're recognized explain amendment to. Thank you Mr chairman Senate Amendment to is agreed upon language between centre Dotson I and the casinos to further clarify what E. sports does not include. We appreciate a good vote. Representative ray has explained Amendment would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Against the amendment. The question before the House is concurrence and Senate amendment two to House Bill thirteen forty nine prepare the machine metal Clerk. As everyone voted. Call the machine man Clerk. Five hundred ninety four E. A. zero nays and one president. You have concurred in Senate amendments to the house bill thirteen forty nine. Representive ray recommends we concurrence an amendment three to House Bill thirteen forty nine madam Clark please read Senate Amendment three. Amendment number three to House Bill thirteen forty nine. Thank you Mr chair this is the last one and same as before. We appreciate a good vote. Representive rain six plane the amendment would anyone like to speak for the amendment against the amendment. Represent McKenzie. Okay. Representive rays closer is amendment the question before the House is concurrent with an amendment three to House Bill thirteen forty nine per the machine man Clark. As everyone voted. Call the machine madam Clerk. By a vote of ninety six J. zero nine zero present you have concurrence in amendment three to House Bill thirteen forty nine. Madam Clark please read house bill. Fifteen forty eight. That's the fifteen forty eight by representative Mike Reiss amend the law concerning the period of time certain driver license applicants are required to wait to complete the driver's examination answer clarity merged C.. President McElroy you're recognized X. plane your bill thank you Mr Speaker as you know in Arkansas now we're having a huge problem with labor this was bill wrote to me about constituents in the farming industry they're having a lot of trouble getting farm labor. And the through the H. two A. program and the client was when they get in here they need to put in the work as soon as they can. And the. They have to go get a driver's license and when they do is arbitrary thirty day waiting period. And the I don't know if you all are old as I am but when I. When I took my test I got in the car right then impingement test. So anyway only thing this thing to state seven thirty day arbitrary waiting. waiting period so they can take the test and get to work as soon as we can I appreciate a good vote for the farmers thank. The representative McElroy S. explain the bill would you like to speak against the bill. For the bell. Represent McElroy is close for his bill the question for the House this passage of house bill fifteen forty eight. Where the machine man Clark. On the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Cast the ballot battle Clarke. By a vote of ninety four Yeas zero nine zero present the bill an emergency clause I pass. And Clark please read house bill fifteen sixteen fifteen sixteen by representative like some to allow a public school district to partner with the business to allow for the provision of a subject matter expert and to create an income tax credit for business that loan subject matter experts to public school districts. Representative Lundstrum you're recognized explained the bill thank you I just want to assure you we did not coordinate today to have all matching outfits but it does work out well don't you think. I'm. This bill is it particularly all bills we think our best bills but I think this is one of mine I really like it because this allows schools to bring and subject matter experts in particular fields that they do not have those expertise and this is what's going to what is going to look like say you have an LPN program after high school and you can't afford to bring in a nurse educator it's too expensive I make two hundred grand a year that's not gonna be possible but you can pick up the phone and call the local hospital and say we need a med surge nurse to come in and teach they can come in for a month and that hospital will get a tax credit you will get that this expert to come into the classroom and now you have a real time experts in the classroom same thing will happen in your shop class when you're teaching you can call in and JB hunter you can call and somebody from the paper plant they can teach those mechanical skills and they will have to pass a criminal background check but you will have a real time expert in the classroom. Teaching and those businesses can also be making the connections with the students and they will see local Arkansas businesses in the classroom and they will be able to start exposing them to all the incredible things that are out there in the real world all the same time so with that I'll answer. With that I appreciate a good vote. Representative luncheon has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bell. Representative luncheons close for a bill the question before the House as fast of House Bill fifteen sixteen repair the machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. Cass of the Balamand Clerk. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero Nays zero present. The bill has passed. Mr Clark Madam Clark please read. Fifteen oh two fifty ninety by representative Gazaway to create the offense of sexual solicitation of a minor to amend the law concerning the human trafficking victims support fund and some in the law concerning the safe harbor Fund for sexually exploited children. Represent Gazaway you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this bill is one of the three bills as part of the attorney general's human trafficking package you may recall earlier in the session the representative five grand to bills that we've already passed this is the third of those bills what this bill does is it creates a new criminal code section for sexual solicitation of a minor this is in the human trafficking section of the code we already have sexual solicitation of adults this creates a new offence for sexual solicitation of minors particularly in the context again of human trafficking how you commit that offense this is if you offer agree to pay a fee offer to pay a fee agree about to pay a fee or provide a thing about you to a person who you know or reasonably should know is a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity if there's another course of conduct if you are a parent for instance who solicits a fee or agrees to accept a fee or thing of value from another person for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a person you know is a minor or if you're the person who pays the fee or provide something of value you would also be guilty under this law it'll be a Class B. felony which means it carries up to twenty years in the Arkansas department of corrections and then with respect with respect to the fine portion and this is what some of the bills that representative fight had the find is authorized under this bill is five thousand to fifteen thousand dollars which will be divided between two funds there to finds that exist for To provide money for law enforcement. Per human trafficking that is the safe harbor Fund for sexually exploited children in the human trafficking victims support fund one of those is administered by DFA one of those is administered by the attorney general's office and so we need we are once we get convictions under this law the money will be paid into those fees will be used to help law enforcement assist victims of human trafficking so that's what the bill does And I'm happy to answer any questions. Seeing on it appreciate a good vote thank you. Gazaway has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. The question before the House is passage of. House Bill fifteen oh two per the machine madam Clark. Has everyone voted. Cast the ballot title Clerk. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill seventeen twenty nine seventeen twenty nine by representative Graham was the name to name a licensed massage therapist as a mandated reporter under the child maltreatment at. Representative Graham like you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank everyone house bill seventeen twenty nine does add a licensed massage therapists to mandated reporter list your question is obviously why do we need to add massage therapist to and mandated reporter list. It seems more and more we have a lot of our student athletes going receiving services services for massage therapists especially over time they may build a relationship you get to begin to have conversations how do you get that Bruce and can go from there we're just trying to protect children and prevent abuse I'll take any questions sorry. Representative Graham like as explained the bill would you would like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Graham like as close for his bill the question for the house's passage of house bill seventeen twenty nine prepare the machine madam Clerk. Is everyone voted. Cass Allen Clark. By a vote of ninety five Yeas one nine zero present the bill has passed. Metalcore please read house bill sixteen ninety five sixteen ninety five a representative Charlene Fite to amend the definition of active duty service member use and the child maltreatment at. Represented by you're recognized explain your bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a cleanup bill this is tied to legislation that I sponsored in twenty seventeen dealing with the child maltreatment act since then the addition of space force has made it a priority to update language we're steering away from listing the services one by one and this is now accomplished by citing armed forces per title ten and title thirty two of the United States code and I'll take any questions. Seeing nine I appreciate a good vote. Represented by has explained the bill would anyone like to be against the bill. For the bill. Representive fight is close for her bill the question before the House is passage of. House Bill sixteen ninety five where the machine man Clark. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark. By a vote of ninety seven yeah zero nine zero present the bill has passed. Mr Parlan tearing you're recognized. Thank your Speaker members of the House there's some housekeeping business we prided take care of the Speaker asked me to describe what is going to take place and for returning members you might be familiar with this when we convene a special session certain rules are suspended for the duration of the session to allow the house to conduct its business quickly. and and so as we move into the final days of the regular session it was thought that it would probably be appropriate to go ahead and suspend these rules through the end of next week and so the business can be done that we three motions and representive all share the rules committee will make them in a moment the first one will be to suspend the rules thirty eight P. through T. E. which sets minimum lengths of time for circulation of fiscal impact statements related to specific types of legislation that are not specified in this joint rules so in other words this is spans the fiscal impact statement rule. First for certain germane bills the second will be to suspend a rule forty one which requires bills to be on the desk for at least twenty four hours before final passage and prohibits bills from being placed on committee agendas no sooner than the second calendar day following its five it's filing for instance of a bill was filed yesterday it could not be on the Committee agenda today that's that's what that rule governs the this rule would be suspended. And then the third rule suspension to be the rule sixty days which sets minimum lengths of time for notice of committee meetings right now the rule is Amendment eighteen hours for notice of committee meetings and that can be suspended but for two hours but no less than two hours for notice but that would be suspended now of course there will be notice of meetings issues that the time constraint would be removed so if there are any questions I'll be happy to entertain them. Otherwise thank you your Speaker. Represented by for what purpose motion. You're recognized Mister Speaker I move we suspend the rules the duration of the regular session House rules thirty eight P. through T. setting minimum lengths of time for circulation of fiscal impact statements related to specific types of legislation not CPAS specified in joint rules. That's proper motion it's not debatable. All in favor say aye. All opposed. The ayes have it. Representative Vaught you're recognized motion. Mister Speaker I move that we suspend for the duration of the regular session House rule forty one I requiring the bills to be on the desk for at least twenty four hours before final passage and be. Prohibiting bills from being placed on committee agendas no sooner than the second calendar day following its filing that's a proper motion non debatable all those in favor say aye. All those opposed. The ayes have it. Representive out you're recognized Mister Speaker I move we spend that for the duration of the regular session House rule sixty Hey setting minimum lengths of time for notice of committee meetings. That's a proper motion not available all those in favor say aye. All those opposed. The ayes have it. Madam Clark read house bill sixteen forty one. That's the sixteen forty one by representative Beatty junior to amend the lock governing payments in lieu of an ad valorem taxes taxes and to provide for the billing and collection of certain payments related to certain lease or purchase property. Represented eighty you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr chairman Speaker house bill sixteen forty one it's a bill brought by the assessors it is just to make certain that pilot agreements that's payment in lieu of taxes agreement certain ministered consistently across the state and an overtime right now the this bill would allow the assessor to receive a copy of the Polidori meant with the description of the property this to be abated the county collector would send the bill to the business of the business and pay the collector and then the county treasurer would then distribute the funds back to taxing entities this would just provide the assessor with all the information so that the records of the county will be properly administered with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Betty has explained the bill when you would like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Beatty is close for his bill. The question for the House is passage of house bill sixteen forty one where the machine network. Is everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark. By a vote of ninety one yeas one day. Zero present the bill has passed. Man Clark please read house bill sixteen thirty six. S. the sixteen thirty six by representative macarthur authorized revenue bonds to be issued for water system sewer system are combined water and sewer system for which a receiver has been appointed president Claire you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a localized issue unfortunately of a couple years ago and I my district we had a city that went bankrupt in a water system that went bankrupt. The bankruptcy judge took the water system and placed it in receivership. There was a grants made available this waters system was in horrible shape was losing about seventy percent of water. so they have spent a lot of money trying to repair this is not a small water system serves about eight hundred residential customers. Forty seven commercial. Businesses that have about six hundred employees so we're a little bit of a pickle. This bill authorizes the bankruptcy judge to work with the one that they appointed as the receipt receiver to issue bonds so that this water system can get up the functioning we say and with that I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Representative Cllr has explained the bill would you like to speak against the bill. For the bill. President Claire is close for his bill. The question before the House is passage of house bill sixteen thirty six prepare the machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. The about madam Clark. By a vote of ninety three ACT one day zero present the bill has passed. Marakwet please read house bill ten sixty seven ten sixty seven by representative injuries to modify the law concerning residency requirements for certain firefighter. Representative answers you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker a colleagues I bring you house bill ten sixty seven this does away you with The requirements for your full time departments no safeguards still on there if the ball is combination parchment such as a full time the department is full time people and some alter people or paper calls those funds are still order for this they're still allowed to put in a resident requirements. The thing about this this is a pro freedom bill you need to be allowed to live where you want to live and work where you want to work. also for a lot of these big full time departments you know a lot of people who work there they also volunteer at smaller rules volunteer department so they're taking that time the the thing worked there at these bigger departments the the training and the skills the knowledge and learn applying it to their own communities where they might be from or choose a live at so again I hope for good votes in this appropriation bill thank you. Purpose of Andrews's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Purpose of Andrews's clothes for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten sixty seven per machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted cast a ballot madam Clerk by a vote of eighty two yeas five nine zero present the bill is passed. I'm court please read house bill sixteen sixty two S. sixty sixty two by representative for you to accept the sale of veterinary drugs and medicine is based on a prescription of a licensed veterinarian from the licensure requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy in to declare an emergency. Percent per year you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Speaker house bill sixteen sixty two is a response to the FDA ruling GFI two sixty three. On June eleventh of this year anti microbial is used for livestock medications will no longer be liable for over the counter purchase for livestock producers. This will prevent our Kansans from buying their last of medications from their local retailers feed store. What this bill does it helps address these concerns by allowing retailers to continue providing products necessary for animal welfare. They still have to continue following all new FDA guidelines regarding that client relationship and prescriptions and also need to know that we need to add an emergency clause to align with the June eleventh twenty twenty three date for new FDA regulations and has represented McElroy said the farmers would appreciate a good vote. So any questions. Thank you. President per years explain the bill anyone like to speak against the bill. Anyone would like to speak for the bill represent purchase clothes for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill sixteen sixty two per machine metal parts. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of ninety three days one nine zero present the bill is passed. Sequels. I'm Clark please read house bill sixteen fifty five sixteen fifty five a representative Pilkington to encourage states the still water portion of state contracts Arkansas businesses that have been in operation for less than five years. Represent Pilkington you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker at this bill along with the I really next five other bills on the next page all kind of go along together so I'll explain in kind of a hole in this first one and then just kind of how they're all technically different on the next the ones Oftentimes we wanted current entrepreneurship and there's a group that I've worked with called right to star which is about promoting small business new business entrepreneurship which is something I think that transcends partisan lines and so going through the process and what Arkansas does right we do wrong when the things that was we thought it be very helpful that would seem to another state is to encourage reporting which is some of these bills and then of course also to encourage awarding of of Help that the government provides to some of these new businesses now we didn't want this to be burdensome we didn't want to make it to where it was it was a shall so is it shall encourage it's not saying they have to hit those five percent numbers it's just saying we as a body would encourage them to do that and of course we have these other bills that are in here about sending those reports so we can see whether or not our economic development mission is is helping those new new and small businesses and you know when the ones that really got to me that made me think this is a good idea was there was this or in a state that did this I believe is Indiana where a young man's had started a lawn care business and was able to get a government contract two no cemeteries and it transforms business he was able to get a loan from the bank then you can many ways became more legitimizing had before and then later was able to get contracts with the NFL I taking care field so it I think it shows that some of these new small business that we want to courage I've just Leding get their foot in the door is a good thing like I said those these are these bills are all about shall encourage not shall so we're making a very easy on we're just saying this kind of problem in the right direction to help out these that New small biz of this one this first bill is to encourage agencies to work portion of state contracts to business that I've been operation less than five years I guess it doesn't force into they don't have to hit that number we just would like to see why to encourage them when when awarding those to have businesses that are that are new young companies that are here in Arkansas which you know I think we're the state that's known for those small companies like same on first started in Bentonville so with that as forget that. President makes for purpose place you're recognized for a question so my question is is how well or how will they do the encouraging and how often do they have to do the encouraging I'm with the on the intent I just gave those to. I I'm leaving that up to the Department of how they want to interpret shall encouraged me so try to be as. Hands off as possible but showing what we want the intent to be. In other questions ask forget that. As explained bills with the one the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. What anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Pilkington as close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen fifty five prepared machine madam Clark. Has everyone voted. As everyone vote. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of eighty six Yeas seven days one present the bill is passed man Clark please read house bill sixteen fifty six as well sixteen fifty six by representative tend to require report concerning find supporting programs for individual starting new businesses or businesses established within the previous five years. You're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this is exactly what it says in the title we're just asking for then provide a report to to the legislature on how these funds are being used thank you. President is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Pilkington is close for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill sixteen fifty six per machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of eighty four yeas seven nays and zero present the bill is passed man park please read this house bill sixteen fifty seven Haskell sixteen fifty seven by representative content to encourage the ward of workforce development funding to new businesses and businesses that have been in operation for less than five years. Pilkington you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I like I said the title it's explains exactly with the workforce development funds were just hoping that a lot of that five percent is encouraged to go towards these new business says by if they don't have the metric you know it's it's like it's just a challenge courage not of not a shall be. Pilkington is explain the building would like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Pilkington as close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen fifty seven per machine out of court. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about madam Clerk. By a vote of seventy eight Yeas four Nays zero present the bill is passed. Clark please read house bill sixteen fifty eight castle sixteen fifty a representative and to require report concerning economic development funding supporting organizations or programs for new businesses or businesses established within the previous five years. Represent Pilkington you're recognized to explain the bill. like any other bills how can really explains what it is just wanna get this report so that we can see how we're doing and how we're faring in encouraging economic development among our our younger newer businesses that are entrepreneurs are starting thank you. If the Pilkington is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Pilkington is closed for the bill the question before the House is a pastor house bill sixteen fifty eight per machine. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clerk. By a vote of seventy eight seven eight zero president. Bill is passed madam Clark please read house bill sixteen fifty nine sixty fifty nine by representative voted to encourage the award of economic development funding to new businesses and businesses established within the previous five years. President will continue recognized to explain the bill. does exactly the title says does a good vote. President bill Clinton's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Pilkington is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen fifty nine. As everyone voted has everyone voted. About Mettler by the. I'm Clerk please read house bill sixteen six. S. the sixteenth XP by representative focusing concerning a report by the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission concerning contracts awarded to businesses in operation less than five years president Pilkington you're recognized to explain the bill. like that does the title says there's one thing I want to add though I did talk to ATC they were hoping that we could I use TSS and senses they already have the data and House pull this report and send it out so I said that's no problem we'll do it on the Senate in but that's that's the only change of this I just wanna going to be aware of that and with that as for good vote and I'm really hoping to find the votes or one of the seven. President more for what purpose. Question you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr Speaker representative Pilkington how does the department of commerce feel about this. Multitude of Bills your pro proliferative banks and they have no issues with these bills thank you. Representative Pilkington has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Pilkington are you close for your bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen sixty madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With a vote of seventy nine J. seven a and one present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill sixteen seventy five sixteen seventy five by representative Beatty junior to amend the law regarding farm committee a mediation and to amend the law concerning the initial mediation meeting. Representative Beatty you're recognized to present the bill. Well we'll just leave it down there thank you madam madam Speaker. members I I come to present house bill sixteen seventy five this is the department of agriculture the bill to clarify the requirements of the farm mediation program very short bill basically the changes are to allow other creditors of the farmer to attend any and all mediation meetings with that I appreciate a good vote. Representative Beatty has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill representative Beatty are you close for your bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen seventy five madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety eight ninety one yea zero nine zero present the bill has passed madam Clerk please read house bill sixteen seventy six of sixteen seventy six by representative Beatty junior to amend the law regarding certain diagnostic services and testing related to animals to amend the law concerning livestock and poultry diagnostic services and to amend the law concerning K. nine Burleigh else's. Representative Beatty you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker member side again it department of ag bill house bill sixteen seventy six this legislation clarifies the name of the department of agriculture's laboratory and clarifies for reporting purposes the requirements for reporting of canine brucellosis with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Beatty has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Beatty are you closed for the bill. Is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen seventy six madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety two yeah zero Nays and zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill six sixteen seventy seven. S. the sixteenth seventy seven by representative Beatty to amend the law regarding livestock to amend the law regarding life separating at large to amend the law regarding fencing and repeal the law regarding fencing districts representative Beatty you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker house bill sixteen seventy seven another department of ag bill basically this proposed legislation updates modernizes and clarifies twenty seven statutes repeals fifty nine antiquated laws regarding livestock running at lord's and provides better avenues for enforcement and resolution of disputes and with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Beatty has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Beatty is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen seventy seven madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety four yeah zero Nays and zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill sixteen ninety four sixteen ninety by representative Beatty to amend the law regarding return to service I essential seasonal staff members of the Department of Arkansas. Representative Beatty you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker last one house bill sixteen ninety another department bag bill basically key points in this legislation this proposal will allow the department of ag to utilize retired department essential seasonal staff members to return to service without the hundred eighty day waiting period it would enable the department to quickly hire rehire retired employees to respond to emergencies throughout the state it could reduce the cost of outside contractors during emergencies by enabling the department to recruit their retirees this would limit these retirees and a stance is central staff members only during a period of emergency or during periods to train other employees in preparation for emergencies. And with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Warren. If assented Beatty has left the well. Representative Beatty has explained the bill would anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. The question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen ninety madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety three a zero day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill seventeen oh seven seventeen oh seven by representative Vaught to amend the Arkansas school nutrient application in poultry litter a utilization ACT and to provide the nutrient management plans and poultry litter management plans are not public records representative thought you're recognized to present the bill thank you madam Speaker. The only industries that I in Arkansas where you can just type in somebody's name and find out what permits they hold what a farming things that they actually do on their farm how they treat their soil in their water is is the farmers so this is a very pro farmer bill we're gonna make those private where you just can't type in my name and target me to be sued and with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Vaught has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill representive Vaught is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen oh seven madam Clark prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With ninety two yea zero nine a and to present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill seventeen oh six seventeen oh six by representative vote regarding liquid animal waste management systems and the transfer that and to transfer the authority related to liquid animal waste management systems from the department of energy and environment to the department of agriculture. Ascension Vaught you're recognized to present the bill thank you madam Speaker so many of you know that farming is our number one industry in the state I'm not sure that many of you understand how big it is it's a nineteen billion dollar economic impact to the state of Arkansas every year. and there's lots of agencies in which farmers have to go to to get information is not like a one stop shop for you can get all the information that you need right now the wreck five it is a state law it was actually written by Randy young it has nothing to do with rate six which is a K. photo of which is actually a federal permit so this is a state permit that I'm trying to move over to the Department of act this is all about waste and the Department of act already takes care of the waste from litter from chicken houses so I'm pretty sure that they can handle the waste from From the water from rate five and I truly feel that this is a positive move for the farming industry in our state because it is so free stressed so frustrating whenever you need to find quick answers to questions and you don't know which agency to go to so with that I will say that the D. E. Q. has a small amendment that they want me to put on there that would at least take two years before this would happen so with that I would appreciate a good vote. Representative bodies explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. The question before the House is the passage of house bill seventy no six madam Clark please prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With eighty six six J. five nine A. and one present the bill has passed madam Clerk please read house bill seventeen ten. Seventeen ten by representative Michael or to establish the rule economic development initiative. Representative McClure you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker this is bill we started on over a year ago we are all tired softening to spare you the thirty minute presentation it takes to introduce this bills but if you'll entertain me for two minutes All answer questions the number one question you're going to have on your mind this house is going to be funded this is if funding is available so this is hopefully planning maybe there is funds available if not we'll have something in place for later according to B. O. R. and per the twenty twenty senses approximate seventy one percent of the Arkansas counties lost population between twenty ten and twenty twenty an average loss of nine percent interest six counties but lost over fifteen percent. In those counties live about our eight hundred fifty thousand Arkansans. Many of you represent these areas the rule areas you see the stress on municipalities counties and regions indecline. If we don't do something we're going to conduct we're going to develop our own food desert's we're going to develop lack of elder care general health care and even pressure on the schools and we've already heard in previous bills. Real economic development projects moved slowly it takes wall it takes relationships it takes people on the ground in the locality our Arkansas Economic Development Commission has done a great job at what they do they do a wonderful job that got a wonderful system have wonderful people but we have a lot of areas that are falling through the cracks we need people their local areas they suggested we work to the local planning and development districts we have put together a program that puts some very strict guidelines for them and it talks about what the order to do one of the key words in this is initiate not responding now waiting on a phone call on already on email but initiate economic development in those local communities that are closely tied to jobs. Many times we have to have people in meetings in the evening we have to have people at the local levels for the city of the city council's core courts economic development groups this is tied to properties that are owned by the city by the county or by an economic development group again we have a great eighty de system they have been great and helping with research we're trying to fill in some gaps here and with that I'm going to take some questions or I will be talking for the next twenty minutes. Representive Wardlaw for what purpose question you're recognized thank you madam Speaker I. I don't know I I guess I'm a little bit lost. You said in your presentation if we don't do anything and then you told us in the beginning you didn't have any money for it so you're not doing anything. Well you're going to find out I'm not I'm not on commission I got to my question it but. If. Did you go to Budget Committee and asks for winding for the first question we do have an appropriation bill this fall yes. Okay have we passed an RSA for that budget appropriation bill to be fun. I'm looking at representative Jean that's not my question. Did you ask to get funding for that appropriation bill. Not other than filing it bombing the Bill working through all the different communications the people on the committee no. Representative ray for what purpose question you're recognized represent McClure I think you did a good job outlining the problem can you give me a little bit more specificity on what exactly this is going to do I know you said they're gonna they're gonna they're gonna initiate things and then. But I'm I'm curious what that is in part two of my question is is this going to require more staff more employees to an issue so much so basically to fill in these gaps to get people from local level you're either looking at adding a tremendous amounts that are quite a few staff to ADC putting them on the road during the lodging trying to get them out moving back and forth all of those type of areas we have eight planning and development districts scattered around the state that already have a staff that might just need one more rule economic development specialist so the funding would actually if it's available and we get the funding is actually goes to ADC planning and development districts work through ADC then it comes back to any projects of a president would be approved by legislative counsel finding and development districts will also be coming back to Legislative Council two times per year to be having of report sports not one of these really coming to vote in the special is going to be doing we have a category or catalog of buildings or facilities are vacant all over the state that right now I'm not be use some of them might be passed be someone might just need a little bit of a touch that would be one thing that we could use it for the other is eighty percent of all job creation over the last twenty years has been on what we call business retention and expansion working with the businesses that are there to expand again sometimes it might be a road sometimes it might be simple things it might be workforce training so we're doing a lot of good things we're just trying to help stabilize the economy and some of these areas it's not that ADC is not capable of doing they're more capable of doing this is simple boots on the ground at the local level local supervision local relationships and us being involved. Representative ray for what purpose quick follow up you're recognized how much how much money would you were you if it were available to you for see this because what we submitted in our preparation bill was one million dollars for each planning and development districts up to one million dollars for each planning and development districts and a hundred thousand for the staffing in the benefits so basically you're looking at a point eight million per year and it was German screaming for three year trial they're not producing it would pull the plug on and try different program if we do not do something index and the decline continues at the rate that it is going what conversation we have a we see the twenty thirty census so any other questions. Representative makes for what purpose question please you're recognized so these planning developing the planning and development districts districts that are already in existence are what these have to be organized before not take that they've actually been existence for over forty years they are the primary ones that handle a lot of the EDA grants already for these areas airports are the mayors and the county judges so there's multiple layers of accountability in this we even have components built into the bill that a particular city could only get a percentage of. The funding per year so it's not all going to one area. Anyone else and with that I would appreciate a good vote. Representative McClure has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative McClure are you close to your bill he's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen ten madam Clark please prepare the machine. You're betting on the bill and the emergency clause. Excuse me you're not voting on an emergency closure voting on the bill. As everyone voted. With the vote of eighty five yea two night and four present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill sixteen twenty six sixteen twenty six by representative eleven concerning the self insured fidelity bond program to modify the self insured five LED program buying program for certain participating governmental entities and to declare an emergency. The representative eleven you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker members in nineteen eighty seven ACT seven twenty eight was passed which created the fidelity bond program for cities counties state agencies K. through twelve education and higher education. What the program date is eliminated the need for each of those entities to purchase certi bonds in the exemption from needing certi bond coverage was very explicit in the language of that act the fidelity bond program protects each of these entities by providing a manage pool of resources that pays a coverage amount of those that should be the target of internal theft or fraud. In error the Arkansas Insurance Department omnibus bill which is now ACT three sixty seven of twenty twenty one in its very early struck that exemption for those entities to purchase the certi bonds. House Bill sixteen twenty six is simply a correction bill that would require reinstate this exemption and is needed to ensure that each entity does not have double coverage it adds a single paragraph to code which basically says it all governmental entities participating in the self insured fidelity bond program are considered of satisfied any other statutorily required bond requirements and simply takes us back to where we stood before the twenty twenty one ACT mistakenly to the exemption away this is an agreed upon bill and has the approval from the Arkansas insurance department and legislative audit. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Evans has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representive eleven are you close for your bill he's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen twenty six madam Clark prepare the machine. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted. With ninety six Yankee zero Nays and zero present the bill and the emergency clause have passed representative Matix you're recognized to present house bill sixteen forty two representative Wardlaw you are recognized to present house bill sixteen forty two. That in Clark would you please read house bill sixteen forty to sixteen forty two by representative Matix amend the definition of passenger motor vehicles for purposes of determining motor vehicle restrictions for the state agencies and institutions of higher education. You're recognized thank you madam chair so a few years ago we had state vehicles get involved and it was out of control so we put limits on that. UAMS now gets grants from the federal government and they put together these mammogram bands of different bands that go around the state new mobile health units and those things are awesome but we're getting really close to that limit of those vehicles so what this does is it exempts those bands in only those bands from being counted in that cap so that we can still utilize those grants to make sure we're getting those folks out to rule areas to make sure we're getting access to everybody state Arkansas to good health care with that I appreciate a good vote. Representative Wardlaw has explained the bill would anyone want to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Wardlaw are you close for the bill. Is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen forty two madam Clark please prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With ninety six J. zero nine zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill seventeen thirty five I still seventeen thirty five a representative with lots amend the powers and duties of the state department director and to authorise a state procurement directors into into non mandatory state contracts in certain circumstances. Wardlaw you're recognized to present the bill thank you ma'am chair this bill really doesn't do a whole lot but it releases the hands of our procurement director to be able to negotiate small nonmandatory contracts for like office supplies and different things in the state and it allows cities and counties to build of all for those contracts similar to the way we do automobiles today such real good efficiency bill should stay state county cities a lot of money president good vote. Representative Wardlaw has explained the bill does anyone want to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Wardlaw are you close for the bill he's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen thirty five madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill sixteen seventeen house bill sixteen seventeen by representative council to amend the law concerning post mortem examinations and required in or recommend that the state medical examiner conduct a post mortem examination in certain cases. Representative Clowney you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues over the course of the interim representative votes behavioral health and mental health working group brought a lot of information before us in one of the things that we learned there was that Arkansas is vastly under reporting deaths that are caused by opioids in our state and it's a problem for a number of reasons obviously we want to know what's killing our Kansans particularly in the light of the Federal explosion we just heard in Judiciary Committee this morning that and twenty twenty there were something like each federal tax and that number rose in one year to three hundred these are just the numbers that are reported but as was also testified this morning we know that we are drastically under reporting and the other thing is that by under reporting those deaths we are leaving a huge amount of federal money on the table there are a lot of federal grants that are determined by the number of deaths that are caused by opioids in particular state and we're losing out on a lot of that money to the to our surrounding states so this bill is a solution to that problem that was reached over the course of months worked with and the governor's office Tom Fisher Kirk lane coroners crime lab came up with this solution which would require an autopsy in the case of a suspected drug overdose that's what the bill does that be happy to answer any questions. Thing and I appreciate a good vote. Representative Clowney has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Clowney is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen seventeen madam Clark please prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. Ninety six J. zero Nays and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill seventeen fourteen seventeen fourteen by representative payee to amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages to amend the law concerning certain permits and authorize the issuance of a permit to certain distilleries the Steelers manufacturer small farm wineries in a dry area. Representative Perry you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker house bill seventeen fourteen will amend the law to allow a micro distillery in a dry area actually it's a it's in a wake county but it's in a funk township Scott great township but allowed for a dry area you will only allow wholesale sales our wholesale distribution no retail our on site sales and I appreciate a good vote be glad to take questions. CNN thank you. Representative representative ray for what purpose question you're recognized is this for our great township area yes it is okay can you can you speak to just who's in support or oppose on this so there's a there's the area in your district that's a. Constituent that actually is going to he has a an event and then you and the branch announced gone into the make one. And sell wholesale sees are got those sailors all lined up they're excited about it so. Representative Perry has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Perry is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen fourteen that impart prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With fifty sixty eight twenty nine a and six present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill seventeen thirteen. House bill seventeen thirteen by representative payees amend the self insured five bility bond program. Representative Terry you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker I don't confuse me with representative eleven this is a. This is similar to the for the elderly program this is the insurance department bill it's the recommended changes to the self insured program that they have It's helps cover for your state agencies counties municipalities appreciate a good vote. Representative Perry has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Terry is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen thirteen madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill twelve fifty seven after twelve fifty seven by representative acres to expand eligibility for coverage under the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance program to certain municipal and county police officers into a mental instability requirements of certain retirees. The representative acre you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues I'm very excited about this bill here today what this bill does is it allows city and county law enforcement officers who have met the law lock the definition for full retirement which and often times is nearly thirty years of service those individuals would have the opportunity to purchase a state employee health insurance for them and their families and till they are Medicare eligible Medicare eligibility includes turning ages sixty four or if there's a disability that allows him to qualify for Medicare. And with that I will take questions. The non I appreciate a good vote thank you okay for close you would say there is an amendment that working with EBD that will be processed on the Senate side. Any questions. It's a good vote thank you. Representative acre has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. Or the bill. Representive acre are you close for the bill. He's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill twelve fifty seven madam Clark please prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With ninety four Yeas zero nine zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill sixteen forty half of sixteen forty by represented by just a minute if initiative rebates as used in the business of insurance and to amend the law concerning talking is in the business of insurance. Senate Hodge's you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker. Collins I'm sure all of you remember the bill that we passed a few weeks ago on insurance rebates or token gifts when I filed that bill I had some industry folks who approached me requesting an amendment and the Insurance Department wanted time to vet that language and seven seven mending that bill we decide to file this bill separately and so that's that's where this bill is coming from the Bill das model rebate in language that was recently approved by the national association of insurance commissioners to bring those laws into the twenty first century insurance companies I wanted to provide devices that connect to the internet and help monitor track or educate policyholders about risk these devices such as water leak detection devices are win win for the policy holder and the company policyholder reduces the risk which in turn reduces the number and severity of claims insurance companies want to be able to give these devices and services to their consumers but the where anti rebate in laws our statutes are written these devices and services can fall into the category of prohibited rebates the bill allows insurance companies to provide these value added services that relate to the insurance risk we work with Arkansas insurance department as well as industry as stakeholders including the independent insurance agents and other was no no no opposition and opposition committee I appreciate about. Representative Hodges has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Hodges is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen forty madam Clark please prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With ninety four Yeas zero nine zero present the bill has passed. Madame Clarke's please read house bill sixteen forty nine. S. the sixteen forty nine by representative separates him in the Arkansas student athlete complicity Rights Act into the clan emergency. Shepherd you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair. members at what you have before you is the Arkansas is at an act or a bill to amend the Arkansas student athlete publicity Rights Act. Those of you that were here last session recall that we overwhelmingly passed this this publicity Rights Act last or two years ago and it is what set up the ability for our college student athletes to be able to take advantage of their name image and likeness. You know it's important to remember that there's previously there's nothing in Arkansas law that prohibited this. What prohibited the use of an I. L. we're rules of the NCAA level and then for high schools it's that the rules of the triple a. The University of Arkansas a issue another's approaches last time about running legislation to allow name image and likeness because after the o'bannon case from several years ago this is something that became a possibility and so you have to enact the law in order for it to be allowed under NCAA rules so that's what we did as we knew two years ago this is an evolving field in a perfect world Congress would act and would take care of this and create uniform legislation across the country and actually they had a meeting just yesterday on this but so far they have not acted in so this bill would just tweak what we previously put in place this is been legislation worked on primarily by the university of Arkansas along with Arkansas state university as you can see it expands the class of student athletes were able to enter into name image and likeness bills previously it was only those enrolled in colleges now it would be those that are enrolled or those that have signed a letter of intent or other agreement or have been accepted to a Arkansas institution of higher education. I was I think I was asking committee or or maybe outside of committee what about if you're not going to an Arkansas institution of higher education well that's the reason this amendment this bill is here is because those that try to go out of state or going out of state schools out of state will claim that they're governed by their state's law and so right now what can happen and what has happened is you have student athletes that maybe you're being recruited to an Arkansas in state school currently they can't take advance their name image and likeness until they are enrolled in school institutions from outside the state or third parties outside the state are trying to tempt them to go elsewhere to say look if you'll commit and go out of state then you can be governed by our state's law that allows you to immediately enter into a name image and likeness bill so this is really in large part it's to keep Arkansas in our institutions competitive. there's some additional language just clarifies that these institutions of their foundations can assist in these in I. L. deals it also clarifies a charitable organizations can enter into and I'll bills with the student athletes and then additionally. There's some further language later on I think it's on page five that essentially creates a cause of action that if a third party. Comes in and interferes with the name image and likeness deal that exist here with student athletes the state he creates a cause of action because unfortunately that's. Formally or informally that's what's happening college athletics right now and so that's what this bill does a big glad to answer any questions and would appreciate a good vote. Speaker Shepherd has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Because shepherd are you close for the bill he's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen forty nine madam Clark please prepare the machine. You're voting for the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. With the vote of ninety two yeah eight one day and one present the bill has passed. The bill and the emergency clause have passed. Madam Clark please read house bill seventeen hundred seventeen hundred by representative the group the two example happy manages from licensure by the Arkansas realestate Commission into man the real estate license law. Representative the grill you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker. Alex. A house bill seventeen hundred is really appreciate a bill it as an exemption to the real estate owed to allow someone who has two years of experience managing over fifty rental units or someone that has a national certification in property management. It also requires a hundred thousand dollar fidelity bond and Would allow them to manage property there's a huge shortage in Arkansas for especially on the lower in property management. there's a whole shortage all we're there's also huge out of state influence of property management this allows to fill that in. And. For those people that have years of experience and knowledge in property management to be able to to do that. That's what this bill does I'm available for any questions. Representive under for what purpose question me recognized thank you madam Speaker Sir a question about the one hundred thousand dollar fidelity bond. Who does that protect that protects the in research for this bill that actually came from the real estate commission they suggested that on when we were trying to work together on things it covers the biggest loss that the real estate commission is handed is in people running off with deposits the fidelity bond issues for monetary issues any fraud or anything if one runs off with the positive someone real money any of the tenants money it protects that. Thank you Sir. Any other questions I appreciate a good vote. Representative Unger has explained the bill. The representative of a group has explained the veil. Is anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bell. The question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen hundred madam Clark please prepare the machine. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. With that is sixty a seventeen day and nine present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill sixteen forty eight sixteen forty eight by representative long term in Arkansas law concerning run off elections and to provide for a run off election for candidates for the Senate and the house of representatives. Representative long you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker. Until last November I was not aware that there was a run off in general elections for state representative and state senators. And the thought of someone being elected to represent the district with a minority of the votes to students that were with me. Jennifer person rage we can visually have someone elected with only thirty four percent of a. Many sixty six percent of the people not district of have voted against that person but they're still elected to represent the district. The US secretary of state's election division as a review this bill and saw no one intended consequences. This bill basically mirrors exactly what we have in the run off of the primary runoffs currently I'm happy to try to answer any questions. The New and appreciate a good vote. Representative long has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative long is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen forty eight prepare the ballot madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. With eighty two. With eighty four yeah eight one day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill fifteen ninety five fifteen ninety five by representative writes amend the procedures for registration of political action committees to me in campaign finance law Intamin portions of initiated act one of nineteen ninety and initiator Act one of nineteen ninety six. Representative ray you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair colleagues fifty bill fifteen ninety five deals with the registration requirement for political action committees currently the required to register every single year by January fifteenth unless they want to terminate the registration in which case they indicate they want to terminate this would just change it so that the default is that once you're registered you stay registered until you decide to terminate and then you file your termination the reason for that is most packs don't just pop up for one year and then go away they continue to stay in operation year after year and this gets rid of in what I've you as an essentially useless renewal requirements if you don't register within the first fifteen days of the year in getting with an ethics complaint so even though you didn't really do anything unethical by continuing to have your packing operation so this would in my view cut down on the number of frivolous ethics complaints if the political action committee fails to file room a report of the course of an entire election cycle so two years then the Secretary of State shall terminate their pack registration due to an activity. Seeing no questions per share a good vote. Representative ray has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative ray is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fifteen ninety five madam Clark prepare the machine. Has everyone voted. With ninety two yeas. Zero nine eight and zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill sixteen seventy four S. the sixteenth seventy four by representative McCollum concerning the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office and to amend the law concerning settlement funds held by the attorney general's office. Representative McCollum you're recognized to present the bill we're going to pass over that one today. Madam Clark please read house bill sixteen ten. S. the sixteenth ten by representative Bentley to amend the law relating to public meetings and of the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven I presented Bentley you're recognized to present the bill. Well college don't worry I'm here with another non controversial. It's been a long session I've enjoyed get to know all of the new members a bunch so let's start with this bill house bill sixteen ten it is a definition or attempted a definition of a public what a public meeting is written in nineteen sixty seven our current law is ambiguous at best and sets of a whole lot of controversy people have no idea really what is a public meeting what is the number some people have sued some people have not so as a lot of ambiguity in the Supreme Court has asked the legislature on multiple times to please come up with a definition of a public meeting and what is the number so we know exactly what it is. And so in doing some research I looked at it and said well what to some other states do what is their definition of a public meeting and so in forty seven other states the definition of a public meeting is eight. Former or majority of the members so there's a quorum up or majority of the members of the governing body they can do business they can vote and so that's a public meeting and the press needs to be there and I need to cover who votes what and what goes on that meeting so we can get a good so the people can know what's going on that's what a public meeting is so I thought well forty seven other states do that including all the states around Arkansas that's a great idea so that's the that's what I brought to committee said let's do a quorum of a pop of the era of that governing body and that will be our definition and that will suffice of the Supreme Court has asked us to do and I brought that to committee and it failed because people were just a little concerned I heard a lot from other people that were getting the for a bill or killing it we're just running a month what is running all of our liberties an American everything's going to go astray and so the committee members asked me merry can you go meet with the for task force see we can do to come for compromise and so while we were on a wonderful spring break on Friday before we even start our spring break I did a wonderful scene call with the for task force as they rang me out said it was horrible could not believe that I was trying to do what I was trying to do that if two more more than two people meet that we're gonna have a horrible for you and the end of the earth is on its way so but I did visit with them and and I was it was not the members of the task force that was to constituents that listened in that just to monopolize the time so I ask the four test members can we meet in person can you bring me a compromise I'm willing to compromise and coming off with a performance what you're compromised so during spring break on Wednesday I drove up here the capital to meet with the for task force and if anybody bring me an amendment a compromise no nothing no compromise no nothing either skip it as it is or do nothing because we're not going to amend anything some I came here on Monday and brought what I thought okay so I just. Really afraid by sick people for saying some special interest groups as to what to do now I said god help me what can we do I can't I'm trying to figure it was something good because if you come up with a number I just put a number in there is not equal is not going to be equal this is different sides of governing body summer five summer seventh summer nine so I decided as a god come help me something so. I really feel like I said some wisdom from lotus to one third of the governing body so no matter what the size of the governing bodies it will be equal amounts of the beagle representation because I didn't want this to get sued I want to have a good bill and so no special interest came to me I came up with some I thought was a good idea Bills wisdom from the lord I just give him the credit for that so one third of the governing body if less than that gets together then we can talk what would it be like if you and I look at the members around you if you've never been able to talk to one of those members during the session could you get something done this session. But you have to get something done this session. I guess we have this imposed unless the quiet room next to be quiet with it because we couldn't even talk to each other. I'm talking about thank you so right now in statute J. P. cannot pick up the phone and common of the J. P. in asked about concerns in a county it's illegal. Is illegal in the United States of America in Arkansas for JP to pick up the phone call another JP and ask them their concerns what was going on the county work together is that freedom loving. Is that freedom loving in America JP can't pick up the phone calling of the J. P. on the phone. No it's not I'd say that's coming isn't. It really is ridiculous to me that they cannot do that our school board member. And I know that people are so sick and tired of washing DC I understand that I'm sick and tired of washing DC I'm discussing that what goes on up there but we can't take our frustrations from washing DC impression on our J. peas that live in our community that our neighbors they go to church with us and make no money I missed school board members get zero. Zero and yet they're being harassed with losses left or right if they sit in the bleachers at a ball game I talked to another school board member. So Mr lawsuit in because obviously talking about school board business and they didn't call a public meeting because if they don't give it to our notice and do a public meeting they can't talk to each other. We can get people to run for school board anymore because they're being so harassed and that's what I'm trying to fix with a very simple fix is not opening up deep roots are meetings. It's allow people to communicate to work together just like you when I do. It's not just passing laws one session is over I'm gonna call Rick Beck about a problem we've got in our district and we're gonna talk we're gonna work about it we're going to meet with our senators and area we're gonna meet with our mayors or county judges and all that. We can allow our GPS to do that our school board members to do that a couple J. peace can be going to the jail without giving it to our public knows and have somebody there to watch it is ridiculous what we've done we have created an unconstitutional and balance of power with this bill is what we've done and I'm trying to restore the balance of power these people were duly elected their duly elected to serve their constituents and I'm trying to let them do that to do a better job like you and I do. What would it be like if every time you want to do a bill you have to go get the pool of the governor and the governor swear on it with that work very well for us heavens no it's ineffective it's in the it efficient and effective and I want good county government. And for all this freedom loving people to say am I right now because I want to fix local government I'm sorry. I believe that people are elected just because someone elected this make you wicked or evil but somehow because you get elected your wicked and evil person we can't trust you to talk to somebody else because you gonna make a horrible decision and you got to give yourself a bunch of money or both yourself and a bunch of money. So I think that you guys are getting a lot of text from people have absolutely no idea what this bill does I got a text from a local newspaper nail County no no vote of sixteen tennis the top of the people to be able to hold a legal notices someone. This has nothing to do with legal notices this has to do with what is the definition of a public meeting so we can have a good government. I make sure I get everything covered here. What I've done. So this is say that you know okay let's get back with the for a task force of them I want to bring this up because I know that you guys again takes about this so I brought this bill forward we did a third of the governing body and I filed on Monday in the four test for scheduled a meeting during when I was in public health insurance session I can't leave my public health committee meeting people there expect me to vote on their bills and meet with the for task force I'm sorry we were in committee I could meet with them and I knew what they were going to vote on they had already told me they were not going to support my bill I don't really think I should leave a public health committee meeting and go listen to him tell me they weren't gonna support my bill I knew they were not going to. So I think I've answered their bodies questions on this. Again this is not stop anybody from reaching out to their elected officials and hearing how they see how they feel on it wouldn't it be great J. peace can co sponsor some else's ordinance. Would be great school board members could meet together and decide good things for their districts. Sullivan asking for we're not ending for you by any means I'm not stopping public meetings every vote will be recorded every vote will be in public there's not a quorum present they can't conduct business but maybe they can go out to dinner and somebody one harassing because I've gone out to dinner with friends maybe they can set the ball game with their friends and talk about things and not be accused of holding an illegal public meeting. Somehow we've got to stop the hatred as we set this committee meeting last night and at this vote passed through I just it's not us against them. It's not us against them if everybody could use their anger and maybe work together to make good things happen are County what good things to be going on right now instead of just trying to say read elected as wicked and evil we're doing horrible things actually we're trying to do some very good things. I think I've answered all the questions I'm really proud of this bill I think we're doing a great thing here I think we're making a difference I think we're untying the hands of our public officials to really serve their constituents and asked for my heart is so I'll take questions of anybody has any questions. All right. I'll wait to see if it has speak for against. Represent Bentley is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative brown you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I served one term as a justice of the peace before I ran for the Arkansas House and I could not believe that we were not able to get together and chat about things we had a big watershed issue we had. We had the Broadway bridge double basket handle arch is to discuss we had all kinds of big money issues and flooding issues and I didn't know every part of the county I didn't know everything there was to know about county budgeting and it would have been so nice if we could have discussed things making two or three of us get together we had a fifteen member quorum court so one third of that court would have been five members you know usually it was just two or three of us and then we to oops we can't do this we have to call a meeting and call in the press or we can't even talk to each other the current statute I think is ridiculous I think it is silly I think it is just the worst bill Harford the worst statute I've ever heard of and people. People who are elected to make decisions for their county or their school board or whatever they should be able to discuss things with each other and and and that's not trying to hide things from the public because then you do meet in public at the quorum court our at the school board and that's where you can ask questions and have more discussion but I think it's great to be able to pick each other's brains I didn't know everything there was to know about watersheds or water. And it was really very Limiting not to be able to talk to my colleagues and for that reason I am voting for this and I would like to encourage all of you to do that and I know that you've probably been getting pushed back maybe from your county committees or or wherever but I just told one of my county committee members that called me or texted me about this bill today I called him up and I said look I'm voting for this bill and we talked about it and I it's it's not a matter of trying to hide anything from the public it truly is not we should be able to talk to our colleagues and I would appreciate a good vote thank you. President brown spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent a group direct recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker just real quick. I was a J. pay I think it's real important you are able to discuss issues at the gate pieces is very limited but most importantly my wife is J. P. and I'm going home this evening I would appreciate a good vote. Represent McGrew is spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent long you're recognized to speak for the bill. J. P. for two terms and I remember when I first was elected basically you're disorder on your own because you couldn't reach out to anybody that's been there for awhile and had any experience usually are meetings with you might go one to two hours once a month. And you can't you get it back to your it's a question asked during that time you you can legally get your answer a question answered I really support this bill I think it's more than reasonable and I just can't imagine how dysfunctional this place the if we were under the same limits that the a quorum courts in the School boards currently our side present a good vote. Represent long spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Bentley. You're recognized close to the bill. All right one thing that I forgot to address another transfer hearing different comments that this does not address zero meetings that will be able to have all these zero meetings one right after another actually serial meetings is addressed in another part of the statute this does not allow for serial meetings is already address we cannot have zero meetings one more time we cannot have zero meetings is already dressed in another part of the statute does not allow that okay and one thing I want you guys to think about. Everyone in this chamber just a little bit ago voted to suspend the rules that requires us to give it to our public notice on our meetings so that we can practically finish session in time we all voted for that to suspend the rules so that we don't have to the to our public notice so we can practically finish our session. It's time for us to vote to allow for Arkansas stations have some practicality so they can get things done. We're not stopping freedom we're allowing our constituents to serve our constituents well. And with that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen ten prepare the machine madam Clerk. Is everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk. Fifty two days twenty two days before president the Bill pass. Madam read Senate bill three forty one. Senate bill three forty one by representative records and in the commercial driver alcohol and drug testing acts to comply with federal motor carrier safety administration regulation. Represent reporter you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker in this be the last time you see me down here today this is a DFA bill this is a very simple bill we have a federal motor carrier safety administration established a commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse it's a brand new database that contains information pertaining to violation of the US department of transportation controlled about controlled substance and alcohol testing. In November of twenty twenty four or state driver license agencies will be required to search the clearinghouse before issuing renewing or upgrading or transferring to a CDL license and with that I would appreciate a good vote thank. President requires explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative players close for the bill question before the House is the passion passage of Senate bill three forty one the machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Gas up the ballot matter Clerk. Ninety eight zero nations are present the bill is passed ma'am Clerk read Senate bill three sixty one sixty one by representative Cooper concerning the person to take the patient of home school students an inter galactic activities. Represent Cooper you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker friends I know we're all tired but we're getting close to the end of the day. There bring you Senate bill three sixty one SP three X. three sixty one make some minor changes to what we often call the ten TiVo law which has been in place for many years so currently all home school students who wish to participate in a public school sport are required to give notice to the public school of their desire to to participate. Then they must wait three hundred sixty five days before they can play the sport. This concept is included in the original ten Tego low to prevent recruiting and to prevent students from hopping from school district to school district. This bill makes one simple change to that rule if a home school student has never played a sport in public schools they would not required to sit out for one year before they could start participating. It doesn't make sense to require a home schooled student to sit out for one year if they've never been or enroll in a public school if it never played sports in public schools as unlikely of the students are being recruited. However we leave the protections in place in the original ten TiVo law if that home school student has previously played in the sport and public schools they've dropped out and now they're wanting to play again they still have to sit out for three hundred sixty five days even that protection in place prevents a public school athlete that's academically ineligible to compete from transferring to a home school and then trying to immediately compete again in public school sports. So to reiterate this change only applies to home school students who have never played a sport in public schools. The other issue the bill addresses this currently home school student can participate in in athletics outside of the school district they reside in. But only by mutual agreement between the superintendents of the resident school district and the district where the student wants to play in the sport. Under this bill if the resident school district does not offer the sport the student wants to play and then the resident superintendent would not have to give permission for that student to play the sport in another district. The approval of the superintendent of the receiving school district would still be required. The student has never been enrolled and the resident public school. The resident public school does not offer the sport they want to play an it doesn't really make sense for the student have to consult with and receive the permission from the resident superintendent to be able to play that sport in another district this bill resolves that issue. Senator Ricky and I consulted with the Arkansas activities association and the Arkansas association of educational administrators on this bill. They had some suggested changes and we made those changes in the amendment. These changes ensure that the time the student spends and public school each day participating in sports or sports practice. All five the school to continue receiving the one sixth foundation funding they already currently receive for the students. We've also ensure that the students will continue to be covered by triple a is catastrophic catastrophic insurance coverage. We greatly appreciate both of these organizations for working with us and coming up with this agreed upon language. All these inclusion this bill make things just a bit easier for those home school students who have never been enrolled in a public school you've never played public school athletics to play the sport of their choice without having to wait one year to participate. Elise protections in place to prevent recruiting ensure schools continue to receive funding for the students. And ensures that the students are covered by triple a insurance. This bill is supported by the family counseling the educational lines it's agreed upon language with a a E. a and triple a and they're okay with the bill. Was passed in the Senate with bipartisan support receiving twenty nine yes votes with the other six members of the voting present or not voting and has no known opposition. That concludes my remarks I will do my best to answer any questions. Create a good vote. Represent Cooper's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent your first place for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill three sixty one prepares machine madam Clerk. Is everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk seventy five Yeas nine days before present the bill is passed. Ma'am Clerk read Senate bill three oh six three oh six by representative bottom in the asset limits for the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the direct the Department of Human Services to request a private base categorical eligibility waiver. Representative Bob you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill directs DHS to seek a waiver from the United States department of agriculture and under this waiver and enrolled household may receive a temporary increase of their assets limit no more than one time in five year time period it was a much bigger bill than that when they whenever it left the Senate but they amended it whenever it came here and that's what the bill does not appreciate a good vote. President Vaught is explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representative bodies close to the bill's question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three of six prepared machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. Sixty five Yeas sixteen days and for present the bill is passed madam Clerk read Senate bill two seventy two seventy by representative Crawford to amend the criminal offense of sexual indecency with a child. Represent proper you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Hello friends. Back in the well. Well it's been a fun week. Exponentially and judiciary everyone should be there. S. B. two seventy. Only prohibits adults from remaining inside an opposite sex public changing facility while knowing a child of the opposite sex. Excuse me our goal when we wrote this was to proof in a grown man from following a little girl into a woman's changing facility. After hours of debate and testimony in the Judiciary Committee senator Payton and I met with the representative Gazaway for prosecutors to people from family council. To add language that represented Clowney had suggested. The other languages on page two of the engrossed bill. On lines eight and nine which adds to arouse or gratify a sexual desire of himself or herself or any other person enters into or remains in a public changing facility. With this change after three hours or more it passed the committee with no. With no nice. So I will take any questions if there are any. I appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Crawford is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representive crofters close bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two seventy. Jean madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. Eighty three eight zero nays and a president the Bill pass. Madam Clerk read Senate bill three zero nine three oh nine by representative. Right. Clarify the licensing regulations of psychiatric residential treatment facilities under the child welfare agency licensing at. Represented by a recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker Senate bill three oh nine correct so licensing issue with our psychiatric residential treatment facilities. At the child welfare board it gives more flexibility to the child welfare board to make decisions on licensing when the facility has been an active sometimes the in the in activity is justified and the board is asking for flexibility to make decisions in those cases currently they are required to repeal a license if the facility has been inactive for twelve months so if there is a legitimate basis for the in activities such as hiring issues except trap this bill would give the board more flexibility to check to determine whether the licensing should continue our should be discontinued right now this is forcing closures of emergency shelters foster care facilities except truck so I would appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Representative finds explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill president vice close for the bill question before the House is passage of Senate bill three oh nine perishing madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot matter or. Eighty nine yeah zero nine zero president bills passed. Madam Clerk read Senate bill three seventy four. Senate bill three seventy four by representative shall send the laws relating to the county treasury and the financial operations of the county. Representational to recognize explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues this bill comes to us from the County treasure's Association it has unanimous support from that association as well as the county clerk's. All it's doing is it's it's taken forty four sections that there's some antiquated code or or antiquated language and procedures they're modifying that it passed unanimously to the Senate and it has no known opposition with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative field has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representational to close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three seventy four per machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. Ninety one A. zero nine zero presence bills passed. Matter Parkridge Senate bill three thirty eight three thirty eight by representative rats amend the Arkansas in marketing Act of nineteen sixty nine is amended number of hands every sellers for me to have to be exempt from the Arkansas it marketing Act of nineteen sixty nine representative right you're recognized explained bill. Thank. Thank you thank you Mr Speaker. All this give me just a little chance to. Talk about the first time I went to northwest Arkansas. Nineteen sixty three and sixty two model car had air conditioner on the bottom that will it leak at the bottom of the floor. My dad. My what a man you know he told me he said Johnny this is the most beautiful place that there is a state and you know we're we're really fortunate to have this part of the state of Arkansas and and I agree with them and we've been going back ever since I'll never forget the time that we went down to Rogers. He said we gotta go through Rogers because that's the point I make a baby guns. And that's all that was there in Rogers at the time well that's all was there and now just look at what has happened to our state and I'm so happy that we're doing so good in Northwest Arkansas and they need this bill because right now a person that's growing chickens can only have two hundred hands in this is going to change it to five seven hundred also going to do is just make it to where they can raise more to. And rather limitation what task. I appreciate your vote. Jack go ahead. Ladyman. For what purpose. You're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr Speaker representative Ryan question will this bring the price of eggs down. Await should it should. This place is taken off and I will tell you what we don't always talk about all four corners this state I will tell you what we've got a heck of a job go state here in Arkansas in Northwest Arkansas is surely doing or here thank you. Representative Rais explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill represent rise close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three thirty eight prepare the machine matter or. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk. Ninety one U. A. zero nine zero president bills passed. Members from pass over the next bill man Clerk read Senate bill three fifty four. About three fifty four by representative Cavenaugh to transfer the duties of certain parts of the state board of appraisers ABSTRACTERS' and home inspectors and to declare an emergency. President Cavenaugh you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a bill that I'm bringing from the department of labor licensure and is supported by the governor and what we're doing is we're combining three boards into one we're going to be combining the labor licensing board for the appraisers and ABSTRACTERS' and home inspectors we're doing this because it's going to eliminate burdensome licensing procedures employed by home inspectors Board the bill does not change any of their legal requirements determinations reporting standards all it's going to do is combine on the professional expertise of each profession will be represented with the board there will be five appraisers which is forty five percent of the membership and I have seventy percent of the last injures three home inspectors were just twenty eight percent of the board and they have twenty three percent of licensors and then one abstractor which is nine percent of the board and they have seventy percent of the last century this is actually going to be able to allow them to be more efficient in handling their administrative duties With that I would be glad to take any votes any questions it's been a long session hospital logs if. Yeah. four but with that I take any questions. And with that I would. Like a good bill thank you. Representative Cavenaugh house explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Cavenaugh is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three fifty four where the machine matter Clerk. Voting on the bill and emergency clause has everyone voted. That's up the ballot madam Clerk. Seventy seven days twelve nays and to present the bill and the emergency clause has passed. Madam Clerk read Senate bill three fifty seven thirty fifty seven by representative Maddox an act the state insurance department general the S. bill. The. Representative Perry recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Members of the Senate bill three fifty seven is the insurance department I mean this bill. I'm on a if you have time today I'm going to read the thirteen sections for you. Okay maybe not. There are some clarifications I need to the thirteen sections and I'll be glad to answer any. I appreciate a good vote. Represent areas explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Perry's closer to the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three fifty seven prepared machine madam Clerk. Is everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk. With ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Madam Clerk read Senate bill four eighteen and before eighteen by representative Maddox to transfer the administrative functions of the state securities departments of the State Bank department into a Mandalorian and organization of the state securities department. Represent very recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker senate bill four eighteen is a great upon bill between the US securities department and the US thanks bye State Bank department and this will transfer the administrative functions of the state securities department to the bank department. When I appreciate a good vote. President areas explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Perry's close for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four eighteen prepares machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Gas up the ballot madam Clerk ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Madam Clark read Senate bill four eighty three for anything members any fights in an act twenty twenty three number two seventy eight to amend the law regarding funds of acceptable financial security under the customer protections for net metering customer back into the Klan emerged. Represent fight you're recognized explained bill. Thank you the Speaker. During the net metering bill towards the end of it we found out that the bonds not obtainable under the consumer protection part of that language so it has been replaced with a that the. Contractor must have a contractor's license state of Arkansas one million dollars in liability and ten thousand dollars bond and all parties are in agreement on this happy to answer any questions. The nine I appreciate a good vote. Representative fight is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill. Representative fight is closed for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four eighty three machine madam Clerk. Voting on the bill an emergency clause has everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk with eighty eight yeas or nays and zero present the bill and the emergency clause passed. Madam park read Senate bill three sixty eight three sixty eight by representative fees to require disclosure by an insurance company of monetary amount of deductible based on a percentage of the insured value under an insurance policy representatives you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker is members this is just a clarifying language bill transparency bill if you will simply requires an insurer of a residential property which sells a policy with a percentage deductible to include that monetary amount on the deductible of for the deductible on the declaration page or on the renewal notice just so there's no confusion be happy to answer any questions. The not appreciate a good vote representatives has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill representatives is close to the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three sixty eight per the machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk ninety one yeah zero Nays zero present the bill is passed. Madam Clark read Senate bill three seventy seven in about three seventy seven by representative listen amend the law concerning initiative petitions to create a misdemeanor offense concerning initiative petition signatures and to establish the definition of and regulate paid petition blockers represent Graham that you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker three three seven seven is a bill that does two things rectify that imbalance of power in the text of my Chrissy by protecting our petitions it in balance of power between paid petitioners and pay petition blockers declared this is not affect people who volunteer their time and grassroots efforts for costs rather those are being financially compensated for their work currently a paid position must pass background checks the resident the state and have their address posted online where is petition blocker does not when is it happening is it a block is able to intimidate petitioners who are essentially protected by anonymity this bill will rectify the imbalance of power by requiring paid blockers that the same requirements as a paid petitioner the second thing this bill does is protect our petitions. by making a misdemeanor do the following J. signatures race remitting interest concerns the destroyed or discard signatures accept payment for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when they're included on sponsors list filed with the Secretary state misrepresents the purpose of the effective position pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for the destruction of signatures on the petition to be clear this bill responding is responding to actual incidents in our state last cycle there was a prominent ballot initiative or opponents hired out blockers who are oftentimes criminals who acted criminally and even paid canvassers to destroy their signatures instead of turning them in this is on this is recorded audio This is a gross imbalance of power and a threat to our democracy this must be rectified and I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Graham much as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representative Graham which is close to the bill's question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three seventy seven where the machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk with ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Maddox work read Senate bill two fifty three about two fifty three by representative focusing to amend the law concerning damage ballot sentiment the law concerning election procedures represent Pilkington you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker the simple bill dealing with how to deal with damage ballots we've already of a process of lies with this kind of find it and then adding the addition of serial numbers to damage ballots to the new ballots when they have to be replaced so noon opposition everyone's a favor this bill as for good vote thank. Represent Pilkington is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill represent Pilkington close for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two fifty three pair machine madam Clark. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk ninety one yeah zero Naseer present the bill is passed Mackler creek Senate bill three C. three ninety seven about three ninety seven by representative Tosh to amend the administrative procedure act and so allow ministry of education this is to be sent electronically. Represent Pasha recognized explained the bill. Thank you miss Baker college this bill is brought to me by DHS and when DHS denies a Medicaid or snap application or finds a beneficiary to be an eligible beneficiary has the right to an appeal and receive a hearing current law requires that the decision to be made in those hearings must be sent to the bit beneficiary by paid up through the envelope by paper through the post office this bill would allow DHS to send those decisions by email if the beneficiary consents in a minute any beneficiary who won't say paper decision will continue to receive one for example last year DHS process nearly twelve thousand eight hundred seventy appeals in the paper and a postage for the mailing the required hearing notices letters and final decisions cost more than a hundred thousand dollars this bill applies only to DHS because the other state agencies that have a large volume numbers of appeals already of responded by email electronically so this only applies to the H. is so with that I will take any questions. Seeing none I appreciate a good vote. Representive Tosh is explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill represent poshest close for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill three ninety seven prepare the machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. Ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam Clerk read Senate bill two seventy seven and a two seventy seven by representative mechanism in the filing period for political parties to amend the law concerning political party. Representative backline and you're recognized explained bill. So this is Senate bill two seven seven and I have a little speech prepared but I'm just going to cut to the chase and tell you that basically we need to pass this bill because we don't pass this bill you cannot file for reelection so if you like to be filing for re election then please vote yes on and a Senate bill two seven seven I'll take any questions if you have. Representative mac one is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. President macron is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two seventy seven the machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk eighty seven yeas. Two nays and one president. The bill has passed. Representative makes what purpose. Motion place you're recognized for motion. After the now to train other bills transferring the bill's place in the counties on the desk members amending their own bills on Amendment members are drawing their own bills finalizing resolution pretty communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until one thirty on Monday afternoon. Proper motion non debatable all in favor say aye. Those may. The motion carries. Members before we go to announcements. Four before we go to other announcements we we do anticipate that RSA will be put on the desk tomorrow when that occurs will be emailed out to everybody so you'll have the option to look at that. additionally in the constitution many of you may recall that you cannot file bills within the last three days of session thus if we were if we wrap up on Friday the last day to file bills on Tuesday if we were somehow wrap up on Thursday the last day would be Monday I'm telling you this not to encourage you to file bills because I'm not sure there's time to get him through anyway but I want you to know that just make you aware of that if there was something that was pressing that needed to somehow happen keep that in mind we're still working towards wrapping up at the end of next week that's still our goal and continue to work towards that. Other announcements. Representive Fite what purpose city county local will meet Monday at ten o'clock. Maccabee representative Lynch for purpose announcmenet recognized agriculture be meeting ten o'clock Monday morning room one thirty eight represent very for purpose now suppose you're recognized Judiciary members remember that we convene in ten minutes and the room one forty nine. Purpose. President Barker for purpose announcmenet you're recognized aging children use will meet Monday at ten AM in room one thirty. Percent worn for purpose announcmenet you're recognized we will have our final retirement committee meeting Monday morning at nine AM in back a three Bills representatives for purpose announcmenet. Hey read. You're recognized on. Revenue tax will meet at five PM tonight room one fifty one. Representative Tosh for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized well made Monday ten minutes upon adjournment room one fifty one state agencies that's Monday ten minutes opponents are represent Johnson for per ounce announcmenet represented law that's mean an ounce that house rules will meet at noon on Monday in house public health committee as soon as we can to get down there in room one thirty I thank you represent eleven what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House education will meet at five PM today in room one thirty eight if you have a bill on the house agenda and house education we intend to hear your bill sometime this evening. Represent will be glad to call you in text you when you come up close to the agenda. Represent all before purpose. Recognized. You heard representative Evans has the same in house Judiciary if you have a house bill you want run it's today and today will be it so heads up for House bills represent shows for what purpose. You're recognized House Management will meet Monday ten minutes after German in room one thirty eight. Any other announcements. I represent makes for purpose announcmenet you're recognized for members and alternates of the technology committee will meet noon on Monday to hear the much anticipated but long awaited cybersecurity bill represent brown for what purpose announcmenet recognized insurance and commerce will meet Monday morning at ten o'clock in room one forty nine any other announcements. Hearing none the desk remain open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion The Addams named the adjourn