Senate Convenes

Senate will be called to order any request for leave at this time. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Crowell Davis these dismaying Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me kidi Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice. Stem Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace thank you madam secretary for everyone in the chamber in the gallery would please rise for a prayer and led by you see mafia who will be formally introduced by Senator Mark Johnson followed by the pledge of allegiance Senator Johnson you're recognized thank you madam president is my honor and thrill to get to reduce my friend pastor ACT Maltby but true holiness church in Conway some of you that were in the house might room he at one time was the chaplain for the Arkansas House back when Speaker Robbie wills was the Speaker and his my dear friend also real close friend of former Senator Rapert and I'm honored to having here day also serves as a member of the board of trustees for the university of central Arkansas so please welcome pastor mall. The spring. A lot of him the father we thank you for life liberty. And pursuit of happiness we thank you for the wonderful opportunity to both represent but to also serve our communities within the state. Today we pray for wisdom. To know what's right for the courage to do what's right. We also pray for the humility. To know when we're wrong and to make things right. Now god we simply praying that our actions and attitude will be pleasing in your sight in Jesus name we pray a mass. Of the status of America. For which it stands one nation under. Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you for your words. Ladies and gentleman in the galleries welcomed your Arkansas state Senate. It is our expectation that each of you will exercise proper decorum and govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended. We and the Senate bill Spencer the reading of the Journal the morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time. Senator flowers you're recognized. Thank you governor. I've got to. The nearest. So we are the number is down there. And I have with me today. Two seniors a niece lock. A niece is seventeen part because it twelve great. And her extracurricular activities include varsity cheer. Dance. And she loves to talk. She's also you know we wrote to bills on time or tried to assault but anyway. She's also interested in crime scene investigations she S. buyers to get her college degree in criminal justice so she was at the Judiciary Committee meeting today and found that very interesting the discussion on Senate bill four nine five. And then I have with me this young man. Who I know. Very well. His family he is Jude currently. And you. Grandfather is a state district judge down there in pine bluff. Division two. Jude also is a senior like I said he's eighteen years old. He likes soccer robotics physical improvements like working out in the gym and his aspiration is to be a computer scientist. He wants to become a software developer. And then I guess you can make programs that they can put on tick tock. And so anyway give a big round of. Thank you. Here. Thank you senator flowers. Senator Tucker you're recognized. Thank you madam president Senator flowers as the best page introduction so I hate to fall Senator flowers but I I have two outstanding pages today that I'm excited to have sisters Libby and eva Farner Libby is a senior at mount St Mary's. And she's the captain of the tennis team she's an investment club interact club mu alpha theta National Honor Society and beta club so she's she's doing pretty well for herself and shall be attending college at the university of Arkansas in the fall and majoring in marketing eva is a freshman at mount St Mary's she also plays tennis golf in the achievers club dance and trap club for college she's planning on joining her sister at the university of Arkansas on majoring in pharmacy or business so as as was the case yesterday living neighbor also my cousins so you'll take it easy on him and don't be too hard on for that and their grandparents are up in the gallery there like a second set of parents to me my and local and then forced their parents my first cousin and his wife we love like a brother and sister up here so please join me in welcoming Libyan eva and and also their parents and grandparents here to the states. Thank Senator Tucker. Senator Wallace you're recognized. Thank you governor. Members. I'd like to introduce to you broadly grooms she's very important me because she's my grand niece. And her. Grandparents are with Karen in her dad's up there her mom's back home taking care of progress her other grandmother. Brallier is interested in cheerleading. Basketball. Promicin volleyball. and we just really proud of our. Thank you you will please will convert to the Senate. He you're recognized. Members would you please help me welcome our Garland County judge Darrell Mahoney Garland County Clerk seriousness and are growing county Election Commission chair Jean Haley. Senate bill more you're recognized thank you madam president also have actually county judge jim Hudson up there as well and recognized in a given welcome place. Senate waiting you're recognized to into this very important for our today thank you Mr president so if I could draw your tension over here to the west gallery we have the Batesville chamber of commerce leadership Batesville group with crystal Johnson Batesville chamber and I depreciates all welcome here. It's always a pleasure to have in my hometown of Basil here with us today Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you man governor like inducement pages for the day if I could please. First of all have Matt guest who is thirteen years old might come on over here but who is thirteen years old in seventh grade it tends that middle school I've gone undefeated in football two years in a row. I plan to go to bed high school for football and also plan to go to college to be a coach which is very admirable with Joe please if you would welcome into the chamber today Max gets back. All right this is Jack. Bragg Jackson brass use me Mrs Jackson Browne injection sheet here Jackson brown is in the twelfth grade I'm sorry your twelve year old for your big twelve games but he's twelve years old in the seventh grade it bent bent middle school he does football track student council he's also an ambassador which is important job he likes playing football my position as football center that come in real good around here I enjoy politics even better enjoy learning about them you're gonna learn today I would like to go to the university of Arkansas and have a career in politics specifically a lawyer or a judge and so he is very good artist a also enjoys drawing with Joe please welcome into the Senate chamber Jackson Browne. We run. Hi this is Ryan fuller and Ryan is also twelve years old he is also in the seventh grade from Benton that would be Benton middle school he loves playing football basketball track is middle school he loves playing a variety of sports with his friends and he's enjoying learning new important things about school the university Arkansas college I'd like to go into law school so all your dishes some lawyers in the chamber today and you can get some good insights with Joe please welcome Ryan fuller into the chamber today right. Thank you ma'am chair. Thank you senator Hammer any other announcements. Senator English. You're recognized. Thank you very much I'd like to recognize the doctor of the day Dr Ralph moral and he is it your nose and throat doctor I can't say that other word and are also partners today Sherri Bernard. No further announcements or other items at the desk. Yes ma'am president will your committee on rogue Bills to whom was referred Senate bill twenty three by joint budget senate twenty four by joint budget Senate bill eighty one by Senator Sullivan Senate bill one O. two by joint budget Senate bill one O. three by joint budget Senate bill one O. four by joint budget Senate bill one O. five by joint budget Senate bill one O. six by joint budget Senate bill one O. seven by joint budget Senate bill one oh eight by joint budget Senate one on nine by joint budget one twenty four by joint budget senate one forty four by joint budget Senate bill four of one forty five by joint budget Senate bill one forty six by joint budget Senate bill one forty seven by joint budget senate two forty eight by Senator English center to forty nine by Senator English Senate bill two sixty three by Senator Hester said bill two eighty eight by Senator Irvin Senate bill three eighteen by Senator Irvin said bill for one by Senator Leding compared the enrolled copies with the original and find the same correctly enrolled delivered to the governor at eight thirty three AM up for her approval sincerely mark Johnson pilot where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill ninety six by Senator Wallace compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Isheri Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate for seventy nine by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Revenue and Tax Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill eleven seventy seven by representative Johnson compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed city county local we can now city county local to whom was referred senate bill four four by Senator penso recommend to pass. Calendar committee on city county local to whom was referred senate bill four fourteen the Senator Patty recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on city county to whom was referred senate forty two by Senator Stubblefield recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred senate bill four seventy two by Senator Irving recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill thirteen fifty eight by Senator Johnston recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fourteen thirty two by representative for Fortner recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fourteen forty by representative Cozart recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fifteen seventeen the representive Andrews recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fifteen forty one by representative gene recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fifteen seventy one by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill fifteen ninety one by representative right recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill sixteen oh six by representative more recommend to pass. Me on education was first Senate bill one seventy two by Senator Dobson recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred senate bill three fifty five by Senator Colwell recommend to pass to concur in house amendment number one calendar committee on education was first Senate bill. Three sixty four by Senator Tucker recommend to pass counted Committee on Education referred senate bill three eighty four by Senator Wallace recommend to pass calendar for your education was first Senate bill three eighty seven by Senator English recommend due pass counted Committee on Education is referred senate bill four twenty one by Senator letting recommend to pass calendar Committee on Education to whom was referred senate bill four thirty two by Senator Dobson recommend due pass counted three on education was referred senate bill three four thirty six by Senator English recommend due pass counted Committee on Education whom was first senate bill four sixty six by Senator Dobson recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred senate bill four seventy by Senator awesome recommend to pass as amended number one calendar committee on education was first senate bill four seventy three by Senator brown recommend due pass counted Committee on Education during was referred senate bill four seventy seven by Senator Dismang recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on Education whom was referred house bill twelve fifty four by representative maybe recommend to pass as amended number one calendar three on education it was referred house bill fourteen sixty eight by representative long recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred house bill fifteen twenty six by representative Bentley recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred house bill fifteen twenty seven by representative Bentley recommend due pass counted Committee on Education I was referred house bill fifteen thirty one by representative Hodges recommend due pass counted Committee on Education resort have house bill fifteen fifty nine The representative may not London recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen fifty by representative make recommend due pass counted Committee on Public Health to route payments or fire Senate bill three ten by Senator. Senator Mark Johnson recommend due pass counted Committee on Public Health team is referred senate bill three twenty Senator ROV recommend to pass as amended number today counted Committee on Public Health team is referred senate bill three twenty two by Senator Irving recommend to pass to concur on house amendment number one calendar Committee on Public Health time is referred senate bill four ninety two by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted Committee on Public Health to whom was referred house bill eleven oh two per cent Pilkington recommend to pass as amended number one. Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate two O. seven by Senator Blake Johnson recommend due pass to concur in house amendment number one calendar committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate bill three fourteen by Senator Wallace recommend to pass as amended number one calendar committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate bill four nineteen by Senator Dismang recommend to pass. Three on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate bill four thirty four by Senator Dismang recommend due pass counted Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom is for senate for seventy nine by Senator Dismang recommend to pass as amended number one calendar committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate bill four eighty eight by Senator Hickey recommend due pass counted Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill fifteen twenty three by representative more recommend due pass counted Senate resolution forty four by Senator Irvin to recognize that if you use an and the collect of children is a significant significant public health problem to commend the important work being done to combat this public health problem entity to proclaim April eleven twenty twenty three IST children's advocacy center dies Senate resolution forty four. Calendar Senate resolution forty five by Senator Irvin to celebrate stand County and recognize it two hundred and fiftieth anniversary Senate resolution forty five calendar Senate bill five twenty two by Senator Leding to amend the law regarding employment to amend the records kept by an employer and require certain records of the provided to employees Senate bill five twenty two public health zero five twenty three by Senator Tucker to amend the law concerning alcoholic beverages to amend the law concerning the expansion outdoor dining at restaurants to include bars Senate bill five twenty three city council less about five twenty four by Senator Petty to clarify non non criminal background check request submitted to the division of Arkansas State Police and the five twenty four Judiciary zero five twenty five by Senator Petty. Concerning very dangerous blood draw blood draws in connection with a criminal offense to establish requirements and restrictions for who can perform blood draws and to clarify circumstances for a second test under certain certain certain circumstances senate five twenty five. Judiciary zero five twenty six percent to pay the concerning the taking of a DNA sample for a R. for person arrested of a felony and the clarified the retention of a DNA sample for a person arrested for a felony Sentifi twenty six Judiciary to revive twenty seven by Senator Hammer to impose additional requirements for entering into and dissolving a covenant marriage signal five twenty seven. Judiciary Sentifi twenty eight by Senator Hammer approval loan or financing agreement for the sale of a dog or cat to clarify the regulation of sale of a dog or cat ride penalties for providing a loan or financing agreement for the sale of a dog or a cat Senate bill five twenty eight. City county local zero five twenty nine by Senator Leding to amend the Arkansas soul nutrient application in poultry litter utilization act and require certain records be provided to the Arkansas natural resources commission zero five twenty nine. Agriculture center five thirty mass leading to create a sales and use tax exemption for certain taxes to cultivation facilities Senate bill five thirty. Revenue tax and a five thirty one by Senator king concerning championship athletic games held between public schools and private schools Senate bill five thirty one education. Any further business to come before the body in the morning hour. If not morning hour has expired we will now begin the business agenda. We will begin. Centerville. If we can begin with amendment one to Senate bill ninety. We will skip over. Those three items and. Amendment one Senate bill sixty six. The next one number amendment one to Senate bill ninety. Amendment one Senate bill nine. Senator Hill you're recognized. Thank you governor this is what I call the talk Clarke Tucker amendment that we put on here the couple technical corrections of change award for use in the individuals to licensure and that pretty much it concur with the house thank you senator L. all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Any oppose ayes have it. By the concurs. Senate bill ninety by Senator Health. To create the automatic occupational license here for out of state licensure act. We got. I appreciate a good vote. There's no questions for the senator no one wishes to speak against or for or is there any objection rowing the boat. C. nine madam secretary please roll Brian Boyd Caldwell Chesterfield Clark rolled Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator would change her vote C. nine please cast a ballot by pro at thirty five Yeas zero named Senate bill. Ninety one seven ninety. Bye to concur. Please. Tucker. Tucker first. Amendment to the Senate bill two thirty five Senator Tucker you're recognized. Thank you madam president this is also Clarke Tucker Amendment my bill my amendment Preciado give up. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed as having. Amendment to the Senate bill three eighty. Senator Clark. Hi bill my amendment appreciate a good vote thank you senator Clark all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Any opposed Is haven't re centering gross. Amendment one Senate bill four oh three. Senator Blake Johnson you're recognized. My bill my amendment appreciate a good vote. All those in favor please signify by saying aye. Oppose ayes have it. Please enter gross. Senator Gilmore are you prepared and ready to do Senate resolution thirty six. Okay let me know I appreciate thank you so much center. Thank you members I need to make a motion to suspend the rules withdrawal my bill Senate bill for twenty six from a state agencies committee so I can engrossed my amendment so be ready for tomorrow. That's and put it on second reading so motion to suspend the rules withdrawal Senate bill for twenty six from a committee M. place on second reading for purpose of amendment. Thank you senator all those in favor please signify by saying aye aye any opposed has had Amendment one Senate bill four twenty six. Thank you members my bill my amendment all those in favor please signify by saying aye aye. Many oppose ayes have it members adopted grossing. We will now begin the Senate bills Senate bill two eighty five. Senate bill two eighty five by Senator Clark to amend the law concerning absentees absences from school and provide for an excused absence Forster companies the student's parent or legal guardian to but. Senate Tucker you're recognized. Thank you madam president this is one of those bills we can all feel good about voting for it just allows a student to have an excused absence from school to go vote with their parents or their legal guardian whoever may be thanks to members the Education Committee we we tie this up a bit to make sure that you can only go once per election and also when you come back to school you're encouraged to wear your I voted sticker it'll encourage civic engagement for your classmates but also prove your school that you actually want to go go vote so that's that's pretty much it I'm happy to take any questions. Any questions for Senator Tucker. Anyone wish to speak against. Senator you're pretty close I'm close I appreciate a good vote. Senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. And secretary please of the vote Boyd one Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me kidi Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator would change his or her vote. The nine eleven cast a ballot by votes at thirty five Yeas zero named Senate bill two eighty five passes please friends house Senate bill two ninety nine senate two ninety nine by Senator Hammer to establish Mersing arm to arm programs and authorize a nursing student to earn direct patient care clinical credit hours for working in a healthcare facility in certain jobs. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you madam president one of the things that we recognized in looking at the nursing shortage issue is the challenges of clinical time with regards to their is nursing programs what this bill does is allow for those that are going through the nursing program and are working in an environment where those clinical hours that they are working could actually be applied toward some of those credit units that are necessary to graduate from that degree program so that's why it's called earned a learner's because while they're working they would be able to as allowed under the individual schools protocol be able to cross some of those hours that they're working toward their degree that'll free up some clinical space time but the other thing it does is it allows them to earn income while they're working one of the challenges is that if they aren't able to count those hours they're having to be away from work while they are keen us clinical hours for which they're not getting paid so it's a good bill that allows him to work and to earn while they work but yet get those credit hours counted toward their degree program as long as they align with that school's accreditation requirements will be glad to answer any questions. Any questions Senator hammer Senate you're recognized thank you madam president so in the end. When they're finished with their education will they be more experience to the same level of experience are lessons for the they should be more experienced than I'll give an example like your nail being going through the you know your LPN which go through the are in program so you're working an LPN setting where some of those things that you're doing in that skill set of clinical time could actually be counted towards your clinical hours in your are in program but if without this bill they would be able to count those hours toward that and what this bill will allow is that while there may be working in a nursing home over the weekend and they are going to they are in school program so those hours could transfer over that there were while they're working could transfer over into that program as set program allows clinical hours to to be applied. Bottom line end result will have as much or more experience than I do now the land as much if not more yes Sir thanks for make for better nurses thank. Who are able to work while they are while they were. Any other questions for Senator Hammer anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close Preciado a good vote thank you senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. Madam secretary please Robert Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these Dismang Dobson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. If any senators wish to change your vote. C. nine please cast a ballot by voting at thirty five eighty eight zero nine Senate bill two ninety nine passes please transmit to the House. Senate bill three seventy two seventy three seventy two by Senator Caldwell regarding alcoholic beverages and to amend the law related to additional products sold by the holder of an of a liquor permit. Senator Caldwell you're recognized thank you Mr president this section does not deal with the beverages awful the title says it does what it does is allow the local businesses to liquor stores to sale of clothing for motion items with their own logo on it the history logo the per permittee and this ought to. Any questions for Senator Caldwell. Anyone wish to speak against her for. It's close any objection rowing the boat. Madam secretary please roll the vote Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me kidi Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stem Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote. Senator Gilmore president. Any others. Please cast a ballot by both that thirty forty eight zero nine and one president Senate bill three seventy two passes please transmit to the House and now members we will take up and go back to the top of today's business agenda and take up Senate resolution thirty four. The resolution thirty four by Senator Chesterfield to encourage a state of Arkansas rivers Arkansas to refrain from contracting with companies or entities that benefits the rocker for a forced labor. Thank you madam chair ladies and gentlemen the Senate I needed a moment to get over myself I sometimes we have to have that moment to get over sales and I present to you this bill which is which has its genesis in our students who attended girls state. And we teach them to become politically active than she wants to be a part of. What goes on not only in this country this state this country but this world and they wanted me to bring this resolution that would encourage the State of Arkansas to refrain from contracting with companies or entities that benefit from weaker force labor the weaker are a minority in China they have been treated very badly. And is there they would ask us to go on record and say that is not okay. It's simply not OK. And with that I'd be happy to take any questions I should read the whole resolution to you but I'm just so proud of the fact that they want something done that will affect the society and the Uighurs in looking them up have suffered tremendously at the hands of the Chinese government and they are saying that may be resolved by the Senate of the ninety four General Assembly and they did call me today as they have called me almost every day are you gonna run it are you gonna run and so here I am running it that the Senate encourages the State of Arkansas to refrain from contracting with companies or entities that benefit from weaker forced labor I appreciate a good vote will be happy to take any questions madam chair thanks center Chesterfield any questions for Senator Chesterfield. All those in favor of Senate resolution thirty four to encourage the state of Arkansas to refrain from contracting with companies or entities that benefit from weaker forced labor please signify by saying aye. Any oppose ayes have it thank you very for the. Senate. We will now return to. Senate bills we will take up. Senate bill three ninety three. Senate bill three ninety three by Senator Davis to amend Arkansas law concerning attendance at regional or national conferences by members of the General Assembly. Senator Davis you're recognized. Thank you madam president and this bill as simply gets rid of dollars and cents one referring to conference travel BLR typically handles conferences and travel for the house in the Senate it now is handled by each chamber and and they have to do a letter head of time approving that travel a and it's impossible to have the exact amount in dollars and cents. While you're approving ahead of time so the simply removes that so we can do reimbursement and everything afterwards. I have a second question I have that made sense any questions for Senator Davis. Anyone wishing to speak against or for. Senator has close any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please rowboat Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis the Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stem Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote. C. nine please cast a ballot by those that thirty five Yeas zero named Senate bill three ninety three passes please transmit to the House. We will. Now go to Senate bill four zero two. Before two by Senator Blake Johnson concerning the election of directors of conservation district and to amend the procedure for the election of a director of the conservation district. Senator Blake Johnson you're recognized. Thank you governor would take a minute I didn't see him up there but county judge rusty McMillon is appearing to be happy yeah I worry he is county judge for Greene County if you all would give him a hand thank you. Senate bill this is a symbol for to those conservation districts of which are in each each one of our districts the we had to state the appointed positions and this gives a procedure for those local conservation districts rather than them be appointed on the state level down to those district levels it puts those two back at the district level so those can be appointed there. That's what the bill does. Any questions for Senator Blake Johnson. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. Senate secretary please well the vote Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice doesn't Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. C. nine please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty five Yeas zero named Senate bill four zero two passes please transmit to the House we will now take up Senate resolution thirty six with senator Gilmore. Thank you governor for the latitude here and I think they're making their way into the gallery so I'll begin reading this for second time Senate resolution thirty six percent for Gilmore to command the Warren high school lady lumberjacks indoor track and field team for winning the twenty twenty three class four A. state indoor track and field championships. The. Thank you governor members I have the Warren lady lumberjacks at the indoor track and field team who won the twenty twenty three class four A. girls state indoor track and field championships I think up there in the west gallery I think they're there if you all would stand if you are just give everyone a wave. I just want to recognize I'll be very brief with this whereas on April eighteenth twenty twenty three to one high school lady lumberjacks indoor track and field team one twenty twenty three class A. for a girls state indoor track and field championship held at Randal Tyson track center university of Arkansas Fayetteville fate of Arkansas and we're as the Warren high school a lumberjacks indoor track and field team won the championship with a score of seventy six and five tenths and we're as a warm high school lady lumberjacks indoor track and field team won the six hundred meter we relay race and was run by area haunt us will go through Garcia Imber Johnson and Leah Walton and we're as this championship was a true team effort as a worn high school lady lumberjacks also had athletes place in the sixty meter dash to to earn your dash the for me to race the eight hundred meter race the three hundred meter relay race and the long jump and the shot put. And we're as a warm high school in projects is coached by head coach Dennis Reddick and where as the Bourne high school lady lumberjacks indoor track and field includes a Leah Walton to Leah Walton Chris Walton area hunt as old as we go see a Maddie Wes McKinley Meeks amber Johnson. By a York so we told us the Lanny hearing Hey rewarding hand Amir Russell and we're as the worn high school lady lumberjacks indoor track and field team coach Reddick stated these young ladies were excited about going to fable to proceed to pay to participate in the indoor track team meet and I enjoyed coaching these young ladies as they are a group of ladies that are ambitious and smart now therefore be it resolved by the scent of the ninety first General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate Committee on the worn high school later lady lumberjacks indoor track and field team for winning the twenty twenty three Class say four A. girls indoor track and field championship so members with that I ask for good vote on adoption of this as we recognize this outstanding group of young ladies. Thank you senator Gilmore all those in favor of Senate resolution thirty six to recognize the many accomplishments of the Warren high school lady lumberjacks please signify by saying aye Any oppose ayes have it Senate resolution thirty. We will now. Four six seven Senate bill four zero six senate for six by Senator Hammer to amend the law concerning extended juvenile jurisdiction of designation under the Arkansas Jurrell Code of nineteen eighty nine. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you man present this bill I'm bringing on behalf of the juvenile judges of met with them on several occasions best way to illustrate this bill is right now you would have what would be referred to as two buckets when you have a young adults to that is charged with one of the things that's listed in the bill so they either have a why she or go straight to the adult DO see population what they wanna do is create a metal bucket and that's what this bill does so that hopefully they can intercept them between the activities that are listed on here which those are pretty strong activities if you look at the bill and be able to give an option to the judge's hopefully to be able to turn around without this state to prohibit same from being able to do it and I appreciate a good vote. Any questions for Senator Hammer anyone wish to speak against or for. Any. C. nine center your request thank you as I mentioned bring on behalf of the juvenile judges appreciate a good vote. Centers close any objection rowing the boat. Madam secretary please robot Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these Dismang Dobson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McGill Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. A number of Senator love president. Any other. Sandline please cast a ballot. Five votes at thirty three a one night and one present senate bill four zero six passes. Please transmit to the House. Senate bill four zero eight seven four eight by Senator Penzo two men various laws concerning adoption Intermin certain adoption laws to differentiate between minor and adult adoptions center Penzo you're recognized. Thank you madam president. All right senate bill four oh eight of his clean pretty much clean up bill every few years when we're down here for legislative session are run an adoption bill for a sure beginnings which is nonprofit back home it facilitates adoptions and also work with the quad a adoption attorneys here in Little Rock on craft and you know kind of clean up making the adoption process as smooth as possible what this bill does for adults it removes the withdrawal period for the adult adoptee and their spouse. It also removes removes the requirement of listing the adoptees assets and property the. For minors the bill removes the six month waiting period to finalize the adoptions that is that is usually meant for children that go to DHS adoptions that are older so if they're under six months there is no waiting period to finalize the adoption of an adoptee is less than six months. The. Also gives birth parents have the option to allow the information to be disclosed to the adoptive family if they wish it is and is it is currently a misdemeanor two thirds of all the options these days are open adoptions and They're they're not allowed to disclose each other's names in an open adoption where they have disclosed each other's name so it this disclaims up that the error of the bill removes requirements to check the punitive fathers Registry only when either all either all parental rights have been already been terminated by either an order of termination of parental rights or by a previous adoption bill repeals a law. Last amended nineteen eighty five but superseded rendered obsolete in nineteen ninety five and that's what sections one six to start any questions that is for a good vote any questions for Senator Penzo. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection rolling the vote. Maddox secretary please roll the vote Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Crowell Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty Brighstone Stubblefield Sullivan. I Tucker Wallace. Any senator was to change his or her vote. Senator flowers president. Any others C. nine please cast the ballot. That thirty forty eight zero nine eight one present Senate bill four zero eight passes please transmit. To the house Senate bill four fifteen. Simmer for fifteen by Senator son to establish the Arkansas prescribed burning at. Senator style you're recognized. Thank you madam chairman members. Forster's have many tools in our tool chest property manage are forced prescribed burns burns are just one of those tools in our tool chest. Admirers we used for site preparation we also use a permit management you know to approve wildlife for deer. Turkey and quail also the usual you know just to just to reduce the fuel load into force to make sure that we don't have an out of control wildfire the challenge in Arkansas is a prescribed burn to be an under utilized attain it is sure to cover prescribed burn is a difficulty the law in Arkansas a liability for conducting such Burch burns is ambiguous. Senate bill four fifteen will clear up the same be ambiguity him will make it clear that this is the that the standard is negligence. If a landowner who prescribed murder negatively conducts a burn it will result in damage to a third party the third part party will be able recover her damages is a belief of this industry that the clarity will allow for bars to be used for the benefit of forestry in our habitat with that I'll take any questions. Any questions for center stone. Senator love a Senator boy. Thank you governor of. Senator Sturch. I ask this question a committee of the board and and talk about the liability. Can you go over the instance in which a prescribed burn ban you do you follow everything but you might accidentally burned out somebody's house and of the liability of of of in that instance well Bob by the way this bill were read before you can do a prescribed burn you'll have to be trained to do it thank you just can't go out there a lot and a lot of fire and go. And you have to check the weather conditions you know you have to make sure that the wind speed is not above fifteen miles an hour that humidity it is not below twenty percent or checklist that you have to go through and all that training will make that will make the burner aware that. Now when that happens if they go through and have a barn plan and implement a plan to carry out the plan if a fire gets out or should be reaching for a fire to get out but if a fire gets out there shouldn't be any in negligence on the martyrs power but in the scenario that you're talking about the fire got out it's a bar someone's house down they should have insurance on it and the burner should have also have the issue resolved I felt like that would want to go to court per would probably be headed to court and I think that the two insurance companies we get together and work out some kind of settlement before it went to court. What you're recognized. Thank you and Senators stone I apologize but I just want clarity I read the bill but if you own like less than a hundred acres how is this going to affect your ability to to bond are you this will not impede a private landowners land rights. Except they can't burn over a hundred acres at any given time they will still have to get a prescription written by someone who's trying to to brought the barn plan but if you own a hundred acres you could burn a hundred acres then the next day you could burn another hundred acres I thank the park the reason with that is you know just because someone owns some land tell me that they know how to go out there and properly managed to track and handle fire without again now we just felt like there needed to be a cap over somebody didn't have any training at all if they want to departed and landed a hundred acres etcetera then going down as seven five hundred acres on fire one time. So one quick follow up so but you still have to have a fire plan if you have yes yes yes thank you yes Sir anymore questions. Question. Just follow up on your on my seat mate here's question on liability so in order to do a prescribed burn. Have an insurance policy a liability policy or what what kind of insurance policy and then if I understood you correctly it may. The response was basically people should have insurance on their own home. I don't know of anybody that does prescribed burns does not have insurance you know devoted to cover the sale if a fire got out so they would had insurance and then and that's to say that is someone's house did catch on fire and I think that's probably the worst case scenario motion to times when when buyers are done done out in the rural parts of the county and there's not any structures around so as to but that that I'm not I'm not saying that possibly don't exist but the homeowner should add insurers and at the burner also has insurance I think they'll get together and it would I believe that they would come to some type of settlement to make that homeowner hole before with the court so the the the burner has insurance obviously the individual but this this bill does not relieve the burn the person performing the barn from any liability added there's not any statutory relief that says they're not liable except for the courts yes it's up to the courts. I would have done the the homeowner would have to prove negligence which that led to go to the court to do that you know how in Oklahoma and Florida their standard negligence which that means they can almost go burn a track in either one of those states almost **** nilly and if something got damaged in the process get a won't walk away with that impunity at all this way right here if someone. Is the plan. Properly done implemented a plan and then care stay with the plan there shouldn't be a problem but if there is all the someone has to do is find the flaw that they violated the plan windspeeds to high humidity was too low and they about life plans if they left the fire unattended they violated the plan that's negligence they would be subject to a lawsuit. Thank you. Senator Blake Johnson. This may be one of those don't you agree. Since our laws are so. Updated in convoluted in the prescribed burns are not being done now. Whenever we are able to do this under this good structure. And some of the relief to those areas are done won't that make it safer for for the for the forestry and and the possibility of a wildfire outside of human control getting out of control. Yes I think I agree with that you know when you do a fire you produced a lot of fuel load along the way if a file to wildfire did break out the list of firefighters be able to have an opportunity to bring that wildfire back under control thank you senator I think this would be good for the the force and in the state and you guys will do a great job for thank you thank you. You're recognized for a question senator I've heard some confusion but these prescribed burns cannot happen during burn bans correct that is correct thank you Sir. Any other questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close I'm close I appreciate a good vote. Thank you Senator center has closed any objection to rowing the boat. Objection noted. Madam secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Bryant. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Davis. These. These. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. English. Flippo flowers. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Irvine. Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Page. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Staff. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. I begin on this side any senators wish to change your vote or voter did not vote C. center Chesterfield present any other centers on the side Senator Dismang no Senator Hickey yes any other senators centre Murdock president. Any other centers. Senator Hester yes. Any other centers. Thank you yes. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty eight two nine one not voting to present Senate bills for fifteen passes please transmit to the House. Senator Clark. Did you have a. Introduction. Thank you governor thank you colleagues of the of we've introduced some other a county judges I am blessed to work with a great group of county judges of one of them is Hot Spring County judge Dennis Horton who is up here in the V. I. P. gallery with this he's providing great leadership and Hot Spring County since he's been there and won the great blessings as he is just so easy to work with a specially compared to garland county judge Durham hall is decided to hire him lifelong friends with. If you'll please welcome of county judge initial Maastricht. Thank you senator Clark we will now take up Senate bill four seventeen. Senate bill four seventeen by Senator Stubblefield to amend the law concerning civil liability for damage caused by motor vehicles operated on certain public Regis. You're recognized thank you governor. college about four years ago we had a truck from California. that was driven by a individual who didn't speak English anyway he drove to Dardanelle Arkansas and in my district picked up a lot of. Chicken frozen chicken fifty thousand pounds when he left the plant there he got lost. He drove down a county road. Any come to bridge it was clearly marked twenty five thousand pound weight limit. Well needless to say he and fifty thousand pounds chicken went down the river. the whole load well the county spent. Two years trying to get this come in California to settle and and pay for the bridge finally after a lot of experience in lot of flights to California back. They they paid. Part of the bridge but is still because the county hundred thousand dollars this bill addresses that every two years the Federal Highway Commission requires our doctor expect all bridges over twenty foot lanes. The party insurance company you're responsible for the damages exceeding the posted weight limit the bill as amended just makes clear the measure of damages for a replacement of a county bridge is cost of replacement not fair market value less depreciation this is actually the law and Arkansas already. In many states. This just this bill really just save the delay in the posturing of lawyers and cost of litigation over the measure the bridge is. Any questions. Senate anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. Maddox secretary please rowboat board right Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty you have done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator to change their vote. Senator Blake Johnson president. Senator Dodson president. Senator Boyd president. Senator role president. Senator Davis. President. Senator Penzo president. Senator style no. Senate Gilmour NO. Senator Hickey no. Senator Kroll no. Senator Hammer president. Any others. Please cast a ballot. But at twenty five Yeas four nine and six present. Senate bill four seventeen passes please transmit to the House. Senate bill four twenty seven. Center for twenty seven by Senator Hill to provide an exemption for special events to allow certain new motor vehicle dealers in a motor vehicle manufacturers or distributors to display and sell certain vehicles and certain special. Senator Hill you're recognized thank you governor Cali this is a a simple bill this bill act is going to match up with the or be special events the that takes place currently in the state this is a four large large menu items example of that of the larger new item would be a big book classic is held in Little Rock every year this is just specifies a specially being vehicles what the R. is motorcycle all terrain vehicles utility vehicles a scooter or go kart and low speed vehicles just allows them to but on special event if there's a participate if there is a non participating vendor in that county that they can go outside to the the adjacent counties and bring in someone that being said. Any questions for Senator Hill. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection rolling vote. Three please robot mode right Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty lost Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator would change his or her vote. St nine please cast a ballot by a vote of thirty five Yeas and Nays Senate bill four twenty seven passes please transmit to the House. We're going to go back to the. Bottom of the front page number one to Senate bill four thirteen Amendment one Senate bill four thirteen just to add to House co sponsored. All those in favor of Amendment one Senate bill four thirteen to at a house co sponsor please signify by saying aye. Hi any opposed. Is haven't amendment is adopted please send gross Senator Hester you're recognized. Members do this the you know hopefully the closing window of session here if you had a bill that was amended in committee today shell bill is amended in committee today please see Senator Dismang he'll keep a a list of them and then we'll hopefully suspend the rules to get those engrossed so they can be heard tomorrow. That makes sense. So if you have one minute in committee today C. send this man will make a list and a reminder that will be at one o'clock tomorrow on the floor for session. The. Now take a. Senate bill four. Thirty three for thirty three by Senator Irvin to abolish the Arkansas Geological Survey to create the office of the state geological an odd to transfer the authority and duties of the Arkansas Geological Survey to the office in the pharmacy. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you and members what Senate bill four thirty three does is it only abolishes the governor's appointed seven member advisory commission under current law the Arkansas Geological Survey includes not only the state geologist and staff but also a seven member advisory commission that's appointed by the governor and again that's what this bill does is it only abolished as an advisory commission that just provides general guidance on suggested studies undertaken by the state geologist and I've I've gone actually out on site visits with these folks they're incredible people and they're gonna do a great job and I think this is a good bill for re organization I appreciate a good vote. Anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator has closed any objection to rolling the vote. I secretary please role that void Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark for all Davis the Dismang Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator with the changes or her vote C. center Penzo president. Any other not please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty forty eight zero nine and one president senate bill four thirty three The corresponding emergency clause passed please transmit to the House. Senate bill four forty six simmer for forty six by Senator Bryant to allow municipalities counties and other political subdivisions to say by resolution if I have a pro life policy. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you governor members the ninety third General Assembly RT pass this bill for pro life cities what happened is counties started adopting this another state political subdivisions of the state so we're taking the exact language that was passed by the ninety third and we're moving it to the top of the of the title fourteen local government under general provisions that way any political subdivision that was set out the pro life cause Lucien will still have the protections provided by the previous bill. But the questions any questions Senator Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. Thank you madam chair thank you senator Bryan taking my question what is to preclude them from doing this now I'm sorry what is to preclude them from stating that now. The nothing and they have been stating that but they haven't been given the protections of the previous bill to be able to promote that throughout the day to give them cover to say what they want to say as a result of their municipality for further the council for the political subdivision of the state yes thank you. For any other questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please relevant. Boyd right Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these. DISMANG Dobson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stem Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Senator situation change your vote I see Senator Chesterfield no Senator love no Senator Tucker no. Senate Murdoch NO. Leding no. Any other. Thanks cast a ballot. I'm sorry sent. Senator flowers we actually okay. Please cast a ballot. By a vote twenty nine a six nine Senate bill four forty six passes. Is transmitted the House. And I do apologize that senator flowers I would ask you all. Please speak up so that way make sure you get mine or one of our. Teams. Attention. Senate bill. Four forty seven simmer for forty seven by Senator Bryant concerning ballots and tabulation of unopposed races on the ballot and came to amend election procedures. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you remembers this is a technical correction again in the ninety third General Assembly we took some. Some offices and county offices out of the unopposed candidates section of the ballot and allow them to not be tabulated they forgot to remove city Clerk from that tabulated section so this is kind of our election commissioner and us discuss it with the secretary of state's office as well as the state election commissions they'll be happy for the correction appreciate a good vote. Any questions if anyone was to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objections rowing the boat. Madam secretary please rowboat Board prime Caldwell Chesterfield Clark prole Davis these this mine Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rise stem Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator to change his or her vote. I'm sorry Senator flowers the president. Thank you. Any others. C. nine please casts up the ballot. By a vote at thirty four eighty eight zero nine one present Senate bill four forty seven. Passes please transmit to the House. Senate bill four fifty four. Simmer for fifty four by Senator Gilmore. Concerning public utility contracts for an offer enter rupture of reputable service. Senate bill more you're recognized thank you Mr president I'd like to refer this back to committee for purposes amendment. All those. All those in favor say aye. The imposed. Back to insurance and commerce. Senate bill four fifty six. The force fifty six by Senator Hill to prevent state funded medical schools in this state from spending funds on the name image and likeness of a student athlete under the Arkansas state athletics athletes of the risks the rights act. Senate bill you're recognized thank you governor colleagues is going to be an amendment on the house side on this bill I want to make sure I tell you exactly how it's going to be this bill actually is going to say this state tax dollars cannot be used to pay an ideal players at any university or school. And that's that's it in a nutshell right there with that I'll take any questions questions Senator Chesterfield you're recognized just wanna be sure because sometimes I'm not clear you're going to amend the bill. On the house yes ma'am so that is make sure state money yes we're not going to sing about the university are not not not the not the funds I mean not not the foundation money that that would thank you so much that makes me feel better about the bill taxpayer dollars. Senator Mark Johnson you're recognized. Thank you madam president Senator Hill discusses Committee and I'm supportive of what you're doing do we have I guess the word I should ask you where you're at all as we have evidence of any other state entity that was paying out this then I L. money to anybody other than you a M. S.. No Sir but I just as I said that I'm. I'm concerned about the whole thing and and I realized that they were not using state money at U. emissary using probably foundation money which gives me another way more heartburn but I just wanted to make sure I I think about a young man it's a good player may be but I think about what the guy he didn't get the and I owe money because he you know was not quite as articular are photogenic or whatever and I just or maybe someone on the the the latest track team or something that's not as well now I just I'm a little concerned about. Wherever the party the moneys from it's the love is spread around a little bit better would you agree I agree with you five thank you senator thank you madam president. Any other questions. Anyone wish to speak against or for Senator Chesterfield you're recognized to speak on the bill. Thank you madam chair ladies and gentleman the Senate. I was opposed to this bill and I'm sure most of you know that when I'm opposed I'm opposed it gives me great pause to think that. Our young people wouldn't be able to talk about how great. Our medical facilities are. The University of Arkansas school for medical sciences. Made it possible for my husband to walk again because of the great work that they do. And these young people who come into our colleges and universities. Should should know that there's some place they can go right here in Arkansas. Right here in Arkansas they will do a great job for the. That will make it possible for them to play again if not play at least two wall. Thank you and sometimes to talk again that's what all of these worries me because if you have that kind of university it will attract people to this state. To me some of this is economic. What would not come to a state and let my kids come here to play if they can get quality service. What would not come here. To me it just makes good sense to say this state has greatness going on and not only that we're gonna use our own kids and let them make a little money saying how great ET is male or female this is not making good economic sense to me I know you're going to change some language but we ought to be we are to be saying this is great of the State of Arkansas that people want to come here for our kids to play here and know that they will get great quality care here that's why I have a problem with the bill because we're not allowing that message to get out and in such a positive message I see young boys and young girls that now do you saying they made it possible me to walk again they made it possible for my alarm to apparate again I just get excited when I see it I just think we're doing a disservice to our state by saying we shouldn't do this so I have a problem with the whole thing of the bill and I appreciate a noble. Anyone else wish to speak. Against or for. Senator you're pretty close. Thank you governor. Senator to make some very valid points there I do agree to under percent we want the students to come here we want them to join in this bill does not prohibit them from doing that what so ever. So great greatly appreciate your your opinion on that with this being said all I'm saying is I don't wanna use taxpayer dollars to fund this that's Okey the state of Arkansas is not in the business of paying athletes and so with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Senator has close any objection to rowing the boat. Objection noted madam secretary please call the roll Boyd. Bryant. Brian. Caldwell. Chesterfield Clark. Kroll. Davis. These. Davis Dismang. Dotson. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Health. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. King. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Payton. Thank. Penzo. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Staff. Stubblefield. Sullivan Tucker. Wallace. Wallace. Any senator which the voter who did not vote for who wish to change your vote again on this side I see Senator Bryant yes Senator Murdock. No. Any others Senator Penzo yes. Many others. Page yes any others. Last call an all out. Please cast a ballot. At twenty sixty eight seventy two not voting Senate bill four fifty six passes please transmit to the House. Senate bill four sixty four. Senate bill four sixty four by Senator. Hester to amend the Arkansas tourism Development Act. Senator Hester you're recognized I'm I'm gonna pass over today Senate Monday. Well now take at Senate bill four seventy five. Senate bill four seventy five by senator brown to amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages to clarify the violation regarding the sale of controlled beverages by vending machine and authorize the sale through dispensing machine under certain circumstances. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you Mr president. Is what this bill does allow an entrepreneur up in our area to sales. Liquor or beer spirits wine and one through so dispensing right now if you walk into into anymore he or. It's a it's a joint ask for ask for alcohol. U. S. or the waiter to go. Go to the bar and get you get you bring it back to your table with this allow is for you to get an RFID tag radio frequency identification tags that verifies you know you have to get it through your identification and then you can go up to that task and dispense other still bartenders there they're still staff they're watching you they're still making sure all the laws currently in place are being being at here to. The maximum you can dispense before you have to go back and get re checked and is thirty two ounces of beer or twelve and so twelve ounces wine or ten ounces of spirit to soar three out three ounces wine mixed. So this is This is on Twitter you don't have to worry about going to the bar and getting a bartender to serve you or they're serving dozens of other people trying to keep track of how much they've had the machine will do it for them. And so whenever you had your thirty two ounces you go back get checked back in and if they feel like you you've had enough you're cut off. So this this is a good bill I think it's all the states surrounding us have the same technology and there's been no notifications that it causes more issues so this is just allowing them to do in our state as well. I'll be glad to answer your questions. Question Brian Senate Chesterfield you're recognized. All right you get let me get this straight you can go up and put the local into whatever it is and you get thirty two ounces just like that you see when you ever you entered you say help I'd like to during the show your ID just like you normally would they put an RFID tag on you that cannot be taken off okay let you cut it off and the exit there's plenty staff to watch it and then once you have it on you can walk up to a machine that dispenses if you flasher article ID enabled Spence at twelve ounces and you go back another twelve ounces and you go back for another twelve months so you maximum this is thirty two ounces for beer thirty three thirty six so thirty two divided by you know whatever's there is four eight ounce glasses thank you if you got a friend is it the same thing gets more right. If if you if the sixty four if if you if they check in as well they can have a thirty two ounces and you have a thirty two ounces and and this is in what state. What's in all surrounding states dos all around the state goes beyond the main wells is not on a man it's just that bartender because I have to do it for everybody you can do it yourself thank you senator. By Senator Wallace you're recognized. Right. Camarines cat. If if we if we got a box of crayons we can write it down. Any other questions Senator Blake Johnson you're recognized. Should not go by the size you really get more. Or the size of your bill maybe. I do have a question I think it is part of the in a situation like this let's just say that that person went up there you got it you know normally. And made them take it back to the table to give it to a minor or or somebody else are they the ones of liable or we look is that or is that still the establishment or or how how is all that this is just like it be now the establishment is responsible for that. Thanks to the get that permit revoked if they if they do that. Any other questions. Anyone wishing to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. Jackson noted. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd Brown Boyd Bryant. Bryant. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Coral. Davis. These. These. DISMANG. Dotson J. DISMANG Dotson. English English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Caster. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. King. Leding. Love. Love. The key. Mickey. Murdock. Murdock. Payton. Payton. Penzo. Padding. Rice. Staff. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators questions change your vote again on this side. I'll be on the front row will work way back Senator Clark no. Senator Ricky yes. Senator Dotson no. Senator dis no Senator Blake Johnson yes. Senator Boyd yes sender Kroll NO. Senator love now. Senator Murdock yes. Anyone on the side. Please check the board. Senator Hickey yes Senator Irvin yes. Please cast up the ballot. Okay. If I can. Okay. If I can ask the body to although the subject matter may be entertaining it's difficult for those of us are trying to ensure that we get everyone's votes cast properly. At please check the board. And please speak up when you're voting. Anyone who is not voters have to vote change please check Board for state again. Right please casts up the ballot. By a vote at nineteen eight twelve Nays two not voting and to present senate bill four seventy five passes please transmit to the House. Senate bill four seventy six Senate bill four seventy six by Senator Hill great the rural veterinarian student scholarship program correct address scholarship program to be administered by the department of agriculture to create the address scholarship program fund within the department of agriculture. Senator Hill you're recognized. Thank you governor college as you all know we have a veterinarian shortage in the state of Arkansas with this bill it will allow us to have scholarships or help of help or distressed areas to get veterinarians into those to those areas have forty thousand or less up for population a county you'll be eligible for a rule that Neri scholarship that will be administered through the to the agriculture department and so what this is just one way we can try to try to help the leave a swimmer shortage we have a veterinarians with that I'll take any questions. Any questions for Centerville. Senator pedir recognized for a question. I like to speak but can you give us assurances this is your last veterinary bills no Sir I cannot give you that. I do not know got three more coming. Any other questions. Thank you wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection rowing the boat. Mattis secretary please will the vote vote for I Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis the dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator injured by. C. nine please cast a ballot. Five thirty five Yeas zero named Senate bill four seventy six passes please transmit to the House. Before we move to the House bills were going to take up. From the front page was Senator these. Three. We have three amendments to Senate bill sixty six. Amendment one Senate bill sixty six. I'll be doing an individual individual okay okay thank you members three three amendments will go through them quickly the majority of these around clean up on a bill that we've already passed but I've been working with a House members and with lawyers to make sure that the language is appropriate and correct in in house in house the first amendment it's around a thirty three point three percent definition and some reporting definition. No questions all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. I have a. Amendment Amendment to the Senate bill sixty six. Thank you members amendment to is more clean up language you'll see this one highlights and may be harmful and turns extent and clarified that it is harmful material and so we're just wanna be consistent through the bill I talk about the harmful material online it also has some semi colons verses and verses orders very minor technical clean up on a minute to. No questions from the committee to all those in favor of amendment to please signify by saying aye. Any oppose ayes have it. Image Speaker amendment three Senate bill sixty six what's amendment was about clarification on the server on the third party eight verifiers making sure that they are so the right certification we also have more clarification on changing of sexual act semi colon and any it moved that to of a sexual act in any without the semi colon to again technical clean up on Amendment three. And no questions on Amendment three all those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed. Is had. Senate bill sixty six by Senator days to create the protection of minors from disclosure provision of harmful material at the satisfiability for the publication or distribution of material harmful to minors on the internet and require a reasonable age verification. Senator Davis the committee chair members of the joy that we get to finalize this bill sent to our governor with hopefully a good vote we get to protect our children from the harmful material that is out there with three reasonable age verification which part to protect them from **** and the smoke peddling garbage that's out online increase our our parental power and to help our children to appreciate a good vote. Any objection rowing the boat. Secretary please welcome Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark for awhile Davis these this mine Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. Sam Nunn please cast the ballot. By both the thirty four E. eight one nine Senate bill sixty six. Member. Passes the enrolling. We will now take Senate bill three ninety six Senate bill three ninety six days to create a social media thank you act to require age verification for use of social media and direct clarify liability for failure to to reform age verification for uses of social media and illegal retention of that a. Senator Teague you're recognized thank you ma'am governor members a similar theme it I love the juxtaposition of these two bills and how how god would fourteen that to happen not by not by plan but how happy today of six Senate bill sixty six and Senate bill three ninety six we have the ability to part protector children again with this bill today one third of all sexual crimes that are initiated online are happening through the forms of a social media site. We are seeing increased depression anxiety were seen or seen are young you the special are female youth that are going through eating disorders and multiple image issues related to complex issues of exposure and and it a use of social media. Other services show that eighty two percent of youth would change the way that they engage on social media if they knew their parents were involved with with them and in New what they're doing online. We've got kids that are getting cyber bullied we've got kids that are that are. Truly being harmed by what's going on out there today were asking for a reasonable age verification or parents can approve the usage of creating accounts in Arkansas so that's what this bill does is it puts more power back into our parents it protects our children and it's it's our job to help help that happen so I appreciate that happy to answer questions. Any questions for Saturday's Senator Tucker you're recognized. Thank you Mr president Senator I'm looking down on page six. One nineteen. This has to do with the liability for the social media company that a violates this chapter. And this is the second reason for that and it's damages resulting from a minor accessing the platform without the parent for kids custodian's consent. The way this is worded it appears to me that the social media platform will be liable whether they had any involvement in that or not what what if the juvenile finagle their way on to the platform. Then the platform is responsible not only for any damages that result but also court costs and attorney's fees it seems to me like a platform should have to be negligent. Or have to have done something in order to trigger that liability. And that's my that's my concern tribe I appreciate that question I can tell you the when we constructed this we purposely required a third party agent or fire so that there could be track record of of the social media sites acted in good faith to make sure the age verification process is being happy is happening and so we believe that that would in that would. Cover the social media site from litigation if they have in fact done the proper age verification through through the third party. I should say the. that if the social media company goes through that then they won't be liable because the way this is written is just says if a minor gets on without the parents consent. Then the social media platforms liable period if if if it read differently where the social media platform has a sensor is not able to go through that age verification system that you're talking about I would. Be more comfortable about it but but that's that's nine in their. I I I hear your concerns I don't think that's how it's it's going to be when you read the bill in its into tally I don't believe that that is how a a prosecutor or judge would rule and I can tell you to convey to confirm restraint in that opinion would be that we have we work closely with the AG's office on this language work closely with with the governor's office on the legal team to make sure that this does stand up to the concern that you're you're voicing we the the intent is not to to necessarily go after big tech you know the intent is to protect children and I I believe it does state that I believe it does create the atmosphere where if there is confirm damages that parents have a civil side to be of the tax I also believe. This section protects companies because if if information is leaked. Right there has to be proof of that as well on both sides. Thank you. Other questions. Senator Petty and center Brian. Just following up on that As you know we've we've talked about this numerous times I thank and and you can look at it there has to be a violation. You want to the social media company that violates this subchapter is liable to an individual for a which is the penalty and be damages resulting from a minor accessing social media platform so if a validated that created the damage and they let them go out and look at and I understand from from your legal perspective what you're looking at the way I look at it this is a of a violated that caused the damage because they allow the access not because they weren't at fault because they were all as set. In the C. one above correct it's all it's it is all contingent on a a violation of the previous statements before and and that that would trigger any litigation or any diff any violation of at that point. Senate Brian. The governor so and I'm just not familiar with how. Identification works through online will receive a discount for north with Arkansas got family right over the border always when you go in that border you go in a different IP territory. And so but my my minor child goes and visits his uncle. In law and all laws and that would require him as a resident of Arkansas to do all that even though he's not an R. I. P. net that has anything to do with Arkansas I. P. address sure great question with the way we constructed is is jurisdiction in geographical boundaries at the state line in and also only on the creation of an account from an Arkansas user there's definition Arkansas user the bill and so to your point if a if a minor were outside of the State of Arkansas we don't jurisdiction they could create an account and but what we are controlling is is the mass of the machine everything in Arkansas the state state borders and we do know technology exist and is easily able to put those parameters to where we can control that. Okay. No question is why hundred million dollars seems like there's a lot of activity from a lot of bad actors that this will not prevent. just because the company would be a good a good social media platform that has all these provisions that they make the hundred million dollars that's one to be penalized with the one that makes ninety nine million dollars that's just. Sure trash sure that if you answer to that first is we drew the line in the sand because of largest impact so by calendar definition these are the largest impact social media sites the sites that have the most followers the most profiles being being used the most bad actors being drawn to as well and so we started we have started there I can tell you that I had information is going to use the in the closing statements I'll tell you now there are multiple states reviewing this Utah just passed a very similar law they chose in their in their language they chose five million users and so the same question to be asked what why why is there not at four million five hundred users right there's always gonna be a line where you have to pick a line today we are saying this is the line because it has the most impact by definition the more social media accounts gain followers if this pushes people to go to different social media accounts they will gain in revenue streams and and then they will have a larger impact than they'll be under this law. Senator Hill you're recognized. Thank you governor of I have two questions for you the the first one is if someone from the state of Texas or whatever just pass into Arkansas on the way to stop it at a hotel or motel. what we're available they don't have since their user numbers here they're going to have to go in and do all the all the paperwork from there just going through our state. so I would appointee to section talks about the definition of Arkansas user and an account holder and so Arkansas user means an individual who is a resident of the State of Arkansas and who has access or tense access social media site platforms while present in the state by accessing social media platforms so by the by the definition we struck here it's it is the the resident of the state and not necessarily enter commerce track transportation. Okay I think this will be a very difficult to track it and what you will resume get hung up I really use the state of Arkansas on it but there. Their their their numbers in there and everything is going to pop up to being Arkansas at that I guess we very hard on myself I'm not your smart enough for that to monitor the same question if you were we don't really limiting this to the kids trying to be socially correct yes. Dollar sign on the office of the remaining kids what they can do but we're allowing terrifies to be on their own social media we're. I don't see how we're we're being fairly three. Senator hill I appreciate your concern because that is the heart of this bill is to protect children from that files for protection from groomers from from bad actors we're seeing that children are creating accounts are being exposed to advertising being exposed to two groomers in in chat rooms are different in different capacities and what we're saying here is we are involving we're requiring an adult. Parents to be involved with their with their kid online we want them to talk about but this wanted them to know that they have an account a lot of a lot of parents their kids they don't even know they have an account out there on any social media sites so this is the best measure we believe we can do today to make sure that we we protect children and make sure that they are armed to fight against predators online. Senator Tucker Clarke thank you Mr president. Follow us center Petty made an excellent point And I appreciate that but I want to kind of follow up on the same concern I had back on page six. One one one. My my real concern with subsection be online a is it appears to me to be Strickland which is you know legal term for no mental state required no negligence or recklessness no purpose for knowledge and and then if you go up to subsection a one on line one there is a mental state there it says a social media company that knowingly violates this subchapter is liable so there there is a mental state there but in that section. it says there liable if the social media company fails to perform a reasonable a reasonable age verification but it doesn't say what they're liable for or to. And so I don't know if you have an answer to that. What what what low it says yes they're liable for damages resulting costs and attorney's fees and port subsection a on line sixteen they're liable for twenty five hundred dollar violation because an attorney's fees so that subsection a one doesn't spell out what they're liable for who they would be liable to for that and I'm also just kind of curious about the reconciliation of the knowingly violating online one and then it being Strickland bility down in section B. one. We appreciate the concern and I. Respond I will I will Adam Lee admit I'm not a lawyer but not litigated these types of cases what I would say though is if in a court of law when you're when you're session damages not appreciate your feedback on this when a judge it is assessing damages the difference between knowingly and not knowingly would weigh into the amount of damage is probably involved whether there's complete negligence there and so I I believe this does strengthen that if we've got social media sites that after knowingly they are not going to comply with age verification. The harms in a damages should be larger it should be a happier if we've got social media sites are going to say that we don't care about protecting kids we don't care about age verifying if this law passes then the damages should be stronger if they have if they have taken a a a stance of that nature I believe that that should be involved with with the the ruling and I want to make sure we give the ability for the the judgment and the prosecution involved in that nature. Senator Clark. Thank you Sir for these I don't know if you've got all the. The bill or law. And of this much as anybody else lows to. Having restrictions on and freedom of what adults can do. That being said we have been any. Medium major saas city town. Businesses that follow all. Kids can't go in or can't go in with parents or even sections of those that kids can't go with all that we just take for granted that we don't even think about is that correct that's correct and and some of those we don't ever think about because we may not free for those at all but we would never want to child there. The employees for that. With the Hendren said and so what what we also don't see is what. The child's phone. Same business saying top business. No restrictions. And there's a reason we don't want those children in those businesses in a hundred percent thank you. Create that. Any other questions Senator Breanne given a question. Yes. Here is. Maybe would you not agree. Is this is this a slippery slope. Like we are we are. We're about to insert government into a parental responsibility. And I know for for my my minor children like I I control. And at what point is the question of what point did the parents need the. Need to govern the stuff and they can do their do their duties and if the parent is like there duty to let kids have unfettered access what is the what is the government's role in that. My response to that is we are we are seeing. This technology advancement is relatively new. I mean in the grand scheme of things as parents last fifteen twenty years we've seen an increase in in fact we've got a kids are spending an hour more on screens per day. And they were just last year. So through code we've seen and intensified exposure and consumption and usage of the sites the staff at the statistics that we're seeing harming children. Says this is an important deal we will no longer allow profits of of the social media sites to take property of fears of a slippery slope right to data problem exist today there is an issue today kids are being harmed. And so having fears of slippery slopes I understand that it I do see the concern of are we saying governments involved here. Yes we're saying government is partnering with parents they're arming parents to make sure that they're involved if you don't want to partake the sites that is your rights is not a first amendment right what this is is a coming along side of parents and saying please be involved verify there's an adult involved. And then you are you are and what you are packed in power to have that conversation allow them to be on as much as you would you want them to be involved but I can tell you this is being viewed as not as big but brother or big government come and tell you how to live your lives it's being involved is how can we help you parents how can we partner with you how can we engage with you more. Any other questions. Senator. Thank you and I I appreciate your passion I do agree that there is a tremendous amount of issues or bopping around social media however based on those comments that you just talked about with the governor being coming along and being partnership with parents yet the argument went we tried to win a bill came forward to strike the piece of paper to allow or not dont to revisit but I see a lot of similarities between that one piece of paper where government was coming with a partnership with with parents. In order to have permission for them to work. And and and and so I. I guess what's the difference between what you're doing now and that bill that came before it is where you and many others you know one of the government out of the parent life did not want to come between the parent and you know their kids or whatever and so I think that to me I see that this is kind of this act same thing that you there's a position one way here but not here that's my first question and my second question would be why did we not go after pornographic sites. And then why did we select this route versus trying to identify people who are sex offenders who are listed on effectual registry and why do we go that route because we're opening the door regulating the internet when we're going down this path so so that if you can answer that right sure thanks for those I can tell you that there is a difference for me first culturally. The bill you referenced I believe culturally since the wrong message it sends a message that our children should should be allowed should be allowed to are specially from for me as a parent I want to make sure that I encourage my children to work to take responsibility to engage with the work force and not be dependent on on big big government to tell them when and where they can go work right and I believe that bills differently this one is about protecting kids we've you talk about the statistics we seen kids are being damaged. Kids are not being damaged on on what the other bills saying that is about a cultural I believe a cultural mindset this bill is seeded we're we have we have women young women that are having suicidal thoughts because of image issues. At an alarming rate. It's so all we're saying is that we need to make sure that parents are along side to help in the form in mind that is being exposed to some of the things online and I thank you I appreciate that and that but where is that the parents role and the church's role versus the government's role I think that's really what a lot of us are struggling with to be quite Frank and honest I think that the job of the parents it's my job to say no you cannot have a cell phone and so you turn eighteen this is what I did what I did or you can't be on these sites until you reach a certain age that's my job here at and that's what the church should also be teaching as well you know and so. I think there's a struggle there and by but to your point I think it's also important I mean that other one had renters in there but again why not the pornographic sites if we're going to regulate the internet which is kind of what we're doing here opening that door of a policy statement some **** sites we dressing in Senate bill sixty six okay with the same measures to have age verification process if it up to me in my Tyler perfect world I would say kill those things okay completely destroyed however we also believe in a free country and we also believe in not overstepping all we're saying is that we are seeing statistics of kids getting harmed and at the same measure I believe in the social media sites thank. Senate bill you're recognized. Thank you. Would you to kind of go into how you're going to regulate if someone and not have a photo ID how will regulate that what are they going to be that personal security number in proof there's number and if they do that I didn't know what we're looking at on that I think that may be the issue we need to approach is that it will open up for a lot more of that and I think that's pretty rampant. The US right now throughout the throughout the world. Great concerns we we worked with the number one identification company in the country Idema who is involved with. Cross the country they they do about eighty percent of all the driver's license across the country they work with TSA precheck work with global entry all around I'd identification all around ID software. They have explained and showed us multiple ways of how they can confirm identity through digital I. ID's also by ship by showing the best way to to not leak data in fact one of the questions was what how do you confirm data heavy confirm H. if you have to dump the data which good news is we are requiring jumping the data right the way they do they have four different ways that they can confirm age verification that took place while also dumping that all the in the personal data. I like that part of it also know that there is someone can dump something someone others want to pick it back up sure I agree with that that's out there you there's always a concern the same concerns exist with online shopping the same concerns could exist with online banking and so in an online world that we have progressive out there there's always those concerns and what's great is if you have those concerns with on social media sites whether online banking you have the right to say I think it's too much risk I'm not gonna partake no one is forcing you to partake in these we're just saying today children are being hurt and this is a reasonable ask just like we have reasonable age for vacation for cigarettes for for alcohol this is another reasonable age verification yeah and we use the word of harmful several several times during this this talk today the can you define that the board harmful for me because what I think maybe Markle you may not think that is going to regulate. Sure so. I can tell you kids are being harmed the statistics that we're seeing. One third of all sexual crimes. Those are crimes harming individuals right that is harmful harmful is is cyber cyberbullying artful Is anxiety and depression. Right there are multiple descriptions of harmful and I believe we have a range of data in fact I believe it's Gretchen surface because it would with the continued exposure and involvement of social media I believe only gonna continue see more and more harmful issues right and there's gonna be a range of different descriptions there this is an effort just like Utah just passed just like Connecticut and in New Jersey are getting ready to pass the way that we could help mitigate and bring a parent because we we do know parents involvement helps mitigate a lot of these issues. How do we mitigate those who do not have a parent that's involved sure guardian whether whether someone the incarcerated have a heart attack or to separate if you have split purchases with us but. How do we know which parent has control of the kid. Sure the information. We have we have guardian's involved for it for all minors. Thank you thank you. Senate. Thank you madam president when we talk about government being involved in her right. How will this compare to the government. Recommending virtues card verses passing laws that penalize parents for not using because the. I think I think that's a similar trend Vaught here and appreciate the question I think this is again viewed as how how to we as a body here you know you talk about government involvement we are all set here we're sitting here by our districts by other parents were sent here to find solutions and that's what we're doing this is not involvement for government's sake this is involvement for parent's sake for kids sake and I believe it's a similar trend thought. Any other. Senate Chesterfield you're recognized. Thank you. Thank you senator for taking my question. Sometime ago I think in two thousand three I pass the cyber bullies at. I have a great deal of concern about children being hurt by the children and adults and I'm wondering. In some of what you're thinking about is found in the omnibus bill. It says felony making these things and eligible for parole which include trafficking in persons engaging children in sexually explicit conduct by using visual and print media on finding a position visual to print media depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child transportation of is that what you're trying to get to. I'm sorry already in this it was built and I would being redundant. If we do yours as it is in letting the letting it play out here what do you think I would say I don't believe that's exactly the same thing at the I can tell you I I think this is and it says that stopping of a child sexually grooming a child refusing to regular promoting a sexual performance by a child their number of them in this bill that seems to me to speak to a lot of the concerns that you have so I just want to share that thank you Mr thank you senator. No other questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed would you like to close Senator with. You're welcome does thank you thank you senator. I was intentional to take questions because I do want us to be be it be thoughtful. I could tell you that I've been reached out to multiple times from parents in my district. That we have to do something. I can tell you there are there is incredible damage that's going on in this this slight bill can help with a lot of the damage is going on I I'm excited that across the country we are also to stand so you can either stand with parents today or not that's how I do this so I'd encourage good vote Preciado thank you. Senator has closed any objections. Jackson noted. Matt madam secretary. Before I ask you to call the roll I would ask the body to these speak up. Secretary please call the roll away. Bryant. Right. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. Davis. These. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. Dotson. English. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. King. Leding. Leding. Love. Love. Mickey. Murdock. Payton. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Sam. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. I'm again on this side any senators who did not vote or who wish to vote. Change your vote I see senator Bryant. Hi president I see centre Dotson president. Senator Kroll president Senator love president. Davis I. Any others on the side. This Is Senator Dismang president. Leding president hill present lipo. President. Any others. Please cast the ballot. But at eighteen eight one nine eight five not voting eleven president SB three ninety six passes please transmit to the House. Before we bring it Senator Dismang for some amendments I would like to take a point of personal privilege as the chair. And. Say a special thank you to Senator David Wallace today. Because today is national Vietnam War veterans day and thank you good Sir. Thank you senator Wallace. Senator Dismang you're recognized by members this is we're gonna talk about this bills with amendments came out of committee today I'm going to make one big long substitute motion to pull each one of those will bring each one I'm up for a separate vote on the amendment so and and I hopefully you will come in order and come down so we can move the these pretty quickly so with that I make a motion to suspend the rules to add Senate bill three fourteen three twenty. For fourteen four seventy four seventy to four seventy seven four seventy nine house bill eleven oh two house bill twelve fifty four House Bill fifteen fifty nine to the counter for purpose of amendment. All in favor. He opposed. Is had. Again with. Three fourteen. Amendment one Senate bill three fourteen. Senator Wallace. Members my bill my amendment. This is a cap the vote I was talking about earlier. Members a question on the amendment. Okay. Say again. Seeing none all in favor say aye. Posed. Amendment adopted send it to a grocery please. Senator Irvin. Amendment to the Senate bill three twenty. Senator Irvin. My bill my amendment. The questions on the amendment. All favor say aye. A post. Senator grossing please for fourteen Senator. Amendment opted. My bill my amendment. Amendment one Senate bill four fourteen. Now it's my bill my amendment. Of all members of favour say aye. Petty opposed. Senator groschen is amended. I'll get it all right Senate bill four seventy. Amendment one Senate bill for seventy. My bill my amendment a question give a. Questions. All favor the members say aye. Posed Mendip Dr. Senator grossing senator ran for seventy two Amendment one Senate bill four seventy two thank you my bill my amendment questions. All favor the amendment say aye. Any opposed amendment adopted please senator grossing. Amendment one Senate bill four seventy seven amendment to add co sponsors the question all favor the members say aye hi. Opposed Amendment adopt the center grossing Senate bill nine member one Senate bill four seventy nine Amendment tech co sponsored a question. All favor the members say aye opposed amendment adopted pollution doing grossing house bill eleven oh two Senator Penzo amendment one the house bill eleven oh two. Pilkington's bill my amendment. For. Thank you. Any questions. All favor say aye. Any opposed. Members opted center grocery please. amendment one to House Bill twelve fifty four. Hi this to amendment agreed upon and I think as a co sponsor. A question. All favor say aye. A post. Amended amendment adopted place center grossing. House Bill fifteen fifty nine amendment one to House Bill fifteen fifty nine also agreed upon amendment. Sessions. All favor say aye. A proposed. Members adopted the center grocery. Senate despite I think you'd like to make a motion to withdraw Senate bill four hundred from San education for purpose of amendment. A question. All favor say aye. We can added income in Levice there you are ready to go. Amendment one Senate bill four hundred. Sir Clark. Bill my amendment questions. All the favor say aye. A post. The doctor center gross. I make a motion to suspend the rules to withdraw Senate bill five eighty from public health for purpose of amendment. Question. All favor say aye. Proposed. And then the doctor. Amendment one member on the Senate bill five oh eight. She is making a terrific bill also Richard good vote. Russian. All favor say aye. Opposed. Been adopted sending grocery. And Senate bill. Two one two. At like make a motion to add Senate bill two O. one to the counter. Now you're ready on the counter Senator service put on second reading for a the document number two. All state setter English. Amendment to the Senate bill two O. one. Page questions. Of my amendment my bill. All right a question all favor say aye. The proposed amendment adopted centers. Members were gonna lead staff kinship for everything that we just did. Senate has got something to say but so if we can we'll go in recess for five minutes okay well the rest recess for five minutes members I've got announcmenet when meter. Hey members just finished a lengthy conversation with the with the Speaker about the the this calendar for the session so our goal is absolutely April seventh which could be April sixth which is Thursday Good Friday is April seventh if we get to next Wednesday we're realizing that we cannot make it that I think I'll come to you and I'll say Hey we want to work Good Friday morning to want to come back for money to see the next week so just so the raw on the same page we will not be working for this Friday next Wednesday will make a decision here for gonna work Good Friday or not or compact that money Tuesday but I really think we can finish that Thursday April six we we went to the counter over and over about most of the things that that the majority of us wanna get done so just that's the plan. Hey that's a great question RSA we plan to have or a say on the desk Friday so I'll we will start meeting with a bunch members hopefully everybody done tomorrow on that before it's on the desk on Friday. Of art of art I've already talks I've already talked to Senator Leding about scheduling with you tomorrow. Yeah. Members will be recess for five minutes so staff can catch up. It is back in session. The Senate is back in session. We'll start with house bill eleven twenty one eleven twenty one by representative Alan senator Wallace. Concerning coverage for biomarker testing for early detection and management answer diagnosis. So what you're recognized thank you Mr president. Members this is a bill concerning valve market testing. it is a bill that will save lives. The governor's office is neutral on this. It passed in the house ninety eight to nothing. There's no fiscal impact on the Our state government. With viral testing patients can receive the specific treatment. Best suited to combat their specific disease. The growing use of biomarkers is targeted for sinus medicine. In the makes available the best evidence using the patient's own tissue in their own blood. Can help save lives but early detection. Members with that I stand by for your questions. Senator Chesterfield. Okay thank you. Any questions. Centreboard. Thank you Senator Clark so Senator Wallace how may understand the fiscal impact I mean is it a fact I mean we have a lot of discussions in committee. The fiscal impact that I get from or the representative Alan we got from definitely that there was no physical impact on the state government. Your questions. To the board. One last follow up so what about impacts the plans like what is this going to cost for just Blue Cross do you have any idea what is going to cost Blue Cross to implement thank you. I have no idea. Senator Mark Johnson. Thank you Mr president. Well as how many lives in so. Approximately some you know I have no ideal but in which the thing is I am very will save lives of several family members okay thanks very good questions thank you for. Anyone want to speak for against. Saying none Senator Wallace to are you would you like to close or your clothes for your bill. Section three objection to rolling the vote. There's an objection madam secretary please call the roll however. Boyd. Right. Right. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. Davis. These. Days. DISMANG. Dodson. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Health. Health. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Page. Thank Penzo. Petty. Rice. Stun. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. The centers are to vote who have not voted or change their vote this time Clark as a yes Dotson is a yes. Hammer is a yes Boyd is a yes Kroll is a yes. Brian is a yes. Hester is the US these as the US Davis. His defense. Bills is the US. Sullivan is a yes. Gilmore. Yes. Anyone else. I wish to change their vote. No. Secretary please cast up the ballot. By a vote of thirty two days two days. One non voting the bill has passed. Return to the House. House Bill. House Bill fourteen twenty seven hassle fourteen twenty seven by representative Gazaway answer Tucker to amend provisions of Arkansas law related to the case file server and to declare an emergency. Senator Clark. That's funny Mr president. Right to my County you Mr president. this is not a technical corrections bill but it is a code revision commission bill so I don't want to mislead you it is non controversial I'm not aware of any opposition what happened is that the code revise your used to be and the code revision commission used to be its own separate agency about fifteen years ago transition in the B. L. R. and when that happened there were some protections put in the code to kind of ease that transition where if the Director of the alarms going to hire or fire the code revisor they had to get the permission of the code revision commission before they were going to do that it's been fifteen or eighteen years since that happened plus the long time code revisor vents Henderson is retiring so with his retirement there to sort of completing that transition and gonna make the co revisor really a more standardized employee within the bureau the only thing that saying is that if the director of the L. R. wants to fire the code reviser then they have to have a conversation about that with the code revision commission that's it happy to take any questions. Any questions. See non would anyone like to speak against the bill. You would like to speak for the bill. Senator Tucker would you like to close I'm close I appreciate a good vote. Any objection to roll in the vote. Adam secretary please roll part Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stands Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Do any centers are devoted not voted or change the road at this time. Madam secretary cast about. By a vote of thirty five Yeas zero days the bill has passed. Return to return to the House. House Bill fourteen fifty so hassle fourteen fifty seven by representative farming Senator Hammer to establish the Arkansas poll watchers bill of rights of twenty twenty three to amend the law concerning poll watchers Intermin the law concerning election procedures. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you Mr chairman what the bill does is it develops a training program for poll watchers of the be consistent across the state bill distinguishes election workers from and poll watchers with respect to their individual responsibility and that sure the adventure it should strengthen public confidence in the election system bill allows for poll watchers to be easily identified by requiring badges and a better defined to a poll watcher is the intent of that is that the State Board lectures is going to develop a program that individuals at one B. poll watchers can be trained to universal standard so we don't have seventy five different training standards going on city five different counties but will be trained to the Senate Senate same set of standards they'll be developed and offered by the state board of elections would be glad to answer any questions. Any questions. Seeing none of anyone who would like to speak against the bill. Anyone who would like to speak for the bill. Senator Hammer you're recognized close your bill thank you Mr chairman appreciate a good vote. Three objections role in the vote. C. number of secretary please roll Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis these Dismang Dobson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice down Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Would anyone like to change the road. Madam secretary please. Because of the ballot. By Carol of thirty five years zero days the bill has passed please return to the House. House Bill fifteen fifty two hassle fifteen twenty two by representative Dalvin Senator Stubblefield concerning the salaries of various District Court personnel. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized. Thank you Mr president. those of you've been here for two or three sessions know what this is because we get it every session simply is a bill that is a reflection of the various County municipalities and how they play the District Court. So does it allows them to decide how they want to play the District Court is something we get every two years they put it on the Judiciary debts we let out. And the bowstreet overtaken and costing. So does. Glad take any questions any questions. Center fielder recognized thank you thank you for reminding this is done in a year that. However when we need while the pace. That's something you'll have you know Senator Clark is good. About as good as I've already yesterday committees did we really just armed robbers stamping something that's already been decided so that's what we're doing here yeah thank you. The other questions. Seven anyone wish to speak against the bill anyone would speak for the bill hearing none centers over your clothes for your bill. Any objection to roll in the vote. The massacre for his role of a Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty Brighstone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Do any centers wish to change their vote. Say none of sector test about. The Bill pass is thirty five Yeas zero Nays please return to the House. House Bill fifteen fifty eight fifteen fifty eight by representative Pilkington. To amend the prior authorization transparency act and to modify the medication medication assisted treatment under the prior authorization Transparency Act. Centreboard you're recognized thank you Mr president this bill is I'm. Non controversial bill that amends the medication assisted treatment active on prior authorization and clarifies its treatment or detoxification an ads and alcohol addiction there's no known opposition and there's not a fiscal impact that I've there's not fiscal impact. Happy to answer questions and questions from members. C. none would anyone like to speak against the bill I would like to speak for the bill. Centreboard you're recognized close for your bill I appreciate a good vote thank you. Any objection to rolling the vote. See non sector please reload Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis these Dismang Dobson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. During the center's wish to change their vote. Same number of secretary cast about. By a vote of thirty five Yeas zero days House Bill fifteen fifty eight has passed please return to the House. House Bill fifteen sixty one hassle fifteen sixty one by representative five by Senator English. Mmhm. My mistake pass over that marked House Bill fifteen sixty six. Senator Hill. Fifteen sixty six by representative all of center hill to modify the collaborative of practice agreement established under act one sixty one of twenty twenty three breveted veterinary technician specialist for receiving compensation for performing specialized veterinary technology. Centerville you're recognized present your bill. Thank you Mr. colleagues we ran in on this one this call earlier this is our our vet tech bills already passed through once had an amendment on the house side because of the prescription of authority on basically all this one does it says that the the vet tech committee special Germany is must be paid by the veterinarian they can't bill the the customer directly they have to go through the veterinarian. That being said I'll take any questions any questions from members. C. none would anyone like to speak against the bill. You would like to speak for the bill. Senator hill your clothes for your bill. Any objections rolling the vote. C. none of surgery please roll the vote. Boyd have Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis these Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice done Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any center look to change their vote. Senator Mark Johnson is a no. Anyone else. C. none better sector please cast about. by a vote of thirty four days one day house bill fifteen sixty six has passed please return to the House. House Bill fifteen eighty six fifteen eighty six per cent of berry and center Johnson to amend the law concerning military tap campaigns exchanges. Senator Johnson you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you governor this is Military Department military bill right now statute it's all referred to canteens this allows nonprofits and foundations or with military bases to to to runs contracted some of those and do those businesses and calling canteens and exchanges on those bases appreciate a good vote. Any questions. Say none anyone wish to speak against the bill. Anyone wish to speak for the bill. Senator John close for your bill. Any objection to rolling the vote. Say none madam secretary please roll boys Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis vis DISMANG Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone step feels Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Does anyone wish to change their vote. C. none of surgery cast about. By a vote of thirty five Yeas zero nays house bill fifteen eighty six is passed please return to the House House Bill fifteen ninety nine fifteen ninety nine by representative right to amend the law concerning contribution limits to political action committees to amend campaign finance law to amend portions of initiated act one of nineteen ninety the initiated act one of nineteen ninety six. Senator Dalton you're recognized present the bill a Mister chair Members fifteen ninety nine it does one thing it changes just a few words and changes the contribution limit for contributions annually to a pack from five thousand to ten thousand dollars. Create a good vote any questions. See note anyone wish to speak against the bill. Your wish to speak for the bill. Senator also would you like to close for your bill senator Dotson is closed any objection to rolling the vote. Got an objection. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd. Brian. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. She's. Davis. Davis. These. These. DISMANG. Dodson. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. King. Leding. Leding. Love. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Page. Penzo. Penzo. Yes. Padding. Rice rice. Staff. Statham. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Tucker was a no because members because this bill. Amended the shaded acted those require twenty four votes to pass would anyone any centers to others are voter voted or change their vote at this time center just bill is a no. Senator love is a no. Senator Davis is a yes. Senator Solomon is a yes. Senator Irvin as a yes Senator Hickey is a yes Center diss a yes Senator king as a yes Senator Rice as a yes. Senator Leding is a no. Have I missed anyone anyone that wanted to vote or change their vote. Madam secretary cast of the bill. By a vote of twenty eight days five days. House Bill put into nonvoting house bill fifteen ninety nine has past please return to the House house bill sixteen hundred hassle sixteen hundred by representative right three kill all concerning displayed campaign literature on vehicles the candidates for public office or public officials while on State Capitol grounds Senator Dalton your road recognized to present your bill. Thank you Mr chair member's house bill sixteen hundred is currently in the ethics commission rules and. With with respect to this particular section of law a campaign sign on a vehicle for a candidate larger than twelve inches by twelve inches is prohibited on State Capitol grounds this would remove that section of the law repeal that so it would no longer be prohibited More happy to answer any questions. Senator Mark Johnson you're recognized. Sir Dotson was this law originally it was past president constitutional in your opinion. I would say that if we passed it it's presumed constitutional unless challenged would you would you perhaps it does stipulate that could be constitutionally suspect. You can stipulate that yourself if you like I'm not going to put words in whoever wrote. I appreciate it thank you thank you Mr president. Create a good vote any other questions seeing none. is there anyone who would like to speak against the bill. Anyone who would like to speak for the bill Senator also do like to close your bill senator Dotson is closed is there any objection to roll in the vote. Seeing none of secretary please roll. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark four one Davis these dismaying Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Is If the senators does are to change their vote Senator hill is a no. Senator love is present. Anyone else. No other change of Stubblefield is present. Senator Rice as president. Senator Solomon as president Senator Clark is president. Anyone else going to miss anyone. Madam secretary casts up the ballot. By a vote of twenty nine days one day five present house bill sixteen hundred sixteen hundred has passed please return to the House. Senator Davis. Senator Davis. Elections. All those you have a motion to suspend the rules. Yes. And I need to make a motion to suspend the rules to withdraw Senate bill five a six out of ACT. The purpose of amendment for purposes of amendment. All for the motion signify by saying aye. Oboes motion carries Amendment one Senate bill five a six. Would you like to present your Amendment Senator recognized for the German mature I'm just making an amendment to include and Senate confirmation in the bill and I'm just trying to get engrossed in the bill before committee tomorrow sensor running out of time that's all the amendment does. Any questions. Hearing none anyone was speak for against. The Amendment. everyone for the amendment signify by saying aye. All opposed motion carried your past. Amendment adopted. Please enter a grocery. Senator Dotson. To me to all right I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules with the withdrawal but Two. Read reckon put it Senate bill one seventy two on second reading for purpose of amendment. Is just adding a co sponsor. Or for the motion signify by saying aye. All opposed motion carried. Amendment Senate bill one seventy two. Thank you this as co sponsored house co sponsor before it goes to the house. Any questions. Hearing none at all for the motion signify by saying aye All opposed. Amendment adopted please send to engrossing. Recognize Senator Dotson again I also need to make a motion to suspend the rules to place Senate bill four thirty two on second reading for purpose of amendment. Sponsor amendment same thing. All in favor signify by saying aye. All opposed. Motion carries Amendment one Senate bill four thirty two in this just adds a House sponsor to this bill before we hear tomorrow for any questions. C. none all for the motion signify by saying aye All opposed. Amendment adopted please send to a grocery. Senator Payton you're recognized. Thank you Mr I'd like to move that we extract Senate bill one thirty three for Revenue and Tax Committee for the purpose of consideration on Monday I think there's a three day waiting period and we're running out of time this is the Senate bill that is the used car sales tax reduction that I've been I think everybody's familiar with that I've been talking about it. Filed the bill in January we're running out of time and evidently it's not part of the agreement on what we're going to be considering in committee so I'm moving that we extracted. So that we can hear it on the floor Monday voted up or down. Okay. But you for the. Motion of a bill or questions. Center fielder recognized. Thank you. What you asked for the Bible to get expected rather than going to a full so I do have six votes actually in the committee they have committed vote yes but it's not going to be brought up on the agenda in the committee and so I inform the good I'm on the committee and I did inform the committee this morning that I intended to do this then I found out it was a three day wait period from the time you extract until you can considered on the Senate floor so I wanted to get that done today because we're on a time and if I don't extracted today than Monday. I mean Monday is the earliest I can be heard if we extracted today so thank you. Sir what. You're recognized. The. Is it not a process for you to do that as far as getting signed. Well. There's a process in the rules and then there's a process that's been agreed to by the members of the committee and and whoever has decided that it's not going to be considered in the tax cut were were we're told that there's a proposal coming for income tax reduction and I think this is a very small reduction for people who probably will not qualify for that income tax reduction It has revenue impact somewhere between three and five million dollars which goes down over time so. When I first started trying to pass this several years ago. I'm not. The process in which members we can't hear Senator love and that's what I'm getting to I follow the process for eight years and I can't get it heard on this floor so I'm trying to get it heard on this floor this section. We've had as you know on. Unanimous votes in the house on this proposal. And I have never been able to get it through the Senate Committee. I'll live with if you all voted down I've got to get that off my back so I can take care of the business. Of. Other questions. Okay. Okay I wanna be sure I get this right because we don't do this very often so now for against on this right okay Senator Hickey you're recognized speak against. Members I just want to want to say a few things in the form of a more corrected but. In revenue tax of course most of you all know how revenue tax works is a little bit different animal than this some of the other committees because as we all know there Tax cut bills that come through there there's anything that does with the does with revenue taxes anything that has to do with the. Tax credits all whole number of things and we have to be proactive as far as with that committee. To make sure that that everything's going to go along with the state budget now the process the process has been followed because at the beginning of the session the members of the Revenue and Tax did pass their own rules which you all do in your committees and what it does is it allows the chair to put something on active agenda because everything that's been coming to us it's just been going to the deferred agenda if it has a revenue impact actually everything's been going there but I've been having our staff to pull it off and put it put it on the active agenda those members of that committee of course can overrule the chair chair just like they can in any other committee that goes without saying respectfully with the center Payton he's been talking to talking to me about this I appreciate him telling me that he was going to extract the bill it's just been. With everything that we have going on trying to develop RSA and you are going to be hearing about you know a tax cut that is planned to come forward that we were trying to focus on that we all know that we've had the learns bill we've also had the prison a situation that is out there. And so that's it's it's just kind of a macro standpoint that's been the that's been the direction that we want so I would ask you all to please not do this because it's one of those things although his bill has a lot of merit. So do the other twenty or thirty or forty that may be on it and probably also the twenty or thirty or forty or fifty that may be in the House Committee but at some point. You can pass more in tax cuts then you have an revenue so we have to be proactive and we have to look at everything so I would appreciate a no vote. Is there anyone who would like to speak for the motion. Of the sea and no one else speak for the motion I have Senator Hester speak against the motion. Members I'm going to reiterate a lot of what the center he just said here's really I'm not certain that I haven't supported every extraction ten years than ever here's the reality of where we're at on on on this particular extraction. I can name like Senator Hickey said thirty tax cut bills every tax cut bill that is filed makes this floor is going to pass. I mean there's very few members out here that are unwilling to vote against a tax cut me being one of them at some point we have to be responsible about what we're doing I recognize what he's asking for just a three million dollar cut the center Dotson got one for pregnancy crisis centers that we ought to do and there's another one for adjusted income tax cut there's one for throwback rule engine for corporate income tax cut and if we at some point we can say there's no funds for government and it is a protection process that we're doing it this way to not put everyone of you in a bad spot because my guess is virtually everyone of you staring at me would vote for every tax cut becomes before us we decided as a body for most of us that we want to prioritize the income tax cuts and I believe that's what we intend to do we're gonna have the next day or two an income tax cut bill get file that I think we're all gonna be super happy to to support and I love I love of love cutting the you know the the the car sales tax as well but at some point we have to make a decision what we're priority is on these tax cuts and this is where it's at and because that I ask that we vote no on this extraction. Then anyone who would like to speak for the motion. Anyone else would like to speak against the motion. This proper the or. Of. The center button to. Speaking. Close on the motion for the motion Saunders I agree and and I'm I'm not mad at anybody folks I have two other bills in that group that are not going to be heard It is about priorities then this is a priority for me I understand when it's not a property for some of you all but I've been in this position for the four times and had a super majority support and couldn't get a vote. And if I can't get a vote on the bill at least I want to vote on the extraction so I appreciate a good vote. Everyone heard the motion. Everyone for the motion signify by saying aye. All against a motion signify by saying no. Those have a of god No of. COVID roll call I don't see a state. Five plus the two hands. Good though said offense so the ruling of the chair is that knows how to. Senator Hammer. Thank you Mr I like to make a motion to withdraw Senate bill ninety two from public health from for a further from further consideration. Ninety two Senate bill ninety two. Withdraw from public health for from future consideration. Everyone for the motion signify by saying aye. A law against. Motion carried. Senator Hickey. Yes Sir Clark I'd like to be recognized for motion this is about more of most importance. Members so if you would please pay attention I'll try to answer any questions but I think this is going to be self explanatory at the organizational meeting last November we voted to change Senator Clark seniority for the duration of the ninety four General Assembly I think it's important for this body the body that imposing punishment to formally express a position on Senator Clark seniority before beyond the ninety fourth the General Assembly. To that end I move that Senator Clark seniority be reinstated for the purposes of the organizational meeting for the ninety fifth General Assembly and the members of this body recognize the natural expiration of his punishment at the end of the ninety fourth this completion of a full full insufficient. I appreciate a good vote. You're recognized. I'm sorry Senator flowers you're recognized. The news you are proposing. For. Right to the purposes of the next organizational exactly what that. Okay and I and I did talk to her about three three to four weeks ago when that you know this so bored to the way. I. What. Okay I'll try to. Whatever. For. Rules. It. Yes ma'am that's exactly what I'm saying so. New members right. He he would be reinstated as CEO of that that punishment had not occurred we all know that the punishment did for the but for the purposes of how I'm going to explain it here is that would be the way that that would transpire. Well. Yes ma'am or that's not my duty to say that at that time other additional questions for Senator Hickey on his motion. Any questions from the membership senator Johnson you're recognized for a question thank you here's Senator Hickey. Correct me if I'm not hearing this right just wanna make sure I. What we're doing is we were determining that there's no such thing as everlasting punishment that the terms agreed to by the body by the motion was for the duration of the ninety fourth General Assembly and this. Put a file. In date on that punishment is that correct understand yes Sir and I do want to do more one other caviar of course everybody knows that we're still in the ninety fourth General Assembly. Whenever we have our organizational meeting for the next generalisation ways have in November I think everybody understands that and then we we come in and we basically whatever you would say solidify that whenever that next General Assembly comes into session this will allow for all activities to take place to take place within that organizational meeting just like so that that he will if there you know drawing for committee selecting committees and things of that nature which would include newly elected senators for the ninety. That is correct thank you Senator thank you madam chair yes thank you senator Johnson you have a question you're recognized. Share so just so I understand this correctly assuming everyone runs for reelection wins reelection and this current membership return you with you're saying that. Anyone can be on the number of the current class would go backwards in seniority or the. When you go back to his seniority from. The last decade I guess what that that what you said last so everyone after. Whatever number it is seven or eight would actually stay one step back and seniority if if all that transpires out with the election and things of that nature. Are there any other questions for members of the committee members of the Senate. Senator Kay and you're recognized for a question thank you for is this is binding on the ninety fifth this is just a suggestion or a. The. Well. This is the ninety fourth General Assembly making a statement. The it's it's more it's more to go ahead and put out there that that's our intention for this to end at the end of the ninety four General Assembly so that that's known and also to allow for that organizational meeting that I was talking about so that there's no question that's going to come in to come into play on that. Okay thank you I hope it was clear okay other questions any Senator Wallace you're recognized for a question. Not a question but I concur with what he's doing thank you Sir you can speak for at the proper time. Any other questions at this time. All right anyone who wish to speak against senator flowers you want to speak against. I'm I'm recognized I've already recognize Senator. Flowers. Senator flowers. I've already recognize Senator flowers to speak against the motion. Thank you. You know. I really don't even know what to say. I think this is so unfair. The way the rules that we create and then we change in this that. We can't be certain about anything. Now that violation that he was found. To be. In violation of. That against me. After he was found to be in violation. Himself. Of having someone to sign him in to get per diem. Thanks for that violation. He lost his rank. Because he brought a spurious complaint against me. Such thing. That I had unlawfully. Requested and receive per diem. Which I did not. And the ethics committee found that I did not. That that. This person. Has said anything to me in terms of an apology. And then on the first day of this section. We go into the fourth congressional district caucus. Like I said before. Senator Chesterfield ranked she ranks number one. What. The site. In all the years that we've been accustomed to being here. Since twenty eleven. What. Right. Choose and then it goes down the list but right. And the rules were changed and even voted does not right. You. You're not allowed to be in. Reinstate. Right. But. The legislature trying to represent my constituents. The Arkansas. That is better than this and be better than this. No. Should be about this. Somebody money. For that. Tell the whole state. What. That. Receive per diem by mistake based on. The staff clerical errors. Happen to another colleague. What happened to be about non Republican. But nothing was brought against that person. And now you want to reinstate right. I'm totally opposed to this. You too. You talk about this. Talk about a quality. Nondiscriminatory actions what is this. But. I'm vote no and I hope you will have to do it. But it did. It really tells me something about every one of you sitting here. That. Right. Lawmaker. But. But. Anyone wish to speak for the motion. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized to speak for the motion. I have a motion your judges substitute motion substitute motion. Okay no just a motion to be a substitute. Committee consideration. Okay. Motion for immediate consideration is non debatable all those in favor say aye. And oppose ayes have it immediate consideration as senator Hickey's motion. All those in favor say aye. And no. I have a. One two three four five hands call the roll. Boyd. Boyd. Brian. Chief. Brian. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Crawl. Davis. These. DISMANG. Dotson. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester Hickey Hill. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Can. Leding. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Payton. Penzo. Penzo. Petty. Petty. Rice stand. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. But any member like to change their votes are cast a vote that has not voted yet. C. nine cast up the ballot. Sixteen Yeas nine nays motion fails. Budget calendar. Senator Mickey. Okay. Senator Dismang you're recognized for the budget calendar members we have to amendments. Do those first. Amendment one Senate bill forty nine. Submitted from governor's letter number twenty three. the Amendment all of favour say aye. And oppose ayes have it thank you senator would. Senator engrossing. It's adopt the amendment is adopted. Minute one Senate bill a member one to Senate bill fifty two all right this is also from governor's letter twenty ads fifty three million federal preparation personal services operations grants in order to facilitate divisions moved departments cation all those in favor of the amendment say aye. Oppose ayes have it amendment is adopted. Center Grove. All right members we're going to we've got to set the batches if you look at your county here there's Senate bill bachelor B. two in those and then we have the House Bills and read Senate bills first members. Look at your calendar Senate bill two nine sixty one like to pull that one out Senate bill three thirty four. I see none. Nine Senate bill two ninety six by joint budget and that the Department transformation insured services statewide sure services employee benefits division of preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year Senate bill three thirty four by joint budget an active department public safety state crime laboratory record DNA technology a preparation for the twenty twenty two twenty three twenty twenty fourth this year. Any questions. Three questions all right the nine. Any objection drawing of a no objection please real. The object okay. Please call the roll. Boyd. Right. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Consent that consent passage of the tax bill Budget bills. Proceed sorry. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Hello. Irvine I. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Page. Penzo. Penzo. Rice. Stumm. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any members senator hill as an online. Senator Kroll is an online senator Penzo is an online Senator Caldwell I. Any other members wish to vote or change their vote the nine casts up the ballot the voter thirty two yeas one day bill bills pass the batch passes. An emergency clause adopted transmit to the House. Senator Teague you're recognized for motion I have a request that so centers Flippo nice had a issue its deal with some small cities and the dynamics get change on it so we had to file a bill here but basically what I need is I need to and to read the bill Senate bill five thirty seven across the desk we can be assigned to committee and then I'll make a motion to suspend the rules next and loud that one day intervening rule to be waived for we can hear the bill in committee there's nothing sneaky about this even if it passes out of committee tomorrow it'd be for five days before it even gets the Senate floor so it's just allowing us to be able to get this in the hopper tomorrow for the committee that's it so but. Anybody okay so the motion would be then to allow this bill to be read across the desk at this time and then we would come back to to recognize Senator motion so all those in favor of this initial motion say aye. And oppose. I have it if the secretary please read the sale across the desk Senator five thirty seven by Senator came to amend the law concerning the appointment of a part time law enforcement officer by a political subdivision Senate bill five thirty seven. City county local. Okay senator king you're recognized okay members of the make a move to spend Senate rules seven point zero to the intervening Day rule to allow city county local city a committee to consider SP five thirty seven which has been filed today and like I said if the bill does pass out of committee to be Monday or Tuesday at the earliest next week it's a. Okay members the motion to suspend the the intervening Day rule. All those in favor say aye. And oppose ayes have it. Rules suspended. This bill will immediately be transferred to committee. For the calendar. All right. Members will get one last batch that's going to be the House Bills and read through those through twenty like to pull out Senator Payton let me know will pull it out for a separate vote. Our house bill ten fifty three. House bill ten seventy eight. Twelve fifteen. Twelve sixteen. Twelve twenty nine. Twelve thirty two. Twelve forty nine. Twelve seventy. Fite seeing members any anyone wish to pull any of these bills from the batch speak now C. nine please backs these bills will run as consent passage has ten fifty three by joint budget for the Arkansas governor's mansion Commission the preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty for fiscal year house bill ten seventy eight and I department of education educational television division of preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty for fiscal year house of twelve fifteen by joint budget act the Arkansas State University Arkansas biosciences institute preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty for fiscal year house bill twelve sixteen by joint budget for the southern Arkansas university preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year house bill twenty twenty nine by joint budget and that for the University of Arkansas and the division of agriculture Arkansas biosciences institute preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year House Bill twelve thirty two by joint budget an act for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty for fiscal year house bill twelve forty nine by joint budget an act for the Arkansas tech university preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty four for fiscal year and house bill twelve seventy by joint budget that for the Henderson state university preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year. All right are there any questions on any of these bills members any questions you're recognized close for the bills. The nine is there any objection to rolling the vote no objection please roll about. Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark coral Davis these. DISMANG Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McGill Murdock Payton Penzo Petty writes down Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Committee members wish to change their voter has voted center Payton is a no any other members wish to vote or change their vote the nine counts of the ballot was a vote of thirty four yeah a one day the bat to bills passes transmit to the House returned to the house. Members is very similar to what Senator Dismang you're recognized thank you members similar to senator king situation a number of you've got some bills that you have filed for like to get those in the committee I make a motion that we suspend the rules regarding intervening day. Okay so you have a motion to suspend the intervening Day rules so that these bills that are at the desk can be read across the desk entrance. Transmitted to the committees immediately it would it would encompass all bills that are at the desk right now. Any questions on this motion. And at. Anyone verified okay it was the for against the motion saying nine all as a favor it I'm sorry question. She's got a bill that some members on right now with that also include those and if they're waiting on an amendment you're waiting on a member's own amendment. It's here yes. Yeah I think you could do that one separately this is. That would be intervening day because you you've got an amendment that you're trying to make to the bill that's already been or do so anything they just means that it can immediately be read across this assigned to committee and then heard so you but you've got one. It could be that could not be heard all. Thank you fine on that. Yeah yeah okay. Okay all right any other any any okay we'll we'll take a vote on that motion all those in favor say aye. And it has Is have it at so the intervening Day rule will be suspended and these bills will be read across the desk and assigned to committee and immediately. That's. Just make a. Thank you. Yes. Yes we can. Yeah it's on counted with. So you're recognized senator John. Seven. I members while we're waiting personnel is going to meet upon adjournment I think they're waiting on us over there right now and I know that the number you've got committees to be in a difficult times and then lastly joint budget going to meet tomorrow nine special language meet before that it eight. Thank you and then we need to make a motion at first under Johnson. Yeah. Are there any other announcements that need to be made. Senator Payton you're recognized for the announcmenet. Any announcmenet public health. Public health fifteen minutes upon adjournment and room to seventy two. Enter Johnson racked recognized for the announcmenet. Thank you madam president. Members. Transportation will make fifteen minutes upon adjournment I will also meet at eleven AM tomorrow in room two oh seven let's be clear mall out tonight. Any other announce. Madam secretary a read the bill Senate resolution forty six by Senator Hammer to recognize that house bill paying for girls volleyball team the boys golf team in the house bill pay for cheerleading team in the past a wrestling haven our. Senate resolution forty six calendar. The memorial resolution four by Senator Murdock to remember Senator Rory C. billowing junior and recognizes dedication dedicated service an invaluable contributions to the state of Arkansas and local community center memorial resolution for. Calendar Senate bill five thirty two by Senator Penzo to amend the law concerning nonpartisan elections to amend the law concerning local school boards of directors in school board elections and amend the date on which election of the school district board of directors is health Senate bill four thirty two education center for thirty three by Senator Caldwell to amend the local government bond. Nineteen eighty five. Mission of capital improvements of the public nature to include cemetery facilities apparatus Senate bill five thirty three city county local five thirty four by Senator crow to create Arkansas Ross. All mineral trails Senate bill five thirty four transportations five thirty five a central to correct one Campbell memorial high zero five thirty five. Transportations five thirty six by Senator Irvin to amend the Arkansas portable energy that determine the law regarding retirement review center five thirty six Insurance and Commerce semo five thirty eight five. In a five thirty eight by Senator Davis to allow a student to participate with a non school athletic team that is of the same sport as the public school athletic team of which the student is a member under certain circumstances Senate bill five thirty eight education from a five thirty nine the center Bryant to amend the law regarding the Arkansas racing commission determines the membership of the Arkansas racing commission and to amend the powers and duties of the Arkansas racing commission zero five thirty nine. Insurance and Commerce Senate bill five forty by Senator Wallace to create a sales and use tax. For certain items related to human burial entered center for some of the purchase price of the casket burial vault casket in service nation earned from sales and use tax table five forty seven five forty one by Senator Wallace to create a sales and use tax. For certain items and services sold to senator senate five forty one we revenue tax where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two O. one by Senator English compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two thirty five by Senator Tucker compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three fourteen by Senator Wallace compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three twenty by Senator Irvin further notice copy the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate three eighty by Senator Clark compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill. Four hundred by Senator for Clark Committee rest copy the original find same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Advocation. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four three by Senator Blake Johnson for the rest with the original find same correctly engrossed Education education. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four thirteen by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Calendar committee on grass Bills to whom was referred senate bill four twenty six by Senator Irvin where they must have an original find same correctly engrossed counted at ages I'm sorry that state agencies. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four thirty two by Senator Dobson compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar committee on grass Bills to whom was referred senate bill four seventy by Senator Dawson compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar committee on grass Bills to whom was referred senate bill four seventy seven by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar committee on grass Bills to whom was referred senate bill four seventy nine by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill twelve fifty four by representative may very compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar committee on rose Bills to whom was referred house bill fifteen fifteen nine by representative of. Thank. I can bring back to London back on the cover the rest coverage or find same correctly engrossed calendar two two. Senate stands in adjournment until one o'clock tomorrow. Subject to clearing of the desk.