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And by the member staff press and guests in the gallery. Stand to be led in prayer by Dr Charles Pollard president John Brown University in solemn springs to guests of represent pot. We pray with me. What have the father we are grateful for this state that you've given to us. We're grateful for the skills and abilities health that you bring to us so that we can deliberated room and bring about. Your justice your love. What I pray for the representatives here that you would give them wisdom that you give them. Great communications I pray for the. In particular lord we pray for representative Ryan rose's wife. Who's been diagnosed with cancer again lord we ask that you would be with her and. Doctors and others that can provide medical help. Would be in this room today. And make it a place that brings about your glory in your honor. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepared machine madam Clerk. Cast about madam Clerk with ninety nine members present chairs is warmer there any request for leave represent eleven for what purpose leave you're recognized leave a representative Karilyn Brown. Is leave granted represent Brown. So noted. President Jeffrey Wardlaw moved to dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees read reports Madam park Mr Speaker your committee on house arrest to whom was referred Senate bill sixty six beg me report that we have in the same consideration here concerning same recognition they do pass as amended number two Mr Speaker we are committee on how's Bills to whom was referred house bill thirteen eighty house bill thirty nine house bill fourteen thirty two the report we have the same consideration here concerning same recognition that do pass as thankfully submitted the involved here. They're a Reports from standing committees. Read the reports madam Clerk Mr Speaker you committee on City County and local affairs to whom was referred house bill thirteen eighteen thank you for going to same consideration here the terms I recognize that it do pass to concurrency number one Mr Speaker your committee on city county local affairs than was referred house bill fourteen forty one day before we have the same consideration here times I recognize that a do pass respectfully submitted Lanny Fite share Mr Speaker we your committee on house aging children and youth Legislative Military fair affairs to whom was referred house resolution ten twenty eight House resolution ten thirty one House resolution ten thirty three House concurrent resolution one thousand a House memorial resolution one thousand two has more resolution one thousand three big the report we have in the same consideration here the time the same recognized that a do pass thankfully submitted finally Barker chair Mister Speaker will your committee on agriculture for seat economic development to whom was referred house bill fourteen seventy nine house of fourteen eighty two Senate bill two forty six Begley report we having the same consideration here to serve the same recognition that a do pass respectfully submitted Jack Fortner share Mr Speaker we are committee on state agencies and governmental affairs to whom was referred house bill fourteen eighty seven house bill fourteen ten Bentley report we have an insane consideration here saying the commission at a do pass as amended number one Mr Speaker you Committee on state agencies and government affairs and was referred house bill fourteen oh five house bill fourteen eleven house bill fourteen sixty one has a forty sixty four has a forty sixty nine Senate bill two fifty five the report we have the same consideration and recognition of the do pass thankfully submitted a white task chair Mr Speaker your committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill ten twenty house bill thirty thirty eight house bill thirteen seventy house bill thirty thirty six house before two thirty eight house before the thirty nine has a fourteen eighty one house for fourteen eighty three house bill fourteen eighty four house bill fourteen ninety seven Senate bill two oh five beg leave before we have the same consideration here concerning same recognition at a do pass thankfully submitted Caroline brown vice chair. Three and finish business the exact. Supporter you're recognized to present the resolution. Thank you Mister chair I came in here today on behalf of the house ag committee and us as a body to welcome and to tell our farmers ranchers and producers how very proud we are of them and to recognize them for the service they do to our state. Would you have the Clerk read the bill or resolution its entirety Adam Clark please read the resolution it weighs nearly twenty percent of Arkansas economy is based on food fiber forestry waste two thirds of Arkansas counties rely heavily on farming and forestry and economic base and with our culture and food related activities in industries provide more than two hundred and eighty thousand jobs an employee one in every seven Arkansans And with agriculture proceeds in the State generate a value in excess excess of nineteen million dollars to the Arkansas economy annually which contributes Arkansas state stable and well balanced economy and where is Arkansas ranks in the top twenty states in production of thirteen agriculture commodities including being a top five producer of rice rollers cotton cat Fishin turkeys and where is Arkansas has more than forty two thousand farms on forty million acres and more than nineteen million acres of forest land and where's Arkansas ranks fifteenth in agriculture cast receives in the nation and where is Arkansas farmers ranchers and foresters feed and clothe people worldwide and we're as farmers ranchers and foresters provide the bulk of the state's wildlife habitat practice sound environmental stewardship and supply community leadership throughout the roll Arkansas and where is the agricultural community contributes a substantial portion of the revenues that finance state and local services to all the Arkansas citizens and where's Arkansas farmers ranchers and foresters are deserving of public commendation and appreciation now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the twenty four General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House representatives expressing fear appreciations Arkansas farmers ranchers of questions for their outstanding contribution to the economy of the state and nation and to the well being of the people and commend them for their dedication to the wise you utilization of our resources. Represent Fortner has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak. Like to speak for the resolution. The question before the House is the adoption of house resolution ten thirty all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The resolution is adopted. Members the doctor of the day is Dr Richard eve Brown junior of Little Rock and he's right back there talking to representative Milligan. The nurse the date is sherry but. We also have with this former representative Bruce Coleman is a guest of represent per year. In the north gallery we have. Mr Jimmy woods who is the father of Ashton woods for whom house bill fourteen eighty six is named after guests of represent hides. He's gallery we have Meg deal day who is the guest of represents time. And in the north gallery we have choices shortened who's the guest of represent once. Morning hours ended. Adam Clark please read house bill fourteen eighty six. House Bill fourteen eighty six by representative had sent to amend the law concerning distracted driving into create essence Law. President Hudson you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues I am here today on house bill fourteen eighty six and and the reason I name this actions laws because it is named after at Arkansas named Ashton ray woods who was a by I have graduate at harvest Bible college in Glasgow Scotland with a degree in missions and theology she service full time missionary and travel to more than twenty four countries and tell COVID forced her home and twenty twenty one. She lost her life on October seventh twenty twenty two and Stone County Arkansas after being struck by a distracted driver while she was driving. Her father and the rest of her family she leaves behind two sisters and a father and loads and loads of family members who care very deeply about our. After her death her dad reached out to me and asks because he sees all of the signs that say you tax to drive and pay whether there was anything in our current code that addressed issues like this one where texting and driving was not only a potential risk but one that actually resulted in the death or seek serious injury of another person. And so I looked and I was surprised to discover that there's not while we do have fines for people who are pulled over for texting and driving there's no current enhancement for drivers who are texting or otherwise distracted and you cause accidents resulting in serious physical injury or death. And so from that point just weeks after his daughter was killed her had her dad decided to take Assens legacy of living a life of service and to try to make her death a service to her community as well. Aston's law will establish a class A. misdemeanor for drivers who are driving while distracted and cause an accident that results in the serious injury or death of another driver. That can result in up to a year of imprisonment a twenty five hundred dollar fine and up to one hundred hours of community service I've spoken with the state police and the sheriff's association who all assured me that they have the tools needed to make sure that they can investigate these types of accidents to determine whether or not distracted driving was a clause this would likely be added in situations in which there may be an underlying charge that this may be an additional charge in those sort of aggravated circumstances or it could act as a standalone charges depending upon the individual facts of a particular accidents I looked around to see what other states are doing because this is an area that we're sort of having to play catch up on texting and driving is a relatively new phenomenon and and there are a few states you started adding these additional penalties in situations in which there is a distracted driver so happy to answer any questions I see my friend representative Gonzales already rising. Representative Gonzalez for what purpose question. Recognized so you mentioned a lot about texting and driving but the bill doesn't specify that it it says the use of any telecommunications device so would that apply to someone who is using a hands free device while they're driving down the highway as well or maybe use their cell phone for to play music for. So that just the distracted driving definition in this part of the bill is is related to the part of the code that we already have about how you were ticketed for distracted driving offense so we use the same definition that already appears in our code I would say that generally speaking if you're messing with your phone for your Bluetooth their your music that probably would qualify if you're looking down at your phone instead of looking at the road and but it's this is this is compliant with the existing language in the code for the ticketed distracted driving. No more questions I appreciate a good vote. Representative had sent has explained the Bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bell representive had some would you like to close for your bill she's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen eighty six madam Clerk cast up the ballot repair the machine. Has everyone voted. With the vote of eighty eight five nine eight an eight present the bill has passed. We have another visitor we would like to recognize. In our west gallery we have a low wing mother of our own Carlton wing let's welcome her. Thank you. Madam Clark please read house bill fourteen thirty seven House Bill fourteen thirty seven by representative Maddox to amend the law concerning the operation of all terrain vehicle on a public street or highway by an employee of any utility telecommunications or cable company. I presented Maddox you're recognized to present the bill thank you colleagues so we say this all the time but this really is a very simple bill all this does is allow an employee of one of these companies to operate an ATV on a public street or highway if they're performing direct work duties or during the time of emergency or severe weather and the highway department does approve of this bill that's all that it does the guys take any questions. Representative hawk for what purpose. Question you're recognized representative Maddox is is this an issue like orders mass because I know we've heard me TV bills saw throughout the session is is this a a problem that they're getting cited by police to to me this I mean I usually of people either lights turned back on we go all sources sums asking is there is a problem across the state I don't I don't know if it's a if it's necessarily a problem they're just wanting to certainly clarify that in the event of say severe weather or that their perform their duties that they're not violating the law I don't know that that's been a massive problem but it's just a clarification based. Representative Pilkington for what purpose question you're recognized thank you madam Speaker representative Maddox can you kind of explain to me why the sheriff's association association of counties are neutral on your bill but oppose all other allterrain vehicle bills. I really cannot speak for them on this bill no I cannot the the highway department is good with this bill I have not heard from anyone else so I presume they're neutral on it I'm certainly interested in pursuing other bills also in regarding ATV so as you know some. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Maddox has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bell. Representative Maddox are you close for the bill his clothes for the bill the question before the House this passage of house bill fourteen thirty seven madam Clark prepare the machine. As everyone voted. With the voted ninety two yeah eight two night and everyone present the bill has passed madam Clerk please read house bill thirteen sixty five thirteen sixty five representative welcome to amend the law concerning records maintained by scrap metal recyclers and to create offenses with that of a catalytic converter and I'm authorized position of a catalytic converter. Representative Holcomb you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker of the exam and catalytic converters. The everyone here has had a neighbor or yourself or your church had a catalytic converter so matter of fact the representative flowers was coming to work last session and her mother's car because hers is in the shop part to whom. Five thirty call the record her dad picked her up and for the record to get there the catalytic converter was cut off on set right there on highway five thirty I've got friends that parking commuter parking lots come back get in their vehicle catkin murders gal that's one of our school districts want to run a bus route one morning all the catalytic converters gone off their vehicles we've got car dealerships hiring security to keep people from cutting off catalytic converters and so we didn't have a bill that had any teeth in it that can help us matter of fact there's over a I think there's over a hundred bills in states around us addressing can active orders giving example of how bad it is the national insurance crime bureau estimated that the that the increase of catalytic converters increase three hundred and twenty six percent in twenty twenty and three hundred fifty three percent in twenty twenty one so we've taken the bill this is an agreed to bill we met with the with the scrap metal recyclers association Arkansas counties sheriff's association the police chiefs association auto dealers association so we all got in the same room in which got we had some challenges but we got through it and got a bill that we all agreed on and basically some of the things that were being done if the office if an officer stop someone and catalytic converter one or two or three in the vehicle actually couldn't do anything but now if you have a cat and a covered itself vehicle it has to be legibly marked and something permanent it does have the date it was taken off of the vehicle it also has to have the identification number of the vehicle which should help us with that enforcement. if you look on the third page of the theft of catalytic converter was increased to a Class C. felony like them help us with our enforcement also in the original bill of. In section three it said that a buyer of use catalytic converter and then it had other than scrap metal recycler scratched out didn't have to report electronically but now we've added that back to the bills so they have to report to Watson leads online just like they do any other material that the then after you have an ID card identification we take a they take a picture of the catalytic converter to take a thumb print all that goes leads online also the On the the last page of something else they had to do before. We're Cadillac were scrap dealers were scratched out we added it back in the bill buyers use catalytic converters now everyone has to report read the register with the county sheriff and they can come out and and check I'm so I think with these thing with these new rules and help us won't stop it somebody's going to try to get around it some way this should be black market but at least it'll help up us up maybe slow it down some I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have. Representive Holcomb has explained the bill would anyone want to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representive Eubanks you're recognized to speak for the bill. I just I just want to come down to a quick story about how real this is the capitol police contacted me two years ago and they had a video of somebody driving round the back to Capitol Hill in their vehicle pulled up next to my truck somebody got out of the passenger side rolled under my truck got back in their vehicle on the left State police got a hold of the video they were able to enhance that and consequently they were able to identify the people and they broke up a catalytic converter theft ring so that happened here on our ground so. That's what I thought I thought it was Wardlaw to. I appreciate a good vote on this it is real. Representative Eubanks has spoken for the bill would anyone want to speak against the bill. For the bell. Representative. Welcome are you close for the bill. Thank you madam chair this is just one little of note here before because this is from the the director of governmental affairs for the national insurance crime bureau he just as I'm reaching out thank you for introducing house bill thirteen sixty five also for inducing amendment to establishment have a Cadillac converter as a felony as provided by member to will help deter think thieves and provide law enforcement and prosecutors with additional tools prosecute Cadillac converter sales so anyway I appreciate a good vote thank. Representative Holcomb is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill thirteen sixty five madam Clark prepare the machine. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clark with the voted ninety seven yeah zero day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill fourteen twenty six house bill fourteen twenty six by representative to fill time in Arkansas law concerning fees for issuing summons or subpoena. Representative Duffield you're recognized to present the bill thank you madam chair H. B. fourteen twenty six is a clean up bill brought to us by the district judges in the state of Arkansas. What to know that there's not gonna be any fee change with this bill the fees going to remain at two dollars and fifty cents. And this will prohibit the collection of the fee for issuing or selling a summons in small claims court. The baby questions. CNN. A good vote. Representative Jack fields has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representative Duffield would you like to close for your bill. Thank you colleagues I appreciate a good vote. Representative bill has closed for the bill before the court that the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen twenty six madam Clerk of the machine. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk with a vote of ninety five Yeas zero day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill fourteen ninety three of the fourteen ninety three by representative families to amend the law concerning the fee charged by a court of the Clerk to file a wheel for safe keeping. Representative Graham which you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you ma'am Speaker. First thing I want to start with on fourteen ninety three. It is not a fee increase. I know I know you look at the bill is going to go assess you marked out to and you put a five there it is not a fee increase in two thousand three and section twenty one six four thirteen eighty four a list a variety of fees things like decision in corporations article corporation minutes articles and when this is amended in two thousand three that fee was five dollars in this statute it says it's two dollars the county clerk's need clarity and so they asked me to amended to what was the last update which was five dollars. If you have any questions I'll answer. Representative Gonzalez. Representative Gonzales for what purpose session you're recognized why was it clear to you that it should be five dollars instead of two dollars why was it not clear to me that what was a clear to you that it should be five instead of two I'm losses to the thing it is your right and it does say to hear whenever this was amended last but in two thousand three they voted for it to be five now if you want to come in and change it to to later please go ahead but that's not what the county clerk's asked me to do. Representative Graham which has explained that the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bell. Representative famished you wish to close for your bill he is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen ninety three madam Clark prepare them. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk. With the vote of eighty nine yeah a five nay and to present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill fourteen ninety four House Bill fourteen ninety four by representative Graham list to amend the law concerning fees related to marriage licenses. Representative Bramlett you're recognized to present the bill. fourteen ninety four is another bill that Arkansas association of counties asking around for our county clerks again it is not a fee increase what happens often is people come in and ask Hey why is my marriage or why the marriage license costs this much money the county Clerk Senate having to do is independence with a bunch of pages and go back and forth and it takes time to added all up and show somebody Hey this is where the fees the fees what this bill does And amends this particular statute to add the following C. section which shows all the other costs in one spot and it just makes a county Clerk jobs. Representive and solace for what purpose question you're recognized this one some clarity here on this one share so does not increase these are new fees either correct no new fees no increase just making it easier for county clerks to show this is what it costs all right thank you absolutely. Representative Gramlich has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Graham which is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen ninety four madam Clark prepare the machine. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk. With the vote of ninety four yeah eight one night and to present the bill has passed madam Clark please red hat please read house bill fourteen seventy two. House bill forty seventy two by representative Bobby to amend the law concerning delinquency cases for which records must be kept for a period of time. Representative Dalby you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair colleagues this bill is brought to us by the juvenile judges in all this bill is simply saying is that juvenile records may be disposed over expunged after ten years unless they or have been involved in a serious felony offense of which they had been adjudicated that would be murder rate those types of things otherwise it gives them the opportunity to get their juveniles to get there record expunged and it brings in line felons can now get their records expunged in ten years the juvenile's can't that's all this bill does. I appreciate a good vote. Representative Dalby has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Dalby would you like to close for your bill she is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen seventy two madam Clark prepare the machine. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk. With the vote of ninety seven yeah zero day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill fourteen fifty five. As the fourteen fifty five I resented Gazaway to make technical corrections to title seventeen of the Arkansas code concerning professions occupations and businesses. Representative Gazaway you are recognized to present the bill thank you madam Speaker colleagues this is another one of our exhilarating technical corrections bills. this bill amends title seventeen to the code US concerning professions and occupations businesses specifically in section one what you'll see the term supervised instructor is trite is changed to sponsor educator training that is a more correct term section to eliminate some definitions specifically board and department because and same thing in section four because those are more well defined later on in the actual text of the code so the definitions are superfluous as section five was missed and transformation so we're references Department of Health that specific board was moved to the department of labor so we make that correction again that was missed during transformation that's in both section five and section six and then section seven just simply move some language that was in a physician assistant is a dependent medical practitioner that was defined later in this section and that moves it up the word dependent up to the definition section so that you don't have to use that language further down in this section it's purely technical in nature it's all the bill does happy to answer any questions. Seeing none would appreciate a good vote thank you. Representative Gazaway has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill for the bill. Representative Gazaway is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen fifty five madam Clark prepare the machine. As everyone voted. Passed up the ballot madam Clerk. With the voted ninety seven yea zero Nays and zero present the bill has passed. Now we will move to Senate bills madam Clark please read Senate bill two six five. Senate bill two sixty five by representative Bentley. The representative Bentley you're recognized to present the bill. To create a hospital pharmacy continua of care endorsement to allow hospitals to dispense outpatient medication for certain patients. Thank you chairman callings of this is part of the most practical bill that you're going to hear the sessions are very simple bill right now when your constituents to leave the house building at a forty eight hour supply this will allow the hospital to spend some of thirty one day supply which if you are a mom heading home of the young child be very convenient not to make another stop at the pharmacy to get your pills filled every have a senior mom is ninety one years old and if I get to go home you don't have to make another thirty minute visit at the pharmacist you can get your pills right there at the hospital this is agreed upon bill I don't have any opposition the bills over simple I will take any questions if anybody has any. That appreciate it. Representative Bentley has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative acre you're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you madam. I just want to take an opportunity to really condemned support this bill. Committee is that what I meant to use thank you represent Bentley for working so diligently with fellow pharmacist Senator void in my line of work I have been on the other end of those phone calls at three o'clock in the morning for scared parents what's six children six balances showing up in all hours of the night different parts the weekend and this bill is a wonderful opportunity to help close some of those gaps and create a real tangible benefit for those patients leaving hospitals so that I also appreciate a great vote thank you. Representative Baker has spoken for the bill would anyone want to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two sixty five madam Clark prepare them as. As everyone voted. Yes it the ballot madam Clerk. With the vote of ninety six J. one day and zero present the bill has passed madam Clark please read Senate bill two seven nine Senate bill two seventy nine by representative will resume in the alternative to discipline acts and to have the alternative to discipline acts of fights the nine nurses and regulated by the Arkansas state board of nursing. Representative will read you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair colleague says Senate bill two seventy nine is an amendment technical corrections bill it's the act for alternative discipline for the nursing board this allows other participants other people who are licensed by the nurse in the nursing board to participate so currently it's limited to licensed nurses this allows anyone who holds a certificate and answers to the nursing board participate. And as the no question that appreciate a good vote. Representative Waldridge has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative will bridge is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two seven nine prepare the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clerk. With the vote of ninety seven yea zero nine eight and zero present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read Senate bill two eleven Senate bill two eleven by representative talk to amend the law concerning carrying a concealed handgun on property of the Arkansas department transportation. Representative hawk you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues this is a pretty easy bill Senate bill two eleven when the law was created a few years back to allow for enhanced carrying concealed carry into state agencies they left off are not on the law and to nobody's knowledge online are not in their employees are asking that they be added to that low so the employees can carry on the premises at our dot right now locations prohibited from carrying a concealed weapon on on the property or police stations court rooms the Arkansas state police the Arkansas highway police division schools and anywhere there's a sign that says No firearms allowed so all we're doing is adding or not to the current legislation to allow employees to carry a weapon on the premises at our dot and with that any. President Wardlaw for what purpose. You're recognized did not say forward are not don't they have a police force on the first floor. This was brought to the so the quote that I got from are not employees says they did a survey that says we feel like sitting ducks over here at our dot net was from the employees themselves hello. So they feel like sitting ducks on top of a state police force well the state police for they have a highway police I have highway please in this this law would not you can not carry a at this state at the highway police division loves Services for everybody else. Yes. Representante for what purpose question you're recognized. Representative a kind of following up on the representative Wardlaw question you just stated in your testimony that the highway police you're not allowed to carry where they're located at and by way police is part of the Arkansas transportation that's that there under that umbrella so is that not conflicting with the law that we have that prohibits them carrying or the highway police is located in now we're going to pass a bill that says they can Kerry were are not saying the when they're both located under the same roof yes the highway police if you're if you're a commission law enforcement officer you can carry and this is for road workers this is for you know anybody inside are not that is not associated with the with the Arkansas highway police division. Follow up. Representar stand what you're saying but my point is this the highway police is located on the same premises that the highway department is located there there in the same location so we're allowing someone that works well or not to carry into a prohibited area where the highway police is located I'm just trying to make sure that we're not passing a law that conflicts with the current one we already have it was told to be able to me by the director and others that that is a that is a different area of are not and where these employees are gonna be able to carry will not be anywhere near those folks that's what we that's what was described to me by the director. With that I appreciate a good vote. President Maddox is explain the bill would anyone like. That's what happens when people text me while I'm trying to do business. Represent law because explain. As explained has explained the bill. We would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representive hawk is recognized to stay close for the bill colleagues this is a this is a simple bill and I understand that the sentiments of of my my friend representative Tosh this is really just allowing another state agency right now we've got state agencies across the board that are being allowed to carry and for employee safety this is what it's about that the employees want to feel safer by having this in place for their own safety I would appreciate a good vote. The. Represent hawk is closed for the. Prepared machine madam Clark. Question before the House is passing Senate bill two eleven. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clark by a vote of seventy eight yeas fifteen days and three present the bill is passed. Members. Per the text I just received a pass over represent Maddox next for bills correct all right. Madam Clark please please read Senate bill three seventeen. Senate bill three seventy by representative wing an act for the Arkansas Senate appropriation for twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year. Represent wing you're recognized to explain. Colleague's SB three seventeen is just simply the appropriation for the Senate to do their business during this fiscal year. One of my favorite quotes from Ronald Reagan is trust but verify I have verified that the house the Senate passed our house appropriations yesterday so we're good to pass there's I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent wing is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill represent wing is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three seventeen prepared machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clerk Bible ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause have passed. Person meets for what purpose motion place with your motion. After the announcmenet reading the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolution reading communications and any remaining committee report I move that we adjourn until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. That's a proper motion is not debatable. All all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The I. the ayes have it. Any any announcmenet. Represent Jean. Announcmenet you're recognized joint budget meet tomorrow morning at nine AM big mac a. Representive eleven for what purpose announcmenet. House education will meet fifteen minutes upon adjournment big mac a. President Stan Berry for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized Judiciary makes it ten AM in the morning room one forty nine representative pop for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized warmind everybody that is open to the public tonight's basketball game at Little Rock Central if you check your emails you've got directions and info for the game will tip off is at seven o'clock invite the public invite constituents it is a charity for the big brothers big sisters Carrie as well as the child advocacy centers of Arkansas would love to have even if you're not playing would love to have you there Little Rock Central tonight at seven represent east what purpose announcmenet you're recognized Revenue and Tax will meet tomorrow room one fifty one at ten AM. Any other announcements. Represent once from for what purpose. Representive a gardener and I will be hosting a reception for Mrs short immediately following so if you would like some cookies on behalf of representative Gardner nine I would love for you to meet a wonderful author and consent to meeting her and you'll appreciate the joke when you sent come to the reception and the being immediately outside the doors in this third floor gallery. Any other announcements. The desk remain open is needed for the reading of the bills upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution house