Senate Convenes

The Senate will be called to order any request for leave at this time. Senator stone you're recognized. It is my pleasure today to introduce so thank you would you come down from police. This is what time the proper time to do this. Ninety one or would you say centers calendar you're recognized can you will ask the lady for Senator Kroll but. That's what I'm going to do not recognized plead for Senator Kroll late. Call you just give system armed with. Thank you senator madam secretary please call the roll. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love ki Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice strong Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace thank you madam secretary and everyone in the chamber in the galleries would please rise and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance following a prayer by brother David Mitchell who will be introduced by Senator Ricky Hill. Thank you colleagues if you would please join me in welcoming river and David Mitchell Mount Carmel Baptist Church in cabinets church about fifteen hundred members he does a great job there growing the church the fixed expand to another building which was always great to hear in and see and he's also responsible partially from the. And so I welcomed that brother David here and that is open for. Thank you very much let's pray together. Further today we are so very grateful for your love for us thank you for the opportunity and the privilege to comment freely pray to you and today lord I pray for those that are gathered in this room that you would give them a heart like David I pray you give them a passion like Paul. Lord today I pray you would give them unity like the early church. We ask that you would bless them that you would keep them you make your face to shine on this assembly and guy that you would be gracious to us and to them and father I pray today that you would allow your face to turn toward this place be favorable to the state of Arkansas thank you for your power your love and your my in this in the name of Jesus we pray amen. In. Madagascar is all state Senate is our expectation that each of you will exercise perfect form and govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended and the Senate will dispensary journal. The morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time Senator so you're recognized. Thank you madam chair I have with me today Sophia Allen so the is seventeen years old she's a senior Sheridan high school which is in my district she's active in track and field FCCLA she is also very active in our youth group is centerpoint church in her goals are to attend a forty four year university and be on the track and field team and I think her specialty is pole vaulting now her dad is just an Allen and he tells me that she is a rock star when it comes to pole vaulting so good luck go set a state record and everything will be good membership help me welcome city of this morning. Leding you're recognized. Thank you madam president colleagues want to welcome of my page for the day and a family friend fifteen year old Caroline Gardenhire from Farmington which is in the ninth grade she runs track just like I did a long long time ago but more impressively she's on the basketball teams I don't know if the Senate still need some help for tomorrow night's game against the house but they just one district and conference champions right. I ten tests occur future plans she wants to be a DQ surgeon my only problem with that is is as you want to study at Baylor. Recognize the math talk to parents about that I can't we have going to Texas anyway please welcome the Caroline of the Senate today. You're recognized. Thank you governor I'd like to recognize we have community college students from all over the state here today for the Arkansas community college leadership academy so if you'd recognize them are you all fired up there. Please stand. Thank you for being here. You're recognized thank you governor a first of I would like to ask for leave for my good friend lieutenant governor will take over the. Colonel retired Larry Bailey of if you actually for him and make him welcome. And also you all have all met by intern Calista Glover who does such a great job and takes so much off of me her grandparents market there My constituents but her grandparents brought in Norman Friedman you may not be able to see him because there's a lot of people appear to be a P. gallery but please make them welcome. Other announcmenet. Senator Murdock you're recognized for the announcmenet for introduction. Thank you governor. I want to introduce students. And staff from coming down from Saint Francis County the they were here today to testify. Insurance and Commerce only E. sports bill. and they did a great job in testifying in talking about what is done for them skills and all those good things that told him to come to the Senate and you make a welcome please welcome my St Francis County friends. No other announcements or introductions are there other. Yes ma'am. Your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill ninety by Senator Hill engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. State agencies Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate to forty nine by Senator English compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three twelve by Senator Clark compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Judiciary Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three fifteen by Senator bored compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Joint Budget Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill eleven forty three by representative fight compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Revenue and Tax Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill thirty forty seven by representative bank compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education. I would ask the body if you have some conversations if you will take them outside what we are reading clearing at the death so that way I can properly to the Secretary. Thank you. Your committee on act prior to whom was referred Senate bill two fifty one by Senator crawl recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred Senate bill two eighty seven Biver by Senator bribe recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred Senate bill two ninety by Senator pencil recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill ten twenty one by representative Brad it's recommend due pass counted. Pursuant to rule twenty four of the six of Committee on insurance and commerce here right have receipt of disclosure from senator Boyd concerning Senate bill ninety four. Where your committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred Senate bill ninety four by Senator Hammer recommend due pass counted Committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred Senate house bill thirteen forty nine members Senator Rapert recommend to pass as amended number one calendar. Are you Committee on state agencies to whom was referred senate to sixty seven by Senator Blake Johnson recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill two seventy three by Senator Pat Petty recommend to pass as amended number one calendar Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill two seventy five by Senator Hammer recommend to pass as amended number one calendar we on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill two eighty by Senator Dismang recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill two ninety two by Senator Stein recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred senate to ninety three by Senator Stein recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred senate three oh seven by Senator Hammer recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill thirteen twenty by representative Rapert recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill fourteen oh four by representative health recommend due pass counted. Any further business to come before the body in the morning hour. Thank you Mr president I'd like to introduce the doctor the day Dr Wallace Tracy from to wit almost to the southern part of my territory but to the the doctor should in family practice there and again we have or her nurse the renew would you all please help me welcome to operation. Go ahead Senator Bob Ballinger has been it's been seventy two years since this happened but today you Senator Stubblefield birthday. Thank you senator Stubblefield Happy Birthday of the Senate will dispense with the singing of Happy Birthday. No further business the morning hour has expired we will now start the business agenda Senator sole when you're recognized. Madam president I move that we re referred house bill eleven fifty six back to committee for the purpose of amendment. Thank you senator any questions for the senator. All those in favor of re referred back to committee please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. It is re referred back to committee. Senate resolution fourteen Senate resolution fourteen by Senator Gilmore to recognize the positive impact of the Arkansas four H. program or you send a plane for each day on February twenty eight twenty twenty three. Senate bill more you're recognized. Thank you governor members there is no question what today is and that is for each day with all the green that you've seen the building here in the galleries in a book and behind me here we have the state leadership here with four H. if they would just give her by a wave real quick and then I will read this resolution if you'll bear with me. Or as in October nineteen oh eight a group of about sixty five boys form the White County corn and cotton club as a way to learn the latest in agricultural technology resulting in their learned agricultural practices being adopted by their counterparts in this club became the Arkansas four H. program and we're as well the activities that the participants enjoyed may have changed since nineteen oh eight the mission of the four H. is to help the youth of this country become productive citizens. The seeds and whereas the seeds planted by the first club provide the roots for program that today reaches more than one hundred forty thousand use in school Richmond programs in over two hundred fifty thousand use in all program areas ages five to nineteen across the seventy five counties in Arkansas including rule suburban and urban use and where's for at four H. as a premier. You development program conducted by the cooperative extension service of the University of Arkansas System Division. Whereas of the of the division of agriculture and whereas through informal scientific research based experimental education activities four H. participants gain knowledge enhance life skills enabling them to become positive productive capable and compassionate members of society and whereas four H. is designed to prepare young people to step up in the challenges to to the challenges in their communities and provide use use with the skills to lead for a lifetime the core elements of four H. include youth leadership adult. Use adult partnership's life skills learning and community services and we're at four H. members compete complete hands on projects in areas like science health agriculture and citizenship in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take proactive leadership role and whereas Arkansas four H. program fosters an innovative learn by doing approach with proven proven results and forage is committed to building outstanding leaders with remarks with marketable skills to succeed in today's global society through in school programs on military installations and through after school programs and we're as findings from the Tufts University four H. study of positive youth development indicate that when compared to their peers young people in four H. make more civic contributions to their communities and make healthier choices and whereas in twenty nineteen the national four H. council partnered with edge research to conduct a study of all four H. alumni across the country in the results found that a four H. experience correlates with long term success in life and we're at four H. is the nation's largest youth development organization empowering nearly six million young people throughout the United States and whereas the structured learning encouragement and adult mentoring provided by four H. members by thousands of hours given by Arkansas volunteers play a vital role in helping our youth achieve success now therefore be it resolved by the Senate the ninety fourth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate recognize the positive impact of the Arkansas four H. program on or used to proclaim February twenty eighth twenty twenty three as for a stay in the State Capitol. Thank you senator Gilmore all those in favor Senate resolution fourteen to recognize the positive impact to the Arkansas four H. program or you can to proclaim for each day on February twenty eighth two thousand twenty three please signify by saying aye hi. I've had. If the court. Thank you governor. If you would in the galleries please stand and also want to recognize the folks from the extension service that are here today I've got constituents from Bradley County and I know many other counties as to all the members so if you would all stands we can recognize you one last time. Senate. I need to re referred house bill thirteen twenty seven to committee for the purpose of amendment. It's not on today's counter. Make a motion to re referred house bill thirteen twenty seven. The Committee all those in favor signify by saying aye. The oppose. Yes. Centerville. Senate resolution fifteen. Resolution fifteen by Senator Hill today so like the month of February is national children's dental health month. Senate bill you're recognized thank you thank you ma'am. Okay so a lot of you didn't know this today is a national tooth fairy day. So with that being said delta dental has brought to my attention that February is children's dental month. And even though it's the last day of the month is important for us to remember the child dental health and mindset. They want to encourage everyone to to brush foster teeth at least twice a day source giving record in appointments. Is up to one year as early as one year of age with that being said I'd like to read this resolution I will be quite as long as Senator Gilmore's. This whereas the future is dependent to a large measure on good health or families in we're as good health can be achieved in part through good dental habits learned early and reinforced throughout last and we're as research shows that a balanced that proper oral hygiene and preventive dental care can prevent tooth decay and reduce dental related illnesses which call school age children in United States to miss thirty four million school hours annually starting as early as first grade in socio economic disparities exist within those lost hours and we're as national children's dental health month is an opportunity for the citizens of Arkansas to night and join in observance of the national children's dental health month to raise public awareness and about the importance of good oral health for all children now therefore it be resolved the to Senate the ninety four General Assembly the United States. Of our. Thank you senator held all those in favor of Senate resolution fifteen to designate the month of February is national children's dental health month please signify by saying aye. Senate resolution fifteen passes Senate resolution sixteen. Senate resolution six by Senator Blake Johnson to recognize the seventy seventh southern legislative conference of the council of state governments seven office Senator Blake Johnson. If it be okay I would ask for leave for Lindsay gray and Brody. Jeannie quality pay and and Eric Harrison to the floor. For the purpose. Members. Many many of us have participated in the southern Legislative Council and this is a nonpartisan the best practices for policy and and and in the state of Arkansas and throughout the southern region and we want to recognize them on the seventy seventh the seventy seven the convention and I would like for the Secretary of the Senate to read the resolution. Trackmasters seven seventy seven southern legislative conference of the council of state governments seven office whereas the council state government southern office CSG sales is a nonpartisan nonprofit member organization the services of the legislatures of Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Texas Tennessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia and Class with regionally based leadership and perspective and national level resources fish to sell provide southern legislators and government staff with a wide variety of programs and services that facilitate regional cooperation and encourage the exchange of information and privacy issue south is governed by an executive committee made up of leadership staff legislative staff and policy topics over are overseen by six standing policy committees that consist of legislators and government staff for the member states and four as the mission of the organization is to serve as a committee of the state Committee committed to connecting informing inspiring and empowering public servants in all three branches of state government to the best. To the best ideas and resolutions into practice and for as and percent percent of this mission says Gee south has conveying the southern legislative conference for the sept for the past seventy six years beginning with its inception in hot springs Arkansas and moving into decades of fellowship and cooperation between the fifteen southern states and four as a seventy seven thousand by state conference will be conveyed is Charleston South Carolina from July to July twelfth twenty twenty three and four and has more than one thousand five hundred southern legislators government staff and other and their families will gather to discuss policy matters specifically affecting southern states to bridge of commonalities and discuss solutions for current policy trends challenges and opportunities and four as CSU south offers a welcome to all southern legislative executive and judicial officials to attend now therefore be it resolved by the scent of the ninety first General Assembly the State of Arkansas that the Senate recognize the seventy seventh southern legislative conference of council state government southern office be it further resolved that upon adoption a copy of this resolution will be provided to the council of state governments seven office director Lindsey Graham by the chief secretary of the Senate. Bob Johnson mark Johnson Johnson. I would doubt all the gym members I would it would encourage you to become part of this because whenever you go to these conferences you meet other legislators that have similar issues and problems as you and and they're trying to resolve the issues for their state just like we are and please help me recognizes seventy seventh conference coming up thank you. Senator Blake Johnson senator mark Johnson has a question. This is from John Johnson are you familiar with the center for the advancement of leadership skills is put on by the SLC. Well I I think I got signed up for that this week by Senator has you know that it's held on paging mass in my former district and now senator rice's District at the with the Rockefeller Institute every year. Sounds good to me senator Johnson well it is brought. Right people to help put it all in all the speakers are wonderful so I want to let everyone to know that we are only a part of them they're part of us to great resolution and welcome and thank you say thank you thank you Senator all those in favor of Senate resolution sixteen you're recognized two seven seven seven what was later conference of the council of state government so the office please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. Thank you Senator resolution sixteen is not. We're going to have a ten minute recess for a photograph. Senate will be back in order. Senate bill two seventy amendment to. Amendment to the Senate bill two seventy. Hey you're recognized thank you madam president my bill my amendment appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator paid all those in favor of amendment to the to Senate bill two seventy please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. I've had many passes Senator gross. And then we will go to actually page two now. At the top. Page two is amended one to HB twelve forty four. Amendment one to House Bill. Twelve forty four. Senator Boyd you're recognized. Thank you madam president this amendment clarifies the implementation date or the effective date if if the way it was written originally as the effective date included the whole bill but section one needs to be excluded from that implementation date this rectified that so I appreciate a good vote thank you senator Boyd all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those. I. Ms gross. Back to. Senate bills. At one twenty six Senate bill one twenty six by Senator Hickey to amend the Arkansas public employees retirement system plan regarding survivor benefits and declaring an emergency. Senator Hickey you're recognized thank you madam governor of members next for bills I have ever of or actually I approved legislation there's going to be a lot of a duplicate type language in the in all four of them to make it consistent but I will start with this one try to explain. BRT read okay okay so this person is B. one twenty six this bill amends Arkansas Code two four FA six oh six. With regards options for a beneficiary that a member may choose when they retire the bill specifies their members federal tax return return will be used for proof of dependency of a child or parent in order for the survivors to be eligible to receive a survivor's benefit. Just on that that is kind of a change within the legislation and you'll see that throughout the way the old language was is that they had to prove that the dependent received one have support that was subjective in nature and something that we need to clean up so that's the reason is that written that way and again it should it says that they have to be a dependent on the tax return says one year prior of course we all know the tax returns or a filed when you're behind so that's that's the reason for that. also that has been apers practice it they've been doing it but the current law which is based on that the bill also strikes an obsolete selection that applied to surviving spouses who retired before July first nineteen sixty seven there's no beneficiaries left that would fall under that after they checked the other changes are are all grammatical or technical corrections that do not affect these benefits. Any questions for Senator Hickey on S. B. one twenty six. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close I'm close thank you ma'am centers close any objection to rowing a boat madam secretary please roll about void Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stir Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wants to change his or her vote. Please cast a ballot. Ballot at thirty four eighty eight and zero nine. One twenty six AM the Emergency Clause pass. Transmitted a House. Senate bill one twenty seven by Senator Hickey to amend and update language for the proper administration of the Arkansas public employees retirement system and declare an emergency Senator Hickey you're recognized okay on this one thank you madam of the Senate bill one twenty seven this correct definitions that were affected by acts of two thousand twenty one. FI's definitions consistent with the administration of benefits restores inner Bartley stricken law to address the pay out of contributions with the monthly benefit it is small and a small amount. Make certain members that have an effect of a refund of contributions if the person returns to covered employment and this explicitly allows garnishment of retirees monthly benefits in a purse for child support payments but we wanted to make sure we got that in there so that some of the court's already doing that but we need that within within the language just to so there would be no doubt. Any questions for Senator Hickey on SB one twenty seven. Anyone would speak again for. Senator has close any objection to growing vote. And secretary please Robert Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel 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 some Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. C. nine passed up the ballot by a vote of thirty forty eight zero name as the one twenty seven in the emergency clause passed please transmit to the House. Senate bill one twenty eight by Senator Hickey to correct the employer contribution right and the Senate the same sections of the to the prohibition against the subjection of annuity rights to let you legal processes in the state police retirement system for emergency Senator Hickey you're recognized thank you madam governor because the same way with this one this is another one that to allows garnishment of retirees monthly benefits for child support payments also if you do see in here that there's an increase in the contribution rate of twenty two to twenty six percent that is not current that was actually what we did in the last six last session and that's just being put put within the legislation. Any questions for Senator Hickey regarding SB one twenty eight. Anyone wish to speak against a four. Senator has closed any objection rolling about. Madam secretary please roll the vote Boyd Brown Caldwell Chesterfield Clark prone Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin 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 flowers is present. Any other senators. Please cast a ballot. By a vote at thirty three eighty zero may and one president has B. twenty eight emergency clause passed please transmit to the House. Senate bill one twenty nine by Senator Hickey to amend this state police retirement system plan regarding survivor benefits and their emergency Senator Hickey you're recognized thank you again members this one this one's a service state police retirement system of that's under apers standardizes six month marriage peer period either pre or post retirement for a member. Just like the other one this one also utility utilizes the of federal tax return as the support for dependent child everything else within the bill is just technical. Top corrections. Any questions for Senator Hickey on SP one twenty nine. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed. Any objections of rowing the boat. Madam secretary please Robert. Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis the 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 some Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. Three nine please cast a ballot. By that thirty forty eight zero may as one twenty nine in the emergency clause passed please transmit to the House now SB two fifty two fifty by Senator Hammer to amend the law concerning paper ballots to amend the law concerning making and counting paper ballots to amend the law concerning the exploration of election results and declaring emergency Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you ma'am chair no doubt many of you have heard a lot about this bill from various individuals or groups shall on just bring some simple clarity so as not to have it to be confused anymore than it's been made to be confused by some this bill simply allows and establishes that the council chooses to use all paper ballots to do their election that they are responsible for the cost of the election it does not prohibit any county from choosing to do all paper ballots but what it does do is establish structure. And accountability for how that is going to be done so that there can be uniformity and there can be accountability across all county lines in the in one county or to counties and the basis for why the county should have to choose to the if they choose to do so should have to pay for it is I would do it on the standard of fairness of if your county chooses to do it or to counties chooses to do it why should the other seventy four or the other seventy three counties be responsible for what you have chosen to do breaking from what is the acceptable proven practice of making sure that our votes and our election processes are fair in a nutshell that's all this bill does and I'll be glad to take any questions questions for senator Hammer senator Petty you're recognized. Thank you madam chair so the. Cost of the balance that we have that are not paper ballots per se. They're at ten eleven cents. what would be the cost if we do a paper ballot all paper ballots sure sure and that's another reason I think that is important to defer the cost the county is because and there is conversation out there that if we buy in bulk we can get things as low as eleven cents however if you go to a watermark customized ballot then you could be upwards of eight to thirteen dollars is the range that has been given based on what it has cost in other states that have chosen to that or other counties elsewhere if chosen to do that so it's a significant cost to my point then would be if your county chooses to do that go that route why should my county that is perfectly happy and believe that they have good election integrity and results Be responsible for bearing that cost. Thank you senator patiently your recognized. Thank you madam president Senator Hammer always talk about the cost of the ballot we talk about the cost of the election because I thought you said that after five on election are they going with the county going to forfeit. All of the state support that they receive for the election of just. The paper ballot because they the county for clarification the county would be responsible for the cost of the paper ballot in there was a question raising committee will what about the machines the tabulators that would count those I want to take the position just the heir to the side of not undershooting that overshooting that if you deviate from what's already there than that would be on you as well. Fireball you made on the declaration machine. We are dictating exactly what type of machine they have to use in the language of this bill if if I'm reading it correctly they can't this is it your understanding that can't just pick electric tabulation machine other than what we're already currently using if we go back to I think to answer your question go back to two thousand five after the Florida debacle where counties were all doing different things as part of the reason why it's written in here that secretary of state has authority over that decision it limits one because we don't you know. Personally I want want to be in my county and know that another county is chosen to do something without some accountability to the Secretary state who is my understanding is accountable by law to to make sure that the machines that are used are are approved. Of this bill passes a county cannot choose to move away from the. Device that they're wanting to move away from which is the. The S. two hundred or whatever contact me later that they're currently using from some company called yes and this is something like that so if this bill passes the county will still be five be using that equipment my understand is can you would still be tied to use in that quick thank you welcome. Thank you for the okay I'm trying to understand something. So senator Hammer we would what issues are we trying to with with this particular bill because I guess my understanding of of how the collection to pay for the state pays for half the county pays the other half. so so talk to me I have. what do you what you were saying is that. Washington County for my county have to the Tampa for I'll decide glass ninety so talk to me about this site a clear understanding sure. So in if the if the state is paying for the primary all right and then the county is paying for the general the the issue a question is this that if counties have if counties choose to go away from what we are using now and they choose which they are allowed to do in this bill and they choose to go all paper ballots and to Senator Pitsch point the cost of the ballots should be borne by the county that chooses to go that route and deviate away from what is the current acceptable proven practice. Okay. Doing it does run a car there's one county in the state that has voted to it so far no it's been attempted in other counties in the quorum court in those counties as of now that I understand have chosen not to do that he said this one county disability. There's one county that has voted to go that direction which raises the question of why do we need to bring some clarity. And allow all process that if a county chooses to do so then we need to have the standards established whereby all seventy five counties go play by the same set of rules number one and number two for county is voted to do that then we need to have a process whereby they could move forward to do it again to the point of fairness if the council chooses to do that is my position than that council needs to bear the cost of that decision what. County you're asking the question I have to answer health council is Cleburne. at this time. Okay thanks thank you. Senator Mark Johnson. Thank you madam president Senator Hammer I've been getting a lot of questions probably the most important one from the chairman of Pulaski County Election Commission he raised some issues about not having enough machines on on all the early voting sites as in in Cholesky county we have. Both cats we have the I still call the tabulator type ballot and then we have the electronic machine do you have an answer to the questions I think maybe Mr Scott did contact you but I wanted to verify if if you did speak to him if you yes I know you had an amendment I want to know that clarify the issues that he brought forth it is a minor amendment that will address on the house and yes and I'm looking at the checks right now that he sent me a consulted with the Secretary of State the association counties and the state board of election and it is a it is a minor clarification that will be taken care of on the house and it does not deviate the intent or the major content of this bill should brings a point of clarification to one issue that he is raised and center if you know I'm a co sponsor of this bill and I have certainly supportive of the overall going to allow counties to decide on their own what to do but I would like to serve right to one said amendment is added in the House to perhaps The original bill I supported but I'm pretty sure if all your legislation appreciate your effort and since ninety eight for the time I generally agree with you I wanted to just clarify this because it is important that we get this right thank you for taking my question thank you ma'am you're welcome you have my word that addresses on the other end is not the first time the somebody's sign on to a bill of mine and sponsored interim voting against me on the floor so I'm kind of historically accustomed to that so thank you. Senate bill you're recognized. The manager Senator can you give us some day I know we talked about accuracy of our our voting machines I think a lot of questions that have been related to the accident paper ballots for the machine that I think a lot of folks would like to know some of the data around not getting data about the taxes fees I do thank you for the question I was going to dress as my closing comments but thank you for now bring up now the machines which incidently when it comes to change remember that when they land at the county they are they are audited at the time so they run a test Ballinger there make sure the machines are actually producing what they say they are in that they'll put up they'll take the best illustration of take you'll take four hundred ballots to fifty for this candid you know one under for this one and fifty no votes at all they run through the check the machine they come out and it's a hundred percent accurate before the machines or ever put available to the public to vote okay and in twenty twenty they audited ten thousand ballots in twenty twenty they audited ten thousand ballots with a hundred percent accuracy in other words the machines were a hundred percent accurate as a audit them afterwards all right and by that what they do is they go in they get those paper ballots they get those paper ballots and they sit down and they don't run through the tabulator again what they do is actually sit there and count those paper ballots and using that process came up a hundred percent accurate in twenty twenty which we all know is the election that brought the lightning rods in twenty twenty two so far so far because they're continuing to audit they have done five thousand ballots with a hundred percent accuracy of the machines so the theories that are out there in Arkansas are not substantiated by. The actual facts of what have been done in checking those machines thanks for the question. Questions Senator Blake Johnson. Senator the. Running the balance to the tabulators. Is that that's a preliminary count is that correct that's correct. In the county can certified by hand account is that correct the district thank you senator. Any other questions Senator Hammer I'd like to check under that. That's County but they have the choice to count the paper ones thank you. Any other questions anyone wish to speak against. You're recognized against. Thank you madam president colleagues I'd like to start by saying my confidence is really high in our current process in that the in these machines in the audit said of being done of I believe that that there are circumstances around the nation they have bred mistrust among our constituents and Our I feel like. For us to take the route of telling the counties that they cannot change the process and I know we're saying you can go to paper but you gotta still use the same machines that they already mistrust. I'm a if we want to run a bill this is they have to do it. This way and the secretary of state is going to run it in and they're going to do it within those parties that let's pass that bill but this bill pretends to. Give them an option to use the paper ballots. But it's still ties into the equipment for the mistrust has has taken place now knowing what we know down here about the audit process and that they've counted those ballots in in close elections for the recounts and the accuracy was a hundred percent our confidence is high and if we do a good job communicating that to our constituents I think we can dispel some of the mistrust out there but passing a bill like this is just going to build more mistrust because we're telling on. Will it to use paper ballots but you got to use this machine and that's the machine that they don't trust. And As Michael I'm from Cleburne County. As as my constituents in JP's call about whether or not they're going to pass that resolution to go to paper I told him I said the evidence is in the bottom of the tabulator pull out those paper ballots and count them and see if they match the the. What the machine said as we know from other districts that did that in recounts it was a hundred percent accurate as we know from the audit process it's been a hundred percent accurate. we need to do a better job community communicating that to our counties and to our constituents. The. I think it's counterproductive to pass the bill this says we're not gonna let you move away from these machines that you mistrust so the reality is there's people out there mistrust on and this is just going build more mistrust in my opinion. Anyone wish to speak for you you're recognized. Thank you Mr president this J. P. for the past twelve years in garland county working diligently to make sure our local elections were secure this is something I've had quite a bit of experience with number one making sure that we do have proper backups the proper transparency the proper accuracy checks before the elections are conducted I think Senator Payton very eloquently. Discussed we know that the machines we use are working we know that they're secure we know that the secretary of state is constantly trying to. Clean up the system wherever possible to make sure that there are zero weaknesses in the system unfortunately we've had a lot of misinformation in the last few months about problems that are occurring in other states that are not occurring in Arkansas and it's created an atmosphere of distrust but if we have a job as a state of Arkansas the state legislature it is election integrity it is election security and we're not taking any decisions away from local governments we're still allowing them to make that decision but we're putting the incentive there that number one we trust the system and number two it. You can trust I appreciate a good vote thank you one was to speak against or for. Senate. Follows. Is closed. He's ready to close out. Members Graham a little latitude. And historically I try to get in and get out the well pretty quick. But I'd like your latitude give me a moment because. The emails. The text messages. The social media post. I've lost my salvation according to some. I've been treated kinder by the pro abortionist. Then I have some of my own. The names. The inaccuracies. The lies. And we want to turn our elections over to that mindset. We want to open it up. To that. Yeah really they're very few times in this place. That we have moments that are defining. We run a lot of bills. Some more than others we run a lot of bills. We deal with a lot of heavy issues. But periodically there come moments. In the shaker calls that we have all been elected to in a fair process. You know if there is cheating in the system. They've done a really crappy job. Because look at. The majority party you would think you would have swung the other way if there's something that wrong if you think about it. Somebody mentioned about distrust. Bills been out here for three weeks. Had several meetings with even people on the other side of it. Who brought the distrust who owns who owns the distrust. You think about the number of elections. That have been. In this state. And I get it maybe there are problems in other states but for people that don't like people interfering with elections sure have been a lot of interference in this state with our lections. Give you a quote. From somebody who lost a very close race. Well the results of the recount did not change the outcome of the race the transparency and speed with which they accomplish the recount leaves nothing to be desired. That is a Republican who lost to a Democrat. In a close race. And the final comment. Arkansas can be proud knowing that every lawful vote was counted every those voice was heard and that we are blessed to live in a country with free and fair elections. You know I lost the first time I ran in two thousand six. I lost by three hundred seventy six votes I remember that day that number like I remember my social security number. You know what I did. I don't go blaming somebody else. I didn't go casting doubt. On my own party or the other party. I didn't act like a sore loser I couldn't take it that I lost once. Some people lose twice they still can't accept it sometimes people run races and when anything. So why do. I projected to be everybody else's fault but my own. Could maybe I don't want accept responsibility that and run my race is good as I did. Maybe I who knows maybe I had polls run that told me what I want to hear instead of what I needed to hear. We got a hundred percent accuracy. What do we want leave something that has a hundred percent accuracy in the State of Arkansas to go off to somewhere that there's a book on my desk that's entitled how I stole elections you what they stole it through the store through paper ballots all but we got better improve paper ballots now. Yeah that's what they thought backed into. So let's go back. Gotta make it kind of makes you wonder. What's your reason for wanting to go back. You want to be able still elections from y'all like maybe elections were stolen from somebody else may parental conspiracy theory let's talk conspiracy theory maybe I don't like the fact that somebody my own party. Beat me like a dog. And instead of him to accept it known it and try to make myself better so I can come back and win again which I did in two thousand ten and I'm about to turn out it can be done. Maybe want to steal something from inside instead of something being stolen from outside. That's a conspiracy theory well that's okay for everybody else to use one but I can't. Really. And and I'll say this in closing. Because probably the majority all have your mind made up on where the other my appeals to those you that I understand you're in a defining moment. If you're in a defining moment. Two things. This is a publication that was given to me last week. Arizona Attorney General's office release documents related to the twenty twenty election investigation. One of the questions as. The ten thousand plus hours spent diligently investigate every conspiracy theory under the sun distracted this office from its core mission of protecting the people of Arizona from the real crime and fraud. What we deal with in Arkansas. Is not the reality that the machines are accurate as established by audit of which were running some other bills to increase that okay you got concerns we're running other bills that are increase that is because of things that were done with the absentee ballot with paper ballots with other things that make it a whole lot harder to handle. All that let's distract and pay attention to this over here. Maybe it's below my character maybe it's below my dignity but I want to do it anyway. And I'll just deal with the consequences you maybe can't see it. But this is what was put out on social media. About me. And what this is. Is my personal information that's fine my personal information is out there that's fine. And then I got the notice and I really didn't notice this until the bottom and till I read this awhile ago and at the bottom of this it was put out and by the way. I've gotten calls I think come up to thirty states in the union that I've gotten calls and text messages from. I want to tell me how to run elections in Arkansas. And then I noticed at the bottom and it literally I was sitting over here and I was looking at this and I thought OK my personal information that's out there test will use promo code L. seventy seven at and I want to be given credit dot dot dot. If you're really concerned about election integrity don't put a promo code on it. Create a good vote. Thank you senator secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Right. Right. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Crawl. Kroll Davis. Davis Dismang. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hester. Hickey Hill. Irvine. Blake Johnson Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Payton. Penzo. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Rice. Staff. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators who wish to vote or change their vote again on this side I see. I see Chesterfield present as a Bryant president. I see Clark president love. Your nearest voting. Murdock president. Penzo president. Flippo notes Gilmore no. Any other senator please check the board. Johnson president. Please check the board. Please cast the ballot. By a vote of twenty one eighty eight six nine eight one not voting and six president. Bill passes with the emergency clause fails. Print the House help Senator flowers. You may have a question yes. Our governor and members of up in the west gallery here. Are you for leaders. From. If I mess up this give me. Amber. With the issue. As well as in that. They are young people. Engaged in the civic. Issues in governance they are part of the congressional office for international leadership. I have a open world program that's sponsored by the congressional office for international leadership the thing is you for leaders and civic engagement and governance they'll be here in Little Rock until the fourth of March. There are. Young people delegates all from Amazon but John. Mr Cameron as Z. Z. Li. Ms radi a mallet because Zogby. Mr Amir Shapiro I said. Lee. And he's running for office over there. Mr Zamin Zach you. This is a social worker. Mr Amoah per Mille the limey. Is she is. And their facilitator is Mr Javid Alice gotten Donnelly. And their interpreter with them is Mr Cameron Jacobs. Please welcome them. Thank you governor I just like to say you know we watched the world over. Of a group of the African leaders came I think that was last month maybe it was early part of this month. And they have one thing I've learned they got the same issues all over the world. And they come over here. And they say that the person we're trying to find best practices as a we're looking for. Thank you for being here. Thank you senator flowers sent. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you ma'am governor I'd like to make a motion. You may thank you I wish to expunge the vote by which the emergency clause only failed on Senate bill two fifty and revoked the emergency clause only so the bill would stay intact it be the emergency clause. There is a motion on the floor to. Explains only the emergency clause. The. Both regarding SB two fifteen minutes because my motion. You may now. Okay sure members are one thing I meant to say in the in the closing while ago and I failed to say but I think it may be important so especially as you're about to vote on this your current process when that paper tablet when that paper vote comes out of that machine you walk over and you put in the tabulator it counts it in that time span between the touch tap pad and the Tabler you have the opportunity to look at your paper ballot both sides and make sure that that is right that's an important feature because the voter the individual voter has a certain responsibility to make sure that the vote that is on that paper ballot that is subject to be audited later is right and that's critical because it's a paper ballot that you have the authority to look at as the voter and say yes that's exactly the way I voted before you turn it over so for that reason I would appreciate a vote for the emergency clause so secretary state and everybody else can get prepped to go on this should the bill make it all a three thank you. Thank you senator Hammer the motion is two eight sponsor the vote on the emergency clause only all those in favor of expunging the vote on the emergency clause only please signify by saying aye. Opposed. I have it the vote on the emergency clauses explains. Manchete chair like cast for a vote on emergency clause on Senate bill two fifty please. I will take a vote on the emergency clause Senate bill two fifty any objection to 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 Ingram. Irving sorry Blake Johnson Mark Johnson hill Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice some Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senators wish to change his or her vote this. Senator Gilmore no Senate dismaying NO Senator Clark. No. Senator Murdock president. Senator Penzo president. Senator Pitsch no. Senator Stubblefield. No. Senator king no. Any other please cast at the but senator Gilmore has changed a is a yes. Any others please check board. Please cast a ballot. But twenty seven you may find name. The emergency clause to Senate bill two fifty passes transmit to the House. S. the two ninety five. Ninety five by Senator Dismang to amend the Arkansas renewable energy development act of two thousand one to prevent calls shifting and ensure fairness to all ratepayers to create the customer protections for net met up. Metering of customers act an emergency. Senator Dismang you're recognized thank you I like to make a motion sensing a bill to ninety five back to committee for purpose of amendment. Here's a motion to Senate S. S. B. two ninety five. Back to the meeting all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed. Is had. Motion passes. Three seventy. Ninety five was re referred to insurance and commerce. Senate bill three seventeen Senate bill three seventeen by Senator officials say Senator Davis and I for the Arkansas Senate preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year. Senator Davis you're recognized thank you governor this bill is simply for operating expenses for the Senate for fiscal year twenty three twenty four I appreciate a good vote. Any questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed. Any objection to rolling about. Secretary please rolled out Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill are like Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding a lot of the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice some Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. President any other Senator. Please cast a ballot. But at thirty three eight zero nine eight and one president. As the. Three seventeen an emergency clause passed transmit to the House. S. rather eight three eleven eighty house bill eleven eighty the House Management and I for the Arkansas House representative staff preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty forty four fiscal year. Senate you're recognized thank you madam president this is operating expenses for the house for fiscal year twenty three twenty four. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please while the vote vote would have 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 rice stone Sullivan. Seven feel Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty four yeah eight zero name H. B. eleven eighteen an emergency clause passed returned to the house. Senator Tucker. It will take at H. B. twelve eighty five H. B. twelve eighty six H. B. twelve eighty eight in H. B. twelve ninety three. Twelve eighty five by a representative Gazaway incense Tucker to make technical corrections to title fourteen of the Arkansas code concerning the local government hassle twelve eighty six by a representative Gazaway and senator Tucker to make technical corrections title fifteen of the Arkansas code concerning natural resources and economic development house bill twelve eighty eight by representative Gazaway center Tucker to make technical corrections to the title twenty of the Arkansas code concerning public health and welfare house bill twelve ninety three by representative Gazaway center Tucker to make technical corrections to the title twenty five Arkansas Code concerning state government and repel this subchapter concerning rules pertaining to milk and cattle production. Senator Tucker you're recognized. Thank you madam president this is another group of technical corrections bills again will bash them unless anybody wants to pull any out of the batch and I'm happy to answer questions on any of the any of the four but these are the title corrections bills for titles fourteen fifteen twenty and twenty five so with that I'd be happy to take any questions or please let me know if you want to point out of a batch. Any questions for Senator Tucker. Senator you're pretty close I'm I'm close appreciate a good vote. Any objection to rolling. And secretary please well that Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis the Dismang Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irving Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote. Please ballot. By those thirty forty eight zero. H. B. twelve eighty five eighteen twelve eighty six eighty twelve eighty eight and eighty three twelve ninety three all pass please bring rather please return to the House. Now eight thirteen thirty two. House bill thirteen thirty two by representative Cozart Senator English authorize a housing stipend for Arkansas department of transportation turns Senator English you're recognized thank you. So what this bill does is it gives the highway department of transportation the authority to be able to pay for a few interns for their housing for their serving during the summer. Any questions for Senator English. Senator Clark you're recognized for. Ross we cover this in committee but are there any limits to of the expense in the future as far as number of interns or how how much the House allowance monthly now that I believe that I'm like we have a different set of rules we don't they don't fall under our rules but the the commission will set those rules that have the public hearings thank you. Any other questions for Senator English. Anyone wishing to speak against. Four four. Thank you senator has closed any objection to the vote. Mattis secretary please for all that would have Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis the Dismang Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice system Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. I see senator Bryant no senator these no senator Dodson no senator Mickey no Senator Clark no. Any others on this site before I go to this other side. Senator Solomon. No Senator Penzo no Senator Hammer. No. Senator Flippo. Senator Pitsch. No. Senator Hickey president. Senator hill though. Any others on the side senator Hammer president. Any other senators. Stubblefield. Please check the board. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of twenty eight twelve name and to present HB thirteen thirty two passes. Return to the House. Thirteen fifty one thirteen fifty one by representative Dalvin Senator Rice to clarify the status of personal property leased by government bodies for licensure purposes. In a right you're recognized thank you madam president members of the sitting council vehicles are eligible for a special license plate if the motor vehicles or property of are owned by the city or county the clarification is needed to ensure that the vehicles are that are leased for twelve months or more by the city or county are treated as property of that local government and are eligible for special license plates the leased vehicles Be used exclusively for city and county business in the bill was viewed by the FNA and they're it it's are included in the bill on there is no known opposition take any questions. Any questions for Senator Rice appreciate a good vote thank you. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please role that Boyd Bragg Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin 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. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty forty eight zero nine H. B. thirteen fifty one pass please return to the House now. Thirteen fifty four hi thirteen fifty four by representative Holcomb and senator Caldwell distribute revenues from the additional registration fee for electric vehicles hybrid vehicles and plug in hybrid vehicles under the Arkansas highway revenue distribution law. Senator Caldwell you're recognized thank of in prison the membership all this does is take the revenue that we charge electric vehicles and split the it among the cities and counties as we do with all other vehicle revenues seventy percent going to the state fifteen percent going to county fifteen percent going to the city. Any questions for senator Caldwell. Senator Dismang you're recognized. And I remember how much money are we talking about sixty seven thousand total. It's not opposed by the Arkansas. This is not they don't oppose it. Any other questions. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection to rowing the boat. My secretary please roll the board have Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll 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 stands Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator wish to change his or her vote Senator Dawson no. Any other Senator was injured her vote. Please cast a ballot. But thirty three eight one nine H. the thirteen fifty four passes returned to the house H. B. thirteen sixty eight House for thirteen sixty eight by representative Hodges and senator Bryant to amend the law concerning contracts for work to be performed on state and state eight roads and amend the aggregate costs maximum for contracts for reform performed on state aid roads. Thank you Mr president members this Bills brought to us by our a county judges alliance with the Department transportation it does three things the person increases the state highway mileage system up to twenty thousand currently our our mileage system is roughly about eleven thousand five hundred but we divide that over seventy five counties or several counties that are starting to hit their threshold so put this back in somewhere in compliance with the law the second part is it raises the threshold for counties to be able to to bid on their own projects if you have a smaller county that has a maybe a project work for under fifty thousand by a current statute they can bid on that work so that they have to accept the bid from maybe out of the county out of the state and they're gonna pay exorbitant amount of money or they could say that if they can just bet on their own projects so that raises a number of five hundred thousand. And then lastly that's something that been doing all the time these funds used towards the progression towards a hard surface road everything they do that improves the payment least hard surface so that is one that clarity in the law it is approved language by the asphalt pavement association as well as the general contractor association. Any questions any questions for senator Bryan. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close close with bill pretty good vote. Senator has close any objection to rolling the vote madam secretary please rowboat Boyd right Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. Please cast a ballot. But at thirty forty eight zero nine H. B. thirteen sixty eight passes and returned to the house. H. B.. Ninety six. Thirteen ninety six by representative Taschen center Hill have starting a law enforcement officer training standards and required training concerning persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias for officer certification. Senator Hill you're recognized the Committee under. Kelly this is a simple bill all it does is add two hours of training for law enforcement officers for dementia and and all timers the basically six out of a ten people wonder when they have this disease and this just takes or law enforcement officer the training will teach them to how to handle those people when they start wondering or when you're missing is the risk here and everything else supported by Alzheimer's association and the sheriffs association for this training I appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator and questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator has closed any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please roll. Boyd pride Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stem cell feels Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. C. nine madam secretary please cast a ballot. Right thirty four zero nine H. the thirteen ninety six passes returned to the house. Senator Penzo you're recognized. Thank you Mr president Senate rules committee met yesterday afternoon to discuss gubernatorial appointments you'll find the list for today February twenty eighth twenty twenty three on your desks the rules committee approve this list in one batch. Does any Senator wish to pull any of the appointments to be voted on a separate. To offer a separate vote the. Madam president I move the Senate confirmed the February twenty eight twenty twenty three list of appointments that were approved by the Senate rules committee. Thank you senator president motion is to approve. The appointments. The rules committee. Look to close the record or. Holiday if you committee for retirement cost more. That is active Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission went Neil Arkansas Economic Development Council John. Messel. John what. Johnson. All those in favor signify by saying aye All opposed. Has had the members. Let's. Senator Hester. I members for getting to the point session where we want to with with your of approval I want to limit the amount of resolutions we do at the start of the business you know about the star of the start of the day maybe effective next week unless they're already on the calendar just doing one per day and if you got another one that you just need to re we can put at the end of the calendar but just really I mean you know we we were forty minutes into on today before we got started as things are going to pick up so without objection I'd like to just say that we're gonna do one per day and then if if something needs to happen differently than that we can talk about it. Thank you senator. Senator English. Other items at the desk. Yes ma'am your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two forty that's separate center Payton Rick gross copper three John Feinstein correctly engrossed. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill twelve forty four persons archer compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar Senate three forty one by Senator boy to man the commercial driver Colin drug testing act to comply with federal motor carrier safety administration regulation senate three forty one Transportation. Other announcmenet. Senator English you're recognized for the announcmenet thank you I'm asking to the for us to hold. House bill thirteen thirty two not transmitted to the house for three days. We can make the correction. Senator English. Motion to. Whole house bill thirteen thirty two before transmitting it to the house. To hold it in the Senate for three days all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those. Thank you motion carries. Any further announcements. It's not the Senate will stand in a German subject to the clearing of the desk until one PM tomorrow March first.