House Convenes

By the member staff. Press and guess the galleries to stand to be led in prayer. By Kurt Howard pastor at maple springs Baptist church guest of. Let's pray lord we do love you god we thank you for letting us we thank you for being or god and we prayed lord for you to meet with these men women today in this chamber god just we are so blessed for the country we live in calendar leaders we ask prayer for them thank god we just ask you to bless our great state board I'm thankful to say that line or cans and god we thank you for governor and and all the ones that represent our state god we we know that we need you lord we need in a mighty way in times like this Boyd you upset if we did to humble ourselves and pray and seek your face and turn from their wicked ways then would you hear from heaven and you'd forgive our CNN and Hiller Leding god I pray for humility in here today gone I'll I pray that each person will home or sales in your site today thank god I'm so thankful that we still pari we start out with prayer god this is straight from you to these people gone I know you sent me today for this prayer my god I pray that we just thank you today and these men and women will seek you they make your decisions they'll be in your will god we trust in you today lord just to bless each man and woman here we're so thankful they give their time to be away from their families and god to run for elections and and to to come down here give their time and lord they're just real people that's trying to do the best for the state of Arkansas and I'm so thankful for it thank god I pray a blessing phone then we just pray your will be done in here today and we just prayed that each person knows Jesus Christ our savior and we're praying in his name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing Gillam present button where the machine Madam Clark. Cast a ballot madam Clark. With ninety nine members present chair sees a quorum are there any request for leave represent eleven for what purpose. Leave you're recognized leave a representative makes leave granted represent me X.. So noted. Representative Jeffrey Wardlaw moved to dispense the reading the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are the reports from select committees read reports madam Clark. Thank you your committee on house resume was referred house bill ten twenty one house bill eleven sixty two half of fourteen oh two day report that we have the same consideration here presents a recommendation that a do pass respectfully submitted representative volunteer. Reports from standing committees. Reinforcement Clark Mr Speaker you Committee on state agencies and government affairs to whom was referred house bill thirteen oh seven house bill thirteen eighty one day before that having the same consideration here the time same recognition that a do pass respectfully submitted Dwight Tosh chair Mister Speaker your committee on aging children and youth military affairs to whom was referred house bill eleven fifty three big report that have the same consideration here to find same recognition that a do pass as amended number two Mr Speaker your committee on ageing children and youth Legislative Military Affairs to whom was referred house resolution ten fifteen House resolution ten seventeen back there for the same consideration here transaminase that it do pass thankfully submitted representive Eubanks. Chair Mr Speaker Mr Speaker your committee on City County and local affairs to whom was referred Senate bill seventy two big labor for them having the same consideration and here's return with the same information that a do pass especially submitted. Lanny Fite chair Mister Speaker we your committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill twelve forty two Senate bill one ninety two back there for them having the same consideration and here's the time the same recognition that it do pass respectfully submitted representative Maddox chair Mister Speaker your committee on agroforestry and Economic Development was first Senate bill one ninety one Senate bill two ten day report to be having the same consideration here to serve the same recognized that it do pass representative Fortner chair. In Finnish business they're Executive communications. Represent hawk moves we place Senate bill two O. nine. Back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one madam Clerk amendment number one to Senate bill two O. nine. Represent hawk you're recognized to explain the amendment. Members this was something much bigger this was sent down by the Senate to just clean up some language and make everything to peace on our end so we just ask for a good vote there's nothing to change or change some words and adding me as a co sponsor on the amendment thank you. Percent Hawkins explained the amendment would he would like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment represent hawk is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption of amendment number one to Senate bill. Two O. nine. All in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendments adopted. Murres are doctor today's doctor TMC Payton of Mountain Home I guess to represent painter in our nurses they are Mr Bernard misprint if you. We also have with us today former representative Chris Richey. The ease gallery we have as the guests of represent peers students from Pangburn elementary school. We also have with this as the guest represent Mayberry. In the west gallery advocates with the Alzheimer's association and you see a nursing student. I believe also in the west gallery the guest of representative Bentley we have directors from some of our pregnancy centers across the state. All right members we also have a very special guest with us today who is paging we have Emily stacks the daughter of our Clerk Sherri staxyn she's a page. President Gazaway. What purpose. Personal privilege you're recognized for your point person. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues if you would please direct your attention to the east gallery at some special guest here today from the Paragould high school band if you guys go and stand up. I have with this the Director management's Mister Richey Williams along with several of the assistant directors and one of the all state musicians who's here with us today this is the weekend for all state band music convention in hot springs and so they're in town and they're my special guests today want to take a moment just to recognize them. On on a few things one I think that we would all agree that music has the power to change the world uniting individuals by transcending boundaries and speaking in a universal language that makes communication possible even when words fail. The Paragould pride band up from my home town has earned an unprecedented seven consecutive class five A. state marching band championships as I would like to point out Tom Brady got five Jordan got six the parable band is gotten seven consecutive. And so what. The parable band continues to compete annually and nationally in the prestigious music for all's bands of America circuit where they have earned numerous class and regional awards the band has now brought home to the friendly city of Paragould a remarkable fifty overall marching band grants MPN ships over the past fifteen years having competed throughout Arkansas Tennessee Texas Mississippi Missouri Kentucky Alabama Florida Georgia Indiana and New York we're very proud of them if you would please join me in welcoming the pair gold pride band thank you. Representative do for what purpose. I pledge you're recognized for point of personal privilege. Thank you members of thank you Mr Speaker I'm I'm super excited today and I'm kind of an old teacher girl so I use super excited a lot I'm to have the opportunity to recognize along with you guys and give a citation to holding Jefferies well then would you stand up for me for a second he's over here in the east gallery he is from my district district twelve he's remarkable young man he is the boys and girls club outstanding use member of the year and which is in effect quite an achievement he was one of the youngest ones to receive this award when he was in eighth grade I've known him since he was a little kid he is remarkable in his academics in his leadership in service and I told represented Haak earlier we might wanna drafting for a basketball team because he's a great three point shooter as well so I have a citation that I'm gonna be given to him later and I would just like to ask you to join me in just recognized him and give a round of applause. Murs related to that we also have guests from across Arkansas who are part of the Arkansas lots of boys and girls clubs believe they should be in the east gallery but if you would join me in recognizing that this. Resembling you're recognized. It's a great to celebrate what's going on great in Arkansas we have so many wonderful talented people we also have a champion artist among us today the Thea foundation has awarded nearly three million dollars and it's twenty one years of existence to aspiring artists in a variety of disciplines visual arts performing arts creative writing fishing shows and fashion design I made one of those up. But the we are grateful to have with us today and you can see in the west gallery miss McKenzie young from sylvan hills high school won a twenty thousand dollar scholarship for her drawing of her grandfather's hands her grandfather is with her as well want to congratulate her for her scholarship. All right members. The lands for what purpose. You're recognized all right I'll recognized we have a our one of our football team down here the hated mornings they were to a champions last year very small team not enough room farm in the gallery but they are standing outside so I'd like to have you are recognized them thank you. And members we also have Some other celebrity pages with this today we have an eye at Tony and Kaylee Watson who are the granddaughters of our own representative Milton Nicks. Garner for purpose what a person currently recognized for point of personal privilege thank you I can do it from here colleagues you might remember my first very first bill in the house in twenty nineteen was a bill that became it that the acts that turned into our state first prehistoric fish so the alligator gar became our state prehistoric fish well that bill came to me from then ten year old Henry foster who is paging for us today fifteen year old Henry foster and I just wanted you guys to see an standup Henry in wave. You might remember how articulate he is I am already working on and to take my spot in the house of representatives so thank you very much. Thirty please read House resolution one thousand six. House resolution one thousand six by representative Richmond to commend Mr rose on his efforts on the passage of the promise to address conference of toxics Act of Richmond you're recognized explain resolution. Thank you Mr chairman chair I'd like to ask for representative Maddox also join in the will. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues I'd like to just tell you a little bit about this individual is here today his name is bill roads and Mister Rogers sitting right behind me Mr road if you would could you stand up please. Thank you so that is Mr roads he lives in me in Arkansas and in two thousand sixteen he came into my office they said I have an idea I said okay well that's here tell me about and I didn't know when so I was interested in it and he said I want to change the law to cover veterans who were exposed to toxins who were wrongfully denied I was like okay well that's going to be a big left and you know so I started explained to him that that would be federal not state but he stopped me mid sentence and said I know it's federal so he was already doing his research and to be completely Frank with you I thought I would be very difficult for him to do so he starts on his own making trips to Washington DC countless trips over and over and meeting with Arkansas delegation. On his own lobbying our delegation lobbying any senator and representative who would meet with them and I do want to give right I really want to thank the Arkansas delegation specifically senator Bozeman because he took the ball and ran with it he filed this legislation to cover these veterans in two thousand seventeen could not get it past two thousand nineteen could not get it passed Mr roads continue to come and talk to these people talk to anyone who would listen and eventually he changed federal law and got veterans who were wrongfully denied benefits for being exposed to toxins got them covered and he did it all on his own and I just want to commend him for having the ability and just the fortitude to stick with it and get something like that done such an amazing accomplishment so let's give a hand if we could. Allege Mr roads also came to me I went with them when we went down met with the representative Westerman the first time and he brought a bill it already had this bill type does it look like just as good as anything that we had here sometimes maybe better from time to time but I want to find the problem here because. Everybody knows an agent or agent orders cost all of these difficulties and things for the veterans that were in Vietnam. But somehow another in in the wisdom of our bureaucracy that if you cross that internet across that border between Vietnam and got over into highland. Suddenly Agent Orange was no more a problem. It was had no effect you can use the suntan lotion it you'd be alright as far as they were concerned but that's simply not true. Unfortunately. Staffs are roads has also had issues that are related to Agent Orange. When he saw what happened he went up I started trying to deal with the bureaucracy in anybody this deal with the Arkansas a federal we're actually knows what I'm talking about they responded just like a fat boy with a bucket of beans they made a lot of noise the created the big state but in the end nothing really significant ever happen. And that wasn't good enough for stance on roads. He decided that he was going to continue on and he was going to make a difference. And he did not only for the people that serve outside of Vietnam. Demonstrating that actually Agent Orange is bad for you no matter where you are in the world. He also helped the marines at camp was June I'm I know you've seen the advertisements. On that probably over and over and over again. About the water camp was I myself got to drink the sweet water camp was June I get a letter every year telling me are used or ask me if I'm still alive congratulating me if I am. They just told us that you know well just think of it as a marine corps energy drink is just got extra minerals and things and. Well simply wasn't true and because of his work a lot of people that did not return did not have that that that service as a retiree would have now can get some wrongs. Created and turned into a riot. What he did and his dedication just demonstrate what is best of any American. And it goes to prove this. You need a job done go find a marine. If you want it done right the first time you go finder marine staff in seal because that's exactly what happened here with staff sergeant. Stetzer road. Superfine you're. Ross noble NO. Thank you colleagues I would appreciate a good vote. We're we're going to be here for a long time anyway so Mr Speaker would you ask the Clerk to read the resolution in its entirety. I don't Clerk please read the resolution. Whereas Mr bill road from Camino Arkansas was instrumental in the passage of the promise to address comprehensive tax is packed at in with Mr rose to join the military in nineteen sixty eight was stationed at royal Thai air base in Thailand where tactical herbicides we use and we're as after more than a decade of services rather exciting military service for the rank staff sergeant is subsequently develop heart disease prostate cancer and diabetes which he attributes to exposure to tackle herbicides use while on a military base in whereas miss rose was denied services by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs stating that Mr as the not qualify five under the Agent Orange act in nineteen ninety one or subsequent laws and wears two in two thousand seventeen to two thousand nineteen miss road work for the United States senator John both men who introduced legislation expanding eligibility of military service members harmed by exposure to chemicals herbicides while serving in the military and within twenty twenty one senator president again introduced legislation and working in a bipartisan manner and with the tireless efforts of Mr rove he's his proposed legislation was enacted and signed into law by president Joe Biden in August of twenty twenty two when Mr roads present for the signing and whereas and champion this bill before the United States Congress Mr road spent countless hours in Washington DC and during the summer of two twenty twenty two spent two weeks in Washington DC and had fifty seven meetings and nine days with members of the house of representatives and the Senate of their staff now therefore be it resolved in the house of representatives of the ninety first General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House representative command Mr bill road for his service and dedication to the members of the military service in its efforts to support the needs of veterans vice champion the passage of the promise to address complaints of toxics Act. President Richman's explain resolution when he would like to speak against resolution. We would like to speak for the resolution. President Richmond it's close resolution the question before the House is the adoption of house resolution one thousand six all in favor say aye. Any opposed resolutions adopted. Madam Clark please read House resolution ten ten House resolution ten ten by representative Crawford to recognize the importance of pregnancy help organizations in Arkansas. Representative proper you're recognized to present the resolution. Thank you madam Speaker hello friends it's a beautiful day to be in Arkansas to see all of the people coming together and that we can clap for that we can stand for it's exciting to be that. We have others here today I don't know if they were able to make it to the galleries or not they were full some of them are here. All there on both sides so these are present pregnancy help organizations they are diamonds in our community across Arkansas. These organizations are one of the reasons that Arkansas is that most pro life state in the nation. Each affiliation is unique in their work but they work together in synergy to make lives better for moms babies dad's impairments. Today there are numerous numerous pregnancy center organizations within the United States offering different models of community needs in twenty nineteen there are an estimated twenty seven hundred pregnancy resource centers across the United States these pregnancy centers provide numerous services to over one million eight hundred thousand. Clients at little or no cost. Averaging two hundred and sixty six million dollars a year. These services include but are not limited to. Consulting with clients of over nine hundred and sixty seven thousand. Providing over seven hundred and thirty two thousand pregnancy test. Reforming over four hundred and eighty six thousand ultrasounds. Providing one hundred and sixty thousand tests for sexually transmitted infections. Distributed over four million baby items to clients. Maternity homes. Our housing programs of different varieties providing housing to pregnant women many offer additional supportive services as parental education child care and some even do job training. Today many adoption agencies or including advocacy and education becoming foster parents so in addition to their adoption they are training people in fostering an nineteen there over four hundred twenty four thousand children in the United States in foster care. Of that hundred and twenty two thousand more eligible for adoption. Only sixty six thousand were placed for adoption. And the more than twenty three thousand children age out of foster care annually. We have a lot of work to do. But with the pregnancy help organizations we can say that Wonder Woman and Superman are on the job. Mr Speaker madam Speaker would you have the Clerk read the title of the resolution and then let us offer our thanks to these important pregnancy help organizations. Adam Clark please read the title of the resolution recognize the importance of pregnancy help organizations in Arkansas. Representive profit has explained to the resolution would anyone like to speak against the rest resolution. For the resolution all in favor say aye. The resolution has passed. Madam Clark please read House resolution ten thirteen House resolution ten thirteen by representative Jay Richardson to commend alpha Phi alpha fraternity for the one hundred sixteen years of community service. Senator Richardson you're recognized to present the resolution. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues I don't know if you noticed but it got a little chilly in here a little bit ago. We have some I don't know we've got a a group of men here representing alpha Phi alpha fraternity I am a member agency this nice jacket I have on and at this time I'd like to see my brothers in the east and the north gallery if you would stand and be recognized. They are here on the Council today so I'm as I'm anticipating that some of my colleagues may be approached by some of the brothers that are here Driving for some of the betterment of our communities but with that thank you guys for knowledge in them and madam Speaker can you have the Clerk read the resolution and title only. Madam Clark please read the resolution and title lonely. Coming out of my office thirty eight four of one hundred and sixteen years of community service. Representative Richardson has explained the resolution. Would anyone want to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. The question before the House is has House resolution ten thirteen all in favor say aye. Opposed say nay. And the resolution has passed. The morning hour has ended representative ray recommends that we concur in Senate amendment one to House Bill ten twenty six madam Clark please read Senate amendment one. Senate Amendment number one to house bill ten twenty six. Senator Rapert you're recognized to explain amendment one. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues house bill ten twenty six passed off the floor about a week ago and when I got to the Senate in a very eagle eyed proofreader call a one word typo that needed to be fixed it just strikes a word to avoid a double negative and that I'd be happy to take any questions. Seeing none would appreciate a good vote. Representive ray has explained The Amendment. Does anyone want to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representive ray are you closed for the amendment representative Reyes indicated he is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concert concurrence with Senate amendment one to House Bill ten twenty six right prepare the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk. With the voted eighty six J. six nine A. and one president. The you have concurred in Senate amendment one to house bill ten twenty six. Representative rate for what purpose motion. Let's hear your motion madam Speaker I move we place house bill thirteen forty nine back on second reading for the purpose of amendment that is a proper motion and it is debatable representative right you're recognized to explain your motion. Colleagues I'm just asking for the opportunity to adopt this amendment that I've worked on very hard for the last several days that would bring an end to the great E. sports wars of twenty twenty three. And with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative ray has explained The Amendment. Representive ray has explained the motion does anyone wish to speak against the motion. For the motion. Representative ray are you close for your motion. He's close for the motion the question before the House is to place house bill thirteen forty nine back on second reading for the purpose of amendment all in favor say aye. Opposed say nay. And it has the ayes have it. Madam Clark read Amendment number one. Amendment number one house bill thirteen forty nine. Representive right you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues I wanted to explain this amendment simply because I've gotten so many questions about this bill it passed out of house insurance and commerce committee about a week ago and after it passed out of the committee I was approached by several casinos who had concerns about the bill and I've worked with them very diligently over the last several days to come to an agreement on an amendment that I think satisfies virtually everyone involved in the amendment does five things number one it clarifies that income earned in a paid E. sports tournament is a is subject to all applicable tax laws in our state secondly it clarifies the E. sports does not include any House bank game where a competitor competes against the house or include it and also does not include any casino style gambling see our casino style games so you couldn't play for example you know video poker tournament or something of that nature the third it clarifies and substitute a lot of language animal manner that's more precise fourth clarifies a question it was brought up several times in committee that way in a what if someone were wagering on the outcome of any sports event tournament this bill clarify are this amendment clarifies that that is not authorized by this subchapter and the only casinos licensed and regulated by the Arkansas racing commission under Amendment one hundred would be able to do that and then lastly but certainly not least it adds representative Vivian flowers is co sponsored be happy to answer any questions. Seeing none would create a good vote. Representative ray has explained the amendment does anyone wish to speak against the amendment. For the amendment represents a rare you close for your amendment representative ray is indicated he is closed. The question before the House is passage of amendment one to House Senate bill thirteen forty nine madam Clerk we're going to do this on a voice vote. All in favor say aye. Opposed say nay. The I. seven. Amendment is adopted. Madam Clark please read house bill eleven eighty one. The eleven eighty one by representative Scott to establish the counseling compact in Arkansas. Representive Haak you're recognized. We are passing over that today. Adam Clark please read house bill thirteen sixty. House bill thirteen sixty by representative agreed to allow residential actresses to perform work on three and four family homes and to amend the law concerning definitions of electricians. Representative McGrew you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam chairman. What this bill does colleagues is there to classification under the electoral lessons ones of full commercial license which allows you to do anything under elector or the other is a residential masterclasses which allows you to do residential work and my understanding in the career for thirty seven years at a license allowed you to do almost anything residential came into question that An inspector was in no you couldn't do that so I ask for clarification from the state election the specter said with the definition says you can only to a single family dwelling or duplex so we changed the definition to include a tri plex and quadruplex the state chief inspector has approved this the lasting in tourney has helped put the legislation together so the all the approval is it doesn't do a whole lot except just clarify that into law. I'm available for any questions. And saying and I appreciate a good vote thank you. President of the group has explained the bill is anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative McGrew are you closed. Representative occur is closed for the bill the question before the House is house bill thirteen sixty prepare the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. With the vote of ninety three yeah eight one day and one present the bill has passed. Madam Clark please read house bill ten twenty seven. House bill ten twenty seven by representative race require voter approval of certain tax levied into to make technical corrections to declare emergency representative ray you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues this bill would require voter approval of any new advertising and promotion tax or an increase in the rate of an existing AMP tax I just wanna be very clear on this point if you have an advertising and promotion tax in your city it would not be affected by this bill unless they try to raise the rate in which case they simply have to seek voter approval the reason I'm bringing this bill is because I think that whenever possible it's reasonable to voters ought to be able to consent when their taxes are being raised and our laws and policies should be designed in a way that airs on the side of protecting our taxpayers with that be happy to answer any questions. Being done we appreciate a good vote. Representative ray has explained the bill does anyone wish to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative ray indicates he is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten twenty seven madam Clark prepare the machine. You're voting on the bill and to the emergency clause has everyone voted. With the vote of ninety six J. zero nine A. and one present the bill has passed. And the emergency clause. Madam Clark please read house bill thirteen twenty seven. Thirteen twenty seven by representative Gazaway to amend the law concerning deposition of contraband and seize property and to allow forfeited firearms to be treated fairly licensed firearms dealers. Representative Gazaway you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues this is a bill that comes to us from the Arkansas sheriff's association. The simple bill simply adds to existing law a way that a law enforcement agency who is in possession of a forfeited firearm can dispose of that firearm currently the way the law reads there are certain ways that are permitted for a lot of law enforcement agency to dispose of a firearm that was used in the commission of a crime that includes at a public auction melting it down and and other various ways that are set out in our code this would allow the law enforcement agency to trade the firearm to a license federally licensed firearm dealer toward credits for future purchases and so you know we had a sheriff in committee yesterday that would include things testified to that would include things like bullet proof vest other firearms that the law enforcement agency can actually use ammunition and things of that nature and so that's all the bill does I'm happy to answer any questions. Seeing none I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Gazaway has explained to the bill does anyone wish to speak against. For the bill. Representative Gazaway are you close for your bill is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill thirteen twenty seven madam Clark prepared. You're betting on the bill and the emergency clause has everyone voted. With that if ninety seven yea to nay and zero present the bill has passed. Representative Gazaway you're recognized. Thank you madam Speaker members the next block of bills that we have is I'm sure you'll note from the calendar. we have I believe ten technical corrections bills that are on the agenda for today like we did just the other day where we batch those four Bills I would move that we batch these bills and vote on as as a block of bills as I noted the other day with regard to the technical corrections bills again these are bills that come to us from the code revision commission these are reviewed by the bureau of legislative research these contain things like we're concerned things like obsolete language outdated provisions grammatical errors punctuation errors things of that nature there's not anything substantive but just to double check that we ran each one of these bills separately and distinctly in Judiciary Committee yesterday where they were fully vetted to make sure that they didn't contain any substantive provisions that and that they were truly purely technical in nature and so with that. again the issue will be the passage of these technical corrections bills that are on the list before you I'm going to read down the list of the bills one by one by bill number. And if there is an objection to any one of the bills it'll be pulled out of the list and placed on the regular calendar for consideration. These bills include house bill twelve seventy nine house bill twelve eighty three twelve eighty four twelve eighty five twelve eighty seven twelve eighty nine twelve ninety twelve ninety one twelve ninety four and twelve ninety five. Your one vote will be reported on each bill after they've been read for the third time so madam Speaker I invite you to direct the Clerk to read the bills for the third time madam Clerk read the bills for the third time. Seventy nine house bill seventy three house bill twenty four house bill seventy five house bill twenty seven house bill twelve eighty nine house bill twelve ninety House bills from ninety one to House bills from ninety four House bills of ninety five. Repair the machine madam Clark. As everyone voted. With the voted ninety eight yes eight zero day and zero present the bills have passed. Madam Clark please read house bill thirteen eighty three. House bill thirteen eighty three by Speaker Shepherd to amend the name of the south Arkansas Community College to sell Arkansas college into the clearing emergency. Eker Shepherd you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair House bill thirteen eighty three is pretty self explanatory it was brought to me by south Arkansas community college that's the current name of the community college and held radio they have asked to change their name south Arkansas college there's been a trend over the last number of years for a number of what would have been community colleges to change their name to just eliminate community and just reflect that it's a college I think the testimony yesterday by the president a committee was just that it it's you know eliminating any potential barrier that the maybe out there any preconceived idea about what the institution is a more truly reflects the nature of the institution as this and you'll note that represent Barker is co sponsoring this bill along with senators stone so it has the support of the legislative delegation from Union County and I'd be glad to answer any questions. Not appreciate a good vote. Speaker Shepherd has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill Speaker shepherd are you close for the bill. He is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill thirteen eighty three prepare the machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. With the voted ninety nine yeah zero nine zero present the bill has passed. I'm Clerk reads please read Senate bill one thirty eight. In about one thirty eight by representative banks to repeal the licensing requirements of clinics and health centers in which pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant is willing fully terminated or aborted and to declare an emergency. President Burch recognized explain the bill. Holly's SP one thirty eight is a technical bill that was designed to clean up the conflict in the Arkansas code currently the law says that abortion clinics shall be licensed by the department of health however we all know abortion is illegal in Arkansas and the state agency cannot licensing entity to perform an illegal acts. We work together the sponsors of this bill with the executive branch in the health department on the legislation and it is the cleanest in the simplest way to deal with this particular conflict all of the reporting requirements all of the consent requirements all of the inspection requirements that apply to abortion clinics remain in the coat nothing about removing this provision changes that clearly if the law were to change in Arkansas relating to abortion we would want there to be some kind of licensing framework in place and you may seek legislation in this session regarding that or in the future session remember also that the governor retains the power to issue executive orders around this and the department of health has the right to promulgate rules related to many things relating to abortions none of that changes in the code. The Department of Health attorneys the AG's office have spent years as you know dealing with abortion litigation in Arkansas this bill was reviewed by the AG's office we had Matt Gilmore from the department of health we had the attorneys from the department of health testifying committee and they are in favor of this bill as is and I would ask that you support it today as well thank you and I ask for good. Burks's explain the building would like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent Berks is close for the bill the question before the House passage of Senate bill one thirty eight per machine by a court. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Out Madam fork by a vote of eighty five Yeas eight days to present the bill is passed members were gonna skip over Senate bill one eighty seven and we're likewise can pass over Senate bill one eighty eight one four please read Senate bill one eight. Senate bill one eighteen by representative mac island into to find the time and this sentence someone reviewing investigating or the time running whether there has been a violation of law or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts or practices based on race religion ethnicity or national origin. Represent mac one direction. Thank you Speaker members I am honored to present to you Senate bill one eighteen it defines anti semitism as it relates to discriminatory acts and helps ensure that public institutions continue to comply with the civil rights obligations this bill is very straightforward and adopts the definition from the international Holocaust remembrance alliance it has been adopted by nearly two dozen states either an act or an resolution. We need this bill because well the Jewish people represent about two point four percent of our population. They are the recipients of over sixty percent of religious discriminatory acts. This definition will aid in determining if there has been a violation and policy rule or law regarding discriminatory acts in single questions I ask for a good. Represent Macklin has explained ability would like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent mac one is close for the bill the question before the houses passes Senate bill one eighteen per machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed I'm Clark please read Senate bill one O. one. Senate bill one O. one by representative Maddox amended various provisions of the Arkansas Code as they pertain to the University of Arkansas person Maddox recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues This truly is just a technical clean up bill all this bill does is remove some obsolete language I will give an example of what it does because it is fairly lengthy I know but for instance right now there's a program that's called grant them and university system it was originally called the varsity so which is making that modification and others that are very similar makes no substantive changes there's been no no opposition that I'm aware of it that's really all this does but I would be glad to take any questions if there are any. Saying that I appreciate a good vote. Percent. We would like to speak for the. Cinematics close for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill one O. one per machine apart. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. The up the ballot madam Clark I have a ninety six Yeas one day and one present the bill is passed Malaparte please read Senate bill one sixteen. Number one sixteen by representative wants to allow the purchase of permissive service credit under the Arkansas teacher retirement system and to declare an emergency person when you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. S. the one sixteen creates a new type of service can be purchased at actuarial value if the classroom teacher leaves active employment for a period of time and then returns back to employment the gap years are available for purchase at actuarial value which is not cheap. The type of purchase is limited to five years the hope is to encourage experienced teachers who took a break from teaching get back in the classroom the system's actuary found the bill would not have an actuarial financial impact on Arkansas teacher retirement because the burden of coming back and purchasing those years is going to be on the member. I would appreciate a good vote. Percent worn is explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill percent worn is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill one sixteen prepared machine at a park. Voting on the bill in the emergency clauses everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause are passed. Percent eleven for what purpose motion. Let's hear motion thank you Mr Speaker after the announcements reading of the bills transferring the bill's place the calendars on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments been road withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any other committee reports I move that we adjourn until eleven AM tomorrow. That's proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any of this. The ayes have it. Any announcements representative. Representative Cavenaugh what purpose. Now you're recognized budget will meet at nine AM in the morning mac I represent Holcomb for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized public transportation will meet at nine thirty AM mac B. represents Stan Berry for what purpose. A nice sharing a room one forty nine ten o'clock in the morning represent back for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized Joint Energy will be meeting at three o'clock back a today president thieves for purposes announcmenet you're recognized revenue tax tomorrow morning ten AM one bill room one fifty one represent Johnson for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized public health meet ten AM room one thirty tomorrow morning temperatures present evidence for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House education room one thirty eight nine thirty tomorrow morning. Any other announcements. The desk will remain open as needed for the reading of the bills upon completion The Addams named the joint resolution house to be adjourned until eleven AM