Senate Convenes

Call to order are there any requests for leave at this time Senator Leding. Anyone else. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you madam secretary three one in the chamber in the galleries would please rise and for the prayer and pledge of allegiance Senator Tucker will be introducing our pastor to for the prayer today. Thank you madam president the great honor to welcome Amy moe to the chamber here today to give our education as we all know we have the first female governor in Arkansas history we have the first female lieutenant governor in Arkansas history I'm a member at Trinity episcopal cathedral right over here by the governor's mansion and Amy most serves as the first female dean and rector of Trinity episcopal cathedral and I'm very proud I was on the search committee that helped bring the mo to little rock and she is as you will see in a moment an amazing person she's a holy person and. Please please please come to the well the mobile. Thank you mark it's a great honor and privilege to be here with you all today I want you to know on behalf of the cathedral that you are in our prayers always every Sunday remember all those who serve in governing authority on behalf of our city and our state and our nation thank you for your service let us pray. Almighty god who has given us this good land for our heritage. We pray that we may always prove ourselves as people mindful of your grace and glad to do your will. Bless our state with the honorable industry sounds learning and pure manners. Grant our governor and you all in a sortie wisdom and strength sell them with the love for truth and righteousness and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve your people with your grace and love. We ask that you especially guide and bless our senators and representatives that they may enact laws that see Christ in all persons and respect the dignity of every human being. Save us all from violence discord and confusion from pride and arrogance and from every evil way. Defend our liberties and unite us across the barriers that threaten to divide us. Teach us to rely on your strength and accept our responsibilities as fellow citizens that we may reveal your glory serve you faithfully and honor your holy name. All this we ask through Jesus Christ our lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one god world without end on an. Thank. Ladies and gentleman and the galleries welcome to your Arkansas state Senate. It is our expectation that each of you will exercise proper decorum and govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objections of the rules will be suspended and the Senate will dispensary in the journal the morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time Senator Flippo you are recognized. Thank you governor members I got my childhood doctor today Dr Tim Payton with family medicine for Mountain Home teams that care along with the the infamous Sherri Bernardin's or nursing today and just local store but operating all of we are the young folks tune in in today but if there is a doctor but he gave me some great advice as an eight year old young man that are going to take a fever do not take the thermometer hold it up to the light bulb because you might end up with a hundred five into the doctor's office so what you do is you take it put it under the faucet a little bit less than that hot. And get about a hundred one and here's the peer review key part you must drive the sink out after you're done so if you have a clever mother she is going to see a wet seeing knowing what you've done Dr Payton that was priceless advice and you dinner tonight thank you. Chesterfield. Thank you madam chair thank you to my fellow senators for allowing me to come to the head of the pack that's so nice ladies and gentleman I would ask that you welcome three very special young people to the chamber they are members of the first first missionary Baptist church was the oldest black church in the state in the state of Arkansas founded in eighteen forty five by slaves the only church in which Dr king preached and one of the two facilities in which he spent the night. As I call your name would you come forward Norman Sanchez seventeen is an eleventh grade student in Little Rock at little rock Parkview arts and science magnet school his extracurricular activities includes art and printmaking and he is on the a and be on a roll ladies and gentlemen welcome. To this group Norman Sanchez. Welcome Christopher Sanchez. And it was interesting they're the first group of English speakers in their family which is make them so special to us in our church they are members of the choir and the members of the board the user group all of that Christopher is in his age fourteen in the eighth grade at Dunbar magnet middle school his extracurricular activities include choir he placed first choir as a bass all region he's only a and B. honor roll and got a citizenship award ladies and gentleman welcome Christopher Sanchez. And last but certainly not least the beauty of the group Alameda Sanchez. Alameda is fifteen years of age she's in the tenth grade at little rock Parkview arts and science magnet high school or extracurricular activities include archery boating photography piano she is an avid scholar and interested in becoming an FBI agent she is a member of the honor society welcome Alameda St. Thank you senator Chesterfield center Murdock you're recognized. Thank you madam chair and thank you to my colleagues for allowing me this moment. This is a very special day as we get a chance to honor the first African American Greek organization organize in the state in the United States of America alpha Phi alpha fraternity incorporated for which I'm a member. Was organized December fourth nineteen oh six on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca New York. I'm actually gentleman in the East West gallery in the galleries to please stand. It is fine gentleman young man in and a lot. That you see are all members I come here today is Alfa day at the capitol and I want you to understand what the what we stand for manly deeds scholarship in low for all mankind this is out for five alpha fraternity incorporated it your capital in your gallery your chambers please help me welcome the greatest fraternity alpha Phi alpha fraternity. These you're recognized. Thank you madam chair members I've got a joy today to introduce to you a man a young man that recently got to me it's from my district today hold we come down here and join me today everyone this is holding Jefferies Holden is. First off he's a great bass player okay and he is from he he go to school graphic in my district may take about him today we get to honor him because he is the boys and girls club the youth of the year let's stop and give him a hand for that. Let me tell you a little bit about what that means into the this is from last year twenty twenty two he is one of the youngest ever to receive this award okay in our state okay he was an eighth grader when he when he's give us awarded a freshman now this year tell me tell you this is this a big deal he this is given to a youth that display a leadership outstanding service and academic excellence and dedication to the living hell living a healthy lifestyle and being leaders in amongst their class and their community and so we are so honored to have him today we're excited to celebrate with him I'm telling you're gonna want to get to know this man because he's gonna go what big places in life so thank you all know welcome. The Senator Hill you're recognized. Thank you madam chair for introduced the pages of the one taken opportunity today is not only alpha Phi alpha date at the capitol is you're aware of it's Alzheimer's awareness day today they had their program in the rotunda today. Lieutenant governor was the keynote speakers did a great job and I'd like to introduce a peer. The Alzheimer's advocates so if you would please join me in giving them around the falls. And now without any further ado I'd like you know these these to pride and joys of Lonoke county Arkansas. Welcome forty would. First we have Colton Roberts. Go to this day and I would to high school together been great friends he's a compared to another bank during cabinet we're great friends is good to have coping here I've known him since my daughter played a basketball to supersede little kid run around so he's in tenth grade at Cabot high school he plays football he's learning how to fly the six foot three so he's on the basketball court as well in his interest in learning more about government and economics in the lord knows line you want to do that. I think it's interesting because it is very interesting especially tabs. Okay if you would please join me he's interested in learning about engineering so if you would please join me in welcoming culture. And next from the local county seat were held or courthouse is in a clear hail she is from lone oak Arkansas currently you sixteen she's in the tenth grade. Eleventh grade. But there law issue is also home schooled at com central clearing up plastic County and she is president of turning point USA chapter she likes volleyball she's doing council member member of students for life organization going to the university of a central Arkansas or the university of Arkansas state central Arkansas okay. But in the if you would please join me in welcoming her a future pre med major to the capital. And with her here today it's our grandfather former pastor Lonoke Baptist church of he's retired now so I'd like to welcome brother Jimmy Wallace here with us today and you'll be back in a few weeks here okay great. Thank you senator hill senator Wallace you're recognized. Thank you governor members eighty. Members I like to reduce Payton here to you. He's from my hometown of Leachville. Go to school buffalo island central he plays basketball plays baseball he's in the science club is a member of the future business leaders of Arkansas fine young man and his grand did not play ball together long time ago. His mom. Kelly here is up above. Kelly had the. A. Liver transplant we've all been praying for and she's bounced back into really good thank you all. Thank you senator Wallace any other announcements at this time. If not committee secretary or other items at the desk yes madam president madam president will your committee on enrols Bills to whom was referred the following Senate bill four by joint budget Senate bill thirty seven by joint budget Senate bill sixty nine by joint budget Senate bill seventy by joint budget Senate bill two fourteen by joint budget beg leave to report that we have carefully compared the enrolled copies with the original and find the same correctly enrolled and have at nine thirty three AM delivered them to the governor for approval respectfully submitted senator mark Johnson. Fite. We are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill eighty one by Senator Sullivan report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Judiciary we are committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill ninety by Senator Hill report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed state agencies where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill one twenty two by Senator can report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed Insurance and Commerce. Dear madam president will your committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill two thirty two by Senator Clark recommend to pass. How will your committee on education to whom was referred house bill ten ninety one by representative Dalby recommend due pass. We are committee on education was referred house bill eleven fifty six by representative Bentley recommend to pass. Calendar we are committee on education was referred house bill eleven fifty seven by representative Bentley recommend due pass counted we are committee on education to whom was referred house bill eleven sixty one by representative Hudson recommend to pass as amended number one calendar we are committee on education to was referred house bill eleven eighty five by representative Mayberry recommend to pass as amended number one calendar. Madam president will your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill two O. four by Senator Wallace recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill twelve seventy eight by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill twelve eighty by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill twelve eighty one by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill twelve eighty two by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill thirteen fifty two by representative Dalby recommend due pass counted Senate president will your committee on public health to this the first Senate bill one eighty six by Senator Irvin recommend to pass as amended number one calendar we are committee on Public Health Service offered Senate bill two twelve by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health to whom was referred Senate bill two thirteen by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health team was referred house bill ten seventy six by representative Ladyman recommend due pass counted we are committee on Public Health teams effort house bill eleven sixty six. A representative recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health referred house bill eleven ninety seven No representative under would recommend due pass counted. Madam president will your committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred Senate bill one eighty four by Senator B. Johnson recommend to pass as amended number one calendar we are committee on revenue tax to whom was referred Senate bill one eighty five by Senator B. Johnson recommend due pass counted number one. Do pass. Can't. We are committee on revenue tax to whom was referred Senate bill one ninety eight by Senator Dismang recommend due pass counted Senate bill two sixty eight by Senator stone an act for the essay you tech fire training academy appropriation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year Senate bill two sixty eight joint budget Senate bill two sixty nine by Senator came to me in the income tax act of nineteen twenty nine. Senate bill two sixty nine Revenue and Tax Senate bill two seventy by Senator Payton et al to amend the criminal offense of sexual indecency with a child Senate bill two seventy. Judiciary Senate bill two seventy one by Senator M. Johnson two min the offense of loitering Senate bill two seventy one Judiciary. Any further business to come before the body in the morning hour. If not the morning hour has expired we will now begin the business agenda. Any announcements the. Senate Senate resolution eight by Senator Caldwell to recognize the Hazen high school Hornets football team as the two thousand twenty two to a football state champions. Senator Caldwell you're recognized. Senator Caldwell you're recognized behind your offense of line of number sixty one thank you manager if I need to get a bill passed today I've got to. And they to a man here to to do with the I appreciate the the folks coming over for we can a recognized them we have today are Hazen Hornet to the football team who it won the state championship in my eleventh year until this for the boys benefit and I have ten counties in nineteen school district and you know the first the state championship team of head out of my district I'm so proud of the head coach of the General. The best thing on B. J. Harrison system coach the code a cochlear Christiansen superintendent Donnie boots are with us today. Whereas the twenty twenty to Hazen high school Hornet football team won the two A. football state championship after defeating the Carlisle high school Bisons forty four to six at war Memorial Stadium in little rock Arkansas on Friday December the second twenty twenty two and whereas with this when the Hazen high school Hornets claimed their first state football championship after losing in the championship game in twenty fourteen to twenty sixteen whereas in the Hazen high school Hornets completed the season undefeated with the thirteen and zero record and whereas the Hazen high school Hornets were led by head coach Joe best gonna and an employer is looking the quarterback of for the Hazen high school Hornets passed for two hundred and eight yards and two touchdowns and we're running back raelynn Anderson carried the ball seven times for a hundred and thirty four yards and scored three touchdowns. And where is the Hazen high school football team boasted two one hundred yard rushers with Colton Taschen Braylon Anderson now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety fourth General Assembly that the Senate of the ninety four generally recognized the Asian high school football team to the champions for the resolve that upon adoption of this resolution a copy be provided to the head coach and Hazen high school Hornets football team by the secretary of the Senate. Thank you senator Caldwell what all those. In favor of the. To recognize the Hazen high school football team is the two thousand and twenty two to a football state champion please signify by saying aye hi. I would request him in recess take photographs. The resolution is adopted and we will take a five minute we were both is affecting your child in for a. Senate. Senate is now back in session. Thank. S. C. R. four Senate concurrent resolution four by Senator Kroll to recognize immersed in elementary school as a two thousand two exemplary high performing national Blue Ribbon school. Senator Kroll your recognized thank you madam chair. Right there. This resolution was a sponsor by me and representative Jean The Senate resolution four to recognize Emerson elementary school as a two thousand twenty two exemplary high performing national Blue Ribbon school be resolved by the state by the Senate of the ninety fourth General Assembly Assembly and the House representative concurrent there whereas Emerson elementary school was recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national Blue Ribbon school in two thousand twenty two. Whereas the recognition of national blue ribbons Richmond school is based on the school's overall academic performance progress in closing achievement gaps among their students and subgroups national Blue Ribbon where as national Blue Ribbon schools serve as a model of efficiency school practices state district and educators for other schools throughout the nation whereas exemplary high performing schools are among their state's highest performance schools as measured by the state assessment of national norm testing. Where as principal Jennifer Kyle the teachers the support staff of Emerson school were lauded for their shared vision and dedication for each student active academically and medic mentally needs whereas most importantly the students of Emerson school are to be commended for their hard work their dedication and excellence in education now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety fourth General Assembly state of Arkansas and the house that this that they are a national Blue Ribbon school only two in the state. I close. Thank you senator parole all those in favor. the S. C. R. four to recognize him as an elementary school as a two thousand twenty two exemplary high performing and national Blue Ribbon school please signify by saying aye hi any opposed. S. the R. four passes please transmit to the House congratulations. Yes I would ask for two minute recess for pictures police. Senate will stand in recess for two minutes. Senate will be back in order. H. B.. Ten eighteen amendment one amendment one to House Bill ten eighteen. Takes out the rest of thirty and all share surcharge association again this. Anyone have any questions. Speak against her for Senator Blake Johnson has closed. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed. Is have it. Amendment is adopted into engrossing. Thanks to be eleven eighty two minute one amendment one to House Bill eleven eighty two. Senator hill. Centerville. My bill my amendment. Any questions anyone would speak against her for. All those in favor. Any opposed. Amendment is adopted in two engrossing. S. two forty six Senate bill two forty six by Senator stone to amend the law regarding timber sales to revise the law regarding co owners are co heirs to define unknown or on the cable co owners are co heirs and to amend requirements related to timber sale contracts. Senator Sturch when you're recognized thank you madam president amount present for against our may have a point of personal privilege. You may. You know all too low often operate good things happen to us in our lives we don't really stop appreciated. Do not tell my wife when I was twenty four years old that either or both this office. That was thirty seven years ago. Some time lapse live life gets in the way of what you wanted or you think it does but never the less I'm here today and I just want to drink this moment in and I step over because this is important to make. I just want to thank the voters of district two I will thank the good lord for allowing me to have the privilege to stand here today. That's what I want to say and operated run mobile. Thank you senator stands honor to have you here in the capital thank you. Members this is a bill that's going to help correct the problem that you have when you have multiple layers and ownership of a property currently if you can get sixty percent of the signatures of the non owners you can cut the timber if you can't do that if the problem is if you get it during your due diligence if you locate someone located the layers and they want to sale there's no problem with it but if they decide they do not want to sail they can block the timber sale so what in the past what is a path in the as you can have someone with as little as a one or two percent minority interest in the timber sale in the blocks a sale what this bill will do to make it legal to cut the timber to give them the opportunity to sale as long as you can care sixty percent of the signatures I've talked to the Arkansas forestry association Arkansas timber deed timber producers association and they're both good with the bill. Questions for centers. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close also just want to point out two minutes timber contractors blocked it denies the other errors due from the money that's rightfully theirs and also the NASA state of Arkansas the severance tax to could be collected. All that timber sale it also denies the state of Arkansas the capital gains tax to could be collected on that sale to in state residents I'll close with that appropriate a good vote thank you. Thank you senator is there any objection to it rolling about. Madam secretary please role that. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Three center is not voted or wishes to change his or her vote. This. Senator Dismang is present. Anyone else. Please cast a ballot. By a vote at thirty three eight zero nine one present. Bill passes please transmit to the House. SB two forty seven. Senate bill two forty seven by Senator Dotson to allow absentee voting for a religious observance and to amend the law concerning absentee voting. Senator Dobson you're recognized. Thank you madam chair members this bill does one very simple thing currently you're allowed three different excuses for requesting an absentee ballot what this would do would add a fourth excuse that states if you're unable to attend the polls to the due to the observance of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire twelve hours of the polls are open on election day so it doesn't change the absentee balloting process or anything with regards that this is simply when you're requesting an absentee ballot instead of checking one of the other boxes you can rent check this box saying that it's if you do have a religious observance of a religious holiday. You have to try to answer any questions any questions for Senator about. Senator Teague you're recognized so it's a court challenge or somebody made a complaint about this. No no court challenge that I'm aware of. So that the people been complaining about this. None that I know of. Why we change if nobody's complaining well. This this came up Arkansas was I was at a presentation of very states that were religiously free and religiously not in Arkansas was well down on the list and this is one of the items on that list that said the state of Arkansas doesn't allow any allowances for the real religious freedom for absentee balloting process so looking through the very states there is a couple of days ways to deal with and I thought this is the the least Different than our current process the least the least thing that thing would be the least disruptive to our current process this is based off of language I found in the way in the in Indiana doesn't. Okay. Any appreciate a good vote. Senate has questions. Yes I just need to know how are we going to find with a religious discipline is or religious called holiday. Is that going to be up to to determine if that was a correct when the thank you to our. Well if someone makes the claim that it's a religious. Observation I mean I'm not gonna tell whether the religion does or doesn't they checked that box then that religiously held beliefs and. It qualifies for really them resulted of the anybody if they say that so thank check the box they're set to go yep currently you can check boxes says unavoidably absent from the polling site on election day. I think probably anybody could check that box unable to attend the polls on election day because of illness or physical disability I mean I guess anybody could claim their sick on election day. Unable to attend the polls on election day because of residence in a long term care or residential facility I think that's maybe the only one that could be verifiable if someone went back and checked but this just allows one more box if someone who is you know has a very strong religious convictions it's okay they can check this and be honest that they're not just unavoidably absent if there have something going on that day. My question. Look like to me that the first box would basically cover anything up I would like Senator Teague I didn't really understand why we needed to put another another boxer I don't know that they would be wine per se because that would be unaffordable thirty their mindsets over five. I don't. In order for them law will. Why would. Thank you appreciate a good vote any other questions anyone wish to speak against. Senator Teague you're recognized to speak against. Thank you Mr president so I've been on the ledge commission decades ago and been involved elections I've never even heard of that never even brought brought up of you know you keep using these things to get out absentee ballots Barker member the days of you governor Huckabee I talk about this every once in awhile when there was voter fraud going on here there's a lot election still in Arkansas years ago you know when I was a part of the fight and that stuff and exposing it and I just feel like that every time we chip away I can remember when absentee ballots requested by people that were supposed to be gone that worked on election day. And those places would have things that would have to be question so I just think that until we have a problem or issue that needs to be raised let's just don't open it up that's all. Anyone wish to speak for. Anyone else wish to speak against. Senator Dotson you're pretty close. Thank you madam chair I for one don't necessarily want to wait until there's a problem where someone's religious freedom has been infringed upon before we we protect them legally so I appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator is there any objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please relevant I'm sorry. Sorry there is an objection. Okay. All right ma'am secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Brand. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Davis. Davis. These. D.. DISMANG. DISMANG. Johnson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers Gilmore. Hammer. Hester Hickey. Health. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Love. Love you. Mickey. Mickey. Murdock. Page. Penzo. Yes Petty. Rice. Price. Stone. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. In the centers who wish to vote did not vote for which a change about Senator days yes. Senator Clark yes. Any others. Please check board. See no others please cast a ballot. Five twenty forty eight to ninety one not voting and three present as B. two forty seven passes transmit to the House. H. B. eleven seventy five. House bill eleven seventy five by representive Underwood to amend the law to create cincy statutes concerning the establishment and duties of the municipal police departments and municipal fire departments. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you madam president members this this bill as a result of a maybe a little oversight and air that we passed in the ninety third General Assembly representive Underwood and Senator Hester past the back to blue act in in that acts they struck the language for the general superintendent of the mayor to prescribe its duties and a finance powers of the police department that language got struck from statute so immensely kind of cocktail mission and generated this bill also represented by represent under within myself to reinstate some of the governing language to make sure that cities do have the authority to set their own governing powers the police chiefs association and the fire situation find with the language. That'll take any questions. Questions for Senator Breanne. C. nine anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're free to close. I'm close for this bill appreciate it but. Any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please roll the vote Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stones Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senators who wish to vote it did not vote or wish to change your vote. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty forty eight zero name. The Bill pass is. Please return to the House. H. B. eleven eighty eight house bill eleven eighty eight by representative a Collins and senator Hammer to amend and update the law concerning the final average salary under the Arkansas teacher retirement system and to declare an emergency. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you Mr president. House bill eleven eight eleven eighty eight affects the teacher retirement system the bill alters to subdivisions which deals with the calculation of final average salary used in determining benefits section one of the bill clarifies it rules concerning full and partial years of service can be promulgated by the board as section two three replaces the term percentage increase with anti spiking percentage and the term salary differential with the anti spiking amount these changes help improve clarity so this basically is a clean up bill and there's a handout sheet on this one and also the other two they're following from the actuary and from the agency there was no objection in the committee and of and be glad taking questions. Any questions for Senator Hammer. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Hammer you're pretty close thank you measure appreciate a good vote thank you and this is a vote for the bill and the emergency clause. Any objection to roll into that. Madam secretary please relevant. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis dis dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wishes to change his or her vote. C. nine please cast a ballot. Fite said thirty four eight zero nine the bill an emergency clause passed please return to the House. H. B. eleven ninety three house bill eleven ninety three by representative Warren and senator Hammer temen titles of members of the board of trustees of the Arkansas State Highway employees retirement system and to amend the laws regarding survivor benefits under the Arkansas State Highway and please retirement system. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you Mr president house bill eleven ninety three effects Arkansas State Highway employee retirement system section one of the bill aligns the title of one member of the Asher's board of trustees to the current structure the department transportation the chief engineer position would become the chief engineer operations section two of house bill eleven ninety three deals with the death benefits provided by Asher's bill does not change the practice or mounted the death benefits paid but it reorganizes the information one section code to summarize the new death benefits provided as a refund to contributions for non vested members the beneficiaries of a married bested member will be able to choose between option a new city which is a hundred twenty months certain or option be newtie fifty percent survivor annuity or return of contributions the named beneficiary of the un very best member may choose between option a new city and the return of the contribution this also is brought by the agency was that through the retirement committee was no opposition and in a park it is a clean up bill and there's a minimal to no financial impact as pointed out by the actuary. Be glad taking questions any questions for Senator Hammer. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Hammer you're free to close thank you appreciate a good vote. Any objection to rolling the vote we're voting on the bill Hey the Emergency Clause. Committee secretary please read the vote. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stones Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator who wishes to change his or her vote. C. nine please cast a ballot. Five thirty forty eight zero nine. The bill and the emergency clause pass please return to the House now H. B. twelve one. House bill twelve oh one by representative Warren and senator Hammer to an act the Arkansas teacher retirement system's general omnibus act and to declare an emergency. Senator Hammer you're recognized for. Thank you at your house bill twelve one affects the Arkansas teacher retirement system the bill has sixty sections with mostly wording changes for consistency and clarity purposes so it is a clean up bill to align language to what are currently accepted these changes include twenty references to the alternate retirement plan to the definition section changing references to the retirant to retiring changing references to deadlines to the clear by the end of the number full calendar months immediately following these are items that are that are many play there are many places of the T. R. S. Code and so many so there are many changes there were two changes that went beyond the wording based on our review referred to secure two point two two point oh act was enacted in December twenty nine of twenty twenty two and the federal pension law contains many changes and so this is to align with federal requirements and is second to general reference for any benefit enhancement which states in part no benefit to have so much provided by this chapter shall be implemented if it would cause Arkansas teacher retirement system on planet actuary occurred liabilities to exceed an eighteen year amortization and I'll be glad to take any questions any questions for Senator Hammer. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized for a question. Thank you for your bill difficult to all. Okay technical. Well includes anybody that has access to the Arkansas teacher retirement system shelter in the anymore. The retirement system. Anyone I'm sorry. It included teacher retirement system isn't quite. During the teacher retirement system okay. Any other questions. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Hammer you're pretty close thank you appreciate a good vote okay. For. The state voting on the bill an emergency clause any objection to rowing the boat. Please read the vote. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis dis dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace many senators who wish to change his or her vote. C. nine please cast the ballot. By a vote of thirty forty eight and zero nine H. the twelve or one in the emergency clause passed please return to the House H. B. twelve fifty eight. House bill twelve fifty eight by representative Lundstrum and senator dis to amend the prohibition on the sale or use of sky lanterns and to authorize cities to issue permits for use of sky lanterns. Senator days you're recognized thank you madam. This is a great bill because it's a constituent let bill it's brought to me by access your mind and let me tell you about the greatest thing about this is that it sends power back to our cities to to be in charge of what they would like to do that's what I love about this so this is this is all about that framework let me tell you a bit about Skylanders some people don't know sky lanterns are you might see in the movies this is about the celebration okay the these are these are used for festivals for weddings and and I believe Ricky Hill would probably be the one that would love these the most okay because he likes to celebrate big let me talk about Skylanders the technology has changed over the years these are hundred percent biodegradable if fire retardant material now they're safe a lot of folks are worried and concerned that this may be a fire hazard but in reality when you look at the top reasons for fire spreading its it's with fireworks it's with lightning strikes it's with backyard barbecues Skylanders are nowhere near the top of that so this is a safe exciting thing that our citizens need to be able to do if there cities to sell out permits so that's what this does it take to repeal that from a state law puts it back to authority down at the lowest local level so that's what we're hoping to do is help you do that happy to take any questions that. Any questions Senator Chesterfield you're recognized yes a colleague of mine from a previous time. Got a lot of Skyraiders is this. Amending his bill. I'm not sure I've only been here six weeks not sure what your colleagues have done the past well Senator Jeremy Hutchinson okay so we have to your best advantage for a whole year. And so it's stuck with me and I'm just wondering if this is an amendment to what was already on the books that's what I'm asking happy to look into that I'm not sure exactly exactly all all right thank you. Senator Mark Johnson had a question. Thank you madam president Senator these are you familiar with the project that the Japanese had during World War two. they were inviting us with the lands I would put up the line I mean I'm not on top of a thing and the last two weeks but the balloon with flowers over and it would follow the jet stream and then the bomb would drop numbers eighty three thank you California shall we also are you familiar with the project we had to put incendiary devices on bass and. Druckmann over Japan where they would go into people's houses which were largely wouldn't pay paper in kitchen on fire I'm I'm just concerned about the I mean you're taking an open flame your floated around the room may be the some of our adversaries around the world are looking for a loophole to to try to attack us I was just curious if you think this is completely safe as someone that is concerned about forest fires and things like that if the if you have this is been well thought out thank you senator I I am familiar with with a little bit of that the only open flame that I'm carrying the torch for freedom okay and that's what this is about this is this is a charge for freedom to send back to our cities not say I'm familiar with the Japanese term of ties in which is about constant improvement and we are constantly improving what needs to be done and that's what this bill does not read that word correctly when is defined as having an open flame. You did read that correctly in the Meetei and what happens is that when these lanterns land they will be extinguished and they will be cool to the touch the time the land. Okay we'll get blanket was fired I come back to you and say the want to extinguish itself no you you talk to your local officials at the local level because that's what's great about this is is when there's any concerns when there's burn bans you don't you don't allow these well as you know probably know what I'm familiar with some of the things my friend Senator Stubblefield worked on dealing with some local control things like a sanctuary city so I just I'm I'm a little bit skeptical and you hope you figure a way to calm me down and talk me off the ledge before a vote against the. Freedom is hard for some people but I think you get the. Senator Caldwell you're recognized for a question thank you president or or the made in China. I can't confirm or deny whether made from but I can't say that they're being purchased today from from all over and we need to make sure that we give freedoms for Arkansas or are they doing like owner or the locals the go over legislation that no shooting down of lanterns would be suggested thank you. You senator Clark you're recognized for a question. Thank you appreciate. You bring this bill condo. The because you weren't here when this body participated in a law outlawing the switch. I did not vote for. Arkansas I'm calling on the freedom thing with you and I are you know you haven't read about the massive Arkansas force far we had from these things because there's not a story about that happened of but of. Before there could be some danger. What we're saying here if I understand is that we outlaw these because the government so they were dangerous and your bill. What the government says it's not bankers is that is that what we're doing that's a that's a fair interpretation it it is saying that the technology has advanced they are biodegradable their fire retardant they technologies increased so now we're going to give a more local level the ability to give permits an issue ability to protect not not all the way back down to me correct you know not down to individual freedom but but if the government can say that I could do it but then I. Continue to push at the local level thank. Senator style you're recognized for a question allied motion space center needed after my question about when it knowledge that they could be used or barbarians thank you. Thank you senator. You senator hill you have has a question. The centerpiece or the thing we allowed the phone around calendar stuff that could possibly hurt themselves where they would need a vet tech. It could be a possibility. Senator Irvin did you have a question. No actually it doesn't prevent though from people making their own because my child actually loves to make these so your bill I mean from what I'm reading. They can make their own without lanterns and father shall unless there's a burn ban and I prefer this one make sure taken freedom all the way through the ten year old. Yes. Any other questions anyone wish to speak. Anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator you're free to close. Please vote for freedom I'm closing the bill thank you. Any objection to rowing the boat. Please read about. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis please dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. The senators wish to change your vote. I've got. Davis president of Gilmore president. Tucker no. Chesterfield president. Mark Johnson no. President sorry. Stubblefield. Resident. Senator king remaking and. President Senator king president Senator Rice. Did you make a motion and need. It's up there okay. For your consideration. Senator Murdock. Senator Tucker president. Please check the board. Dismaying. Murdock president. Thank you know. Anyone else anyone else Centerville no. Anyone else. Want to weigh in on sky lanterns. Please cast up the ballot. By a. Vote tab twenty two yea and two nine eight one not voting and nine president. The Bill pass is returned to the house okay. H. B. thirteen eighteen house bill thirteen eighteen by representative Cavenaugh and senator Bryant concerning the allowable basis for bids for certain municipal purchases and contracts. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you madam president this bill will our cities if they go to purchase something through contract or if you are OR just purchasing the or thirty five thousand dollars that requires competitive bidding instead of just picking the lowest bid because that's what comes and they can consider other factors such is. Life cycle cost or demonstrated term cost so the way I kind of equate it is if you go to a certain discount tool store and buy a. A drill that might last for six months you you're recognized it's going to last for six months because you you want to pay the lowest price but if you go spend fifteen more dollars at a get a little bit better drill then you'll have that for maybe two years three years maybe the rest of your life so what this does is give the cities that power to way and those factors warranty factors just better piece of equipment when they average the cost to make that decision to purchase of for their cities. Questions for center right center Chesterfield you're recognized. Thank you. Could you tell me what preclude seven happening now. Right now they have to just take the lowest cost if if carried when they go out for bid and the bid comes back they have state the lowest cost no extenuating circumstances a law that specific it must be it must be cannot log on on fixed assets yeah thank you senator. Senator Clark you're recognized. The server brought the idea behind this bill I'm trying to read somebody does that building I'm trying to think of a time. When it. What happened because usually better so tied into the drill. It's a certain. That that's put out there of a certain brand product usually so talked a lot of time with only one person can bid on it to start with so um. Follows you actually see if it is a bit of time when somebody needed to do this and couldn't when it when they purchase larger assets everybody's trying to get to the to the lowest calendar and at some point that that quality that product the warrant to that product the. Just the the the peer reputation that product is going to exceed maybe the lowest cost possible bid but this would do is allow the city to weigh those factors and say this may not cost the lowest but in five years I have to re re by this worries maybe in twenty years I don't because the warranty periods longer. Okay thank you. Other questions Senator Murdock. With. You know I. What. We'll just just manufactures information so these are or if the queues for these items that are that are large items above thirty five thousand dollars will come with four we still manufacture statements because they're they're trying to compete for this bit so that it's it's almost on the manufacture or the person providing that that assets to demonstrate to the governing body of the city that this is the best bang for the Buck. So no for. So they have some pretty wild. We'll what. And you go. In the state. Thank you president. Sorry say after that if I. In the state. Then someone behind. In which. Without evidence. Thank you going on the road that. Well it would be arbitrarily there to be each each bill to be presented at the same time and the governing body would have to just wait either way each bid to understand which has the best demonstrated lifecycle cost for that asset. I guess. What you're talking about. In the lives of the that has a little bit about. All consideration. Even today. Prior to accepting it does not just because the bill. Is that part of except the B. and so this is so I'm still of the on. Go to the other I'm not I'm not. Yeah I may not be able to get get you there when I talk to our our local attorney there that governs our city I mean he he welcome this language the purpose that welcome this language or whatever they felt was prohibiting them from waiting lifecycle cost they thought this would actually remedy that situation. Thank you for the questions. Senator Petty you're recognized thank you madam president so this may not be a good example because I know we have a state contract to purchase cars and the way I understand this is presented it's it's it's got to be quantifiable it's not request for qualifications were we say an architect has you know six years of experience for sixty years of experience as a request for proposals which gives you quantifiable numbers for example and again this is not a good example because we have a contract for state vehicles. As it is right now save for the little bit of local preferences you can get. Right now if someone offers a submits a bid for a vehicle that gets twenty miles to the gallon. And it's the lowest bid even though there's another one the guess thirty miles to the gallon you have to take the twenty miles to the gallon vehicle because it's the lowest bid this would allow you to have to evaluate quantify. The additional ten miles to the gallon over the expected life cycle and it may be that the thirty miles to the gallon is a better deal in this there is that what I would agree with that assessment thanks for the RT this. Any other questions Senator Hickey you're recognized. On the same one I don't. Exactly what you're trying to do. And I understand the quantifiable. I guess my thing is as far as the. The statute that we're trying to put on the books if you're like me we needs more language that would say you know how they were going to do this okay we're going to maintain these records that way of late audited river comes in and looks at their books to somebody you know is not just saying well yes it did that there would actually be a calculation and and you know some type of documentation to prove this and if that's in here I apologize I just not been able to see what we when we went with that for you know with the government approve all this up. Senator to get out I would I miss consuming somewhere in code or through like a process that the. The reason we do that now that we would have that that feature now because if you just said Hey I purchased this is the lowest price. If they did have documentation possibly to say there was something else of lower priced approve that. It may be that the doctor is not exist well know about as what you're trying to do and I think a good example if there was a car out there that the yeah I got ten extra miles per gallon there needs to be a cost analysis is says well the average price of gasoline is is this this is going to save us this so that the pay back is going to you know is going to pay for itself over a year or whatever I just I'm afraid that if we don't put something in here that says that you know they need to have some type of heart documentation that proves is but somebody's just going to say well it does it that was when we looked at all those. I don't I don't this is to be used in a in a way that it was a just circumvent the process and allow somebody to. To give it to the but you know okay that so I like your bill and I think that is a it is wise members ever really thought this through is just I think we need to pass the for all purposes and things like that I do not disagree in a prison look for it let me pull this down I can fix it. Question's been made. Thank you Sir. H. B. thirteen nineteen. House bill thirteen nineteen by representative Embury and Senator B. Johnson to provide food and medical care to a canine retired from the division of Arkansas state police in certain circumstances and to create Reno's low. Senator Blake Johnson you're recognized. Members these canines have protected their handlers. And service state of Arkansas. And colonel Hayter wants to care for those canines for the remainder of their live their life is approximately nine years the their average life spans ten to fourteen years we will come out of their budget and then this this will allow that to happen. Thank you. Any questions for Senator Blake Johnson. Anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator has close any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please roll the vote. Boyd Bryant's Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senators wish to change their vote. Senate center is present. Senator Gilmore is present. Anyone else center Dotson is not voting. President. Please check board senator Chesterfield present. Anyone else three nine please cast a ballot. Five thirty eight zero nine. And for president bill passes please return to the House and I have asked the secretary to give a reminder on hand signals so that way no one stealing second or bonding So if the secretary would please give some reminders on hand signals so I will have a better understanding and you all have a better understanding so thank you madam president so it's yes I. No. President. You can tap your head police say president wire tapping. I am president. This signal means don't vote me you are not voting and you will your name will appear in white. So say present you can tap. Don't vote me is not voting so that's the confusion any questions before we move forward. Thank you thank you madam president. Thank you will now go to. H. B. thirteen twenty two house bill thirteen twenty two by representative Cavenaugh and on Senator Hammer to amend Arkansas law concerning the actions of certain regulatory fees and charges and to declare an emergency Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you ma'am sure that's a tough act to follow but I'll try on page two it kind of gets to the meat of what the bill is all about lines twenty eight through thirty one says valid reasons do not exist for allowing the board or commission to continue to charges required amount of regulatory fees and charges while having a fund balance that is at least three years times greater than its annual average operating expenses over the last several years and several of the meetings that we've had in looking at the boards it has come up regarding the balances that they carry forward the justifications for those balances it and not show what this bill does is establishes a procedure whereby the secretary that is over the respective board can reduce the fees by not collecting them and they're certain safeguards are built in there in the event that there is a building project that's going on or there's something that occurs in the way of a emergency there's a process to protect those unexpected situations it is also in this that a report will be made annually to A. L. C. or if it's during well to A. L. C. as far as what the reductions are so that we can monitor this on an annual basis but also if it becomes necessary during the course of just a regular time it would be L. C. if it's during session it would be budget that the secretary would come and give any report requests for changes the bottom line is for those that are paying their fees and they are outlined as far as what fees can be reduced those are outlined in the bill it gives the opportunity to suspend them. So that the people that are affected in their respective occupations can keep their money instead of sending it down I'll be glad to answer any questions. Any questions for Senator Hammer. C. nine anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator you are free to close. Thank you madam president this bill will help everyone that's paying fees one thing I did want to note the note though is that as far as anything in the way of penalties in the event that a somebody in one of the occupations has been determined to be at fault or something it does not set those aside those will continue to be applicables this is just for the regular fees they pay no be good way put money back in our constituents pockets thank you very much appreciate a good vote. This is a. Clause. My friend on the same bill on the rather a vote on the bill in the emergency clause is there any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please role that fully Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. ease DISMANG Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senators wish to change his or her vote. Three nine please cast a ballot. By thirty forty eight zero name the Bill an emergency clause passed please return to the House. H. B. thirteen thirty one house bill thirteen thirty one by representative Pilkington and Senator Davis to establish June twelfth of each year as a woman veterans day. Senator Davis you're recognized thank you madam president and. Since June twelfth nineteen forty eight the United States has been celebrating women's veterans day and and several states have adopted that for themselves so all this bill does is recognized June twelfth as as women's veterans day in Arkansas and just as an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and and honor women the work of women in the United States Armed Forces and all the challenges that women have faced I appreciate a good vote thank you any questions for Senator Davis Senator Hill. Anyone wishing to speak against her for. Senator do you wish to close Senator has closed. Any objections rolling vote. Please role that. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stones Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. It any Senator wish to change his or her vote. Senator Payton is. Of voting president Senator Flippo president. Senator Hill president. Anyone else. Please cast a ballot. But thirty eight zero nine and three president. Passes please return to the House. H. B. thirteen thirty five. House bill thirteen thirty five a representative Haak two men in Senator Irvin to amend the law concerning the election or appointment of city attorneys and to amend the law concerning the office of city attorney and mayor council cities. Senator Irvin you're recognized thank you members this bill allows for municipalities the fifty thousand residents or less to create an ordinance to allow for an appointed city attorney rather than having elected to city attorney the process for that appointment is that the mayor would open it up for people to send in a resume and then they would recommend to the city council and with a majority of votes a majority vote of city council and that person will be hired. Happy to answer any questions. Questions for Senator Irvin Senator Blake Johnson you're recognized. We Corning I was on there they contracted the city attorney in this with that out of order at that. Allow something like that. I I don't think it changes anything like that this this was already in the law that was at ten thousand and now it's at fifty thousand. So. This opens it up for. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you madam chair shared my understanding of the bill is what it does is create another option yes for the cities to be a able to exercise that they don't have now so it doesn't really touch anything other than just adding another Avenue right for them to decide if that's what they want is that correct yes thank you thank you. Any other questions. Anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator Irvin your free clothes. Senator has close any objections rowing the boat. And secretary please Robert. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. ease DISMANG Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any centers wish to change his or her vote. Senator Tucker knows. Senator Davis no. Senator Johnson president Senator Senator Mark Johnson president Senator Chesterfield president. Any other senators. Please Senator Gilmore president. Please cast a ballot. By that twenty nine yea to Nate and three president bill passes please return to the House. H. B. thirteen forty four house bill thirteen forty four by representative B. McKenzie and Senator Penzo to set the minimum container size of spiritus liquor to be sold for off premises consumption. Penzo you're recognized. Thank you madam president. A house bill thirteen forty four lowers the minimum container sizes spiritus liquor to be sold for off premises consumption currently the minimum is a hundred milliliters this lowers it to fifty milliliters you all probably familiar with airplane bottles those are fifty million under current state law those have to be sold in two packs this just allows them to be sold individually. Senator Mark Johnson. Service what would you call this a alcohol reduction bill that you're producing by fifty percent the amount of alcohol that would be so that's probably why it's a non controversial alcohol bill that's kind of an oxymoron but here we have one it's the unicorn okay thank you Sir thank you. Any other questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator you're pretty close. Centers close any objection rolling the vote. Transaction and secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Bryant. Brian. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Health. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. King. Leding. Love. Love. The key. Murdock. Murdock. Page. Penzo is. Petty. Rice. Stone. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators who did not vote for now wish to vote. Or change your vote beginning with senator Clark no Senator Hammer. No. Senator role yes senator love yes. Senator Dismang no. Any other senators please check board. Please cast a ballot. But. At twenty forty eight six nine eight two not voting and to present the bill passes please return to the House. Recognize Senator first. Senator Hester. Senator Hester you're recognized. Members just to just a reminder that we will be here Monday on president's day and we'll come in tomorrow at eleven o'clock tomorrow at eleven o'clock. Senator Irvin. Before we go to. We need to re refer rebuilt and the budget re referred. Senator Hickey is recognized as members I need to re referred house bill twelve oh eight twelve oh eight back to committee. All those in favor of referring house bill twelve oh eight back to committee please signify by saying aye and. Oppose ayes have it. Most of the weight of her back to committee. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized. I commend president up I would like to make a motion that we refer Senate bill one ninety nine back to the committee for the purpose of amendment. All those in favor of the referring Senate in nineteen ninety seven amendment please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. S. the one ninety nine. Is referred back to committee Senator Rapert you're recognized you may president which make a motion referred house bill thirteen forty four by city county local for purposes of amendment. All those in favor referring house bill thirteen forty four back. Committee please signify by saying aye. Opposed. AS had H. B. thirteen forty four is referred back to the state county local. One minute Amendment Senator Dismang you're recognized. Committee members we have for House bills on the counter today. Thirteen forty. Thirteen eight. Which one would you. Sorry sorry members I I wrote is Lee made a motion for thirteen forty four. I would I like to expunge that motion. Motion is made to expunge the vote to send HB thirteen forty four back to committee all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those. I now make a motion to refer house bill thirteen eighteen back to committee for purpose of amendment. All those in favor of referring to house bill thirteen eighteen meeting please signify by saying aye. Any opposed no. AS had thirteen eighteen is referred back to committee. Senator Dismang you're recognized our members we have for House bills on the counter today I'm gonna read through those sits on your desk maybe kind of sort through the no we've. Gone for a little bit today but walk through those Marie amount about bill number and if there's one you'd like to pull out for a separate vote for questions let me know house bill ten fifty. Thanks to sixty four. Thirteen sixty two. In thirteen sixty three. Seeing none. House bill ten fifty by joint budget an act for the Arkansas court of appeals appropriation for the two thousand twenty three two thousand twenty four fiscal year house bill ten sixty four by joint budget an act for the Arkansas legislative audit of the Legislative Joint auditing committee appropriation for the two thousand twenty three two thousand twenty four fiscal year house bill thirteen sixty two by joint budget an act for the department of corrections division of corrections supplemental appropriation. House bill thirteen sixty three by joint budget and after the department of finance and administration disbursing officer supplemental appropriation. Create a good vote. Three fourths. Any objection to rowing the boat on H. B. ten fifty ten sixty four thirteen sixty two and thirteen sixty three. Madam secretary please world about. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark cruel Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace any senator wishes to change his or her vote at this time. Please cast up the ballot. Fite thirty forty eight zero name. H. B. ten fifty age of eighteen sixty four H. B. thirteen sixty two H. B. thirteen sixty three and their respective emergency clauses have passed transmit. Rather return to the House. Any items at the desk. Yes madam president will your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill ten eighteen by representative Meeks report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar we are committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill eleven eighty two by representative bought report we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed calendar Senate bill two seventy two by Senator Petty at al to create an election integrity review process to amend the duties of the state board of election commissioners and to amend the law concerning election law violations Senate bill two seventy two. State agencies seven Senate bill two seventy three by Senator Petty at al to amend Arkansas election law concerning polling sites and to amend the location of vote centers Senate bill two seventy three state state agencies Senate bill two seventy four by Senator Petty to restrict wholesale distributors of controlled substances and legen drugs from limiting or terminating sales of controlled substances to certain licensed professionals and to declare an emergency public health. Any other announcements Senator Irvin you're recognized. Members of the U. of a systems is having their tailgate party at the association of counties from five to seven this evening all of the mascot hopefully will be there at coach Sam Pittman will also be there as well so come and say hi and have fun at the tail gate party with the U. of a systems five to seven cessation of counties. Any other announcements Senator Ricky. Thank you Mr president Joint Energy meet at three PM big mac eight thank you. Other announcmenet. It's not Senator Rapert you're recognized. Just just under members that want to. visit Cummins order units next Tuesday next Tuesday after session will be doing that thank you. There are no other announcements. Senator Dismang. Joint budget to meet tomorrow morning at nine o'clock thank you. No other announcements the Senate. Permit subject to clear the desk until eleven AM tomorrow February sixteenth.