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House and 7 Mister Speaker you are recognized. Thank you Mr chairman so house concurrent resolution 1007 is a resolution that I filed along with Senator Hester proposing an extension of the regular session up until may 1 and this is kind of our standard practice as long as I've been here is for us to go ahead and and pass a resolution for an extension and then that the lease gives us more flexibility if we need that time but one of the reasons we don't normally want to wait to run the resolution to extend is that obviously later in the session you may get into a situation where people want to try to you know. They wanna I guess qualified their vote on this based upon what might happen to their bills in other words I only vote for an extension if people vote for my bill and vice versa and so it just makes sense to go ahead and and hopefully pass this so we have that additional time if needed. I'd be glad to answer any questions and would have a motion at the proper time. Any questions from the committee. All right we've got a motion on the floor to pass all in favor say aye. The post all right thank you and house resolution 1007 house concurrent resolution 1007 is passed by next item on the agenda is a H. M. R. 1001 representative Duke you are recognized. Thank you Mr chair numbers the committee I am here today to ask you to vote for house resolution 1001 in remembrance and recognition of officer Paul Newell you may have heard his story he was an officer on December 21 was escorting the recent crossamerica in been County when he was involved in the accident lost his life and so. From that time he's here with you grew up in Arkansas heating wrote our community he lived in our community and he was a dedicated law enforcement officer and it was a devastating loss not only to his family but to the law enforcement community and also to our committee as well he was notable in all of its activities on the police department one especially one I'm so sorry I'm sooner. Was he helped establish been county sheriff's office motor division. His life exemplify the motto. To protect and to serve one thing that I wanted to mention when I visited with his widow about doing this because it was pretty recent and she said I just wanna make sure to keep his memory and his service alive and I don't feel like I've done that justice today. But I do want to mention that when his motorcade passed my home and grab it. I came outside and I was amazed at how long that motorcade wins it was for miles that it went from Rogers and these people came all the way across a small community in northwest Arkansas to honor him so with that I'd answer any questions or to best of my ability I appreciate a good vote. Any questions from the committee. I saw the videos of that motorcade I've got relatives up there and it was very touching very very touching for that event. All right what's the will of the committee got a motion to pass all in favor say aye. Congratulations thank you thank you very much appreciate it. All right next up as house resolution 1011 representative of a clear you are recognized. Well listen hopefully be a little bit I have verification this is to simply to recognize a state champion Melbourne leopards for winning a state championship for the first time in about 27 years I think. And it's going to be a good time except for all those that are Harding hello 9 it'll be a sad moment for them but. Okay well you know we always like to say they played a part. All right what's the will of committee got a motion to pass all in favor say aye all right congratulations at Malvern leopards thank you. All right next up is House resolution 1013 representative Richardson you are recognized. Speaker I. So this is a resolution we ran this in my first term to celebrate of the members of alpha Phi fraternity incorporated which I am a member and several other members have come to the house floor now senator Reginald Murdock and. Our past colleague Monte Hodges were all members of the same fraternity of this is a special day because we're getting a license plate created on the behalf of the fraternity so as a day that they'll be up here at the capitol in celebrating and that's what this resolution will be for. Any questions on the committee. All right represent Richardson would you like to make a motion yes Sir moved do pass all right all in favor say aye. Okay congratulations thank you representative Richardson you can stay where you are and we will now recognize Senate concurrent resolution 5 so this again is a just wanna we do every every term recognizing and celebrating black history month during the month of February all the members that have signed on to this are members of the black caucus and we will take time to identify some of the the significant accomplishments of African Americans and of and that's about it in with that I'll make a motion to pass all right got a motion on the floor to pass all in favor say aye. Okay congratulations your resolution has passed seeing no further business we are adjourned.