Senate Convenes

Senate will now be called to order any request for waiver this time Senator Hill you're recognized. Anyone else. Currency nine madam secretary please call the roll Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis dis dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson came Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you madam secretary of everyone the chamber in the galleries would please rise for a prayer led by Senator Blake Johnson call about pledge of allegiance. If you would validly in prayer. To him the following day thank you for today and I thank you for each one of my colleagues that are here lord. We pray that our actions are done. With your graciousness lord and and lord we pray for those who we leave at home that that your hedge of protection will be on them. And lord we thank you for your salvation and may we act accordingly as your children and your service is B. with this body and be with our work in trust name I pray these things. For all. Ladies and gentlemen in the galleries welcome tear Arkansas state Senate it is our expectation that each of you will exercise proper decorum and govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objection the rules will be suspended and the Senate will dispense with the reading of the Journal. The morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time. And I'm secretary or other items at the desk yes madam president to madam president This is to inform you that on January twenty sixth two thousand twenty three I reviewed and approved the following measures from the legislative session of the ninety fourth General Assembly Senate bill ten ACT nine Senate bill twelve ACT eight Senate bill forty six ACT ten. File. Your madam president this is to inform you that on January thirtieth two thousand twenty three I reviewed and approved the following measures from the legislative session of the ninety fourth General Assembly Senate bill thirteen ACT fourteen Senate bill fourteen ACT fifteen Senate bill nineteen ACT sixteen Senate bill twenty one ACT seventeen Senate bill twenty eight ACT eighteen Senate bill sixty three ACT nineteen. File. Do madam president will your committee on enrol Bills to whom was referred the following Senate bill fifty eight by Senator Irvin Senate concurrent resolution two by Senator Hester beg leave report that we have carefully compared the enrolled copies with the original and find the same correctly engrossed and have at nine oh three AM delivered them to the governor for approval respectfully submitted senator mark Johnson. File. Notice of the concurrence of Senate concurrent resolution one by the House. Rolette. Your madam president will your 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 we find the same correctly engrossed. State agencies. We are committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill ninety five by Senator Wallace report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Insurance commerce we are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill ten twenty six by representative rate report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed Revenue and Tax. Madam president will your committee on joint retirement to whom was referred Senate bill one fifteen by Senator Hammer recommend to pass. Calendar. We are a committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill fifty nine by Senator Chesterfield recommend to pass. Calendar we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill one eighteen by Senator Datsun recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill ten O. four by representative ray recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred twelfth house bill twelve forty five by representative to Albany represent recommend due pass counted. Your committee on transportation to whom was referred house bill eleven fifty by representative Cavenaugh recommend to pass. Calendar we are a committee on transportation to whom was referred house bill twelve oh eight by representative Dalby recommend due pass counted. Senate bill one ninety three by Senator Hill to amend the Arkansas occupational licensing in uniformed service members veterans and spouses Act of two thousand twenty one Senate bill one ninety three public health. Senate joint resolution two by Senator Payton an amendment to the Arkansas constitution to create a procedure for the recall of a state constitutional officer a member of the General Assembly and elected judicial officer or prosecuting attorney senate joint resolution to state agencies. House bill eleven twenty seven by representative Johnson to create the rule emergency hospital Act to authorize the licensure rule emergency hospitals by the department of health and to declare an emergency house bill eleven twenty seven. Public health. House bill eleven seventy five a representive Underwood to amend the law to create consistency among statutes concerning the establishment of duties of the this simple police departments and municipal fire departments house bill eleven seventy five. City county local. Eleven seventy seven by representative L. Johnson to amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages to clarify the law on private club advertising house bill eleven seventy seven. City county local. House bill eleven ninety eight by representative Graham like to amend the law concerning early voting on council holidays house bill eleven ninety eight state agency house bill eleven fifty eight by representative Lundstrum to amend the prohibition on the sale or use of sky lanterns and authorize city to issue permits for use of sky lanterns house bill twelve fifty eight state and local house bill twelve sixty five. By representative down to amend the real estate license law to modify the definition of a licensee under the real estate license law and to allow a broker or salesman to do business as a professional limited liability company house bill twelve sixty five Insurance and Commerce house bill twelve sixty seven by representative Mayberry to require specific number of hours of dementia training for home care givers house bill twelve sixty seven public health. House bill thirteen eighteen for representative Cavenaugh concerning the allowable basis for bids for certain municipal purchases and contracts house bill thirteen eighteen. Three for the business. Our. If not the morning hour has expired we will now start the business agenda. Madam secretary. Amendment one to House Bill eleven seventy eight. Senator Boyd. You're recognized. Thank you madam president and fellow senators this is just an amendment to add my name is the Senate sponsor a representative Johnson and I've talked and I have informed him of the expectation that we do that on the front end so we don't have to do this every time so I think he'll he'll do that going forward I appreciate a good vote. Are there any questions for Senator Boyd. Anyone wish to speak for against. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Many opposed. I was having. Minutes has the right to Senate. Center center Petty you're recognized. Madam president thank you members having voted on the prevailing side I make a motion that we reconsider the confirmation of the appointment of Doug Smith at a future date. Thank you senator. Anyone had questions for center padding on his motion to reconsider. Anyone wishing to speak against. The more much speak for. Your Dotson is recognized to speak against. Members this will be the third time we've voted on this particular nomination just. It's time to put it to bed let's. It's not considered any further thank you representative of. Anyone else wish to speak Senator. Anyone wish to speak for. They speak against Senator Mark Johnson wish to speak against. Senator Mark Johnson you're recognized thank you madam president I wanna make sure it's it's come clear that what I'm speaking on I'm opposed to the reconsideration and I. I am opposed to the nomination and I hope I am speaking at the on the right manner you are okay Last Wednesday I spoke I didn't speak but I voted in favor of the confirmation of Mister Smith and since that time I've had constituents of informative information that. Basically told me I'd made a mistake I should have done that and usually I don't. After the fact try to correct everything everyone of this if you have if you can freshman have not had a vote you're great you will soon enough I know but this is a vote that I regret I made a mistake based on the best information I had at the time and receive subsequent information this cause me to to believe that I had voted incorrectly and I would encourage you to vote against this confirmation if anyone wants to speak to me in more detail be happy to but to I don't mean to disparage Mr Smith in any way other than the information I received thank you madam president. Thank you senator mark Johnson. Senator Wallace you're recognized to speak for the motion to reconsider. Thank you governor. Members. This call is just simply owned reconsideration. Senator Petty has courageously come forth and said that he made a mistake that he he had received some information that he did not understand Or not voting the individual up or down we just voting on reconsideration and I recommend that we honor sent pays request. Thank you governor. Thank you senator any others wish to speak. Senator Mark Johnson you're recognized for parliamentary. It is a motion in order at this time should not come at the end of the calendar came up comes up today at all. Yes Sir Mr could. I want to ask Mister Speaker to address that question. If you are accessing this motion is in order on our calendar. it would it would actually be a suspension of the rules because it was should occur at the end of the at the end of our calendar and any other business the come before the Senate so if you're if you're enquiring is can be heard at this time. My answer would be yes if you suspend the rules which would take what Mr twenty four twenty four how to do it right now but if you don't do it right now that you could put this at the end of the debate he would have that twenty four vote threshold okay at the at the end of business okay thank you. Senator had a you're recognized so at this time I would like to withdraw my motion and having considered at the end with other business. Thank. We'll go to S. B. forty two. Senate bill forty two by Senator Solomon to amend the practice and regulation of counseling and marriage and family therapy and to remove the requirements for full time employment and for seeking additional training and specialization. Thank you governor forfeits came to me from a health department of health right now. Therapists have multiple certifications and have to go through a fairly difficult process in order to add that certification with this bill does is essentially set up a checklist and once a therapist has achieved everything on the checklist there automatically have that additional certification added without having to go through an extended process the department of health has a lot of these are many different add on's therapist gets this kind of help speed that up I'll be glad to answer any questions. Anyone had questions for Senator Solomon. No questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator do you wish closed. Close any objection to rowing the boat. Thank you secretary please relevant. Boyd brands Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Johnson Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. There any senators who did not vote or who wish to change about at this time. C. nine please cast a ballot. But thirty forty eight zero name bill passes. Please transmit to the House. S. B. fifty seven by Senator Irvin Passover. Now go to estate one hundred center Boyd Senate bill one hundred by Senator Boyd to amend the law permitting a law enforcement officer to transport a person in crisis to a sobering center. Senator Boyd you're recognized. Thank you madam president fellow senators in two thousand twenty one for the ninety third General Assembly we passed a bill to allow for sobering centers that was driven out of Sebastian County and what. I testified to in the house at that point in time was that seventy five percent of our public intoxication and Sebastian County were or had recidivism so three out of every four time someone went to the county jail for public intoxication then they came back to the jail so Jill was not working to help get people claim so we pass this bill what this does what we found since then is that most of the people who are I have alcohol in their system have other drugs in their system as well and so what this would do would be clear make it clear that the law enforcement officer because only law enforcement is doing the transporting here would be able to transport those those people to the sobering center so that said any questions. Saying nine I'd appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator anyone would speak against her for. Senator. Pass. The fact is there any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please well but believe Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis vis dismaying Johnson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvine Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stove Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any center is not voted or who wishes to change his or her vote at this time. C. nine please cast a ballot. The thirty forty eight zero nine. The Bill pass please transmit to the House. S. B. one zero one Senator jim. You may. Senator Hickey is recognized Senator this may have the need to come up and he asked the if I would actually for him at this time. Senator Hickey is ask for labor Senator Dismang. Thank you. Senate bill one O. one by Senator Dotson to amend various provisions of the Arkansas Code as they pertain to the University of Arkansas. Senator Dotson you're recognized. Thank you madam. Share Senate bill one O. one members is a cleanup bill from the University of Arkansas systems they went through several sections of code pertaining to them and made name changes deleted certain sections are obsolete I will go through all the details of every single section unless somebody request me to but more unhappy try to answer any questions. C. nine appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator Dotson is anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator dot. Opted and posing so anyone have any objections rowing the boat. Man secretary please rowboat. 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 the key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. The center's mission that he did not voter wish to change that C. nine please cast a ballot. The thirty three eight zero nine bill passes transmit to the House. I will take it as the one thirty. Senate bill one thirty two by Senator Flippo to reduce the license application deadline for applicants to practice chiropractic in this state Senator Flippo you're recognized thank you governor members Senate bill one three two is brought to me by the Department health conjunction with the border chiropractors and what that does is simply reduces the the there the application filing period from forty five days on a thirty which puts it more in line with surrounding states like Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma and Texas which or thirty days and twenty days from Mississippi there is no known opposition the work with a chiropractor Board on this this is going to help would reduction the application deadline will help reduce the number of applicants who missed the current deadline due to scheduling conflicts with national boards so that's the purpose of why we're going from forty five to thirty days. Anyone have any questions for Senator Flippo. The center for believing the well. Senator mark Johnson hold on Senator Flippo thank you senator Chester thank you madam president Senator Flippo what is the current how often does this board meeting four times a year okay okay the court what what you think you thank you. Any other questions. Anyone wish to speak against anyone wish to speak for. Senator has. Waved closing. Anyone opposed to rolling about. And secretary please relevant. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying 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 three senators who did not voted wish to vote or wish to change but at this time C. nine please cast a ballot. But at thirty three eight zero nine bill passes transmit to the House. Passing over S. B. one thirty eight and at this time I'd like to recognize Senator Jane English. We have with us today some folks that I'd like to recognize there's twenty members from the Little Rock Air Force base nineteen. Operations group of leadership group and that group is led by colonel Marty Smith and there appears in the gallery it could be please give them a hand. So equipped with the C. one thirty J. super Hercules the group provides part of the Air mobility command's global reach capability. Tasking requirements range from supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters to air dropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas the Little Rock Air Force Base continues to be the largest C. one thirty J. operator in the world home of her condition super Hercules C. one thirty J. the Little Rock Air Force base now boasts a C. one thirty J. fleet of forty seven aircraft between both the nineteenth airlift wing and the one and the three fourteenth airlift wing welcome. Thank you senator English for Nancy and thank you all for being here as your state senator taking care of our focus on basic different minus AC one thirty pilots so welcome to her nation for being here. Next we have H. B. one zero one five. Senator Ricky you'll be recognized house bill ten fifteen by representative from the group to amend the Arkansas water and air pollution control act and to exempt certain property owners associations and homeowners associations for certain water permit actions. Senator Teague you're recognized thank you madam president members this bill simply removes state liability for property owners associations over five thousand people population currently they have to pay into a fund that pays for. damages in the event there sure systems fail this removes them from that pay in but it also removes them from being able to access state funding in the event of those facilities fail to take any questions. Anyone had questions for Senator McGee. Anyone would speak against or for. Which is a good vote. You senator. In any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please well that. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keys Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Three one who is not voted wish to vote or who wishes to change his or her back. Please cast a ballot. But that thirty three a zero name the Bill pass is returned to the house. H. B. ten ninety nine senator John Payton. House bill ten ninety nine by representative a Collins to specify the time within which one may seek an opinion from the Attorney General on whether the decision of a public records custodian regarding the release of certain public records is consistent with the law. Senator pay your recognized thank you madam president colleagues this is a real simple bill just clarifies the time frame our current codes is immediately and I think general religious interpreted that to be when she was Attorney General twenty four hours so we're putting it in code saying that at the end of business the next business day at the tourney general's office that kind of covers if it's a Friday or something like that but anyway family has any questions it's pretty simple clarification. Thank you. Thank you Senator are there any questions for Senator Payton. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator what closing is there any objection to rowing the boat. Please roll. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying 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. Anyone who wishes to both do it did not vote for who wishes to change his or her vote. Senator Clark. We noticed that presents a. Anyone else. He's cast a ballot. But thirty two the H. zero nine and one president bill passes returned to the house. H. B.. Eleven ten. House bill eleven ten by representative Warren to eliminate obsolete mapping requirements for premium tax revenues to be distributed to a city town or fire protection district for the purpose of funding local police and fire relief and pension funds. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you madam chair members in the old days they used to use mapping in order to terminate to terminate the rate of which would be charged to the of plans because mapping is now no longer used because the rate is applied statewide this is just clean up language to remove the term mapping because is obsolete and no longer in use and it's a clean up bill there is no opposition to this bill by the retirement system or anyone else that was available make comment be glad to answer any questions. Anyone had questions for Senator Hammer. C. nine anyone wish to speak against her for. Senator Hammer would like to close a close for should good vote thank you. Thank you. Any objection to rowing the boat. Please rowboat. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty price stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. There anyone who is not voted in which is about or who wishes to change his or her right to. C. nine please cast the ballot. That thirty three a zero name. Bill passes returned to the house. H. B. eleven twelve. eleven eleven I apologize to get ahead of myself house bill eleven eleven by representative Warren two men the age in which members of certain plans under the Arkansas local police and fire retirement system and local police and fire pension and relief funds begin to recede funded to be shins. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you ma'am chair this is a bill that's being run in order to match what is now the new federal allowance for the age of which distribution can occur he's been moved to the age seventy five in this is to bring in compliance with what the federal law allows with regards to the age which you have to mandatorily receive or begin to withdraw from your pension plan again it's to align with the federal law and there was no opposition in committee. Anyone have any questions for senator Hammer. Three nine anyone wish to speak for or against. Senator hammer you wish close closely bill appreciate a good vote thank you senator Hammer is there any objection to rolling about. Please read about Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty price stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Is there anyone who did not vote for who wishes to change his or her. C. nine please cast a ballot and voted thirty three AZ remain the bill passes returned to the house. Now H. B. eleven twelve. House bill eleven twelve by representative Warren to amend the law concerning the student's eligibility to attend a school district where he when he or she resides in a tract of land located in to school districts I think you're making you're recognized thank you mean president senators this bill simply says that if your house sits on the line that divides to school districts you can decide which school district to go to. It's very simple seems pretty common sense to me I appreciate any questions you might have. Anyone had questions for Senator Ricky. C. nine does anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Ricky which oppose president good vote thank you is there any objection to rolling about. Please read about. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis DES dismaying 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. Anyone who is not voted wish to vote anyone was injured Sir how to vote. C. nine please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty three J. and zero nine the Bill pass is returned to the house. H. B. eleven thirty six. House bill eleven thirty six by representative Cavenaugh to remove the licensure requirements of good moral character from the social work licensing act. Senator Flippo you're recognized thank you governor all right members the the for a unique bill for me to be carrying what's the reason for his and in twenty nineteen ACT nine ninety remove the wording good moral character statues in Arkansas code title seventeen this was done by removing all the individual phrases from each code section all professions in title seventeen had language removed with the exception of two which were just overlooked including the the social work It was into the legislation passed in twenty nineteen ACT nine ninety to remove fully the phrases from all code sections contained in title seventeen however this was overlooked there's no statutory definition I think that's the problem that that department health is gonna have here in social work board's gonna happen is there's no statutory definition on good moral character and it does open up the state to litigation you know I think we all support good moral character in any profession in any industry but there is a vague language it's not it's not it's not defined we have already removed it from every other profession and title seventeen. And so this is just to bring this in the line and the social worker board is in support of this. Thank you Senator Flippo there any questions Senator Clark. Thank you. Senator I was just curious if there was a conflict of interest on this bill because is this make you eligible to become a social worker the. Senator the reason the bill is brought to me was because they needed somebody bit more character to get to get to carry this to sell it to the Senate thank you senator. I was honored to carry the bill. Senator Caldwell you're recognized. Could you tell us which life you're flying for. To my new colleagues there is a time when you assess the written this the room and you know it is time to leave the well this is one of those times members I would appreciate a good vote. Is there any objection to rowing the boat. Sorry I'm sorry. Let me rewind that. Anyone wish to speak against your four C. Senator jim Dotson wishes to speak against. Thank you madam chair members The bill that was referenced from twenty seventeen I went to the well of the house is at the very end of the session and this is a bad idea then it's a bad idea now to remove the term good moral character from Ark Code. It's better to define it. Then to remove it entirely or any reference to it the standard of good moral character is not something new. You have to have good moral character to become a naturalized citizen. Good moral character dates back even to the earliest part George Washington president Washington December seventeen ninety wrote the following quote a good moral character is the first ascential Emam it is therefore highly important you shouldn't ever not only to be learned but virtuous also in his farewell address in seventeen ninety six president Watson's Washington said of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity religion and morality are indispensable supports. It's in our constitution. Article two section twenty five the declaration of rights is states religion morality and knowledge being essential to good government. Even John Adams the second president United States quote said we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other I urge you to vote against this let's fix the issue not remove good moral character from our from our statute. Thank you hundred. Thank you madam president so some of the goals you read their historical facts on that date way back. How low has has this terminology and in the Arkansas. And you know of the State of Arkansas is ever been subject to any of the. I know dates back quite awhile but I'd I'd hesitate to guess on exactly when it was instituted probably to the very beginnings of our our our state and constitution but I don't know for sure. The bill sponsor might know the answer to that question. So I voted against that bill a couple years ago and there any thing that has changed it would be a good reason for me to support this one now not to my knowledge I'm still voting no two years ago I did run a piece of legislation trying to define it but that one didn't quite make it all the way through thank you thank you madam president thank you. Senator hammer Hendren Johnson yes ma'am. Go ahead Senator at all issues question maybe if Senator come back up closed but whether or not this phrase is in. Out of the law has no bearing as far as the social worker being able to actually get their licensure should he or she completes the course requirements is that correct or do you have knowledge of that I don't have specific knowledge of it but I do know that we do have social workers in Arkansas so it's. Bentley they've been of good moral character today. Thank you thank you madam chair. Anyone else wish to speak. For or against. C. nine Senator Flippo. Senator Flippo has closed. Any objections rowing the boat. We have an objection. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd. Brands. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hester. Hickey Hill. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Love. Love. Mickey. Mickey. Murdock. Murdock. Payton. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Price. Stone Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators who did not vote I wish to vote for any you would wish to. Change that so I see Senator Ricky if voting no I see Senator Hester voting no. Call. I see Senator Caldwell voting no. I see Senator standing voting no I see Senator Kroll voting no senator Patty thirty nine. No I see Senator Hill thirty nine Senator Chesterfield president. Senator Wallace. Senator Murdock president. Anyone else Senator Gilmore. No. Please check in order to make sure you agree with yourselves. Senator Blake Johnson is that a no. That is senator Patty is a no. Anyone else. Please cast a ballot. At seventy eight twenty two ninety two not voting to present. The bill fails. Return to the House. H. B. eleven. Thank you governor I move that we expose the vote by which house bill eleven thirty six failed. Motion by Senator Flippo to expunge the vote. At eleven. House bill eleven thirty six. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed. No seven. All. I saw for. We have had. Secretary please call the roll Boyd. Brands. Brands. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Davis. DES. DISMANG. DISMANG. Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Health. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. T.. Leding Love. Key Murdock. Payton. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Stone. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Three senators who did not vote it would like to vote for who wish to change your vote. I see Senator Hammer thanks yes. Still. I will feel that yes. Any others. Senator Bryant yes. Senator stone yes. Anyone else. Cast a ballot. Matt twenty sixty eighty seven name. The motion to expunge pass. House bill eleven sixty five by representative connects to amend Arkansas law concerning the twenty first district of the state District Court system. Murdock you're recognized thank you governor this is a colleague this is simply a clean bill of the time it didn't it has not hit court in fifteen years and now you'll see in a district Joe that judge acts that we take this off the rotation they have been fifteen years so just take them off okay. Are there any questions for Senator Murdock. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized. You say that the judge or fifteen years they haven't had court beard fifteen years that. Yeah it just has to go to the bank what is the CD do what now the judge what is the job. They're not having court judges court yet they're not meeting court so for fifteen years they had met courts is one take this office rotation. Population thing more than anything I could. Okay. Okay any other questions for the senator. Anyone wish to speak against before. Senator you're recognized close closed Preciado vote centers close. Any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please well above. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying 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. Anyone who wishes to vote or who wishes to change his or her vote at this time. C. nine please cast a ballot. By thirty thirty three a zero nine. The Bill pass is returned to the house. Senator Patty you're recognized. Thank you madam president members again having voted on the prevailing side I make a motion that we reconsider the confirmation of the appointment of Doug Smith. Are there any questions for centre Petty. Anyone wish to speak against the motion to reconsider. Anyone wish to speak for. You're recognized closed closed. All those in favor of the motion to reconsider please signify by saying aye. All those opposed. The motion fails. A request for a roll call five hands. And secretary. Please call the roll. Boyd. Boyd. Brands. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. DISMANG Dotson. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey. Health. Irvine. Irvine. Johnson. Mark Johnson. Keen. Leding. Love. Love. Mickey. Murdock. Murdock. Page. Penzo. Petty. Rice. Rice. Stone. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote or vote is not but I see Senator Boyd yes Senator love. Yes. Senator Murdock yes. Any others. Please cast a ballot. This motion required a majority of those voting and with twenty eight members voting and sixteen voting yea and twelve nine The motion passes. Any other announcements. Senator Hammer you're recognized. I'm sorry. Yes I'm gonna actually have a Mister could step in and explain that it's five the number of this. Individuals who actually voted even though we had a number of non votes because they were twenty eight. Votes cast. Then it required fifteen as a majority okay fourteen plus one. So it receives sixteen to twelve. Senator Dotson you have a question. Read. Correct that is correct. Right so we now. There has not been a motion to but not now I have a motion the four by Senator Penzo to. Vote buying. At the. Yeah. This would be a. Parliamentary. Yes Senator Mark Johnson. Hisense's motion is to basically to the to reconsider the vote and then we will vote again what is the threshold for it to pass at under this next to a. Which would be eighteen. Eighteen affirmative votes yes thank you Mr Mr cook thank you ma'am thank you president so to be clear where now voting on the. The motion to confirm that Smith to the parole board. Which requires eighteen but. Right. I'm sorry Senator Chesterfield would you mind staying up in a I'm sorry madam chairman pardon me I know I'm on the. I know the motion to expunge past but has there been a motion to confirm a second motion to confirm. But it was a motion to reconsider and. Based on the parliamentarians explanation a motion to reconsider that issue is then brought immediately following it and so now we have a motion before as to which we you all just voted to reconsider center help you have a question. It's not necessary. That's to be clear we all have voted to take up the confirmation of that Smith and so that is the motion before us now is the actual confirmation up Mister Smith to the parole board. It's an automatic. I don't expect. Yeah and at this time we'll take any questions on the confirmation or if you all don't have questions we can move immediately into anyone wish to speak against her for but I see Senator Blake Johnson has something permit query the I think the motion was two for reconsideration at a future time I think is three days to do that. It is a motion the the center future time do not. Senator Blake Johnson did you get your question answered I know there were several talking. I just heard the regional reconsideration at a future time out I didn't hear what he said this the. Was. Anyone wish to speak against her for the confirmation of which that Smith to the proboards. Anyone wish to close. All those in favor of confirming that Smith to the pro board please signify by saying aye. All those opposed to signify. Motion fails. C. one roll call two three four. Right. And secretary please call the roll. We have a pair at the desk Senator Irvin is voting yea Senator dis is voting day. Senator Boyd. Brian S.. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Crawl. Davis. Dis is no Dismang. DISMANG. Dotson English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester Hickey Hill. Irvine is yes. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Keen. Leding. Love. Let. Mickey. Murdock. Murdock. Payton Penzo. Petty. Rice. Stone. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators Mr but who did not vote. As the center line yes. Any other senators wish to vote they did not vote or would you change about as a centre Murdock with yes. Any centers which injured vote. Please cast a ballot. Matt eighty eight thirteen name. Two not voting one president. Confirmation passes. Any other announcements Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you ma'am governor if you would please draw attention to desta Mars gonna be pastors stay here to Capitol overturned fifty pastors chaplain church leaders will be in attendance you're invited to join for a light breakfast at eight thirty and also a brief worship service at nine AM on the second floor rotunda and you are invited to join for a photo session on the House steps after that a forty five also if you will please draw attention to the handout on your desk about the of Legislative dinner the the dinner hosted at the association of county by the county judges of dissociation of Arkansas to undertake on the counter thank you. Thank you senator center Murdock you're recognized yes. How sixty five passed by the. Back to the house. Governor this bill that I had returned to the house go back. Correct. Thank. Senator Flippo you're recognized. Thank you governor just for members of the city county local committee we're gonna be having our committee photo tomorrow morning about five minutes before we start our meeting so if you'll do a favor not wear jeans and boots and dress your Sunday best would be appreciated. Senator Chesterfield. Share to senator Hammer could you please tell me. The logistics of past days as I was not aware of the inform my pastor. Could you tell me the time the place I know you're going to have records like you know in case he's able to clear his schedule to participate. Senate senator Hammer. Senator hammer Senate Chesterfield has requested the logistics of pastors day tomorrow so she can share that with her pastor I don't know if you have that electronically or something you can pass out or if you'd like to repeat that information presented. That will be helpful to everybody when I was in but I'd like to get that many passes I have in my district so that they would be able to participate if you would give that to me. I'll get it I'm just deliver the message but I'll make sure you get connected with the person gave it to me so okay. Sturch started there's a light breakfast at eight thirty photo opportunity at eight forty five and a brief worship service at nine o'clock it's all going to be on the second floor rotunda area they'll have it set up there thank you so much thank you thank you. Senator Hill. Insurance and Commerce will be taking their photo tomorrow as well to try to get there about ten minutes early to can. Any other announcements. If not the Senate bill stand in a German until one PM on February seventh subject to clearing of the decks.