Senate Convenes

Senator Rapert you're recognized. Anyone else anyone else. Madam secretary please call the roll. 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 stones Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you everyone the chamber in the galleries would please rise for a prayer led by. Senator Leding followed by the pledge allegiance. Thank god we ask your presence be felt in this room today we are secure peace and compassion open our hearts our minds in our arms as we work to lift up all our Arkansans most important the least among us lord we ask that you keep our friend and and her family in your care at this time and grant and he's with to complete recovery lord we ask that as the state continues to face winter weather you keep safe those who keep us safe and that you grant everybody who needs to travel today and tomorrow including our staff and our members make sure that they get home safely in your name we pray. Just indivisible. Straw. Thank you ladies and gentlemen and galleries welcome to Arkansas state Senate it is our expectation that each of you like to size property form giving yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objections the rules will be suspended Senate will dispense with the reading of the Journal. Morning hour has now begun. Are there any announcements or interactions at this time. Senator these. Thank you madam chair members it's a great day because we get to celebrate another one of our members and his birthday this is a Senator jim Dotson birthday and in lieu of singing we're gonna stand and give applies today so Happy Birthday. Thank you senator. Senator Irvin you're recognized. Thank you members I'm happy to report that a man it went through surgery just grades as she has been already up walking L. as of last night after the surgery she was texting me throughout the razorback games here and for the hogs and so she is doing great she also wanted me to let you guys know that but nida who works with us never left her side and members I just want you to recognize and I just person I just want to publicly thank but need for staying with her all the way through until she was after surgery she was at the hospital the whole time within and also in her room with her to make sure she got all settled in before she actually left the hospital so Benita I know she's she's back there but when you get a chance to tell her thank you there she is coming under. Thank you so minus years. And I am specifically wanted me to tell everybody and brag about you and just personally thank you for staying with her in taking care of her we love you thank you thank you all. Senator Hester you're recognized. Members of got I've got three things to visit with you quickly about just right now we do not have a zoom option in our rules we had a member that ask if they can consume in today or tomorrow due to inclement weather we do not currently have an option to zoom in if if the body wanted to somebody would have to make a motion to suspend the rules of a take two thirds and we will be prepared for that but it looks like we've got a majority of members here today but we can continue to talk about that but if if somebody wants to allow a member to zoom in we have to suspend the rules of a take two thirds to to to allow for that and we have we have some history on that over the last couple years and we can we can we can talk about how effective that is second thing inclement weather it's it's kind of hit and miss like it has been it looks like things are gonna get rough tonight I will be following that I'll meet with Speaker Shepherd after were both out of session today and look if if it's like impending doom I'm not gonna get everybody stuck here for the weekend so we'll make a call we're here already it kind of my my goal is to try to have session but I my goal is not to get people stuck here tonight but it does look like whether it's going to come in around seven o'clock in but what we'll be watching this one you know that and I lastly I want to recognize our a state troopers who work quick on the ball with and last night to a loaded or up to the hospital and the major issues cared for which is one of the one of the reasons that you're here and we were so thankful grateful you guys are here yes. Any other announcements. C. nine Madam Secretary or other items at the desk yes madam president notice of the return of Senate concurrent resolution to ask concurred in. Enroll. To read as president will your committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill one O. one by Senator Datsun recommend to pass. We are committee on education to whom was referred house bill eleven twelve by representative Warren recommend due pass counted we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill one hundred by Senator Boyd recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill eleven sixty five by representative Nicks represent recommend due pass counted. Your committee on public health welfare and labor to whom was referred Senate bill forty two by Senator Solomon recommend due pass counted your committee on public health and was referred Senate bill fifty seven by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health in this referred Senate bill one thirty two by Senator Flippo recommend to pass how will your committee on public health two was referrred Senate bill one thirty eight by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted will your committee on public health referred house bill ten fifteen that represented the group recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health and suffered house bill eleven thirty six by representative Cavenaugh recommend due pass counted we are committee on public health in the first house bill eleven seventy eight by representative Johnson recommend to pass as amended number one calendar. House bill ten twenty six by representative ray to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax house bill ten twenty six revenue tax house bill ten eighty two by representative Pilkington to establish the occupational therapy licensure compact in Arkansas house bill ten eighty two public health 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 house bill eleven ten calendar house bill eleven eleven by representative one team in the age in which members of certain plans under the local the Arkansas local police and fire retirement system and local police and fire pension and relief funds begin to receive fun distributions house bill eleven eleven calendar. Is there any further business before that. Body in the morning hour. If not morning hour has expired with announcer the business agenda. Madam secretary. Please read Senate resolution five. Senate concurrent resolution five by Senator love celebrating black history month during the month of February two thousand twenty three. From the lab you're recognized. Thank you Mr president good afternoon colleagues I bring two U. S. C. R. five which is marking the beginning of black history month as you all know we've celebrated black history month for a number of years initially started in nineteen twenty six as Negro history week by Carter G. Woodson. We continue with black history just to notify the Senate and make sure that the contributions of African Americans have been known means later in nineteen seventy six movie to African have to make history month now here's a kind of a running show when you can make in light of this In the aftermath community we always say one thing why do we get the shortest month of fall months right but it has some historical facts. After the in the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas of seven celebrated in February and so therefore we've chosen the month of February for black history and with that madam president Ring C. S. C. R. five. There's any questions I'll entertain. Thank you senator let. Any questions for the senator. Senator Chesterfield you're recognized. Speaking on the bill. Thank you madam chair to speak on the bill since I'm a sponsor in an oral history teacher. This year we decided we would emphasize our Kansans of note because in the past we've emphasize individuals from all over the country they are two women that many of you may not know about one is ray Montague and the other is Dorothy make that Hoover who were part of the hidden figures group that is featured in the movie they'll they both have Arkansas roots Bray Montagues in little rock and north to make bad Hoover is from hope Arkansas. if you've ever looked at a planing you see the little flap on the plane that does that that's going to make that Hoover's work she's the first published scientists of African American descent female publisher of African American descent and they both work for NASA the other person and I'm going there's several Kenny Lester most of you may not know she her name is Revathi Frierson she is from hope Arkansas he Katie Lester is African American woman that appears on little house on the prairie if you have a watch that these are Arkansas folks John Johnson was that the publisher of ebony magazine Jett magazine the Negro digest he's from Arkansas city received only an eighth grade education because that's all the schooling that was allowed when he was growing up and then subsequently moved to Chicago and started this these magazines as well as the ebony fashion fair and was a part of the ambassadorship was presidents Reagan Clinton and I'm trying to remember the other one it may have been the bush but these are people from our state. That have done great things and it's important that our kids know about individuals who look like them. We can do great things that's not only important for kids of color that's important for everybody because the more we know about each other we can respect each other and get along better with each other it's why we celebrate this month let us remember that every entity that came to this country has meeting meaningful contribution and that our Kansans have been an integral part of all of that with that I appreciate a good vote. Thank you senator Chesterfield and thank you for that historical mode on one of my favorite movies can figure so as we get started how can I want to watch it. Anyone else wish to speak. If not all those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed. It is adopted. To transmit to the House. Secretary please read SP seventy one amendment one to Senate bill seventy one. Senator Solomon you're recognized. Thank you Mr president okay I have a amendment to Senate bill seventy one I've had some questions about the bill very legitimate and I'm going to like to add the amendment have been engrossed in that I've also promised a couple the people that have some questions and I'll meet with them and we may end up sending it back to committee but at this time would like to have that amendment engrossed but you have my word that well wait until we working with senator Tucker on that that will wait until he's brought the legitimate concerns to me we've resolved those as best we can and I will take any questions appreciate a good vote. Thank you centers anyone have any questions for centers all. Anyone else would you speak for against. C. nine all those in favor of adopting Amendment Senator simply signify by saying aye. Any of those. It is adopted into engrossing. SB six center held. Senate bill six by Senator Hill to create a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor. And Health you're recognized thank you madam president. Kelly this bill is pretty simple straightforward it's restricted last time licensed or contractor if you had a contractor's license for twelve years of age sixty five you can buy the one time licensed it matches up with the electricians electricity last in the they do now I appreciate a good vote for any questions. Anyone had questions for Centerville. Yes I'll close. No close. Any objection. Any objection to rowing about. C. nine ma'am secretary please relevant. Boyd Bryant's Caldwell Chesterfield Clark role Davis DES 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 stones Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Are there any senators who did not vote or who was injured at this time. C. nine madam secretary please cast a ballot. By a vote at thirty two yeas the room may. It is. It does pass transmit to the House. Next we have SB fifty nine center Chesterfield. Madam chair may I'd like to pass over this one of my colleagues is raised a question I'm waiting to get an answer I would like to be put at the end of the county yes ma'am thank you senator Clark your rest recognized. Yes I have a question for you of parliamentarians the. some confusion in my mind about of the rules as far as a. We have a personal interest. Of then several here probably have a contractor's license. soon does not close enough to. State. The. A possible conflict like that but is it. I would ask parliamentarian is good to. Interesting read the senator. Basically they're the rule is if you have a financial interest. And on any any bill out here is location inform the body that you have the potential conflict no matter. it's it's each each individual senator's call to just notify if you want to participate if you if you think that you've got a conflict and don't do anything you don't have to say anything or do anything but if you want to vote thank you have a financial interest in the bill all you gotta do is. Make that uh now to the to the body the letter or or or verbally and that's really it each individual centers call so if I may if you since you are a vote if you want to file a letter. six secretary of the Senate that's I would suggest that. Thank you Mr. At this time SB sixty six Senator Davis. Senate bill sixty six by Senator deas to create the protection of minors from distribution of harmful material act to establish liability for the publication or distribution of materials harmful to minors on the internet and to require reasonable age verification. Thank you members recognized thank you madam president members thank you for the option to present this bill one of the things I'm learning that I love about this body is that we solve problems for our constituents and those are problems around tax codes and education issues and and prison reform issues but this bill addresses another issue that's needs help solving and it's an important issue it's one that's that as a father of three young children it's very important to me and so what Senate bill sixty six does is is asked for a reasonable age verification for protection of our minors against harmful material online and you may be asking in what is this matter what type of protection from what are we talking about and and so I I wanted you to know what is happening to our youth into our future here's some statistics that are showing the damaging ramifications to our youth from X. early exposure to harmful material such as **** online according to pornhub the word teen has topped the **** megasite search term for the last six years running in two thousand eighteen more than five billion hours of **** was watched on the website with over thirty three billion visits child **** is one of the fastest growing online businesses with over fifty five percent of its victims at just ten years old or younger which is disgusting many studies of Lankford R. for usage to higher instances of depression anxiety sexual aggression and other mental health issues. Married people who had viewed **** were found to be twice as likely to get divorced and **** has been linked to an increasing infidelity statistics according to National Institute of health. Montel so it's a win for not for usage to higher rates of sexual violence and abuse and **** use it has also been linked to attitude supportive of violence against women again according to the National Institute of health there are multiple in multiple statistics that are growing that are showing the harmful damage that some of this material is doing to our youth and so that's that's what this bill addresses it ask for reasonable age verification requirements if you go to a convenience store and and then asked to purchase cigarettes you have to show reasonable age verification requirements and that's what this does I would argue that some of the exposure to the some of this material is worse or more harmful than some of the tobacco or alcohol that you are required to show age verification before consuming so that's what this bill addresses Louisiana is also pass this law into law and and that's the ten today so my prayer is that we take this seriously that we solve this problem that we partner with parents that are addressing this there is internet access and device expansion on every breast in your pocket in your hands with tablets and iPads and cellphones and so it is a dangerous world that we don't address this effectively that's my prayer is that we take this we saw we help solve this problem and we fight for this hi I coach twenty seven youth teams in the last six years. And so I care deeply about our youth about our future of these kids and I know this is this is impacting them. It's it's at the at the click of a button. They are damaging themselves so I'm asking that we take this seriously review this seriously and I'd be happy to answer any questions about this bill thank you. Thank you senator days does anyone have any questions for the senator. See Senator love. Thank you members. So Senator these I guess I'm just trying to figure out why I like this bill action. I'm just trying to figure out how we I'm looking just can't throw it in this is digitized I did identification card but who's going to be keeping that information. Sure to answer that question no one is going to be keeping that information according to law what how we've had outlined is that it has to be verified in don't and so it in fact we are bringing liable charges to to the sites that if they do hold on to any data and data is late they are liable. for damages well okay all right thank you that's that's that was my main concern. Any other questions. Is anyone wish to speak against. Anyone wish to speak for. Senator danger recognized close. Thanks members I would echo the concerns you brought Senator love anybody should all everyone should always be concerned about their personification with any online activity online banking Amazon shopping anything at all and anybody who has a concern that any website that is is not reputable I would advise them not to visit that website. And and I encourage us to make a statement not only for children here in Arkansas that we can also spread this across the country so I appreciate a good vote thank you so much for consideration. Thank you Senator days is there any objection to rowing boat. Madam secretary please relevant. Boyd Bryant 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 rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you senator to did not vote to wish to vote or who wish to change that at this time. See non committee secretary please cast the ballot. Five. Thirty two yeas Ingram a. It is adopted transmitted to the house. S. B. eighty seven Senator dot. Senate bill eighty seven by Senator Dotson to amend Arkansas law concerning the creation and implementation of the code of Arkansas rules. Senator Dotson Happy Birthday you're recognized thank you madam chair members this bill if you recall a few years ago we passed a statute to create the code of Arkansas rules which is an online searchable database test bill are with the development of that particular this code of rules and it's getting close to the go live date and so they've been working diligently over the last several years but there's going to be a switch over from the current process to the code of rules where they go online they're all searchable and and and everything like that and that transition phase is what this primarily will address it has a few technical corrections that bill are has brought that they have identified but for the most part most of this is uncodified language temporary in nature for that switch over from the way we currently process things and instructing the secretary of state bill are in all the various agencies involved on how how that that gap time hopefully about six months worth will be while they're transitioning everything over from the current process to the new online searchable database more happy try to answer any questions. Thank you senator does anyone have any questions for Senator dot. Say no questions does anyone wish to speak against. Anyone wish to speak for. Senator Dotson you're recognized close present a good vote. How much. Is there any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please run the vote. Fully Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis dis dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you any senators who did not vote wish to vote or was injured vote at this time. I'm secretary please cast a ballot. By a vote had thirty two yeah yea zero nine it is adopted transmit to the House. S. B. ninety eight senator Wallace Senate bill ninety eight by Senator Wallace to amend the certificate for benefits for burial associations and to clarify the percentage payable to substitute service providing funeral homes based on membership data and proximity to the contract funeral home. Wallace you're recognized members. Members I I'll be caring for. Bills this session for the. General homes and I think at my age is probably a good thing to do. this one the first one Senate bill ninety eight simply clarifies the percentage payable from a substitute funeral home. Door to substitute for home from the base of the funeral home of record would expand on that. years ago my parents generation. photo by a four or five hundred dollar. Verrall policy. And they would carry that for years and typically they paid five dollars a year on that they're still all those out there you're looking at a fellow has all those my mom and dad nineteen fifty three took one out my mom Louis on her death bed made me promise that would keep that up. So it is still out there so someone these days my kids will use of five hundred dollars to. Maybe about flowers by that time. There's two groups of of funeral home directors. That are working conjunction of this. This bill is a presented by the Arkansas state board of AFIG holder records in Barmer cemeteries and burial services. The other group association is the Arkansas funeral. Director association. These two groups or closely to each other but they don't always agree but in this case on this bill they are in agreement. Then again what it simply does is it clarifies the percentage payable from the funeral home of record. The substitutional substituent home being that if you move from the city council to. Cricket council or to whatever County The final home there would do the service they would receive the amount of the policy from the bay area home of record. In I await your questions. Any questions for senator Wallace. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Wallace you're recognized as close. If any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please roll about. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. ease DISMANG Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me keys Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Are there any senators are not voted wish to vote or who wish to change the rate at this time. And secretary please cast a ballot. The thirty two yeas the room may this past transmit to the House. Senator Wallace S. B. ninety nine Senate bill ninety nine by Senator Wallace to amend the reporting requirements for burial associations. Governor members. Very simple bill again both groups of funeral directors agree and support this is being presented by the state bear or funeral home directors board. Currently there are the requirement to have two reports a year. January through June then July through December and what they will do is move that to one calendar year from January to December It's that simple. And I stand by for your questions. Any questions for senator Wallace. Anyone wish to speak against four four. Senator Wallace you're recognized for close. No objection to rowing boat. And secretary please roll the vote. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. ease dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. any senator who wishes changed his or her vote or who has not voted in which just about. Please cast a ballot. At thirty eight zero Nate pass transmitted House. S. B. one eleven Senator Irvin. Senate bill one eleven by Senator Irvin to allow servant insurers to offer family leave insurance. Senator when you're recognized. Thank you madam chair. At members at what this bill does is it allows for a new benefit to be created and offered by employers to cover family paid leave. Right now in the insurance code they're not able to add to this as a new item. And for them to be able to regulate through the insurance department the insurance commissioner so all this does is really just allows for that and new benefit to come into our regulatory system with the department of insurance and under the insurance commissioner and set this new benefit up as a potential new benefit the hopefully employers could or could not choose to use basically I like it because of the way it's written it does allow for a family paid leave benefit for employers to cover that for their employees if they if the employer decides to do that. Which encourages I think People to adopt more children take in foster care children and and things like that so that it can be in partnership with their employers so and I I like that it's including adoption foster children into this language that that that was brought to me. This is also a bill that in call L. if those are you on insurance and commerce and are familiar with and coil and National Conference of insurance legislators but this is a bill that says that they have been very supportive of in the past I'll be happy to answer any questions I think Senator Irvin as anyone had questions for Senator. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Irvin you're recognized those present again that. Thank you is there any objection to rolling that. Madam secretary please role that. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you is there anyone who did not vote who wishes to vote or which is injured but at this time. And secretary please cast a ballot. But thirty eight zero nine it is passed transmit to the House. S. B. one fourteen Senator Tucker Senate bill one fourteen by Senator Tucker to amend the filing of campaign finance reports to amend the law concerning candidate contribution filings and to amend portions of initiated act one of nineteen ninety and initiated act one of nineteen ninety six. Senator Tucker you're recognized thank you madam president. This is a bill that cleans up an unintended consequence of a of a bill that we passed two years ago that bill was to get rid of a carryover funds the way the law reads now is that any for any elections where your name appears as a candidate on the ballot you have to file your final campaign report the way language reads as no more than thirty days after the end of the month in which your name appears on the ballot now if you're on a primary ballot in March that's not a problem because you file your final report on April thirtieth if you're on a primary ballot in may that's not a problem because you file your final report on June thirtieth if you're on the general election ballot which of course a lot of people in here have been then you file your report on December thirtieth now when we got ready carryover funds two years ago what that did was it left a one day gap of December thirty first and you may have experienced this a couple weeks ago when you found out you had to file a fourth quarter report for December thirty first only I know activity report so what this bill does is it changes the language from no later than thirty days after the month is over to the last day of the month of that you know the month after your name is on the ballot so that's what the changes of course I visited with the ethics commission and Graham Sloan about it you want to be sure that if if you're raising or spending money for a future campaign then you still have to file a fourth quarter report for that purpose so that's the language in section two that came directly from grants line which I included. The bill that passed two years ago they got rid of carryover funds that was representative Brian Evans bill I visited with him about this not only does he support this as you can see on the bill he's the House sponsor of this bill so it's just cleaning up that one unintended consequence for two from two years ago so that we don't get stuck with having filed a no activity report for December thirty first only in in future election year so that's to be happy to take any questions. Senator Tucker is anyone had questions for the senator. Anyone wishing to speak against or for. Senator you're recognized close. Thank you my brother I'm closed appreciate a good vote thank you. And I would remind the body that this does take twenty four votes because it is changing a man rather an initiated act with that is there any opposition to rowing the boat. And secretary please roll the vote. Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. dismaying toxins English Flippo flowers Gilmore hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator who did not wish to vote or change read. Please cast a ballot. By the thirty two yeah eight zero may. S. one fourteen pass transmitted House. SB one forty one Senator Irvin. Senate bill one forty one by Senator Irvin to amend the prior authorization transparency act to clarify that a healthcare insurer. From out of state is subject to prior authorization transparency act if that healthcare insurer has subscribers in this state. Senator Irvin you're recognized thank you members really the title explains the bill if you have subscribers in the State of Arkansas then you should be at you should follow the laws of the state of Arkansas that's really what the bill does. Anyone have any questions for Senator. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Centerman you're recognized close I'm close to present a good vote. Is there any objection to running about. Secretary please relevant. Boyd Bryant 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 rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Is there anyone who wishes to vote who did not vote for who wishes to injured but. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty two eight zero nine. SB forty one passes transmit to the House. S. B. one eighty percent are not. Senate bill one eighty by Senator Dotson to amend the law to adopt certain terms and requirements established by the governmental accounting standards board. Thank you madam chair members The title is exactly what the bill does it changes the word comprehensive annual financial report to the annual comprehensive financial report to align with the governmental accounting standards board to the. The accounting body that kind of looks over how these these terms are defined in it by state and local governments so just brings us in line it's technical corrections. We're happy to answer any questions. Any questions for Senator about. Anyone wish to speak against or for. A good vote. That any objection to rolling about. Madam Secretary skews me please relevant. Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis D. ease dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Anyone with somebody wish to vote anyone wish to change his or her vote. He's cast the ballot. My better thirty eight zero nine. It passes transmit to the House. Madam secretary H. B. one zero one four Senator Hammer. House bill ten. Fourteen a representative Warren to allow online training for county coroner's to provide for additional training courses for county coroner's and to provide that a person with a felony conviction is not eligible to be a deputy coroner. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you ma'am share of this bill is brought to you by the corners Association they'd like to raise the standards as to who can handle the duties of being a corner it requires training in order to bring everybody to the same standards specially given the sensitivity of the materials that they're handling in the investigation critical matters that would it might potentially end up in court for criminal charges one of the issues that if you've you've asked about is regarding the prohibiting of someone being able to be a corner that has a felony charges mention on page three I just like to address that by reading the statement it provides acceptance of training programs offered by certified agency approved by the American board of medical legal death investigation for training not necessarily by Lita or in Arkansas but nationwide and it provides as per the corners Association lawful law enforcement officers and jailers it prohibits a person convicted of a felony from being deputy deputy corner so they're bringing in line with the same expectations and standards of law enforcement officers even down to the level of jailers the same is true for law enforcement officers and jailers in Arkansas in the law enforcement officers are jailers can be in Arkansas be convicted felons coroner deputy coroner like law enforcement officers and jailers are positions of trust corners and deputy corners are trusted with gathering evidence investigating the cause and manner of death some deaths are suspicious deaths and part of criminal investigations corners in law enforcement officers are both subject to cross examination of witnesses has a are evidence as to the evidence they gathered during an investigation and handle is part of the chain of custody also corners and deputy corners authorized to excess crime scenes which are in private residences in place of businesses and they are charged with responsibility to confiscate drugs under prescription and illicit drugs at the scenes of a day. F. or crimes and so basically the corners or just wanting to raise the bar as far as the qualifications for the training of which they are wanting to get to a higher standard be glad to answer any questions. Thank you does anyone have any questions for Senator Hammer center Payton you're recognized. Thank you madam president sorry. Not up to speed I have a sure questioner. The corners that what about are elected right. Well correct but it will also apply to the one in their offices I believe also okay so. We'll let us share. He's not required to meet the level of training that a law enforcement officer. Is required to have are you changing for. A candidate for former would have to have. Training or we just talk about the. Now that it would change it to where the corners would also have to have the training separate from sheriff for they would not be able to appear on the ballot register for the position and I run for the position of corn. Unless. That has. Certain. Certification. I'm not sure that that doesn't go contrary to the constitution. I don't even thanks for the court justice has to be a lawyer. When there are. I believe. That one selected is when they would have to get the certification the training after they're elected what we have a time frame for that. I don't think it addresses it in here. They would like to do manner share if it's permissible. I'd be glad to take any other questions if I could step way and I'd ask that this be moved to the bottom of the agenda let me get the answer to the senator's question if we can bring back at the bottom of today's calendar I don't have any. One. Without objection we're going to move this to the bottom of the counter okay following fields bill. What I understand. H. B. ten twenty four Senator Ricky house bill ten twenty four by representative ray to amend the law governing the creation of designated entertainment districts. Senator Teague you're recognized thank you madam chair college thank you. ACT eight twelve of twenty nineteen set up the framework for local entity a city municipality or incorporated town to have an entertainment district under certain conditions one of these conditions listed in law was that the local entity must first levy and advertising and promotions Tax in order to establish this district this bill simply removes that requirement. One of the things would like to do is return this decision to the local policy makers whether or not you impose a tax on your city should be a decision of those local people and this bill simply removes that requirement with that I'll take any questions. Any questions for Senator Ricky Senator Leding you're recognized thank you is it too late to co sponsor this legislation. No never. Thank. Senator Hester you're recognized is this a anti tax bill or pro of all bills. This is this is a bill meant to return control to local level it's an anti tax bill any time I can give the citizens of Arkansas a chance to avoid attacks I'm gonna do that. Senator Petty. So just to be clear this is not create a new law that allows the state and local jurisdictions to create is in attendance or that happened in two thousand nineteen. This only allows us to bifurcate the tax that was in that previous law that's correct all of the other conditions set to form one of these districts remain in place. So in essence local jurisdiction had to have a tax ID so they could tax the hamburgers of the happy meals and whoever paid the tax never frequent in the entertainment district one of the negative things about this taxes that the entire city or municipal area pays the tax it's not just those things and businesses located within that entertainment district. Senator Hill you're recognized. Look at this bill have the family counseling local churches feel about this I did not speak to my local churches the family council was not in favor of this bill. Any other questions. Senator Davis you're recognized Senate senator thank you would you say that if you vote for this bill you are anti tax any if you vote against this bill you are pro tax. Senator Davis I would not presume to know anyone's intentions when voting for this bill what I would say is that I've had several people come to me and say that they're afraid if we remove the requirement to have a tax that many of the city's within their jurisdiction will rush to create entertainment districts in contradiction of the values of the people that they represent. So what that tells me is that the local officials in their districts do not represent the people of their cities and communities and I don't believe that's the case. what this bill does is returns that decision to the local level it gives them the option yes we want to have a tax and the people will vote on it or no we don't need a tax in order to promote advertise promote tourism and business within our community and this just gives that decision back to the local people and it it takes it out of our hands and that's something all on all always in favor of returning control to local level. Other questions. Senator Payton you're recognized. Thank you does require a majority of the a majority vote in order to form one of these districts no I believe the entertainment districts can be formed by the people that represent these municipalities locally for the can be formed. Currently currently it requires a vote to pass the tax. What we're doing is removing that but as as I understand it municipalities can set up your city council could decide to create an entertainment district based on the existing criteria. Consent of the people that live in that. They're consent is every two years of their election. Thank you yes Sir. Other questions. Anyone wishing to speak against. Anyone wish to speak for. Senator Davis you're recognized. Speaking. Senator Davis is speaking for thank you members this bill if you'll remember we pass something similar and not similar I'm sorry but we have something in twenty twenty one that allowed entertainment districts in dry counties this has nothing to do with that or expanding entertainment districts across the state this is simply a bill that says the. Having an entertainment district should be contingent on whether or not the city council approves it which is within their role as elected to city council members this is simply a bill saying there should not be a tax that you have to have in order to have an entertainment district in your area so this is simply good policy as many conservatives across the Senate floor right now we are anti tax and we want to pass polity policies that encourage growth economic development in our local communities and that's exactly what this bill will do it will let the tax requirement go way and communities can pass an AMP tax if they so choose but it will not be contingent on whether or not there's an entertainment district there's a specific process set in place for communities to go through to have an entertainment district we need to let that be its own process and not force taxes on people and communities that don't necessarily want an anti tax so this is good policy this is good anti tax policy and I encourage all of you to vote yes on this bill thank you. Anyone wish to speak against. Everyone wants to speak against or for. Senator Ricky you're recognized close. Close for the bill appreciate a good vote. Sir any objection to rowing the boat. Section. Senator Stubblefield. In Caldwell. Secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Brian. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Roll. Kroll. Davis. These are Dismang. Johnson. Dotson English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. Gilmore. Gilmore hammer. Hammer. Hester. Hickey Hill. Irving. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Keen. Leding. Love. Mickey Murdock. Payton Penzo. Petty. Right. Price. Stone. Stone. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators who have not voted or wish to vote I see centre Dotson yes Center Kroll yes. Any one which changed broker Senator Hammer. No. Is no is that. Anyone else Senator Clark no center Gilmore yes. Anyone else. Cast a ballot. By a vote twenty four EA to name for not voting to present. It passes transmit to the House or rather return to the House. H. B.. Ten forty Senator dot house bill ten forty by representative rate to repeal the Arkansas legal insurance act. Senator Dotson you're recognized. Thank you madam chair members this bill does a very simple thing back in the Seventies this law was written it was I guess a popular thing in the time to start licensing the issuance of a legal plans and they really not really an insurance product but that's kinda where they they put them in the code and so thirty three states never required a license like this and in Arkansas it's simply an administrative function there's no testing there's no training is just collecting a fee by government and so this would repeal that Arkansas is one of only seven states that still has this on the books there were. Four states that have recently pulled pull their license or or repeal their licenses and so I'm not aware of any opposition to this and would appreciate a good vote. The question is for senate Dodson. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Dotson was closed. Any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please Robert bullied Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Anyone wishing but is not voted or wish injured but at this time. Please cast a ballot. Mayberry thirty two U. A. zero nine bill passes returned to the house. Senator Pitsch. H. B. ten ninety nine. House bill ten ninety nine by representative a Collins to specify the time within which one may seek an opinion from the Attorney General or whether the decision of a public records custodian regarding the release of certain public records is consistent with the law. And paid you're recognized thank you madam president colleagues thank you everyone I'm asking you to pass over this one for today's save it for a sunny day I have a concern that was raised and I think we can resolve it overnight so hopefully will be here tomorrow I'd appreciate if we pass over it and put it on the Mars calendar thank you. Thank you senator. H. B. eleven twenty three Senator hammer house bill eleven twenty three by representative Vaught at al to amend laws concerning concealed carry permits and to authorize an individual who has sought voluntary mental health treatment to obtain a concealed carry permit after a certain time period. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you ma'am chair what this bill does is if you voluntarily submit yourself to a facility for mental health and then it you are released in this is on a voluntary basis it would create a pathway forward for you to be able to have your concealed carry permit restored the question of why it is on page two that the in a conversation around the veterans was removed is because this is the practices are in place for the veterans and so was not needed in this bill that's what was stricken from there and it does not threaten their ability to get there concealed carry back be glad to answer questions anyone have any questions for senator Hammer. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Senator Hammer you're recognized close I'm close Preciado good vote. Any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please call the vote Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Anyone wish to vote or change his or her vote at this time. Please cast a ballot. By a vote of thirty two U. A. zero nine. The Bill pass please return the House. H. B. eleven forty seven Senator Hester. House bill eleven forty seven by representative Vaught to amend the real estate license law and to create an exemption for Arkansas licensed residential construction companies. Senator Hester you're recognized thank you Mr president want to start by Senator Penzo the someone in the House is in you for the next four five minutes you want to run down there okay thanks. but this does this this allows for an exemption for someone that. It's very narrowly defined someone that builds new homes only allows and some of the bill's new homes and has a real estate broker that is employed at their company they can hire sales agents that represent them that do not have to have a real estate license and just give you kind of what this is not solely exclusive to this but the example would be someone developing an entire subdivision they built a model home up front someone that can set up set in that model home you know seven days a week and if somebody comes in and wants to see home it allows them to go out and see the home and help them through that process but to be very clear a company the only builds new homes and already has a licensed real estate broker employed at their company that will oversee these what we're we're we calling just sales agents that agent are not sales agent that sales person they cannot represent a buyer they cannot represent anyone outside of their the company that they're working for anyway this is been worked on for a couple years and this is the consensus that we that we may. Any questions Senator Hammer you have a question. Thank you have chair Senator Hester of I've got some mixed reviews depend on who sent me what email so couple questions the online clarify a couple things one is the so a company makes sells five hundred homes a year and they're gonna have a broker is there a ratio of the number of brokers to the number of agencies or would like one broker substitute for company that sage sells homes all over the state just that one broker can be responsible for all those stations I think that one broker could be responsible for all those agents does that conform with the the same expectations and guidelines that the real lectures are held to that a single broker could have multiple realtors all over the state. Well I know single broker can have unlimited amount of of realtors but I don't know your exact question about all over the state I don't believe that a broker can overseas somebody through all over the state but this this particular broken whatever works for this company would be absolutely responsible for any sales persons that he hires okay and that would be the next question and. If if something goes wrong with the with the purchase and I read that you know it has to be declared on the front end of somebody comes in to buy a home that they have to be notified that the broker the DHS worker form so if if something goes wrong in the deal who's going to be ultimately held responsible in civil litigation would be to broker the employee or the construction company that's selling homes with the same person it's always responsible to the home builder always civilly responsible if if they don't honor their into the bargain. And I'll tell you something that that that help to this come together we're talking about bigger companies if they're not treating someone right trust me that there's there's lawyers the line a mile long to to go after these people right and then these are big companies that that that that are that simply by the fact that they have are bigger companies and they don't have to be bigger companies I think that's what we're talking about if they're not treating someone right uh lawyers a lot of a mile long to represent someone lasting is realtors association approved this bill is okay or the realtors association I approved this bill yes that's correct thank you. Any other questions for Senator Hester. Anyone wish to speak against anyone wish to speak for Senator Hester you're recognized close close. Any objection to rowing the boat. And secretary please role of a Boyd Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Anyone wishing the injured a cease and pens and change to know any one else was injured but. C. nine please cast a ballot by voting thirty two yea one nine. Passes returned to the house. Senator Chesterfield as you're recognized. Thank you madam chair ladies and gentlemen of the Senate I move up to suspend the rules to place S. B. fifty nine which is on today's calendar on second reading the purposes of amendment it is my bill in my amendment. I appreciate a good vote. And it's Jimmy Hickey style. All those in favor of suspending the rules please signify by saying aye any opposed. As said many as manager out into the Senate bill fifty nine. I moved to I move the amendment to Senate bill fifty nine. Any questions. All those. All those in favor the amendment. Signify by saying aye. Senator Stubblefield and amendments to. A question I'll shared with him of nine. Senator Stubblefield you're recognized in the middle of this vote. It's a simple amendment in line if I mean that in here in line twenty five says without limitation in the original bill we're changing that to say which shall include that's it. Do I know. Yes it is and I appreciate that I was trying to appease someone who pointed out something that for change made sense thank you Mr. All those in favor the amendment please signify by saying aye. Any oppose ayes have it amendment passed. Senator Ingram. Senator Hammer you're recognized. House bill ten fourteen by representative Warren to allow online training for county coroner's to provide for additional training courses for county coroner's and to provide that a person with a felony conviction is not eligible to be a deputy coroner. Senator Hammer you're recognized thank you I'm sure know if you've ever gone down the Interstate gotten off at the wrong exit only to have to get back on some get back on the right track I got off on the wrong action will go apologize so let me bring some clarification to this bill what this bill does is create a pathway forward for where corners and deputy corners can have enhanced training and to be recognized as enhance training so that they go through the protocol they go through the training then they would be qualified in order to get the enhanced pay that would go with it it is all intended to raise the bar as far as the expectation of the corners and the job that they do and give them a recognized pathway forward with regards to with regards to for the for the training of corners or deputy corners implies about the No Way requires or does it put any stipulation on anybody that would want to run four corners position I will say this on the felony though it does drop down and it does prohibit a deputy coroner from being able to be a deputy corner because they would have a felony on their record as far as a question of the corner themselves they can't run anyway if they got a felony because is precluded for them to be able to run for office with their with a felony all that bring some clarity to I'll be glad to answer any other questions. Any other questions for Senator Hammer. Hey ninety one wish to speak against or for. Hammer you're recognized. Thank you committee chair sorry for the confusion earlier hope that helps and brings us some clarity to it and apologize did not the wrong exit thanks. Thank you senator any objection to rowing the boat. Madam secretary please read about bullying Brian Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson keen Leding Love Me key Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Sullivan Tucker Wallace. I see Senator Tucker but Nancy center Dotson. May I see senator Wallace name. Senator Penzo nine. Anyone else. Anyone else if not please cast a ballot. By a vote at twenty eighty eighty four nine. Passes. Return to the House. Senator Penzo you're recognized. Thank you Mr president. The Senate rules committee met on Monday January thirtieth twenty twenty three to discuss all of former governor Hutchinson's remaining gubernatorial appointments on your desk you'll find three lists. The names on this one were all approved in committee by way of batch votes we will therefore both these appointments as a single batch on the floor I've had one request to remove from the badge Jimmy Warren he's on the bottom of page five. Are there any other names on list one that anybody would like to be pulled for a. Separate votes. Senator. I'm sorry center line I'm having a hard time hearing you thank you. I live perceptible. Its own in the second the second list I believe so that will be He's on the list three of our. Okay anyone else. A mental president a move the Senate confirmed list one of appointments. All of the X. excluding Jimmy Warren all who. Whom are approved by the Senate rules committee. Any questions. Any for against. All those in favor signify by saying aye All opposed. It is for. Thank you members. The names on the list to the. Donald Perry and Doug Smith were also confirmed by the Senate rules committee but we're voted on separately from those named in this one we will therefore vote those individuals separately on the floor. Madam president I move the Senate confirmed Jimmy Warren. Questions anyone speaking against or for. Senator Hester. You're recognized I have a substitute motion. It's appropriate. I have a motion that we not confirm Jimmie ward. So at this time we're taking up Senator Hester is a motion to not approve Jenny Warren. Anyone wish to speak for or against. Senator Tucker you're recognized. For a question. Is this a question directed at parliamentarian center Penzo. Investors a Senate president or a list too and I just don't I just don't see where we are will warn. I guess I move Jimmy warranted list too because that's the individual votes okay my apologies but he's listed on west one and we're just building from this one that to move the other ones on so no. Thank you yeah. Senator Chesterfield you're recognized. Thank you madam chair here to Senator Hester please explain your motion. Senator Hester. You're recognized. Chesterfield question it's just it's a personal choice after review of these members I wanna I wanna vote no we do not believe that we should confirm in this position. Senator Chesterfield you're recognized. Yeah while it might be personal. What you're asking us as a by a public body. To say no to a recommendation from a standing committee. And if you're not comfortable saying why are that's fine but it would seem to me you would be able to give us rationale. For. Not approving the committee's recommendation that's all I'm asking. Senator Hester you're recognized to respond. If you wish. Proper motion. Yes Senator Hester has made inappropriate motion to substitute to vote. Not to approve it J. anymore. Correct we're only considering. Jimmy Warren not to prove to anyone and taking just that at this time. All right. So now motion for immediate consideration all those in favor say aye. Any oppose ayes have it. All those in favor of not confirming Jamie worn signify by saying aye any opposed. Is haven't. Can be worn is not confirmed. Senator Penzo Petty motor president I move the Senate confirm Donald Perry's appointment to the state board of licensure for professional engineers and professional surveyors. Are there any questions Senator Wallace you're recognized. By doing this are we not approving the Smith. The next our server vote. Any other questions. All those in favor of approving. The confirmation of doubt Perry's appointment and state board licensure for professional engineers and professional surveyors signify by saying aye. Any opposed no. Is haven't. Is confirmed. Senator Penzo you're recognized. Mr president I move the Senate confirm Doug Smith's appointment to the parole board. Any questions anyone would speak for against. All those in favor of confirming that Smith to the parole board signify by saying aye. Any opposed no. And the chair's opinion it fails. Roll call vote has been requested I see one two three four five. And secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Boyd. Brian. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. Dismang. Dotson. English. English Flippo. Flippo. Flowers flowers Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hester. Hester Hickey Hill. Irving. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Keen. Keen. Leding. Love. Mickey. Murdock. Murdock. Page. Penzo though Page. Price. Stone. Stone. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Any senators who did not vote wish to vote at this time I see Senator Hester yes Sir Caldwell yes Senator Hammer yes Senator void yes Senator Kroll yes Senator Murdock yes. Okay Senator Hammer is a no. Senator Stubblefield as a yes. Anyone else. Please cast a ballot. But at seventeen eighteen name five not voting. Confirmation fails. Thank you members. The performance on this three were not approved in committee and are therefore not being submitted to the full Senate for confirmation accordingly without objection the appointments on this three are not approved and therefore deemed vacant. Senator Hester did have a question. Start senate love. Thank you and have a motion that we was Then we will reconsider decibels. At this time moving to approve. Correct. So to. The motion by Senator love is to. Suspend the rules. So that way we may take up dexter Bruce confirmation. So all those in favor of suspending the rules signify by saying aye aye opposed no. Mention fails. Any other business Senator Hester you're recognized. I make a motion that we expunge the vote by which Doug Smith was not confirmed. Any questions anyone wish to speak for against Senator Solomon what is the threshold for that vote. Two twenty four. Senator Wallace you're recognized. Or will. This bill this motion. Yes. Well you may. Members. Sometimes politics is a full contact sport. Doug Smith is from my County. I rode with him. When he was a police officer. He did a wonderful job for many many years. We look at his actions. Some of those are. Because. He supported. Indeed the binding of the individual who is working for. And I would say to you. We shouldn't hold that against. An individual. The actions he took would have upset. Some individuals. He was before his duty. He was curing the water. Who is the owner. Doug Smith in. Is an experienced police officer who. Is a great addition to the parole board. It will represent as well for many many years. And I would ask that you. expenses vote. And and that we revoked on ducks Smith thank you. I think Senator Wallace anyone wish to speak against expunging the vote Senator Solomon you're recognized. Thank you governor folks it's not just the job you do it's how you go about the job there's a way to go about it we're upfront and straightforward there's a way to go about where you work behind the scenes what about addressing people so I understand doing the bidding of your boss or doing the bidding of those who work for but there's a way to go about that and not going about in the right way there's a cost to that I appreciated novo. Anyone would speak for Senator Irvin you're recognized. Members I'm speaking for senator Hester's motion and this is why in two thousand and ten. We did not have a majority as a Republican body in two thousand ten I was up against every single ought to win as Senate district race in north east north central Arkansas it had never been held by Republican before. Since reconstruction it never been held by a woman it never been held by anybody from stone county which is a poor county in the middle of north central Arkansas. The first congressional district had never been held by a Republican either and if you remember in two thousand ten representative Rick Crawford ran for that seat against a slew of other folks and the reason why that area of the state of Arkansas and I appreciate my Democrat colleagues that did vote in favor of this appointment and I hope that you will continue to vote in favor this appointment because what I'm discussing to you as about what I experienced personally but what I experienced personally. With an individual who believes in Tim Wooldridge and helped him and his primary he was running as a Democrat but then also voted and helped Rick Crawford he ran as a Republican in his race. And so this individual Doug Smith helps me get elected when all the odds were against me he drove me in his car he was loyal to me he advised me that he introduced me to everybody and he was non partisan in the way that he went about doing that and he was a great friend to me he helped me tremendously at a time where there weren't a lot of people that were helping me at that time and so for that I am very grateful to him he is was from the area and lived in sharp county and strawberry Arkansas and did everything in his power to help people that he believed in and people that he helped and that and and I honor that and I know he will do H. fabulous job in this position so I'm speaking in favor of this motion I hope you will vote for the motion to expunge. Thank you anyone else wish to speak in opposition to the motion to expunge. Anyone else wish to speak for Senator Hill you're recognized. Colleagues I'd like for you look at the human side of this this man quit his job to take this position on on this board. A good vote he does he's just like everyone else he has bills to pay he has a family to support of the missile it is not his fault that the last special session we had but he did not get voted on at that point because those rules that took place he would have been confirmed last last under the special session so I appreciate a good vote on this. Anyone wish to speak against. Senator Clark. Senator Linda Collins can't be here today once is not in the Senate to start with us here on this earth any more. She shared a lot with me about how she was undermined in her district. But beyond that I am really struck by your humanity and your compassion today. Anyone else we speak for Senator Pitsch you're recognized. Thank you madam president. Of. Colleagues I'd like to speak for the expungement is to give everybody a chance maybe to to think this overridden milligram converse with each other and vote on it at a later date. But. I'm speaking in favor of the na of the confirmation of the appointment because I've gotten to know Doug Smith and I want to stop the revolving door. And in business when you hire people to do a job. He put their aces and are places and there may be a lot of jobs that I wouldn't recommend Doug Smith for. But if we want to stop the revolving door and put somebody on the parole board they will do a good job. I can't think of anybody better. Now if I chose to remember and to dwell on all the offenses that everybody has ever dealt me in my business life and in my personal life and especially in my political life. I couldn't vote for much of anything in this chamber. If I want to focus on the offenses. I where I grew up loyalty was an asset nondefense. And you know sometimes I disagree vehemently was with some of my democratic colleagues. But knowing that they full heartedly believe in their argument and what they're doing. I respect that. And if you're going to. Choose to focus on the offenses. And not put an ace in this place. I'm telling you he'll do a great job on the proboards I'd appreciate if we get expunge is vote so everybody could reconsider that over not thank you. Anyone wish to speak against. Senator Dotson you're recognized. Thank you madam chair I appreciate everything that's been said on both sides on this particular one we're speaking motion of expungement and I would just ask you to vote against this motion to expunge as Senator Solomon said there is there's a way in which you go about conducting business I understand representing folks I represent a lot of them myself as do we all here but there is a manner in which you go about doing it in the previous employer I work very closely with committee staff there but I don't think over the course of eight years there's a consistent pattern of behavior with this particular individual that I cannot condone and do not support and hope that you'll vote this down. Anyone else wish to speak for or against. Senator Hester center Penzo whether you're recognized to speak against the motion. I just wanted to correct comment that was made by Senator Hill I'm sure was a mistake but this confirmation letters one of the last batches that came in it was one of the top twelve that we did that should have been with the first fifteen so the confirmation letter was one of the stragglers that came in as we were heading down to the end of the hall he was not appointed prior to the special session when There was passed over no it's not on the list September probably was possibly the date when it came in is on the letters came over it was after I'm confident so just wanted to correct that sure was a honest mistake and I just would and your body to a vote against the motion to expunge. Anyone else wish to speak for against centre Hester you're recognized to close. Members you know that this motion was super close and I think we know that if we were experiencing weather day and we had four people that were there on leave in one person should be on leave if I had asked like I was supposed to that we would have reached eighteen I recognize that not everybody in this room knows why they're at where they're at on that in the votes maybe where they were just fill up with we weren't weather situation right now this would this would probably been through it anyway to close. Right and remind. Motion to expunge requires twenty four votes all those in favor of expunging the vote please signify by saying aye. All those in favor signify by saying Hey. If any of the chair eyes have a roll call has been requested. I see Senate Hansbrough Committee secretary please call the roll. Boyd. Brands. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Kroll. Davis. These. DISMANG. Dot. English. English Flippo. Flippo flowers. Gilmore. Hammer. Hester. Hickey Hill. Irving. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. King. Leding. Love. Mickey. Murdock. Patey. Penzo. Petty. Price. Price. Stone. Stone. Stubblefield. Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace aye. The senators who did not vote who wish to vote or was injured at this time. C. nine please cast a ballot. By boat at twenty one U. eight eight nine three not voting the motion to expunge fails. Any other business. Informations we request by centers Chesterfield thank you madam chair. We have the result having pages this year and I'm trying to find out if there's a deadline to turn in a list of those individuals we would like to service pages there is not a deadline there's not a day so we welcome it I want to the patient asking. They will live in the. The. Thank. Thank you senator. Senator Hester you're recognized members I I think you may get tired of me and can I have I'm hi recognized because this is a rule and not a lot of we I can do a motion to reconsider which would just be eighteen votes. We do that can I do it again Monday if I chose to. Today or tomorrow. Okay So tomorrow is the next what it would if it would if it was inclement weather tomorrow would would tomorrow mean Monday. Thank you. Any other process yes madam president will your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill seventy one by Senator Sullivan carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed calendar. President will your committee on engrossed bills to was referred Senate bill fifty nine by Senator Chesterfield report that we have carefully compared the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed calendar. Judiciary. Any other announcements. Senator Hester did you have any announcmenet. Yes. Thank you. Members whether is looking like it's going to be rough I can't I can't tell your early I'm gonna get with the Speaker when they're out of session we're out of session will make a decision as quickly as possible I know because I know for going home people just to get on the road I promise I'll make a decision as quickly as possible. Thank you and Sabrina will text everyone thank. The Senate stands in adjournment subject to clearing at the desk.