State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs- House

You will your committee member go ahead and. Boyd thank you say it will get ready to. Take care of business. Preciado all of you being here today of so you had to make an extra effort to be here and I appreciate it if you here you want to speak for against still one of the bill is on today's agenda there's a sign up sheet just outside the door be sure to sign up there and we'll check that she that make sure you have the opportunity to speak for or against anything on today's agenda for those of you may be here for a particular bill I'll go ahead and announce to you now that the the following bills will not be heard today House Bill thirteen oh two by representative **** he wants to hold up on that bill also house bill thirteen oh seven by representative Wardlaw he will pass over that one today house bill thirteen nineteen by representative berry he will pass over that one today and also house bill thirteen twenty by representative ray we will pass over that and as far as the chair knows of all others that are on the agenda will be heard today not heard from any other sponsors the other bills I do know we've got a couple that are presenting bills and other committee so we met probably have to without any objections I probably had to take some of these out of order Until they can get to committee so that they can presenter bill so. I don't think house bill eleven ninety eight oh they read are you here okay out I know you talked to me earlier and so represent again just have a seat at the end of the table then divide yourself to the committee. Hello my name is at ground. You're recognized president house bill eleven ninety eight thanks so much chairman house bill eleven ninety eight is a fairly simple bill it strikes a little bit language essentially how language works right now is a polling place can close on a state or county holiday which is you have a county like Pulaski County and they had a county audience decide to close a polling place but Sebastian County did not then session County we get more days early voting Pulaski County so it's not very equitable so we want to do is strike County holiday so that all polling places across the state will have the same schedule. Okay any questions from committee members representative made sure recognized for a question centers here I have maybe your first bill of first time them to the table good luck to go by without asking at least one question I appreciate it Yeah and any feedback from the association of counties on on the bill and there there's no opposition associated counties came to me and Senator Boyd to run this bill so okay we'll full support. All right within sums up from county all right thank you Mr. I must have a lot of people are and didn't realize it was a actually a caddy holidays that I thank you and I talked and you know I ask for example what is a county holiday would you able to so from my understanding a county judge can can call for a county holiday but I from that other than that I don't I don't know of any others and S. the every person I've talked to about this bill is I had no idea County how they existed so I I assume you know you could do something silly if you're a county judge and be like oh yeah we're just kind of counting on in a vote for three days or something like that so prevents any nefarious actions as well. Okay thank you need any further questions from committee members. Saying you saying none the one signed up to speak for against the bill represent you're recognized close with the bill I'm blessed. But did get a close with these bill have a motion representative to make sure recognized for motion. I have a motion of do pass any discussion on the motion. Saying none all in favor say aye All opposed say no the ayes have a congratulations your bill is passed thank you may. Next item on today's agenda bay representative Gonzalez house bill twelve forty eight. We do have an amendment on this bill staff will be passing out the amendment at this time. Representative Gonzalez you would just give us a few seconds to get the amendment handed out. We have. Okay committee members that have the amendment representative Gonzalez you're recognized to present the amendment. Thank you Mr the Amendment just struck some language that I put in the bill out of the bills. I make a motion to adopt a proper time okay any questions on the amendment. Saying none we have a motion by the help that I got a question representative Wardlaw has a question. Thank you Mr sentence strikes language that you put in the bill as you just said who put the other language in the bill I put it on there as well. What made what was a distinct difference between this language in the other language you brought it up so I just yeah it just did more it went farther than what I want to go side to side and back it up a little bit. Okay. Thank you Mr. Filippos Goshen own amendment. Saying none represent Gonzalez you ready close with your members I'm closing motion to adopt them and have a motion to adopt the amendment education on the motion. Hey none all in favor say aye aye aye All opposed say no The Amendment was been adopted representative Gonzalez you're now recognized to present house bill twelve forty eight as amended thank you Mr chairman. Committee above had a lot of interest and and some of these boards and commissions and and how they're made up of a lot of these lot of the boards are made up of industry insiders and I think we we should change some of the this bill this bill and do any of that they're looking at these boards and commissions it was brought to my attention that you are not required to live in the State throughout your your full term of appointment to the board or commission and I thought that was kind of ridiculous someone can be living there resident out of state and be making rules and regulations for our Kansans so this just simply says you have to live in the State throughout the full term of your appointment or vacate the. Officer the appointment. I'll take any questions. Representative Wardlaw recognized for a question. Thank you Mr I completely agree with what you just said they are to be residents of Arkansas but I read this bill. It says that the definition of residency is a place not a home that they own but a place where they actually live but hi is there no requirement in here I didn't see one where they need to live there for a certain time period other then you put in here that they should live there for the time period of their appointment so that tells me is the governor pro tem Speaker could appoint someone from New York they come in Arkansas by house that you stay there for the four years two years six years eight years whatever that term is and they moved back to New York and we didn't accomplish anything. Other than letting a person New York come here and live for that duration. Well as we put some kind of so so it's it's already in law that you have to be a resident at the time of your appointment and I'm I'm not touching that at all see that's that's already there as far as requirements before that you know I guess that could be another bill and I'm not opposed to that you know if you want to. One third of this is just a lot. Recognized for follow up so what's already required to deliver before the appointment me what does this bill do. So you have to live here at the time of the appointment right now but not but then if it's a a four year eight year appointment then thank you can you can leave her at the time of the appointment the resident here then and then leave and keep keep your position. This will prevent them from doing that it will say it says somebody says you have to live here throughout the term. Or vacate the appointment. If the follow up I need to think about that for second. Represent the Jane you're recognized for a question. Thank you share reserve Gonzalez do you know of anybody that serving on any board right now. That is living in another state. I do not know of anybody at this time I have asked but if I find out that that that is the case then maybe we ought to come back and put an emergency clause on this and. Take care of that okay issue of life support your bill but I'm just wondering is is yeah I we don't know about his or note that this is not targeting anybody it was just brought to my attention that that it was not a requirement in law currently and I've thank you should be okay thank you thank Mister representative Clowney recognized for a question. Representative make sure recognized for a question thank you Mr I support we're going the the only concern I have on this your question I have on this is if one of these board or commission especially if they're on like a a borders area is there any. optimum chance that the board commission might not get a certain level of expertise that they need because of this some expertise that's not currently available from somebody in Arkansas so for example if it was somebody down in Texarkana board commission down there they needed experts in a certain area they didn't have enough people to serve that you know somebody come from the Texas side of Texarkana provided expertise to us that that's my only concern I don't even know if it's a valid concern and so I'm hoping you to help me with that. Yeah I mean I I just think that if you're making rules and regulations for the people of Arkansas you you should at least live here locally with the rules you create something so far no that's not an issue that I was far as I know that song all right perfect thank you. Representative Wardlaw you're recognized for a question. I think the language you struck on the second page. If I understand this correctly it what it did is if you are pointed to the fourth congressional district and you moved to second gristmill District you have to vacate but now by striking not you're saying that they can move anywhere in Arkansas and still serve in that geographical position I just wondered did someone ask you to strike out at me was our reason we struck that because if I'm from fourth congressional district I'd like my representation to stay in the fourth congressional district. Yes so on the on all of us. I would say major commissions that I know of that that are dealing with that like Highway Commission gamefish Molly that's already in the statute in those. That that's right now for those commissions side and see it necessary to to duplicate that here did one of them come to you and ask for that to be stricken because they already have it I mean what. No I actually spoke with members of the governor's office that had some concern about that just flexibility there for four months so ultimately I decided if you live in the state I'm okay with that with those things in the other statute you are to be and then the other statutes. Okay. Any further questions from committee members. No one signed up to speak for against the bill. Representative of Gonzalez you're recognized closing your bill as amended thank Mister committee I appreciate your giving this bill a thorough vetting I thought it was a a pretty simple bill but which are here doing your jobs and I appreciate it and I'm closer to make a motion do pass as amended. Representative Gonzalez made a motion do pass as amended any discussion on the motion. Saying none all in favor say aye aye aye All opposed say no. The ayes have it regulation your bill is passed. Hello representative Cavenaugh was. Warning just. President her bail today but I know she's in another committee I don't think she's in the room also representative Collins. I don't see him in a room and representative Mayberry. The representative Mayberry not in Rome so without sponsors here of. That will take care of today's agenda hold on just a minute committee members. We're still waiting to hear back from the secretary of state in regards to what our Committee photo will be made off with cancel today they couldn't be here so as soon as I find that information out I'll let you know and I don't know that I was going to be in attendance today I don't know if they were here for certain bill Butters couple gentleman in the back of the room that I'm known for a little while the I want to take just a moment to recognize you make sure you are familiar with them but the in we have a new director of the state police colonel my K. you're in the currently is that Terry is and I want to get to know him I go way back with the matter of fact I used to be used to a commander a long time ago we so have a longtime friendship with him and the guy to his left is lieutenant colonel Mike Kennedy and matter of fact I've got quite a history with them I used to coach him in little league baseball so so both of these guys are good friends under great assets to the state of Arkansas and outstanding state police officers and we are we are very fortunate to have a hidden up that organization glad to have you in our community we are here for of certain bill or just come by to say may or what. I know you do. issue it all right without any further business. Committee. Journ.