Judiciary Committee - Senate

The two I deal with this today with senators on June. how do you want to proceed with this. Senator Rice. Thank you Mr I would just give you my comments from past history. We had a colleague in this is not one party who had that both parties had a colleague that to we did of phony and because of medical reasons at one time we've had June during covid to allow. What I. Recognized in both of those times is there was a lack of understanding on someone that's not in the room. You do not see body language you cannot see everybody in the room you can only see what the cameras on. There are sometimes questions it. ask that might not need to be asked or sometimes questions not asked that need to be asked. I got that right vice versa. But. While I. Trying to be accommodating to everyone I believe that we need to be present if we Kate we may not need to meet if we have five votes for something. that constitutes. one two five five to be a quorum but five votes for takes it to me takes off the table if we don't have five vote for I'm fine with. With not calling a bill. But we all have a job. The we're meeting today as the Senate and I think you need to be present I'm I'm not going back to me and are doing remote call. So you're are you proposing motion. I make a motion that we need to be present in committee. To vote. Your vote to be counted okay any discussion on the motion. I have a second. motion second two of my. Sure you have to be present in the committee for your vote to be counted all those in favor say aye aye All opposed. All right so that first bill to be heard. It is a thank you senator Murdock. Would you put it. House bill eleven sixty five. Thank you to our colleagues that this will clean up bill from my district what it is is we have a city that's in the rotation that administrative courts and the District Court access to get this off the rotation genet It's just a matter of getting him off the rotation so we'll have to do that district judge right to go to that problem every every month. So there's no way there's been no one there for fifteen years that's what I'm told is a dormant for fifteen years. It's taken off rotation this is a request from the ministry of the House any any. Is that are you finished with that any questions members. He said this is coming from a or C.. Okay do we have anybody else in the room I don't see anyone from the office of the courts here. Okay but that's all I have. Any other discussion. Are seeing. Saying no one else has a question Senator Tucker you're recognized for a question. Are you have mostly passed we have a motion to pass on for the discussion. All those in favor say aye. All opposed the Bill pass is for senate Murdock. Who else is represented more you have a bill. Center Senate bill one hundred. Or you're recognized going present that bill. Thank you Mr chair so in two thousand twenty one we passed legislation that allowed for so very centers and with this and so the reason we did that is in Sebastian County we had a about a seventy five percent recidivism rate at that time on people who for public intoxication so with that said is clearly jail alone is not working and so with so that's in place Sebastian County now has that funded they will be opening the doors very soon to the sobering center and so but what they found is most people who don't just have alcohol they also have other intoxicating substances and this would make it clear that still okay to to transport those patients in that would be transported if you go back and follow the whole statute there is a law enforcement is the ones in charge of doing that I've visited extensively with my sheriff he was here last time he would be here today except for the weather so that said if you have any questions I'm happy to try to answer the. Question. As a sentence to your you're recognized. I think this is a clearly really really great thing we should be doing who pays for the sobering centers. Right now they're funded locally and so that's what took us a little time in Sebastian county to get it done but in this particular case our profundity used for the time being yeah I know I mean I I like this a lot you know we're looking at solutions for a county jail over overcrowding if may we have these use smartphones for this in other places so clearly discretionary transport so that makes a lot of sent you you might notice there is a another line in there so like if in the future there's an opportunity to bill for the service that's that's with that so there's two things one clarifying talks getting substances and then another one that might clarify if it becomes a billable service at some point in the future. Are any of the members have questions. We have a motion from a. Senator Rice. Is anybody here with anybody in here like to speak for against the bill. None. Senator Rice as a motion. Do pass motion where the second any discussion. All the favor say aye opposed the Bill pass this resolution thank you Mr. Anyone else have a bill. Your bill senator. Public health in. You're not heard. You have a bill I don't have. Public health Is Senator Irvin here today she text me yesterday and said she would be here this morning. Okay. Which they just. You want to actions sexual stamina right okay. Our way just a few minutes. Yeah. What is take a ten minute recess and what see if anyone else shows up. Like that. Here. Where germs. The quick. S..