Senate Convenes

All. Senate will be called to order are there any request for leave at this time. Senator Hester you're recognized. Wesley for Senator Teague. Thank. Madam secretary please call the roll Boyd Bryant Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Kroll Davis these dismaying Dotson English Flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer Hester Hickey Hill Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson King on leave Leding Love McKee Murdock Payton Penzo Petty rice stone Stubblefield Tucker. Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Thank you madam secretary for everyone of the chamber in the galleries would please rise for prayer led by Senator roll call by the pledge allegiance. Dear lord we come before you humbly and ask you for grace and forgiveness of our sins and shortcomings lord we ask that you would guide us in our work today and then we we do our work through you we ask you for safe travels for the the team that is here on the way home we ask you for our minds to be clear and set for thank you for this state this country that we are willing to serve and to protect. Let's have a great session in your name amen. All. Where the galleries welcome to your Arkansas state Senate. It is our expectation that each of you exercise proper decorum. Thank govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings. Without objection to the rules will be suspended and the Senate will dispense with the reading of the Journal. Morning hour has now begun are there any announcements or introductions at this time. Senate live you're recognized. Good afternoon colleagues. Today we have Dr Jennifer Doyle with us who is a doctor of ophthalmology and she is. My constituents the best Senator on the floor. She's from Little Rock can you give her hand. And then also want to see our nurse today is me Sherri Bernard she's been with us in the house and she's now down here with the Senate so can you give her hands away on. Thank you all. Thanks a lot of other announcements Senator Hammer. Thank you ma'am chaired like to remind you that tomorrow morning seven o'clock we'll start our prayer caucus will meet on Wednesday morning seven o'clock in the old Supreme Court room invite all you'd come invite a friend to come with you. Thank you senator. No other announcements Madam Secretary other items at the desk yes ma'am. We are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill twenty seven by joint budget compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Joint Budget Committee where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate thirty four by joint budget to compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Joint Budget Committee. We are committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill two ten by joint budget recommend due pass counted Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill twelve by joint budget recommend due pass counted. Me on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill forty six by joint budget recommend due pass counted. The fifty nine by Senator Chesterfield to amend the law with respect to the circumstances that justify the use of physical force upon another person Senate bill fifty nine Judiciary Senate bill sixty by Senator Chesterfield to abolish the panic defense Senate bill sixty Judiciary senate sixty one by joint budget then after the Department of Education Division of career and technical education preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four physically or Senate bill sixty one joint budget Senate bill sixty two by Senator Hill to prohibit public entities from contracting with companies that boycott energy also feel firearms and ammunition industry Senate bill sixty two. State agencies Senate bill sixty three by joint budget an actual department of energy environment liquefied petroleum gas board appropriation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth this year said Senate bill sixty three joint budget senate sixty four by joint budget and I department of energy and environment Arkansas Geological Survey preparation for the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth fiscal year Senate bill sixty four joint budget senate sixty five by joint budget an act for the Arkansas teacher retirement system appropriation twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth this year Senate bill sixty five joint budget Senate bill sixty six by Senator Davis and center padding to create the protection of minors and distribution of harmful material I. To establish a liability for the publication or dispersing of material harmful to minors on the internet and require a reasonable age verification Senate bill sixty six Insurance and Commerce. Thank you madam secretary there any further business to come before the body in the morning hour if not the morning hour has expired we will now start business agenda. Madam secretary please read. Senate house. Senate resolution one by Senator Hammer to recognize the Bryant Hornets football team as the class seven A. state champions. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you madam chair I'd like to point of personal privilege to ask leave for the seniors of the Bryant football team and coaching staff to be present for the reading the resolution on the floor place. Right thank you. Could we go ahead and have them come in metric. Your going down will go to three deep down there. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you madam chair. My honor to present to you today the Bryant Hornets football team there senior managers and senior trainers there on the floors the individuals on the floor today represent the senior high portion of the football team the sophomore juniors are in the gallery I'd ask all of you there on the bright football team affiliated with the bright football team in the gallery if you would please stand at this time so we might recognize you as well. You might have to get some concussion protocol notices some you're taller players are about their heads against the sealing up their manager I'd like to read the resolution is a short one like to read in full please manager. It is granted and I urge the audience to. Thank you senator and recognizes outstanding teen. This is to recognize Bryant Hornets football team assist as the class seven A. state champions whereas the Bryant Hornets bested the Bentonville Tigers to take the class seven A. state football title for a fifth consecutive time with a score of thirty six seven before a crowd of eighteen thousand four hundred eighty two fans at war Memorial Stadium in little rock Arkansas on Friday December second twenty twenty two and whereas in the past five seasons the Hornets have never lost to an in state team and whereas with their fifth straight championship title the Bryant Hornets made Arkansas history as the first team to of one that many consecutive state titles in the playoff there are and we're as coach but James said quote five in a row is mind boggling I think this is something these young men will remember forever I know I will remember it forever end quote I'd like to make this notation it is not in the resolution but with that win coach Bob James successfully has one two hundred and twelve victories as a coach serving under the Bryant Hornets but that is his entitled career two hundred twelve. Now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety fourth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the state Senate congradulations recognizes the Bryant Hornets football team as the class seven A. state champions be it further resolved that upon adoption of this resolution a copy be provided to coach James by the Secretary of the Senate manager would move for adoption of this resolution recognized the players coaches and staff and if I may yield the Mike to book James for a few words that I'd like to ask for a point of personal privilege for five minutes for photos placement chair I move to the to the adoption of the resolution. Thank you senator all those in favor of the resolution please indicate by saying aye hi many opposed. Thank you. Thank you would you expect your projection in production. I do not know what's going speak so pardon Department five just mall this but I do wanna take opportunity to be able to thank our car you know me and our coaches I feel like we have the best players in the state but also we have the best coaches are ministration is here and and I know that most of you understand what it's like in public schools in dealing with the public and dealing with parents and you know our parents let us coach these kids there's a reason why they've been this successful and and we don't have parents to come and complain about what my son starts blazer gets a ball what they do is they allow us to coach amend these guys do a great job of doing that our our ministration does a great job of supporting us in every endeavor we have and then we've got guys who believe that this is possible at one point in time we when we came to Bryant one in a playoff game was a big deal and to be able to win five state championships in a row with some it is mind boggling you look at the people that are trying to do this and people spend lots of money to be able to have a great football program to do it all over the world to do it every Friday Saturday and Sunday afternoons to be able to play at a high level these guys do it for free they do it because they love the game they do it because they want to be coached and this is what the blessing that's what we have in the state of Arkansas so what we have in central Arkansas with the county kids come out here and do this kind of thing and then be able to go out and do it every night when everybody's trying to knock you off the top and I appreciate the judgment I appreciate you guys more and you know let us come up here and and give us a chance to shine this is a great moment for these kids they've been excited about some of more the best close some of the more all the clothes and this is something that this was about a high school football in America integrate As game there is I appreciate you let me be here thank you. Man shared like point of personal privilege to recess for no more than five minutes for photo ops rebate like to come get their pictures with this team plays. Thanks center Senate stand in recess for no more than five minutes thank you. They don't come back to order. Senate bill you're recognized. Thank you madam governor on getting more used to saying that now. Up I have a motion withdrawal Senate bill fifty six from state agencies Committee for the purpose of withdrawing for further consideration. Thank you senator all those in favor say aye. Many of those. This is doctor okay now will make a motion to withdraw Senate bill number fifty six from further consideration thank you senator without objection. Senator English you're now recognized thank you yes ma'am. Thank you this is a motion to withdraw Senate bill three from Education Committee for the purpose of purpose of withdrawing from further consideration. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Does. It is a motion to withdraw the Senate bill three from for the consideration thank you senator without objection. Further questions. Are there other items at the desk. Senate bill sixty seven. Apologize Madam Secretary. Senator flowers. Bills I heard Senate bill three fifty five and fifty six. Senator Hill had fifty six. Yes ma'am thank it was his. Our recognize the Secretary riders of the desk. Sixty seven by Senator Irvin an accident immersion of Arkansas for medical sciences appropriation for twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fifths fear Senate bill sixty seven. Joint Budget. Senator Clark you're recognized. Thank you madam governor but I would like to introduce him intern for this session this is our first day and would like to ask for leave her name she's back in the back corner filmmaker well welcome her name is Calista Glover she is a senior in at Henderson university where she is majoring in pre law political science of she was home schooled in high school under mothers is Robert robin Edwards entered that is Kelly Glover at please make her welcome. Not like this for leave. Thank. Are there any other items before the Senate. You all state. Maddox secretary you're recognized symbol sixty eight by Senator Johnson and Hester to amend the law that requires Holocaust education and to establish Holocaust education week in the public schools of the State of Arkansas Senate bill sixty eight. Education. There any other matters before the Senate this afternoon. Three nine six any announcements. Sam Nunn the Senate will stand and adjournment. Until tomorrow January eighteenth two thousand twenty three at one PM. Subject planted S..