House Convenes

House will come to order members before we are led in prayer by representative Les Warren I'd like for us to take a moment of silence for the people of Ukraine and for those who lost their lives defending that nation additionally it's my understanding that we had a corrections officer who was killed this morning in the line of duty inside likewise asked that we take a moment of silence and then will be led in prayer by represent less worn to be followed by the pledge of allegiance led by representative Lane Jean. Please join me in prayer. Our gracious heavenly father we come before you with heavy hearts today with so much happening in our world. Father we just ask that. You would get the victory father that you would be with the people who are suffering right now. Other that. It would be a a David versus Goliath victory. Father we just a. Pray that when things seem like there's no possible way out further that you would come in and it would be clear that it's your will being done. Father we also pray for. You to help us keep a proper perspective on the work that we do. Father it's times like this that we realize that the differences we have or small compared to everything that's going on in this world father we ask your guidance and all that we do. We ask that you would give us hearts that In spirits that honor you as we proceed with everything today. Be with the people That are suffering in other ways as well we ask these things in your name amen. Yeah. We were all. Please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clerk. Cast about Mr Clark. With ninety nine members present chair sees a quorum are there any request for leave represent Ladyman for what purpose request leave for representative Lundstrum is leave grant represent Lundstrum. So noted represent Fredrick Love moves we dispensed the reading of the previous day's Journal without objection so ordered. The reports from select committees are the Reports from standing committees. There any unfinished business. Are there any executive communications read the letters from the government Clerk. February twenty third twenty twenty two to Speaker of the house you Mr Speaker. This is to inform you that on February twenty third twenty twenty two are reviewed and approved the following measures for the fiscal session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill one thousand two as act thirty one house bill one thousand three as eight thirty to House Bill one thousand for that thirty three possible without the five ACT thirty four house bill one thousand six ACT thirty five house bill one thousand seven as act thirty seven thirty six house bill one thousand is that thirty seven house one thousand nine is act thirty eight house bill one thousand eleven as act thirty nine house bill one thousand twelve as act forty helpful ten fourteen as act forty one house bill ten seventeen as act forty two of the ten sixteen as act forty three house bill ten seventeen as act forty four as well to nineteen is that forty five house bill ten twenty is like forty six house bill ten twenty one as I forty seven house bill ten twenty two is ACT forty eight house bill ten twenty three as act forty nine house bill ten twenty four as ACT fifty house bill ten twenty five ACT fifty one house bill ten twenty nine as activity to house bill ten thirty is ACT eighty three household ten thirty two that fifty four helpful ten thirty in fact fifty five helpful ten thirty nine sixty six house bill ten forty is that fifty seven house bill ten forty eight is that fifty eight forty one of the act fifty eight house bill ten forty two as act fifty nine house bill ten forty four as active sixty house bill ten forty six at six as active sixty one as of ten forty seven is expected to helpful ten forty eight is that sixty three Haselton forty nine sixty four also ten fifty one as X. sixty five that's what ten fifty two U. S. tech sixty six house bill ten thirty three as act sixty seven possible to fifty seven is Act sixty eight helpful ten thirty three as act sixty nine of the ten seventy eight as ACT seventy sincerely Asa Hutchinson. February twenty fifth twenty twenty two to the Speaker house Mr your Speaker This is to inform you that on February twenty fifth ten twenty twenty two viewed and approved the following measures from the fiscal session of the ninety third General Assembly reading the House bills house bill ten thirty five ACT eighty eight house bill ten thirty six ACT eighty nine House Bill to fifty as active ninety helpful ten seventy seven is that ninety one as well ten eighty one is that ninety two also to eighty two as active ninety three possible ten eighty three is ACT ninety four house bill two eighty four as active ninety five house bill ten eighty five ACT ninety six puzzle twenty six ACT ninety seven house bill ten eighty seven is that ninety eight house bill ten eighty eight ACT ninety nine to house bill ten eighty nine is ACT one hundred house bill ten ninety as active when I want us all to ninety one is active on a two house bill ten ninety two as act one of three I thought the ninety three as act one of four possible to ninety four as act one of five possible to ninety five ACT one of six. Members Arkansas state troopers with this today or corporal mori Hawkins of troop B. of Newport and trooper Jackson dormant of troop K. of hot springs. Morning hours ended Mr Clark please read house concurrent resolution one thousand. As a current resolution one thousand one by representative fight to encourage innovative and development of value chain by security technologies within the state of Arkansas. Represent Vaught you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker. I want to give you a few reasons why this is an issue a channel also projected three hundred eighty five billion in projected GDP due to African swine fever. They they had to kill off over a million hogs well that will have a ripple effect for many years to come Arkansas's agriculture contributes two hundred fifty thousand jobs in over nineteen billion dollars to our state's economy just in case you didn't know that is our number one economic up. Factor in our state and we want to protect that with this resolution we have a chance for Arkansas to have a significant opportunity to be of the spear. The tip of the spear head in agriculture and food supply house security with this resolution we look to support. We look to support request made for federal grant funding for companies creating initiative technologies that benefit Arkansas's agriculture value chain by mitigating those bows security risk African swine flu it is now in our actual stream of a so it could get here pretty quick it's then we've like cut off Porter Rico from sending stuff here. So we want to try to encourage the USDA to send five hundred million dollars worth of USD a federal grants here to Arkansas so that we can be the leaders in this technology the governor RT set this in place years ago with our site several years ago by pushing technology this right here will just marry a technology and agriculture to help protect our. Farmers and our food supply in our state. With that I will take any questions. Mr Speaker can you have. It read. Sir Clark please read the resolution in its entirety. Where the agriculture in Arkansas's largest industry contributing nineteen billion four hundred million and added value dollars to the state economy in two thousand nineteen and whereas Arkansas ranked eleventh in the nation in cash receipts for animal and animal products valued at five billion one hundred million dollars and whereas in Arkansas one in every seven value added dollars totaling more than three hundred. Three hundred seventy eight million dollars as get you to buy agriculture and whereas Arkansas is the third highest rank state for food processing processing according to a report by business facilities shared by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and whereas the Fort Smith fable region is number two area for food processing processing in the United States and whereas Arkansas is the home of the world's largest food food retailer and largest meat processor in the United States supplying sustenance to millions of people worldwide and whereas in twenty twenty forty two percent of all Arkansans late land was compromised of farms and whereas I your culture provides two hundred fifty four thousand five hundred jobs in Arkansas And whereas ninety seven percent of Arkansas's forty nine thousand. Three hundred forty six farms are small to medium sized family owned farms contribute significantly to the state's economy and whereas the impact of respiratory in here adjective pathogens tend to impact small and medium size farms were heavily and whereas what protein rich rendering supply chains to the a B. Altman propagation channels to respiratory and who ratchet pathogens and we're at the United States of Arkansas the University of Arkansas is an agricultural industry leader in animal science education innovation research and development and whereas in twenty nineteen African swine fever resulted in the loss of millions of pigs in China the world's largest producer and consumer report with the total economic impact of seventy eight hundredths percent according to one hundred eleven billion dollars of the country's gross domestic product in twenty nineteen a longitudinal analysis estimating impact upwards of two in seven tenths percent equating to three hundred eighty five billion dollars gross domestic product based on current you directory and we're as agricultural economics economists and I was State University estimate that the economic impact of the potential African swine fever outbreak in the United States could result in the loss of fifty billion dollars over ten years and whereas the United States department of agriculture has dedicated five hundred million dollars the commodity credit corporation funds for private prep prevention of preparation of African swine fever and whereas a federal order suspending the Interstate. Most movement of all live swine it's one term by them so I'm products and swing by by products from Porto Rico and United States Virgin Islands to mainland United States has been implemented and whereas action by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas is necessary to prevent worldwide food value chain district disruptions and to increase food security of all for all Americans in order to build a strong foundation for businesses consumers and agricultural produces within the state of Arkansas now therefore be it resolved in the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the secretary there and that the house of representatives the city hearing support request for federal grant funding for companies creating innovative technologies that benefit Arkansas agricultural value chain through mitigating the bio security risks. With this resolution we encourage technology and innovation in agriculture to come to Arkansas with a special emphasis on bio security technology in the value chain Arkansas has a special opportunity to solve upcoming challenges in food security and be the world leader in agriculture technology this resolution is making a statement that we are open for business and with that I would appreciate a good vote. Represent Vaught is explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution would anyone like to speak for the resolution represent Vaught is closed for the resolution the question before the House is the adoption of house concurrent resolution one thousand one all in favor say aye. He opposed resolutions adopted. Clark please read House resolution ten thirty three. House resolution ten thirty three by representative ought to encourage the General Assembly to address issues of oversight regarding mental health care service providers that cut contract with the state of Arkansas. Vaught you're recognized explain the resolution. Thank you again Mister Speaker so I'm most of you know that I've been working on mental health I S. P. for several years now and I have found that some of our facilities that we send back our state dollars to you may not be providing the necessary services in which our constituents may be needing so with this I want us just to look into if our tax dollars that are being sent back are being used to the best of the ability in which. Is deserving of our constituents and so with that I will take any questions sing nine I would appreciate a good vote. VOL is explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution would anyone like to speak for the resolution. Represent Vaught is closed for the resolution the question before the House is the adoption of house resolution ten thirty three all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Resolutions adopted. President makes for what purpose motion place what's your motion after the announcmenet for any of the bills transferring the bill's place of the counters on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. That's a proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion is adopted all right members before we get to announcements just kind of let everybody know what the schedule is hopefully everybody received an email from me I guess was Friday evening maybe it may have been Saturday We're hopeful that we will just meet Monday through Thursday of this week but we want to give everybody a heads up there is a possibility meeting Friday depending on what's going on particularly in joint budget will meet tomorrow in session at one o'clock I believe budget will meet in the morning there may be one of the things that kind of keeps it up in there is that I know special language is going to meet after this but throughout the week depending on what is filed and what happens and budget special language in personnel and there may be another subcommittee that may have to meet so continue to monitor email and the website but we're looking to convene tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock hopefully we can meet Wednesday afternoon we may move that back to like two o'clock to allow our staff to get more work done in budget and get a supplemental calendar ready for consideration and then hopefully if we're on track to to finish the week off on Thursday we could hopefully meet earlier in the day on Thursday and then looking at probably two days next week of meetings at the first part of the week certainly will it all of it depends on kind of the activity in budget and what happens here on the floor in the Senate in but wanted to give everybody a fair warning of what it was looking like obviously we want to be as efficient as possible we want to try and minimize having meetings that are you just come down here for a couple votes and then have a lot of free time on your hands but and unfortunately that's kind of the nature as we wrap up the session in particular a fiscal session okay so any questions along the way feel free to talk to me our chairman Jean is had to leave for a little bit but he'll be back but he's he can also talk to him any other announcements. Represent Cavenaugh for purpose now spent that's here now Smith a subcommittee a special language will meet in big mac baby upon adjournment of both chambers. President eighty four purpose announcmenet you're recognized I've had the staff place the letter for force recall costs on your desk those that are interested thank you for those that reached out but if you arrest and joining the force recall because please get with me today before you leave the chamber thank you. Announcements. No other announcements the desk remain open as needed for the reading of the bills upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution house to be adjourned until one PM tomorrow.