Senate Convenes

The Senate will be called to order. Madam secretary please call the roll. Sorry. I started right. Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers. For for Garner Gilmore Hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Thank you everyone please rise in the gallery the Senate will be led in prayer this morning by Senator Terry Rice. Thank you please bear with me father we thank you for the day we thank you for your mercies and grace. Authority in this place we are reminded. That we are to put you first. Father we ask for. Wisdom. We ask for guidance lord we ask that you give us the right attitude in right heart. Remind us that we're here to serve the people of Arkansas. To do the best we can. Father we just pray now for those in Ukraine. We pray for those other places across this world where people are oppressed. Of those who want to live in peace. God help us all. The desire that. Forgive us we pray blesses is we do the business of the people of Arkansas. In Christ's name we pray amen. One five in the mall. For all. The morning hour again. Are there any announcements or introductions at this time senator garner you're recognized. I need to ask believe for staff sergeant Robert ray for his beautiful wife chante I'm at Robert when I came up your Speaker army recruiting event and he said during my anniversary elect to a special event I love to bring my wife to the Arkansas state Senate today is their second wedding anniversary no matter how smart he is he got married on the twenty ninth of February so you must pay for anniversary gift every four years to leap year. Let's give a big round of applause Leslie. Congratulations leave granted. Senator Caldwell you're recognized. Members today we have we're Stubblefield go. I'll come I'll come back. Thank. Bills. Thank you madam president of members today Senator Stubblefield as celebrate his birthday. Well it really is not the Senate before the bill. The first day of the birthday. Any other birthdays anniversaries announcements interactions any other. All right madam secretary are there any items at the desk that need to be read at this time. I Mr president this is to inform you that on February twenty five twenty twenty two I reviewed and approved the following measures from fiscal session the ninety third General Assembly Senate bill one ACT seventy one Senate bill thirty six ACT seventy two Senate bill sixty nine. Senate bill seventy and seventy four Senate bill seventy one ACT seventy five Senate bill seventy two ACT seventy six Senate bill seventy three ACT seventy seven Senate bill seventy four ACT seventy eight Senate bill seventy five and seventy nine Senate bill seventy six ACT eighty Senate bill seventy seven ACT eighty one Senate bill seventy eight ACT eighty two Senate bill seventy nine ACT eighty three Senate bill eighty ACT eighty four Senate bill eighty one ACT eighty five Senate bill eighty two ACT eighty six Senate bill eighty three ACT eighty seven sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor. By filing. Returned from the house as passed emergency clause adopted Senate bill eighty five. Enrolled. Senate bill eighty six. Passer margins because the doctor from the house in real simple eighty seven passed emergency clause adopted from the house enroll Senate bill eighty eight passed emergency clause adopted returned from the house in real. Senate bill ten twenty seven by joint budget allowed for the office of the treasurer of state Amendment seventy for property tax preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten twenty seven calendar. Right. House bill ten thirty three by joint budget an act for the office of treasurer of state refund of local tax preparations for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten thirty three calendar household ten thirty seven by joint budget an act from appropriation for state turnback for counties and municipalities by the office of the treasure of State for the fiscal year ending June thirty twenty twenty three house bill ten thirty seven calendar house bill ten sixty eight by joint budget an act for the department of education Arkansas State Library price projection for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten sixty eight calendar House eleven oh one by joint budget an act for the Arkansas tech university supplemental appropriation house bill eleven or one calendar has eleven or two by joint budget in mind for the office of treasurer of state refund of local taxes supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh two calendar House eleven oh three by joint budget an act for the Arkansas State University mid south supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh three calendar House eleven oh four by joint budget an act for the Black River technical college supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh four calendar House eleven oh five by joint budget an act for the department of finance administration disbursing officer supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh five calendar house bill eleven oh six by joint budget and I for the East Arkansas Community College supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh six calendar asal eleven oh seven by joint budget and after the Department of Education Division of elementary and secondary education child nutrition program and Medicaid administration program supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh seven. Calendar has eleven oh eight by joint budget an act for the Henderson state university supplemental appropriation house bill eleven away calendar House eleven O. nine by joint budget an act for the northwest Arkansas community college so supplemental appropriation house bill eleven oh nine calendar has eleven ten by joint budget an act of the Phillips County community college of the university of Arkansas subliminal Corporation house bill eleven ten. Calendar also a level eleven by joint budget an act for the southern Arkansas university supplemental appropriation house bill eleven eleven. Calendar House eleven twelve by joint budget an act of the university of Arkansas community college at hope Texarkana supplemental appropriation house bill eleven twelve calendar House eleven thirteen by joint budget an active membership Arkansas Community College a rich mountain supplement supplemental appropriation house bill eleven thirteen calendar House eleven fourteen by joint budget and I for the immersive Arkansas Fort Smith supplemental appropriation house bill eleven fourteen calendar has eleven fifteen by joint budget an act for the university of Arkansas Pulaski technical college supplemental appropriation house bill eleven fifteen calendar house bill eleven sixteen by joint budget an act for the University of Arkansas at little rock supplemental appropriation house bill eleven sixteen calendar. Senate resolution twenty six by Senator Hendren to condemn the actions of the Russian federation taken against the sovereign nation of your you crime and the call for action from the United States Senate resolution twenty six calendar. Senator Hendren. Senator Hendren you're recognized I make a motion withdrawal Senate resolution twenty six has been replaced with twenty seven which will be read across the desk in a minute. Without objection. Senate resolution twenty seven by Senator Hendren to condemn the actions of the Russian federation taken against the sovereign nation of you crying and call for action from the United States Senate resolution twenty seven. Calendar. Senate resolution twenty eight by Senator Garner to condemn the Russian federation's invasion of a sovereign nation of Ukraine Senate resolution twenty eight calendar Senate resolution twenty nine by Senator Rice to celebrate the pure of Legislative Research for assisting the General Assembly for seventy five years Senate resolution twenty nine calendar Senate concurrent resolution to by senator garner to condemn the actions of the Russian federation taken against the sovereign nation of Ukraine and call for action from the United States to penalize the Russian federation insurance similar contact from other nations Senate concurrent resolution to calendar. Bill one O. four by Senator English. An act for the department of Veterans Affairs a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill one O. four by joint budget Senate bill one O. five by Senator Hill an accent apartment of military preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill one O. five by joint budget Senate bill one O. six by Senator Solomon and after the department of education educational television division appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill one O. six by joint budget. You have the funds to. Needs to be passed. Senate resolution thirty two by Senator Irvin remember and commemorate United States center having a failure Wyatt caraway for her many notable contributions to women's history Senate resolution thirty two calendar. Senator Garner you're recognized. Yes ma'am shall I like to make a motion to suspend the rules to place Senate road concurrent resolution to on the calendar for today to be heard. Are there any questions Senator Hickey then senator Chesterfield. Yes Sir. I filed it this morning is the concurrent one the center picketing a representative filed in the house. All. I have. All. I would like to motions stand thank you. Senator Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. Thank you. All right would you restatement eyes a motion to suspend the rules here Senate concurrent resolution to on the calendar today to be placing counted today I gave her the motion all those in favor say aye. And oppose. I have a. Other five hand. Okay thirty five PM. Call the roll please. One moment. Ballinger. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Elliott. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flowers. Full for. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Leding. Page. Rapert. Price. Rice. Sample. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Tague. Tucker. Tucker. Wallace. There any members that wish to change their vote Caldwell is I. I thank Caldwell was I'd. He said Ballinger but he's not Ricky Hill aye. Ballinger is not here I'm not sure if I can do that Blake Johnson. Ballinger I. Any other members wish to change their vote. All right the N. nine please cast of the ballot. Vote of nineteen eighties five nine it passes. I'm sorry sorry. Right maybe nine other any other items to be read at the that. Any other announcements at this time. Senator Dismang you're recognized. Members your own special language me make a make times afternoon head on over to big mac will have pretty link the schedule and also will get in some more detail about this is where we're able to but if you're on personnel or special language understanding it'll be probably at the call of the chair moving forward we're gonna try to to move some things along how to say this is the use of a whole if you got a hold on a bill and trying to reconcile some differences with an agency if you can go ahead and try to work through that again we're trying to draw this thing to a conclusion at some point soon and and that's going to take getting these appropriation bills out for your issue is resolved but with that we'll see all over. The there any other announcements. Members I would offer a personal point of privileges and asked us all to rise and silent and have a moment of silence for the people of Ukraine. Thank you members. Are there any other announcements all right the nine. We are in recess. Members language means immediately upon adjournment so make sure you head over to special language with snacks. And we will adjourn and and the Senate will be adjourned until one o'clock tomorrow.