House Convenes

I am by the member staff press and guests in the galleries to stand to be led in prayer by the house chaplain. Dr rex sworn. Retired pastor Emmanuel Baptist church in Little Rock remained standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Let's pray. Father we. Still our hearts and minds for this moment to. Committee the rest of the day to you. I know there's been a busy time already for the men and women of this chamber who come from places all across the state. We wake up to news we're concerned about news both at home and around the world. Father as we think about the situation in the Ukraine we do pray for those in authority making decisions both in our own country but in other countries. But help us to remember particularly. The people there who are under oppression for so many years decades. Moms and dads concerned about their children. People who are hungry. The needs that are all around help us never forget to pray for them. But as we pray for them we're also mindful of needs here at home. There are people that are hungry people without housing. Reminded of James who said. If a person comes to you and they're they're called and they're hungry. And you say to them gold be warm be filled. And do nothing to help meet their needs what profit is there. It's easy to talk it's even easy to pray lord. But convicted us to take action where we can. And make a difference at home. And around the world we pray for those in this chamber today for different needs of our representatives. We pray for our staff today knowing their needs within the staff. And just see to their needs and bless each one we pray in Jesus name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button. Prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Cast about Mr Clark. With one hundred members present the chair sees a quorum. Right with ninety nine members present the chair sees a quorum are there any request for leave represent Nicks for what purpose leave you're recognized representative flowers is leave granted for RepresentativeHouse hours. So noted represent Fredrick Love moves we dispense the reading of the previous day's Journal without objection so ordered. Are the Reports from select committees. Are there Reports from standing or select read reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker Committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill ten twenty seven house bill ten thirty three house bill ten thirty seven house bill ten sixty eight house bill eleven a one house bill eleven a two house bill eleven a three house bill eleven oh four house bill eleven oh five house bill eleven six of eleven seven house bill eleven oh eight house bill eleven nine house bill eleven ten eleven eleven house bill eleven twelve house bill eleven thirteen house bill eleven fourteen House Bill and fifteen house bill eleven sixteen beg leave to report we've in the same under consideration he was trying to sing the recognition do pass that was omitted Lane Jean chair. Other Reports from standing committees is there any unfinished business. Are there any executive communications. Sturch Mr Clark please read House resolution ten twenty three. House resolution ten twenty three by representative Tosh to congratulate Harrisburg high schools are program for its many successes during the past year. Representantes you're recognized explain resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker. Calling what a what a great honor it is for me to be here today to present this resolution. Today we recognize the Harrisburg Harrisburg high school not for their accomplishments in some sporting events but for their amazing accomplishments in the classroom Hespeler high school art program has been ranked the number one high school art program in the state one accomplishment in today president in the gallery is Harrisburg superintendent Mister Chris Farrell Mr Farrell. Thank you colleagues Mr Farrell has provided the exceptional leadership and support for the art program and I can assure you that my conversations with the superintendent he will be the first to tell you that the success of our program lies with the students and their teacher and that teacher is miss Kelly Langston and I've had the opportunity to visit with her I know or I can assure you that her motivational skills and her ability to inspire has a quitter studio students with skills that will help them into the future long after graduation and at this time I would like to ask again This deferral for you to stand this Langston the teacher would you stand and also with dark students from Harrisburg Harrisburg high school would you all please stand at this time colleagues I presented to the has fired. The Speaker would you have the Clerk to read the resolution in its entirety Mr Clark please read the resolution in its entirety where is Harrisburg high schools are program had many successes over the past year and we're as Harrisburg high schools our program has been ranked the number one high school our program in the state of Arkansas by the arquebuses the liberating art and we're at students in Harrisburg high schools are program won the poster competition for the Arkansas blues and heritage festival over other entries from Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi and we're as students and parents were high schools are program one first and second place in the Arkansas state university's inspired expedition and five other students and here's Harrisburg high schools are program received merit awards as part of the inspired X. the exhibition and whereas Harrisburg high schools are program is will lead by its high school art instructor in fine arts coordinator miss Kelly Langston and whereas the Harrisburg high school's administration has provided exceptional leadership and support of the us our program now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the house of representatives congratulate the Harrisburg high schools are programs on its many successes over the past year. President Tosh explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. Would anyone like to speak for the resolution. Representantes is close for the resolution the question before the House. Is the adoption of house resolution ten twenty three all in favor say aye. Any opposed the resolution is adopted. All right members we have a few announcements are Arkansas state troopers with this this week or trooper scholar McElroy if rebates of Fort Smith and trooper market Simpson of troop B. of Newport. Our doctor the day is doctor James hunt junior of North Little Rock. Our nurse of the day is miss Brenda Hewitt. In the west gallery from Arkansas state university we have doctor Jordan butcher and and Dr Jordan butchers legislative negotiations Class. We may have other guests here today I know we do have representative Hudson and represented in its families are in the north gallery. And representative Brooks is family is in the west gallery. Speaker Shepherd you're recognized for a point of personal privilege. Mister chair I'd ask that represent Cozart represent Barker and represent the group join me in the well. Thank you Mr chair members it's a it's my honor today to recognize a couple of sports teams couple basketball team teams and specifically who have gained quite a bit of notoriety over the past week. With this today we have the lake Hamilton wolves basketball team along with the elder and Wildcats basketball team and with each team we have from like Hamilton coach Scotty Pennington. Superintendents services shot superintendent Sean Higginbottom from Eldoret we have coach Jimmy Porter also want to mention that we have coach Jonathan Hicks who is Martha's nephew and so I wanted to help you out make that connection. I don't wanna be in trouble with Martha. And then we have superintendent jim Tucker and athletic director Phillip Lansdale and I relief we have these nice boards I would have loved to have played excerpts from their game on Tuesday night but I heard to mass Natalie's voice what you do for one you have to do for all one hundred and I'm not sure what video clip some of you would want to play on these big screens. But just to give you kind of a snapshot of what occurred Lake County has a long time manager AT tallest and is any here stand up and. And there's there's plenty Les camps and school district has several videos that kind of tell the whole story additionally this the store has been featured on the today show ABC news and I think it's gained a lot of notoriety but in a nutshell. Andy has been the manager for a long time for lake Hamilton and on senior night on Tuesday night coach Pennington won the starting seniors and they only had I think for seniors they needed one more and so they surprise standing with the Jersey and telling him he was going to be the fifth the fifth starter on senior night. And so not only did .AND start the game and opened the game with the basket. The end of the game regrettably milder and Wildcats were a little behind. eighty quite a bit represent Cozart. Any came back into the game he hit three three pointers in a row. But if you watch the video I mean everybody in the gallery is to be commended coach Pennington Blake Hamilton basketball team coach Porter from Eldoret at the Eldoret basketball team you know it everybody here knows that I love Eldoret athletics I love recognized in the Wildcats wanting of of football championship but I called coach Porter Wednesday night and told him that I'm not sure if I've been more proud of an elder rate of a basketball team or any sports team because if you watch the video at the end of the game everybody is celebrating both like Hamilton an elder rate and I can tell you on the basketball court and I think everybody would agree lake Hamilton an elder rate have been fierce rivals through the years. But on Tuesday night they all came together it was really a remarkable scene and I think that you know sometimes we we recognize you know we went recognized athletic achievement a lot of things but I felt like it was appropriate that we recognize when people do the right thing And exhibit good sportsmanship and this is a lesson that no rating like counted played a lot of basketball games there's been a lot of victories but this is the only one I'm aware of that literally the message is traveled around the world has been recognized on the today show on ABC news and that really speaks to sportsmanship which we need more of in today's society and so I'll turn it over represent Cozart the others if they want to say a few words but I wanted to bring both teams here today because I'm proud of both of them. Thank you Mr Speaker I just I just want to say it is just so nice to see teams with sportsmanship and that's what I commend all of these players with the sportsmanship they showed last week and and the things that happened on that court and he's a great guy I've talked to some of his former teachers you will find a better person they all love him will always love it you know I totally will go I said are you ready for start of his dad said you know I don't know I think he's kind of getting used to this and I said well it's going to go alone and it'll get further and further but when you have two great teams to come together like this it's just hard not to recognize the the camaraderie that they came together with the sportsmanship because you don't find that Harley when you're playing against each other choose and like you said bill right has always been a fierce opponent for lake Hamilton but I'm just so proud of all of these kids and what they've done and their coaches and what they've accomplish this year so thank you very much. If you all would join me let's recognized both lake Hamilton an elder radio. Morning hours and. Mr Clerk read Senate bill one. Senate bill one by representative wing an act for the Arkansas Senate appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year percent when you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is the traditional bill we hope that they afford us the same opportunity to pass our appropriation over there we can take the high ground and pass their appropriation over here thank you for a good vote. President wing is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represents wing is closed for the bill the question before the House the passage of Senate bill one prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mister Clark with ninety sixty eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Moving to the other calendar represent Jean moved to replace house bill ten thirty four on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection remember number one Mr Clark the member number one house bill ten thirty four. President Jane you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker calling this amendment. To the department of corrections what this does is add four and a half million dollars in overtime pay for the department of corrections if as many of you all know they have an overtime problem this just help fund any questions. Appreciate a good vote on the amendment. President Jean is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Jean is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the passage of amendment number one to House Bill ten thirty four. All in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendment is adopted. Represent Jamison place house bill ten sixty on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection remember number one Mr Clark amended number one to House Bill ten sixty cent January. Thank you Mr Speaker calling has been one to House Bill ten sixty parks and tourism. This is a increase is the property of real property transfer of nine million dollars is not general revenue have the additional revenue this the of operation help a cover that the that increase any questions. Create a good vote on the amendment. Representing is explain the amendment. We would like to speak against the amendment. Would like to speak for the amendment. Representing is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption amendments over one house bill ten sixty all in favor say aye. Any oppose the amendment is adopted represent Jean moved to place house bill ten sixty seven back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark amendment number one to House Bill ten sixty seven. Senator Jane you're recognized. I miss Baker house bill ten six seven this amendment this government governor's letter for this adds a million for an appropriation for vocational training any questions. Create a good vote on amendments represent Jean is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Jean is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption of a member number one to House Bill ten sixty seven all in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendment is adopted represent gene you're recognized. Thank your Speaker calling we have to appropriation bills one for the House one the Senate. And then the other ones or re appropriation bills from the Senate we did the house in here reappropriation as last week. The first one is a house bill ten thirty one this is the AT and. That's about a fourteen point eight million dollar budget five I think five point six of its general revenue. Of. Justin garner much support last time but we will try it again any questions. Your one voted for the bill number two called respect other perks refered read the bill for a third time Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time House Bill ten thirty one repair the machine. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. By a vote of sixty five Yeas twenty days and seven present the bill is fail representing you're recognized. We're we're making progress. This is a Senate bill thirty six this Arkansas teacher retirement appropriation no general revenue any questions. Voted for the bill merge calls means bigger the Clerk read the bill third time. Clark please read the bill for third time Senate bill thirty six. Per machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed represent gene you're recognized thank you much bigger calling we're gonna give you a minute we're going to backs Senate bill sixty nine. And go all the way to the end of the second sheet Senate bill eighty three. Give the opportunity to look at and see if we need to pull any of these other backs for separate VAT. Server vote. Represent Clowney for purpose. You're recognized a representative gene could you please pull sixty nine from about for a separate vote every vote thank you sixty nine. Any others. All right members we're going to pick up a Senate bill seventy. And go all the way through to Senate bill eighty three. Your one vote is for the bill the merger calls. Mister Speaker the Clerk read the bill for the third time Mr Clark please read the bills for the third time Senate bill seventy central seventy one Senate bill seventy two Senate bill seventy three Senate bill seventy four Senate bill seventy five central seventy six central seventy seven Senate bill seventy eight central seventy nine Senate bill eighty Senate bill eighty one Senate bill eighty two Senate bill eighty three. Per machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. Five hundred ninety seven yeah zero nine zero present the bills have passed represent gene you're recognized thank you much bigger colleagues will pick up the reappropriation bill Senate bill sixty nine institution of higher education any questions. The one vote for the bill emerge called respect other corporate bill third time Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time Senate bill sixty nine repair the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty ninety eight zero nine three present the bill is passed. Represent Meeks what purpose motion place let's hear your motion after the announcmenet trading of the bills transferring the bill's place on the calendars 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 report I move that we adjourn until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion carries. Are there any announcements represent Jean for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized a joint budget will meet tomorrow morning nine AM big mac a. Represent wing for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House Management tomorrow we have moved it was going to be today it's not going to be tomorrow upon adjournment in mac B.. Representantes for what purpose. You're recognized the state agency's abated two thirty in room one fifty one. Represent Johnson for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized stray rules will meet upon adjournment of state agencies and big mac. President fought for what purpose announce that you're recognized per caucus in the morning seven AM all spring court room. Any any other announcements. Represent Hodges for what purpose. You're recognized. Peer review subcommittee seven thirty A. M. in room big mac a. Any other announcements. The desk remain open as needed for the reading. Represent wing for what purpose Hausman you're recognized somebody had a birthday yesterday. Our Speaker happy birthday Speaker Shepherd. Thank you. This will remain open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion of the items named in the joint resolution the house will be adjourned until one PM tomorrow.