Senate Convenes

The court. We'll all or not to rise personnel please leave the Senate chamber at this time the Senate will begin station momentarily. What is. Well and truly over to. Welcome order my secretary please call Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full 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. Everyone please stand including those in the balcony. fulfill it so we're prayer. Rival on anything well you better pray someone take that advice today father we thank you for this day and all the blessings that you bestowed upon us you've been so gracious to us new shows tremendous mercy and grace and it was still find ways to transgress I pray for wisdom over this body job tells us that the fear of god is the beginning of wisdom father pray that we find that reverance in that for years we begin this session. What are decisions to be made from a position of submission to you and not of our own understanding notice on vehicle chamber but it chamber looking for wisdom on behalf of the people of our state. Follow the ward you say that we have not because we ask not so I'm asking let us lead from a place of humility and service to others yes it's all in your son's great name no guns people said and. Senate bill four. Thank you governor I leave for my father Phil Gilmore. I didn't I can't hear leave personal okay for senator Bledsoe and Senator Stubblefield. To do that one first. I dance to ask for leave for former state senator garner delay in the back of the room. On the floor is. Thank you a personal privilege moment a personal privilege. If you can. Members if you'll bear with me the governor was the state senator from Fort Smith he had just turned out or moved on he was one of the first people I talked to about I was wondering for office and it's kind of a running joke between he and I because he told me the truth and that after ten years it's proof for it but it was the scariest thing I've ever heard but good guy running for Supreme Court justice I don't campaign down here in the well but get to know this guy he's a good guy and thank you for being with us Garner thank you for having thank you. Media. To. You go to any other. Yes Sir will your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill forty one Senate bill eighty four Senate bill eighty nine Senate bill nine Senate bill ninety one Senate bill ninety two Senate bill ninety three Senate bill ninety four Senate bill ninety five Senate bill ninety six Senate bill ninety seven Senate bill ninety eight. Ninety nine. One hundred compared reporter under consideration here with return sign to recommend due pass counted. Senate resolution one hundred and two by Senator Hickey for the department of finance administration disbursing officer the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal years Senate bill one O. two. Budget Senate bill one O. three by Senator Hickey an active partner finance ministration disbursing officer profession for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year Senate bill one O. three. Joint Budget. Senate bill twent Senate resolution twenty four by Senator Tucker commending the junior league of little rock for its hundred year history of training community and civic leaders and its ongoing service to the community of little rock Senate resolution twenty four Senate bill twenty resolution five by Senator Tucker to recognize the many achievements of Roger by the Senate resolution twenty five calendar let me say something about senator Clark. Resolution. Roger. Sir Clark is joining us tomorrow correct physically be okay if I known Roger offices with. What more. These little rock he's coming our way and the boys of Squidward and he's made quite a career and so he will be here tomorrow so. If you have any kids that age. Former bring them. SpongeBob's show TV. Also for that Walmart does not have a. Sir Clark. Yes this is true. Senator. Clark. Moving on to the business. Over the budget first okay Senator Dismang there is. You have there is. The members we've got a few different amendments that we need to take up today. Amendment one Senate bill eighteen. All right so this amendment actually reduces the line items for conference fee in travel for you a mess by five million dollars each for a total of over ten million dollar reduction is brought by representative Cavenaugh. Any questions on them. All those in favor say aye. I doubt I think we got one I right then some thank you that was. Amendment one Senate bill thirty three. Amendment to the parks and heritage is in relation to the increased revenues for the real real property transfer tax. The question is all in favor say aye. Seven. The senators. Amendment one Senate bill thirty eight. All right this amendment brought by the governor's letter delete stag Grushow premiums preparation which has been replaced removed three thirty thousand dollars for the forestry operations grants and aid provides new preparation forestry scholarships for that amount. The question. The favor say aye. Both sides have it members adopted to the grocery. Amendment one Senate bill forty nine. All right this is a preparation for workforce services removes transfer funds promotional line I'm special language from the bill to allow the Department utilize promotional item transfer language as authorized in statute. The question all in favor say aye hi. Does have it members adopted version. Mamet won the Senate bill fifty eight. All right this minute change the Department education division division of higher education bill by adding a new preparation for three million from the work force initiative two thousand fifteen fund the expansion or creation of nursing programs at a stat state institutions of higher education the Amendment by representative Bentley questions over. Is have it members adopted. Amendment one Senate bill fifty nine. All right this is the unit for the University of Arkansas Fadil Amendment reduces the conference these travel line item in the universities cash preparation section by five point six million to better align with actual expenditures brought by representative Cavenaugh. The question. Follows say aye ayes have it members adopted integration. It right. All right I think that's all of our amendments and then we're going to move on so on your desk we're going to consider in batch the first set of House bills their states house bill ten thirty five thirteen eighty eighty seven read this off to talk to one of those out just let me know will pull that out for a separate vote house bill ten thirty five. House bill ten thirty six. House bill ten fifty. House bill ten seventy seven. House bill ten eighty one. House bill ten eighty two. House bill ten eighty three. House bill ten eighty four. Ten eighty five. Ten eighty six and house bill ten eighty seven thanks for one out let me know if not we're gonna go ahead and the letter read those cross. Has ten thirty five and that for the department of education Martin Luther king junior commission a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten thirty six an act for the Arkansas department transportation the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten fifty an act for the Arkansas public employees retirement system appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten seventy seven an act for the department of health tobacco prevention and cessation cessation programs preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten eighty one Department of Veterans Affairs reincorporation house bill ten eighty two an act to the Department of Human Services division of developmental disabilities services apart reappropriation hassle ten eighty three an act of the Department of Human Services division of Asian of aging adult and behavioral health services reappropriation house bill ten eighty for an act for the institutions of higher education reappropriation hassle ten eighty five an act for the secretary of state reappropriation has for ten ninety six that Act for the Department of Parks heritage and tourism division of heritage reappropriation household ten eighty seven and I have to Department of Parks heritage and tourism state parks and tourism division. We appropriation. You've heard badge one. The look like anybody wants to pull any of the bills our. The questions any objection on the vote the role. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers full 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 anyone wish to change their vote. About thirty three eight zero days. All of those House bills in batch one pass returned to the house. That. In a batch to this is house bill ten eighty eight through ten ninety four these are all re appropriations members more read those again if you'd like to pull one out let me know house bill ten eighty eight house bill ten eighty nine house bill ten ninety house bill ten ninety one house bill ten ninety two ninety three and ten ninety four the like pulling those out so let me now. All right house bill ten eighty eight and that the department of energy and environment division of environmental quality reappropriation castle ten eighty nine and that for the department of public safety reappropriation house bill ten nine eight an act to the department of education educational television division reappropriation house bill ten ninety one an active part of education Arkansas school for the blind in Arkansas school for the deaf free appropriation house bill ten ninety two department of corrections division of community correction reappropriation household ten ninety three an act for the department of corrections division of corrections three preparation hassle ten ninety four an act for the department of agriculture Arkansas natural resources commission reappropriation. Any questions. Any objection for the vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers full 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 you always change their vote. Cast a ballot three three eight zero days the House Bills and back to all past returned to the house. Includes the. Calar moving on to the business agenda. Senator Clark. Senate resolution twenty by Senator Clark to authorize the introduction of a nonappropriation bill to authorize the issuance and renewal of a special license plate to promote and support the Arkansas dyslexic support three. Senator Clark. Thank you governor. Thank you. Centers. The it is with reluctance that I introduce a bill in a fiscal session I am pretty positive I never have this is right next to a technical correction this group has been the backbone of helping us with the ever measure that we have done working on reading. they work across the state working for free making sure that we help kids learn to read especially those with this dyslexia and those are falling through the cracks they don't wish to wait for a year the license plate it requires if we run the bill that they paid a fee I think it's five thousand dollars to set that up when they've already agreed and prepared to do that requires you know that we remove a plate there's over a dozen that haven't been using over six years so we we run all those traps the only one is left as I've come around and ask for your support I haven't counted votes but I ask for your support and I know we have a lot of support and so today I'm going to ask you to pass this resolution so that we can run this bill for them I'll be happy to take any questions any questions. Senate. This is a very. A family member that was dyslexic and of I think it's great but you know when we set this up ten years ago when I know you're going by the rules it we were trying to keep this thing to a fiscal session and not becoming a regular session in. I know that your group said that they were more willing to wait a year but. Fan would this be something that would be more fit to be in January and the regular session then the take up this non fiscal license plate immediately dis one thing I mean that's obviously something had to be done because of time constraints to the savings on the money but I just would ask you. The importance of why this could wait till January. Senator Ingram of. Of. I had this conversation with them and share to the reluctance of many legislators to do anything during the session and I can assure you however you vote I will not be out meeting anyone out that you don't care about kids reading this is. For you to the saw I am asking that you supported but I'm not going to hold grudges or asset anybody else hold grudges either way it's because people have strong feelings about that and I get it I'm just I'm here to ask if you will. Any other questions. Search close. Center I'm closed appreciate a good vote there any objection rolling of a there is subject to one vote please call the roll out of surgery and this requires twenty four. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. Davis. DISMANG. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flowers. Full for. Full for. Garner. Gilmore yes Hammer. Hendren. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Leding. Page. Right. Price. Sample. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. T.. Tucker. Wallace the. Anyone wishing Sir for for this hi. Anyone wish to vote or change their vote over here anyone. Going to. Senator Davis. President. Senate president Senator sample. Is by anyone else. Cast up the ballot. Eighteen days for days resolution is not adopted. House bills third reading a passage we have one bill and Senator Hester or. House bill ten ninety five the House Management Iraq for the Arkansas house of representatives staff preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senator Hester thank you governor members this is the building fund from the house and I would ask that you vote against. Any questions. There would be in for any objection on the vote we will. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers full 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. The bill is passed returns to the house. Senator Hammer has the. Doctor of the day. Thank you Mr president like to introduce our doctor day Dr James Hahn anesthesiology North Little Rock glad to have him in the the search at the chapel today in the building thank god to have you here today also our nurses today Brenda hewed if you all would give them a warm welcome please. There are a. Members just a reminder about the sportsman caucus catfish dinner tonight you have a notice on your desk and hope you come in we'll see you there. Senator. One more. Wardlaw. Senate is. Just reminder peer review will meet tomorrow at seven thirty in the bill going to budget at nine and just for planning purposes understand then on Thursday is going very it be a busy day special language is going to be at seven thirty in my understanding and I'll confirm again we're gonna push joint budget back to ten on Thursday to be able to get through the special language agenda. Thank you governor insurance and commerce members were going to meet up fifteen minutes upon adjournment room one seventy one we got four Bills same as what we did when they went through the Senate they're coming from the house thank you. You senator. I upon adjournment of both the house and Senate rules committee is going to meet over big mac so that's today upon adjournment. The.