Senate Convenes

What. Senate. Yes pressing details before we call the roll. Get. By Senator please call the roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers 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 putting those in the gallery. Senate is gonna lead us in prayer. Please join me as we go to the lord. Heavenly father be among us as we do the work of the people of this great state give us wisdom give us discernment give us the gift of knowing the right thing to do we pray for your guidance in all things in your name amen. Senate recognized for announcmenet any other announcements. Thank you governor of members. Senator Rice and I would like to introduce the leadership Fort Smith and the leadership Crawford County I don't exactly know how many we are I know we're two bus loads are giving their day to watch you in action so put on a good show for them like normal I see Senator Hickey laughing welcome among us I've told this group and I tell the folks in the audience who is ten years ago today I set up there and we decided that some of us are going to come down here and trying to be public servants so enjoy your day watching the festivities thank you. Senator Ballinger. Thank you Mr president I just want to recognize leadership Franklin County who was up to the west gallery at the center supple feel is not here to be up there but this one appreciate them coming down and watching the festivities today. In the I. The. Okay remove in the morning hour. Senator Ingram. Not. Some I don't hello so may I have the centering of resolution form no. We will pass over that. Senator. Senate bill one by Senator efficiency and act the Arkansas Senate appropriations of the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senator Hester. Thank you governor members just what it says it's our appropriation of funds for the session in the next years happy to answer any questions. Any questions. Senator Irvin never question the question. You will think again for. Close March twenty seven Bojan objection one vote. Please hold while. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers 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 your vote. Cast a ballot thirty three eighty zero days the. Bill is passed transmit to the law. Senator Ingram on this he or one. Passover Senator Irvin as the eighty five Senate bill Senate bill eighty five by Senator Irvin to clarify the definition of eligible in active retirees to modify the eligibility of retirees to participate in the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance program and Claire emergency requires eighteen votes but it does have an emergency call center for thank you members this is part of the packet of the EBT bills and this defines eligibility for state employees who are retired state employees you can read the language in the bill that's really the most of what it does I will say you know there's been and I'll I'll take of an opportunity to say this there's been a tremendous amount of work done on these different pieces of legislation and the Siegel group I thought did an excellent job working with R. E. B. D. and with the legislators Senator Hickey and represent Wardlaw and senator rice in particular did it and credible amount of work on this this is really really important for us to to communicate out to folks but just to let you know we are going to have educational meetings for beneficiaries of the plans so that information will get rolled out to them in a way that's appropriate and that was part of the the the the changes that we insisted on so all of those videos and all those hearings are online and your constituents and go online and watch all of those meetings for clarity and information that will be happy to try to put together a list of those different changes to help you with any response that you may need with that constituents just with that I appreciate a good vote for this bill any questions or wish to speak against or for centers close any objection on the voter rolls. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers 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 your vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero days the bill is passed. Clause adopted transmit to the House center Hickey Senate bill eighty six by Senator to establish a funding mechanism to ensure solvency of state Public school life and health insurance program and declare an emergency. Senate thank you Sir members of of this bill is tablets a funding mechanism to ensure solvency of the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance programs I know we've talked about this debate it is so much I could try to recite it backwards if you want me to but there's any questions I'll be happy to try to answer those at this time. For. The. Yes. We will. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Thirty three zero nine bill is passed emergency calls and opted transmit to the houses have. Senate bill eighty seven by Senator Rice to establish coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of morbid obesity and the State and Public School Life and life and health insurance programs and declare an emergency. So I have thank you Mr president members we covered it so the and and in the resolution course not always is the whole bill and resolutions but there were no changes this is what the Committee again the coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of morbid obesity including bariatric surgery replaces a pilot program that was done it will include diagnosis for the most efficient use for not only financial outcome but the better health again this is part of the three quarters of a billion dollar program. That is. Important to every part of the state so whether you've been in on the last year of getting to hear in this or not it is going to affect your state again this has the potential of of thirty five to forty five percent of savings with correct diagnosis also can be a cure for diabetes and certain heart diseases and we look forward to not only given the improved savings that is required in this program but better health for our citizens I'd be glad to take any questions any questions they will always. Four closed. Senator is close to one vote these rules. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers 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 wishing to change their vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero days bill as passed submerged clause is adopted transmitted to the house one second I have the leadership groups are up here. Watching you may be wondering why all these bills would go so quickly. These are generally non controversial bills the text of the bills in the resolution earlier so everybody's familiar with it that really no objections to it and so also a role the vote instead of calling everybody why. It takes longer waiting for them to respond when you roll call once called fast and it's assume here yeah so would you let us know all laws so that's what's going on here this is an area where these bills and particularly those a lot of agreement no real controversy and that we're able to dispose of them more quickly that way that's what's going on right now in case you're wondering I know that have been in his chair of probably be wondering. Okay Senator Rice. Senate bill eighty eight by Senator Rice to modify the state contribution to the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance programs and clear emergency. Sir I. Thank you again members all this does removes the cap of the other bills since the controls and allows us to look at the health index CPI again goes before the governing boards is being set up also through the board of finance and Legislative Council and it does save changing the statute every year so I appreciate a good vote. Any questions Senator. Yes service more comment I just want to you how much I appreciate and rights Senator Hickey and Senator Irvin for all the work they do on the retired bills I know would yeoman's work and I just wanna tell you how much sincerely appreciate what child is thank you thank you thank you senator garner no question centers close any objection all of a please. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers 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. Yes about thirty three eight zero nine is the bill is passed Emergency Clause was adopted transmit the bill to the house Senator Clark Is recognized before we go to the budget. Thank you governor I'd like to go to make local and recognize the Hot Spring County of leadership group in the west gallery. And I don't believe the sling County leadership group has made it no sleet county part of the city council leadership. Also. Thank you. Thank you senator Paul considering. Okay Senate is. Members just want to kind of get through get your sheet under desk here we're gonna batch these in a few different have a few different batches so you see your senate bill Senate bill thirty six through eighty three that will be the first batch the second batch will be house bill ten oh two. Through the end of that page thirteen oh five. Then the third batch will be all of page two so that's house bill ten of six through house bill ten forty eight and then the last batch of the fourth batch B. house bill ten forty nine through house bill ten seventy eight if you have any bills and I'll stop before each one of these just make sure there's not any additions but would anyone like to pull in the the bills out of the Senate bills out so that Senate bill thirty six through eighty three. Senator Rapert recognized for a question yes sister only As we seventy two is that full that that's is reprogramming from rations you'll have a hole that scope to have on the on the actual preparation this from going projects. Any other questions. Your question all. I'm gonna get let's just go through and make sure in this first run and then we'll do it after each one so then we're going to move to second bachelor's is house bill ten oh two thirteen oh five at the bottom of pages in one like to pull any of those out for a separate discussion. The question to yes Sir I want law H. B. is is okay this is of five after that you have more than I'm sorry it's just the bottom of the House bills. It may said Page two actions or if it did so this will be our second batch is just the the House bills at the bottom of page one. All right in the in batch three will be all of page two so it's house bill ten of six through house bill ten forty eight. Would you like to pull any of those out there we go Segarra recognized. H. B. one zero one six electable separately H. B. one zero one six. All right any other bills on that page to. Again I ask for more time for we. We have for reading through the all right and then page four C. last page inserts in house bill ten forty nines and run through house bill ten seventy eight. All right seeing none were good to go on the first batch so we will. Of recognize unit Senate bill thirty six and then on three Senator Solomon recognize certain. When someone pulls a bill with a mind explaining why they're pulling it out. Because we if we disagree with them then I would like to spend chance to speak to a before against a yeah and that's what is so there's a bill here that you don't want to vote for if you don't want to vote for we need to pull it out that way you're not voting it's all the bills in the batch just to vote against that one if you want to speak to a bill or have a question on the bill just ask pulled out more voted separate well I know but I don't. Question. Either Bill. For the four X.. Now you can edit any of them for their budget talking back. No. We appreciate. Yes or no. Okay. Okay so. Why aren't you gonna read across all the Senate bills and then. Anyone. Any objection. She's got a computer. Senate bill thirty six an act for the Arkansas teacher retirement system appropriation for twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Senate bill sixty nine for the institutions of higher education reappropriation Senate bill seventy and I ask for the Department of Education Division of higher education and northwest technical institute reappropriation Senate bill seventy one an act to the Department of Education Division of elementary and secondary education reappropriation senate seventy two for the department of health reappropriation senate seventy three and that for the department of commerce state insurance department reappropriation senate seventy four and that for the Arkansas public defender commission for your preparation Senate bill seventy five an act for the Department of Human Services division of county operations reappropriation single seventy six that Act for the department of energy and environment Arkansas a copy ecological survey reappropriation senate seventy seven an act for the department of finance ministration disbursing officer reappropriation senate seventy eight a night for the department of finance ministration reappropriation civil seventy nine and that the Department transformation shares services Building Authority Division order preparation Senate bill eighty and that the Department transformation insured services Arkansas geographic information system of office for your preparation Senate bill eighty one an act the Department transformation shared services division of information systems or a preparation. Cymbal eighty two and that department of the military reappropriation see about eighty three an act for the department of agriculture reappropriation. Senator close by twenty one action going above. Please. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace in which change their vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero nine the all the Senate bills in batch one past verticals adopted transmit to the House backs to surgical. Okay I can't read. Bills and their margins C. clauses. Okay. Senate emergency clause describes that or not. In any event back to the center close by to. The court's going to revise to house bill ten oh two an act for the department of public safety division of emergency management appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year household ten oh three an act for the Arkansas state claims commission preparation for the for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten for an act for those Arkansas H. appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten oh five an act for the state board of election commissioners a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. The object of the vote but will. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang English Eliot Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change their vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero days the bills. The batch batch to past. Transmitted actually we're trying to the House. Bash three. Senator we've already had any questions on but three centers close by three any objection with the vote she's going to read a lot of bills and then we will. House bill ten oh six amount for the Arkansas court of appeals the preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten oh seven and that for the state department FOR Social Security Administration disability determination of preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten oh eight an act for the department of labor licensing boards and commissions in preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house hotel nine an act for the Arkansas we promotion board a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten eleven an act for the Arkansas rice research and promotion board appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten twelve and I for the Arkansas soybean promotion board appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten fourteen an act for the Arkansas Public Service Commission preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten fifteen an act for the northwest Arkansas community college preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year has fourteen sixteen and that the department of commerce Arkansas development finance authority in preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. House bill ten seventeen and that for the seven Arkansas Arkansas university preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Asal ten nineteen and that the department of finance administration child support enforcement appropriations for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten twenty an act for the Department of transformations here's Services Division of information systems preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten twenty one and that for the National Park college appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten twenty two an act for the department of agriculture Arkansas natural resources commission of preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten twenty three an act for the Arkansas north Arkansas college preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year asal ten twenty four and I for the Arkansas governor's mansion Commission of preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten twenty five an act for the Commissioner of State plans preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten twenty nine an act for the office of the treasurer of state assistance to local law enforcement and emergency medical appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Household ten thirty an act for the office of the treasurer of state general obligation bonds appropriations for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. House bill ten thirty two an act for the office of the Attorney General appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten thirty eight an act to the Arkansas legislative audit of the legislative audit could join join auditing committee a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. House bill ten thirty nine an act for the Arkansas Corning brain cell sorghum promotion board for creation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. House bill ten forty and that the department of commerce Arkansas waterways Commission preparation for that R. twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten forty one an act for the office of the treasurer of state city county tourism meeting and entertainment facilities assistance preparation for twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year as for ten forty two an act for the office of the treasurer of state animal rescue shelters appropriation of twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Asal ten forty four an act for the Black River technical college appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. At fourteen forty six have for the Henderson state university preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year castle ten forty seven AM after the department of energy and environment following gas commission appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten forty eight an act of the Arkansas northeastern college preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fifths. Though Jacksonville in the vote. Please rollover again. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Which injured vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero nine is the batch of House bills is passed. Transportadora to the house but for. We've already had our questions please madam secretary Bills. Has fourteen forty nine and that to the department of commerce state securities department preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year that's what ten fifty one ACT for the department of military preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Hassle ten fifty two an act for the Arkansas East Arkansas Community College in preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. Has fourteen fifty three an act for the department of commerce State Bank department a preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year hassle ten fifty seven an act for the department of commerce the Arkansas rehabilitation services appropriation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year House Bill. ten seventy three an act for the office of treasurer state of preparation for the twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year house bill ten seventy eight an act for the department of health Health services department agency preparations twenty twenty to twenty twenty three fiscal year. The senators oppose injection for the vote these rules. Ballinger Beckham Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace who was injured vote cast a ballot thirty three eight zero days for batch of House bills passed return the bills to the house Senator Dismang is recognized members just wanna give an update on what we've got going on and and budget next week so on Tuesday rules is going to come in at eight o'clock I think. I think we've got a couple of items the Disney be covered there also on Tuesday personnel is going to go in at seven thirty in the morning when state peer review will go in at seven thirty and on Thursday will be special language also at seven thirty if you have any members own or whatever it may be make sure we get those committing an submitted so they can be referred to the right that committee or proper committees and also will be going in on Tuesday at nine o'clock for joint budget with that thank you all. Joint Budget Tuesday nine a bill. Senator Hickey is recognized. Of members so we're going to do the official sworn flooring in above Mister Colby Fortner on February twenty second at eleven thirty AM room coming in at twelve that'll be done in this chamber by Supreme Court justice Mr Dan can't so if you all would as you all know how special that was whenever you first got here we would appreciate if you all could possibly could make plans to be here at eleven thirty. Senator so we will be in session tomorrow correct. For my. We'll be back. Wardlaw. News. What well we're gonna come if we will if everybody would start are you know we're not going to be in session for the for the of the swearing in but if everybody can be that low well I was going to say noon okay. So I think that would probably better for here at eleven thirty that'll give us is thirty minutes going to be. Okay I guess we're by wants to eat. The body. We'll do one thank you. Senate bill one. Senator. Members I need withdrawal SR eighteen from consideration. Yes sorry. Any other. The one o'clock today.