Joint Budget Committee

I'm members just wanna walk through a quick cover gonna handle today you should have you know your packets at your desk we're gonna go page by page what I mean by that is Kevin's going to read the bills and summaries for those that are ready to go today and we are going to take questions comments whatever it may be if they're not contentious and then we're gonna go ahead and vote those out today by page if that makes sense so in essence on the on the on the Senate bill calendar are in the Senate bill agenda of I'll read off after he does the summaries take the questions and we'll take a motion for it for instance on S. B. O. two SP three SP four SP five SP six and we'll both those all at one time with one motion I do y'all have any questions on procedures for today. All right seeing nine we do have a little bit of housekeeping for the House members and members don't need to participate in this but there are as a resolutions are here and someone turned over the co chair so we can reduce those take about. Thank you Mr chairman members of the house this is a house resolution ten seventeen and eighteen they're duplicates this is what we introduce the RSA with with will fill in the details later on in the session of their word for word identical any any questions on this. I need a motion to approve both resolution seventeen and eighteen have a motion and a second any discussion. All in favor say aye opposed thank you Mr chairman. Right in the center sample can go ahead and get your but not limited recognized you. Thank you Mr chairman of members we had a a hot springs leadership you will stand. And as you can see there's too many of rate introduce. All right now so we have a group from Harding university here with the reclining yacc stand up and we're gonna see them around the capital today members just so you know since we do have folks in the audience or in watching we're gonna give them a lesson on efficiency this morning so. Thank you. And with that if you go to a page one of the Senate packet. And then I Kevin you're good to go thank you Mr chairman so the Senate packet has the S. in the upper right hand corner we're on page one these the bills that are ready Mr chairman Senate bill to governor's office Senate bill three lieutenant governor's office Senate bill four ethics commission Senate bill five corrections sentencing commission Senate bill six corrections parole board. All right members so we're going to consider today Senate bill one I mean Senate bill two three four five and six if you have any questions on those bills that you might. All right seeing seeing no questions we had a motion All right we got motion do pass for Senate bill two three four five and six got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries. I move the page to well this chairman already messed up homepage NO one. Senate bill eight is always ready also sorry I apologize chairman all right Senate bill eight that is southeast Arkansas college with any questions or comments. Seeing none I've got a motion to pass a got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries now removed Page two thank you Mr chairman. On page two. Senate bill nine. Labor licensing workers compensation commission Senate bill ten euro of Legislative Research Senate bill eleven order state operations and that's it Mr. Thank you members with any questions on Senate bill nine. Any comments Senate bill ten. Questions comments and then Senate bill eleven. All right seeing none I've got a motion to pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries page three. Mr chairman the on one page three Senate bill fourteen judicial discipline disabilities commission. Thank you of members we have any questions on Senate bill fourteen. Any comments seeing none of got a motion to pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries page four. Senate bill nineteen prosecutor coordinator office. All right members we have any questions on Senate bill nineteen any comments seeing none I've got a motion do pass got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All those opposed motion carries Page five Senate bill twenty one cabbage promotion board Senate bill twenty two beef council all right members we have to pay two bills on page five we questions on Senate bill twenty one. Senate bill twenty two. Seeing none I've got a motion to pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All opposed motion carries paid six Senate bill twenty five order state continuing education appropriation Senate bill twenty seven public defender commission Senate bill twenty eight Veterans Affairs. All right members do we have any questions on Senate bill twenty five. The comments Senate bill twenty seven. Senate bill twenty eight. Senator Elliot you're recognized for a question. Mr I just wanted to get a clarification about number of the public defender's Commission okay and if. What to do with what they how much we're increasing their budget and needs this section. Since which one not so much the commission I'm taking of of the. Seven Senate bill twenty seven does not have any increases over the previous fiscal year other than those normal cost of living's for regular salaries and match did they request to any any for the. I would have to go back and look at it there actual agency request okay the last regular session but they have we have not received anything from them for this fiscal okay that is good thank you Mr chair all right thank you members with any other questions on Senate bill twenty five twenty seven or twenty eight. Seeing none of got a motion to pass and get a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries paid seven. Mr chairman Senate bill twenty nine commerce aeronautics Senate bill thirty south Arkansas community college Senate bill thirty one Supreme Court Senate bill thirty two essay you tech. I thank you members women questions on Senate bill twenty nine. Senate bill thirty. Senate bill thirty one. Or Senate bill thirty two. All right seeing none of got a motion to pass I've got a second on Senate bill twenty nine thirty thirty one and thirty two all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries. Ruinous give to the page nine. Several thirty seven energy environment Geological Survey. Members we have one bill on page nine Senate bill thirty seven with any questions any comments seeing none. Got a motion to pass about a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page ten Senate bill thirty nine U. CA Senate bill forty energy environment liquefied petroleum gas board Senate. All right members Page ten Senate bill thirty nine any questions or comments Senate bill forty. All right seeing none I've got a motion to pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries. Mr page eleven Senate bill forty two transformation and shared services this is the geological information systems office Senate bill forty three this is capital zoning commission in the park's heritage and tourism department Senate bill forty four transmission shared services this is the Building Authority Division. All right page eleven Senate bill forty two any questions or comments. Senate bill forty three. Or Senate bill forty four representative love you're recognized. Senate bill forty three can we hold that over just for tomorrow okay we're gonna pass over Senate bill forty three. Members with any other questions or comments on Senate bill forty two or forty four. All right seeing none of got a motion to pass a got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All those posed motion carries we're gonna go to page thirteen. Hello one thirteen is Senate bill fifty two this is the insurance department in the department of commerce can. Members do we have any questions on Senate bill fifty two on page thirteen. All right seeing none got a motion to pass of got S. second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries page fifteen thank Mr page fifteen Senate bill fifty five health department this is the minority health commission tobacco settlement funded Senate bill fifty six health department minority health commission operations only to Mr I thank you members do we have any questions this is page fifteen on Senate bill fifty five or Senate bill fifty six. All right seeing none of that a motion to pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page eighteen members. Page eighteen Senate bill sixty five health department tobacco settlement commission. I thank you members of any questions on Senate bill sixty five Page eighteen. All right seeing none no comments get a motion to pass about a second all those in favor signify by saying aye. Others posed motion carries Senate bill twenty I mean I'm sorry Page twenty. Okay the last one in the Senate packet is Senate bill sixty eight health department boards and commissions. Members to any questions or comments this is page twenty on Senate bill sixty eight. All right seeing none of got a motion do pass I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries all right this takes is to the H. are the House packet. It's gonna have title a or it's going to have the H. in the top right hand corner. Thank you Sir you're recognized as chairman page one house bill ten two public safety emergency management house bill ten oh three claims commission house bill ten oh four was arca college house bill ten oh five election commissioners board house bill ten oh six court of appeals. I thank you members to any questions on the bills on page one of the H. R. House packet. That's house bill a House bill ten oh two house bill ten oh three house bill ten oh four house bill ten oh five and house bill ten oh six. All right any the motion I got a motion do pass on house bill ten oh two ten oh three ten oh four ten oh five ten oh six about a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page two House Bill tell seven disability determination house bill ten oh eight labor licensing this is their boards and commissions appropriation. All right thank you members on page two any questions on house bill ten oh seven or ten oh eight. The comments seeing none of got a motion do pass for ten oh seven ten oh eight I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page three House Bill ten oh nine we promotion board house bill ten eleven rice research promotion board house bill ten twelve soybean promotion board. Okay. I thank you members to any questions on house bill ten oh nine ten eleven or ten twelve the comments saying none of got a motion do pass on house bill ten oh nine ten eleven and ten twelve got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page four. House bill ten fourteen Public Service Commission house bill ten fifteen northwest Arkansas community college house bill ten sixteen Parma commerce development finance authority division house bill ten seventeen southern Arkansas university all right members this is page four and I've got a question representatives bringer you just let me know on which which bill. Good morning thank you Mr chair I'm back on page three okay. House bill ten ten. I will it I don't see a deferred on any on that so is there something that we're missing here for yes I don't have it notated here's there's two questions by a member or is that a whole for agents of the we have a amendment a possible amendment pending is the reason I was skipped over all right thank you. Yes ma'am all right so back on page four. The seats a house bill ten fourteen any questions or comments ten fifteen ten sixteen or ten seventeen. All right seeing none I've got a motion do pass on house bill ten fourteen ten fifteen ten sixteen at ten seventeen I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed page five. Page five house bill ten nineteen DFA child support enforcement division house bill ten twenty transmission shared services this is that the I. S. information systems. Q. members when the questions on house bill ten nineteen our house bill ten twenty. All right seeing none I've got a motion to pass on house bill ten nineteen and house bill ten twenty of got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All opposed motion carries paid six house bill ten twenty one national park college house bill ten twenty two part of agriculture this is a natural resource commission Division house bill ten twenty three north Arkansas college house bill ten twenty four governor's mansion. Thank you members with any questions this is page six house bill ten twenty one ten twenty two ten twenty three or ten twenty four. Seeing no questions or comments I've got a motion to pass on house bill ten twenty one ten twenty two ten twenty three and ten twenty four I got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries paid seven house bill ten twenty five when commissioner house bill ten twenty nine treasure state local law enforcement and emergency medical support house bill ten thirty treasure state this is for general education bonds. I thank you members of any questions or comments on house bill ten twenty five house bill ten twenty nine or house bill ten thirty. Seeing none I've got a motion to pass on house bill ten twenty five ten twenty nine in ten thirty I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries pages eight house bill ten thirty one education educational television commission house bill ten thirty two Attorney General that's it Mr okay members with any questions or comments on page eight house bill ten thirty one or house bill ten thirty two. Seeing none I've got a motion do pass on house bill ten thirty one in ten thirty two I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye aye those opposed motion carries. Page nine house bill ten thirty five education for the Martin Luther king junior commission. I thank you members of any questions on house bill ten thirty or ten thirty five on page nine in comments this represents Springer recognized for a question or comment. I I thank you Mr I single deferral or deferral deferred on ten thirty six to thirty six on the train I'm assuming that's a possible amendment. Yeah I'm just held up for now and just a clarification we're trying to do there are no holds by members and there's no a governor letter or potential amendments on the bill for trying to pass out today at least we're we're of. Some. You get. Thank you. All right so Page nine house bill ten thirty five. I need a motion I've got a motion to pass house bill ten thirty five I'm gonna second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page ten. House bill ten thirty eight this is legislative audit. House bill ten thirty nine corn and grain sorghum promotion board house bill ten forty this Parma commerce for the waterways commission house bill ten forty one treasurer state this is city council person facilities assistance house bill ten forty two treasure state for animal rescue shelters all right thank you members do we have any questions or comments on house bill ten thirty eight ten thirty nine ten forty ten forty one or ten forty two. I'm not saying nine I've got a motion do pass on house bill ten thirty eight ten thirty nine ten forty ten forty one in ten forty two I read a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page eleven house bill ten forty four Black River technical college house bill ten forty six Henderson state university house bill ten forty seven energy and environment department this is for oil and gas commission house bill ten forty eight Arkansas north east earned college house bill ten forty nine former commerce state secretary's department. I think you have members on page eleven. With any questions or comments on house bill ten forty four ten forty six ten forty seven ten forty eight or ten forty nine signal questions or comments about a motion to pass on house bill ten forty four ten forty six ten forty seven ten forty eight and ten forty nine and a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries page twelve. House bill ten fifty one Military Department house bill ten fifty to East Arkansas Community College house bill ten fifty three department of commerce for the bank department I thank you members of any questions the page twelve on house bill ten fifty one ten fifty two or ten fifty three. Seeing none have got a motion to pass on house bill ten fifty one ten fifty two and ten fifty three I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries Page thirteen house bill ten fifty seven department of commerce rehabilitation services division. All right thank you members of any questions or comments on house bill ten fifty seven. Seeing none of got a motion to pass on house bill ten fifty seven I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All those opposed motion carries that we're going to go all the way to page nineteen. Page nineteen house bill ten seventy three treasure state this is our operations appropriation. All right thank you members we have any questions or comments on house bill ten seventy three. Seeing none I've got a motion do pass on house bill ten seventy three of got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye those opposed motion carries and then this spring states twenty house bill ten seventy seven hell tobacco I'm I'm sorry health department tobacco prevention house bill ten seventy eight health department health services permit agency house bill ten eighty education this is school for blind and school for deaf all right Page twenty members this is house bill ten seventy seven house bill ten seventy eight and house bill ten eighty when he questions or comments. Seeing none of got a motion to pass in the house bill ten seventy seven house bill ten seventy eight and ten ten eighty I've got a second all those in favor signify by saying aye All those opposed motion carries give us just one minute members. Our members were to come back in tomorrow at nine procedure working diligence today and also if you get a chance eight things the staff are kinda lining out today for us and and letting it go smoothly as it did and also again coming in tomorrow night and then member's own will be on Thursdays if you got something I make sure you bring it and have it ready in and get was staff but with that again thank you for your time diligence morning we are adjourned thank you.