House Convenes

One. Two three. My check one two. I'm by the member staff and guest to stand to be led in prayer by representative Les Warren and to remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Please join me in prayer. Do let me thank you so much for the state you've given us we as set as we come together as a body that you would be the on scene but present part. Of our undertakings father we ask that you would give us wisdom. To know what's best to do we S. that what we do would be pleasing in honoring in your site. Father help us as we work through the details that we would do so in a way that would be spirit of cooperation and respect for each other. we thank you for the privilege that we have to come together and be a body that represents our state. we just ask that you be with us now in Jesus name we pray amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clerk. Asked about Mr Clark. With ninety eight members present. The chair sees a quorum are there any request for leave representative Cavenaugh for what purpose leave you're recognized leave a representative Barker is leave granted for representative Barker. So noted represent Warren for what purpose leave you're recognized leave a representative Carlton wing is leave granted for representative wing. So noted. Represent love moves we dispense the reading of previous previous day's Journal without objection so ordered. Are the Reports from select committees are the Reports from standing committees are is there any unfinished business are there any Executive communications Mr Clark please read the proclamation. Whereas House concurrent resolution ten fifteen of the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly provides for an extended recess of the ninety third General Assembly until such time that the ninety third General Assembly is able to complete its work on congressional redistricting and whereas the ninety third General Assembly entered into an extended recess on April twenty eighth twenty twenty one and whereas H. R. H. C. R. ten fifteen authorizes the Speaker of the house and the president pro tem of the Senate by joint proclamation to reconvene the General Assembly at any time and now therefore we the undersigned Speaker of the house and the president pro tem of the Senate here by direct at the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas shall reconvene at ten AM Wednesday September twenty nine twenty twenty one and that during that time the General Assembly may conduct its business related to the following as provided in H. C. R. ten fifteen eight considering vetoes be correcting errors and oversights C. completing the work of congressional redistricting D. considering legislation related to the COVID nineteen public health emergency and read just debts redistribution of COVID nineteen relief funds and eat considering the need for further extension of the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly and that the ninety third General Assembly may adjourned sine die as soon as practicing as required to bowl after completing of its work a redistricting in witness there I've we have hereunto set our hands and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed at the state capitol in Little Rock on the twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord twenty twenty one sincerely Matthew Shepherd Speaker of the house Jimmy Hickey junior president pro tem Senate. Read the bills Mr Clark. House Bill nineteen fifty eight. House the chair rules house bill nineteen fifty eight is improperly introduced for not being compliance with the list of unfinished business contained in the regular session extension resolution house concurrent resolution ten fifteen. Read also nineteen fifty nine that objection read bill second time house bill nineteen fifty nine state agencies house bill nineteen sixty represent McKenzie for what purpose. Clarification. On what point I could you read the ruling again for us please and. What. The chairs rule that house bill nineteen fifty eight is improperly introduced for not being in compliance with the list of unfinished business contained in the regular session extension resolution house concurrent resolution ten fifteen. Could you explain what nineteen fifty eight is. House bill nineteen fifty eight is a proposes an act to be entitled an act to establish a right of privacy concerning coronavirus two thousand nineteen COVID nineteen vaccination status to establish a grant program with distribution from COVID nineteen relief funds to provide restitution for individuals to declare an emergency and for other purposes. Okay. Representative can be for purpose I would like to I'd like to speak against it. Or have a ruling on the procedure for represent brand represent right for purposes. Point of information you're recognized for your point yes representative Kenzie Speaker I have refiled and reduce the new bill that will address the American rescue plan specifically in what was house bill nineteen fifty eight. So. So here's. House bill nineteen fifty eight was improperly filed because it didn't specifically reference the American rescue funds in an effort to be fair I alerted representative bright to that fact he is just now re filed another bill that bill will be read across the desk and just a few moments. Represent Lowery for what purpose. the point of clarification or wanted to a point of in query what's your but I think that you've clarified for me you are going to read representative Bryant's bill across the desk and assigned to committee I will read across the desk we just received it and you'll hear what my decision is when we get to it okay and at what point will we be hearing that in a session tomorrow. What point will we be hearing what. Your your ruling on his bill well in a matter of just a few seconds okay all right. Read the bills Mr Clark house bill nineteen sixty. Without objection read the bill a second time house bill nineteen sixty state agencies also nineteen sixty one that objection read the bill a second time house bill nineteen sixty one state agencies house bill nineteen sixty two that objection read bill second time house bill nineteen sixty two state agencies house bill nineteen sixty three that objection read the bill a second time possible nineteen sixty three state agencies house bill nineteen sixty four got objection read the bill a second time also in nineteen sixty four aid agencies house bill nineteen sixty five objection we bill a second time house bill nineteen sixty five state agency house bill nineteen sixty six without objection bill second time house bill nineteen sixty six state agency houseful nineteen sixty seven. The chair rules house bill nineteen sixty seven is improperly introduced for not being compliance with the list of unfinished business containing the regular session extension resolution house concurrent resolution ten fifteen. Mr Clark read the subtitle that bill. House bill nineteen sixty seven to reduce income tax levied on individuals trusts and estates from five and nine tenths percent to four nine tenths percent represent Lowery for what purpose. Mr Clark read the bills house bill nineteen sixty eight that Jackson read the bill a second time house bill nineteen sixty eight eight eight six house bill nineteen sixty nine that objection read the bill a second time AS one nineteen sixty nine state agencies house bill nineteen seventy that objection read the bill a second time as well nineteen seventy eight eight thousand nineteen seventy one that objection read bill second time house bill nineteen seventy one eight agency house bill nineteen seventy two the Bill second time house bill nineteen seventy to public health House resolution ten fifty one. Without objection objection read the resolution a second time House resolution ten fifty one calendar. Representatives for what purpose. Motion let's hear your motion Mister Speaker I move we suspend for the duration of this regular session House rule thirty eight P. through T. setting minimum lengths of time for circulation of fiscal impact statements related to specific types of legislation. Proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carries the representatives what purpose motion. Let's hear your motion Mister Speaker I move we suspend for the duration of this regular session House rule forty one a requiring bills to be on the desk for at least twenty four hours before final passage and be prohibiting bills from being placed on committee agendas no sooner than the second calendar day following its filing. The proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye hi any opposed. Motion carries representatives what purpose motion what's your motion Mister Speaker I move we suspend for the duration of this regular session House rule sixty eight setting minimum lengths of time for notice of committee meetings. That's proper motion stop debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carried. Represent Smith for what purpose motion let's hear motion I move that we take Senate bill two ninety eight off the table for consideration. Represent Smith We need to pull a copy of that bill and and look at the resolution so with that we'll I will respond to that motion upon reconvening the House will stand in recess for ten minutes. The House will come to order. Represents Smith has made a motion. To remove from the table Senate bill two ninety eight. For the purpose. Of considering an override of the governor's me to represent Smith for what purpose I think the way that motion are to be stated is. Motion to override the veto on Senate bill to take it off the table as far as. The motion to table I think that's a better phrasing of that motion. What tell me your motion again okay. The bill was vetoed then we had it was tabled so I need to make a motion to Override the. The motion to the tell. The table. What I need Leding what. But I believe the motion what I believe the motions intent to be is a motion to take from the table Senate bill two ninety eight for purposes of considering an override of the governor's veto. That. That's a proper motion. It's not debatable representative love for what purpose I just have an inquiry was to vote threshold for this. Majority of a quorum majority of a quorum okay thank you. In that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Those opposed. The noes have it. I only see four. There's. Per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of thirty seven yet. Three present the motion is failed. Members will stand in recess for ten minutes. House will come to order. Read the bills Mr Clark. House bill nineteen seventy three the objection read the bill a second time house bill nineteen seventy three public health. Represent makes for what purpose. Motion the Speaker to your motion after the announcmenet trading or the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments members withdrawing their bills finalizing resolutions reading communications any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until ten o'clock tomorrow morning. That's a proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed the motion carries. Members we're gonna go to our announcements but just real quick. Please pay attention to the announcements monitor your emails monitor the bureaus website. things can change pretty quickly we're going to do our best to try to make sure that there's a lead time before committee meetings and and any possible action I'll go ahead and I know we're gonna have announcements but just so you'll know state agencies is gonna meet at one o'clock. I'll go in much I'll make the announcmenet again just to reiterate that they'll meet at one o'clock and then public health will meet upon a final adjournment of state agencies later this afternoon tomorrow morning we plan to come in at ten o'clock depending on what happens in committees will determine what activity takes place here on the floor and father will have to figure out what committee meetings need to meet tomorrow so we do our best to try to keep everybody informed and keep you in the loop as as as best as we possibly can with as much lead time as we possibly can but we just be very aware and pay attention to email the website any questions feel free to reach out to me rolloid buddy or others here in the House staff represent flowers for what purpose. Hello thank you pointed privilege. Actually I think I think I know what you're gonna say I'm and I've overlooked you want me to make that and that's okay I actually have their names on your regular cells thank you so much colleagues I would like to draw your attention to the House gallery to your right. And it does students if you will please stand. We have in our midst some of the most talented young leaders in the state as well as their advisor Leon Jones the third who is the SGA president at U. APP. Jaelyn Peeples who's the SCA fights president. Cristiana Barnes who is the STA secretary and a Monty Montgomery who is the S. C. H. U. from staff and then please also help me recognize Frank Dorsey the SGA adviser thank you so much. And members also failed to recognize we have a couple guests in the gallery Ted Freeman and John Broome her guests of representative Jett and I believe there are they appear of their in there right behind me here. And then the one other thing I forgot to mention at the front end is that with this this week we have corporal Richey with Lee and corporal trade counted from the Arkansas state police. All right any other announcements representative gene for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized there's a joint budget tentatively S. is scheduled for tomorrow morning at nine what your calendar of all tonight of so be ready to meet at nine o'clock in the morning if we need to. Represent Ladyman for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized. A public health committee will meet today upon adjournment of state agencies Committee and mac a. Representantes for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized state agencies will meet at one PM in room one fifty one. Any other announcements. If not the desk will remain open and upon completion The Addams named in the adjourn resolution the house to be adjourned until ten AM tomorrow.