Committee of the Whole - House

Audio check one. Two three. Four five check one. Two three four five. By the authority of in accordance with that four oh three of the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly we are convened in a committee of the whole for the exclusive purpose of potentially considering whether to terminate the governor's July twenty nine twenty twenty one declaration of a statewide public health emergency Advait the member staff press and guests in the gallery stand be led in prayer by the Reverend Roy Ragland pastor of welcome home church and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Let us pray. Heavenly father we come to you. In the name above every name the name of your son we ask your blessing on this day we ask for your wisdom your direction in your favor. We pray that you would touch those that are suffering this day from all manner of fiction but especially those of covid we pray your touch on those families that are brief this day. Again we ask your favor you reach one wisdom and direction. We pray watch over each one as we go through this day would ask it in Jesus name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clerk. Asked about Mr Clark. With eighty nine members present chair sees a quorum or the request for leave represent McElroy for what purpose you for a representative McGee is leave granted for RepresentativeHouse. So noted represent Hollowell for a purpose. Leave you're recognized leave for representative Lynch is leave granted represent Lynch. So noted represent all well you're recognized a leave for representative Coleman is leave granted for represent Kalman. noted represent Gonzales for what purpose if you're recognized in a gray is leave grant represent great. So noted represent Smith what purpose leave for your representative McGrew leave granted for representative route. So noted represent Mayberry for what purpose. Representing. Is leave granted represent Gazaway. So noted representative Dalby for what purpose. You're recognized leave her representative Charlene Fite is leave granted for representar lean fight. noted representative Vaught for what purpose leave you're recognized leave for representative Boyd leave granted represent Boyd. So noted represent Vaught you're recognized leave for representative aids leave granted representative peeves. noted represented eleven for what purpose leave you're recognized leave a representative makes. It's leave grant representative makes so noted. Represent Ladyman for what purpose request leave resident Lundstrum. You're recognized. Leave representative Lundstrum is leave grant represent ones from. So noted. Members on July twenty nine twenty twenty one governor Aissa Hutchinson issued executive order twenty one dash fourteen which declares a state wide state of disaster emergency related to public health for the purpose of meeting and mitigating the impact of COVID nineteen on the healthcare system of Arkansas executive order twenty one fourteen provides it shall expire sixty days from July twenty nine and let's terminated at an earlier date or proof for renewal by the Legislative Council Arkansas code annotated twelve seventy five one of seven is amended by Act four oh three of twenty twenty one provides if the governor declares a state wide state of disaster emergency related public health the house of representatives and the Senate shall each convene is a committee of the whole within eight business days the declaration to vote upon end debate a concurrent resolution to terminate the state wide state of disaster emergency related to public health. Pursuant to section at the calling of the Speaker of the house and the president pro tem of the Senate respectively the house of representatives and the Senate shall each convene is a committee of the whole at ten AM on Tuesday August third to vote upon end debate any concurrent resolutions there filed to terminate the state wide state of disaster emergency related to public health declared by executive order twenty one fourteen the purpose of this committee of the whole is to consider concurrent resolutions to terminate the state wide state of disaster emergency related public health rather than affirming its issuance. The House will stand in recess for ten minutes. After having consulted with the Senate and with the bureau of legislative research I have determined that no concurrent resolutions have are currently actually there has been a current concurrent resolution file but that concurrent resolution it was filed in the Senate in has been been withdrawn so there are no current concurrent resolutions pending and they're not in the process of being introduced therefore representive eleven for what purpose. Motion let's hear your motion the Speaker with the house of representatives having completed its requirement to meet following issuance of a disaster declaration there being no further business for this committee of the whole I move we stand adjourned. That's a proper motion it's not debatable question before the House is to adjourn the committee of the whole of the house of representatives all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The ayes have it. We're adjourned.