Senate Convenes

What we could just calls. You call the roll call. While the Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. Eads Elliott. English. Oppo. Flowers. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester Hickey. Health. Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding. Page. Rapert. Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Everyone please stand including those in the gallery Mr Baird Mr Hatton. Senator Hammer is gonna lead us in prayer Senator Hammer. Thank you Mr president I'd like to offer short per and then I'd like you to as Senate chamber join me in closing out the prayer I think you'll catch on when I begin I just ask that you join in at the end if you would please. Father we thank for the day and we are truly privilege to stand in this chamber. A father we recognize that is not the church that you died for but we do recognize it's holy ground and that we will county for everything that we have said and done but also the manner in which we have done it we just ask for your forgiveness where we have failed you where we have send and father we ask for your holy strength to complete the journey that we have started in order that we might do it in a fashion that would bring honor and glory and praise your name. Helpless father realize we are family and that father sometimes we don't always get along but that doesn't mean we can't love each other as you loved us and are in perfect condition thank you for dying on the cross coverage for some pain or send that that we can pay for self and have the opportunity to go to heaven when we die through a personal relationship with Christ as our savior we just thank you lord for the honor the privilege to set the shares that you're allowed to sit in to debate this session. We just ask now to be glorified in all things I have see things in your name and I ask that you join in closing the prayer of an the ages any gray areas sure the of Seimone that such a tall red H. law making the. on swoons loans the Womack. Brown was blind of the night The and in August people said. A man. To the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you senator Hammer senator Hammer provided the Hammer. The mistake it was mistaken for a gavel but it's a Hammer. Any announcements. Any items this. Mr president will your committee on Rhode Bills to whom was referred the following Senate concurrent resolution eleven by Senator Sturch Senate concurrent resolution twelve by Senator Gilmore Senate bill sixty eight by joint budget Senate bill one thirty two by joint budget senate two forty eight by Senator Davis Senate bill five thirty five by Senator Davis Senate bill five forty nine by Senator Clark Senate bill five fifty three by Senator Mark Johnson Senate bill five sixty by Senator Clark Senate bill five seventy three by Senator Ballinger Senate bill five ninety five by Senator Wallace semo five ninety nine by Senator Irvin Senate bill six twelve by Senator Garner Senate bill six fifteen by senator garner Senate bill six eighteen by Senator Ballenger Senate bill six thirty one by Senator Eads Senate bill six fifty four by Senator Leding Senate bill six thirty eight by Senator English Senate bill six four by Senator Hammer civil six forty one by Senator Ballenger zero six fifty two by Senator Leding symbol six sixty eight by Senator Garner Senate bill six seventy three by Senator Clark Senate bill six seventy six by Senator Wallace semo six eighty five by Senator Eads Senate bill six ninety four by Senator Beckham zero six ninety eight by Senator Ballenger compared the enrolled copies with the original find same correctly enrolled and delivered to the governor at eight fifty five AM this morning follow up. Any announcmenet any other items Senator Stubblefield beginning the morning hour. Senate memorial resolution seven by Senator Stubblefield Senator Clark in respectful memory of Senator Linda Collins and in recognition of her many contributions to the state of Arkansas and her local community. Senator Stubblefield Mr president without objection I would like to bring a family of Senator Clark a center for Collins in floor without objection. Your. In respect for members Senator Linda Collins and in recognition of our committee could contributions to the state of Arkansas and local community. Whereas on the Collins morning April seventeenth nineteen sixty two in Pocahontas Arkansas to Benny in the late Karilyn furnace Honeycutt Collins died on June fourth two thousand nineteen fifty seven years of age. Resinous calls received for it her education that will for Arkansas was a business woman and entrepreneur was self employed for numerous decades as the owner of an award winning lodging business in Pocahontas and a nationally recognized real estate agent in regional manner and Mrs Collins served as past president of the Arkansas lodging association was a lifetime member of the national rifle association was founding member of the friends of the NRA and hardy Arkansas served in the Arkansas ethics commission in the lower Mississippi Delta development council and was founder of the Randolph County tourism association miss Collins was elected to the house of representatives in two thousand ten serve one term switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in two thousand eleven was elected to the Senate in two thousand fourteen and serve one term. Whereas Senator Collins recognize the importance of working with other legislators across the United States serving in the southern legislative conference and the American legislative exchange council and committees and task force of both entities in two thousand fifteen she was appointed to serve as Arkansas director of the national foundation for women legislators which is one of the nation's oldest organizations that addresses the needs of elected women at all levels of government. Whereas Senator Collins was a longtime member of the set for you for free will Baptist church in Pocahontas she loved god and she loved her family she served our community and our state and our country. She was a church member of the community was a dear friend to so many crosses state never meeting a stranger she was dedicated to her constituents and work tirelessly to serve them in Linda Collins was a member of the gun owners of America the Arkansas hospitality association the national federation of independent businesses the Arkansas chamber of commerce to Randolph County association chamber of commerce the rotary club the Arkansas lodging association and the Arkansas federation of Republican women. Whereas Senator Collins left to cherish her memory her father Benny Collins children bush Smith and his wife Jennifer Pocahontas and heather take Williams and her husband John Bryant sister Kathy Franks grandchildren Reese Williams a Bryant breaking Smith Jackson Smith's of Pocahontas and members family members and friends. Now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the to Senate remember in command. Senator Linda Collins for her hard work dedication and many contributions to the state of Arkansas into our local community. It further resolve that the individual members of the Senate hereby express sincere condolences to the family of Senator Collins and upon adoption of this resolution. That an appropriate copy be provided to families Senator Collins secretary of the Senate. Resolution all those in favor say aye. Is haven't resolution is adopted. Without objection I wanted just for a couple minutes of reasons we'll take a short recess for a just a moment without objection thank you thank you. Thank you. Sir will come to order. Senator Tucker. Senator Tucker and then senator gravel on main center hammer Senate resolution twenty eight by Senator Tucker command Jefferson elementary school on being named a national Blue Ribbon school funded. Senator Tucker of Little Rock. Thank you governor. I'm following senator Gilmore's lead I want to recognize a school in Senate district thirty two Senator L. you're welcome come down here if you want A safe following Sir Gilmore's lead yes Sir not not lives in. If you want and we want to recognize the school in Senate district thirty to Jefferson elementary that's part of Little Rock School District at last year received the highest award designation on or however you want to put it that a school can receive they were designated as a Blue Ribbon school and I'll just re read the resolution whereas Jefferson elementary school in little rock is among five schools in Arkansas and only three hundred sixty seven in the entire nation to be named and recognized as a national Blue Ribbon school where as given by the United States part of education the coveted national Blue Ribbon schools award affirms the hard work of students educators families and communities and creating safe welcoming schools where students master challenging content representative to schools resident recognition is based on is progress in closing the achievement gap among students resulting in significantly higher test score since two thousand fifteen and she meant that principal center register attributed to a joint effort between students teachers and parents or as with a positive and caring environment and high expectations for academics and behavior the school has low staff turnover and is consistently recognized by the Arkansas department of education for being in the top ten percent and academics in the state. Residents of Jefferson elementary school are encouraged to think critically to apply knowledge and work with abstract concepts across all content areas teachers were diligently creatively and collaboratively to provide data driven and engaging lessons using professional learning communities as supportive and deeply committed parent teacher organization participates in many decision making process sees and hosts a number of events and drives to solidify community involvement now therefore be resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate recognize the enormous work in progress of Jefferson elementary school and commit the school for being named a national Blue Ribbon school before revoked there's I just want to recognize we have a number of a parents and teachers in the gallery directly above us there's a couple and and some students yes thank you senator Elliots couple individuals in particular that I want to point out we have the superintendent of the little rock school district we're so grateful for and does great work might for among others we also have Jefferson's principal miss Sander register and also her husband scooter registers a longtime football coach in Arkansas. And I do have to offer disclosure governor before we vote on this I do have a conflict of interest because miss register happens to be she's known at my house as Gigi she is the grandmother of my children and my mother in law and coach register as my father in law so I need to disclose that before revoke but with that. No I'm. Okay. You've heard the resolution all those in favor say aye. Is haven't re solutions adopt. Senator Hammer. Senate was resolution twenty nine by Senator Hammer to express support for two Arkansas universities to play an in state football game against each other. Senator Hammer. This president I will take a lot of your time because we dealt with this earlier but representative Ladyman on the other end is presenting this resolution of the house resolution because we have participated in making history in Arkansas with the bringing together of the University of Arkansas the U. of a to play their first football game against each other in war Memorial Stadium which I think is an important distinction I wanna give a shout out to representative Andy Mayberry he was the one that first start thank you he was the one that kind of got the thing going although it had been tried before the seventies and eighties but when he was a legislator on the other end he was instrumental in trying to keep this at the forefront and I have a gift for each one of you it is a coin that was specially made for the occasion that I will give to each one of you it has the call emblem on one side the wolf emblem on the other side it says Arkansas state legislature ninety first General Assembly because in twenty twenty five that's when they'll play their game and each one of you will get one of these coins as a gift from me to you for helping make this happen and I'll spare you read the resolution just says let's go have a good ball game thank you. Hello. Favor say aye. Is resolutions adopted. Yeah one second let me. I. Senator Hickey. Members this is a proposed rule change that I will bring before the Senate this is nothing that you have not heard this is the thing that has to do with the lottery we were going to try to do joint rules so that the house would have a when there's that's not going to happen so this is just going to R. Senate rules so that the senators in the next General Assembly will recall will understand everything that's in the statute there's nothing that is in here that's different from what the statute already states it just says that the bills have to be filed by a certain time and then that process. I appreciate a good vote I'll take questions any questions Senator Mark Johnson. Thank you Mr president Senator Hickey what is that date they would have to be filed by the thirty first day after we begin the session but there's also some language in there that said if we were to for some reason recess for two or three days much as we did this other time that it would be extended by that time okay so to clarify this is not like a rule on on scope of practice which has to be filed before the session begins is that correct no Sir it's thirty if I remember right it's thirty one days after the session begins referred to as the I. very much supported I would oppose it then before we were actually sworn it is not built thank you Sir thank you. Senator Alan. Senator Hickey these rules are clear out but what we do at that point when we have this joint meeting with the education committee's is basically just almost ephemeral we don't know what we were doing and how how do you anticipate having something this clear that we will. Clear out what happens when the joint committees need to determine which bills are going to fund. Right well of course the statute itself it just says that the house in the Senate will will go into that and I know you know this that they'll go into that to the Committee it also explains that if the there's not enough money. Under the calculations that we should not proceed with those scholarships the process of how that happens it is going to have to be something that we develop much the same way the constitutional amendments were how we used to meet together with that so in the future I think that the chairs are just going to have to get together and say well this is how we're going to proceed this time you're right it didn't seem very smooth that's because we were trying to get this bill in place or the bill that we passed the statute not the rules And we just kind of got to the point that you know as late in the session yeah I was so I just wanna be clear that what we're saying is this is clearer but what we do when we need it is unfinished business that we need to take care of so that is clear on how that process is going to work on my state in that correctly. Is unfinished business. Not anything to do with this rule. But what this rule requires amounts to some unfinished business for the Education Committee is because we've not clearly established how that is going to proceed other than what will be funded it funding and not funded yeah. I don't know if I'd call it unfinished business because I don't want to mislead anybody that they might think that that was unfinished business that we would take up after I. reset smoothly today okay or late tonight so I want to be careful because just because of that language but yes within that within the house and the Senate whoever those chairs or date it would probably be good if I develop the process before the next legislature man you know to kind of determine well we're going to draw these out of the hat in here well one two three four however it comes up so you know that would probably that would probably help a lot you know if we just I guess I'd rule out of a hat or something of that nature but again that's going to be the cheers of each one of those General Assembly is to determine. Okay thank you what I'm just thinking the chairs or should it be the I'm just thinking about nothing we have to deal with right now should be just a chair so should be the committees that have some input as well because that's a huge thing that we are deciding but whatever happens happens I just it'll be committees it really be whoever those chairs are for the next general assembly that would need to need to get together and decide that and I say the cheers they could do that with their with the committee if they wanted to meet that joint committee that would just be up to them thank you yes ma'am. The twenty four votes all those in favor say aye. Those ayes have it. Senate rule change is the opted. We're gonna move out of the budget calendar I have to which one of the the sign looks like it Senate is mine. The house for the house bill nineteen forty nine to amend the revenue stabilization law and declare an emergency members this just nears the RSA that we passed out yesterday appreciate any questions. Any questions. All those of favour say aye. I thank I'm sorry I'm sorry we done. Is there any any any object you're on the vote. Please roll vote 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 you wish to change their vote. Casts up the ballot. Thirty five yeah zero days to build this past. Returned to the house. Senate is. Ten eighty one by joint budget and that to the state board of election commissioners preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year house bill eleven oh six by joint budget an act for the department of finance administration disbursing officer preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year house bill eleven eighty seven by joint budget an act for the secretary of state appropriations for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Batching three House bills so does my members of the the three bills so ten ninety one eleven oh six eleven eighty seven then you'd like pull out have questions on. Any questions anyone would speak against for any objection one The vote centers closed. Please 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 it always change your vote. Cast up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero days the hot the batch of House bills passed March two clauses are adopted. Returned to the House center design I just want to say members that wraps up our our working appropriations RSA and and I'd really appreciate let me service your chair Joint Budget thank you. Okay we have a number of Senate bills to concurrent house amendments just as a reminder will handle the amendments once the amendments are disposed of we will move on to the underlying bill with a vote. That most of the day Senate bills only got one. standalone Senate bill senator Johnson Amendment one Senate bill three twelve. Members member one just to change from the Missouri law to the non favored arms trading nations and other House had concerns with the with our trading of products and commodities and they wouldn't do that one that was meant one any questions all those in favor say aye. Those eyes have it members one is adopted to amendment to the Senate bill three thirty three eighty three twelve amendment to was just changing over to the reporting where our language mirrors a federal reporting of of agricultural land purchased by foreign investors and it had a drafting error that was number two any questions all those of favour say aye. Those eyes have it members to is adopted number three amendment three to Senate bill three twelve number three mere mirrors the federal agricultural reporting foreign investment act and if we get a if they get a report we can report so we can better track are are a. Foreign investors in agriculture land. Number three the questions all those of favour say aye. Close as having three is adopted now on the underlying bill. Senate bill three twelve by Senator Johnson to amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property. Amendment three is what the bill okay so presented. Any questions they always speak against and for centers close any objection on the boat please 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. You were injured vote Senator flowers no your flowers is no anyone else. Cast a ballot thirty four yeas to one nay the bill is passed in rolling. Senator Ballinger this as an emergency call amendment one to Senate bill three forty. Amendment one. The minute just basically adds on to the the bill dealing with the remote notary the a certification or or giving the authority legislative authority to everything that was done under the executive order regarding notaries for this notes that have already been notarized under the executive order that's it any questions all those of favour say aye hi. Those. I have it members adopted now on the underlying bill Senate bill three forty by Senator Ballinger to regulate the witnessing of certain documents by notary public to allow for remote witnessing of certain documents by notary public and declare an emergency. This is the bill provides for remote notary this one is unopposed industry secretary St everybody's on board with it it's a good vote any questions they always speak against for Senators close any objection one vote these rules but my Senator Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Hammer. 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 Senator flowers no your flowers or anyone else. Gassed up the ballot thirty four Yeas one day the bill is passed submersibles adopted in roller Senator Irvin. I'm back here okay we will pass over Senator Irvin. Senator Clark others were meant for Senator Irvin. Senator Irvin. Amendment one Senate bill three fifty three or cinnamon rolls on the back and. This is the first amendment of the two yes this is and then that one and this is a amendment that I worked with the sheriff's association on and as well as the department of corrections. Any questions on the first amendment. All those of favour say aye. I. Is have it members adopted now amendment to amendment to to Senate bill three fifty three. And I think I think it was more of a correction M. and also the advancers. Any questions. All those of favour say aye aye those. I have a second amendment is adopted now only underlying bill which has an emergency clause senate three fifty five fifty three by Senator Irvin to encourage the collection of all outstanding restitution fines fees and court costs I would bankers rated persons to crave task force and to declare an emergency. Service thank you members that we work with all law enforcement agents on this issue and on this bill this will be housed in the department of corrections the issue that as it is now is that you have finds that are being collected in different counties but there's no central access of data and information so particularly those working with our folks in the community corrections department they have a hard time gathering that information and helping those people pay their debts and pay their fines one thing that was really important to all of us has to make sure that victims all always have the first and and restitution and that was important all of us so we fixed all the issues with three fifty three and I appreciate the Judiciary Committee helping me on this bill any questions on the bill they always speak against four centers close I haven't created any objection on the vote please hold 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 samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. You always change your vote cast up the ballot. Thirty five Yeas zero days the bill is passed where she called opted to enroll like Senator Clark. Amendment Amendment one Senate bill five thirteen. The Amendment of was a little amendment for the district judges that we got on the stand on information that they were required to collect thank you we fix that and added to sponsor. Any questions all those in favor say aye opposed Is have it members adopted now so report any underlying bill Senate bill five thirteen by Senator Clark to amend the law concerning the suspension or revocation of a person's driver's license for failure to pay or failure to appear and to amend the law concerning a restricted driver's permit issued under certain circumstances senator thank you it this bill helps people who are trying to get back on their feet and of problems with their of drivers of license fees for being suspended except for that of the law spells out of having to make sure that they can pay is the judge more judges more leeway on how they work with them and also allows them to give temporary licenses for people so that they can go back and forth to work. Any questions. You will speak against before centers close. Most appreciate a good vote any objection on the vote these rules but 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 Teague Tucker Wallace anyone was injured vote. Cast up the ballot eight three five Yeas zero nice bill is passed in Roland Senator Hester. Amendment one Senate bill five sixty nine. Service. This added House co sponsored clarified some languages for nurses the questions all those of favour say aye. Close as have it members adopted Senator Hester on the underlying bill Senate bill five sixty nine by Senator Hester to amend the law concerning the health and safety of public school students Senator Hester resists the adrenal insufficiency Bill were we're a allowing students to care for themselves at school basically what this. The amendment did was it it changed the whole code that was in because it we we we tied into a diabetes one and the nurses thought that that was not appropriate so we moved it into a different section and clarify some language happy to answer any questions Senator Teague thank you Mr president what to press that insulin or that. That was the case in the. It's in. Thank. With. The I don't think Senator should prepare off okay no it it it is OK I'll bring I'll go back here and show you the the name of the name of the medication the second. Thank you say ideology out of. Ninety Seinfeld joke Senate back. Yes. The Senator keys question stress those medication reasonable minds of quarters all or a something to treat a. allergic reaction that's right chords and let's that is it thank you Dr yes. This great. Any other questions. If you wish to speak against or for centers closed. Any objection rolling vote on this last day of session. Please 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 anyone wish to change their vote. Cast about thirty five Yeas zero nays bills passed in Roland Senator Hammer Amendment one Senate bill five eighty two. Thank you Mr president what the amendment did was we work with the association county Clerk remove the section that gave them pause we reinsurance language it shall gray had put in their last time that inadvertently got deleted we put it back in there with a add on from senator mark Johnson and that's the explanation for the amendment the bills unopposed by association county and Clark. And any questions. All those of favour say aye aye opposed ayes have it members adopted Senator Hammer on the other line. Senate bill five eighty two by Senator Hammer to amend the Arkansas law concerning County Board of election commissioners to amend help County Board of election commissioners take the oath and to amend the Arkansas law concerning elections center. Thank you Mr president the bill basically what it does is allow for an election commissioner to be sworn in by somebody other than the county Clerk and give should list on page two of who that is it also adds the county election coordinator with regards to the qualifications and brings it to the expectations of that which is required currently for poll workers certified election monitors it also inserted a training requirements we're by additional training would be given to the state board or the County Board of election Election commissioners and it also clarifies as far as who can work on the polls and as mentioned we re inserted the language that Michelle gray had run last time and with that I'll be glad to answer any questions any questions anyone wish to speak against her for surgical centers because we should get the interjection on the vote. Please 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. Anyone wish to change their vote. Flowers is president Senator flowers is present. Cast of about thirty forty eight zero nine eight one present the bill is passed and roll it Senator Dismang has to amendments. Amendment one Senate bill five ninety four. Service members this amendment was related to after we pass the bill out of committee we're trying to fix some issues related to unlawful detainer actions what we found out after we pass out here that there was actually an unpublished Supreme Court a ruling on the matter that makes an language we included not needed so this takes that language out of the bill. Any questions Senator T.. That's a question third or a public. Cream court rule yeah there there is a individual walked around the capitol is aware of it involved in the cases that they brought to our attention so but I didn't know there was such a thing and until that moment but evidently there are un published opinions by the Supreme Court. That you have the same that I had on my face when I heard about it. Thank you. Any other questions all those voters say aye. Those guys have it members is adopted now on the second. To the to Senate bill five ninety four. Hi this is just purely clean up language added him or her there was just some issues with language changes nothing really on the bill we have to take any questions. Questions. All those in favor say aye. Nine somebody say aye follows eyes have it members adopted now on the underlying bill that was sent Senate bill five ninety four by Senator Dismang to amend the Arkansas residential landlord tenant act of two thousand seven hundred and to amend the law concerning the cause of action for unlawful detainer and forcible entry and detainer Senator does members of this is the habitability bill that we passed out of the Senate earlier again couple of minor changes one force and public spring court ruling the other just to clarify some language I will say that it gained much more support in the house isn't moved along in fact I think it passed out of the committee unanimously release that was my understanding and then I also was very well received on the house floor to senator Elliots point I'm sure there's more that would like to do that that you think this is a step in the right direction in creating questions any questions anyone would speak against or for centers close to the junction one The vote. Please 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 anyone was injured vote. Loures is president Senator flowers present anyone else. Cast of about thirty forty eight zero Nays one present the bill is passed in Roland Senator Rapert. Amendment one to Senate bill six seventeen. Sir right thank you Mr president members this is the bill were worked with that Senator Irvin is Senator Ballinger to handle a couple of issues what the amendment does is just as we discussed we would look at hand on fact I would think Senator Irvin for working this out to get back on the floor but this channel two things Senator Ballinger questions about prescription transfers from one pharmacy to another would still be able to Kerr like just like it does today and that just wasn't as clear is it like for to be Centerbridge requests for clarification that law does not interfere with the prescriber sending prescription within the state or out of state to any licensed pharmacy the patient wishes to use Amendment didn't change the intent of the bill or how it is going to function this simply makes very very plain those two issues so I appreciate a good vote on adoption amendments. Any questions on the amendment. All those in favor say aye opposed ayes have it members adopted Senator Rapert on the underlying bill Senate bill six seventeen by Senator Rapert to require written consent of a patient's transfer a prescription from a pharmacy to re acquire certain disclosures ownership interest or possible conflicts of interest and prohibit data mining of patient information so Rapert. The just as described Preciado thank you any questions they always speak against four centers close. The objection on the vote. These rules. 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 you always change your vote is president Senator flowers will present anyone else Senator Sturch not voting anyone else cast a ballot. Thirty three H. zero Nays one not voting one present the bill is passed and roll it Mr president I'm gonna quit motion sir Senator Rapert is recognized for motion. Members this did you get on your pink sheets so this is just to have a couple bills bills and I need to dispense with like to make a motion withdrawal Senate bill three zero four for further consideration and send it to interim study this is on the law enforcement tax credit issue. Did you get the bill to get Senate bill three zero four okay Senate on the scent. I read that one that's one motion and then I've got the others for just withdraw any questions all those in favor say aye. Eyes have a motion to carry. The members of the Preciado you're supporting withdrawn from further consideration the following four Bills Senate bill two thirty three Senate bill two thirty four Senate bill two thirty eight and S. J. R. five these are not needed. The questions. Did you get those. All the favor say aye thank. I Senate motion carried Senator Hammer. Amendment one Senate bill six thirty nine. To have a. Thank you Mr president regarding the amendment I worked with you in a you have a you A. M. S. they had a concern regarding it being able to have pre qualified in their for their home health care plans on the drug treatment for Pandion pandas and it aligned with what we had done with other groups say just got left off and so the amendment adds them as far as requiring prior approval before it would be paid for that's what the amendment does. Follows the favor say aye. Close as. So what the bill does it align. I'm sorry Senate bill six thirty nine by Senator Hammer to authorize off label use of drug treatments to treat patients diagnosed with PD pediatric acute onset Bills like have psychotic syndrome in pediatric means something there I was signed copy of disorders associated with the strip topical infections. Thank you Mr president first of all I'd like to congratulate you say thank you to and for all the hard pronunciations that come in these titles I think she's done an outstanding job this year pronouncing this one especially. What this bill does is it is modeled after what we did in the early part of the session as far as kids that are diagnosed with panda pandas from the center of excellence that is located over a children's hospital in conjunction with working arrangement of you M. S. that they would be able to have the drug that is required for treatment paid for by the insurance company based on the recommendation of the center of excellence but also with prior authorization and to my knowledge there was no of strong opposition against this and as mentioned in the amendment I did work with UAMS you of a in order to make sure that this was in there so just simply requires prior authorization and the kids would appreciate a good vote. You always speak against. Or for. Close for a good vote says because injection one vote these are the. 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. Anyone was injured vote. Cast a ballot. Three five Yeas zero days the bill is passed in Rolette Senator Irvin. Senate bill six sixty three by Senator Irvin to modify the authority of the department of health during a public health emergency and to declare an emergency. Senator Irvin on the amendment thank you the amendment I worked with the department of health one and two X.. I know I'm. Amendment one Senate bill six sixty three okay. This my bill my amendment we work for the health department on it. Question and all those of favour say aye aye opposed Is have it members adopted now serving on the underlying bill which has emergency calls. Senate bill six sixty three by Senator Irvin model by the authority of the department of health during a public health emergency and declaring emergency center thank you senator is with the amendment with the health department this really opens it up to anyone and everyone so that we can cut the red tape and our hospital facilities or medical facilities can pivot quickly to meet the needs of any actually and national emergency that would occur and so that they can at meet the needs of our citizens by increase bed capacity or whatever you need through the hospital without walls and timber hospital facility programs at the federal level. Any questions anyone would speak against her for. Centers close any objection or the vote please robot 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 anyone was injured vote. Cast a ballot thirty five yeah zero days the bill is passed mercy because doctors in rolling. Senator mark Johnson of Ferndale thank you Mr president I would like to move to send Senate bill one seventeen two interim stints. Senate bill one seventeen to interim study any questions all those of favour say aye aye oppose ayes have it. Motion carried on its way to interim study. Senate bills for a third reading and passage moving past we've now completed the Senate bills to concur on house amendments we only have one Senate bill third reading passage it is Senator Trent Garner. S. the six eighty four Senate bill six eighty four by Senator Garner to amend the law concerning political party filing fees and to establish minimum political party filing fees for certain elected offices. Senator garner thank you this election integrity bill to make sure we have a minimum standard for canis that run we took the figures from the. Last elections is major parties lease amount following fees to come up this amount that we have on there without taking questions. Any questions. Chesterfield all you senator garner in Athens which should not take away from the political parties the ability to set their own Allen please I know me make a cent higher this announcmenet is just the minimum Senate bill one yes ma'am would create a ceiling for it bears minimum standard to make sure the can is that run me to you know certain kind of qualification for to get on the panel what it says is their ability to meet a certain. This qualification for those who are poor and the like to serve the state raising this kind of money is especially difficult I'll no ma'am I was very clear when I read the first time well we all don't have your advantage there even is for you are but I I think it's a bad idea to take it away thank you can't find them thank you. It is. Thank you governor Senator it is in this government over reach shouldn't parties be able to establish the following fee amount that they determine for their own Candace this is just an example of government interfering in. There is actually did it have my legal intern do analysis and there's a vast majority status set these kind of policies at the state level we're actually won the outlaws that don't so by doing this we're equalizing that national standards no government overreach can be in a lot of different rations but when it comes to the people who one day represent us in this body or others it's important we have some very bare minimum standards make sure that's taken care. Any other questions. Anyone wishing to speak against. Senator what. Is ready to speak against certain. Thank you Mr president Senator Garner is right Arkansas is an out liar when it comes to filing fees were actually one of just three states that let political party set their fees. Perhaps it's not surprising that those three states also have the finest and highest filing fees in the country in Arkansas is number one by far seventeen states and even charge filing fees thirty three thirty seven by statute and in about twenty five of those the filing fees to run for the legislature two hundred and fifty dollars or less I personally don't feel like a high filing fee is the right message to send to people to say that you have to meet a certain like physical threshold we all know that raising money is an important part of campaigning vote in a state as poor as ours to set such a high filing fees just one more barrier to running for office and I would just as thanks. Anyone wish to speak in favor or against senators ready to close yeah very briefly I appreciate Senator Leding mention that you actually got this idea whenever he filed a bill early in the session actually set filing fee so just took it a step further and kind of change the amount to make sure it more equitable fair that I ask for a good vote. Senator has closed. Search the object on a boat that what you're telling me. Please call please call the roll Ballinger secretary. Back. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Aids. H. S.. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Pastor. I Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson he's a. Mark Johnson. Leding. Yes. Page. Right. Right. Rice. Sample. Sample. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. Anyone wish to vote or change their vote. In Ingram is no. Senate pages online Senate Bledsoe's NO. Senator Davis is really no it looks like. Senator English is no. Sure Stubblefield design. The Senator Hester will G. okay by Senator Eads no. Sir Clark is no Senator Hammer is president cast the ballot. Fifty eight fourteen days five not voting one present the bill fails senator. The Davis. Okay Senator Davis is passing over without objection mon. Senator Ballinger or. Also known over senator Hammer. Senator Hammer. House bill seventeen eighty three by representative told it to allow students in certain grades in school access to vending machines offering fading beverages that meet the nutrition standards of the federal smart snacks in school program Senator Hammer. Thank you Mr president knows break your hearts but this is last bill I'm running it does you have my name on it but this last bill I'm running this session. I'm carrying this bill on behalf of representatives tall at representative Brooks this is an old rule from the Huckabee administration the problem occur age is that the vending machines the food in the vending machines will expire before the date it allows schools to regulate all vending services through their health and wellness plan it is not in competition with cafeteria unless the school wants it also schools can run their own vending machines all other states around us have done away with this rule and all schools are mandated to only offer healthy options this rule was placed put in place when all we offered or all we were still offering or coax chips candy bars in the machines and so what this bill does. Currently the law prohibits schools from being able to power up their machines during school hours I could do it after school hours and do before school hours but they can't powered up during school hours so as a result that exposes the food that's in those machines to an unhealthy environment because they might school or they might go out dated the only thing that Committee if this does not change requirement that they can have the cokes candy bars it has to comply with the help the standards according to the food and drug administration's and will allow this machine stay on during the school day I'll be glad to answer any questions or. The. Question center I'm sorry Senator the to Senate teacher Chesterville thank you thank you so much senator Hammer I'm getting emails from folks and I very seldom read my emails but they are very much concerned about the impact that that might have on their districts financially could you explain to me why that is not to. I don't think that that is a legitimate concern and I'll tell you why number one this is not opposed bill number one number two a lot of schools own their own vending machines and so they can operate during the day so it actually cuts off the revenue stream some are concerned that it may hurt their schools because kids was act would exercise the machine maybe verses the cafeteria food I don't know that we need to limit that choice as long as the food that's in the machine is complied to what is required is healthy food by determined by the FDA so part of what drives this is the schools want the machines on so that they can get the revenue from the machines that are otherwise shut down. So this will not affect. Federal funding at all for the schools no. Now. Senator Teague you're recognized for a question. Senator Hammer can you confirm that your towing the soft drink industry of bones that they couldn't get their tax fix you decided to sell them out this way I would I would not identify with that comment because I've not heard that before you said it and I don't feel obligated to follow through on the bone but as I understand also this still has to comply with what makes federal requirements for healthy food. By the thank you senator T.. Senator hill you're recognized for the. Is there anybody else has a question for senator Hammer. Say no further questions would anybody like to speak for or against the bill. Seeing none Senator Hammer would you like to close for your bill to create I just remind you where the only we're the only state around this that does this so I think that says a statement within itself Joint Preciado good vote thank you. Senator Hammer is close for its bill is there any objection rolling the vote. The no objection rolling the vote madam secretary please roll the vote 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. The senators wish to vote or change their vote right to left. Seeing none. Adam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty five Yeas house bill seventeen eighty three has passed returned to the house will move to the Senate bill seventeen ninety two Senator Irvin she's talking and seeing her not in the room let's move forward. House Bill eighteen forty eight Senator Stubblefield house bill eighteen forty eight by representative Bentley to create the healthy active Arkansas schools act. Stubblefield you're recognized thank you Mr chairman of. House Bill eighteen forty eight really goes along with the former school bill we passed a couple years ago Arkansas continues right forty eighth in the nation overall health with high rates of hypertension heart disease diabetes obesity unfortunately many of these competitors were some of the reasons are constituents did not survive COVID nineteen are students of one of the highest rates of childhood obesity causing many of these chronic health conditions to start in childhood we can help prevent this we can courage to set simple things eating healthy in increasing physical activity we have strong data show that physical activity improves attention cognitive activity and test scores Health the docking to decrease obesity and the onset of diabetes eighteen forty eight simply instructs the department of education to work with the department of health in developing guidelines for schools to include these ideas into their health and wellness priorities including grants from the partner bag and school gardens reimbursements to school funds for district and implement farm to school programs are healthy local food food for their meals this helps our farmers as well as our students promoting access to drinking water education to promote better health initiatives in age appropriate education for students. S. failing health education are there any questions for Senator Stubblefield. I would appreciate a good thing no questions would anybody like to speak against for for the bill Senator Stubblefield as indicated that he is close for his bills or any objection to rolling the vote of. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the vote 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 users wish to vote or change their vote I have a president with senator garner a president Senator Sturch. I'll go slower a president Senator Beckham president Senator Gilmore good I've got a president. Senator Johnson. Anybody we're going down with the right hand side we're going to the left hand side Senator English no nonvoting. President anybody else on the website senator hill is president Senator sample is present. Anybody else in the chamber. Senator Bledsoe is present anyone else which is on the wall or. Madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty six J. nine present house bill eighteen forty eight passes returned to that house we will move to House Bill eighteen eighty one Senator Rapert has eighteen eighty one by representative gray and Senator Rapert to establish three forty B. drug pricing nondiscrimination act. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you Mr president members three forty bees national program available in all states allows eligible hospitals in certain clinics access discounted prices for brand name drugs these eligible clinics and hospitals are usually found in Arkansas on underserved and underinsured areas often as safety nets for access for care communities like Lake Village Marshall Arkansas and other small areas this bill prevents middlemen pharmacy benefit managers from reducing reimbursement discriminate against these Arkansas hospital clinics contract former six a pharmacies excuse me simply because they participate in the programs the original intent of the three forty B. programs of the discounts under federal law was for the savings and three forty B. to state and local underserved communities not the pockets of middlemen this law helps to protect the intent legislation also prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers from discriminating against blocking hospitals and clinics partnering with the local pharmacies to provide these discounts to the patients in their communities. Happy to answer questions are there any questions Senator Rapert. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against or for the bill. Saying none Senator Rapert are you close for your close preview your bill I Rapert indicates he's close for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please role of a 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. All. Three senators wish to vote or change their vote we're going right to left. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty five in a House bill eighteen eighty one has passed return to the House. Senator Hester you're recognized for what purpose. Members I'd like to make a motion to extract a bill a House bill eighteen thirty involving religious freedom in Education from my good friend jim Dotson in the House. That is a debatable motion without the amendment without the amendment. It's in it's in Senate education. We're gonna have time question answer let's data protocol that is a debatable motion Senator Hester would you like a moment to explain when you're eligible for questions. Now I know what we can we can debate the bill this is just of a bill that that an education that They ran didn't have enough votes there couldn't get everybody riled up time so I just said I would make an attempt and that I am your available for questions. They're Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. The Bill pass the Education Committee that is correct it failed in education so why would you extracted I mean we've been we have been honoring the sole session. The work of the committee that's correct so why would you change that today well I think it's important bill worth bodies consideration. Are there any other questions for Senator Hester. Senator Hammer okay Senator Hester as left the well there anybody who would like to speak against the motion. Senator Tucker was referred to a recognized and then we'll go to Ballinger nerve pain or. Senator Tucker your. Against the motion thank you. I admittedly I don't know anything about this bill I just think we need to honor the committee process Bills go to committee they either dower or pass in committee at this point I understand relate the session we do have a process in the Senate where you can pull the bill out of committee but your by signing the bill up you're still going through the committee members are still honoring the committee process and if we just extract bills out of committee I don't know what the purpose of having committees as we can just extract them anytime we want so I think we need to honor the committees that we have set up this bill failed education we've had many other bills this session that have failed in committee and then were signed out which still honors the committee process because you're getting five votes from that committee in order to put it on the floor so that's the process I think what to follow. Senator Tucker are you eligible for questions Senator Hammer you're recognized for a question thank you Mr president and thank you Senator Tucker for staying in the wellness and take any questions if you can answer this maybe somebody come behind do you know how many times the Bill failed in committee. I don't know that's okay maybe somebody come behind you will answer the question I I don't know anything about this bill for all I know I may I may be in favor of the bill but to me that's less important in honoring the process of of the body so I don't know what the bill is about I don't know how many times a felony thing about which you would acknowledge that we are following the process as allowed by rules that anyone can make a motion to extract out of committee it's not that we're doing anything improper it's just a question where you agree with that part of the process is that fair it's absolutely a proper motion and I'll be voting no on yeah thank you. Okay Senator Tucker is spoke against the bill drive anybody to speak for the bill Senator Ballinger you're recognized speak for the bill. On the motion to speak on the motion. Well you know I I I think that I I absolutely respect Senator Tucker is position anybody else as concerned about attracting I think that we should do this very narrowly I think that this may be the first time I've made a motion to it or not may but support a motion to extract so it is something that we don't do all the time however this piece of legislation I think it's a it's a good bill all it does is it it it basically enforces what we have a first amendment protections now in the school system to make it clear that individual doesn't lose their constitutional rights simply because our student in school event the bills actually well written it's been together bye bye you know people who have to have a have your legal minds towards this issue it's a great bill that I think never really got a a rule. For your presentation I thank you Committee and that's why the extractions necessary. Sir Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. All right are there any questions president of the all right Senator Ballenger aye vote for the bill we have the base of the motion do we have anybody there like to speak against the motion center Chesterfield you're recognized. Thank you Mr chair worried bill I am as much in favor the first amendment is anybody. But what this bill will do is allow individuals in public schools to just decide that whatever the agenda keys in school we can insert our religion into it if I am discussing the American Revolutionary War in a child decides that he or she just wants to talk about their faith at that time that is it relevant to what we're talking about. When we start allowing keys to just decide that they can tell anywhere anytime about what they want to then why have a public school system that is set up to discuss English science social studies math. All of that and this bill would mean then that they could in polls their their view whether it is appropriate to the conversation at hand. At any time and that's basically what the bill does nobody stands in the way of children expressing themselves religiously but there is a time and a place for everything. And sometimes in public school settings we're going to give kids they already have a public form they can worship god anyway they want to but there is a time and a place for any I am discussing. Of an issue that has nothing to do with religion. Then that child could impose his or her view right then right there I think that's a bridge too far I would appreciate a vote. Okay Senator to fill the spoke against the motion I want to remind members that we're talking strictly for or against the extraction of this bill please refrain from speaking about the bill or port discussing the motion survey also would like to speak for extracting this motion this motion to extract. Shall have anybody else who wants to speak against the motion to extract please keep it on the motion Senator Elliot you're recognized to speak against. Thank you Mr chair This is kind of a conundrum in terms of speaking against the bill without speaking against the motion because I'm against the motion I'm going to try to split these hairs I'm against the motion because. Of some of the things that it would allow us to to happen in our schools. I mean for example we never. In any of our bills that we have up here. Put. Entities into our bills to determine what we do. And there's something called the first liberty institute that if you pass this motion something call the first liberty institute that nobody could tell us what it wants in the committee. If you pass this motion you're putting first liberty institute in a position. Of the and and kind of the arbitrator the operator and the person who is going to take anything or teacher might do to a court that's what you're going to do if you pass this bill we we we don't do this and this body. We don't set up. Entities. And then come back and have a motion like this we could get it done in committee and then come back in a motion like this and have a private entity that you may or may not like the part of what we're going to do with our business here in the legislature. Other than that which is a really big deal. I am very much against I haven't had a very robust discussion and following what we were supposed to do. In a very with a very serious bill and after robust discussion deciding that we did not want to send it out. And there is no way right now to have a robust discussion on the bill and you would just be voting to bring something out. That we haven't had discussions and I ask you not to do that please. A serving you're recognized to speak. On the bill. Maker on the motion please make sure we're getting a lot of complaints from about not speaking on yes the most speaking on the motion right so on the motion the motion is under debate bill if it's I'm speaking on the motion the motion is to extract the bill without the amendment the amendment was requested to remove first I don't even I can't remember their name first liberty and justice is on the last page of the bill because of what Senator Elliot just stated that you're writing a private or nonprofit or whomever into the legislation to defend the state of Arkansas we found that to be problematic the Amendment was requested the name it was presented but there weren't enough votes to get the bill out of the committee without even as amended so I'm just for information purposes to Senator hammers question because if you if you do rights that if you do you extract this bill without the amendment that's what you're voting on so everybody's clear. the Amendment was requested because that cuts both ways you can have. You can have somebody else written into the legislation that I probably would not be very very supportive of so. Just to be consistent I want to give information about the bill it ran twice I think. and then the amendment was requested and was present thank you it. She is centerman has left the well anybody else to speak he's been on the bill so we're ready for and against the bill debated speak against senator Clark motion. Get out of this habit speak on the motion. Sir Clark you are recognized to speak against the motion. I like representative Dotson a lot we agree on a lot so I'm not very well like this bill I don't know I haven't looked at it but I chose to do sure committee these other folks chose Education Committee of in the bill hasn't come out I think there are very few things that measure up to the level of extraction and I doubt that this is one of the. Thank you for speaking on the motion to extract have anybody else to speak for the motion. Against the motion. Senator Hester you are recognized to close for your motion and then we will debate. We have had a sufficient debate on the bill and so I will close on discussion of the motion with saying that it that amendment clearly only just talked about if the AG does not choose to defend the case it they may choose to use these people with the same language you will use the ten commandments bill so with that I'm closed on the motion. Senator Hester has closed on the motion the chair is going to ask the secretary to call the roll on the vote. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Aids. Eight. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers no. Garner yeah. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hendren. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Health. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Pitsch Rapert. Rice. Rice. Sample sample. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Sullivan. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. All right centers will go right to left you senator wish to vote or change their vote on the motion I have AA for Senator Gilmore anybody else right side of the chamber. Website of the chamber I have an online for Senator Stubblefield anybody else senator Johnson is that I'd. Nobody else. Senator Pitsch is a nay madam secretary please all Senator Stubblefield as a day. Senator Pitsch is in a. Anybody else. Madam secretary test of the motion with nine year a seventeen day nine nonvoting house bill eighteen thirty the motion to extract. Has failed I believe I said all that right. All right we will move on. House bill nineteen twenty. Six. With center in which. At ten twenty six by representative makes concerning the uniform commercial code and to clarify control of virtual currency under the uniform commercial code. Their English you're recognized match so basically what this does is it puts us in compliance with the federal uniform commercial code and it's has to do with virtual currency. The referee don't ask many more questions. Are there any questions for the senator. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator English for July and Senator English. Senator English. As close for her bill is there any objection rolling of a. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the 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. Anyone was injured by Senator Hill is no. Senator sample is no. You know Senator Hickey no anyone else. Sample and Hickey no right okay by Senator Garner snow Senator Teague is not voting anyone else Kathy service. Service president Senator Davis is now. Senator Beckham is now. Anyone else. Sure Gilmore president. Cast up the ballot. Twenty six J. six nine. One voting to present the bill is passed return to the House. First we're gonna go back to serve in. Okay. Ordered to be paid by a person convicted of a felony. Senator. Senator pager phones appear Senator Irvin members and happy to work with representatives late on this bill and again this addresses the ability for At the ability for an inmate in the department of corrections and to that has outstanding fines court costs fees or restitution obligations notice to the circuit court and seek a temporary temporary abatement or imposition of rich and reduced installment payments during the period of his or her incarceration this this is really just that bill and there also is the ability to work requests temporary acceptance for installment payments so that a defendant is paying off their finds other costs as a result of their felony conviction and so that they can request a lower installment payment based upon a demonstrated all at demonstration of hardship this is something that we worked with the sheriff's association on as well as our judges and those in the department of corrections and this is really just the idea of being able to get this stuff paid off in a systematic fashion for these people to be able to meet their obligations of of their fines and their of pay their fines I'll be happy to answer any questions or. Speaking against or for Senators closed I am and also just want to say thanks to a representative Collins as well thank you. Any objection row the boat. Please. 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. It always change your vote. Cast a ballot thirty five yeah zero nice bills passed from the house Senator Irvin and then Senator Irvin and senator garner. Senate bill nineteen thirty one by representative Bentley to amend the Arkansas real medical practice student loan and scholarship board. Server thank you members and this bill what this does is it M. and men's the rule medical practice student loan and scholarship board because we now have the M. DO school enforcement and as well as in Jonesborough and so we wanted to make sure that All all individuals that would be affected by this would be able to be included. It's represent Bentley's she worked with all the entities involved any questions. Anyone we speak against her for service recognized to close and again just as is is an important function and we need to continue to supports at the rule medical practice student loan. Any objection or on the boat. Please 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. Cast a ballot thirty five yeah zero nice bills passed after the house in order. We say that server. Thanks thanks bill. Nineteen thirty two. House bill nineteen thirty two by representative Johnson to amend provisions of a law related to the graduate medical education residency expansion board. Service thank you members I'm representative Johnson passed this bill in the twenty nineteen sex session and what this bill does is amended to broaden it to where you for a residency program in primary care or a field in which the state has less than eighty percent of the national average of physicians I'm which could be a different specialty and also against you include include folks that we now have in the in the process of trying to expand graduate medical education residency and it he's made it more inclusive. What we speak against her for Senators closed any objection rowing boat please rollover. 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 if you wish to change their vote. Casts up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero names bill is passed returned to the house senator. Garner Sir Clark Senate bill nineteen thirty four by representative Miller concerning the available sentences for certain sex offenses involving a child or Garner thank you. This body passed a bill for capital rate that failed in the house is kind of the plan B. of that where we can give life without parole for certain crimes of all involving minors which we define is under the age of fourteen and certain hard crime to get life without parole that'll take any questions. The questions were speak against for for centers close time closed thanks or injection one of a please roll the vote on before you get the next bill please hold a. I 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 J. always injured over ours is no the flowers no anyone else Senator Tucker is identical president anyone else. Sir Clark not voting anyone else cast of the ballot. Thirty two one ninety one not voting one present the bill is passed return to the House senator garner again house bill nineteen thirty eight by representative going to establish compulsory training standards for public safety agencies for the recognition and management of stress self care techniques mental health awareness and resilience. Senator Garner please introduce your child and then proceed with the bill and if you look back that little handsome soccer looks is act like rethinking Garner is back there watching you two right now I'm sure some very wholesome. Thanks thanks that govern the parenting right there until you senator garner yes this bill we try to get a bill that would change worker call for first responders that bill didn't get anywhere has some opposition it's kind of agree to talk phone bill between Municipal League firefighters everybody else that allows this training to kinda recognizes someone's having a mental health crisis or needs mental help the train is free there's no additional calls to it buying agree to it I don't think any questions. The question. And what we're speaking against or for so I'm close thank you any objection of the vote. His role. 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 you wish to change their vote. Cast a ballot three five U. zero nice bill is pastoral House last bill. We saw the calendar we have weather wind up to what we do once Senator Clark in nineteen forty three by representative Justin Senator Clark. To reduce the sense classifications for certain offenses from a felony to a misdemeanor. Sir Clark. Before Sir Clark Senator Stubblefield. One second. I don't know if the ready. Yes okay yeah let's just wait just a bit Senator Clark. Morning Star. The house bill nineteen forty three an act to reduce the sentence classifications for certain offenses from felony to misdemeanor and for other purposes. Of. What this bill does is it for a someone under twenty one. that makes their own personalized the so that they can get into a club or other establishment that doesn't allow people under twenty one or to drink it will not be a Class C. only but a misdemeanor the laws intended for those who make ideas for other people would still apply to them if they made it for their friend or for their brother or sister that still be a felony if they're making of it's not appropriate. Four teenagers to be charged with a felony for falls upon an ID of. Be glad to take any questions Senator T. as a question about fake ID's. Unfortunately the statue limitations have run out of my. But I'm told that they just give. This is made people look like they'll make by the board that not have. Senator Teague I have no. Of the no insight on the only help a guy these are done. But I appreciate your insight of what what I. Have occurred the release states are thank you. There's no obligation to pass on the floor of the Senate anyone else. Anyone wish to speak against. Four centers closed closed appreciate a good vote any objection on the vote. These rules. 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 anyone wish to change their vote. Cast of about thirty five Yeas you're days bills passed return to the House senator. Any items at the desk. We are committee on city county local to whom was referred Senate bill seven seventeen by Senator Stubblefield recommended do pass calendar we are committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred Senate bill three eighty one by Senator Elliot recommend due pass current house amendment number one calendar. Senate bill. Thank you Mr president. Members I like to make a motion to dismiss that we place a Senate bill seven seventeen at the bottom of the counter today. We are one of the county right we've any questions non debatable motion. Any questions okay the three four but all those of favour say aye. Is have it motion carried. Senator. Senator Elliot. Recognized. You're recognized. It is a motion to suspend. I moved to suspend the rules to place Senate bill three eighty one at the bottom of the calendar today it questions. It. Senator is recognized for a question I just like to know what the bill is that it is a second turn them and that we had put on the bill it's the one where if you give somebody a bad background check there is a cause of action had been done that and not corrected the information we pass that. The other questions. All those of favour say aye. Follows eyes have a motion is carried. We're at the bottom of the calendar so. Well I Senator Stubblefield is recognized and then we'll go Senator Elliot. Senator Flippo. In our queue waiting to be recognized. Okay that's fine it's a totally legitimate purpose Senate bill seven. Senate bill seven seventeen by Senator Stubblefield concerning the federal regulation of firearms within the borders of the state of Arkansas. Senator. So proposed until. Senate. Thank you Mr president Senate bill seven seventeen is a bill that we talked about yesterday that replaces Senate bill two ninety eight it's a bill that I told you that I would address all the concerns of the members and here in a minute but we call it a bill because it is a new bill with a new number we addressed all those issues that I tell you I would and it was filed last night so I'll be glad take any questions. I have a question first so all we do ask questions from the from the date. Please thank you. Requestion Senator Stubblefield I'd ask that you preclude pull down your senate bill for a few minutes and that the president allows to go into recess for ten fifteen minutes so we can have some conversations. And then come back and move forward with the remaining of the agenda. You will have no problem with it without objection recess. The. Senate race two o'clock. fourteen. You. Go do whatever you want. Your constituents you know hold your county go get you some chili or something doesn't work the worker. I'm. Okay go ahead shipment. Thank you Tom senator Tucker. Should come to order. Which is. That was. Yes Sir Mr president will your committee on Erol Bills to whom was referred senate bill three twelve by Senator Blake Johnson Senate bill three forty eight by Senator Ballenger Senate bill three fifty three by Senator Irvin Senate bill five thirteen by Senator Clark Senate bill five sixty nine by Senator Hester Senate bill five eighty two by Senator hammer Senate bill five ninety four by Senator Dismang Senate bill six seventeen by Senator Rapert zero six thirty nine by Senator hammer Senate bill six sixty three by Senator Irvin and then roll copies of the original find same correctly enrolled at one thirty PM delivered to the governor follows. Return of the house and saw concurred in Senate joint resolution eighteen. You're a calendar and roll okay role it is counter. Senate bill ninety five return from the house as passed. Seven eight. Enroll. Return Senate bill one thirty four by joint budget from the house as passed. What. Returning seven three seventy five from the house as passed role retirant's symbol seven out to buy the house as passed. Seven eighteen by Senator Ballenger. To allow certain electric utility consumers to transfers services to another utility provider in certain circumstances and to establish the transfer of electric utility services by a landowner Act Senate bill seven eighteen insurance commerce. That is a. Concurrent resolution ten eighteen by representative Ladyman to express support for the two Arkansas university supply an in state football game against each other on house concurrent resolution ten eighteen counted. Yes Senate they making current senator Elliots recognized. We're doing housekeeping real fast to go into recess stole three o'clock. Senator Elliot. Thank you all right members this is amended to my bill Senate bill three eighty one that I mentioned to you earlier. Which. I do I need to suspend first okay we'll suspend the rules to consider Senate bill three eighty one. As amended. Amendment one to Senate bill three eighty one. My bill my amendment. The motion is. Yeah but we didn't vote on yeah this is a motion to the spent all of the favor say aye aye. Is have it motions carried now on the amendment amendment. Your term mine. My bill my amendment. Is have it members adopted. Senate bill three eighty one by Senator Elliot creating a cause of action against the commercial website operator that post incorrect or inaccurate background information about a person. Senator Elliot only amended bill I have a good vote thanks. Any questions or wish to speak against speak for any objection to rolling the vote please roll the vote 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. You always change your vote. Cast about thirty five Yeas zero nice bill is passed. Ran in Rolling. Senator Stubblefield. Senate bill which passed over his bill okay anybody else we are in. Recess o'clock. So this. Which is pretty clear to some. Hi Hey Senate is also come to order. We're going to recess for another thirty minutes subject to. Subject to the clearing of the desk. You need to can you read it after I gavel. Where is the clearing of the doubts go ahead ma'am sector. House bill nineteen fifty seven by representative Wardlaw concerning the enforcement of federal firearm bans within the state of Arkansas and concerning state constitutional rights house bill nineteen fifty seven city county local. Concurrent resolution ten eighteen by representative Ladyman to express support for two Arkansas universities to play an in state football game against each other. Resolution ten eighteen calendar. All rights and Senate joint resolution fourteen by the House. He wrote. When your committee on Araud Bills to whom was referred the following Senate joint resolution eighteen by Senator Clark Senate bill three eighty one by Senator Elliot Senate bill ninety five by joint budget Senate bill one thirty four by joint budget Senate bill three seventy five by Senator Dismang zero seven or two by joint budget compared the enrolled copies of the original find same correctly engrossed and delivered to the governor at two forty six PM. Vaught. Senator is it Hammer. Senator Ballinger Senator Ballinger. We were Senator Garner it's not objection. Senator Hammer. We're gonna handle your resolution. Your phone altogether own House concurrent resolution ten eighteen by representative Ladyman to express support for two Arkansas universities to play an in state football game against each other. Thank you Mr president House decide to a house concurrent resolution on the rays back case you playing so that's what it is showing Senate backed out to appreciate a good vote. All the favor say aye. Those eyes have it resolutions adopted returned to the. House. Anything else at the desk. Any other announcements. Senate is in recess indefinitely. The court on. You with the terminology of use before Senate is in recess subject to the call of the chair this is the chair stay tuned. Necessary documents ray rolled so don't go too far. In thirty minutes no more than an hour we should be back role. Well because he didn't want he didn't want to do that. Condor Senator Rice was recognized for the announcmenet. I want everyone to have any problems the desk after this right. Okay. Well let let her read the desperate to stay right there. I'm secretary please read any items at the desk Mr president will your committee on Iraq Bills to whom was referred the following senator John resolution fourteen by Senator Rapert compared the engrossed they have copies with the original find same correctly enrolled and labor to the governor at three forty. Five PM today. Follows Senator Rice. Please give Senator Rice your attention. As far as city county local the Senate to meet immediately. Room one seventy one regular room yeah you don't you don't need to make a motion you heard that so the city council locals meeting immediately we will be in recess subject to the call of the chair you want to. Subject to the call the chairman we call we'll be back. All all all. The Bill pass. I am. Really. it is. Yeah I'm ready. Senate will come to order. This is the most orderly the Senate has been. I have something to do with no one being here. What. Miss Constand hearing. I will order. All right. Senator. Hickey okay. Yes. The announcmenet yeah birthday isn't. Anniversaries. All. Swiss. Okay for the motion as a favor say aye. The eyes have it motions carried Mamet won the house bill nineteen fifty seven. Members this amendment adds co sponsors and clarification on page six of the bill M. as it relates to the definition section that's included in the bill in section one six one of three. Any questions on the amendment. All those in favor say aye. Follows eyes have it members adopted subduing grossing. Thank you. Maybe. It's going to make the last motion timidity that. Well. Mr. Mr president I make a motion that we recess. Tell twelve oh one AM Wednesday. we're not gonna have a motion on. Taking this up upon return from a grossing motion to suspend the rules. And on the on the calendar okay when I won so Senate bill one. Yes get. We're in recess to twelve oh one on Wednesday subject to the playing of the House. All all. And. One. With the. What we do in the prayer the pledge everything. Please take note that senator garner Senator flowers joining is virtually thank you all. Senate call while. Is gonna lead us in prayer and will allow. After she calls roll. 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 thank you everyone please stand including those gallery circle. Thank you please pray. Follow just thank you that we can come together tonight again to do the business of the state we're just so thankful that you've given us a health and the ability to come together and and do your work the for the people of state of Arkansas we ask you just to be with everyone as we adjourned in a few minutes and and go back to our families to bill with this and watch over some guys and and we pray all these things in Jesus name amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Any announcmenet this any items at the desk. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill nineteen fifty seven represent Wardlaw compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed counted. Yesterday. Urban service. Well nineteen fifty seven by representative ward on Senator Irvin concerning the enforcement of federal firearm bans within the state of Arkansas and concerning state constitutional right to serve in. Thank you members and this and present the constitution of the United States of America is to me and to many as sacred document that protects our rights as Americans house bill nineteen fifty seven reflects that protection from federal over reach and more importantly secures the constitutional right of state sovereignty the Arkansas sovereignty active twenty twenty one is to our friend and colleague senator Gary Stubblefield it is through his dedication to his constituents to our state and to the constitution that this bill is even before us here today nineteen fifty seven does with the vast majority of the elected officials in the General Assembly wants us to do to protect our sovereign rights as a state and to protect our rights under the United States constitution the bill addresses the known issues and Senate bill two ninety eight that affected the current cases that prosecuting attorneys alerted many of us to that would jeopardize their ability to hold these these criminals accountable for their crimes and bring justice for these victims the references to past and current federal laws are removed and this bill is specific to any federal bans beginning in January one of twenty twenty one this addresses the constitutionality problem and Senate bill two ninety eight as well as the funding issues with the game and fish federal bans is clearly defined in section one six one thirty on page three top of page four of the bill this definition section is in addition to provide clarity as well as again referencing the start date of January one twenty twenty one the next section is specific to the firearm at the second amendment of the U. S. constitution and the Arkansas constitution article two section five which clearly defines the intent of this legislation in protecting our citizens right to bear arms declares state sovereignty and rejects any and all federal actions that infringe upon these rights further it describes the persons who are prohibited from enforcing or assisting federal agencies are off. Officers in the enforcement of any federal statute executive order or federal agency directive that is in conflict with the Arkansas constitution or Arkansas loss losing qualified immunity was a big concern for our law enforcement officers and sheriffs and Senate bill two ninety eight this bill preserves qualified immunity but provides a different mechanism of punishment that is just as serious and provides the enforcement for this bill and elected officials such as a share of prosecuting attorney constable who is in a constitutional office and who is not as certified law enforcement agent would be subject to an unclassified misdemeanor a law enforcement agent that is a violation of this law would be subject to decertification as a law enforcement officer the enforcement of this law falls to the prosecuting attorney supervising prosecuting attorney and or to the C. L. E. S. T. board the next section is the enumerated rights protection under article two of the Arkansas constitution the change from Senate bill two ninety eight is that all rights are covered with a reference to the constitution versus a list of some of the rights creating lists that leave out any rights would be problematic in protecting each and every rights this section brings into focus the intent of the bill being a true state sovereignty bill the last section clarifies that cooperation between state and federal law enforcement agencies should and must continue on cases related to all crimes to help bring justice for victims and enhanced sentencing under federal law except in any law enforcement activity related to a federal ban or the investigation of a violation of a federal ban as defined in this section one six one oh three the second sheriffs association voted to not oppose this bill I'll be happy to answer any questions any questions anyone would speak against and. We're speak for centers closed I'm doesn't say this last thing And closing I believe it is our intent everyone who's named on this bill as well as the sponsors and Senate bill two ninety eight to represent the citizens of Arkansas and to maintain our ability to be protected under the tenth amendment of the United States we have seen unprecedented actions by the federal government that have left many of our citizens turning to us as the elected officials of Arkansas as their line of defense against an over reaching federal government we are come we are a country based on freedoms and when our freedoms are threatened we must take action through the tools within our U. S. constitution and our Arkansas constitution to protect those freedoms I want to thank you all Senators for your graciousness with me and was representive lord Wardlaw and all the legislators that works through this issue without I'm close and I appreciate a good vote. Your call the roll. Don't roll call the roll. I've already said that. I've already asked me if I want to speak no one said anything if you don't say that so we don't want state center closed call the roll. We have pairs this desk. Senator Sturch D. A. Senator Ingram may. Senator English yes a center Chesterfield may. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield is nine Clark. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. Eads. Elliott. English there's yes. Flippo. Flowers. Nine hours no. Garner. Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Health. Health. Inger mismo Irvin. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Rapert aye. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. Switchgear yes was. Garbage. All. I don't wish to vote or change their vote Senator Hill aye. Body else over here. Over here. Sir Clark is president Senator Teague is hi anybody else Senator Gilmore the actually County is anybody else over here. Everybody voted. The cast of if you leave them the that cast up the ballot twenty six J. six days two not voting one present the bill is passed Senator. What are the House senator. Hickey. Any announcements Senator Hickey wants to be the last the announcmenet any announcements Senator Hickey is recognized. Thank you members I want to say thank you for a letting me serve as your protium during this first regular session. Your such a fun easy nice loving group the all I'll just make my job or to breeze as a walk in the park so anyway we came into this thing say intern sharpens iron. I don't know about you all but I feel a little bit sharper and I feel that to each one of you has grown and the we've all grown together so before before we do go in our extended recess what I would like to do is a thank our staff for more time because as we said the other day none of this works without them and that is true a state. That are all also arguable had happy tenet governor. Being here. That is where does. We thank you. With that members I move that the center injured enter into an extended recess pursuant to law language in house concurrent resolution ten fifteen and remain in recess until called to reconvene by the joint proclamation. I haven't.