House Convenes

I am by the men member staff press and guests in the gallery sit stand be led in prayer by Dr rex aren't retired pastor of Emmanuel Baptist church in Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean let's pray. Father thank you for the day and four this week while much activities taking place in the house today we pray that you'll bless the women and the men who serve of the people of Arkansas and moved toward completing at least this part of the work that they have in the next day or two per your blessings upon them father we thank you for the different matters that are looked upon so many things that have impact upon individuals and communities upon infrastructure upon rivers and lakes and all kinds of things continue to give wisdom and lord we pray for every member in the house that as we build things that we might also always remember to build bridges toward one another. While we repair things that would also always be willing to repair a friendships and that we might continue to put a priority upon one another as well as those that we serve thank you lord again for the leadership of the house and for each person who comes with their work and their conviction in Christ's name amen. All. Members please indicate your presence by pushing the yellow present button prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Ninety seven members present charities a quorum are there any requests for leave. Representative gene for what purpose leave. Deborah Ferguson is leave granted for Deborah Ferguson. Leave is granted represented Ferguson for what purposes leave. For who needs for representative Fred Allen. Is leave granted for representative Alan. Leavis granite representative next what purpose leave a representative Fred Love is leave granted for representative love. Leave is granted. Representive next moves we dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal no objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees read the reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker your committee on house rules to whom was referred Senate bill seventy three big league report we've had the same consideration here the term the same the recognition do pass respectfully submitted less these chair Mister speak we're coming out House Management to whom was referred house resolution ten forty nine House resolution ten fifty beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition they do pass that was submitted Carlton wing chair. Are there a person standing committees read report Mr Speaker we are committee on state agencies to whom was referred house resolution ten forty six Senate bill six twenty seven Senate bill six seventy one single six ninety one Senate bill six ninety three U. SEC joint resolution fourteen isn't joint resolution eighteen beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here turn things recognition do pass strictly submitted Dwight Tosh chair Mister Speaker we Committee on state agencies to whom was referred senate bill three forty beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration and here with trying to sing the recognition do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Dwight Tosh chair Mister Speaker we are committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill sixteen fifteen house bill seventeen ninety three beg leave to report about the same consideration they were trying to save the regulations do pass and curses in the member number one respectfully submitted Dwight Tosh chair Mister Speaker your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill seven oh six big winter for me for the same expiration here turn things recognition do pass respectfully submitted Carol Dalby chair Mister Speaker we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifty twenty five house bill fifteen fifty four house bill fifteen twenty four beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here turn same deregulation do pass a cursor sentiment over one percent was submitted Carol Dalby chair. Mr Speaker we're committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill six oh nine beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration of the terms and recognition do pass that was omitted Bruce Cozart chair Mister Speaker we are committee on education to whom was referred house bill seventeen hundred beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition that do pass and current president amended number one specifically submitted Bruce Cozart chair Mister Speaker your committee on education to whom was referred house bill seventeen seventy beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration here with trying the same deregulation do pass as in comparison amendments one and two respectively submitted Bruce Cozart chair. There any unfinished business. Are there any Executive communications yes. Read the letter from the governor Mr Clark. April twenty six twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house dear Mister Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty six twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill nineteen oh nine as ACT nine nineteen House bill eighteen anti for that nine twenty house waiting seventy seven is at nine twenty one House waiting fifty two ACT nine twenty two House waiting forty sevens at nine twenty three has played the twenty ninth at nine twenty four pathway to no one's at nine twenty five house bill seventeen sixty seven ACT nine twenty six seventeen fifty four that's nine twenty seven house bill seventy twenty six ACT nine twenty eight house bill sixteen eighty three ACT nine twenty nine Haskell sixteen sixties at nine thirty house bill sixteen forty six ACT nine thirty one house bill sixteen twelve ACT six at nine thirty two AS one six eleven is at nine thirty three house bill eleven ninety nine ACT nine thirty four house bill forty fifty seven is at nine thirty five possible eighteen forty three is at nine thirty six house by eighteen twenty eight is that nine thirty seven sincerely Asa Hutchinson April twenty fifth twenty twenty one. To the Speaker of the house dear Mister Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty fifth twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill ten twenty three is ACT eight seventy three house bill ten twelve twenty eight ACT eight seventy four house bill thirteen fourteen is at eight seventy five house bill fourteen sixty nine ACT eight seventy six has a fifty fifty seven is ACT eight seventy seven has a fifteen sixty one is that eight seventy eight house bill fifteen ninety this act eight nine seventy nine houseful fifteen ninety six ACT eight eighty house bill sixteen fifty three ACT eight eighty one house bill sixteen eighty four ACT eight eighty two thousand seventeen sixty that eight eighty three house bill seventeen eighty two ACT eight eighty four passable eighteen forty five ACT eight eighty five House bills eighteen sixty two is at eight eighty six house what eighteen seventy eight ACT eight eighty seven sincerely Asa Hutchinson April twenty third twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house do Mr Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty third twenty twenty one. Per unit approved as to form the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house concurrent resolution ten nineteen sincerely Asa Hutchinson April twenty third twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house do Mr Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty third twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly possible fifteen thirty nine is ACT eight sixty helpful fifteen thirty eight ACT eight sixty one house bill fifty thirty seven ACT eight sixty two house bill fifty thirty six at eight sixty three has a fifteen thirty five ACT eight sixty four has a fifteen thirty four ACT eight sixty five Haspel fifteen thirty three as act eight sixty six of fifteen thirty one ACT eight sixty seven house bill fifteen twenty nine ACT eight sixty eight house bill fifteen twenty eight is that eight sixty nine house bill twelve oh six ACT eight seventy house bill fourteen eighteen is that eight seventy one sincerely Asa Hutchinson. April twenty second twenty twenty first to the Speaker of the house do Mr Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty second twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill thirteen eighty eight is at eight thirty eight sincerely Asa Hutchinson April twenty second twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house you Mr Speaker this is to inform you on April twenty second twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill fifty fifty five ACT eight forty house of fifteen thirteen is at eight forty one sincerely Asa Hutchinson. Members we have a group of students in the east gallery from the Hillandale school from representative McElroy S. district to join me and welcome them to the house. Representative gray moved that we place Senate bill six seventeen back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark a member number one that Senate bill six seventeen represent gray recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker and this of amendment just clarifies some language that the Senate had concerns with when they passed it out appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent gray as explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment representative grace close for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption of amendment number one to Senate bill six seventeen all in favor say aye. As may amendments adopted. Mr Clark reed House resolution ten forty seven House resolution ten forty seven by representative Ferguson to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the national center for toxicological research. Representative Ferguson your record recognized explained the resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker with your permission I'd like for some of the members of the Jefferson County delegation to join me in the whale representative flowers representative breaks representative Holcomb representative Roger Lynch. Representative of a. in my honorary Jefferson County delegation members would be representative one wing Perry and McCollum. In nineteen seventy one and executive order establish the national center for toxicological research which is notice in DC are generous in Arkansas Jefferson County as part of the United States Food and Drug Administration program hello fifty years ago the congressional delegation of this state want to work in Washington DC to help create this organization now known as in DC are the NTC our fast of a facility has thirty buildings in over seven hundred employees want to take this opportunity to congratulate NTC are for collaborating with House state supported institutions of higher education and I also would be remiss if I didn't mention the work of the Arkansas research alliance B. A. R. A. have been instrumental they've been the architect for this state Martin relationship with the entity are in the gallery in the west gallery today with us the doctor slicker could not be with us who is the director of the anti C. R. but we do have members of the Arkansas research alliance with this we have Gerry Adams and Brian Barnhouse the president and the CEO respectively of the Arkansas research alliance and also our Norris a former interim director of into C. R. in CT or Mr Speaker with your permission which you have the Clerk read certain excerpts of this resolution. Mr Clark. Read the excerpts from the resolution whereas by executive order in nineteen seventy one president Nixon established the national center for toxicological research in CTR in Jefferson Arkansas in a part of the United States Food and Drug Administration to provide a scientific basis for proof that United States consumers are protected from toxic chemicals drugs and other agents a deterrent to determine safe levels of toxic chemicals drugs another agents when appropriate and whereas in C. T. R. has a long history of providing scientific advice and training to scientists in government academia and the industry at local state national and international levels exemplified by training PhD candidates and other researchers from Arkansas universities collaborating with Arkansas university researchers and providing millions of dollars in funding for Arkansas university research and whereas in two thousand eleven the FDA and the state of Arkansas desire to set forth a framework for a formal formal working relationship between the FDA and the state to foster stronger partnerships that leverage resources into the to have the ability to be more effective than each other entity operating in isolation the FDA in the State interdependent of understanding and you for an initial term of five years the MOU was signed by the commissioner of the FDA and the governor and the twenty sixteen M. O. U. was renewed through amendment for another five year term is up for renewal again later this year. And whereas the ability to rapidly respond to the need for a strong early corona virus testing capability was greatly improved by the MO you through which in CTR director Dr William slicker provided critical testing equipment to the Arkansas department of health now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the house of representatives recognizes the significance of the contributions to the national center for tactical toxicological research and commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its accomplishments. Members join me in recognizing our guest in the. S. gallery. Representative Ferguson has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution represented Ferguson. Is closed for the resolution the question before the House is. Is the passage of house resolution ten forty seven all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolution is adopted. Mr Clark read Senate concurrent resolution twelve Senate concurrent resolution twelve a representative McElroy to Committee door elementary school on being named a national Blue Ribbon school. Represent McElroy you're recognized explained resolution. Good afternoon colleagues. You know this is my second trip as a freshman. And that this year this this session I decided not to run a bill as being a freshman in. You know I'm I want to thank you though because according to our governor. you have ran. More than enough bills even without me. So I want to thank you for that. Today. I want to I bring to you. S. C. R. twelve. Senator Gilmore and I want to recognize. Eudora school for being named national get that national Blue Ribbon school. You know we deal with poverty on a daily basis and down in the delta. And in the the key to escaping poverty. Is a good education. And the. With that. I want to recognize the administration. The teachers and most of all the ones that need to be recognized by the students for this accomplishment and the I didn't see any of the any of. The school in attendance if you're there wave at me. If not they can hear you all the way to you dory would you. And with that I would forgo there were the entire reading of the resolution but I would ask you for a good vote and a good round of applause thank you. McElroy is explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. Represent McElroy is close for the resolution question before the House is the passage of Senate concurrent resolution twelve all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolutions adopted. Mr Clark read Senate concurrent resolution eleven. Senate concurrent resolution eleven by representative Stu Smith to encourage the United States Congress in the United States Food and Drug Administration to enter into international research reciprocity agreements for medications represent Smith you're recognized explain the resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this resolution. Simply encourage the United States Congress of the United States Food and Drug Administration to enter into international. Recent process the agreements for medications. Federal law already allows a right to try experiment experimental drugs but there is a limit to access with the FDA process taking too long. Right to try to is not exist without a right to access my county judge in Independence County. Has recently gone on a journey that brought clarity to this problem. Recently he was plan a trip to Europe to receive a promising therapy for his condition. Is travel bans due to COVID nineteen cut this trip short writing rescheduling the lie it. We did not get his treatment. But. Reciprocal agreements with advanced nations it would be possible for our advanced medicines to be available to other advanced nations of the world and vice versa. Advanced medicine should not be available to only the affluent and all should have access. And basically that's what this resolution says an I ask you for a good vote. Represent Smith has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution representative Smith's close for the resolution question before the House is the passage of Senate concurrent resolution eleven all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolution is adopted. Morning hour is ended. Represent Jean moved that we place house bill ten eighty one on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark. Member number one to House Bill ten eighty one. You're recognized representing. Thank your Speaker colleagues is amended one to the State Board of Election Commission is this come from senator Hammer. At a joint budget committee what this does is adds to position full time twenty extra help positions if needed. Four hundred ten thousand dollars this is in the case of what we've been discussing on if of election commissions in counties have of whoever county judge interfere with the running of the election the state will come in and or run these elections farm is also tied back with the turn back that we passed earlier that will be withheld to pay for this of these counties but this the appropriation any questions. I appreciate a good vote on the amendment. Im genes explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Jean is closed for the amendment. Question before the House is the adoption Amendment number one to House Bill ten eighty one all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The amendment is adopted. President Jane you're recognized. Member number one to House Bill nineteen forty nine. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is the Financial numbers that we put in our essay. What we'll do we'll pass this amendment and come back with a supplemental calendar later today and pass the house version or say they're doing the same thing on the Senate side. Of we can discuss the particulars now we wait do it. with this is engrossed in the the bill and do it later on this afternoon we have any questions. Create a good vote on amendment. President Jean is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Jean is closed for the amendment the question before the House. The adoption Amendment number one to House Bill nineteen forty nine all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The member. Thank you Speaker college will take up to two House bills this department of finance administration and the secretary secretary of state's office budget. With these two in a batch. Have any questions. Then move any of these other batch. C. ninety one voted for the bill number two calls means because the Clerk representative third time represent Wardlaw for what purpose need to pull out the backs. Recognized house bill eleven eighty seven vote on. Separately. All right. There is no match. We'll do house bill eleven oh six Barbon finance any questions. Your one voted for the bill emergency clause respected her work with the bill for third time please read the bill for the third time house bill eleven oh six president Jean is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jean is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eleven oh six per machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clauses everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four Yeas zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause or past represent gene you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker the secretary of state's office budget any questions. Q. one voted for the bill the merger called miss Baker the purpose built third time Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time. House bill eleven eighty seven. President Jean is explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jean is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill eleven eighty seven per machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one yeas to nays and one present the bill emergency clause or pass represent gene you're recognized. Try this again. Got to Senate bills my plan is batch number this is an objective and there is an objection. The president Cavenaugh for what purpose request to request can you please representative Jane I'm sorry then get with you but can you pull out SB sixty eight for a separate vote sixty eight percent provokes. There is no back to. Senate bill sixty eight Department of transformation shared services. Any questions on that. Your one voted for the bill the emergency clause misspeak or the per the bill the third time. Sir Clark please read the bill for the third time Senate bill sixty eight. Percent changes explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jean is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill sixty eight prepared machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill and the emergency clauses everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty seven yeas five days zero present the bill emergency clause for past represent gene you're recognized to present Senate bill one thirty two. I miss Baker calling this is a department of commerce Senate bill one thirty two any questions. The one voted for the bill emergency clause Mister Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time Senate bill one thirty two. Jean is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jean is closed for the bill. Question before the House is pass the Senate bill one thirty two we do have two pairs on one pair on the desk. Represent Deborah Ferguson votes yes representative Mary Bentley votes no witness by representative Jett represent Bentley is the president member. Are there any procedural objections to this pair. Hearing none please do not vote either of these two voting machine. Per machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clause. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty nine yeas five nays and zero present. The Bill emergency clause are passed. Represent all and for what purpose. You're recognized for your point of personal privilege. Thank you Mr Speaker members I'd like to the point you to the ease gallery I would like to have the ways of the Barton school district please stand these are future leaders of the state of Arkansas and they are here to join us today please join me in welcoming. Represent Charlene Fite recommends we concurrence Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen ninety nine Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment or one household fourteen ninety nine. Syfy you're recognized explained Amendment number one thank you Mr Speaker Amendment number one was made in consultation with the prosecuting attorney's association to satisfy their concerns with this bill it adds Legislative intent and it also clarifies how the DFA will oversee the grant distribution process I appreciate a good vote. Representive Fite has explained The Amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent fight. Is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen ninety nine per the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty five yeas to nays and one present you concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen ninety nine. Represent Charlene Fite recommends we can current Senate amendment or two to House Bill fourteen ninety nine Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment number two Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen ninety nine percent fight you're recognized to explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker Amendment number two was also made in consultation with the prosecuting attorneys to satisfy their concerns with the bill and it says that each local entity team will have majority consent for the hiring and terminating the entity coordinator and I appreciate a good vote. Represent fight is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent fight is close for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen ninety nine per machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty four yeas to nays and to present you concurred in Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen ninety nine. Represent Charlene Fite recommends we concurrence Senate amendment number three to House Bill fourteen ninety nine Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment number three Senate Amendment three to House Bill fourteen ninety nine percent fight you're recognized explain Amendment number three thank you Mr Speaker and then the number three was made at the request of the chairman of the Senate Judiciary and it adds to additional members to the entity oversight committee. Appreciate a good vote. Person files explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President fight is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with the member number threat Senate amendment number three to House Bill fourteen ninety nine per machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of seventy eight yeas five days and to present you've concurred in Senate amendment number three to House Bill fourteen ninety nine. Represent Lundstrum recommends that we can current Senate amendment over one house bill seventeen forty Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment over one. Senate Amendment for one to House Bill seventeen forty percent Lundstrum you're recognized explain amendment over one. Thank you the Senate actually made a good bill better. this actually protects minors from future sex trafficking that's the added language defining traveling and added to from two years to three years on the victim and Romeo Juliet Clause. President Lundstrum has explained the amendment would you would like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment represent Lundstrum is closed for the amendment question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment over one house bill seventeen forty prepared machine Mr Clerk. They're very voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. With the vote of a six J. zero nine zero president. The Amendment has passed. Read Amendment number one to. Talk about representative Gazaway recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill thirteen twenty three Mister Clark please read the Senate amendment number one Senate mineralized NO thirteen twenty three. Represent Gazaway you're recognized explained the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a Senate member just makes a good billing better simply changes one little. Part of the bill where we set a deceased person have the right to have a photograph displayed in the Senate they very correctly pointed out the deceased person doesn't have rights and can't have rights and that a criminal prosecution is the state of Arkansas whose the interested party the standing and so we made that change makes a bill much more accurate all it does we appreciate a good vote. Anyone want to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. The question before the House a concurrent with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill thirteen twenty three prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast about miss Clark. With the vote of ninety eight zero nine zero present The Amendment has passed. Represent Gazaway recommends that we concurrent Senate Amendment number one to House Bill sixteen oh five ms Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment or one to House Bill sixteen oh five representative Gazaway you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues is an agreed upon amendments the court reporters came to committee and asked that when there's a substitute reporter there paid differently than a reporter he's paid on a salary by the state of Arkansas and so if a substitute court reporter has to repair prepare a court transcript for a judge they should be paid differently that's what the amendment does is it sets forth that if you're substitute reporter you're preparing the transcript you'll be paid differently than a reporter who earns a salary from the state of Arkansas reporting for a judge to good amendments a friendly amendment and happy to answer any questions sing number should a good vote. Would anybody like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. The question before the House is concurrent with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill sixteen zero five prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Cast about miss Clark. Ninety four yeah zero nine zero present the member has passed. Represent paving Payton recommends that we concurrence Senate Amendment number one to House Bill seventeen zero nine Mister Clark pre please read the Senate amendment number one Senate Amendment or one to House Bill seventeen oh nine represent Payton you're recognized explained Amendment thank you Mr Speaker assistant pro tem of Amendment number one we this is the insulin bill and we talked about this before we send it over there that we need to amend it to exempt Medicaid it also adds Senator hammer and represented Penzo as co sponsors create a good vote. Would anyone like to speak against amendment. For the amendment. Question four houses concurrent with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill seventeen zero nine prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. With eighty four yeah zero nine eight how does cast up the ballot Mr the voter's card. In ahead of myself. With eighty four yeah zero nine zero present the amendment is passed. Represent Payton recommends that we concurrence Senate Amendment number two to House Bill seventeen oh nine Mister Clark please read the Senate Amendment number two Senate Amendment or to the house bill seventeen oh nine. Represent paid you're recognized. Thank you members so in addition to that while the insulin bills over there we thought it prudent to put an effective date of January first of twenty twenty two to allow plenty of time for the logistics to be worked out out on how the how the rebates and discounts would get into the hands of the end consumer it also adds Senator Flippo hill Irvin Rapert Rice Wallace and representative Brandt Smith projected vote. Would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Question before the House is concurrent with Senate Amendment number two the house bill seventeen oh nine repair the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot miss Clark. With the voter ninety one yeas one nine zero present the amendments passed. We're gonna pass over without objection pass over house bill sixteen seventy six and house bill nineteen twenty four please go to your supplemental calendar. Mr Clark please read house bill nineteen forty three. House bill nineteen forty three by representative Hodges. Represent how did you are recognized to present your bill. To reduce the sense classification for certain offenses from a felony to a misdemeanor. Thank you Mr chair. Colleagues the bill does exactly what it says if reduces sentencing class clarification for certain offenses from felonies to misdemeanors and they're the only to offenses that that that it identifies you know doing my my first election as I was canvassing I was so amazed and surprised at the number of the men that I spoke with. as I was asking for the both who told me that balance felonies on their records and And started looking into it and realized that Arkansas with problem with one of the fastest growing incarcerations at one time and so we did a good job of locking up people and give them felonies and you know kind of. In a moment in a in a different directions but I think we we've gotten we've gotten we've gotten better we do we put some measures in place now to help much like a written luster bill our pilot program which is going to help a lot of these young man time job once they get a car threat but I'm a big believer that the punishment should fit the crime you know and so we we have what we have felony charges that are that the the young man particularly I'm sure women as well are getting deep with the date that the crime and and so identified a couple of them we have three we we Amended one out because of ideas to appease the FNA and we're gonna look at it hopefully down the road I think there's more charges that we can actually add to this piece of legislation a down the road that shouldn't be felony charges in one of the if the fraudulent personal ID okay I get card all the time to go back home because I look so young and so you got you got those out there got a good I got a good doctor again the good botox but you have a. You have you know folk to make bad decisions they they make you know qualified the and then alter A certificate of a of a. Four four to register your view your vehicle you also that you know we have a certain amount of time to get arrested some people all today so they have a longer time it's All Things been chart though the being considered felonies and I I you know I think that we can we do so if to misdemeanors and so this is that the what the bill does And so with that I knew the cargo going to get up and ask questions I knew it I knew it I just knew it but anyway with that being said I appreciate a good vote. Represent Payton which purpose question recognized measure question thank you and represented Hodges I'm concerned what the reasoning might have been to eliminate the sentence in section two that makes the possession of a fraudulent title or VIN plate. A crown so it's not just changing it from a felony to a misdemeanor it is striking the language there that would make the possession of altered in plates and titles are crime I don't have to get the bill and it's funny to me like it it's a could you repeat what it what it says yes so this sentence it's being stricken says to hold or use any such document or plate knowing it to have been so altered forged or falsified as talk about like ventilator titles to an automobile. So being a banker if somebody was to fraudulently released a lean or something like that or why to lean off the face of the title the possession of that title would no longer be a crime or if they alter of in plate the position of that. Vehicle or that been plate would no longer be a crime as far as I'm for that I know it's still a crime is just not considered a a A felony charges considered misdemeanor charge was still in a crime. I may be read that's what I was asking yeah no still because the language I'm seeing here I'm not sure that's the case but that was my question yeah no and prosecute attorneys had and you know they had no issues with that you know and give them the lands they were they're neutral on it they thoroughly vetted by the amount they were brought that out but I I don't you know it this is primarily change in reducing felony charges to misdemeanors okay thank you **** have a short follow up you're recognized for followed you just check into that before you come back from the Senate okay thank you thank you. Okay with that I appreciate a good vote but I knew the cargo going to ask questions. Represent Hodges has explained the bill would any want one like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representantes do you wish to close for your bill. Represent Hodges is closed for the bill. Question before the House is passage of house bill nineteen forty three repair the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot miss Clark. With seventy five Yeas nine days to present the bill has passed. College we're going back to the regular calendar now with the Senate bills. Mr Clark please read Senate bill two eight two. Senate bill two eighty two by representative Bragg two men Arkansas law concerning consolidated water work systems to amend the general power of a public body into authorized financing improvements with revenue bonds represent Bragg you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this bill amends the statute call the consolidated waterworks Act and Central Arkansas Water is the only consolidated water works facility in the state that is a consolidated falls under this consolidated waterworks Act so it mainly clarifies the authority of CA Debbie to do two things first I want to provide some plumbing services to their customers as a convenience to them especially and some of the lower income housing areas and then they also want to develop an underperforming asset which is a vacant lot downtown to demonstrate water conservation and reclamation ways for other contractors to come in and look at this and see how they can design buildings that would conserve water so I'd like to address some of the specifics about both of those items I spoke with the manager CAW and got some clarification from him as to what exactly their intent was and let me talk about the plumbing services say that may get a call from a customer says they have a leak and they go down check it out in the water meter boxes full of water so they look where the leaks coming from they find it they get up tell the customer obviously you've you've got a leak and the customer says what will can't you fix it and I say no we can't fix it because it's on your side of a meter the customer says well you're right here why can't you just fix the leak I say we we by statute we can't do that and and a lot of instances what the the manager told me they get really angry at the employee's because like they're standing right there they have the ability to fix it I have the parts to fix it but they can't fix it so Thanks the alternative as they say well we can cut your water off that'll stop the leak let them do much good for the customer the customer service well in a they telling you have to call a plumber the customer says well you all know how long it might take to get a plumber out could be several days so they they really the intent here is to provide customer service for mainly just minor fixes that they could easily face with there's a clamp or settle on the line all they would do would charge the customer for the for the materials. This is all they really want to do so it's just a matter of improving customer service especially in these low income areas and he told me they used to have what was called a fix a leak week or they would have farmers coming in one one week a year and volunteer their services to do this but he said I can't get him to do that anymore so they have three licensed plumbers on staff that are already employed they have no intention of getting into the plumbing business I don't want to compete with plumbing companies they've got enough work to do I just wanna be able to do this as as as as a service to the customers they couldn't possibly provide this service to every customer and again it's it's mainly geared towards some of the lower income neighborhoods of the I have a hard time you know affording a plumber. Now the other aspect is the development of this this vacant lot it's a cross or county council catty corner downtown from from their office and it's it's basically what's called an underperforming asset or stranded asset there's not much else I can do with it so they would like to build a demonstration project a twelve unit apartment complex that would have a new technology that would be be used to show how to conserve water and recapture water the put out for bids just like any other construction project and then they intend to turn it over to a management company I don't have any intention of getting into the real estate development this is just a an area that is not much use for anything else and it's a good location for him to do this this demonstration project. It would be paid for with revenue bonds meaning the ramp from the the apartments would go to pay off the bonds the ratepayers would have no liability you know for a so you know the sale of the bonds would would also have to be approved by the city of little rock board of directors so that's basically what it does trying to provide some services for their customers especially low income neighborhoods and develop this this demonstration project. President Bryant for purpose question you're recognized. Bragg what with this bill basically allow the consolidated water works to get in the public housing business. The bill itself is is fairly broad I guess if if they wanted to make a bill of a larger unit but I'm just telling you what the intent is what the manager said I just want this one demonstration project that they don't have any intent to to expand that are going further with it that's that's all I can relate is what his intention is. Represent wooden for what purpose. Bragg back on this bill. Does that does this mean that the city would have to repair a drive way which is not owned by the city. A pipeline of pipe from a meter the house is not owned by the city. If it's behind the meter the city has no obligation for. Or is what I'm asking you know there's there's no obligation. Are you there there's no obligation to repair they're just saying if I can at that point in time easily repair of a lead they would they would like to be able to. This bill. To let them repair of private borderline. Yes. Thank you. I appreciate a good vote thank you represent ragas explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone represent great you're recognized speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I have several concerns with this bill one it's allowing a huge public utility they get in competition with private contractors they're labeled the bill. He says the intended just to fix the leak outside but is the bill as written. They can do all the work inside they can do then work inside on this is project that they're talking about so it puts a public utility in a position of being in direct competition with private business which I disagree with. On the it also allows them to get into the landlord business which again is competing with private business I don't understand if they want to. Show us how to conserve water why don't they work with the developer to develop this project and stay out of the landlord business I just don't think it's a good idea for a public company to get in competition with private contracting and understand the intent but to me that's like saying we're the government distrust this shall be voting no thank you. Percent grew is spoken against the building would like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. President Bragg is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill two eighty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of thirty two yeas fifty nays three present the bill is failed. Sir Clark please read Senate bill six ninety four. Senate bill six ninety four by representative Womack's require the Division of higher education to develop and synchronize the model to the on the concept of personal finance and macroeconomics for distribution to students enrolled in institutions of higher education president will make you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members this US Senate bill six ninety four directs the division of higher ed in collaboration with public universities and community colleges develop and implement a module on the concepts of personal finance and macroeconomics there's no opposition and no cost to the state appreciate a good vote. Absen Womack is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative Womack is closed for the bill the question before the House is pass the Senate bill six ninety four per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark robber ninety three A. zero nine zero president. Bills past present Penzo for what purpose motion let's hear your motion Mister Speaker I move we suspend the rules to allow for Senate bill three forty which earlier today was recommended do pass as amended a House Committee on state agencies and government affairs to be amended on the house floor the engrossed be placed on the supplemental calendar and ultimately be considered for final passage. That's proper motion it's not debatable. As I stated this proper motion is not debatable the motion is that we suspend the rules to allow this Senate bill three forty which earlier today was recommended do pass as amended out of House Committee on state agencies and governmental affairs to be amended on the house floor be engrossed be placed on the supplemental calendar and ultimately be considered for final passage all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The ayes have it. Represent Penzo moved that we place Senate bill three forty on second reading for the purpose of amendment that's a proper motion stop. It is debatable represent Penzo you're recognized explain The motion. This is the place the bill on a second reading for amendment I appreciate a good vote. Again to the second part next. Penzo is playing the motion when you would like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion president Penzo is close for the motion the question before the House is the motion. Place Senate bill three forty on second reading for purpose of amendment all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion carries. Read a member number one Mr Clark. I remember one Senate bill three forty. President Penzo you're recognized to explain the amendment. Okay for everybody remembers we had the the amendment or the bill that I ran that everybody didn't vote for everybody approved will yeah Warren came up spoke against it he's actually okay with this one everybody's on board this is agreed to language what this amendment does is adds my build temporarily to the Senate bill three forty AM by temporarily as soon as the executive order is over it's my bills over because all my bills did was codified the executive order so pretty much this is just the Legislative blessing on the executive order so there's no issues down the road with anybody going back it's retroactive so it eliminates any possible litigation so everybody actually likes the fact this is being added to Bob Senate bill so that's what the amendment does and I appreciate a good vote anybody any questions. All right appreciate a good vote thank you president Penzo has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Penzo is close for the moment the question before the House is the adoption of amendment number one to Senate bill three forty all in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendment is adopted send the Building grossing Mr Clark. Mr Clark please read Senate bill six eighteen. Senate bill six eighteen by representative Gazaway to make technical corrections to Arkansas law concerning the sept acceptance of certain federal benefits promoting vocational education. Represent Gazaway recognized explained a bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues is simply a technical corrections bill this proposed by bill our that was left out of the code revision commission package you may remember earlier in the session we batched about twenty code revision commission bills and passed them all at one time this is one that was accidentally left out of the batch there's a section in this particular code or section of code where the statute refers to a federal code that's been repealed and replaced this simply updates that section with the new section that has replaced the repealed federal statute specifically it previously referred to an act passed in nineteen seventeen that has been replaced at the federal level with the Carl D. Perkins career technical and active two thousand six as amended January one twenty twenty one that's what the bill does And appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Gazaway as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill represent Gazaway is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six eighteen per the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Cass about Mr Clark. Ninety five yeas or nays zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six thirty eight. Senate bill six thirty eight by representative brown to create the Arkansas military child School transitions Act of twenty twenty one and to advance achievement of educational success on behalf of children of military families represent brown you're recognized explained bill. Is it on its on. Okay. The Senate bill six thirty eight is to create the Arkansas military child school transitions Act of twenty twenty one the purpose of this bill is to improve the potential for the educational success of children of military families. military connected students might change schools six or more times between kindergarten and high school graduation some children a reserve component parents may need to change schools due to the mobilization and deployment of one or more. One or both of their parents. this bill expands on our twenty nineteen legislation which raised the Arkansas approach above the Interstate compact compact regarding military children so this. This raises it above that standard the bill basically consolidates into one chapter of our code all relevant code that provides for the guidance of our schools which better which. Helps to better inform military families when they're moving to Arkansas's committee title six chapter twenty eight it permits schools to enroll in bound and this is new with this year it permit schools to enroll in bound military children in virtual course work which helps students merging into a new curriculum without losing ground to their peers and it extends eligibility two of the children of a small number of reserve component technicians guardsmen every service moving to Arkansas and with that I'd ask for a good vote I'm not trying to answer questions but you probably don't have many. Thank you appreciate a good vote. Represent Brown is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative brown is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six thirty eight where the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Ninety four U. A. zero nine zero presents the bills passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six twelve. Senate bill six twelve I representive Underwood permitting the remote testimony of a child. Represent Underwood you're recognized explained bill thank you Mr Speaker under current Arkansas law we allowed only need victims of certain crimes if testimony related to mostly on closed circuit Cashin systems we allow this in their situations where it could cause emotional distress for them to be in the same room over the past year we've seen other remote systems normalize like teams and soon it's all this bill would do would allow those carnival vulnerable victims at the government testimony comfortably if certain criteria is met for that testimony and with that I appreciate a good vote thank you. Representive Underwood is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representive Underwood is close for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill six forty one prepare the machine Mr Clerk. The question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six twelve. Where the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. Eighty four yeas to nays and zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six sixty eight. Senate bill six sixty eight a representative Dalby to amend acts twenty twenty one number five fifty eight to amend the law concerning the offense of failure to remain at the scene of an accident that results in death or physical injury represent Dalby recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill all it does is it adds administrative knowingly or recklessly and failing to remain at the scene of the accident and upon conviction that would be a Class B. felony I appreciate a good vote. President office explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. President dobby's close for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six sixty eight prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark ninety one yeas or nays zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six forty one. The little six forty one representive Underwood to amend the professional bail bond company and professional bail bondsman licensing board representive Underwood you're recognized explained the bill thank you Mr Speaker this is released to clean up bill for the Belmont on licensing board at does three things it removes the requirement from use municipal circuit judge and for elected judge this was the reason for this change is because it a Supreme Court court case court case ruled that was unconstitutional if I can talk here so that would just remove that elements it also changes the language so that each congressional district will be represented by least one member on the board and then third and allows for forming municipal police chief a former county sheriff to serve To be eligible in the board membership based off of the reason for that changes because they're term could change in the middle of terms they may not win reelection so it could be for current or former share as far as I know there is no opposition this board it doesn't change the current membership of the board and so now model that up I appreciate a good vote thank you. Representive Underwood is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representive Underwood close for the bill the question before the House this passage of house Senate bill six forty one. Sheen Mr Clark. Everyone voted. Yes it the ballot Mr Clark. Ninety three eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six ninety eight. Senate bill six ninety able representative Richmond concerning bail bonds. Representative Richmond you're recognized explained the bill. I thought I was done at least I was hoping I was done so last week when this. Bill I found out fifteen minutes before on the committee I was a little surprised as unexpected kind of like coming home after a fifteen month deployment and discovering that your the nudity of a one month old. Surprise you know. But we got through it. Your required a little bit of explanation but we got through that. The first thing that when you look at this bill you need to take a look at Page one line nineteen because it discusses prohibitions. Because if you just read the language you think in that we're actually going to allow something when in fact that's part of the prohibitions. And what it does is that this particular park. Of the bill has been a rule since nineteen ninety two and it needed statutory authority. It prevents and I'm license bails bondsmen from delivering a professional bail bond to a jail to affect the release of the defendant. It requires the bondsmen to be present at the facility. And all licensed bail bondsman's do require an FBI background check that's what the bill does not appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Richmond's explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Richmond close for the bill question before the House is passage of Senate bill six ninety eight the machine Mr Clerk. Their own voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. Ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six fifty two. Senate bill six fifty two by representative Clowney amending the fair sentencing for miners Act represent Clowney recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker some of you may remember at in two thousand seventeen Senator Irvin sorry Senator Irvin then representative Leding and former representative Rebecca Petty passed a law ending life without parole for juveniles and in that bill was a retroactivity component that was meant to apply to both homicide and non homicide offenses but since then some courts have found there's a little bit confusion of confusion in the original wording that makes it unclear that the law was in fact intended to apply to non homicide cases as well as homicide cases this bill just clarifies that and makes it all super clear. Take any questions R. eighteen appreciate a good vote. Represent clown is explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Clowney is closed for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six fifty to prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Seventy nine yeas to nays zero present the Bill pass. Mr Clark read Senate bill six seventy six. That six seventy six by representative Gazaway to be known as the justice for vulnerable victims of sexual abuse act. Represent Gazaway recognized explained a bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a bill that will extend the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims to allow them to I have a claim beyond what we currently allow currently Arkansas law only allows claims to be brought so long as they're brought by the age of twenty one this will extend that age to fifty five there is a lot of research out there that has been done that says that disclosures victims of child sex abuse typically in the bat and the majority of cases don't happen until much later in life and so this bill is in keeping with that research that's out there are many other states I have already done this some states have completely eliminated their statutes of limitations with regard to child sexual abuse many other states right now that haven't already eliminated or considering extensions most of which are two fifty five war considering elimination altogether that's. Simply what the bill does again at will allow peta files to be held to account and the victims of child sexual abuse to obtain justice. With that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you. President Gazaway has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. President property. You're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Hello friends. Allergy season is almost over surely. I was moved when we were in Judiciary the other day of what I heard if you guys will remember I'm sure you've heard. Boy scout leaders who had taken advantage of young man that they were supposed to be trusted with let me read you the start out with. This is what age boy scout would take. my honor I will do my best to do my duty to god my country and to obey the scout law to help other people at all times to keep myself physically strong mentally awake and morally straight. That oath was broken. For William Stevens. And three of his scout friends due to the sexual abuse that they experienced from a scout leader. Williams now fifty two. And this law will allow for it to be fifty five because men don't normally. Please don't normally come forth until they're in their fifties. William if I understood correctly. Is the only one of the four boys still alive. Due to suicide. Drug alcohol related heart attacks. Prison dying in there. So I would just ask for a good vote. For those whose experience this and especially for William thank you. Percent properties before the bill bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Or the bill represent Gazaway is closed for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six seventy six preparing machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six eighty five. Senate bill six eighty five by representative next concerning the ceiling of a misdemeanor offense of driving or boating while intoxicated represent next you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Collins house bill six eighty five this bill is concerning the ceiling misdemeanor DWI that are driving and boating while intoxicated on the current law if a person is convicted of DWI after five years they can petition to have the records sealed. this was brought to the attention of when after House bills six ten sixty two was passed it was brought to the attention of the National League That would passed early in the season that and if if the if you've got a DWI after five years or within five years and then you five for petition you have that sale and say you got a DWI at year six within the records on a gonna shall. One DWI with the the house bill ten sixty two the look back law it was shown the W. to read the W. one. So this bill only extend the time for filing a petition from five years to ten years to match the house bill ten sixty two which is now at two seventy four so there's no opposition to this bill and I ask for good vote. Represent nexus explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Nicks is close for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill six eighty five the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six seventy three. Senate bill six seventy three by representative Dalby to amend the statutory for closer Act of nineteen eighty seven. Represent Hudson you're recognized explained bill thank you thank you colleagues and we bring this bill to you today in order to do some cleanup on the statutory foreclosure Act the way it is written right now there are some deadlines that are lacking and so in twenty twenty there is a state Supreme Court case that sort of laid this bear in that case the the homeowner did not initiate a challenge to the statutory foreclosure until several months after the foreclosure sale had occurred and that makes a cloud on title and makes it very difficult for any subsequent purchaser to be assured that they're not going to have somebody drag them into litigation some months after they purchase so what this bill does is it simply says that and homeowner has thirty days after the foreclosure sale to try to bring a challenge on the foreclosure sale it doesn't do away with any of the opportunities that that homeowner may have to challenge the foreclosure prior to sale but just provide some finality so that the homeowner the banking any subsequent purchasers know that they can be assured of the title. And if there are no questions I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Hudson is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Or the bill. Representative Hudson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six seventy three prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mister Clark with ninety two yeah zero nays and one present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six forty. Senate bill six forty by representative Penzo to extend the statute of limitations for medical debt and certain of certain certain circumstances represent Penzo you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker Senate bill six forty extends the statute of limitations for medical that contingent on the passage of federal consumer protection for medical debt collections practices act receded to leave introduced HR fifty three thirty and if passed it would put a moratorium on the collection of metal that medical debt until it's two years old. Since Arkansas law state you can't collect medical data after two years effectively her bill if passed would in the collection of medical debt in Arkansas changing our law to five years contingent upon this federal law passing makes it to were our Kansans Arkansas can still have medical debt collection even if this bill passes. In the event that bill fails ours would stay the same. Appreciate a good vote. Represent Penzo as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Penzo as close for the bill the question before the House is to passage of Senate bill six forty prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Yes about Mister Clark with seventy five Yeas eight Nays one present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six fifteen. Senate bill six fifteen by representative Gonzales to prohibit the requirement of vaccine passport in Arkansas represent Gonzales you're recognized explain the bill they were Speaker of this just prevents a state from requiring taxing passport. There's a good vote. Representing anthologies explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent consolidate it's close for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill six fifteen per the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. With seventy six chase twelve nine zero present the bill is passed. Okay members were going back to the first supplemental calendar. Mr Clark read Senate bill six foot Senate bill five sixty nine. Senate bill five sixty nine by representative Stan Berry to amend the law concerning the health and safety of public school students represent very you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members. Senate bill five sixty nine simply adds a medication to the list of those that can be taken by students during the school hours and I would appreciate a good vote. Representative berries explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent various close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five sixty nine prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety forty eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Members were going to the second supplemental calendar. Mr Clark read Senate bill six seventeen. Senate bill six seventeen by representative Johnson to require written consent of the patient to transfer a prescription from a pharmacy to require certain disclosures of ownership interest or possible conflicts and of interest to prohibit data mining of patient information represent great you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker a Senate bill six seventeen had a is regarding prescription transfers it's a consumer protection bill that promotes health privacy prevents misuse of medical records and health claims data it also enhances disclosures of conflict and ensures freedom of choice for patients and lastly I think my favorite part of the bill is it prohibits data mining and so if you have a. it's happened to my parents I'm Avery told the story would have to my parents not too long ago where they fill the prescription at a local pharmacy and within a few days their PBM express scripts called them and said Hey. Our pharmacy is now going to start sending you this and by the way we're going to send you three months worth and they painted all pretty right well they should have had access to that claim stated because that's a conflict of interest being the processor and then having a pharmacy as well so this would prohibit that practice be glad to take any questions. C. not appreciate a good vote thank you. Representative grace explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative grace close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six seventeen per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mister Clark with ninety eight zero nays and to present the bill is passed. Members were waiting to return it to bills from engrossing so we're going to stand in recess for ten minutes. Because if we override the veto in this bill goes into affect the way it sets. Then it's gonna it'll be sitting there and we'll come wall and the circumstances that I'm talking about with these potential criminals is going to come into play. This is all just is being. I want to speak to you because this is the thing this is the way this works down here. If you think that us as your representatives I'm one of the biggest support someone that there is I guarantee you have had more guns and I've I've been involved in that more than anyone my life but I cannot let that wine the fact that when there's other issues involved that we have to step forward to fix those and still try to get were were we need to be. So with that I would ask that the you all vote this down. Senator Mark Johnson then senator flowers Senator Johnson. Thank you Mr president. I'm also on the committee that heard this bill was introduced on February eight. In center still feel amended on March seventeenth. The president in in the city county local committee which I sit in a passed out on March thirtieth it passed the Senate on March thirty first. Now I cannot do granted through this in my mind. If he has a draft bill that would address the issues that so many people are starting with the governor's name have a problem with. Then the shape of that bill that would amend this act when it becomes an act would say one thing. If we. Do not override this veto he would have to have a bill to accomplish the same thing which would basically be this bill is with amendments that would be a new bill that would amend the language in Senate bill two ninety eight. Follow me on logic. The House will come to order represent Jean you're recognized percent the supplemental budget calendar. Thank rich Baker college's going we are supplemental budget calendar that we mentioned earlier. without objection will take this up. Of house bill ten eighty one is the state board of elections we just amended earlier this this is their office budget any questions. Your one voted for the bill emergency clause the Speaker of the Clerk read the bill for the third time with the without objection Mister Clark read the bill for the third time house bill ten eighty one percent genes explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representing is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill ten eighty one prepared machine Mr Clerk. But on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety six yeah zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause or past president Jean you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker calling we're going take up. House bill nineteen forty nine this is the house version of the revenue stabilization bill. Of. Basically we've had ninety five percent of this since November tenth when the governor brought out is balanced budget. This is a two point eight percent increase over the prior year. have some questions owner educational funding. Of thank you are where the governor at seventy five million dollars increase in education in the course the educational adequacy committee came back with a ninety nine million dollar recommendation and all people are seeing this thirty million dollars increase and the RSA in the balanced budget the other the other seventy million is coming from one time funds out of of the department of education on their fund balances person makes for what purpose a question you're recognized all representative gene as you know the governor and his balanced budget proposal had recommended thirty million dollars for for broadband there's been some discussions about maybe expanding upon that can you tell us or do you know what the current amassed mints and obviously subject to change for the new carers acknowledges everyone of you to also rather that the broadband money will be in the one time budget that will get to more and and. The money if the thirty billion civil set aside but is not label of broadband because if we get enough federal dollars to take care for broadband the there won't be any use to have that money but it'll it'll be for future a capital improvements and infrastructure improvements is how the word. Any other questions. Okay you're one voted for the bill and emerges because we do have an emergency calls so it takes sixty seven votes to pass it and get invoke emergency clause the Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time without objection please read the bill for the third time house bill nineteen forty nine. Where the machine. Question before the House is the passage of house bill nineteen forty nine. As everyone voted voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clerk Bible ninety four yeas to nays and zero present the bill emergency clause are passed. Members so without objection removed moved to the third supplemental calendar Mr Clark please read Senate bill three forty. Senate bill three forty by representative Penzo to regulate the witnessing of certain documents by notary Republic to allow remote witnessing of certain documents by notary public and to declare an emergency president Penzo you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and thank you everyone for loneliness to expedite this process today again this is Senate bill three forty greed to language on notary online notary so there's any questions I just appreciate a good vote. President Penzo explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Penzo is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill three forty prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine one present the bill emergency clause are passed. President Gonzales for purpose. Motion let's hear your motion to suspend the to a rule to allow state agencies to meet after session today. That's a proper motion is not debatable the question before the House is the suspension of the two hour rule to allow the House Committee on state agencies to meet within inside two hours this afternoon. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The ayes have it. Mr Clark read the letter from the governor. April twenty third twenty twenty one dear president Hickey Speaker separate members of the General Assembly pursuant to article six section fifteen of the Arkansas constitution I inform you today that I veto Senate bill two ninety eight the Arkansas sovereignty ACT Senate bill two ninety eight imposes criminal penalties on state and local law enforcement officers to assist federal agencies or officers in the enforcement of the national firearms act which includes limitations on the possession of machine guns grenades bombs and land mines the bill also prohibits assisting in the enforcement of the gun control act of nineteen sixty eight which prohibits certain felonies from his or felons from possessing possession of fire arms the partnership between state and federal law enforcement officers is essential for the safety of Arkansas citizens this bill will break that partnership and put the safety of Arkansas at risk on a daily basis our state law enforcement officers assist federal agents in the apprehension of other criminals in possession of illegal firearms this bill will not only jeopardize future law enforcement endeavors but also will jeopardize hundreds of federal cases against violent criminals. The testimony of Arkansas law enforcement officers assisting federal officers and pursuant in pursuit of violent criminals it's critical to those cases that testimony would be barred criminalized by Senate bill two ninety eight additionally Senate bill two ninety eight would allow those violent criminals to sue Arkansas law enforcement officers for assisting their federal law enforcement counterparts this is unacceptable I am can committed to protecting the sovereignty of the state of Arkansas and the constitutional rights of Arkansas citizens I will continue to push back against federal over reach and regulation but criminalizing cooperation with the federal government is not the solution. I understand the intent of the bill was to provide citizens with confidence the law enforcement officers of this they will not participate in the enforcement of unconstitutional laws I fully support that intention but this bill does not accomplish that goal and Senate creates ambiguity and uncertainty in our state firearm laws it jeopardizes the essential partnership between state and federal law enforcement agencies all criminal missions that ensure the safety of our Kansans Senate bill two ninety is specifically states that federal laws and regulations including the national firearms act in the gun control act of nineteen sixty eight or Nolan void the bill does not provide any exception or provision of the laws concerning unlawful possession by Chris violent criminals those laws have been declared unconstitutional on have been enforced by the courts for decades in addition the laws of the state of Arkansas concerning the regulation of firearms reference both the national firearms act in the gun control act of nineteen sixty eight Senate bill two ninety eight does not repeal or amend those Arkansas laws nor have they been replaced by any other active agenda by the General Assembly if the General Assembly it says that those are no longer recognizes unclear what impact that has on Arkansas laws that reference incorporate federal law in other words Senate bill two ninety eight would be a defense attorney's dream come true would render useless the company the combined state and federal task force fighting violent crimes thank you very tension to this matter sincerely Asa Hutchinson. Any other Executive communications. Members before we adjourn for the day and think we failed introduce our state troopers for the week or what we hope will be a short week. Our trooper Jackson Dorman troop K. in hot springs and trooper Paul Matthews troop J. Clark's. Represent makes for what purpose let's hear your motion after the announcmenet trading of the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee report I move that we adjourn until ten o'clock tomorrow morning that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion passes any announcements represent Fortner for what purpose. You're recognized the chairman Jett request that the revenue tax join us in a stroll to big mac a for a very brief meeting in fifteen minutes president Lanny Fite for what purpose announcmenet recognized city county local will meet in ten minutes beg maxi represent Ladyman for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized public health will meet in maxi in forty minutes to consider one bill we tried having this one could get by there so we need everybody there represent flowers for what purpose announcmenet recognized the U. APB golden lions will be joining us tomorrow to be honored and recognized and I ask all of you who can please wear black and gold because tomorrow will be in line country thank you represent Holcomb for what purpose Hausman you're recognized public transportation will meet in ten minutes and mac B. that's mac B. represent Dalby for what purpose announcmenet recognized judiciary will meet in the morning at nine o'clock big naked representantes for what purpose. Announcmenet you're recognized state agencies usual made in Rhode one fifty one agricultural is meeting upon adjournment will meet immediately after they've adjourned which be about fifteen minutes absent Vaught for what purpose announcmenet recognized act will meet in five minutes for concurrence into bills any other announcements members continue to pay attention to the announcements to your email to the schedule as you can see things or moving pretty quickly we may have to have a. One committee meeting in the morning there could be others but hopefully we're moving to the end. Saying no other announcements this desk the desk remain open as needed for the reading of the bills upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution the House B. journey till ten AM tomorrow.