House Convenes

Audio check one. Check one two three four five check one. Two three four five. The. I hope. I'm by the member staff press and guests in the galleries to stand to be led in prayer by pastor mark Evans from the church at Rock Creek here in Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Let's pray together. A father thank you for the men and women who serve in this chamber I pray that you protect them that you bless their family and that you multiply their time because of so much that they do in this the responsibility plus in the rest of their their lives in their work lives. God give them strength that in no they have wisdom at comes from you. I pray that. You bless them with with the wisdom to be able to help people of Arkansas today and to have a creative answers to such complex problems that we face watch over us and use us pray we honor you in Jesus name amen. All. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clerk. Cast about Mr Clark. With ninety seven members present the chair sees a quorum are there any requests for leave representative gene for what purpose leave you're recognized I have a lever representative Deffenbaugh is leave granted for represent that from all. So noted represent gene for what purpose leave for representative Deborah Ferguson is lead granted represent that referred person so noted representative Ken Ferguson for what purpose leave you're recognized the representative Fred Allen is leave grant represent Fred Allen. So noted. Represent Fredrick Love moves we dispense the reading the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees read reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker we are committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill eleven oh six the house bill eleven eighty seven beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here within the same recognition a do pass respectfully submitted Lane Jean chair Mister Speaker we are committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill ten eighty one house bill nineteen forty nine beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration here within the same the recognition do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Lane Jean chair Mister Speaker we are committee on house management to whom was referred house resolution ten forty seven a Senate concurrent resolution twelve beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here the term the same the recognition do pass as quickly submitted Carlton wing chair. Are the Reports from standing committees read reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker we're committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill five sixty nine beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration here with during the same the regulation do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Bruce Cozart chair Mr Spiegel your committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill six eighteen Senate bill six thirty eight beg leave to report we had the same consideration here with trying the same recognition do pass respectfully submitted Bruce Cozart chair Mister speak we're coming on education to whom was referred Senate bill six ninety four big league report we've had the same under consideration here with trying the same with the recognition do pass respectfully submitted brand Evans vice chair Mister Speaker we are committee on aging children you to whom was referred house bill fourteen ninety nine beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition to do pass thank you current with the Senate amendments number one two and three respectfully submitted Sonia Barker vice chair Mister Speaker we are committee of state agencies to whom was referred to senate joint resolution ten beg leave to report we have the same under consideration here trying to sing the recognition do pass that was submitted white Tosh share. Is there any unfinished business are there any executive communications. Read the letters from the governor Mr Clark. April twenty first twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house do Mr Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty first twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill sixteen seventy one is that a ten house bill eighteen seventy five ACT eight eleven house waiting thirty six ACT eight twelve house bill eighteen fifteen ACT eight thirteen house bill eighteen fourteen is that a fourteen House what eighteen thirteen that a fifteen House Ladyman eyes at eight sixteen helpful sixteen eighty seven is at a seventeen as well sixteen sixteen ACT eight eighteen helpful sixteen of six ACT eight nineteen helpful fifteen ninety two is that a twenty helpful fifteen eighty seven is that a twenty one house bill fifty eighty six is that a twenty two house bill fifteen forty three is a twenty three has a fourteen ninety seven is a twenty four house bill fourteen sixty six ACT eight twenty five house bill eleven seventy nine is at eight twenty six house bill eleven thirty seven ACT eight twenty seven house bill ten ninety eight is that a twenty eight house bill ten sixty three is that a twenty nine has played team tennis ACT eight thirty households that twelve twenty one is at eight thirty one house bill twelve twenties at eight thirty two house bill twelve 19-6-833 house eleven a five ACT eight thirty four house bill ten seventy two ACT eight thirty five house bill ten seventy one is at eight thirty six sincerely Asa Hutchinson April twenty first twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house dear Mister Speaker this is to inform you that on April twenty first twenty twenty one I would be reviewed and approved to form measures of the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly House concurrent resolution ten sincerely Asa Hutchinson. Members. We have with this today as guests of represent Cooper he Fancher and his daughter dilemma there from Albion in White County the lien is here has an interesting history government and they're touring the capitol today. Mr Clark we read House resolution ten thirty six. House resolution ten thirty six by representative or a to encourage the United States Congress and the Arkansas congressional delegation to approve the keystone XL pipeline allow new leases and remove barriers to future energy infrastructure. Representive right you're recognized to present a resolution. Thank you madam chair colleagues House resolution ten thirty six would express the sense of this body that the United States Congress and the Arkansas congressional delegation should pursue policies of energy independence over for independence and promote domestic energy infrastructure through approval of the keystone XL pipeline and remove barriers that prevent or slow new oil or natural gas pipelines. When president Biden issued an executive order revoking the permit of the keystone XL pipeline. He made a decision negatively impacting millions of Americans while doing little to further his stated goal approving them improving the environment. The consequences of this decision will be fewer jobs higher energy costs and more dependence on middle eastern oil. And those effects won't just be felt in far flung corners of the country many of them will be felt right here in Arkansas. For example Welspun tubular employees six hundred people at the little rock port. And they had a contract to make one million feet of thirty six inch pipe for the keystone XL pipeline. The CEO of Welspun told Arkansas business at the pipeline's permit revocation quote negatively impacts hundreds of businesses across the United States including in Little Rock. And it also affects all of their business partners railroads off loaders the Port Authority. They're all directly impacted due to this decision. Thankfully our federal delegation both senators cotton and Bozeman as well as congressman Crawford hill. Womack and Westerman have all been strong and consistent supporters of the keystone pipeline by approving this resolution we can send them a strong signal that we have their back that we support their efforts and encourage them to continue pushing for good energy policy and in the interest of time all waive the reading of the resolution and we appreciate a good vote. Representive right has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representative right your clothes for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of HR ten thirty six all in favor say aye. Posay nine. Two graduations resolution as passed. Mr Clark please read HR ten forty houses list resolution ten forty by representative hot to commend the John Brown University construction management team for one of the American institute of contractors collegiate ethics competition. Sempach you're recognized to present your resolution. Thank you madam misters madam Speaker I would like to ask representative Lundstrum and representative McKenzie to join me please. All three of us have connections to John Brown University whose motto is educating the head the heart in the hands representative McKenzie and family led by her father former state representative and senator Kim Hendren are restoring an original JB you campus building in sulphur springs which is where the college began before moving to a pastor on a hill in silence springs owned and donated to the college by the founder and evangelist John Brown senior. Dr brown's vision was to build a college that would educate students who could not afford a college education but through work on campus and in the community state earned a Christ centered education. Today at a hundred and two years and more than sixteen thousand graduates later JB was ranked in the top ten Christian colleges in the U. S. by the Wall Street journal and has been named the top ranked regional university in Arkansas by US news and world reports for the last five years. As confirmation of higher education excellence are House chief of information officer Cecilea pond Mayo is a J. B. U. grad with a degree in broadcasting. Students come from over thirty seven states in forty five countries to study and one of forty eight undergraduate degrees JB you also offers for online bachelor degrees and eighteen master's degrees with classes online or at graduate centers here in Little Rock and in Rogers well doctor Lundstrum and I have to grease from the University of Arkansas we first met while teaching at JB you more than thirty years ago. Dr Lundstrum taught in health science and I in the college of business J. B. U. sits on the line between our two districts. The three of us want to recognize the twenty twenty one John Brown University construction management team joining us via the gallery poster that you can see up here. In the gallery thank you and the joining us live stream on the campus for winning the American institute of constructors collegiate athletics competition after defeating Texas a and M. and the university of north Florida yes. This win is the fifth year in a row that the JD U. construction management team has won this competition Luke John Elijah and Andrew what does the lord require of you and us what did do justice love mercy and walk humbly with god congratulations well done. Madam Speaker I please have the Clerk read the resolution. Representative Lundstrum you're recognized. She's also failing to leave out she has a family member in this Luke is her nephew and of mark and Julie gum so I'm pretty proud of that since mark and Julie were also my students so this makes me feel really old but Luke is her nephew so we're really proud of that. Mr Clark please read the resolutions in its entirety whereas the American institute of contractors held its annual collegiate ethics competition on March twenty third twenty twenty one as a virtual competition and whereas the John Brown University construction management team participated in the competition and took first place spot after defeating other finalist teams from Texas a and M. university and the university of north Florida and whereas the win marks the fifth year in a row that the construction management team at John Brown University has won the competition with this year's team presenting to the panel of industry leaders from around the country on various ethical and industry concerns based on the case that he created out of the actual industry events and whereas the competition competition is open to all accredited schools a construction manager in the United States 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 congratulate and commend the John Brown University construction management team for when the American institute for cut contractors collegiate at ethics competition. Representative hawk has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representive hawk are you close for your resolution the question before the House is the passage of H. R. ten forty all in favor say aye. Posay ninety congratulations resolution is passed. Clark. Mr Clark please read HR ten forty one. House resolution ten forty one by representative Crawford to support businesses in the state that are hiring and to incentivize citizens of the state to enter the work force or return to the workforce. Senator Crawford you're recognized presenter resolution. Thank you madam Speaker hello friends I'll be really quick hi this is my last time I appear I don't promise that but as far as I know it is Arkansas is open for business did you know that. It is time for the synergy of our voices and the voices of the State to encourage people to return to work. Whether they're incentives through the state as a tax credit at some point. For employers and incentives that entrepreneurs come up with in that spirit of entrepreneurs under per new is on. Be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly that we as house of representatives support businesses in this state that are hiring and to recognize the need to incentive five citizens of this state to enter the workforce so with that I'd appreciate a good vote thank. Representive profit has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution. Representative property close for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of HR ten forty one all in favor say aye. Opposed say night congratulations the resolution is passed. Mr Clark please read HR ten forty three. Resolution two forty representative and it to recognize if you Africanist Jones in his role in defending men accused in the Elaine massacre nineteen nineteen. Represent in it you're recognized presenter resolution. Good afternoon miss madam Speaker into my steam colleagues. HR ten forty three is to recognize Scipio Afrikaners Jones in his role in and to fending. Of sorry defending men accused in the lane massacre of nineteen nineteen. Mr Johnson's born a slave in tulip Arkansas in Dallas County he later moved to little rock to attend Walden seminary now Philander Smith College he did he then attended Bethel college now shorter college. Mr Johnson practice law in little rock for the rest of his life. He worked to correct abuses in the justice in Arkansas's penal system. The most significant case in which Mr Jones was involved. Is in the defense of twelve black men arrested during the the Elaine massacre. The Elaine massacre massacre was the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas. The massacre is because the black sharecroppers wanted to unionize because of unfair. Wages from the white land owners. It is estimated that over two hundred blacks and five whites were killed. Mr Jones that in his home this bill standing here in Little Rock. Two significant buildings were named after him the junior and senior high school in North Little Rock Air to his name and in my district the US post office on main street. Was named for Mr Jones in two thousand and seven. In two thousand and twenty U. S. representative he'll pass the Scipio Jones post office portrait Act which allows a portrait of the civil rights champion Scipio Jones today to be displayed in Little Rock in the Little Rock post office bearing his name. Mr well madam Speaker can you have the Clerk read the resolution. Mr Clark please read the resolution in its entirety. Whereas if you Africanist Jones was a prominent literature any in a leading black citizen at the end of the nineteenth century and during the first decades of the twentieth century and residents are just as born the child of a slave to mama Jones and agencies three into the Arkansas attended schools for black children in the area before moving to Little Rock attending Walden seminary now foreigners with college where he completed the four year college preparatory course in just three years before receiving his bachelor's degree from Bethel institute now swear College in eighteen eighty five and we're as a college of surgeons taught public school studying law on his own time in eighteen eighty nine he passed the bar examination was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arkansas in nineteen hundred it to the United States Supreme Court in nineteen oh five and whereas Mr Jones practice law in little rock for the rest of his life and prickly representative and it didn't so citizens and work to correct of any B.. Work to correct abuse and injustice in Arkansas people system and he served as judge in both temporary and special capacities throughout his career and whereas the most significant case with Mr with which Mr Johnson's involved was a defensive twelve black men who were arrested following the Elaine massacre nineteen nineteen and sentenced to death later that year for murder and what the prosecution called a black uprising anywheres Mr Jones was hired by the black citizens of Little Rock to work with the firm of George W. where he an attorney hired by the national association of the Vance advancement of colored people secure their the release of the men who were convicted in trials marked by weak evidence collected cross examination of the witnesses in short deliberations by the juries and rescue Jones in legal team were successful in securing the release of all twelve men but you were January nineteen twenty five there's a judge's quoted as saying this the case was the greatest case against the pre in that peonage and vote Maillol ever finally and now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the House representatives recognized have be a recognized Jones first contributions the state of Arkansas. Represent in it has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representing are you close for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of HR ten forty three all in favor say aye. Opposed say nay congratulations the resolution has passed Mr Clark please read H. R. T. in forty two. House resolution ten forty two by representative hawks to recognize the American physical therapy association for the dedication to improving the health of society over the past one hundred years. Representive fox you're recognized presenter resolution. Thank you madam Speaker thank you colleagues House resolution ten forty two celebrates more than one hundred years of the American physical therapy association and how they've been dedicated to improving the health of our society this resolution notes American Millen was elected in nineteen twenty one is the first president of the American women's physical therapeutic association and since that time physical therapist have initiated programs during World War two assisted Dr Jonas Salk during the polio epidemic and continue working towards assisting the whole population in their physical health and wellness how for this House resolution shows the appreciation we have for physical therapist and their desires and efforts to help us reduce pain and suffering reduce certain economic cost therefore let's show our appreciation for the physical therapist in the American physical therapy association impasse House resolution ten forty two. Representive hawk says explain the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution representive fox is close for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of H. R. ten forty two all in favor say aye. Posay ninety congratulations your resolution is passed. Mr Clark please read HR ten forty four. House resolution ten forty four by representative Boyd to commend miss Dan Durham on the selection as miss Arkansas twenty nineteen and twenty twenty. Representative board you're recognized presenter resolution. Thank you madam chair today I'm honored to introduce and recognized miss Arkansas there and calendar Darren was born and raised in Greenwood graduated from the university of Arkansas and is now attending medical school at U. M. S. she is fatally served as miss Arkansas for two years promoting Arkansas in the miss Arkansas tradition even during what has been an untraditional time she continues to encourage Arkansas's use through her personal platform know who you are and is the spokesperson for the children's miracle network in Arkansas children's hospital I am proud therein because the river valley home please join me in welcoming miss Arkansas there and all. Thank you for being here today and I appreciate a good vote thank you. Representative Boyd has explained the resolution went into like to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of HR ten forty four all in favor say aye. Opposed say nay congratulations the resolution has passed. Mr Clark please read HR ten forty five. House resolution ten forty five or by representative Cooper to raise awareness of the communication impediment that designation in dekalb. Representive Cooper you're recognized president the resolution. Thank you madam Speaker member's house resolution ten forty five is to raise awareness of the communication impediment in DeKalb program available through the department of finance and administration. Recently a friend back home in White County asked if we can look at creating a program to assist with facilitating communication between individuals with communication difficulties an emergency personnel. After doing some research we found that Arkansas actually already has this program it was past two sessions ago. Act three sixty six of twenty seventeen created the program through GFA provides the opportunity for an individual with a communication difficulties such as Alzheimer's disease down syndrome or autism spectrum disorder to receive to receive a designation on their driver's license or ID card. And A. D. calendar license plate that will help police officers firefighters and EMTs understand that the individual may have difficulty communicating and to help facilitate effective communication with individual. Since it didn't seem to be widely known that this program is available I thought it was important to shed some light this program is available I think it seems that many of the good things accomplished by the legislature often overshadowed by other things that seem to grab headlines or maybe it's because we file two thousand bills every session and good things are lost in the mix but I think it's important we work together to raise awareness that this opportunity exists let's take this information back on to our districts because there are people in our dish everyone of our districts will benefit from this program. At a Speaker please ask the Clerk to read the resolution. Mr Clark please read the resolution in its entirety. Whereas ACT three sixty six of two thousand seventeen create a statutory requirement that individuals who qualify may receive a designation on a driver's license or identification card the decals on a license plate to indicate a communication impediment and whereas the purpose of the communication impediment designation and dekalb that's a facility to facilitate communication during an encounter between a law enforcement officer an emergency medical service provider or five hundred and a person present in a motor vehicle who has a medical condition that may impede his or her ability to communicate including without limitation Alzheimer's disease autism spectrum disorders or data center and whereas it is important the Arkansas be where this opportunity to help themselves or those they care about now therefore be it resolved in the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly the State of Arkansas that the house of representatives highlight the availability of the communication impediment that designation and the call for qualified Kansans. Representative Cooper has explained the bill or resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the House are you closed representative Cooper free resolution the question before the House is the passage of HR ten forty five all in favor say aye. All opposed say nay congratulations the resolution is passed Sir Clark please read S. the R. ten. Senate concurrent resolution ten by representative love to recognize Broadway Joe Booker for his efforts and encouraging our Kansans to receive the corona virus nineteen vaccine in first contributions to the state of Arkansas. Senate blood you're recognized presenter resolution thank you madam chair and first of all friends is good to be back. I tell you I sound a little bit but I am in the land of the living so thank god. So today I wanted to do something and I. partner with senator Chesterfield to do this concurrent resolution because I was always taught as a young person to give somebody the flowers why they're living. And so that's what this resolution is about is to recognize someone that I consider a friend someone that always there working in the community tirelessly. Every time there is an effort to be made in the community information to get out. My friend Broadway Joe Booker is always there. To say free it how can I help. And so that's why this resolution is so important because I want to recognize him for the efforts that he makes in our community. To ensure that our Canson stamp form. And so he did something that was very helpful we partner with the governor and others during this corona vaccination rollout. He he volunteer this is Fred you know what I'm gonna I'll show people that I'm in the vaccination and make sure it's safe. And so we want to really ensure that we recognized him for the and for what he did in the information that the cat got out so if you all could just give a warm round of applause to my friend brought what job will occur. Joe I want you to know thank you for the work that you're doing in the community thank you continue to be blessed in if you could Madam should direct the. The The Clerk to read the resolution is abbreviated thank you. Mr Clark please read the resolution whereas Mr Joe Booker is a native of South Carolina relocated to Arkansas attended Arkansas state university received his bachelor's degree from Arkansas Baptist college in African American community leadership and became an R. cans and and we're as Mr Booker began his broadcasting career in the military in nineteen seventy six as an announcer in the armed force Crean network and continue to hone his skills in broadcasting after college graduation to become a leading radio personality in central Arkansas known to many as Broadway gem and whereas Broadway Joe has had an illustrious career from with the ward in leadership roles in the industry but as always made time to give back to the community through volunteer involvement with local organizations now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the house of representatives concurring there in that the Senate recognizes the efforts of Broadway Joe encouraging our Kansans to receive the crown of iris nineteen vaccine and celebrate his contributions to the state and his community. Representive love has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the House is a passage of S. C. R. ten all in favor say aye. All opposed say nay congradulations the resolution has passed. Mr Clark please read S. C. R. thirteen. Senate concurrent resolution thirteen by representative Cozart to amend the joint rules of the house of representatives and the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly represent Cozart you're recognized to present your resolution. Thank you madam chair madam Speaker. Ladies and gentlemen this is a Senate concurrent resolution that deals with our lottery the bill that I ran last week Senator Hickey read on the Senate in we ran it on the house in last week and this is a basically this current religious resolution is just a sign language that is in the bill that or we're trying to keep the future general assemblies apprised of what the law is so that how it works without having to pull the statute over time so that's what this resolution does it it does offer the joint rules of the house and Senate to do what it needs to do for the lottery to help build a lottery back up and that's what the bill was a I'll be glad taking questions represent Dotson for what purpose question recognized for a question. Thank you Mr Speaker so if we pass this we would by joint rule be limiting ourselves from being able to consider anything that is try to try to be filed after thirty one days. As well as if someone puts a fiscal impact on that that is negative if I read it correctly who would be making the fiscal impact statements and why would we want to limit ourselves in the future from being able to consider anything. Well there there's no limit on how many bills could be run there's just a thirty one day limit on getting on the files so you have thirty one days to file those Bills because of the amount of real the bill that we ran a last week that is out now ACT six thirty six limits how much money that we want to put into it that's what the joint of education and Senate Committee of of house and Senate will decide on how much that we could put in we are put that if you remember the bill we paused. Per year the amount that we would be doing we're taking out of reason reservists for a year and let the scholarship build up the lottery scholarship bill the salute because it's been going down and start to be too much so we're going to have to start looking at everything that goes into it so that the thirty one days is to just to get those out front so we know what we have and then with the joint house and Senate committee will vote separately we don't work together both separately on which bills would pass to build added into that lottery scholarship so as far as I'm not sure what you took your second for the question was but are we limited ourselves I don't think we'll limit ourselves we're just set it up for success and not failure like it has been. Any other questions. Represent wing for what purpose you're recognized for a question with this give us a higher threshold to change in the future yes what would that well I mean the threshold I I so would be higher if it would make it were that we can actually fund the scholarships is what we're trying to do we're trying to get that we can without letting just every bill that is run rampant being poked into the the lottery and and it makes it all deplete down so that's what we're trying to we're trying to get it to work bills up instead of bills now I guess the other question was more like if we make this rule change now changing it in the future would be harder to do so no I don't think it's any harder changes just a joint rule change it's that has to go to House and Senate is same thing so this is our been to the Senate and we're coming to the house with it so. Okay. I would. A statement by. Thank you get represent McKenzie for what purpose. Thank you Mr Speaker refresh my memory and I should know this when we discussed this bill that we've already passed all the details from this resolution were in that bill. Yes but not there's more the bill is forty five pages of bill this is just to kind of explain to the next General Assembly what this bill does so they don't have to pull it out of statute to know what they can do with it follows Mr Speaker what I'm trying to get out as soon as a forty five page bill did we bring it to the attention of folks that this what's in this resolution here with regard to the new restrictions that that was in that bill so we understood. You will I'm not sure exactly what we did at that time but yes it was in the bill that we did present last week we went through last week. Represent Lowery for purpose question you're recognized represent Cozart is my understanding that one General Assembly cannot dictate rules to a future assembly of the you can't so how how with this we have to re vote this each and every of the session and if so what would be the vote threshold my understanding is in the house we have a different vote threshold on rules in comparison to the Senate I'm not sure how that broke a person is a you got me off guard on that but the yes we cannot bind of this is only to let them know what our intent was of what we were we are trying to do and how it's set up they can come in and change joint rules each year the sessions so we can't find the next. VOL follow up Mister Speaker. Right now make a parliamentary inquiry at this time is another question I'm asking is probably beyond represent Cozart cannot you're recognized you're recognized for an part of it in that's not to diminish him I just know there's a question that you're responsibly the parliamentarian we need to answer about vote threshold or answer three U. whoever you're recognized okay that is my question is is there a different vote threshold to park. Can this assembly dictator rule for a future simply. And if we can't we have to re voted each time what would be the vote threshold in the House to adopt this rule. You're correct one one General Assembly cannot bind the next the joint rules are adopted at the beginning of each Assembly by simple majority vote which is also the same threshold to amend the joint rules which is what is before the House today. Thank you very much thank you. President Dotson for what purpose question you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker just pulled up the bill and. Looking through it says that I guess these types of bills shall not be introduced or considered a special session or fiscal session the General Assembly unless the introduction of consideration of the bill is first approved by a two thirds vote of the full membership of each chamber of the General Assembly so would that mean that we can only do that introduce these type bills in the first thirty one days of a regular session only unless we had supermajority consensus amongst and even if you haven't read and put it on the call. It's it's it's that is the way the bill is written for the first thirty one days of session just like most all of our bills are done is during regular session thank you. I appreciate a good vote. President Cozart is explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against resolution represent Payton you're recognized to speak against the resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker and members I'm not payment the against this resolution I just wanna make sure that we consider properly because yesterday evening late the calendar came out is referred to I knew about it and I know there were several people with me at the time as the first they'd seen of it we and we read it and so I said you know we'll find out what we can tomorrow morning I start asking questions and found out that we had already passed a bill a week ago that contained this language it's Senate bill five eighty four page twenty nine line eighteen where it starts if you look that up but you know. Changing this rule to limit ourselves on when we can follow bill to a narrow portion of the session at the very beginning. It is I don't know it seems like we're handicapping ourselves to me because. We may pass the bill and the governor may sign a bill in the first thirty days of the session and then we find out we missed something in that bill that needs fixed. And I know that if you have a super majority you can always suspend the rules and you always have it and and do things but if we trust each other to file bills we trust committees to vet bills and and the goes through both chambers. I don't think we need a deadline on on filing legislation in the first thirty one days so I'm going to vote against it thank you. Represent Payton has spoken against the resolution would anyone like to speak for the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution represent Dotson you're recognized to speak against the resolution. I thank Mr Speaker members just looking through this resolution. This is handcuffing ourselves or the future general assemblies I know that we can't bind future general assemblies however the joint rules are adopted in mass and to try to make an amendment or change something is is fairly difficult to do so since we largely adopt the joint rules in mass this would be in effect largely be tying future general assemblies hands unless the changes made or an amendment is made to this and outside of the first thirty one days of a regular session following those bills there is another section in the resolution that requires three force supermajority of both chambers to introduce a bill of this nature outside of the first thirty one days it's two thirds during a physical or a special session so you know the governor put on the call two thirds of both chambers would have to agree to it by joint by a resolution in order to consider this type bill in the future. There's just a lot of issues I see with this and many courage of vote no on this thank you. Represent Dotson spoken against the resolution when you would like to speak for the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution. Represent Cozart you're recognized to close for the resolution. Colleagues I've heard their arguments on a you know this is no different than a scope of practice bill you have a certain amount of time to file a scope of practice and I believe representative war of the start time to file retirement Bills and there's not going to be anywhere near that many bills files that are in scope of practice and retirement you gonna have very few there's only three lottery bills that were filed this time so we're not limit ourselves this can be changed if you don't like the way it is you can when we come up next year you pull that out and changes but this is the way it needs to be done I appreciate a good vote thank you. Percent Cozart has closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of Senate concurrent resolution thirteen prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. By a vote of forty five Yeas forty one days and three present the resolution is failed. Members are Dr the day is Dr Kimberley garner of Little Rock in our nurses of the day our Missouri Bernarda misprinted Q. it and this is their last day with this. Morning hour is ended. Represent Lundstrum recommends we concurrence Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fifteen sixty nine Mister Clark please read Senate member number one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fifteen sixty nine percent less from you're recognized explained member number one. Thank you Mr Speaker this is to simply concur with the Senate amendment they wanted to add that it does not impact traditional Medicaid and we added that because it doesn't has no with physical impact I would ask for a good vote thank you. President Lundstrum has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent once from as close for the amendment question before the House is concurrence with Senate amendment or one to House Bill fifteen sixty nine prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety eight one nine zero present if concurred in Senate amendment or one to House Bill fifteen sixty nine represent Lowery recommends we concurrence an amendment or one to House Bill twelve forty three Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment one Senate amendment a one to House Bill twelve forty three percent Lowery recognized explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a Senate amendment that just is a read not remembering read lettering of the bill I guess it was caught when I got over there appreciate a good vote. President Lowry's explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the. President Lowery is close for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with Senate amendment or one to House Bill twelve forty three prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty nine yeas to nays zero president you've concurred in Senate amendment or one to House Bill twelve forty three. Represent Pilkington recommends that we can current sentiment Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen thirty nine Mr Clark please read the amount sent Senate Amendment number one Senate member number one to House Bill fourteen thirty nine percent Pilkington recognized explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker I've got to amendments to this bill one is adding Senator Clarke Tucker as the Senate sponsor and the other is adding a dental assistance to this and that was you senator we left out so that the two minutes are we going on the second amendment after the first minute that's all they do thanks. President Pilkington is explain the amendment we would like to speak against the amendment. We would like to speak for the amendment. President Pilkington is close for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen thirty nine prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty nine yeas three nays and zero president you've concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen thirty nine. President Pilkington recommends we can current Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen thirty nine Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number two Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen thirty nine. President Pilkington you're recognized explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker same thing again set apart thanks. President Pilkington is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Pilkington as close for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen thirty nine prepared machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty seven Yeas four Nays zero present you've concurred in Senate amendments two to House Bill fourteen thirty nine. President Lundstrum recommends that we. Concurrence Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen twenty six Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen twenty six percent less from you're recognized explain the amendment yes this is the the bill to protect restaurants from very unfair delivery practices the sets remedies. Sent once from is explain the amendment would you would like to speak against the amendment. We would like to speak for the amendment president Lundstrum is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen twenty six per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty six yeas to nays zero president you've concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill fourteen twenty six. President Lundstrum recommends we concurrence Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen twenty six Mister Clark please read Senate member number two Senate Amendment number two to House Bill fourteen twenty six. President Lundstrum you're recognized to explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker the sets fines with a limit of five hundred dollars a mat and a maximum of fifteen hundred dollars. If there is a judgment. President Lundstrum has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President once from amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with Senate member number two to House Bill fourteen twenty six prepared machines to. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty three As one name one president you concurred in Senate amendment or two to House Bill twenty six. Person once from recommends we concurrence Senate amendment or three to House Bill fourteen twenty six Mister Clark please read Senate amendment or three Senate amendment number three to House Bill fourteen twenty six percent less from you're recognized explain Amendment number three this simply if that adds an effective date of January one. Twenty twenty two. Thank you it's gonna be a long day. President Lundstrum is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment represent once from as close for the amendment the question before the House concurrence with Senate amendment or three to House Bill fourteen twenty six prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty four yeas to nays zero present you concurred in Senate Amendment over three to House Bill fourteen twenty six. Representative Johnson recommends we can current Senate amendment amendment number one to House Bill eighteen eighty Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one. Senate Amendment number one to House Bill eighteen eighty. Soon if Johnson you're recognized explain Amendment number one thank you Mr Speaker this just as a cosponsor appreciate a good vote thank you president Johnson explained the amendment would anyone like speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment represent Johnson is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill eighteen eighty prepared see Mr Clark. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. Five eighty six E. A. zero nine zero present your card and Senate Amendment number one to House Bill eighteen eighty. Members for a Passover house bill nineteen twenty four Mister Clark please read house bill nineteen thirty two. S. one nineteen thirty two by representative Johnson to amend provisions of the law related to the graduate medical education or residency expansion program board. Representative Johnson recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker I colleagues this bill changes the composition the board to account for the new medical schools that are being built in Arkansas so they'll have to see the table if any grant from becomes available it also changes some subtle languages to accommodate new changes in GME so to make sure that all the colleges of medicine in the state are eligible to apply for the grant be happy to take any questions. Thing not appreciate your vote thank you president Johnson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill nineteen thirty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety two U. A. zero nine zero present you pass the bill Mr Clark please read house bill nineteen twenty six. House bill nineteen twenty six by representative makes concerning the uniform commercial code into clarify control of virtual currency under the uniform commercial code person makes recognized explain the bill thank you Mr chairman of a Speaker so calling somebody give you kind of the short version of this bill and then all or try to answer any questions that you might have but who here among us doesn't wish we'd bought bitcoin back when it was four hundred dollars a coin now that it's you know today was fifty three thousand dollars a coin as we all know virtual currencies are becoming more and more mainstream but as it stands right now Arkansas Code is silent on what these are and what the rights of ownership are and what the rights are of Biel put a lien on that asset so what house bill nineteen twenty six does is it is a language it's been recommended to us by the uniform commercial loss of Commission and does based on that language of it does basically that it defines what a virtual currency is what the rights of ownership are and how you would make an adverse claim against of that asset and without a be happy to answer any questions. Thanks for saying president Dotson for what purpose question recognized representative makes could you. What do you mean by putting at adverse claim as a lien against the property can you explain yeah yelling please thanks of it right so for example right now there's nothing in Arkansas law that allows the assignment of value to these because they're virtual currencies and so let's say there's a situation where I. O. G. to say ten thousand dollars in over here I've got a million dollars worth of cryptocurrency or I've got assets that I have shifted to crypto currencies there's currently nothing in Arkansas law that would guide the court on how you could ask get it and get a hold of that or make a claim on that make a lien on it because I owe you money and so what this does is this allows for someone who is owed the money to be able to put a lien on that asset. Right now in Arkansas law there's nothing as to whether it's even an asset or how to do it and so that's what this attempts to represent brown for what purpose you're recognized representative makes based on what I'm hearing would you say that this legislation is needed to protect our Kansans yes thank you. And that does two things it protects and outlines their rights so. Say no other questions I'd appreciate it. Cemex is explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent makes is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill nineteen twenty six prepared machinist Clark. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty one Yeas six nine zero present you pass the bill Mr Clark please read house bill nineteen forty four. House bill nineteen forty four by representative wing to facilitate the conversation the conversion of plastics and other recovered materials through advanced recycling processes represent when you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this addresses the recycling issue us somewhere to another bill except we're talking about advanced recycling today which is when we break the plastics down into the more they're kinda early more like you molecular components so that we can recycle more things things like styrofoam that we don't normally recycle now we will now be able to do so all this bill does however well what the only thing that this bill does is establish definitions we are not providing any regulatory changes but the reason why we want to establish definitions in this new field of advanced recycling is to encourage businesses to come to Arkansas and do that some of our neighboring states have done this to great success both taxes in Tennessee have done that and I've seen millions of dollars of investment and also increases in recycling of these plastics that were normally not doing some of our other border states have passed similar legislation in an attempt and so what we're trying to do here is create the environment to allow us to do it here in Arkansas happy to take any questions. I appreciate a good vote. President wing has explained the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent wing is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill nineteen forty four prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety As one nine zero president. Bill is passed. Members. The objection removed due to the second supplemental calendar. Mr Clark please read senate joint resolution ten. Senate joint resolution ten. However that representative Cavenaugh to amend the Arkansas constitution concerning extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly. Person Cavenaugh you're recognized explain the resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker this is a constitutional amendment that's come from the Senate and I'll give you a quick over snap of it's pretty simple this is going to allow the General Assembly to call themselves into special session it's going to require two thirds signatures from both the house and the Senate. We would then have to nine what we're going to hear just like the governor doesn't call we would have to do the same and that's really the basically what this constitutional amendment does does not take away the governor's ability to call us into special session it just really adds and one more way that we can call ourselves into session I had a question about why are we bring in this fourth for me it was a constitutional I mean with the constituents had asked me why we couldn't call ourselves into it and we found out that they're at thirty six other states that do it this way to that allow the governor and the General Assembly to call themselves in the session and that's really what this does for me it's not a poke in the eye of our current governor it's just a way to balance between the executive and the legislative branch and with that I will take any questions. The N. none I appreciate a good vote. Represent Kavanagh's explain the resolution when he would like to speak against the resolution. Would anyone like to speak for the resolution. President Cavenaugh is close for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of Senate joint resolution ten prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty two yeas nine eight zero present the resolution is passed. Members moved back to the regular calendar Mr Clark please read Senate bill two eighty two. Senate bill two eighty two by representative Bragg. Two men Arkansas law concerning consolidated waterworks system to amend the general powers of the public body into authorized financing improvements with revenue bonds. Members are gonna pass over Senate bill two eighty two Mister Clark please read Senate bill one eighty one. Senate bill one eighty one by representative McCollum to amend the law concerning the sales tax holiday to exempt certain electronic devices during the sales tax holiday to declare an emergency. If the McCollum you're recognized explain the bill. All right thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues have good tax cut in front of us today previously I think it was twenty twelve we are created a sales tax holiday for purchases of back to school essentials which is going to expand that to electronic items that are specifically defined in the bill and specifically address the the learning needs of students today so I'd say it's this bill just some modernization of the sales tax holiday. I appreciate a good vote represent rate for what purpose you're recognized representative McCollum if we continue to create more more exemptions and our sales tax base do you think that'll make it easier or harder to ultimately reduce rates both on sales or income taxes in the long run. If ultimately we're going with that is you'd rather not passes and just focus on reducing income tax rates I'm for that. Percent McCollum has explained the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. semi column is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill one eighty one per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Members removed to the yellow budget calendar represent Jean you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues we have one house bill today in the Budget bills is house bill twelve away the part of public safety only increases in this or the state police three point three million that restore their day funding there was five hundred thirty thousand dollars to help with retirement fund and also two hundred and four thousand to help pay for the retired officers come in workrelease co cases. The legislation we passed earlier in the session any questions. Your one voted for the bill emergency clause for Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time house bill twelve oh eight. President Jean is explained 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 passage of house bill twelve oh eight prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill an emergency clause our past president Jean you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker. Calling. Of we're going to back to Senate bills but I've had a request to pull Senate bill one thirty two the problem commerce out of the batch. Imagine that. Of. We'll take up Senate bill one fifty eight and Senate bill two eleven. This department of education this is the Public School Fund is the money we get back for all our public schools from the state and then also Senate bill two eleven is UAMS budget many questions do I need to pull any of these two out. Seeing none your one vote is for the bill emergency calls per Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time Mr Clark please read the bills for the third time Senate bill one fifty eight Senate bill two eleven prepared machine. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by the ninety two yeah zero nine zero president. You have passed the bills emergency clauses. Members forget too far away from it I did want to announce that on Senate bill. One eighty one the emergency clause did pass a bill to announce at the time but on Senate bill one eighty one emergency clause did pass represent January. You Mr Speaker Senate bill one thirty two the Parma commerce. The general revenue is flat from the previous year. Of a debate It is quite lengthy and the Senate. There is no China office. There is a two hundred thousand dollar of. Contract with the person that does business in the Hong Kong Taiwan China area. Any questions on this. I none you're one voted for the bill emerging clause district the Clerk read the bill third time. Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time Senate bill one thirty two. In genes explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative gene is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill one thirty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of sixty two yeas twenty days and to present the bill is failed. President Gazaway for purpose. Let's hear your motion. Mister Speaker I move that we suspend the rules to allow the House Committee on state agencies to meet this afternoon to consider House resolution ten forty eight the passage of which is necessary for consideration of the third proposed constitutional amendment. That's a proper motion and it's not debatable. The question before the House is to suspend the rules to allow the House Committee on state agencies to meet immediately this afternoon to consider House resolution ten forty eight prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clerk. By a vote of seventy six yeas to nays and to present the resolution is passed. Sorry the motion has passed. Mr Clark please read Senate bill five thirteen. Senate bill five thirteen by representative McCollum 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 him in the law concerning a restricted driver's permit under issued under certain circumstances represent contra recognized experts explain the bill. A Mister Speaker this is represented McCollum's bill a covered forming committee when he was out another committee so happy to present today. The bill updates and improves our law around suspending someone's driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay a fine or failure to appear in court. there is a widespread and growing recognition that suspending a driver's license or registration can be counterproductive both of the individual and the courts taking away someone's ability to drive takes away their ability to hold a job take your kids take care of relatives creates additional costs as they scramble to find alternative ways to get around and forget about them at risk of another criminal charges they tend to drive while the license is suspended if they can't earn income at a job that makes it less likely they can pay a fine if they can't drive the court makes it less likely they can appear in court that can create a cascade of criminal charges often on a very minor underlying offense and on top of that when you get your license or registration reinstated you have to pay a hundred dollar fee which is difficult for many to afford many states have done away with these all together Senator Bosan as leading a federal efforts supported by the F. O. P. American Association of state troopers and many other groups to do the same what Senator Clark and represent McCollum during here is much more modest this does three things to improve how we administer this particular punishment first it creates some additional due process before suspending a driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay or failure to appear second it says that if you're found not guilty or the charges are dropped you don't have to pay the reinstatement fee of a hundred dollars which is really just a matter of fairness and thirty creates a new tool for judges the restricted driver's license that would be a version of the suspended driver's license but it would still allow the defendant to drive for essential purposes like work and taking kids to school as mentioned these reforms have broad support across the political spectrum as you can see from the bill's sponsors Senator Clark representative McCollum Senator Tucker senator Gilmour senator Trent Garner and need and of course center both on the federal level the Bill pass committee with no opposition and no one spoke against and it was the. Eighty five oh one Senate so senior questions appreciate a good vote. President Collins explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill representative McCollum you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and thank you represent Collins that's what you call one guy trying to be in too many places at the same time and representive Collins carried that in Judiciary Committee and I've actually he's he's worked hard on that issue in the past so big thanks to him I just kind of want to expand on why we're doing this and kind of how we got here today that's that thousands of our Kansans have had their driver's license suspended because they cannot pay the fines or fees meant those haven't been for any public safety reasons suspending licenses makes it harder. Basically just to hold a job right this is about getting Arkansans back to work so they can pay back that as was mentioned senator Bozeman on the federal level federal level has sponsored the driving for opportunity legislation. I mean the biggest idea behind this is that suspensions lead to unemployment. A few notes the backs that up forty two percent of those that lost their licenses due to certain non driving related offenses lost their jobs as a result forty five percent of those who lost their jobs were unable to find a new new employment. An eighty eight percent of those are able to find another job reported a decrease in income making it less likely that they to pay the restitution so overall again five thank you to all those that worked hard on this issue and this is about getting Arkansans back to work thanks. President McCollum spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Percent Collins is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill five thirteen prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty ninety eight zero nine one present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill five sixty. Senate five sixty a representative McCollum to be known as the Arkansas civil asset forfeiture reform active twenty twenty one. Represent Gazaway you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a bill that's been worked on by Senator Clark for some time two five. Reform the civil asset forfeiture process for those if you're not familiar with the civil asset forfeiture a procedure that allows a law enforcement when they seize items in connection used in connection with a criminal offense to file a petition in the civil court to forfeit those items and then sell those items so that they can help fund law enforcement needs and also prosecutorial needs basically this reform takes it does just a couple things number one if property is seized in connection with the crime and law enforcement seeks to forfeit that property the person who claims ownership of that property has to file an answer in court and under the previous law that answer had to be verified no no where else in the law do you have to verify an answer but you do typically have I have to verify complaints and so verification is simply stating that the things facts matter set forth in whatever it is that you filed the petition that you filed for instance are true and correct and it's kind of an odd thing to have to do that in an answer it's very common to do that in a pleading or complaint it's very uncommon to ever have to do that an answer but that's what the law required but what happened was there was a case in hot springs where someone tried to contest the taking of their property and they filed an answer but their answer wasn't verified and so law enforcement in the prosecutor's office one on what they believe was a technicality because they answer that was filed wasn't wasn't verified so this bill removes the requirement that the answer that's filed if someone contests the civil asset forfeiture that the answer have to be verified so that's one thing that does the second thing that it does is sometimes when that property is seized in connection with the crime there's a question about the ownership to the it may be seized and they may think that the person who committed the criminal offense owns the property and it turns out it's not them it's their grandmother that owns the. Property well if the if the grandmother for instance wants to contest the ownership they have to file an answer and what this bill does as a reform instead of giving them thirty days to file an answer if your third party who's affected by this you have forty five days to file an answer and then the last thing that it does is it it adds an additional for or permission for a prosecutor's office or law enforcement to be able to use a thousand dollars that from seized finds that they receive from seize property after the sale to take a thousand dollars of that money when a law enforcement officer dies in the line of duty and give that to the family and so they specifically make that provision of this law those are the three main things that it does not happen to try to answer any questions. Saying that I appreciate a good vote thank you person Gazaway explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent a column you're recognized speak for the. Thank you Mr Speaker obviously I couldn't add anything to what representative Gazaway I was able to articulate I just wanted to say on this issue there's always more that we can do last session we did some reform civil asset forfeiture we're coming back and doing a little more you know a number of folks both in the Senate and in that house and both parties are focused on this issue and it's something that I think is worth a lot of attention but in terms of what we have in front of us today I think it's a good bill that a lot of people to work together on Cyprus had a good vote. President McCollum spoken for the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Absent Gazaway you're recognized close for the bill. You Mr Speaker one thing that may have failed to mention is the prosecuting attorney's association is not opposed to this bill just wanna make that clear and I'm close for the bill thank you Ferguson Gazaway is as close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five sixty prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty four Yeas four Nays zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill six sixty four. Senate bill six sixty four by representative boy to exempt health savings account qualified health insurance policies from certain insurance requirements and clarify the coverage of diagnostic exams for breast cancer under certain plans president Boyd you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and members so earlier in the session we passed legislation and it was realized after the fact that there was a conflict between state law and federal law and what this does is it's a it makes that technical corrections so that people will be able to contribute to their health savings accounts for this type procedure the bankers association is the one that discovered it and they supported the insurance department support as well with that said I appreciate a good vote thank you. President board is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Boyd is closed for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six sixty four prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety two U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill six sixty three. Senate bill six sixty three by representative going to modify the authority of the department of health during a public health emergency and to declare an emergency. Risible you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr chair colleagues this bill is about helping health care facilities pivot quickly during an emergency it basically just cuts red tape in an emergency so the Arkansas department of health can relax standards while our state is in a state of emergency with that said I'd appreciate a good vote thank you. President Boyd is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Anyone like to speak for the bill president boys clothes for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six sixty three per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. When voted. Cast about Mister Clerk. By a vote of eighty nine U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill six twenty eight. Senate bill six twenty eight a representative bees to permit Arkansas based cigar shops to sell cigars at retail online percentage you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr speaker's This is a bill probably specifically directed representative Tosh so he'll like this one's currently cigar shop their base in Arkansas can sell their products online our Constituents can buy cigars online if there does not hold an Arkansas so wouldn't let Arkansas cigar shops selling online that I appreciate a good vote. Represent visas explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative visas close for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six twenty eight prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. The eighty six Jay's one day and to present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill six thirty one. Senate bill six thirty one by representative Penzo to amend the law regarding Hard cider and authorize a hard cider manufacturer to deliver hard cider represent Penzo you're recognized explained a bill. Senate bill thank you Mr Speaker Senate bill six thirty one allows a hard cider manufacturer to look to deliver hard cider directly to a private residence of a consumer the consumer must be twenty one years of age or older the delivery is restricted to the county in which the permitted business is located. The hard cider shall also be delivered by an employee of the permit holder third party deliveries are not allowed currently in Arkansas wineries can deliver this is just allowing cider is to delivers will appreciate a good vote. Represent Penzo as explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill represent Penzo is close to the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six thirty one per the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Guess about Mr Clark. With fifty six days eleven days and three present the bill is passed. The Clerk were skipping over six fifty four. Mr Clark read Senate bill five fifty one. Senate bill five fifty one by representative Dalby to amend the unfair cigarette sales act. Represent all the you're recognized expert bill. Thank you Mr Speaker Senate bill five fifty one is a commerce issue it is not dealing with whether or not we're encouraging smoking it will level the playing field related to discounts incentives between Arkansas wholesalers and retailers versus national wholesalers and retailers this bill will allow Arkansas based company's pricing flexibility large national wholesalers often receive up into large national retailers often receive incentives that are mom and pop stores cannot receive this bill does not change the invoice cost of tobacco products this bill the sales of cigarettes and tobacco products below cost is still prohibited under this bill the retail price paid by consumers will not be reduced and sales tax collections will not be affected all this is going to do is level the playing field and with that I would appreciate a good vote. President Dalby is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent dobby's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five fifty one prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Seventy five Yeas four Nays and three present bills passed. Members are gonna back up to Senate bill six fifty four. Mr Clark please read Senate bill six fifty four. Senate bill six fifty four by representative McGee to extend the period of a visit qualifying patient registry identification card for medical marijuana. Representative McGee recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker the college's pretty simple bill presently if you're from out of state and you have a qualified medical marijuana card you can register with health department and purchase your product here presently you have to do it every thirty days and all this does extenze that part time period so they can extended to ninety days that's it in questions. The no question president good vote thank you. Representative McGee is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative McGee is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six fifty four prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. With fifty seven days eleven days eleven present the bills pass. Mr Clark read Senate bill three twelve. Senate bill three twelve a representative Lundstrum to amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property. Represent Lundstrum you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this is updating in nineteen seventies low concerning foreign ownership of land in Arkansas it should match the federal and now it will if the passage of this bill occurs it will clean up our roles what will occur is they already have to register in Washington DC with the federal government they will take the same registration form and Senators apartment of agriculture in Arkansas. Represent Lundstrum as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill representative Lundstrum is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three twelve prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark ninety eight zero nays into our present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read Senate bill five a six. Senate bill five O. six by representative Collins to amend the law concerning members of the public facilities board represent Collins you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I this just clarifies the if you serve on a public facilities board you can also simultaneously serve on the city council city border quorum court they created the board the reason is public facilities boards are creatures of that local government body they're created by them by ordinance they receive reports the board or quorum court conducts oversight to serve on both would create a conflict of interest typically if someone were on both they would resign from the facilities board but this just clarifies and statute so happy to take any questions president Payton for what purpose. You're recognized thank you so I'm from role Arkansas we have a lot of small communities and sometimes we don't have an abundance of people willing to serve in positions. Does this affect any smaller communities smaller towns or just the big metropolitan areas well thanks any anyone and there's two reasons why we need to have it first is kind of a common sense conflict of interest and second in a court probably would not let someone serve on both because it's the same governmental hierarchy and so under common law you couldn't serve on the public facilities board and on the city council anyway so it's not something that's permitted we're just clarifying and statute. Okay thank you. I see no other questions I appreciate a good vote president Miller. Representantes left left the well. President Collins explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative Collins is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five oh six prepared machine Mr Clerk. So everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of forty seven Yeas twenty seven days and one present the bill is failed Mr Clark please read Senate bill six ten. Senate bill six ten by representative car to amend the law concerning publication requirements for counties municipalities. Per cent car you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues today I present to you Senate bill six ten what this does is provides transparency to the taxpayers well what it does it will require that municipalities and county governments that print newspaper ads but paid for by on the input the cost of the ad on the news on the newspaper at there's no additional cost to the cities and counties the set has consensus from the northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette the press association and city and county look municipal governments in addition on the Senate side this bill receive per thirty four yes votes so I would appreciate a good vote today. President cars explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Per cent car as close for the bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill six ten prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty five yeas to nays and one present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read senate six twenty four. VOL six twenty four by representative love to amend the law concerning programs providing financial assistance to counties by the department of Veterans Affairs. Represent love you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues Senate bill six twenty four something that been working with senator Wallace on. Currently. The first line of defense veterans when they come home. Are sometimes a county veterans service officers county veterans services offices offices serve to be there to assist in claims are for veterans when they come off if they they have any duty to report to fourteen issues. without a man office is not currently there is a small stipend going to your counties from the from the AHCF department of veteran affairs for on the state side what we are trying to do is to increase so that we can get the certification for those veterans because. in the county structure better services offices have to be certified through the VA so what we're trying to do is we're trying to increase those funds so that number one we can have certified vendor service offices number two so that every county will have a veteran services officer. I take any I take any questions right now. President brown for what purpose question you're recognized representative love I've heard a little bit about this issue in the past I think that correct me if I'm wrong I don't want to disparage anybody but I think that some of our county veterans service officers have not been as well trained as the ones might be it some of the other veterans organizations well well I would say that that is correct there were right now we're going through a process of trying to get every veteran services officer certified through the VA so that they can provide that the service that is essential to form better rates follow up so these funds then would provide help provide that additional training yes they're not only provide additional training but they're also trying to ensure that there be someone this staff not every county has a county veterans services officer so that those the veteran services officers say for instance. Maybe I'll see in smaller counties my dictionary or somebody that don't have they call Pulaski County to try to to get services from our veterans services officer so what we're trying to do is we're trying to undergrad process of the veterans don't have to travel to other counties to get those those services that the most the most. Certainly need thank you for for this bill. Any other questions. I appreciate a good vote on six twenty four thank you purpose of love is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President love is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six twenty four per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one Yeas zero nine one present the bill is passed. Members we are going to take a brief recess to allow state agencies to meet we will reconvene upon the conclusion of the state agency's meeting we still have at least two supplemental calendars and there could be more. Representantes you're recognized for announcmenet announcmenet the Speaker you're recognized state agencies will meet immediately up on recess in room one fifty one. House stand in recess until the conclusion of the state agency's meeting. Call the house back to order. Shepherd members were going to the first supplemental calendar Mr Clark read Senate bill five eighty two. Senate bill five eighty two by representative Ladyman to amend Arkansas law concerning County Board of election commissioners to amend how County Board of election commissioners take the oath and to amend Arkansas law concerning elections. Represent Ladyman you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Our colleagues this bill deals with CBC oaths and training of election workers. the call because poll workers work just a few days a year mistakes are on understandable which makes it extremely important for the law to have adequate checks and balances so that bias related to political leanings. DO not creepy in. This bill creates checks and balances for potential political bias of those working elections including election staff it also strengthens existing law by adding more stringent training requirements. And removing any perception that elections are not fair DO department activities of election workers so that's what the bill does And few bullets in their. it provides additional options. To the taking of oath for election commissioners right now only the the county Clerk can do that sometimes that's not workable so there other individuals it just adds options for that it requires county election coordinators to attend certain trainings so that they're more qualified to do their job requires passage of a test of essential skills determined by the state board of election commissioners. Requires the state board to promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act for requirements materials in the examination of essential skills for workers. Cesse requirement that no election clerks shall serve in the same precinct as the relative unless they serve on separate ships that do not run concurrently or in other duties as assigned unless approved by the County Board of election commissioners so relatives cannot serve in eighteen if the account balance they have to do other things they can't work together as a team. Election clerks working in groups of two shall not be from the same political party if an election Clerk with up to the political affiliation that is the same as a political party. Representative is unavailable then the County Board of election commissioners could use other individuals so that's basically what it does is it allows more flexibility in the aisles for C. B. C. and it also additional training to make our elections work more split smoothly on our workers to be more qualified appreciated the. President Ladyman has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Ladyman as close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five eighty to prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Yes about Mr Clark. Seventy six Jay's eight nays and for president the bills pass. Mr Clark read Senate bill five ninety four. Senate five ninety four a representative Hawks to amend the Arkansas residential landlord tenant act of two thousand seven and to amend the law concerning the cause of action for unlawful detainer forcible entry and detainer. President fox you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Baker thank you colleagues and guys I'm glad that you decided to come back this is a bill I think we've all been waiting for Khalis is B. five ninety four is Arkansas's first real chance of having a warrant of habitability S. B. five ninety for the embedded negotiated by both landlord and tenant advocacy groups there is no known opposition. IBM is if I didn't say thank you to my friend representative Jimmy Gazaway for all of his work on this for many years there been a lot of people representive Lundstrum representative McGrew I appreciate all of you guys for all the time that you put into this bill as well. S. the five ninety four while narrowly craft will take care of bad actors out there that have been exploiting renters for far too long. Not creating overly burdensome requirements on property owners that will raise rates and rents putting stress on already bona and on already vulnerable populations. And in turn perpetuating homelessness and poverty this is a great bill that has been worked on for a long time and I appreciate all the help. Create a good vote I'm open for questions. Thank. President fox has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent parks is closed for the bill question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five ninety four where the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Gassed up the ballot Mr Clark. With eighty nine a zero nays and one present the bill is passed. Represent Beatty for what purpose. Let's hear your motion. Mr Speaker having voted voted on the prevailing side and consideration of Senate bill five oh six I move reconsideration how did you vote may. Proper motion it's debatable you're recognized to explain your motion. Thank you Mr Speaker I think there was some misunderstanding on the facilities board appointment on on on Senate bill five or six so I'd like to give our calling an opportunity to address that issue thank you. Represent Betty's explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. For for the motion represent Collins you're recognized to speak for the motion. Thank you everybody I I apologize I did not address this issue it didn't even occur to me that this might be appointed confusion but just to be very clear public facilities boards are a specific type of board they're created in a section of code it's not all public boards so I know that the concern was raised in quite understand what the concern was but the concern was what are for small time we need to have our water border or other board they need to be a city council member and on this board that's not tests this is just public facilities boards is about twenty or thirty of them in the state and there's actually I would just add I mentioned earlier that under common law you couldn't be under both is actually an attorney general's opinion saying the same thing you cannot do both this is codified isn't so I hope that clarifies a little bit what we're trying to do here is a very limited change that's not really a change at all more clarification so I appreciate a good vote. Represent Collins is vote for the bill would anyone like to speak against the motion would anyone like to speak. Against the motion for the motion representative Lanny Fite you're recognized to speak for the motion. I believe of facility boards are created by a quorum court and city council and then they have oversight after that and it would hurt the credibility of both the quorum court or the city council and the public facility board if a member of the council or the quorum court served on that this is a good bill I appreciate a good vote. Invited spoke for the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. For the motion. Representative Beatty is close for the motion question before the House. Is the motion to reconsider Senate bill five as six prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mister Clark with eighty six J. zero nays and zero present. The motion to reconsider Senate bill five a six is passed Mr the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five or six or the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. I up the ballot Mister Clerk of the eighty five Yeas one day and zero present the bill is passed. All right members were passing over the bill on the third. Supplemental calendar and going to the fourth supplemental calendar. Mr Clark reed House resolution ten forty eight. House resolution ten forty eight by representative Gazaway requesting that Senator Rapert be authorized to pursue the consideration of S. A. R. fourteen as a third proposed constitutional amendment. Represent Gazaway you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues under our joint rules specifically rule nineteen in order for us to be able to consider a third proposed constitutional amendment we have to pass identical resolutions in each house it's my understanding that the Senate has passed a resolution for us to for them to consider as J. R. fourteen which is the Arkansas religious freedom Amendment in order for us to even consider it we have to pass this resolution and so that's all that it does it simply allows us to consider as J. R. fourteen but it does require a two thirds vote with that I'm happy to answer any questions. Sing I appreciate a good vote president Gazaway as explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. Representative Gazaway is close for the resolution question before the House is the adoption of house resolution ten forty eight per the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Has everyone voted cast up the ballot Mr Clark. Sixty eighth thirteen days and for president the resolution is adopted. Representative makes you're recognized. Exactly what. Person makes for what purpose motion place that's your motion after the announcements reading 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 one o'clock on Monday afternoon that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion is adopted. Okay members before we go to announcements just a reminder. We're on track to do our best to get out of here on Tuesday I would anticipate that it's very likely that each standing committee may have to meet on Monday to take up a limited amount of business so that we can wrap up on the floor on Tuesday so be watching your emails be watching the website if you have questions certainly you can see me or the committee chairs as far as the individual committees. All right any announcements represent Jett you're recognized as a recognized member test will not be today but will be meeting Monday. President Ladyman for purpose announcmenet you're recognized public health me ten minutes maxi president Lowery for purpose announcmenet you're recognized House insurance and commerce will meet Monday morning at nine thirty we have a one hundred and forty page bill coming to us so you might want to review it over the weekend representantes for what purpose Richmond you're recognized State agency made Monday morning at nine thirty room one fifty one. Any other announcements. Hearing none the desk remain open as needed for the reading of the bill's upon completion the items name the joint resolution house would be adjourned until one PM Monday.