Senate Convenes

Senate will come to order my answer to please come. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Everyone please stand including those in the gallery Senator Sturch will lead some prayer. The Committee again today thank you for many blessings of life that you give us we so often take for granted Lowery thank you for being with us during the session let me just ask that you help us to finish strong help us to be the examples you that we should be help us to represent our constituents the way you'd have as to what we thank you for all the many answered prayers that you've given us what we thank you for being with our colleague senator Wallace and bring him back to us and we just ask that you be those per questo our hearts those of our families on our loved ones were back home and those who might be sick among us and those who have lost loved ones let me just ask that you be with each one or we know that you're in control and we know that you guys we just asked you got our national leaders are service troops those are on the frontline medical workers or just give them strength in their body and strength in mind as they seek to do you will vote again we thank you for Jesus I ask all these things in his name amen. I pledge. The United States of America and. Which stands one nation under god indivisible with saw. You know this. Sturch recognized. Thank you Mr president colleagues I want to introduce you to the doctor of the day Dr Jones is from my hometown of Batesville he's here with us today and our nurse of course miss Brenda Hewitt would you give them a round of applause. Senator Bledsoe. Thank you Mr president just want to say this afternoon after session we will have our last meeting of the Senate public health committee so please look at the agenda all bills that have been referred to public health or on that agenda if you have one come running this is your last chance. Senator Hickey. Members I know that you probably know this but RSA is on your desk if you would just looking over having questions call center Dismang is available twenty four seven so. If anybody public needs a cell phone I have that too Also it is our intent to try to get out of your Tuesday of next week so do whatever you've got to do to to make that happen thank you. Any other announcements. Any items at the desk. Senator Solomon recognized thank you Mr president like to make a motion to withdraw Senate bill six sixteen and two oh eight from further consideration. All the favor say aye. Oppose ayes have it motions carried any items at the desk. I'm sector. Image press. This is to inform you that on April twenty twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures of the ninety third General someone Senate bills to twenty one ACT six of seven sixty eight Senate bill one oh eight ACT seven sixty nine single sixty seven ACT seven seventy Senate bill fifty one ACT seven seventy one Senate bill four sixty six ACT seven seventy two Senate bill two sixty two ACT seven seventy three seventy two fifty one ACT seven seven four Senate bill five thirty two ACT seven seventy five zero five twenty eight ACT seven seventy six Senate bill four oh two ACT seven seventy seven Senate bill three six forty six ACT seven seventy eight Senate bill three oh nine ACT seven seven nine seventeen ninety five ACT seven eighty Senate bill six thirty two ACT seven eighty one senate six oh seven ACT seven eighty two Senate bill five seventy nine ACT seven eighty three senate five thirty seven ACT seven eighty four Senate bill five thirty six ACT seven eighty five similar to ninety two ACT seven eighty six Senate bill four sixty three ACT seven eighty seven sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor follows. Where your committee on Roald Bills to whom was referred Senate bill three eighty eight by Senator Solomon Senate bill three ninety three by Senator Chesterfield Senate bill three ninety five by Senator Irvin said bill three ninety eight by Senator Caldwell said bill for three by Senator Chesterfield senate bill four oh five by senator garner said bill for eighty nine by Senator Davis Senate bill four ninety eight by Senator Mark Johnson Senate bill five forty three by Senator Wallace zero five fifty seven by Senator Mark Johnson zero five sixty one by Senator Clark said bill by seventy six by Senator Clark central five eighty one by Senator Mark Johnson zero five eighty five by Senator Wallace and bill five ninety seven by Senator English zero six O. two by Senator Irvin Senate bill six twenty one by Senator Hester zero six twenty five by Senator hammer Senate bill six thirty seven by Senator Irvin Senate bill six forty three by Senator hammer Senate bill six forty four by Senator Hammer zero six sixty two by Senator Hill. Follows Senate concurrent resolution seven by science Senator Irvin Senate bill fifty five by joint budget Senate bill one eleven by joint budget senate seven forty one seventy one by Senator Garner said bill three fifty five by Senator Teague senate three fifty nine by joint budget senate three sixty by joint budget senate three sixty one by joint budget senate three sixty two by joint budget senate three sixty three by joint budget Senate bill six three sixty four by joint budget senate three sixty five by joint budget senate three sixty six by joint budget senate three sixty seven by joint budget senate three sixty eight by joint budget Senate bill three sixty nine by joint budget senate three seventy by joint budget senate three seventy one by joint budget Senate bill three seventy two by joint budget senate three seventy three by joint budget senate three seventy four by joint budget per the roll copies with the original find same correctly wrote and delivered to the governor at ten ten AM this morning well. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two oh eight by Senator Sullivan compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Senate committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill three eighty five by Senator Clark for the rest copper three John Feinstein correctly engrossed agriculture Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate six oh nine by Senator Mark Johnson compare the. Engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education Committee on west Bills to whom was referred senate six forty five by Senator so Stubblefield compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed city county local where your committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill sixty eight by joint budget recommend due pass counted. Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill six fifty two by Senator letting recommend to pass. Counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill six seventy six by Senator Wallace recommend to pass. Counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill six seventy eight by Senator Clark recommend to pass. Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill six ninety six by Senator clock recommend to pass John. Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen fifty four by representative pence I recommend to pass as amended number one. Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill sixteen ninety six by representative Kaufer recommend to pass. Counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill nineteen twenty one by representative Penzo recommend due pass counted. Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred senate bill four eighty four by Senator Dismang recommend to pass as amended number one calendar. Maybe on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill ten fifty four by representative back recommend due pass counted Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill eleven fifty seven by representante recommend due pass counted Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill eleven ninety six by Senator by representative Christiansen recommend due pass counted Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill sixteen ninety eight by representative Jett recommend to pass as amended number two out of. Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill fourteen fifty six representative Wardlaw recommend due pass counted we are revenue tax to whom was referred house bill fifteen oh eight No or Senator brown recommend to pass calendar committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill eighteen sixty eight per cent of hop recommend to pass calendar Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred house bill nineteen twelve a representative Payton recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred senate bill four sixteen by Senator Ballinger recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill. Six fourteen by Senator Davis recommend to pass to concur in house amendment number one. Counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill six thirty four by Senator Hester recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill six seventy one by Senator Hammer recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred Senate bill six ninety one by Senator Hammer recommend due pass counted reinstate agencies to whom was referred Senate bill six ninety three by Senator Hickey recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house joint resolution thousand fiber Senator Rapert recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill seventeen twelve hours Lynch recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill eighteen sixty six by representative back recommend due pass counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill seventeen ninety three by representative Scott recommend to pass as amended number one counted Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill sixteen fifteen members and lady man recommend to pass as amended number one calendar. Senate bill seven O. three by Senator Leding temen the Tellem medicine act to amend the definitions of professional relationship and telemedicine within the telemedicine act and to allow telehealth certification for medical marijuana Senate bill seven oh three. Our goal to any other and I. Sure. Senator is recognized for motion. Thank you governor members to motions of the first motions to withdraw Senate bill two seventeen from further consideration to. Two seven two seven two seven. Two seventeen. All the favor say aye. I have a motion is carried. Hi bill or Senate bill a second motion as you are my first one the so just tell you what I'm doing before I make a motion I'm just want to extract a bill from committee so I can get an amendment engrossed on the floor they and send it back to committee I'm not trying to bypass the committee process just given where we are on the session try to expedite the engrossment process of the amendments I'm gonna moved to suspend the rules looking at Stephen make sure it is right moved to suspend the rules to extract the bill from committee for the purpose of amendment on today's counted Senate bill seven oh one and then once the member as engrossed my understanding is that it'll go back to committee at that point. Senator couldn't you just run your limits in committee. I could if the bill passed out of committee without the amendment. Okay. Thank you Senator Rapert Speaker still order here. Yeah because you had discussions with me so that state agencies that Bill failed this morning and so. What what what's the intention to do I just wanna go ahead and get the amendment engrossed really for clarity for the public because they can't see I just wanna get the committee gross into the bill so everyone can see the shape of the bill is and so that I can run it the next time that we meet with the amendment fully engrossed because it can't go anywhere without it going back to committee so that's right I'm not trying to by pass the committee. Yeah. Thank you for that. Okay. Senator Clark I believe you're doing this amendment this way because of the many of us in committee ask you to do this you're making these necessary steps on behalf of some of us in the committee I appreciate to do that that's that's why we do this this process correct that's correct thank you Senator Hester yes any anybody else. All those of favour say aye. I haven't carried graduation. I'm an account. I. It's got to be amended yep. Senator Leding has a motion. We'll just call this motion Tom if you got a motion I just moved to suspend the rules to place Senate bill six fifty two AM at the end of today Senate calendar colleague this bill came out of Senate judiciary just this morning house judiciary is not meeting be on tomorrow morning so just going legislation every opportunity I have to advance it forward if we don't get a pass today it would not be able to hurt in the House side six fifty two fifty two six fifty two remember I needed here twenty four voices not senator garner one voice really loud twenty four boys. All those in favor say aye. Oppose ayes have it motions carried rules suspended Senator sample. Garling. Bring. I'm I'm right of thank you Mr president members I would like to withdraw its speak two ninety three from from further consideration ninety three to ninety three. Withdrawing. Motion carried. Two ninety two. Senator. Louis Benjamin Gilmore. Louis Kerry more. The names you got. Sounds like Senator Gilmore. Resolution twelve. You're ready to start. Senate concurrent resolution we're done with motion job. This is morning hour time. Senate concurrent resolution twelve by Senator Gilmore committee your elementary school on being named a national Blue Ribbon school. Sir thank you governor members this resolution is recognized the school and Eudora for being a Blue Ribbon school you'll bear with me as I read it they couldn't be here today due to a scheduling conflict but they are going to watch this and so I would like to read this. Whereas you door elementary school and Eudora Arkansas is among five schools in Arkansas and only three hundred sixty seven in the entire nation to be named and recognized as a national Blue Ribbon school and we're as given by the United States Department of Education the coveted national Blue Ribbon schools award affirms the hard work of students educators families and communities and creating safe and welcoming schools in which students master challenging engaging content and we're as you door to door elementary schools recognition is based on its progress in closing the achievement gap among student subgroups and efforts aided by collaboration with Federman and associates and whereas the school is focused in the past two years on developing a culture that creates a learning environment in which students growth is key professional development is progressive and community driven and support comes from all local stakeholders students parents teachers businesses and other community groups including the U. door reads project the parent mentor program and engage parent teacher association the J. Austin white cultural center in the Tommy Marshall curiosity center and we're as these groups projects initiatives provide local learning opportunities and experience that the students would need to travel vast distances to obtain and have resulted in gains that were previously unattainable now therefore be it resolved at the center of the ninety third General Assembly the state of Arkansas in the House representative concurring therein that the Senate recognizes the enormous work in progress of you door elementary school and commends the school for being named a national Blue Ribbon school if you would please join me in recognizing them in applauding their hard work in achieving this Blue Ribbon. And then as I said they they couldn't be with us today due to a scheduling conflict but also appreciates under Senator Linda Chesterfield for all her efforts and being an advocate for this region as she has ties the community so I appreciate you senator. What we vote Senator Chesterfield would like to ask them to give more questions. Yes hello. In the beginning and then moved to laci's bill and make a nominal progress within twelve months this is true Senator I have worked very hard thank you follows. Follows eyes have it thank you Lucien is adopted. Present to the House Senator Sturch. Senate resolution twenty one by Senator Sturch to congratulate the Melbourne high school lady Bearcats for winning the class two A. basketball championship. Sturch thank you Mr president colleagues say we have with this our Melbourne lady Bearcats they won their third straight state title and to a basketball they're here in the east gallery with me along with their superintendent Dennis Sublett co chair T. and system coach Kelly when thank you would give it my hand for congratulates. I know that in each one of these young ladies it's Committee self not only to academic excellence but excellence on the court as well so I appreciate them being here and thank you for your kind hospitality. All eyes have it the resolution is adopted transmit. Senator Solomon. Okay we'll pass over you briefly. Senator Tucker wants to. Panel on Amendment before we move to the business agenda we had. Well having grown twenty. What is it. Hey just put it down there. Yeah right if you already have an. Okay Sir Tucker Walker put you right after Senator Irvin. We'll pass over Senator Solomon Senator Davis. Senator Ballinger you have a. Hello Sir Ballenger C.. Okay Senator Ballinger is a motion. Thank you for that I have the same situation that that Senator Leding had a foot relatively a non controversial bill that came out of Senate Judiciary and since the committee is not meeting on the house side it was going to have a chance to get heard when you try to here today but it is Senate bill six ninety eight it is going to clean up for no bond I just make a motion to suspend the rules to put it on today's calendar Senate bill six ninety eight questions all those of favour say. You senator Tate. President defined relatively low cost. Well relatively nine hundred eleven nonconference yeah I mean it really is absolutely nobody ever looks wonderful. Compared to all the other one zero and yeah that's exactly right. All say aye aye ayes have it motions carried Senator Davis Senate joint resolution. Okay. Yes we're Senator Solomon waiting on some folks Senator Davis. I have. Senate joint resolution ten by Senator Davis. Thank you to the Arkansas constitution authorizing the General Assembly to convert convene itself an extraordinary set. Service thank you. Members currently only the governor can cause in a special session so and this amendment allows the legislature to call ourselves into a special session and under very specific circumstances we have to have a two thirds majority signatures from both chambers and we also have to specify on the call what exactly we're calling ourselves into special session for so it mirrors and exactly the way the governor calls us into special session and the way we have to put things on a call and handle our business and it was important and policy wise for us to make sure that that was consistent I am regardless of who was calling us in the special session and I think it's also just get to know that thirty six other states already do this they have the ability to call themselves into special session and eight of those states do it by majority signatures in both chambers seven of the states do it by three force or three fifths majority in each chamber and seventeen of the states do it by two thirds which is exactly what we're doing so and we're certainly not paving the way here and a majority of the states already allow for this and it's important to me and I think to many of the members to ensure that special session remains special that's why we have a higher threshold of signatures it's not a simple majority and but I think many of us believe that it's also important for the legislative branch to be able to call ourselves into a special session and not just the executive branch have the authority to do so and with that I'm happy to answer any questions or. Anyone wish to speak against speak for service closed I'm close thank you any objection rowing the boat we must have a roll call vote on this please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark. Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wish to change their vote Senator flowers is anyone else flowers is no Senator flowers is no. Senator Bledsoe is president Senator Chesterfield is present. Casts up the ballot. Thirty eighth two days. Three present the resolution is adopted. Transmit to the House Senate bills was Senate amendments. Senator Rapert Senator Dismang senator garner here all amendment only Amendment one Senate bill two O. three. To read. Yes this and agree to amendment Senate insurance and commerce a ID and all stakeholders or for a good vote the questions all those of favour say aye. The proposed. Is have it members adopted into agreement I'd like to make a motion put this on the end of the agenda today if we can so we can get her in houses in the rules yes thank you for the motion any questions the twenty four all those in favor say aye opposed I. Motion carried to be placed on the. Bottom of the county Roger that Senate is mine. Amendment one Senate bill six by one. So this amendment just result of communications really from all over the country about this bill this is a bill that set up for this campus uniform LLC model in state tax code or in state code and again this is just the back to receive this incorporated into an amendment is supported by the DFA's secretary of state chamber those folks of all reviewed the bill I appreciate a good vote on the main question hello the paper say aye. Those eyes have it members adopted center grossing. Mike to make a motion to add Senate bill six a one to the end of the House calendar after two grossed. The rules all the questions of those of favour say aye. Bills Is haven't motion security to replace the bottom of the counter senator garner. Amendment one Senate bill six sixty eight. thank you for this change what purpose for a reckless man within the law this is a bill that we passed earlier in the session that I sit in the men's raha element I will take any questions on the amendment as my bill my amendment all rent more. Questions all those of favour say aye. Those eyes have it members adopted center grossing. You also wish to suspend the rules in place in the bottom of the county. Hi I can yes you will make a motion to suspend the rules of place S. B. six six eight at the end of the House calendar after missing gross all those of favour say aye. Follows eyes have a motion to carry to replace the bottom of the calendar. Get to the next house we're gonna move on to House bills to Senate Amendment Senator Garner amendment one to House Bill thirteen twenty three this is a just a clerical error we called Mr BLR and fixes the law will take any questions any questions all those of favour say aye. Those members adopted Senate government grow like like to make a motion after the amendments into engrossed in the to be placed at the end of the House calendar for today for consideration okay. For the motion any questions all those in favor say aye. Follows. Does have it. The motion. Your move onto your next amendment. What do you want it I really do not actually call you with if you get five and. Can make a motion to get five engine. On. The gentleman's of the senators motion please call the roll. Any objection to vote please rule vote. The motion to suspend the rules. You know what you're voting are voting on a motion to suspend the rules take the amended bill put it the other cal cal please roll vote the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. If you wish to change their vote cast is not voting. Sir flowers not voting cast up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero days the motion to suspend curious. I will place the ball account there was some talk senator garner that that was one voice that would just happen to be in the back and was why I. They were copying you senator garner next amendment. Amendment one to House Bill sixteen oh five. Thank you governor this bill it would it would change things and make it very. Very good for the court reporters I'd ask for a good vote on this motion. The question all those in favor say aye. Is have it members adopted like to make a motion Mr governor. Once I get senator grossing okay now so recognized for motion I like to make a motion after the amendment as engrossed to have it placed on the end of the House calendar for consideration today it's a motion to ban any questions all those of favour say aye. Is haven't motions carried it will be placed at the bottom of the calendar Senator Tucker has. Okay referred senate urban and then Senator Tucker. Senator Irvin yes I need to make a motion to take and to withdraw house bill seventeen seventy which is my bill was represented to call up for purpose of amendment so I can get the amendment engrossed and put it back in the committee for this afternoon okay first withdrawal of the bill all those questions all those in favor say aye aye ayes have it amendment to the house bill seventeen seventy. This and yes members members this is at an amendment that's needed for the University of Arkansas and a issue that we caught at the last minute and so I appreciate a good vote on the amendment this is on the amendment any questions all those of favour say aye opposed ayes have it members adopted send to engrossing thank you. Thank you. Senator Tucker. This is the same bill that action for the purpose of amendment I'm just moving to adopt the amendment to Senate bill seven I want to Amendment one Senate bill seven one. Those eyes have it members adopted center Grove. I just wanna clarify for future reference so you can you can theoretically come up here and extract a bill with the same motion they were you're suspending the rules and putting a bomb account but it's not a good idea to bring those together because one requires eighteen votes in one requires twenty four votes so if it was a close vote you may in fact extracted but the part of putting it at the bottom of the calendar you would not meet that threshold it would kill the whole motion so it's best to make a motion to extract let's get it out what's amended then you make a motion to suspend the rules which require twenty four but to put at the bottom of the county that makes sense. Okay. I'm going to take Silence is consent. Term. Thank you governor okay. Colleagues like to make a motion that we suspend the rules in place S. B. six ninety six became of the Senate Judiciary this morning on the end of the race calendar. You get the number is three six by six get that. The question all those in favor say aye opposed ayes have it. Motion carried replaceable on the counter. Senator Wallace. Mr president. I like to make a motion to suspend the rules on Senate bill six seventy six which came out committee today and to hear at the end of the House rules today. Yes Sir. Okay. Okay any questions all those of favour say aye. I closed eyes motion. Senator Solomon who still waiting here okay. We will pass we will continue to hold on your resolution Senator Solomon will move on to. We're going to This will give the staff a few minutes to catch up on some of the bills so if you just be patient for just a few minutes. You may remember. Okay. You know just sale now we've we've got nine additional bills that have been added to the bottom of the calendar. The bottom of the Senate calendar. They're obviously not on your print out we have a list of them at some point all read the nine but just know that you can add nine below center back on this bill. Senator Johnson. Would it be possible staff to give this short supplemental calendar with bills we're gonna give you those bills thank you we're gonna absolutely give you those bills another thing I want to point out. Some of the motions to that we've heard have saw to extract a bill from a committee. And then send it back. You really need separate motions and we'll get into why but. You need a motion to extract removed removed from committees with the rules say aye thank you need a motion. To send it by. And so those have to do to be done separately and not all at once. But. So for example if someone to remove a bill from a committee and amended and then send it by that's three separate things. Make a motion to remove that's one. You won't make a motion or you you have the amendment has to be adopted and then you you have your Senate by you may need to spend the rules depending on situation if you want to send it back to the other modes. So. After it is done and ready by then we could do that. The problem is some of these motions are debatable not provided some required eighteen vote some required twenty four votes you start grouping together. it gets complicated if people tried to debate it which they didn't. Or if you didn't have twenty four which they did. Senator Pitsch. Thank you senator you Mr president it's come to the attention I was just talking with Steve if you have motions. Of outside their normal round if you could bring those to us now the staff needs to see those early in the session they need to work on that as it goes as opposed to piece Mealing I got to pull this bill out of this committee I got to do this to that at center at center if you've got those I think we should get those done now that's just a courtesy statement if you've got and don't hold them bring them to us so we can process. One is a relatively simple motion from the podium can be quite complicated behind this desk. Okay Senator. Are you are you ready This is just this is. Senator Solomon's resolution. Senate resolution twenty four by Senator Sullivan Tucker graduates the Johnsburg girls and boys basketball teams for the success in winning five A. state championship. Senator Solomon thank you Mr governor what are ways stand up please and our men over here in this gallery a lot of you've had basketball teams down here our state championships our men and women won both the men's and the women's state championships this year will not like to read this resolution whereas the twenty twenty one Jones for a high lady hurricane basketball team and the men's hurricane basketball teams both took the class a state championship five A. state championship whereas the lady hurricanes teams completed a season with the twenty three and six records and the state title and it marks their third state championship and whereas the girls five AM the MVP is Arianna Hardaway who along with destiny Thomas and Jesse Jackson made the all tournament team along with destiny Thomas help comprise the all state team whereas the men's when was the sixteenth state title for the team with a twenty four and three overall record and where is Kayla McBride was named the the men's class five A. MVP and a member of the all state team and the all tournament team along with Jesse Washington and and Marion Wilson. Who were also on the state tournament team and combine pointer and Jesse Washington on the all tournament team now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate congratulates the hurricane basketball teams on winning both class five A. state championships. I'd like to recognize the coaches Code swept in close co chair Christine berry would you all please stand in way down to this vital parts of that. All those of favour say aye. Follows Is haven't resolutions adopted congradulations thank you thank you Page. Before we moved to Senate bills for a third reading and passage it's my intent to give you. The specific bills that are going to be added to the bottom. Or both Senate calendar and the House calendar. I think they're still nine. There on the screen here okay so. These nine bills are being added to the bottom of the Senate and the house calendars. So the bottom of the Senate calendar espys six five two six nine eight two oh three six oh one six six eight. Six nine six six seven six and there are to House bills that will be added to the bottom of that calendar. Thirteen twenty three and sixteen oh five. You read those over. And that's all yes yes. Apologize senator Bob I was reading off the screen here but I know you don't have the benefit of the it's Senate bill six fifty two. Senate bill six ninety eight. Okay. I'm a return with the sponsors just given that Senate bill six fifty two Senator Leding. Senate bill six ninety eight Senator Ballinger. Senate bill two zero three Senator Rapert. Senate bill six zero one Senator Dismang. Senate bill six sixty eight senator garner. House bill thirteen twenty three senator garner. House Bill sixteen zero five senator garner. Those are the only to House bills. Senate bill six ninety six Senator Clark. And Senate bill six seventy six senator Wallace. To House bills the reminders are sent remaining seven. Did you get senator flowers. It thank you any any questions on those. Okay now we're going to move to Senate bills senator mark Johnson. Senate bill three thirty six. Senate bill three thirty six by Senator Johnson to create an exemption from the sales and use tax for Collins currency and bullion. Thank you Mr president. Senate bill three thirty six. It creates a tax exemption from sales and use tax for coins currency and bullion these are investments not tangible personal property and I'll clarify a couple things it is what it's not a if you buy an American Eagle is an investment because you're. You want called to be in your investment portfolio then it would then no longer be subject to Arkansas sales tax if you bought a. Gold eagle made into a necklace to give two years spouse then that would be taxable because that is transformed it from bullion from investment vehicle into a piece of tangible personal property now oftentimes you buy those at the same story would be a coin store are. Store that sells these types of collector type items but this would make a difference between that sadly because of of Arkansas's tax in the narrow margin of profit on on bullion and and coins and investment currency. We're losing business we don't have this is probably the biggest hit we have on tourism is in states that have of this exemption and right now that's thirty seven states with the Tennessee having a similar bill to this pending right now those states have corn shows a lot of coin collectors and people that collect these go to these store go to these coin shows we used to have some big ones in hot springs and that's virtually dried up because Arkansas taxes gold silver which is the same investment you look on the front page of the Wall Street journal and see what the prices of gold or silver in your portfolio is so what we're doing is we're not going to tax money and investment anymore than we we tax of mutual funds or stocks and bonds for sales tax purposes now on the other hand these investments are subject to capital gains tax when someone buys some gold bars and they let them appreciated and they sell them and they have a profit than that profit is subject to capital gains tax so we bring ourselves in line with thirty seven other states I truly believe that we will see a net revenue increase although FOR FY twenty two D. F. and I have scored this as a tax loss of several seven hundred sixty six thousand dollars I really think that would. The based on the presumption that we actually are having this much economic activity which because of of our current status we're really not having that so this is not just a fair tax bill this isn't a bill that will hopefully create some tourism and some economic development I did have a gentleman from garland county lives in hot springs village it contacted me said I used to have a coin shop and I would open one back up except I can't be competitive with Arkansas taxing you know every sale of gold silver coins so this is a good bill I'll be happy to answer any questions. It always in for. Senator is recognized to close I'm close to appreciate a good vote thank you. Any objection on the vote. Please all the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. It was injured vote Senator Teague is no. Sir Davis is president. Flowers. Senator flowers was present. Senator Beckham is present. Senate Chesterfield present. Anyone else. Okay about. Thirty eighth one day for president the bill is passed transmitted house Senator Hickey is recognized. Yes members I need to spend the rules to place S. be six ninety three at the bottom of the calendar also this is passed out of committee. out of state agencies Committee last yesterday evening yeah just to be clear this bills already in the Senate is not moving it from the Committee it's already in the Senate we want to get on the calendar for today so we have suspend the rules. Senator Ingram has questions Senator Hickey. The Bill title. Six ninety three is the bill that dissolve the BT board oh okay yes thank you thank you. For those of favour say aye. Follows eyes have a motion security to be placed on the calendar along with the other seven five of which were Senate bills two of which are House bills this will make the seven eight. Now six of which your Senate bills two of which are House bills get senator. Get ten now. Not enough. So seven of which were sent into house now it's eight Senate into house correct. Eight Senate to house Senator Davis. Senate bill five forty by Senator Davis to specified terms regarding termination about agreements that con tract of employment for a public school district superintendent shall include. Sir Davis thank you members this bill simply states that a superintendent contract shall include Sanders standards for which the superintendent may be terminated it also states that a contract buyout may not exceed more than twelve months of state funds to compensate and it can not the amount paid out in a buyout agreement cannot exceed more than the amount of money that is owed on the contract and it can also and not exceed the amount of money remaining from the current fiscal year and this is very sad actually almost exactly similar to the bill that we ran regarding presidents and chancellors not being able to you and have a bite out of their contract to exceed more than twelve months for the state funds superintendents currently operate on a three year rolling contract so they're protected for three years and we don't even for teachers this opportunity we in my opinion should not be affording it to administration to superintendents if you have a superintendent that is not performing their job well then they should be able to be terminated and school districts across the state should have to pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars in that state funds that should actually be going to educate kids in that district rather than paying out superintendents are unable to do their job well and with that I'll take any questions any questions. Senator Ingram is recognized for a question. With this. Four if the board decides to have a buyout for the sale within that part of it nor with or but let's say that is that is that for termination for a buyout for. And it's for both so yeah it's for bad they have to meet bill have standards in their contract and four ways that they may be terminated but it also and specifically addresses a contract buyout. Any other Senator Eads. Senator Davis this doesn't preclude preclude them from using any local dollars though if they wanted to continue you know to use those towards the buyout it's just talking about state money correct that's correct that's that's something that I I wish I had amended to include any and tax dollars but we're just out of time in session right now and that's something I'll probably look at coming back in in the private dollars the at private funds and I guess so okay yeah. Any other questions. You know what Senator backup. Two US thirty two point It would have to be spelled out in the contract that they're going to use private funds for local funds to buy it out of this correct yes this is subject to state tax dollars. Any other questions. Anyone would speak against. For. Senate recognized to close thank you members I just want to insure that our state tax dollars are going to do what they're and expect to do which is educate students across the state of Arkansas not by a contract the superintendents or an able to perform their job well with that I ask for a good vote thank you any objection Roy the vote please roll the vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five yeah zero nice bill is passed transmitted to the house. Senator Teague. Thank you Mr president Senate bill of five forty one by Senator Teague to amend the law concerning signs designating the birthplace of the boy that in Arkansas heritage site. Thank you Mr president members can I'm convinced I pass this the third week in the session and it never went anywhere I don't I think Ainge took it somewhere because somebody was supposed to my bill but This just deals with the boutique hair design and but we uh not place down and watchin appreciate a second good vote on this thank you. It was. They always speak against for Senators close any objection on the vote please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five Yeas zero days the bill is passed transmitted to the House of senator garner. His next I have a note here that are you still gonna make a motion after yes Sir I'm cover that are I know I just wanna make sure the bill come up I think a better way to do it send it back to committee so I make a motion to send S. be six to seven back to committee for the purpose of amendment okay your. Suspend the rules okay motion spend a religious and you're not we're not going to handle it beyond I think that this is. It's just controversial enough rather having to commit okay so. We don't second reading the seller wants to send SB six. Rules. The. This section one Senate back to committee. Thank. Centara Centara. We can adopt the amendment That's what we strive. This this adopted and roasted and the Senate Committee how about that. I need to make a motion to suspend the rules to place on second reading for the purpose of amendment to be engrossed in I can make a separate motion Senate committee okay we don't don't go anywhere so the first motion spend the rules is put on second reading to amend his bill all those in favor say aye opposed ayes have it motion carried. Amendment one Senate bill six twenty seven. I make a motion to refer SP six no no we we you this is the amendment okay like a motion to adopt the member amendment no you don't need a motion this is the man. My appeal my amendment. A question those of favour say aye. Follows eyes have it members adopted Senator Groshek. When it comes back from a grossing another bill them more than the rules Senate. Senate to committee. I'm next on the list. All those your. this one will be less complicated. S. B. six thirty three. Senate bill six thirty three by senator garner to amend the sex offender registration act of nineteen ninety seven and to add to the list of sex offenders or persons charged with the sex offense subject to electronic monitoring. Thank you colleagues is the one that we. Pulled out of the estate to amend and have on the floor today I talk to committee members that were in the committee an incident L. Sir Clark of message at that time I sales non controversial at this time I found out the Department correction does have an issue with it has to do with the funding mechanism but I talked in the day the sheriff's association with the interregional deal with it the people who brought it to me are awfully good with it Fortner correction does have a problem with that but I made the assurance of them that we passed out the day soon you'll have a problem with the bill itself that I would not running on the floor to the either amended or got worked out that's a commitment I'm making publicly to M. a direct Solomon graves is good with that he understands it's just because of the time of the session it could be issue but everybody else is good with it I was told yesterday they were found out last night it wouldn't but he's agreed that he will not run on the House in until amended or they come to an arrangement and if that does I'll bring it back here before we do the fine when I make that assurance I will not move just wanna make sure everybody's clear what's going on with this bill the bill of sale so allows ankle monitoring for sex offenders meet certain qualifications. Any questions. Senator Tucker. Senate bills ten years even after persons release from prison correct thanks so yes Sir and so is that beyond this the time for sentencing gonna go be on their sentences or are they still have to be on parole while the they have the income I think she's FOR road that's my understanding of it is just similar to how we put anchor monitors on other offenders it be for the same thing for sex offenders well. Okay. Thank you any other questions it always speak again for. Senator is recognized to close close thank you there's close any objection on the vote. These role. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone would change their vote well as is no Senator flowers is no. Senator flowers is no anyone else. Cast a ballot thirty forty eight one nine Bills past transmit to the House Senate is mine. Yes. All of the. Six of fifty by Senator Dismang to amend the asset limits for the supplemental nutrition assistance program and to direct the Department of Human Services to request a broad based categorical eligibility white so does my thank you governor members on this bill right here the limits were set in nineteen seventy seven at two sessions ago we adopted and reverted back those original limit so the seventeen hundred thirty dollars it's been adjusted to twenty two hundred dollars. But also going to say it and that's all the savings that an individual that's receiving snaps can receive. We should be encouraging savings for these individuals that's what helps lift them out of poverty that's what gets them off all day today loans or loan sharks in having to borrow money for everything that they do because they could save actually make real down payments or pay off debt or whatever it may be in fact when they receive their stimulus checks they were. Pretty much mandated if they want to stay on staff to immediately spend those funds. But also second understand where the membership is right now I mean I've had enough conversations with the nephew you know that I think I understand what this bill is going and I and I'm also don't want some of the rhetoric that would probably be skewed in this well about this bill what I'd like to do is rest actually take a real look at this and study it while we're in the interim and so I'm making a motion to send Senate bill six fifty two interns study and I hole that we will sit down and actually look at the merits of this and do what we need to do to make sure that we're providing the relief and the opportunity needed for folks are receiving snap benefits and all this would have reflected was how much they were able to hold a checking or savings account. That's a motion any questions All the favor say aye. Those eyes have a motion is carried. Senator Caldwell is not pass over Sir Caldwell's. Sir Clark. Senate bill six seventy three by Senator Clark to amend the statutory for foreclosure Act of nineteen eighty seven. Sir Clark. Thank you governor thank you colleagues. Senate bill six seventy three. Of addresses a court two thousand twenty court decision. That has the potential to create cloud on title in the Arkansas real property that has ever had a statutory for closure. Of the bill does not affect a specific court case but it does provide certainty for all other buyers and sellers of real property but at some point has been a foreclosure so that there's a final bill removes the issue of a cloud on the title. So it fixes. The problem with foreclosures for the last ten years that if there was a possible when. No problem with notice. that whoever was bought that property and bylaws that property into perpetuity not have to worry about the title. And it for going forward. This was actually was a notice issued that it didn't wasn't clear enough that it was a foreclosure. people have until thirty days after the sale of to raise this point and normally it's a long time before you're notified until there's a sale I'll be happy to take any questions any questions you always speak against for centers recognized close I'm close to present a good vote any objection on the boat. These all the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace your wish change their vote Loures is no your flowers is no anyone else. Cass of. Senate is mine was president of. Okay only center for. About thirty four Yeas one day if the bills pass transmit to the health center Eads first of two. Senate bill six eighty five by Senator Eads concerning the sailing of a misdemeanor offense of driving or boating while intoxicated. Thank you Mr president colleagues earlier this session we passed ACT two seventy four which change the look back period for a misdemeanor DWI can convictions for driving or boating to ten years and that created inconsistency inconsistency in another part of statute so what we've done is change this if somebody was pulled over and they were and the presiding officer was looking for to see if a person had a prior currently they might have something sealed after five years with looking back ten years you think they have no priors when they may actually have so we changed a couple lines of code if you look it up on the on page two line two this is a new uniform petition to seal a misdemeanor violation of driving or boating while intoxicated until after the applicables look back period has elapsed so that gives us some flexibility in this section of code as well so that if there's ever any other change again and that look back period this would just coincide with that makes you sick is a code match up and I would appreciate a good vote any questions they always speak against the war centers close any objection on the boat the role. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote. Yes ballot thirty five Yeas zero nice bills pass to the house ease number two. Senate bill six eighty six by Senator Eads to amend the law concerning motor carriers and to regulate ground transportation municipal airports in regional airports. Senator thank you Mr president colleagues this bill deals with companies that are doing business on the property of our airports here in the state of Arkansas is an opportunity Morris the level playing field sometimes we have new business models that are disruptive in the coming in and they bring great new ideas but sometimes then also then it gives them an unfair advantage against those existing businesses all kinds of different levels that work with our airports so what this bill does is it allows them to be able to treat these companies the same as they are any other existing company whether be a car carrier parking provider anybody who a taxi service uber left we sing the same kinds of things happen when those companies have started to grow and they're playing on the same level playing field now as well so we're just going to ask that everybody uses the airport property be put under the same rules and allows them to have a partnership with the airport to be able to charge the same levels of fees and things like that they do everybody else and I'll be happy to take any questions. Question if possible yes the question. Page. Senator Eads we've dealt with this. Multiple companies going head to head with each other both in the insurance and commerce and then I got moved over to transportation as parts of the bill got removed. Help us understand how this isn't a large company. Rental car stored doing the same thing they tried to do to uber and left and now there's a new technology this peer to peer out. That they are just trying to use state legislation to prevent a new innovative technology from happenings because that's the question of that at hand this bill is actually brought to me by the airports and I believe what this what their desire is to do is business with many different groups as possible to make sure that they're all treated equally you give a gift perfect example of uber and left when they first came into business they had a little bit of an unfair advantage against some of the other businesses they accepted that level playing field eventually and they've continued to grow because of the advantages of their business model and the desire of the public in the consumer to be able to want to use that service same thing as we see with Airbnb nowadays or you have them coming into communities and and playing it at times there they had an unfair advantage against your local hotels and other resorts and stuff because they do have to pay a local actor call taxes they in P. textiles kinds of things they are on the same level playing field in most communities now because the new model they have that people have an interest in they continue to grow I think we'll see the same type of thing with this type of model. Senator Johnson you're recognized. Thank you Mr president This legislation is exactly what Senator Pitsch said it's to stifle competition and new technology and new ideas and we've seen this in so many areas he mentioned uber and lift that's good example of. Too often governmental entity see somebody came up with the internet the innovative way to serve the public and it's not the one they already have their hands in the pockets of the business so they got to come up with a new way to get into consumers pockets we don't need to be discouraging innovative businesses we need to be encouraged and one of the things that I really want to point out is that there's one company's doing this all over the country and we need to stay out of this debate let the market decide now in call I found out Senator Rapert has model peer to peer rental legislation in this bill isn't even part of that model the the group question is that it's it's not about airports is not about you know protecting exist it's about stifling competition this is a good bill I mean I'm sorry this is a bad bill because it goes after the good people who goes after people that are trying to do something innovative that new baby help help consumer save a few Bucks. Senator Hendren recognized for a question thank you governor I get that I think that's a compelling argument it seems like we heard this when we put the original ability for airports to regulate uber and left and there was the same discussion but now are we basically is saying that we're going to do to this new company the same thing that we did to uber and lift to level the playing field in other words if you're gonna take advantage of this huge customer base that we have we're going to make you all play by the same rules. Senator hunter I think you have some good points there but I'm opposed to the kind of regulation that we've done to uber lift I think that they were outside that normal taxicab licensing I've seen so many times that to in and to use your analogy the taxi cabs you try to go to the rather than compete with uber and left with or at based technology based they just wanted to stop well the the taxi companies and now learn they have to have an apt to the complete they didn't complete until they were forced to so this is a good example of of those things can be worked out in the free market I just don't think it's a place for the government to do that thanks so I appreciate and I will take Senator Clark question Clark's recognized. The. But I think there's compelling arguments on both sides senator Johnson and. But. The I don't see anything here where the airport is going to be offering anything I would addresses questions of Senator Eads I was recognized. Of for the airport offering anything to this company or other companies as the you know to be on property eccentric sector it seems to only be a mechanism for taxing I would understand more if the bill was brought from a different. Our perspective maybe but I do is there anything in here besides. Of the taxing and being able to the people. What they what they can't do driving through. Sir Clark I think bring some great questions it I think it's totally unclear about this here we are at the end of the session kind of writing blank check to these airports to to maybe do things you're talking about maybe do something contrary and I'm just not comfortable doing that let the market decide we may come back in two years and say gosh and we need to do something on this but but to do this very one sided bill I think is a big mistake I appreciate a no vote thank thank you Mr president. Irvin first I'll get you senator still. Centerman. Yes I I want to say that we serve I support this bill because these airports have to have a say and they have to also these companies have to work with our airports and they're refusing to work with our airports and so these airports have to maintain safety for the passengers that come in and out of that airports one of the demands was we want curbside spaces while the Little Rock airport and even have curbside spaces I don't want to be able to drop my own daughter off without a rental car sitting there taking up the curbside space at the airport so this is reasonable piece of legislation to allow for the airport to maintain that property who understand the safety aspects of that property and who are trying to abide by the safety aspects for their patrons that come in and out of that airport so I think it absolutely creates a level playing field with the other companies that come into our state to do business just like Senator Hendren said and I would appreciate a good vote for the bill. Senator Rapert that will go to for Senator Chesterfield. I just think one of my colleagues for pointing out to me that since the airport wants us to actually get into the business at the airport. Their opening opportunity for us to handle a situation that we want to handle for a long time. I wish that I could do an oral amendment so that we can change the name of the airport from bill and Hillary Clinton back to Adams field I think that be great amendment thank you senator. Thank you miss your ladies and gentleman the Senate for me this is a safety issue. If you have individuals that are coming into the airport. And they are relying upon this act. And they have no way of knowing whether it is legitimate or not legitimate. Then we need to be able to say. Where they will park. How many slots they will have and if you want to use this company you will be able to go to the slot that's all they're asking is is not a huge generator of money. But if we continue to have people who are able to come on to the airport site regardless of its nine. And pick up passengers who come into this area they pick them up at the curb sometimes with the driver and drive them off we don't know what's going to happen to those individuals who come into this state. This for me is about safety in these two slots to set aside or the reason these three slots a set aside specifically for this company. Then you know to where to go you have a better idea of whether or not you're dealing with the company. That is. Because you're dealing with individuals who are using their own personal vehicles there's also no commercial insurance that is required so if something happens to the to that passenger who's in that automobile whose insurance will pay for it will the company that's providing the app or will the individual who has allowed his or her automobile to be used so what we're asking is that the commercial insurance be applied that there be specific select set aside so that the individuals who come into the airport we'll know specifically where to go to take advantage of those that that is available. Sir Clark question okay. Senator Mark Johnson questions for senator Chesterfield. Thank you Mr president Senator Chesterfield U. for use uber or lift very seldom why didn't you have no so you have okay we'll you know each member. Perfectly Frank no where that they're required to have insurance all these things that we were letting them on the airport now we and and this is just another technology based Service this is not anything it's it is slightly different because the person may be driving the car but it's not to an regulated it's not exempt from from our laws on insurance and and certainly not done in a manner that is consistent with the model legislation that incorporates put forth on this I'm just. I you would make excellent arguments if those facts were true but they don't seem to be your response I certainly do I am familiar with the fact that we have written left and I'm also for me with the fact that some of their drivers and done things that are read gregis and put people at risk and my major concern in this bill is to make sure that we know who these companies are for their parking so that when individuals come into our state. And want to use this app that they can do it in a safe and secure manner we also know that uber and left have not been perfect you know that your sale I have no problems with innovation we have asked them to work with the airports we have asked them to try to work out the differences they have not done so so with that I would appreciate a good vote well Sir I say aye we don't know if you've ever in a taxi but I. Actually driver for and even the scary city bus service school buster Johnson if you. You already in one. Service you're recognized for a question Senator Chesterfield I know a young lady that was picked up by an uber driver and rates are you familiar with anyone like that or is it me with news stories about it and that's my concern with the B. I'm I met her personally and she's from the State of Arkansas lives here in Little Rock thank you any other questions Senator phone anyone would speak against Sir Clark. The other I have no reason to speak for lift or uber or whoever this company maybe. The. And you know I've been presented with the issues that have been brought up here that are in the bill since before the session and if the bill the Senator Chesterville president was here I'm not be a yes if if this bill was to was to say that they have to have the that they have to have insurance except for a of because the consumer who owns that vehicle might not be doing that I will take that question very seriously but that's not in the bill what's in the bill is simple is is that we're just going to tell that tell them that the airport has to regulate them whether or not. Whether or not I call them from here in the if if it was Miami instead a little rock if I call them for Miami and say here's what I want to do and then call them when I get there and. Terrible things happen in taxis to. I decide whether I take a taxi I decide whether a takeover and and there are certain regulations that make sense I don't think this would make sense I think earlier when the bill was different I think there were some things that it makes sense this one I don't think goes I'm gonna vote no. Ballinger. Recognized thank you Mr president I you know I hate to waste anymore time but I want to give a little bit different perspective so you we've had center Chesterfield knives have the conversation up here about local control in what looked all that stuff and then if it's a situation where we can't put our finger on some rights being violated by a citizen and there is a local governing body that can manage it I really feel like we're better off to let the management if this was a private entity I don't think any of us would say like by the state should be in the business of a prohibiting them from regulating it right well in this case I it is public but at the same time it's also local municipal with stone governing board and I don't see any problem with giving them the authority to make the decision about how to do it until they get abuse about it if their views of of the process that I'll my opinion bill all together different but at this point since since we don't see that then I'd say let them manage their business and will stay out. You always speak against. Soon Senator Johnson Blake Johnson. Members take. This was heard last Thursday. And. With a member's consent hello this bill. Until Tuesday. And I forced him into negotiations both parties were in those negotiations and I made sure they negotiate. And they didn't come to agreements there's different agreements Charlotte Denver they looked at all. And. The airport has enforcement authority. This is outside something new. And I think both parties negotiated fairly. But I don't know that we need to make state law to get the middle that. But I think the airports are rightly trying to enforce and protect the people of Arkansas in that. And I think they can be heavy handed in what hours that they have now because if they come on those airports they can they can that they can download those that with their security officers. And if that forces the further negotiation then that should happen I don't know that we have time to get this thing done in here but I'll go present on this and this will have to be taken care of whether it be by state law or those airports the. Doing what they have to do because they've got to control their facilities. Sir John's we take questions Senator Hammer. Thank you senator John. Take questioning Mr president. Wasn't in the committee didn't here to debate but are you saying this is an agreed upon bill or you just Forsman negotiations and this is what we got out of it this this is not an agreed upon bill but I made them get to the table and have those negotiations and I feel like those negotiations need to continue. And the airport has to do what it does what it does and regulate but I don't know that we need to have a state law I would regulate heavy handedly if I was in an airport exposition. Follows pressure so if if they already have the other major carriers on there and so we mention do were while go. What what's prohibiting them from using that same authority that evidently they have now and impose it upon this entity that they could do it now without the state law that's what I don't understand how they all up there with the other ones but this one all the current situations or that they have signed agreement this is how will function. This does not have a signed agreement this is outside. Okay we we've set some parameters with this other these other things but There's going to have to be an agreement I mean or suits all over the all over the United States about this. I just lacked whenever these things are done private thanks and and through negotiations Senator I have a question for you Sir Johnson. We keep mentioned uber and left but really this isn't about uber and lift its more between the rental car agencies that rent cars and this of that scares me the name of the app it's really not about uber lift it's about rental cars correct well I mean you're this is somebody allowing somebody else to use their call. Well it sort of like a rental car right well I mean I don't know how the I have no idea I've used uber or lift or whatever one half but you don't drive it I mean you're not we it personal if they pick you up like a taxi cab but my understanding about this legislation it was between. The app that I can think of the name of and of and in the rental car agencies thanks I think I think part of the problem here is that if they don't park it on the airport facility if they have a designated place you can take Burley after taxes to that place that car up so I think that's I think that is a that is as part of the issue here is thank you it mentions different anyone else anyone wish to speak. Again for centers right to close. Before you close to take questions Senator Davis room waiting patiently. As a sponsor for questions sure Davis. Thank you at. I watched the debate on this bill and and you know the first time it was debated it was only about money and nothing about safety of passengers and someone asked the airport they will going to get the same rate. The larger enterprise and park there and and they did not agree to that was there any agreement after that with airports that they would give the same and cheap rental space of these companies as they do other. I don't know about the spaces themselves but they the the percentages that I heard that was being bantered around with the same similar percentages that they have the agreements with all these other different types of kind companies as a percentage of sales and it was the same percentages and then also they don't have the costs associated this it would be to have space inside the airport as well that those companies pace which kind of apples and oranges but as far as outside the numbers seem to be pretty similar what they were trying to look for between all these different types of companies that use the airport's property. Thank you Senate recognized close thank you Mr president This is a difficult challenge that we deal with time we have a new business or industry that disrupts technology new things. We have to be fair the way that we hand this out so that somebody who owns a piece of property who doesn't rely on the state government to provide them like my airport in northwest Arkansas no state taxes no sales tax return run their operations they invest in infrastructure in pavement in security and these companies are coming on their property to do business and utilizing the services without participating in agreement anyway and taking advantage of it and I see this no different than the unfair advantage that we've determined here in Arkansas for online sales they gave those competitors an unfair against bandage against our local businesses here in Arkansas that we've level the playing field in that area to I think we should do the same in this field as well and I appreciate a good vote. It does have a vote. Please call the roll. Ballinger. Beckham. Your Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell Chesterfield Clark. She didn't Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Eads Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flowers hi. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Health. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page no Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch hi. Sullivan. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. The senators wish to vote or change their vote I've got no vote from senator Hammer anybody else on the right side of the chamber. Nonvoting. Nonvoting the bill so right so the chamber. Always changing it to present. The body health on the right side left side of the chamber I got Senator Dismang is no Senator English is yes anybody else. Madam secretary cast up the ballot. Seventeen year a fourteen nine one non voting three present Senate bill six eighty six failed Senator Eads. You're recognized thank you Mr like to expose the vote by which Senate bill six eighty six failed that is a proper motion all in favor please say aye. Those. The vote is expunged we'll we'll move on to Senate bill six ninety four Senator Beckham. Six ninety four by Senator Beckham to require the Division of higher education develop a module of concepts of personal finance and macroeconomics for distribution to students enrolled in institutions of higher education center Beckham you are recognized. Thank you this bill. Requires the department higher education develop a module the college students take the discussions with. As You systems was to. One of the problems they have is they can suggest the students not take out student loans they can advise them anyway that just have to help them in the process so this will actually give them insight of how what they're getting into what they're getting involved and helps helps them learn to save House one with a four one K. is. And other items but is a bill that may issue work with me on da comarca de on. And I would think it's gonna be a great thing going forward. And does surges main asynchronous is a form of computer control timing protocol. In which a. Specific operation begins upon the receipt of a signal so in this case the antennas is the. This course is required upon applying to the college. Thank you are there any questions for the senator Beckham. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak for the bill Senator Dismang you're recognized to speak for the bill just reference back to Senate bill six fifty which was sent to an interim study were actually going to require set up this you know so that we teach the importance of savings I just want to keep that in mind as we come back and hopefully consider Senate bill six fifty in the importance of allowing those around snap to have savings thank you. Members are people giving me the year they can't hear so let's make sure you keep the conversations now is anybody wish to speak against the bill what purpose under the. Okay. would you like to speak against or speak on the bill. Seeing none anybody for the bill against the bill. Center back in would you like your clothes Center Beckham is indicated that he's close for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace to any members wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber anybody vote or change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary cast up the ballot thirty five yeah Hey Senate bill six ninety four is passed to the house we're gonna go to Senator Rapert. For motion yes Sir and wishes would twenty calendars I've talked to Senator Hickey is Senator Flippo this is constitutional amendment our second option so what we have to do is we got to take care of a little business so that we get in a position that we can vote we can't actually vote on the second referral until the houses already finish their business we finished ours this is a resolution that we say that we're in a position to take up the bill when it's time but we got to do it because we're at this point in the session the house has the resolution on there and they'll have to do something on that all this is today is to say that we have an opportunity to handle as J. R. fourteen which is the religious freedom amendment when we want to and I would ask for motion the to be read across the desk so we can put it on the calendar to vote on the resolution at the end like we have done the others. So that is a proper motion. I will do that be a voice vote all in favor of that motion police say aye. To close. The I would say that motion has passed Senate resolution twenty six by Senator Rapert requesting that Senator Rapert be authorized per se the consideration of S. J. R. fourteen as a third proposed constitutional amendment. All right Sir when a proposition now for the end of the counter and do need to do anything else. It'll be on today's town all right and if you will Mr president and members this is not voting on another amendment this is just stating that we have the right opportunity to take up our second option so that's all it is thank you. Okay motion that will be placed at the bottom of today's calendar Senator Dismang Senate bill one thirty two. Senate bill one thirty two by joint budget an act for the department of commerce the preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Senator Dismang you're recognized a good vote thank you. No questions Senator Dismang would you like to speak for against the bill saying none Senator Dismang is indicated these clothes for the bill be objection rolling the vote. We have one objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please call the roll. Ballinger. Ballinger. Beckham. Beckham. Bledsoe. To send Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. Davis. What. DISMANG. Aids. Elliott. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. T. Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Yeah. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page R. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. All Senator would like to vote or change their vote will do the right side first I've got Senator Teague is a yes anybody else on the right side of the. The number of the left side of the I've got the back center Ballinger it's a negative. Senator Johnson is an online. Anyone else. Seeing none of the across. Madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty seven yeas Senate bill one thirty two has passed. Now on the ballot that is proper motion I need five hands. They have this thing. And I would counsel all members to go to their C.. I need to see five hands in the chair for this. The chair C. five hands. Secretary please. And we. We need an answer from your seat is when your name is call that's what's in our exact rules when your name is called we need it we will call the ice we need an answer all right if you are a nine the original the attorneys on the ballot Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Davis and I'm certain Secretary of the Air. Home. When she calls. No we're going to read again that. Okay but I need described senator call the we did not hear the permitted by their for the record some thank. What else. Okay so so that bill then will fail because it had no room for error and that's one negative that has not. So Senate bill one thirty two fails on the sound the ballot procedure. Senate president. Mr president yes senator. And like to Informed that. I do not wish to be voted on any more bills today this is become totally chaotic and confusing and I refuse to try to figure out these bills and you all have added on today's agenda is counted and I am going to leave. At this point and I do not wish to be voted. yes are no for any other bills that are brought before the chamber today thank you very much your wish will be granted thank you. You will be excuse for the remainder of the day. Senator Dismang you're recognized thank you members what we have in your seats I'd like to move that we I do pass on Senate bill one thirty two. The motion in fact that that's the ADC appropriation thank we have a motion do pass on Senate bill one thirty two. Yeah. You don't have to you need to explain that. But. What we could do pass or will we hope. Members to be clear Senator Dismang motion which is a proper motions to revoke the entire Senate bill one thirty two. Okay her body because of that I'm not going to ask for any objection because I know it's out there madam secretary please call the. We need to vote no. You can bring Budget bills. We can bring as president it's a privilege bill were allowed to bring up a vote on that bill at any time. Madam secretary please call the roll Senate bill one thirty two do pass. Ballinger. Back on. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. Davis. DISMANG. Aids. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Health. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page I Rapert. Rice. Yes. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. Tucker. You Wallace. DO any members wish to vote or change their vote will go the right side of the chamber for the very clear and hold your education to like get your vote Senator Davis is not. Anyone else on the right side of the chamber. Left side of the chamber is anyone wish to vote or change their vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary casts up the ballot. With twenty eight eight two nine three nonvoting one present Senate bill one thirty two is passed. We will move on saying no further with that. What. Transmitter the House. Madam secretary please read some bill. Let's have your full attention. There is corn while the House representatives respectfully requests the return of house bill seventeen oh seven. All those in favor please say aye. Opposed motion carries. We've got some other bills we need to read to catch up here so give us a minute. We are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two O. three by Senator Rapert further gross copper three John Feinstein correctly engrossed. Calendar calendar Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate six oh one by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill six sixty eight by Senator garner compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed counted Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill thirteen twenty three by representative Gazaway. The original copy of the committee on grass copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar committee on bass Bills to whom was referred house bill sixteen oh five a representative Gazaway compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar. We've got a few more we're gonna remember what just a short minute longer okay Senate memorial resolution six by Senator Johnson to remember Paul Greenberg and his contributions to the state of Arkansas Senate memorial resolution six calendar. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill seventeen seventy by representative McCollum record compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Education. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill six twenty seven by senator garner compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar. Serving you're recognized for motion and this is not a bill Senate bill three thirty two is in public health in the house I just want to withdraw our bring it back to the Senate so I can enter it into interim study. Three thirty Senate bill three thirty two am asking to get it back from the house so I can put my bill into interim study Senate bill three thirty two that is a proper motion all in favor please say aye. Opposed return the bill from the house. Senate I believe we're ready to go again let's keep the conversations down Senator sample house bill eleven ninety nine. Eleven ninety nine madam representative pens on Senator sample to amend the provisions concerning contracts reports and records of pest control services there sample you're recognized thank you Mr president members this bill is. The all of the member all over the operators of structural pest and termite control companies. Have to file a report to the state and. The reports this time of the year or about that date for business it does a lot of business. This this legislation doesn't change anything about to report that we have to make and what we have to give to the to our customers or anything else this message we just don't have to take it send that into this state now despite aids sent the information we have to provide to them within forty eight hours but when we as current plans are they have to stories reports and I mean I've stored for years and so this is just providing the operators with just a little bit of of ability to take and not have to taken in send those reports in and they never get looked at unless search problem if there's a problem the a planned for notifies you when you have to for you have to supply that report to him within forty eight hours I'll take questions are there any questions for senator samples. No questions is there anybody would like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Senator sample indicates that he's close for the bill the objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace really Senators wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none left side of the chamber. The nun madam secretary cast up the ballot with thirty forty eight house bill eleven ninety nine has passed return to the House will remove on the house bill thirteen forty nine senator Hammer Haspel thirteen forty nine by representative Warren and Senator hammer to establish the every or Kansan retirement plan opportunity at. Senator Hammer you are recognized thank you Mr president I'd like to pass over this bill Samuel approach me yesterday with some information that was kind of confusing that was put out there I've got it cleared up to be later this afternoon for all y'all get the information so we'll pass over ask for to be added to the calendar tomorrow. One pulled down added to the calendar tomorrow Mr you don't need any action I understand other than moving it to tomorrow's calendar thank you senator Hammer will move on the house bill thirteen eighty six Senator Ballinger. We're passing over thirteen eighty six national will move on the house bill thirteen ninety Senator Stubblefield. Hello. House bill thirteen ninety a representative right to establish Arkansas as a second amendment up sanctuary state concerning the rights of a person who possesses a firearm and to require ratification to recognize federal firearms laws Senator Stubblefield you're recognized thank you Mr president Senator asked me if I would run this I gave my word so here I am. This is another one of the bill the statistician Arkansans second amendment sanctuary simply bill that the reforms a secondment rights of law abiding citizens samples that we glad take any questions are there any questions for Senator Stubblefield center Hendren you're recognized. Senator Stubblefield house is different than the one that we pass through here of yours to sovereignty Act. The two ninety eight bills goes much deeper than this bill does this is simply justice thanks thanks word second amendment bill you know these bill started two years two years ago in illinois' we're number County started passing sanctuary city buildings spread across the really this printer cross the country into five hundred different counties in twenty different states as a result of you know the anti gun rhetoric coming out of Washington people were afraid the washing was gonna start trying to confiscate their guns so this is really the result of of some of that sentiment so there is definitely a difference. What is the difference well the difference is is the law enforcement of US federal laws. Okay so this one says we're basically going to consider a mall no one void federal gun laws right right. So like its federal gun laws that say you can't take explosives and firearms on aircraft. So this would mean that you can take explosives and fire no no no it does not mean that sentiment well that's federal law. Well that's not what this bill says. What does it say about that these deals with the second amendment. This bill deals the bill to ninety eight deal specifically with the bill of rights this deals specifically with the second amendment. Okay just a second amendment I guess I'm I'm fuzzy on it because we restrict the second amendment with regard to carrying firearms on aircraft today correct correct. And that's a federal law. Federal. But this is that those laws are Nolan Board. Unless it's approved through the Arkansas General Assembly. Let's take a look to conflict with the Arkansas constitution. Okay. Senator Garner you have a question yes Sir isn't the qualifications that they have to be an infringement on the second amendment which means we've had multiple rules by the federal government which is all the court and the court over over again is actually status constitutional under second amendment so ideas that Senator enrolled in a health constitutional over and over again and that would be under question with this bill is that correct correct thank you. Are there any other questions for Senator Stubblefield saying no further questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Stubblefield indicates that he's close for the bill there any objections to rolling this vote. I have an objection to rolling the vote madam secretary please call the roll. Ballinger. Beckham. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. He. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Senate. Flowers Garner yeah. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester yeah. Hickey. Hello. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page I. Rapert. Right. Price. Sample. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Tucker. Okay Wallace. What do you Senator like to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none left side of the chamber we'll start here I'd center is mine yes Senator Rapert yes Senator Mark Johnson yes. Senator Caldwell yes Senator Stubblefield yes anyone else wish to change or cast a vote seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot the twenty seven year a six ninety one no voting house bill thirteen ninety as passed return to the House will remove will move on to House Bill Fortino five Senator Clark. Members senator Clark is approaching the well we get a lot of conversations going around it's getting really tough to listen some. Why is the conversation House fourteen oh five a representative brown Senator Clark to create Quincy's law and ride for consideration of a differential diagnosis and an investigation involving abuse under the child health treatment Senator Clark you're recognized. Thank you Mr thank you colleagues who House Bill fourteen five points is low is a permissive bill but it allows us to someone who is a to stop of physical abuse to a child if the any of the symptoms fit into some very specific diseases that are rare but show up is child abuse that they can get a second opinion at their own cost be happy to take any questions are there any questions for senator Clark. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Clark would you like to close for your bill I'm closed appreciate a good vote Senator Clark indicates that he's close for the bill is there any objection rolling of a. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any member wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none left side of the chamber wish to vote or change their vote saying none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty four yeah a House bill Fortino five is passed returned to the house we live in a house bill fourteen ninety nine Senator Dismang. House Bill fourteen ninety nine by representative finds Senator Dismang to amend the law concerning the Arkansas child abuse rape domestic violence commission concerning notice of severe maltreatment reports and concerning certain annual reports submitted by the ministry of Office of the Courts Senator Dismang you're recognized thank you senator set up members Senate bill or Senate bill fourteen ninety nine seeks to add accountability in collaboration does not currently exist whenever the MDT model in the CDC's were set up the state of Arkansas they were housed at UAMS there's really no good reason for that that was just a place holder that was provided at time has as changed we've moved on from that and what this bill is due again is seeking to do is provide some additional oversight additional collaboration hopefully better process with better outcomes section two provides for new definitions related to the implementation it also outlines the duties of a multi disciplinary team facilitator section three thirty seven removes the Arkansas child abuse rape domestic violence commission in the authority of UMass in places DFA in charge of the grants related to the program additionally it outlines the duties of the CSCs related to the in the tees it is sure is that there's extensive oversight of the funds which again is something that is not currently exist section eight requires an annual audit budget and the bylaws of each CACD to be presented to the board of the children's advocacy centers of Arkansas in section fourteen outlines the MBTs responsibilities and establishes the multi disciplinary team oversight committee section fifteen outlines the make of that oversight committee and with that I'd be happy to take any questions are there any questions for Senator Dismang. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill Senator Rice. Senator Rapert you're recognized to speak on the bill. Thank you Mr president members may start off by saying I don't question anybody's intent on this Senator Dismang and and a friend of representative Charlene Fite are are much closer to this we spent more time on this than any bill in the judiciary we we. Date one day okay bye it did not work the only reason I come down the days is to give some more input for. Some that feel like they need a voice there are no. Bad guys in this only good guys they're all advocating for children and that's what we want in that that's the outcome The problem was and still is. I thank so just going to be worked out as you know when you have change if you just sometimes you just have to get it going to see if it works the M. detainees in the child advocate who are. Argosy AC's are going to be in control in it does why and I won't Senator Dismang to correct means closing if I get anything wrong that that this takes away the commission. One of the concerns was. Is the commission now is works as a state agency. And while there is accreditation there was concern. That the CA cities if somebody gets loans allocation rules to do short cuts. That that might be challenged that investigation it might be challenged in court because this is now seen as a private agency. You know this is not just about money because overall well that may be substantial amount of money it's it's it's not as big as we fuss over sometime this is more about getting these teams to work together. To understand each role in for one not to take a role if they don't leave them some things just happen in my reserve coming down today it just putting this is a marker because I know the. The presenters of the bill we're going to hold them accountable the the people on Judiciary Committee won't that to we want to all to work together prosecutors at all and if this doesn't make any sense to the if we have a problem down the road I come back explain it more because I'm just making a point all of these teams in members and it needs to work together from this point forth if this bill passes that. I'm not telling you to vote against this bill. Senate race are you eligible for questions. Senator Ingram you're recognized for a question. Two things that we've heard most other than what you said about the private entity but the two things that we've are most was the concern of of rural Arkansas that this would not benefit rural Arkansas in the second the reason that the Arkansas prosecuting attorneys association is opposed to this legislation those are the two things that we saw or heard the most back I'll give you as much as I don't know what Senator Dismang come back the rest of the amendments that were made got some of the committee most all the committee okay Stephens and prosecutors. More acceptable they were all satisfied at least some that I heard from you know would rather just leave it the way it is but I let Senator Dismang that I will tell you that I got this and I don't know this was from a county in the T. as of this morning stated twenty three out of thirty seven PM PDT coordinators represent forty the sixty five counties oppose this bill. You know. We had a lot of people there were testimony again this is one of signed it I am not. Tell the governor this I hope this is the greatest change that's been made in the outcome because I know the First Lady work work so close and child advocacy and she's behind this you know I wanted to work if it passes I definitely wanted or if it doesn't pass we've got something that's working now but again presenters the Bill single thank in other same thank you there's changes need to be made so I'm just putting down a marker today that whatever happens only us I want to count ability and it's not going to come back to you say and again the president of the bill that that let's fix anything if it doesn't come out we want to are there any other questions for the Speaker no. Is there anybody else would like to speak against this bill for this bill Senator Ballenger you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr president I don't believe the point but you know it was something that that honestly the Judiciary Committee came together put together a bunch of the amendments on this bill and I really feel like made the bill a better bill and if you talk about status quo to after this after this there is going to be way more legislative oversight there will be more oversight of this this organization it is the potential that could be done wrong yes absolutely but probably less so than what it is under status quo and I think it'll be real important that we we watch this closely and and make sure that it's done the proper way but I think that the upside of this could be really good like we really could see more tools being put together more organized to help kids or hurting which ultimately the reason for the bill but anyway I just was apprehended a good vote and the prosecutors have moved to absolute neutral so I work with them. Through the process they and and and honestly the bill sponsor. Under this main represent five or real willing to be extremely flexible and make some amendments and made it frankly a lot better bill all the way around pretty good vote. Would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Irvin you're recognized to speak for the bill members I just I'm a huge supporter of RCA sees and I would just I just wanted to get up and and for bullies states my support for them I I know personally different lives that have been completely impacted by their work and so I just wanted to publicly state my support for this bill and I appreciate a lot of the work that's been put into this from the members of the Judiciary Committee and the sponsor of the bill thank you. Okay is there anybody else wants to speak for the bill or against the bill. Senate is mine would you like to close for your bill I would in that you know I think Ballinger still some my thunder here but I mean I think there were multiple members out of there may be in for members that had the amendments that were put on this bill and I will say I truly appreciate the work of the Judiciary Committee when they looked at it I will say that I think we have a very good bill in front of us now into Senator Ballinger is point if you want the status quo the way it is right now there is very little to no oversight there is no accountability there's no assurance of collaboration between the the folks that are on the entities this allows that to occur to the point of the prosecutors yes I think they're regionally opposed the bill we made an amendment for them and what that amendment did was say that the NDTV's locally BT's were still in charge of hiring the contractor which was the coordinator the end of the local M. Beaty coordinator the only thing that requires that the C. AC's be consulted on that higher again which again allows everyone to have by and you know with this person that is facilitating all these people working together now if you want to be with the status quo in the way it stands right now that maybe someone that works for the prosecutor's office is the independence there now it may be some that work for the county jails are dependents there no it's not guarantee again This allows everyone to take a look at who we hiring let's have a good bedding let's talk about it make sure this appropriate person for our locally B. T. in any and I think we've got a good bill that is headed in the right direction and provides the oversight to us that we get the following C. happens that does not otherwise exist with that thank you very much Senator Dismang is indicated that he's close. Okay is there any objection rolling the. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Committee members wish to vote or to change their vote will do the right side of the chamber first I've got president will Senator Clark Senator Teague again please. Senator Teague is now I have a president with senator Wallace. Bill president Senator background I have president Senator Tucker anybody else right side of the chamber Senator Ingram is present anyone else senator Elliot is present. Right sides complete website anybody wish to vote or change their vote Senator Johnson is the No Senator Rapert is the president. Senator rice is the president anyone else. Last chance the nun madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty forty eight two nine eight present house bill fourteen ninety nine is that. Returned to the house will move on to House Bill fifteen forty seven Senator Davis I remind members this as an emergency clause for twenty four vote. House fifteen forty seven by representative Lundstrum and senator Davis to prohibit the sale for mandating Maxine or immunization for covered nineteen to govern requirements for a vaccine or immune immunization for COVID nineteen and declare an emergency centre Davis you're recognized thank you members this bill prohibits the state from mandating that could nineteen vaccine it's specific to government not to business and if a state owned or state run medical facility needs to require and at the vaccine after the emergency use authorization has been lifted then they can receive approval through this bill through a LC. Also should a serious need arise for some reason with children and then the governor and the secretary of health can give notice to the chairs of both and house and Senate public health and to have a meeting within two weeks and bring a recommendation to a L. C. to vote on approval for mandatory vaccination if needed at this will give the public time away in and and so I am I want to say to this bill that and representative Lundstrum myself we are and that is very thankful for the vaccine and we hope and want people to get vaccinated we just don't think that it's appropriate that the governor that the government mandate that people get the vaccine and we have amended this bill and there its course in the process and as I said to be specific to government and not to private business and we let we're letting business make the choices they want to make and I and this bill honestly just and backset the governor statements from April second and when asked he said that he does not think the vaccine should be a condition of travel and he won't required for state agencies and when asked he said I want everyone to get vaccinated but as a government no the state will not be requiring or mandating vaccinations so this just and simply quite honestly supports this statement his statement and and ensures that as far as governments concerned they cannot mandate the vaccine happy to answer any questions are there any questions for Saturday aside recognize Senator Teague first will move forward as we come to change. Senate later this this affects state employees and others have. If you were to create a mess in the code more and they want to get a code that came back to you they can't make you do that and that is my understanding yes. Thank. Center back in your hand was that acts will go to center just elector that does this apply to university students are just employees. And also students and and I will say it does allow for incentivizing people to get the vaccines others so if you M. S. wanted to say you know offer incentives for people to get the vaccine to their employees they can do so without the I had a specific situation in my. My district where. As university was giving extra credit if you show your paper the juror and supervise a vaccinated and another one whether a given a two hundred dollar grant for tuition using federal money is that okay under this bill. And I mean this bill does say that and state agencies you know state agencies or entities can incentivize and they just cannot mandate it. So I mean that's my understanding yes. Senator Chesterfield you're recognized question mark. Thank you Mr chairman thank you senator thanks for taking my question on page two line fourteen. It says for a local official shall not. Why did you include the local when you're dealing with state. And I think just being close to a government I should say that government cannot mandate that government entities and made a the vaccine the title of your meals is an act to prohibit the state from mandating a maximum. And so you're not only talking about the state you're talking about local government as well so you taking away their local control over how they want and the vaccination is that what you're saying yeah they're they're and city or county employees paid and paid with tax dollars so we're just saying the government cannot force them to get a vaccine thank you incentivize. Any other questions I've got Senator Hendren and then we'll go to Senator Blake Johnson. I thank you Mr president Senator Davis what about private colleges does date back to whatever they want that's my understanding yes and has to Senator Teague question has UAMS voiced any concern about this it seems like I can understand in a COVID win or something they might want that requirement. So and I don't know that there was they were not there and Senate public public health and I was not in House Public Health in this bill was presented I know that the chamber and some others have concerns and said we amended out private business and and also we allowed an. An Avenue for them to come to us to A. L. C. and to ask if they can you know if they felt like mandatory vaccination was needed and there is a pathway for them to come to us G. and try to get that so we at least created a path. Okay thank you Senator Blake Johnson for questions. So private employers are exempt. this also says the government and local government or state government can't say that. Those are required man and mandatory through private business and and can't for set up one. Have an employer's to do the right. Correct thank you. Are there any other questions Senator Davis. Seeing none would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Davis are you close for your bill thank you members and I just want to again reiterate that I'm thankful and and support of the people who want to get the vaccine I'm glad that we have that it's allowed us to return to some normalcy and but and I think this is necessary just to ensure that we are not mandated our our children in schools and and government entities are not allowed to mandate that we get the vaccine and this also expires after two years just wanted to clarify that I'm close thank you senator Davis is close for bill is there any objection rolling the vote. Do I have a written objection Senator Hill I have an objection rolling the vote madam secretary please call the roll Ballinger. Back in. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. This mine. Eight. Allen. English. Flippo. Flowers Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Given Hammer. Yes. Hendren. Hendren. Hester. Hickey Hickey Hill. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Leding. Page I Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. I remind members we need twenty four votes for the emergency clause please keep the conversation slow or getting all the right side of the chamber for. Senator Clark is there not to have anybody else on the right side wish to vote or change their vote I've got a yes vote from senator Gilmore a date from senator Bledsoe a day from Senator Hendren anybody else on the right side of the chamber. Seeing none removing less I have been date let's Senator Leding. Anybody else. Please make your wishes known. No vote was Senator Teague. Not voting. Use me. I've got a yes vote was Senator Dismang. Sure you got the wall like you need the wall debate. Madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty one year a House bill fifteen forty seven has passed the emergency clause has failed. So. I'd like to expunge the vote by which the Emergency Clause failed. The proper motion. I need people listened. The motion was to expunge the vote by which the emergency Clause failed all in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion carries it is expunged the reason. You are recognized under Davis members I'd like to move that we re vote on the emergency clause we know that is going to be in and come in. Be enacted into law so and I'd like to vote on the emergency clause if we can get to twenty four. That is the proper motion all in favor of the motion please say aye. Those. Motion passes. So we need to roll call call the roll. Jerry on the emergency clause only Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell Caldwell Chesterfield. Chesterfield Clark. Davis. DISMANG. Eight he. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hendren. Hendren Hester Hickey Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page I Rapert. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. Many members wish to vote or change their vote when the emergency clause only right side of the chamber I have a all I was Senator Tucker. Anybody else right side of the chamber left side of the chamber I have an all right with Senator Irvin. And I was Senator Hill anybody else wish to change their vote. I have an all right with Senator Ingram all right believe was Senator Rapert. Do I have any other members wishing to vote or change their vote madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty eight one nine four no nonvoting one present the Emergency Clause on house bill fifty forty seven is passed returned to the house let's move on to House Bill sixteen twelve Senator Hammer. Sixteen twelve best represented Cozart require evaluation restructuring of licensure fees related to the practice of physical therapy. Senator Hammer you are recognized thank you Mr chair Karen bill on behalf representative Cozart this comes as a result of recommendation a task force to look at some of the efficiencies and basically what this bill does is direct the state board of physical therapy they're going to conduct evaluation licensure fees they will bring recommendation before a LC for final approval filed with secretary of state and this is intended to lower those fees they determine day and some of the evaluation that some of the fees for a for a PT's coming from out of state we're kind of excessive and so this was the mechanism in order to get those fees lowered glad to answer any questions are there any questions for senator Hammer. Say no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Hammer are you closing your bill Clause Preciado good vote Senator Hammer indicates he's close for his bill you need direction to rolling the vote. Hearing none madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any members wishing to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none any members wishing to vote or change their vote left side of the chamber seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot thirty forty eight. House Bill sixteen twelve is passed returned to the house will move on to House bills sixteen forty two senator Orrin. House bill sixteen twelve by representative under with you forty two. Sixteen forty two I'm sorry. A representative Underwood to promote successful families in public housing. Centerman you're recognized. Yes numbers and this bill by representative and prioritizes applicants to are compliant with their child support and for public housing and applicants and the idea is to try to encourage child support compliance for our and single parents and the bill was amended by request of the members of insurance and commerce to to make it I think the right bill so I'll be happy to answer any questions are there any questions for Senator Irvin. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. Senator Irvin are you closing for your bill and closed Senator any case issues close for bill there any objection to rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any members wish to vote or to change their vote right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber vote or change your vote seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot with thirty forty eight house bill sixteen forty two has passed returned to the house we will move on to House Bill sixteen forty six Senate. Sixteen forty six best represented cloud in center Rapert concerning the definition of a person in the Arkansas criminal code Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you Mr president. Members this bill was origination and I I was present there when the mother of the victim that really is the the center of what happened here in this situation brought this situation before the legislature it's a little bit technical and I want to begin by stating that too yeah it's important to to state what happened and reason for the bill Arkansas code annotated five dash one dash one zero two deals with definitions of the Arkansas criminal code As used in that section and also in five ten one oh five person also includes an unborn child in utero at any stage of development. In section five ten one oh one this section the criminal code deals with capital murder section five ten one oh five is the section of criminal code that deals with negligent homicide House Bill sixteen forty six adds five dash four dash six oh four to the already existing code and here's the wine I'll give you the punch line first we had a situation where someone was sentenced to death in that death sentence was overturned Simpson simply because the legislature had not placed this particular definition that appears in the other sections in this section as an aggravating circumstance and here's what happened in honor of the mother of this young lady and her story that was retold I will give you a brief synopsis in November of twenty fifteen cherish faith Albright inform her boyfriend Brad Smith that she was pregnant with his child. Mr Smith immediately begin to plan the murder of chair shall Bryant enlisted the help of two colleagues to carry out the gruesome murder of cherishing December less than a month after he had been for but informed that she was pregnant. She was lured to a field where Smith and another accomplice were hiding behind trees waiting to ambush cherish as she exited the vehicle Smith shot in the back with a crossbow bolt and it this point she was still alive and attempted to skate Smith instructor twice in the back of the head with a baseball bat killing her and the trio transported cherish to an area behind Smith Sullivan proceeded to bury her in a shallow grave December the tenth of twenty fifteen her body was recovered by investigators in the resulting trial Mr Smith was convicted of kidnapping and abuse of a corpse in capital murder and he was sentenced to death in twenty eighteen Smith made an appeal regarding some of the aggravating factors that were presented during the trial in the appeal was decided December the tenth of twenty twenty less than just a few months ago the death sentence was overturned. For miss Smith. In writing the opinion writing for the majority justice stated that the unborn child could not be used as an aggravating so aggravating circumstances it did not meet the Arkansas General Assembly definition of a person. She stated that justice stated The question presented to the court is not whether Smith committed a particularly heinous crime or whether he deserves death for his transgressions rather the question we must answer is whether the General Assembly properly provided for the unborn child definition of a person to be applied when an aggravating factor in capital murder sentences being considered the answer is no the legislature did not permit section five one dash one zero two thirteen B. definition of a person to apply to the determination of an aggravating factor for Capital murder sentencing in fact the General Assembly specifically restricted the use of the definition the bottom line is that H. B. sixteen forty six clarifies this law stating the person in the commission of a capital murder knowingly created a great risk of death to a person other than the victim or cause the death of more than one person the same criminal episode the bill is not about the definition of a person but rather as stated in the trial the placement of the already existing legal definition into aggravated aggravating circumstances this simply clarifies the law the attorney general's office also came and testified for this bill I don't know of any opposition and I appreciate representive cloud for bringing this important bill especially appreciate appreciate Mrs Ashcraft the mother for coming and standing in testifying be happy to answer questions and appreciate a good vote. Seeing no questions remain like. Senator Tucker you're recognized for a question thank you Mister senator isn't. I'm just I just wanna make sure I'm understanding the bill does only deals with with the definition of person as it applies to a of a murder capital murder is that correct well what I explained is aggravating circumstance yeah if you if you read the appeal the red the decision it's simply that that particular section did not have that person described there as it is in the other sections it's so or simply a matter that it'd been described in frankly to my from what way I view it and from that hearing of it with the attorney general's office will it simply was oversight that it wasn't in that statute and as you know senator Tucker the law is the law in they made a decision that was probably very painful for the Supreme Court may which ended up resulting in the overturned the death penalty of a man that created a heinous murder. Thank you. Any other questions for Senator Rapert. Saying no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For the. Senator Rapert would you close for your bill close Preciado you Senator Rapert as indicated that is close for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. Seeing no objection madam secretary please role of Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace to any members wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing no change of voter how bout left side of the chamber anybody wishing to vote or change their vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty forty eight House Bill sixteen forty six as past returned to the house will move the house bill sixteen sixty Senator Stubblefield hassle sixteen sixty by representative Bentley and Senator Stubblefield to clarify that decisions of the municipal board of adjustment our appeal to the courts circuit court unless the governing body of the municipality provides by ordinance if the governing body shall hear appeals first Senator Stubblefield you're recognized thank you Mr president House Bill sixteen sixty is a permit to build it simply gives the city council of the option to hear an appeal from the board of adjustment. Really just simply add them as a intermediary in the appeal process before it goes to the circuit court. All questions for Senator Stubblefield. Seeing no questions is there anybody speak against the bill for the bill Senator Stubblefield as indicated that he's close for his bill is there any objection to rolling the love. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members wishing to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber I have a president Senator Tucker. President Senator Elliot. President Senator Teague. Anybody else president Senator Chesterfield. President Senator Leding I have anybody else wishing to change their vote make sure to press the centre Teague U. I took your indication to be present or was it nonvoting. Non non voting pardon my mistake anybody else. Senator Ingram is present anyone else seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot with twenty eight one non voting five present House Bill sixteen sixty is passed return to the House move forward to House Bill sixteen eighty three Senator Flippo House sixteen eighty three by representative Johnson to amend the Arkansas code regarding procedural enhancements to enforce enforcement mechanisms of the master settlement agreement concerning the Arkansas tobacco products tax act of nineteen seventy seven Senator Flippo you're recognized thank you Mr president this bills and greed upon bill brought before by the attorney general's office that does exactly what the title says which isn't updates existing procedural enhancements used to prevent and or prosecute violations the Paco master settlement act. Are there any questions for Senator Flippo. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Flippo as indicated that he's close for his bill are there any objections rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any senators wishing to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none madam secretary Love side of the chamber. Voter change your vote seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot with thirty four yeas house bill sixteen eighty three as passed returned to the house I believe we will go to House Bill seventeen NO nine Senator Solomon. I she's not here so. Seventeen oh nine by representative Payton and Senator Solomon to provide guidelines on how rebates are offered pharmaceutical manufacturer that sales and falling in the state. Senator Solomon you're recognized thank you members seventeen NO nine as an innovative bill that will pass all manufacturers discounts on to the consumer rather than to the middle man and should provide the lowest prices on insulin to the consumer rather than try the profits to the middle man it allows flexibility for free market to the best determined the best way to pass on the discounts from the manufacturer at the point of sale as an example every quarter Arkansas Medicaid doesn't audit to determine what that lowest wholesale prices and by a year that amount is to whom was two hundred and thirty seven million dollars in rebates to state Medicaid. We're just trying to pass that kind of a rebate on to the consumer if you noticed in the bill of Medicaid is exempted from this on September that is that rebate is already going the bill doesn't take effect until January first of twenty twenty two so the manufacturers have plenty of time to figure out the best way to give that are provide that rebate they can do it to rebate cards copays any combination there are other states doing this now in different forms this allows the manufacturer and others to figure out the best way rather than to return return that rebate rather than us doing that by law With that I'll be glad to take any questions are there any questions for Senator Solomon Senator Teague you're recognized first then we'll go Senator Elliot. Clause email saying the selected by the the cost of a it's when you have also now what. This. Yeah I have a. Several emails will make the informed cost more. But that's what's been happening they've been driving up the cost by giving a rebate to the the third party by the manufacturer to the The middle man for Missy benefit manager this is going to make those rebates go back to the consumer so and I know there's several emails going around trying to confuse people if it were a bad deal are we would not be taking this rebate through Medicaid but this is helping in reducing the cost not improve not increasing it. Thank you and just for to be clear our home is exempted in this also you know Medicaid was there during the hearings the testimony and once DHS heard that Medicaid would be exempted they have no comments for or against the bill. Thank you senator Elliots for question. Yes thank you Senator Solomon did DHS I I I guess by your last comment they didn't have any concern about how that whole the discount would go directly to the consumer you have any concerns about that at all no okay and in the other states where this is happening do you know which one of the methods might work any better than the other and getting that rebate to a consumer I know you mention like a gift card or whatever. Yeah well there's several that are working yeah I'm in which types of. Which of the number of ways that we can get it to the consumer what's actually working well is what I'm asking you the yeah I think all of them are working well some do rebate card that well rebate copays that works well so there's several methods and that's why we're leaving it open to the to the manufacturer and the pharmacy to figure out how best to do that may be one way it may be a couple of questions but it's working okay thank you. Senator Hendren you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr president so I guess you're talking about their own Page two line twenty four were says this is not a part of the Arkansas Medicaid program that includes our homes correct yes okay because I've had some emails and texted they're not excluded but you're telling me that when you say Arkansas Medicaid that includes the our homes program sure and you know to to be again I think the attempt is to confuse people by the emails there are parts of our home where people are on Medicaid at some point there shifted off to private insurance if they're on Medicaid then that that rebate is being captured if they're not then the consumer will capture the rebate so it will affect those on private insurance to the extent that those consumer will get the rebate yes and there's no committee and I will tell you that when we looked at. Pharmacy prices when we were looking at teachers insurance to try to figure out the true cost of something is almost impossible because of the rebate structure. But it does concern me that if this is going to save money why DHS is concerned about making sure Medicaid is not part of it we will be collecting it twice there we we if we're going to collect the rebate we're the ones paying Medicaid someone pay so the payor receives a rebate right so the consumer if they're not on Medicaid in the consumer is the one paying and they will receive the rebate and and again just in general why did you pick and so on as opposed to some other drugs senator Payton are represented Payton ran this again it's an innovative program this is one of the ones insulin's been around for a long time it's costing it's a life saving drug it was just a good starting point I thank okay thank you are there any other questions for senator. Senator Irvin you're recognized for a question I don't I don't want to belabor it but and so there so if you're on our home which is private insurance. In the consumer after the rebates but not the person that's paying the premiums which is Medicaid. Or would it be cover its whoever's receiving whoever the pay or real receive the rebate so if the pay or is Medicaid for our home then it's covered under line twenty okay that's on that's how I read it okay are there any other number Senator Solomon the age of three to two. And no other questions with anybody but like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Solomon as indicated he's close for his bill are there any objections to rolling the vote. Seeing no objections Madam Secretary please role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote I saw Senator Teague within non vote Senator Sturch. All senator Bledsoe. And non vote. We have an nonvoting Senator Sturch non voting senator Bledsoe. Anybody else on the right side of the chamber. Left sided chamber voting or changing their vote I've got Senator Eads as a present anyone else. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty eight three non voting one present house bill seventy no nine is passed. He's return to the House we're gonna back up one step to house bill seventy you know to Senator Irvin you're recognized House seventeen oh two by representative McCollum Senator Irvin to amend the law concerning mass sickle safety and to clarify the rights and duties of a person operating a bicycle. Thank you members this is M. one to where if you're operating a bicycle on a crosswalk it just outlines what you're supposed to do you're supposed to yield to the right of your the right away to the pedestrians give an audible signal before every at passing a pedestrian but give that bicyclists to the same ability to write by the crosswalk. Although this are there any questions for senator urban. Senator Johnson you're recognized for a question thank you for the day service in section two. It mentions that person operating a bicycle shall yield right of way to pedestrians that's fine it says given audible signal before overtaking in passing this. What constitutes an audible signal. I move to the right. All of that but I know what you're pro reference the horn or a bill can be a. The it could be it's most likely employees it is usually of of voice indicator like I just said no. That. Well I mean yeah I restrict freedom of speech aspects of this. More bill ordered no that's not right now thank you Hey I'm coming through what's out moved over whatever or gave me all righty are there any other questions for senator Ervin senator you're recognized centerman yeah and the way that senator garner calls out his vote in the. Signal. All right we're gonna move on that day were you would be a phenomenal audible signal person when riding a bike on a cross Senator Solomon you're recognized for a question thank you so there are twenty people in the crosswalk you're going to holler at twenty times. I understand that what we're trying to do so I'll stand safety but it is. Is there safety likely they're not going to have more what we're going to. We do that one time quietly one time there's nobody in the crosswalk clearly you don't have to say move to the rider to the left or there's all if there's a crowd you need to exercise responsibility and yield to the pedestrian center and the right away so that would constitute them probably walking with the pedestrian sources right there by. Are there any other questions for senator urban areas. Seeing none would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator been indicates that she is closed for the bill is there any objection to rolling of a I have an objection to rolling the vote madam secretary please call the roll Ballinger. Back on. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. This bank. DISMANG. Eight. Aids. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers Garner yes. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hester Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page hi Rapert. Rapert. Rice. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. State. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. There any senators wish to vote or change their vote I have on the right side Senator Clark is an online. I have a life for Senator Teague anyone else right side of the chamber left side of the chamber anybody changing their vote Senator Eads is an online. Senator hill is not anybody else changing their vote. Madam secretary cast up the ballot with twenty seven year a one day six nonvoting house bill seventeen oh two is passed returned to the house will moved to house bill seventeen twenty six senator garner I remind members there's an emergency call Clause. Seventeen twenty six by representative Shepherd senator garner transfer the Ouachita River commission from the department of agriculture the Department of Parks heritage and tourism and to declare an emergency Senator Garner you're recognized thank you Mr chairman you know growing up in rule Washoe county. On the other side of that river. Washita river has a particular. In this to me. No I least look out there and look at those deep dark black waters. Any help shape who I am. Very quiet on the surface but underneath it all there's under tow. The fish that populated numerous. I like the memories I grew up on that river. Day by day I just member growing up going out there My appalling put it came pole winner to catch a drummer some other kind of fish. What we need to do with this bill. Is going to move it from the department of agriculture over department here's my is on board with it and I can't think of anything more to. For heritage in this particular move with that I'll take any questions are there any questions for senator garner center Johnson you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr president Senator Garner. I recall not long after my native at the in. Senator Gilmore's Mr in the wonderful city across the. First place I ever went fishing was in the Arkansas River that separates Union County I'm Ashley County I want to know that I think this is a wonderful bill and that will people under. The river And aim is to the heritage of the state of Arkansas would you agree I would agree and actually had the commission meetings not too far from that at the wildlife management area great lawyers thank there any other questions for senator garner. Seeing none would anybody like to speak against this bill for this bill senator garner is indicated that he's close for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. Saying no objection madam secretary please roll the vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Three senators wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber. Saying no less side of the chamber seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot thirty forty eight house bill seventeen twenty six is passed as as the emergency clause please return to the House house bill seventeen fifty four Senator Ballinger. Seventeen fifty four by representative Cavenaugh to amend the law concerning child support. Senator Ballinger you are recognized thank you Mr president this bill is the agency bill for DHS a bit basically moves there's actually several different laws that that were passing thousand nineteen that this gets their code in compliance with it so I'm happy to answer any questions are there any questions for Senator Ballinger. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Ballinger indicates he's close for its bill any objections to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please role of a Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you committee members wish to change their vote or casting a vote right side first. Saying nine seconds left side. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot thirty forty eight house bill seventeen fifty four as past returned to the house will move the house bill seventeen sixty seven Senator Eads. Seventeen sixty seven by representative Johnson to allow the operation of a personal delivery device and the district areas and certain streets and Rights Center each you're recognized thank you Mr president This house bill villages look to it so as to allow the operation of a personal delivery device so what we're talking about here is small robots that can be put out into a neighborhood to make deliveries an appointed time to your home it is establishes several things establishes a framework this companies that are interested in doing this would like to see a framework set up this set up on a narrow scope to ensure one thing that we have safety taking care of and also the there's some of the places in the bill that allows cities if they don't have an interest in doing this that they can opt out of this they don't have this program there in their in their town but what this will do is allow companies to come into a commercial area that's your neighborhood release the number of these robots out of a truck that will then ride through the neighborhood on sidewalks and appointed time set up by the the resident and then meet the person out front to be opened up and they can get their package out of it so provides customer service and also allows them to be able to hopefully take advantage of a little bit more safety of their packages they don't worry about porch pirates which is coming a larger larger problem of getting something taken off the court so hopefully this will be. an opportunity for us to do a number of things it sets out a series of regulations overseas these automated delivery devices. E-commerce has exploded during this pandemic and so we've had more more people so that things delivered to their to their their front porch they're designed to work in neighborhoods on sidewalks there is some information in the bill it talks about them actually driving on the street if you think about the released in a commercial area have to actually get into the neighborhood there's the possibility that they will be driven on a city street but they actually take into consideration some information rules about that make sure that That this state is close as practicable to the right side edge of the restaurant a road in the direction of authorized traffic movement so if they put all kinds of safety precautions into this bill to make sure that they work appropriate with whatever traffic measures are needed there are multiple the multiple things these are things that companies are gonna want to expensive pieces of equipment they're gonna make sure everyone there in the neighborhood they're not gonna want to have these things out in the middle of the highway going down there a main thoroughfare or anything like that so and I'll be open to answering any questions are there any questions for Senator Eads centerman you're recognized we'll call the robot and give an audible signal if it's on a sidewalk in case the pedestrian is in the way. They have the sensors on them if you seen those I I quit the size if you had a chance to go to Sam's club and see the one that drives the Sam's club that sweeps the floors now that will stop any time somebody gets close it or anything I think it's gonna be staying good question Senate senator Johnson and then we'll come over here to Senator several questions here senator Johnson you're recognized thank you Mr president. Senate rates what I first saw this I thought this is about like I believe three boy on a bicycle or moped bad five thank you this is a robot is. And I I'm I'm a little concerned when. Stroll down and. On Page four line Twenty nine through thirty three it says a county or municipality shall not pass an ordinance relating to the design manufacture maintenance certification licensing registration taxation assessment or insurance requirements of a personal delivery device so we're not going to let any have any local control of this at all absolutely if you look back in We find the line here it's it actually sit give cities did the choice to actually opt out of the program entirely so they don't have any if they don't wanna have them in there the son but if they opt thank you there's no gray area they either opt in an thank they have to comply with all those items that I mentioned or they just banned it was that sort record because they have to beat all other other codes related to traffic and everything like that but this is there's no problem or you can side of it something wrong this is a like a drone does it apply to flying drones NO these are only ones that will go on a sidewalk into the neighborhoods actually thinking about what. No this is the only ones that are on wheels okay thank you move on other questions I have a question or two over here Senator Teague you're recognized. Senator at least you're not trying to get there by Dr side the Hendren thousand dollars for liability I don't see all that would this going to be moving on wheels that is three dollars you would need to auto liability to. As far as I know all of them if they need to. I appreciate that Senator as far as I know this is similar language that's been used in several other states are in the area and it's this is a piece of equipment they're gonna want to try to keep as far away from anybody else is possible so again they put it in the bill that it's gonna be right as close to the edge of the sidewalk is possible if it only they put that language in there just so in case it has to go across the crosswalk or something like that across the street they're gonna try to keep him up on the sidewalk as much as possible so they can just go straight to the homes they have to have that information in there because if they're nearby in the most likely thing eleven as the truck will pull up in the league and if it's a large neighborhood the release for five minutes then deliver other packages and come right back it looks to me like a. They'll have more than a hundred thousand dollars for the liability to run over some per child on a bicycle where we're going to be. Well they've got sensors on there they'll even stop for small animals so there this is already starting to happen some of the other states around the country they're focusing on the large urban areas so that's going to be a place that sufficient for him to have multiple ones and in one location to benefit okay who else I think I saw Center Beckham and then I'll go to senator Hammer senator Clark you're after that plea center back and you're recognized Senator is one of the one of the issues I have with this bill. Is a I see no provisions in there for safety standards of the design of these that's a that's a major concern when you have no breaking standards as we do and motor vehicles or big trucks on the road is there any standards that they use the the. Other than controlled stop that that are missing in this bill. As far as design no and you don't see anything in there about specific design I mean there's we don't have a light on the front the back and a controlled stop the controlled stop for five miles five hundred feet fifty feet. They've got sensors all around to keep them from I mean to be able to interact with animals with people on bicycles people walk and things like that so. Senator I will go to Senator Clark first and then we'll come back to Senator Hammer Senator Clark you're recognized the Senator Eads I'll realize that this could change but how tall are the. The ones that I've actually seen about like this well that's kind of what I had imagined of. The. In on page three of beginning in one twenty two rules and pedestrian area. At a personal revise has the rights and obligations apple. Applicable to a pedestrian I appreciate the obligations but the rights I'm not so sure about the. So. If I hit this thing that's the stall in a crosswalk. I'm well I'm assuming if it has the right of a pedestrian. Is that correct correct them but it does finish that scene that they shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian that same section code right there's the pedestrians but I'm in a car so correct and I'm not looking for a robot. the second is if my sixteen year old on a bicycle because sponsors have to yield to pedestrians. Hits the robot. Then again I'm liable is that correct. It has the same up rights obligations that will to be destroyed that would be correct thank you. Thank you Mr president of what I wonder about is if there's a accident that involves one of these and a vehicle and there is a hundred thousand liability typically there's a ticket that is issued and I'm wondering how is that handled in these cases if it involves an action in the intersection who's gonna be the recipient of the ticket if it's the fault of the device that would be the owner of the company and it does say in on page two or page three lines twenty seven that there will be a personal delivery device operator that will be there that will release them into the neighborhood so that and then they will come right back to that person. Okay thank you are there any other questions Senator Johnson thank you Mr president. Center I'm not against this concept I actually think it would be cool and and help everyone get their package to be faster however there's nothing in here talk about who you wish for would prohibited from Pauline it could be a. Wine girl that subcommittee helicopter that goes out and does all the same things am I missing something in the language of order we'll want to several companies that are looking at that possibility too but that's a different piece of legislation that they're talking about bringing at some point this is specifically a device that will be released out of a truck and actually rolled to through the neighborhood well it does save role ma'am just saying it seems to allow that without. Megan was about well if it hits if it flies in the air and some for some sort former fashion it would have to fall under FAA guidelines so there's nothing relating to a lot. I have if it if it did it would have the potential to go higher than. If it if it could fly it would have could have the potential to go. Thank you Sir thank you Mr president are there any other questions is there anybody like to speak against this bill for this bill. Series I'm closed their Eads indicates that he's close for its bill is there any objection rolling the vote I've got objection to rolling of a Adam secretary please call the roll Ballinger. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis Davis. DISMANG. Eads. Allen. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flowers. Garner Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Rapert. Right. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. T.. Tucker. Wallace. Many senators wish to vote or change their vote I've got Senator Ingram is an online Senator Chesterfield is an online anybody else on the right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber to any members wish to vote or change their vote. C. madam secretary please cast up the ballot with twenty six U. eight three day five nonvoting house bill seventeen sixty seven as past return to the House. Members. Okay members are going to. It'll take this a little bit out of order so that we can get things rolling down to the house so if you don't mind let's just try to get through the so Senator Teague you have an amendment we're going to House Bill eighteen oh five. It's already been adopted. My bill my amendment. Vernon I just need to run the bill. I'd. Senator Hickey. Eighteen oh five by representative Walmart concentric Teague two spot to establish a property owner's right to repair any defect or disrepair on the premises. Senator Sturch is what it says it lets of property owner repair it's Property and saying the thing about the. I assume it's their own property or some are or a rental property answering questions. I appreciate a good vote. Teague is less well as anybody for or against the speak for that bill. Seeing none Senator Teague is indicated he's closer any objection rolling that vote. Seeing none madam secretary role of a Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members wish to vote or change their vote on the right side of the chamber first. Seeing none Corps Senator Tucker is a president anybody on the left side of the chamber vote or change your vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot thirty three A. one present House Bill eighteen oh five it's past return to the House next next was B. house bill eighteen eighty. Bill eighteen eighty by representative Johnson Senator Tucker to amend the behavioral health crisis intervention protocol active twenty seventeen. Senator Tucker you're recognized thank you Mr chairman members four years ago we passed at four twenty three which created crisis stabilization units this is just a slight amendment to that act brought to us by the full to really it run and work in the CS use those being that the people who run the CSU and also law enforcement to bring people to the CSU there's two changes one is in the current language in the code it's recalling mention that folks are detained by law enforcement and this changes all that language to say that there are there voluntarily they're not detained by law enforcement the second changes from seventy two hours to ninety six hours because that's the length of time that Medicaid provides payment for those are really just the two changes again one Forsman of CSU's brought this ever everybody's good with it not aware of any opposition be happy to answer any questions are there any questions for Senator Tucker. Seeing none would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Tucker indicates that is close for the bill any objection to rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please role of a Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace committee members wish to vote or change their vote will go right to left seeing none left side of the chamber seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot thirty forty eight House Bill eighteen eighty S. past returned to the house. Okay the next two will be Senator Garner that's going to be a. Thirteen twenty three first in the world over to sixteen oh five and then we'll go to the Senate bills that we put on the bottom bottom of the calendar so if Senator Leding would be there and then Senator Ballinger you'll be after Senator Leding thank you. Hang on just a second senator. Thirteen twenty three by representative Gazaway. In center Garner to create the Arkansas in life of photographs Act and permitting the in line up photograph of photograph of the state crime victim to be displayed at the trial of a person accused of committing the homicide. Hey Mr man up now whenever there's a violent crime or situation in court room to play we see the autopsy photo or the following after the person who is deceased it just allows them to use a picture in the appropriate context to show them how they were life I'll take any questions. Our. Good idea about what what appropriate context is Senator example of what is that mean what means you know say this is a homicide case in those show over and over going makes a where the gunshots were where the injuries were on the person who is deceased what this just allows in do if there is a compelling interest to show that person how they were in life so the jury and the people there to get a better context of who they were they could be doing that has to be compelling interest to do that can you do to everything but allows a jury to see them both as they were and how they are now now after the home side and so that compelling interest would be some kind of legal standard that compelling interest that you mentioned yes ma'am they should be and shall be a prior to the judge a magical okay. Are there any other questions for senator garner. Seeing none would anybody like to speak against this bill. Or this bill senator garner would you like to close for your vote to close thank you Sir Senator Garner indicates he's close for his bill is there any objection to rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please role of. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace to any members wish to vote or change their vote will go right to left in the chamber. Saying not on the right side will go to the left side the nun madam secretary please cast up the ballot the thirty forty eight house bill thirteen twenty three as fast returned to the house will move the house bill sixty you know five. House Bill sixteen oh five senator garner. House sixteen oh five by representative Gazaway concerning payment for court transcript. Sir Garner you are recognized thank you right now in court reporters pay a certain fee whenever you like their lawyers go to men try get transcript from the trial this is exam which the circuit judges are circuit court judges they actually work on work the corridors were against this until we put an amendment which if you're substitute Court reportlinker still charge and they have tax come up the rules how this would work once we made that amended both sides for readable and there's no issue with that I take any questions from the chamber are there any questions for senator garner. Seeing no questions there anybody like to speak against this bill for this bill. Senator Garner you closing. Senator Garner indicates his clothes for this bill any objection rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members who wish to vote or change their vote going to the chamber right to left seeing none left side of the chamber. Seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot thirty four yea House Bill sixteen oh five is passed returned to the House will members will move to Senate bill six fifty two that are leading. Six fifty two. Senate bill six fifty two by Senator Leding amending the fairest thing for miners Act Senator Leding you're recognized thank you to president colleagues for years ago thanks to the leadership of senator urban and former state representative Rebecca Petty legislature passed a law to end juvenile life without parole I was meant to bring it into compliance with the recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling the Bill had a wreck directivity element that was meant to apply to both homicide and non homicide cases but the courts have apparently decided that we weren't clear that at all that apply to non homicide cases so all we're doing with this bill is clarifying the retroactivity was to apply I'm inside and non homicide cases I appreciate the judiciary's Committee their work this morning and I appreciate a good vote thank you are there any questions for Senator Leding. Seeing no questions is there anybody like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Senator Leding indicates he's close for his bill sorry objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please roll the vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members who wish to vote or change their vote I've got senator garner is a no anybody else on the right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber anybody wish to vote or change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot thirty three a one day Senate bill six fifty two as passed transmit to the House. Senate bill six ninety eight Senator Ballinger. Senate bill six ninety eight by Senator Ballenger concerning bail bonds Senator Ballinger you are recognized thank you Mr president this bill is a real simple changes something was born out of the review of the rules some of that used to do in the rules allowed for but there was no statutory provision they gave them the authority to do it this gives them the authority to do it and essentially what it is it allows a bail bondsmen to work through an employee who can actually go in and deliver things and pick up that works and all that create a good vote are there any questions Senator Ballinger. Been stand seeing no questions would anybody like to speak hang on just a minute. Pretty sure we're showing ninety eight still in committee Jutish if you withdraw from traditional for the. Ballinger and Senator Hickey could you come to the table to review this bill. Okay. It's still in G. H.. Senator Clark when he was we might need you in this question as well It you withdraw this from judicial. And after. That we passed out of the district not. What we have now committee report well. Or no this one this one. Best of this one we still should have a committee report. Can we pull this down and do some others in which I. We're gonna. Member Senate bill six ninety eight is going to be pulled down for the moment will come back to when we get all the paperwork trail fall of Senate members ever jump Senator Wallace six seventy six. Senate bill six seventy six senator Dave Wallace. Well ma'am six seven six. Senate bill six seventy six by Senator Wallace. Senator Wallace you're recognized To be known as the justice for vulnerable victims of sexual abuse act. Thank you Mr president members this is not a simple bill but it is a good bill. This bill will make Arkansas safer for our children disabled individuals and give victims of sexual abuse more time to access justice. We're currently our statue of limitations for a minor to report. Sexual abuse. Is age twenty one and ends at age twenty one. This bill would extend that to age fifty five and what we have found in studies is that. Children who are victims of sexual abuse. Are not ready not willing to talk about their experience when they turn age twenty one. And so they lose the right to. S. for. Help. The average age based on studies is. Fifty five years. It takes fifty five years sometimes of age were person want to come forward and I will tell you when I. President this bill in committee beforehand I had three adult men come up to me. The individually. Shaking because they could not work up the. Right to be able to go into. The Committee road. It has affected their lives for ever. One of every five females. And one of every thirteen boys are sexually abused before their eighteenth. And I told you that studies show that the average age of disclosure of child sex abuse is H. S. fifty two years. Opponents will say. This is going to flood. The Courts. Studies which will show you the it's not. New York City. Our New York instead of eight million. Had only five thousand claims less than one half of percent. California. With a population of forty. Only had eleven hundred. Victims come forth. This is not a bill about trial lawyers. This is a bill about victims. And with that I will stand by in answer questions there any questions for senator Wallace. Senator Johnson you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr president. Sir Wallace tennis I think is wonderful and I I understand everything you said. Question I have is on the on page two. It says notwithstanding any other statute of limitation or other law that may be construed to reduce the statutory period set forth in this section a civil action similar to a civil action required in subdivision the one of this section including a cause of action arising before on or after the effective date of this act that was hard or dismiss the to a statute of limitations is revive and the civil action may be commenced not earlier than six months after and not later than thirty months after the effective date of this act in my reading that to say that this bill passes. Then six months after that. Here you will begin that will go for. Two years twenty four months to years and during that period of time anyone that's fifty five or less that believes that uses sexually during that time the statue limitations goes away is that it was just served as. Okay that's why I want to clarify that was horrible is your answer thank you are there any other questions for senator Wallace Senator Clark you're recognized for a question. Senator Wallace up did not participate in the discussion of the amended the bill went up the. I don't disagree with the the facts that are listed including people being in the fifties but. You have a personal experience with this it seems though that the. Six six that's awfully late. Even if if that's when it comes when it comes back to your memory or whatever or or you're willing to talk about it and it seems awfully late to ask somebody to defend herself as despicable as the act sorry of it do you not see the problem. Well you can be innocent as always until proven guilty. And then the studies have shown that individuals just don't come forward until they work up the courage in they have the life experience to be able to do that. So I think it's a reasonable time in other faxes of there are newer states around us I'd get those notes so that I had with me like Kansas being one of them Luciana B. one of them that have passed similar laws committee meeting states now committee board about twenty that have laws very similar the takes that age up to fifty between fifty two and fifty five. Thank you. Are there any other questions for senator Wallace Senator Garner you're recognized for a question yes Sir I'm looking up now and I know some of these crimes are some these. Is it a crime to be listed if we're going to the criminal court wouldn't have a statue limitation I'm looking at right the victim was a minor at the time of the crime I don't believe is a criminal statute limitations and so having it civilly kind of makes sense as far as what we've been doing Ferguson thank you senator garner. Are there any other questions for senator Wallace. Seeing none is there anybody who would like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Wallace would you like to close for you behind closed Senator Wallace indicates he's close for his bill is there any objection to rolling of a. I have an objection to rolling the vote madam secretary please call the roll. Ballinger. Ballinger. Beckham. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Aids. Eight. Elliott. Allen. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers flowers Garner. Gilmore yes. Hammer. Hammer. Hendren. Hendren Hester. Hickey. Thank you members well let's get recognized thank you your senate. Senate bill two O. three by representative Lowery Senator Rapert to establish the Arkansas insurance business transfer act. The river you are recognized. Thank you ma'am Senate bill two O. three authorizes what's called insurance business transfers I. B. T. insurance business transfers occur in the insurance industry when you have a company that is no longer servicing at book of business and company specifically in the business of buying those dormant books is servicing them throughout Arkansas the insurance department's been working for a couple years to position itself to be a place to do this business so the thing authorizing licensed people in the State hopefully to create jobs the opportunity is a four hundred billion dollar premium opportunity across the country in this arena after working with the insurance department stakeholders everybody finally came to agreement thankfully so we do not know of any known opposition and this hopefully will be able to get your approval to move forward as well happy to take questions are there any questions for Senator Rapert. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against Senate bill two O. three. Four zero three Senator Rapert pre close for your bill I am closing for the bill and do want to say verbally I do have still carry insurance license but I'm not in this business but will make that disclosure us to have an actual insurance license your noted for the record is there any object rolling the vote. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace the Senator wish to vote or change his vocals or the right side. Seeing none line anybody wish to vote or change their vote. None madam secretary passed up the ballot with thirty three a one day Senate bill two O. three of the past transmitted the House go to Senator Rapert and resolutions. You have to tell me the number it is S. R. twenty six yes it is S. R. twenty six members were going to proceed on the Senate resolution twenty six under again. Members elected. Thank you all right members do she need a copy. Members I would remind you that this resolution needs to be roll call Meeks twenty four votes yeah are we ready. Okay madam secretary please introduce the bill. It's. Senate resolution twenty six by Senator Rapert requesting the centre to Rapert be authorized to pursue the consideration of S. J. R. fourteen is the third proposed constitutional amendment. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you Mr president members again this is simply authorizing us for the ability to do it the house is working on the same house resolution today this is according to section nineteen C. of the joint rules we have to have a two thirds permission for us to even consider that next amendment so I appreciate your vote which puts us in position to work with the house on the third option that's it. Are there any questions for Senator Rapert Senator Teague you're recognized. Senator. While all our able remember doing so one reason somebody's name is this a normal this is the way the BLR said It should in fact it has it references authorizing Senator Rapert and represented Gazaway on the house to do it this was totally there for all okay I just don't remember ever seeing one of these before in. I believe we needed two thirds vote on this and this is resolution to hear the. Thank you are there any other questions Senator Hendren recognized what is this J. R. fourteen it's it's a religious freedom Amendment we have we have a refer in statute but we do not have any such protection is stated in the Arkansas constitution and so this is one of three options that the committee voted to the floor for us to take and then the Majority Leader and myself as chair and the minority leader said together consider duties and then our caucus obviously a supporter doing the religious freedom Amendment so this is going to be proposed as the House agreed that this is going to be the third right yes this is actually the year were typically we get to but I've worked with that representative chop tossed your German Tosh and the others on this to find something that you get consensus because we do need to obviously we need two thirds resolution to authorize the consideration and then we will decide on the bill itself it It at a point certain thank thank you so this is just simply giving us the permission to do it are there any other questions Senator Rapert. To clarify what we're voting on this resolution in the bank will vote on this resolution at a later time. You're you're doing the resolution but you'll vote on the amendment at a later time your voting on the amendment at a later time this grant. The hearing of the resolution well clear on this. Are there any other questions Senator Rapert you may want to speak against this resolution for this resolution. Seeing none Senator Rapert are you close thank you madam secretary please call the roll. Ballinger. Beckham. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. Dismaying. DISMANG. Eads Elliott. Elliott. English. But. Flowers Garner. Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Thank you. Health. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Leding. Page R. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. Teague. Tucker. Tucker. Wallace. Wallace. DO any members wish to vote or change their vote star on the right side of bills center back is the yes. Senator garner is a yes Senator Gilmore is a yes anybody else right side of the chamber going to let anybody wish to vote. Call center Caldwell is a nine. Let's Senator Bledsoe is a nine anyone else in the chamber. Your vote is reflected as you wanted to be voted Madam Secretary cast a ballot twenty eight five non voting one president Senator resolution twenty six is passed we will move to Senate bill six O. one by Senator Dismang then he's going to have a couple items to suspend the rules on everybody watch and then we'll go to senator garner would be six six eight. Senate bill six O. one by Senator Dismang to repeal the small business of an entity tax pass through that and to establish the uniform limited liability company at Senate is when you're recognized thank you members and so I I dropped off a little packet on you guessed earlier so this just establishes in Ark Code uniform LLC this is being adopted by other states cross country and sensually so when someone sets a bill LOC it allows for a assent and I have a number standards to be in place which means then that maybe they don't they can utilize that an operating agreement there's more direction I'd be happy to take any questions this is been vetted are you a lark was very engaged in this bill secretary of state's office is important EFA's and support chambers been involved in actually entities across the country of weight in in there and that was the moment you saw earlier with that is a good vote. There any questions for Senators mine. Seeing no questions leaving like to speak against the bill for the bill. You're Dismang is indicated for the bill thirty Jackson rolling a vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace many members wish to vote or change their vote right to the chamber first. The non legislative chamber anybody wish to vote or change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary cast up the ballot thirty forty eight Senate bill six one is past transmit to the House. Senator Dismang were moving on which one. Forty four. Number one right. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules to adopt the amendment to Senate bill four eighty four Amendment number one that is a proper motion all in favor say aye. Close your motion this past may not want to Senate bill four eighty four all the submitted so there was we were looking at trying to tackle both the mobile workforce C. mobile workforce issues in some conveniences use and so we couldn't get really get to an agreement on the mobile side what we're trying to do is moved at thirty days so you can work in state of Arkansas United start remitting income tax state of Arkansas unless you work for thirty days right now there's one day standard couldn't get to agreement that's all stricken from the bill and what we're really base now is on the convenience rule which essentially is if you are working if you're corporation is based in the state of Arkansas but you're working in connect it like California did you pay your income tax to California that's what everyone thinks the rule is that's what our rule was until February of. Twenty twenty I believe when DFA issued new guidance that was contrary to everything we've always done so this just puts it back in place which is essentially it's a home rule you pay income taxes in place that you reside as would be expected there's only six other states out there that do it differently with that that's the amendment. Hey good. Are there any questions Senator Dismang on the and got to know the amendment Senator English you're recognized for a question. I just have a question about the you live someplace I mean if you work for a company that's located here and you're in Virginia. And your employer takes out Virginia state taxes so then from my experience what happened us was we got credit again start Arkansas taxes is that still what we're talking about if you reside in Virginia in your employers based in Arkansas you pay Virginia income taxes by Arkansas income taxes I mean that that's what this this bill set up to do D. if in that's how it's always worked DFA again issued guidance that was contrary to that was said that if even if you live in Virginia we can tax you because you're corporation is based in Arkansas then there within a lot of confusion to your point on credits and how they would overlap this is This pushes back to what is always been understood which is you pay taxes the state you reside it does depend on where you're corporation is headquartered Alok okay. Are there any other questions Senator back you're recognized for. A friend of someone problem with this with employees that lived in Texas but we're based in. Arkansas we we without taxes for them in Arkansas a tract but they couldn't get a return on taxes the the way this is going to be if they live in Arkansas they are paying taxes Arkansas they live in Texas they're gonna pay their income taxes in Texas which isn't happening. Arkansas refund those taxes to them. With Arkansas refund the taxes to them at this point no I don't going forward the board will they reside in Arkansas they'll Arkansas income taxes. We discuss all one word I think you're talking about a mobile workforce issue which again I could get that would if. Are there any other questions Senator Dismang and this is just on the amendment but this will pretty much be the bill. Is anybody like to speak against the motion to adopt the amendment. Speak for the motion to adopt the amendment. Seeing none. Madam secretary we we. All in favor of the of the accepting the amendment. We say I. Close amendment has passed into engrossed. You may make a motion now wait to get back to suspend the rules if you want to. You need to suspend the rules right now. Calendar. Back gross. Okay like to make a motion place at the end of the calendar when it's when engrossing is complete. Yep but it's been rules based. Senate bill forty four back on the counter when it's return from gross. Proper motion all in favor say aye opposed. Motion passes thank you. Just point of clarification so some of us are being told that we have to wait until the bill comes back from engrossing and read across the desk before we can make those motions and so we just need to make sure that were consistent with what we're being told that's all because because we're we're getting told different things. good. We will not assigned to the comes back from the counterflow said yeah all right moving on house bill eighty or sixty ninety eight has Amendment number two that needs to be adopted six Amendment number sixteen ninety two amendment number two sixty nine yep thank you make a motion to consider a member number two to House Bill sixteen ninety two. You need to read the. Sixteen ninety eight sorry sixty ninety eight. We have a motion it is proper motion all in favor of the amendment to the house. To spend a little. To consider is the spandrels to consider The Amendment number two all in favor please say aye. Posed. Your motion passes amendment to the Senate bill sixteen that I'm to House Bill sixteen ninety eight. So this amendment struck any the controversial portion of the bill out which would have been allowing individual or for counties to. Capture income tax refunds pay property taxes on personal and real property that stricken and this point it just puts the fees back from if there is a special revision that they could charge ten percent DFA could for the transaction fee this brings back to five percent which is in line with everything else the day of the day it if a does that's you know related to this type of activity. It's a proper motion. Amendment Senate Amendment number two all in favor please say aye. Opposed. Your amendment. His passcode like make a motion to suspend the rules place Senate bill sixty ninety eight at the end of the calendar. House Bill sixteen ninety eight okay. Okay so we'll do that a proper time. Senator Hickey what are we going access. Hi we're gonna we're gonna go to senator garner six sixty eight and then Senator Ballinger you're going to need to come back down on that six ninety eight Senate bill six sixty eight Senator Garner three. Senate bill six sixty eight by Senator Garner to amend acts twenty twenty one number five five eight to amend the law concerning the offense of failure to remain at the scene of an accident that results in death or physical injury they're Garner you are recognized I wish chairman of Senator Ballinger represent five past eight very good intending bill this session that dealt with hidden runs if the person was seriously injured or died thank you get up to a Class B. felony. This is a great kind of way to kind of address people do hit runs the issue and I said at the time was we actually input a mental element into that crime which means as soon as you hit somebody and they were seriously injured or died no matter the circumstances no matter what you heard no matter if you do physically could not have known it you're guilty of the crime there's no defense zero. What we did now is we added again the element to knowingly leave the scene or recklessly the same so if there's evidence shows that you should have known or recklessly activated should have known that you left the scene then you would have to go back and require the subsection the if not if we leave the law like it is. Any time you hit some minor surgery injured even if you have no way to know what your an eighteen Wheeler you have a trailer yeah anything else you will be impossible for you to offer an offense and that's a Class B. felony up to twenty years in jail with that I'll take any questions are there any questions for senator garner. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Garner you close close thank Sir Garner indicates these calls for the bill would anybody object rolling the vote. The no objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you committee members wish to vote or change their vote I've got senator de novo anybody on the right side. These non voting non voting. He said no voter reset nonvoting anybody on the left side. C. nobody changing their vote madam secretary cast up the ballot thirty three eight one non voting Senate bill six six eight has passed richer transmit to the House we will move members to Senate bill six ninety eight. Senator Ballinger. If you do some paperwork and reading for your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill six ninety eight by Senator Ballinger recommend due pass. Calendar. Senate bill six ninety eight by Senator Ballenger concerning bail bonds. Senator Ballinger you're recognized thank you Mr president at this bill we dealt with earlier that's just basically kind of a clean up to give some some statutory authority in order for the bell bondsmen to have employees go collected paperwork so forth project about are there any questions for Senator Ballinger he has left the well is there anybody would like to speak against this bill for this bill. Ballinger is indicated that is closed for the bill any objection rolling. The no objection madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members who wish to vote or change their vote I got Senator Teague nonvoting anybody else on the right side. The none left side changer votre cast the vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty three A. one nonvoting Senate bill six ninety eight is. Transmitter the House members we will make the move on the Senate bill six ninety six Senator Clark. Thank you Mr Senate bill six ninety six by Senator Clark to require a fire department applicant to submit to a background check Senator Clark you're recognized thank you Mister thank you colleagues Senate bill six ninety six requires background checks for new fireman volunteer fireman it is agreed to and it cost the part apartments nothing I'll be happy to take any questions and I'm close are there any questions for senator Clark. Seeing no questions anybody want to speak against the bill for the bill Senator Clark Is indicated he's opposed to the bill any object rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members who wish to vote or change their vote right side first okay center Gilmore is present I got Senator back on president Senator Teague nonvoting. Lowdown got a mall there Teague nonvoting anybody else right side. Go online on the left side of the tree want to change their vote seeing. Senator Ben is nonvoting anybody else and secretary passed up the ballot with thirty days to non voting to present Senate bill six ninety six that is transmitted the House members we are moving to Senate bill six ninety three Senterfitt said six ninety three by Senator Hickey to transfer the duties of the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board to the state board of finance and to declare an emergency Senator Hickey you are recognized thank you Sir members this is the bill to dissolve the B. D. board what it does is it moved that board to the state board of finance on a temporary basis the reason for that is we need to have a some capable individuals in there because we've got to calculate So what all is going to happen within that plan by this fiscal year from June thirtieth for calendar year twenty twenty twenty two as you all know we put somewhere between forty three and forty seven million dollars in that a few years ago I look this week we are currently. We currently have a deficit in Arkansas state employees right now twenty seven million the public school employees we we have a deficit of sixty three million a total of ninety million in that plan. That's not exactly right because it's only figure in a ten percent reserve because in the self insured plans normally you would keep us something for catastrophic. Which would normally be twenty percent so if you do that that jumped up to ninety nine million so that's why you've been hearing me round up to a hundred so. He anyway House attempt answering questions are there any questions for Senator Hickey center to build you're recognized. Thank you. Thank you president pro tem Hickey. Is this an apartment moved to the division no away from that is there at sunset falls back to We're. There's not there's not a sunset clause that's actually per se in this bill it does say that it's on a temporary basis the whole idea on the premises this is through a LC over the over the summer what we want to do is try to set up a more capable governing top board that has experience in this type of stuff we also we're gonna work with the stakeholders because we do understand that the retired. Teachers and state employees if they want to have a seat at the table however what we're also going to have to do is set up some reporting today C. so that things are sent to us in a time in a on the time our time table because it's some of this issue is really. Probably been calls not by what we have done but probably because of what we have not done so we need to we need to kind of be looking at the whole the whole picture. The following. And that's why we never going to use that term our. I am concerned about if you have not that have and will mitigate these arrays. How will mitigate. The rays we gave the teachers and support staff on one end and state employees I assume and we're not taking it back on the other hand with the increased cost of health insurance I'll be looking at that somewhere along the line not as far as this bill not as far as this bill is concerned however I call this bill phase step one step one is just eliminating the current governing board which has been in place with these deficits the previous deficit deficit plus these deficits happening what I envision is of course that with the state board of finance D. B. D. itself not the be the board and the legislature has hired a consultant that in the in between now and the end of the fiscal year they're going to have to be working to see how we're going to balance this because as you know with those numbers weren't right there is going to have to be you know probably some state money putting in and also some Changes in the the plan itself you know for the members are involved so we're going to work through all that. Thank you yes ma'am. Senator Clarke Tucker you're recognized for a question thank Mr center here I know we don't know what the permanent solutions going to be or otherwise it would be in the bill and and this is step one as you said to figure out what that permanent solution is going to be I just want to express my hope that when we figure out what that permanent solution is that the public school employees and state employees will have a seat on the board of of whatever the permanent solution is and is that something that you're open to as well yes and I think that's something that I've heard across the legislature you know we want to do that the only thing I guess that I would to. Kind of a. Highlights how light is it comes with that is we're going to have to put having individuals on there that you know or are capable that possibly have had experience with this with these type of things and make maybe we have to have some structure as far as guidance to help them along so. Yes however I think there has to be some Cave yacht so that we actually structured with the individuals that know what's going on. Thank you yes there any other questions Senator Hickey. The no other questions. You may like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Hickey would you like to close remained closed thank you Senator Hickey is indicated close for the bill is there any objection rolling of a. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. You committee members wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first seeing none left side of the chamber vote or change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary cast a ballot thirty three a one day Senate bill six ninety three of past transmit to the House members. I think it's on me to mention but we need to first of all thank our members up here the staff I think we're going to take a ten minute break to get the bills down there a fifteen minute break to get the bills on the house and so they can be earned appropriate time frame but do not leave we have ten bills left to clear our calendar and the budget calendars so you want with that yes members we are going to we are going to finish this calendar today tomorrow will be glad that we stayed and did it so if you would just listen for the buzzer because the yes Senator Pitsch a ring that will come right back and go to work and we'll start off with the Senator Elliot. Fifteen minutes that will be twenty or nineteen minutes delay our we're in recess. Members if you see any of our colleagues outsider in the hallways please let him know we're getting ready to get going again. You go. All. Okay. Members. Let's come back to order from recess. Senator Hester has an announcmenet we get everybody to. Settle into their areas the rest for you are recognized. What. Members just to let you know that the income will has ordered hamburgers for all of us enough for lands to have three if he's really hungry but it'll be here shortly we know we got committees after this so and is orders food thank you very much and chips. No French fries all right members. Members get your attention. Everybody knows what we're doing we're going back to the calendar we're starting on page three House Bill eighteen no one. She has three to report first we're going to try and run wrapped up the third page of that county. So Madam Secretary you're recognized we are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four eighty four by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Media. Calendar. What. We're gonna go in against are you ready. You have something else to read go ahead we are grass Bills to whom was referred Senate bill seven oh one by Senator checker compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed state agencies. Anything else Are your. House Bill AT NO one senator Elliots we will proceed. No one by Senator by representative Murdock to prohibit a change to a designated or a named beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract or will. You're recognized thank you members are this is represented by a. Murdock to build where there's been an issue with insurance over the years in our state and most of the southern states according to the farm bureau have fixed this but the problem the problem is if everybody can hear me the problem is we have an issue that when I signed a contract for an annuity for example and you were my beneficiary we get into a real conflict when somebody has a will that says something else and so what the bill does And fixes this by doing what most other states do when what the farm bureau people were telling me it's best to do it to say that when you whoever is the beneficiary on the contract is the beneficiary the it will not be superseded by a we all and that's what the bill does I'll answer the questions if you have any further any questions for senator Elliots. No questions for Senator Elliot would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Elliot has indicated that she's close for the bill. Is there any objection to rolling the vote. The no objection madam secretary role the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace remember wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first. Seeing none left side of the river Senator Stubblefield is a is a president. You body else Senator Solomon is a present you everyone else changing their vote. Senator Solomon is present anyone else. Madam secretary passed up the ballot thirty two yes eight to present house bill eighteen no one has passed returned to the House members we will skip over. Given a. Eighteen twenty four and we will move on to House Bill eighteen twenty eight Senator Sturch is presented for center wall. House bill eight eighteen twenty eight by representative Ladyman. To clarify that the Department of Human Services is required to promulgate rules to establish eligibility for long term care nursing facility placement. Senator Sturch you're recognized thank you Mr president colleagues this is an agency bill clean up a bill for the agency on eligibility current statute requires them to follow rules that were promulgated in twenty thirteen most of those rules are now need to be revised and updated for example rules require them to have some forms banks but don't allow those phones to be electronically submitted so any change made to these eligibility rules will still go through the regular process of AOC for legislative review and approval that sense of what the bill does no known opposition patient a good vote there any questions from Senators first senate bill you're recognized yes at the risk of being murdered are you saying to clarifies is one of those things that would be cleaned up and beat with B. L. are as we go through this. Yes correct okay yeah I'd so it's not necessary busted me and that would just be cleared up later on thank you that's all I need are there any questions for Senator Sturch you may like to speak against this bill for this bill Senator Sturch is indicated that he's close the bill there any objections rolling the vote the nine nine secretary please role of a Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace during the members wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber for. Seeing none less chambers the voter injured from. Seeing none Madam Secretary casts up the ballot thirty forty eight House Bill eighteen twenty eight as passed returned to the house we will move forward and house bill eighteen twenty nine Senator Tucker president. House bill eighteen twenty nine to represent Clowney to amend the law concerning some of these conceive children as it relates to interstate secession. Miller Tucker you're recognized thank you Mr chair several years ago the General Assembly passed a law that would allow two adults to plan for a baby to be conceived after one of the the the father passed away essentially is a good bill there were a couple problems with the need to be cleaned up one is the conception could take place up to twelve months after the person died and the baby born up to nineteen months after the person died that only left seven months for the jet station of the baby and so this is just cleaning up that timeline a little bit and then the other thing is originally in the bill it required a doctor to be a party to the agreement between the parents about the baby that would be conceived after the person's death not really necessary for a doctor to be part of that agreement so about sticking out those the two changes that were making a clean that up I'll be happy to take any questions are there any questions Senator Tucker. You're recognized for a question. Senator Tucker you change Jeff sessions from seven to nine months is that what it. This is this bill it actually it just says the baby has to be conceived up to two years after the person's death and that's it there's no time limit on when the bank or might be or thank you are there any other questions for senator talk. Seeing anybody like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Senator Tucker is indicated is closed for the bill are there any objections strolling. The known madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. The senators wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber first say non legislative chamber voted injured vote seeing none Madam Secretary S. the ballot thirty forty eight House Bill eighteen twenty nine has passed returned to the house. Senator Sturch you're recognized Senator Sturch house bill eighteen forty three. Per senator Hammer. Central House Bill eighteen forty three by representative Tosh concerning voice stress examiners. Senator Sturch you're recognized thank you Mr president colleagues this is a great upon bill between department of corrections in the State Police essentially what it does is it allows correctional facility folks to also be able to be voice stress examiners and count that experience toward applying for that and since the that's what the bill does I appreciate a good vote are there any questions for Senator Sturch. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against the bill or the bill. Senator Sturch indicates he is closed for its bill thirty objection rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Do you centers wish to vote or change their vote. Right side the nun Love side the nine nine secretary cast a ballot thirty forty eight house bill eighteen forty three is passed return to the House moved to house bill eighteen forty seven Senator Davis Haspel eighteen forty seven by representative Mayberry to amend the eligibility for long term care Medicaid assistance to ensure that beneficiaries on low income disabled working person category of Medicaid can transition to other categories in the Arkansas Medicaid program. Their name is you're recognized thank you members a couple years ago representative Miller passed and a bill dealing with the Medicaid buy in program so that people with significant physical disabilities and could reach financial independence and and not based limited by their income say this bill exempts income and assets earned while the person and was employed eligible for or receiving benefits under the Medicaid buy in program when determining the eligibility for any long term care medical assistance that they need and there are and a hundred and sixty individuals and in the low income disabled and working person category so the small number of people this will impact but it's it'll be a huge deal to them right now they can work towards financial independence independence and their working years but when they retire and they fall back under and the laws that say they have to have income at under two thousand dollars a month and and it also takes a look at their savings and retirement so they're penalizing to get rid of it and in order to receive and long term care services that they will desperately need so it actually just paralyzes them and this exempts and those assets from that happy to take any questions. Are there any questions for senator Davis. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill for this bill Senator Davis is indicated that she's close for the bill without objection rowing the boat. Madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. You centers wish to change their vote right side of the chamber I've got Senator Beckham is a no. Senator Gilmore is a present anybody else right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber anybody wish to change their vote. Seeing none last chance. Senator Irvin is present. He. Your yes vote Senator Gilmore is a yes vote. Madam secretary casts up the ballot with thirty two year a one day one present house bill eighteen forty seven has passed return to the House members we will skip over house bill eighty fifty two well you're going to present he told. He told me to pass over that we can do with your ready. All right let's proceed on the house bill eighteen fifty two Senator Irvin for Senator Rapert has eighteen fifty ten by representative grants Senator Rapert to set standards for prescriptions delivery center you're recognized for Senator Rapert yes members what this bill does is allows Arkansas state board of pharmacy to set an promulgate rules as defined in the standard of care for pharmacies that provide home delivery services in the state. Are there any questions for senator. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill senator believes indicated she's close for the bill is there any objection the rolling of a. Seeing no objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. He centers wish to vote or change their vote right side of the chamber. The non legislative chamber vote or change your mind. Seeing none Madam Secretary casts up the ballot with thirty forty eight House Bill eighteen fifty two as past return to the House members will go to House Bill eighteen seventy seven Senator Dismang pasal eighteen seventy seven by representative Pilkington and Senator Dismang concerning critical of incident the briefing for firefighters. Members this is an emergency clause twenty four votes will be required passwords because it is when you're recognized thank you senator that the bill simply pretty much the title but it just requires that a firefighter that's been involved in criminal critical incident have the opportunity to participate in a briefing by a mental health professional and also as provided support needed if it's needed we have to take any questions. Are there any questions for Senators nineties left the well we would like to speak against this bill for this bill. Senator Dismang is indicated he is close for his bill I need to clarify something this bill does not have an emergency clause marked on my G. as having it but it does not so. Is there any objection rolling of a. The no objection rolling vote madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. You any centers wish to vote or change their vote going right to left in the chamber. Seeing none. Madam secretary cast up the ballot thirty four yeah a House bill eighteen seventy seven has passed returned to the. Members we've already dealt with House billing. You do it's amendment. We'll skip over all seat on the house bill eighty ninety four Senator Davis. House Bill eighteen ninety four by representative Barker incenter Davis to create the Blue Ribbon task force to end child of you are in child abuse Senator Davis you're recognized thank you members this bill creates a task force to work to eliminate child abuse and neglect the task force will add members will work without any compensation or travel reimbursement they'll be no additional cost to the state the task force will be supported by existing staff at and the UAMS commission on child abuse and domestic violence for a prevention it we made up of nineteen members it will exist for one year and then expire happy to answer any questions. All one word. Earned are there any questions Senator. No question to anybody like to speak against the bill. Four of the bill. Senator Davis is indicated she's close actions rolling. Secretary please for all of us Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any senators who wish to vote or change their vote right to left. The nine right to left anybody man Secretary cast a ballot thirty four U. S. house bill eighty ninety four as past returned to that house House Bill eighty nine the eight or nine ninety eight senator garner. We have a pair vote on the desk House eighteen ninety eight by representative Wardlaw to define vehicle as an extension of a person's home and to define the term journey across all apps all bills Lawrence Senator Garner you're recognized thank you Mr is built this clean up language for what journey is right now you're required to go outside of the county to get that journey reception this would just a law expand that to any time or travel in a vehicle it's been a little bit of a miscommunication between like share association some others what this doesn't do is change definition of vehicle within our code is four one section is regarding to simply dealing with vehicles as related to carrying a weapon it won't mess up search and seizure it won't mess of drugs it won't miss anything else up it's simply dealing with that one definition the code and that should be that's the only area injured with that I'm close on support. Garner has well. Senator Rapert. The Russian. That that is a proper non debatable motion all in favor say aye. Lows twenty four vote threshold was met. We are moving to immediate consideration I'm Secretary we have a we have a parent the desk Senator Rapert yes Senator Leding no. Is there any objection rolling the vote. You saying no objection rolling the vote madam secretary please roll the. We have an objection to ruling of a rejection I'm sorry please call the roll Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Cool Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Eight. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers. Garner Gilmore Hammer. Hendren. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Ingram right. Irving. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page I. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. Tucker. Wallace. Wallace. There any centers wish to vote or change their vote. Senator Caldwell is nonvoting Senator Hendren isn't hi. Anyone else on the right side of the chamber. Seeing none will move to the left side of the chamber Senator Hickey is not. Senator Dismang is an online. Senator Bledsoe is not anybody else vote or change their vote. Who. The voting on this bill. Terry please cast up the ballot with twenty eighty eighty five ninety one nonvoting house bill eighteen ninety eight that's passed returned to the house we will move the house bill nineteen oh nine Senator Leding and this bill members does require twenty four months. Nineteen oh nine The representative grain Senator Leding temen the limitations on access to a cultivation facility. You are recognized thank you colleagues cultivation facilities in Arkansas are understandably and rightfully very secure facilities. But under current law Potential investors economic development officials commissioners law enforcement officers us we are not allowed inside so owners of these facilities would like to create a digital degree of transparency in create guidelines to allow them to bring in people for two hours so under this bill if you were an adult you are invited to tour the facility senator hill if you present a government issued ID you will be allowed to come in to the facility you'll have to wear a visitor badge the entire time be accompanied by staff the entire time your presence at the facility will be recorded again the operator to see this is a way of giving a greater degree of transparency to what's happening in these facilities the attorney general's office is supportive of this bill so she would appreciate a good vote thank you. Are there any questions for Senator Leding I saw senator Beckham for. Senator Leding to clarify you you are running a bill the requires a government issued ID. Yes okay thank you senator Bledsoe you are recognized for a question I just wanted to Senate bills would be led to the tooth on this to or what about children no you have to be an adult thank you again you do have to be invited you can't just show up and say I'd like to see what's going on. Members please reduce the conversations going on. Senator Hill you're recognized for a question. Senator Leding just to expand on what senator Becky Massey will go with a valid driver's license be sufficient. Leave the exact phrasing is presents a government issued identification on insurance so I would have been five as as part within the classified as that. Police thank you Sir. Are there any other questions Senator Leding. Would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill. Senator Leding are you close for your bill high time we get out of here I'd appreciate a good vote. Senator Leding is indicated is closed for the bill is there any objection rolling the vote. No objection madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore Hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Committee members wish to vote or change their vote. I've got Senator Gilmore is a day anybody else on the right side. The none left side of your Senator Teague is nonvoting. Nobody else Senator Blake Johnson the president. Senator Terry Rice as the president. Senator Flippo as a non voting. Senator Stubblefield as a non voting are there any other members who wish to change their vote Senator Pitsch is a president. Any other votes in the chamber. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with twenty seventy eight one nine three nonvoting three present house bill nineteen oh nine has passed returned to the house. Madam secretary you're recognized we are a committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four eighty four by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Members were going into bills that have been added to the bottom of the counter you are listening or need to be. These these are counted now Senator Dismang I'm gonna need the number of your I don't. Senate bill four ACT four member Senate bill four eighty four Senator Dismang. Let her read that are introduced have you introduced. I make a motion to suspend the rules to ads Senate bill forty four to the counter. Proper motion all in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion. Senate bill four eighty four by Senator Dismang to clarify the allocation of nonresident income for Arkansas income tax purposes and the player in emergency. When you're recognized so this bill very simply just takes things back to what they were on February twenty twenty but when we had the convenience rule that was applied like most other states which essentially you pay taxes in the state that you live in with that we have to take any questions. Are there any questions for Senator Dismang. No questions would anybody like to speak against this bill. For this bill Senator Dismang are you closing closed Senator Dismang indicates he's close for bill committee objection rolling the vote. The nine Madam Secretary. Roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague. Wallace. You. DO any members wish to change their vote or vote right side of the chamber. Seeing none left side of the chamber seeing none Adam Secretary casts up the ballot thirty forty eight Senate bill four eighty four has passed commitment to the House. Sorry. House Bill sixteen ninety eight by represent. We are committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill sixteen ninety eight I by representative Jett compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed you would most like to make a motion to suspend the rules had house bill sixty ninety eight counter that is a proper motion all in favor please say aye. Opposed. Motion passes sixteen ninety eight by representative Jett and Senator Dismang to amend the law concerning delinquent property taxes and term in the law concerning the fee charged for setting off debts against state tax refunds. When you're recognized all right so this bills management have been amended down to there was a provision that allowed they set off to be ten percent when it was paid to a circuit court county court District Court or city quarter Housing Authority everywhere else is five percent so this brings everybody in line with five percent DFA's fine with that it'll cost center services about forty five thousand dollars it is also a fairness issue so again it takes that set off free from ten percent to five percent what is going through the effect. Questions for senator. No questions we would like to speak against this bill. For the bill. That indicates that he's close for his bill any objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any senators who wish to vote or change their vote. Seeing none right to left. Madam secretary passed up the ballot with thirty four United house bill sixty ninety eight has passed returned to the house. Bear with me review bills notice of return of Senate bill three thirty two as requested. Calendar yes. Well the. Senate bill seven O. four by Senator Wallace to amend the used tire recycling accountability program to amend the amount imposed on the record Graham removal fees and impose a new motor vehicle tariffs they Senate bill seven oh four. Public Health. Seven O. five by Senator Clark to create the fresh start active twenty twenty one and help individuals with criminal records re enter and move to the workforce and stay out of prison Senate bill seven oh five Judiciary senate seven I was six by Senator Ballenger. Termin code eighteen fifteen one oh four four in eighteen fifteen one one eight to see two as amended by Senate bill three thirty four of twenty twenty one and to amend the law concerning the use of eminent domain by state agency Senate bill seven oh six Judiciary Senate concurrent resolution fourteen by Senator Irvin to encourage Congress to pass the resident physicians shortage reduction at a twenty twenty one to reform Medicare SEP supported graduates medical. Education programs and to provide rural states and communities with additional resource concurrent resolution fourteen. Okay. We record. Bill bear with us one second they're checking on meals here's what she read. Read it. I. Give us one member will be right back then we're going to Budget bills and wrap up today. Did you find that we'd rather. Budget bills. Members we're going to proceed on the Budget bills they're gonna pick up summary will be back shortly but we'll see how long it takes the budget no Senator Ricky. We run for Budget bills okay Senator Dismang we're gonna move on to the budget calendar. But. You have reached one individual you want them all together. This state that are separating the one which is the issue. Okay okay. But yet you can review members with two Senate bills to House bills you can read across will back to Senate ballots The House of train has anything you'd like to pull out a little snowed in with both. Senate bill one fifty eight. An act for the Department of Education Division of elementary and secondary Education Public School Fund the preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty two twenty two fiscal year. Senate bill two eleven an act for the University of Arkansas for medical sciences the preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. I'm sorry that was that was senator garner or at road members would likely those that any questions comments we have any members of the requests on those bills. Any questions yes for. The objection rolling the vote. Madam secretary please roll the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace three members wish to vote or change their vote. The none in the chamber I'm Secretary casts up the ballot with thirty forty eight the poor Budget bills are passed. To just to Senate this point okay. House bill eleven forty six and I for the department of corrections division of community corrections corporation with twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year houseful fifteen thirty two an act for the department of corrections development and enhancement appropriation. Members give any questions on on the to House bills. Thank you appreciate a good vote seeing no questions any objection rolling the vote Adam secretary please roll the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace committee members wish to vote or change their vote in either chamber nine man secretary please cast up the ballot thirty forty eight those House Bill two of them were passed. Where do we go next were Senator. Hang on just a second. We're ready to go when we. Senator Hickey. Members if you'll just hold tight for just a few minutes. So. Reading the bills across the desk we have an announcmenet on meals what. Burgers are on the way they'll be here shortly we have any announcements committee chairman do we have any announcements. You want to do. Committee chairs of you need to make announcements with those on. Senator Bledsoe you're recognized. Ladies and gentleman I know it's late but those on the public health committee we're going to meet and we're going to maybe stay in our may be longer but let's go ahead and get it over with I think you have like a like we've heard before you'll be glad that we did thank you. Servant. Senate education meeting immediately. Upon adjournment. And all the cream Court room. Members for announcements Senator Clark. Judiciary Committee is going to meet up upon adjournment as announced I'm not going to tell you gonna be glad about it but. Is the right thing to do. Stubblefield you're recognized. City. Member city county local has final meeting on Thursday tomorrow. The final meeting of city county local. To Morrow. Ten AM one AM tomorrow Gates could near that over the phone any other announcements. Senate is adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow.