House Convenes

I am by the member staff pressing guessing calories to stand to be led in prayer by Dr rex Horne retired pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Let's pray. Father help us to view our lives according to your Providence and the plan that you have for us not simply by happenstance or by fate. Father help us to see the blessing of unity but also seeing the blessing of diversity. Teachers lord respect for one another and for all of your children. Help us lord to look upon life is an opportunity that you've given us to make a difference. Help us we pray to love you with all that we are in our neighbor as ourselves in Jesus name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button press machine Mr Clerk. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. Ninety nine president charities a quorum are there any requests for leave. Representive eleven what purpose leave. The representative hawks is leave granted for RepresentativeHouse. Leave is granted. Representative Fredrick Love Me as we dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal no objections so ordered. Are there reports and select committee committees read the reports Mr Speaker we are committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill ten seventy one house bill eleven eighty one beg leave to report that we have had the same under consideration here with turn the same the recognition do pass respectfully submitted Lane Jean chair. Other reports from standing committees read the report to Mister Clark Mister Speaker we Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fourteen oh five houseful fifteen ninety house bill sixteen ninety six House Bill eighteen seventy eight Senate bill three oh seven beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration and here with the terms and the recommendation do pass as quickly as many Carol Dalby chair Mister Speaker we're Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill thirteen twenty one day to report we've had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition do pass encourages and member number one respectfully submitted Carol Dalby chair Mister speak we're Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen ninety three they would report we've had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition to do pass and curses and member number one for simply submitted Carol Dalby chair this is weak we're coming on education to whom was referred house bill eighteen thirty one House plating thirty two beg leave to report we had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition do pass as amended Brent Evans vice chair Mister B. we're Committee on Education terms of her house bill eighteen twenty six beg leave to report we've had the same consideration here with trying to sing the recognition do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Brent Evans vice chair. Is there any unfinished business. Are there any Executive communications. Representative image that we place house bill seventeen seventy nine back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark amended over one to House Bill seventeen seventy nine. Represent Wooten you're recognized explained the amendment. Thank you Mr chairman colleagues this is a simple amendment I have a bill that was introduced A couple of weeks ago seventeen H. B. seventeen seventy nine it held a provision in it for a task force to be appointed to look at these used unnecessary perhaps positions that we have of the seven thousand. seven thousand vacancies that we have in state government. Represent the Wardlaw who made the point which I agree with totally that rather than a task force this just let the personnel committee within the A. L. C. handle this and they'll be able to accomplish the same thing the result in the store without the only about the a greater workload or burden for the personnel committee but after conferring with representative Wardlaw and others will of all we decided to just amend the bill to where this the requirements of the charge of the committee will be the same but it'll be within the personnel committee and we will have another task force presented good vote thank you. Representative voted as explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative wouldn't close for the amendment. Question before the House is the adoption of amendment number one to House Bill seventeen seventy nine all in favor say aye. Those Nays members adopted. Mr Clark reed House resolution ten twenty nine. House resolution ten twenty nine by representative Murdock to recognize a league high school boys basketball team as the class two A. state champions. Thank you Mr Speaker what I said yesterday right. So I guess is the formal way of doing it but thank you for yes then your indulgence and appreciate. Represent Murdock has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution. Represent Murdock is close for the met resolution. Question before the House is the option of House resolution ten twenty nine all in favor say aye. Pose nee resolution is adopted. Mr. Mr Clark read house concurrent resolution ten seventeen. House concurrent resolution ten seventeen by representative bought to recognize that abuse neglect of children is a significant public health problem to commended the important work being done to combat the problem and to proclaim April eleventh twenty twenty one as children's advocacy center day. President Vaught you're recognized explain the resolution. Thank you Mr chair and thank you to all who wore blue today to honor CA cities our C. A. C. is just in case you don't know that is child advocacy centers and they do a lot of great work across the state they have an amazing wraparound program and if you've never been to one of their centers I encourage you to go. As an abused child myself. It's easier on those kids if they only have to tell their story one time. And it set up for the state police to be there and for different people to be there to be able to watch these interviews and help these children just go through this horrible experience that they've gone through in their life only one more time for everybody we want to recognize CACD day as April the eleventh and with that I'll take any questions if you have any. Thank you please read the resolution Mr Speaker Mr Clark please read resolution whereas child advocacy centre served thousands of child victims of abuse for providing victim advocacy advocacy and support services with them and their families and whereas although neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment victims also suffer year after year for physical abuse sexual abuse drug endangerment commercial sexual exploitation and psychological maltreatment and we're as children's advocacy centers seek to model promote and deliver excellence and child abuse response and prevention three direct service education collaboration and leadership and we're as children's advocacy centers of Arkansas was the leading statewide organization supporting the multiple multiple disciplinary response to child abuse and whereas it is appropriate to underline the growing problem of child abuse and the serious impact child abuse has in the citizens of Arkansas on the future generations of our state as well as one of the rule of the rest of the nation now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the Senate concurring therein but the house of representatives recognize that abuse and neglect of children is a significant public health problem commend the important work being done to combat this serious public health problem and per claim April eleventh twenty twenty one as children's advocacy center day in Arkansas. Representative bodies explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution. Representative Boggs close for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house concurrent resolution ten seventeen all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolutions adopted. Morning hour is ended. Representative bought recommends we concurrent Senate Amendment my number one to House Bill sixteen thirty six Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment over one to House Bill sixteen thirty six represent Vaught you're recognized explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker as so what we got down to the Senate as always they find a little something that they want to change and that's what we did we changed it to appease them so with that I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Boggs explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment representative Bob is closed for the amendment question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill sixteen thirty six prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Cass about Mr Clark. Ninety two yeah zero nays and zero present. We've concurred in Amendment number one to House Bill sixteen thirty six. Representative Lowery recommends that we concurrent Senate amendment one to House Bill twelve thirty seven Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment one Senate a member number one to House Bill twelve thirty seven. Represent Lowery recognized explained the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker. Despite being offered a hundred dollars to speak against this concurrence It adds Senator Irvin as the Senate sponsor to this bill I ask that you adopted. Representative Lowry's explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment representative Lowery is close for the mint Amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve thirty seven prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Thank you for yeas or nays and one president with concurred in Amendment number one to House Bill twelve thirty seven. Mr Clark read house bill fifteen twenty five. Fifteen twenty five a representative Lundstrum concerning the unlawful possession transportation and use of medical marijuana. Represent Lundstrum you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you colleagues. A couple sessions ago we passed a law that allowed and stop cigarette smokers skis me marijuana smoking in public this simply adds teeth so that law it also. Allows for folks that are using medical marijuana to transport a certain amount of medical marijuana and make that legal so that when they are pulled over and they're carrying a legal amount of medical marijuana that is okay and there's no confusion in that it also allows or stops if you're bringing medical marijuana or marijuana from another state that is illegal and put some teeth in that law with that I would appreciate a good vote. Represent Lundstrum as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. President Lundstrum is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fifteen twenty five the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. I guess about Mister Clark with eighty three eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill eighteen eleven. House Bill eighteen eleven by representative Christiansen to amend the law concerning the requirements for a total business to give public notice in certain circumstances and to allow public notice to be given on the website. Represent Christiansen you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and colleagues. This is a very simple bill everybody should endorse currently if your vehicle is broken down winds up getting towed oftentimes you don't know where to go look for call police department call share they don't know where it is you have start checking with towing companies and wait until a notice is posted in the newspaper and if you're lucky your city still has a newspaper that you can find that notice. This is a bill that is endorsed by both the press association and by the towing and recovery board because what it allows is the creation of a website that website will be a central database that you can go to so you have the printed requirement but you're also the towing companies be putting it on a database to be created and monitored and run by the towing and recovery board and when it does that folks from Bella Vista folks from Fort Smith folks from Hampton folks from Texarkana gonna be able to all with the Clerk get on and find out where the equipment are. Might be located in what's going on so this is this is an extremely good tool when you go to the legislature everyday you click on your of a calendar that's coming up and you're able to look forward to be able to do the same thing on the vehicles have been towed and are currently in storage. So that is a really really good thing for the owner of a lien holder insurance it will become a one stop shop for them to go to and find for their vehicle is I think it is an excellent bill it allows also the Arkansas towing and recovery board to verify compliance with the statute for non consent to companies and it certainly serves as a valuable tool when processing consumer complaints. Represent Gonzalez for what purpose. You're recognized for a question. Thank you. Mr the Speaker on of. Page two lines twenty eight twenty nine talks about a fee being charged for posting on the website of the to be determined by the board what we will that the have to be approved before a L. C. or is they just get the Senate and that's it that is set by rule through there it's already been been looked at by committee but it's about two dollars. It's about a two dollar fee to post that entry on the. On the website. Follows you're recognized I guess I didn't quite understand you're saying that the has already been set proposed by the towing and recovery board. That is a free this proposal about two dollars. Represent Payton for what purpose. You're recognized for a question thank you Mr Speaker so. I appreciate the spirit of this bill and I wish I'd studied little closer. The and this means that a lien holder or the owner of the automobile or whoever has rights to the automobile would be able to save several days worth of storage by locating that vehicle quickly and being able to get it picked up. Is that what it does absolutely thank you thank you Mr Speaker. Representative Cavenaugh for what purpose question you're recognized for a question does this do away with the told companies responsibility to notify the lien holder within ten days that they have the vehicle no it does not representative Cavenaugh that requirement remains in place this merely adds the extra step of the website thank you. Saying no further questions Collins I ask for a good vote. Represent Christiansen as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Christiansen is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen eleven prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. With eighty eighty eight zero nays and three present the bill is passed. Member's mark take this opportunity to recognized a family that's visiting from my a District the Strobel family is in the in the west district if the. They want to waive. Mr Clark read house bill seventeen forty nine. House bill seventeen forty nine by representative Bentley to prohibit requiring public school an institution of higher education employees from addressing us to buy the term that identifies a student as male or female and that is inconsistent with the student's biological sex. Represent Bentley you're recognized to explain the bill. Good afternoon colleagues I know that many of you chairs the teachers in your district that work so hard especially during this pandemic we've had teachers that have gone above and beyond to make sure that our students and get education that they need during the past few months a couple of my teachers have come to me concern that we have students that are of changing their gender identity in their name to three times during the school year sometimes having three different names in three different classrooms causing a lot of confusion that's what got me started on this bill and working now what we can do to may help our teachers and they're also very concerned about being sued for calling students by a pronoun that wish to be called by by not using the pronoun so um I would look to see what you do to fix it I have amended the bill helped all of you have read the amendment on the bills I'm gonna explain the the bill as is current form when we amended in committee the other day it definitely made some improvements and change the bills so if you look at the amendment the amendment deleted the first lines twenty six to thirty six the original bill. Which makes a big difference I hope you paid attention to that part so I'm going to read what the bill is now in his former. An employee of a public school shall not be required to use a pronoun title or other word to identify a public school students as male or female that is inconsistent with the public school students biological sex an employee of a public school who faces adverse action as a result of the violation of subsection eight of this section may bring a claim and shall be eligible for remedies according to under sixteen one twenty three one oh five of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of nineteen ninety three. And what we can make changes to bring that amended form is what happened to professor Ohio and that ruling recently came in from the professor Ohio called the student by their last name did not used not did not wish to use that program and the teacher was fired from the from the college and so the six circuit court came out with this ruling I think was last week or the week before. Shawnee state university in Portsmouth Ohio violated professors first amendment rights by ordering him to use the student's preferred pronouns Shawnee state university a public school in Ohio violate a Christian professors constitutional rights by punishing him for refusing to use a transgender students preferred pronouns rule the six US circuit court of appeals on Friday in the unanimous opinion written by judge animals they pour the court said Shawnee state punished professor for his speech in a hotly contested issues And did so despite the constitutional protections afforded by the first amendment. Image explains a bill we're just mainly with this bill protecting a teacher's first amendments rights and making sure that I can sued or fired FOR using students lesson with the choose to do that so it's not compelling anyone speech is not prohibiting anyone speech is helping those professors that important and teachers in our schools that do not want to be sued for using a for not using a certain person pronoun so with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent Bentley is explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative love you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Collins today I rise to speak against this bill because. There was one thing that was left out of that testimony to represent a Bentley just gave. The teacher was dismissed because. They were it wasn't an inattention it wasn't in an apparently referred to the person to the wrong pronoun they just chose not to they the teacher was intentionally. Not referring to the person how they would like to be referred to. That was that's one of the most disrespectful things that you can do. If a person has preferred pronouns preferred name or whatever that they would like to be referred to let's give them the dignity distant refer tone by that pronoun or that night. That's one of them. Simplest decency that we can give someone in so that is that is why this is such a big issue to me referred to someone as they choose to be referred to that's not that's not hard it's not difficult it's just a bit of decency in a bit of respect and I think that's what we need to do so with that I would urge you to vote no on this bill. Representive love a spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Against the bill that. Represent Lowery you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. You know some of these bills and other question gets asked many times is this really occurring in Arkansas No representative Bentley referred to it a case in another state let me let me give you an example of how this issue is coming up in Arkansas as many of you know a joint performance review did an investigation into actions at the Arkansas school for math and science and one of the issues that wasn't covered. Was that a student there I believe a male student wanted to be called by a female name. Okay that's fine it would they the teachers were not coerced to do that. They voluntarily did that but the administration and everyone else at the school was instructed that if the parents called the school asking for the child that they were to make sure that they continue to reference the child by its given name. That type of deception especially when you're talking about not letting the parents know what their own child is going through shows that we have a problem. This bill does not specifically address the example I'm giving you but it does put a spotlight on the fact that it is something that needs to be addressed and so I think that's a good starting point would be to vote for this bill. Represent Lowery spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Represent Godfrey you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues I know that this one feels partisan but I do when I come to you today as a former educator I taught fifth grade and sixth grade I just kinda want to touch on represent less comments about and how respectful it is to to call someone by the name of the printer the title that they choose and they prefer and I think when we talk about the importance of student achievement there's nothing more critical than a positive relationship between a student and teacher especially at those kind of adolescent grades and so what I feel like is worrisome a problematic about this bill is that to a representative left point we're not you know protecting teachers who were inadvertently misgendering students who are you know maybe the student transition recently and the teacher makes an honest mistake or if the first time a teacher has had a trans transgender students and that teachers of learning about what it is to be a supportive teacher to a transmitter student this bill is protecting and therefore emboldening teachers who are intentionally mission during students and therefore are intentionally severing the relationship that is so vital between a teacher and a student so I urge you to vote no thank you. Represent Godfrey spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. Represent Bentley recognized to close for your bill. Calling we have a real issue in our state and I need our districts to take this take a look at this and do more than this bill does this bill just a first step to help protect our teachers but we we have students in school now in Arkansas that don't. Identified as a boy or girl but as a cat has a furry we have issues we have students that are changing their names between classes we have an issue and districts that we need to look at this and do more this bill is a simple bill it's already been affirmed by the appeals court and six district all is is protecting our teachers and I do feel frightened we have we we need to make sure the school is about learning about making students be the very best that they can be in protecting our teachers and that's all this bill is about and I appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Bentley's close for the bill question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen forty nine the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Gas up the ballot Mr Clark. Sixty two days twenty one days and to present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill eighteen thirty. House Bill eighteen thirty by representative Dotson to create a religious viewpoint any discrimination act represent Dotson recognize explained bill thank you Mr Speaker members house bill eighteen thirty. Great religious viewpoint and a discrimination act what this bill does is it permits a public school district from discriminating against the voluntary religious. Viewpoint being expressed by public school students and appreciate a good vote. Represent Dotson is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative Ferguson you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank you Page Speaker thank you constituents I I mean I was going to ask a question again why do we need to pass this we already have a first amendment constitutional rights for any student to speak whatever they want religiously it's just a teacher who is prohibited from doing that this already exist any student can express their religious fees right of an assignment put an art work I mean it's a basic first amendment constitutional right. Representative Ferguson spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill representative Talat you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members as a superintendent every year through commissioners member memo in the State of Arkansas I have to sign a a piece of paper that states that I will not infringe on the religious liberties of the students that I serve this is just something that is done through the department of education with this bill actually does is make sure that this is being followed and it strengthens that law that we are already doing but it I mean it it puts it in the law and make sure that we're doing that and it is good bill and I hope you vote for it thank you representante spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Shepherd representative Dotson you're recognized to close for the bill. I don't know that I can add anything to that so I appreciate a good vote. Representantes is close for the bill question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen thirty prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. Seventy five Yeas eight nays and for president the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill seventeen twelve. House bill seventeen twelve a representative Lynch to authorize the HVAC R. licensing board to establish continuing education requirements for specific class of licence. President lunch you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues house bill seventeen twelve as one line of code. two Arkansas Code seventeen dash thirty three two oh two is that the established by board rule a maximum of four hours per year fifteen education if the board determines that a specific class of license requires continuing education so I speak just a moment about the The duties responsibilities the HVAC R. board. It's authorized to adopt certain rules to ensure proper administration and enforcement of title seventeen chapter thirty three of the Arkansas code concerning heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration workers. The board has specific rulemaking authority to adopt the mechanical codes and standards for the conduct of HVAC our work. Establish HVAC Ark Code inspection programs. Review applications for examination for class A. class B. class C. class the. Last sale for a class sale lasses and establish space for the proper administration departments of the chapter. So this request came from HVAC our board is supported by limits manufacturing of facilities that are Arkansas this is supported by the HVAC R. association. Which is made up of a group of suppliers and people in the industry. And With that I'll take any questions you might have. And then I appreciate a good vote. Represent Miller for what purpose. To represent Lynch is left the well has. Represent Lynch has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Represent Womack you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members there's no reason that HVAC gas can't go do continuing education today there are there guys in our state that are older and closely into their retirement don't need the new stuff to finish the next year to their life I have changed their companies that I use personally simply because the guys that I use now due to the continuing education they do keep up with the technology but I don't think I just don't think it's appropriate when somebody's already jump through all these hoops to become Lassen and then they work their entire career to tell on at some point in the middle now you've got to go to more so I would appreciate a noble in this. Represent Womack I spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. Representative Lynch would you like to close for the bill. So currently in Arkansas there seventeen other boards that have rule making authority to require continuing education. It's all righty of boards I won't bore you read all of them that there's seventeen and so I appreciate a good vote. Represent Lynch is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen twelve where the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Gas up the ballot Mr Clark forty five Yeas twenty seven days and fourteen president bills failed. But Mr Clark read house bill eighteen sixty five. House Bill eighteen sixty five a representative voice to required training concerning a law enforcement officer's duty to intervene when a law enforcement officer observes the use of excessive force by another law enforcement officer. Representative Christiansen you're recognized explained the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and colleagues. Ever since the death of George Floyd. We have heard hot button words like duty to intervene and other items and we have seen the profession of law enforcement take a hit some deservedly and some not. State of Arkansas is poised to take the point of the spear on this and lead the way in training for duty to intervene. The Bill I'm about to present to you it's been endorsed by Americans for prosperity by law enforcement from sheriff's highway police state police you name it this is a good bill and it positions Arkansas to eliminate controversy. And let me to read. Section twelve dash nine dash one twenty five duty to intervene training in accordance with the certification requirements of the Arkansas Commission on law enforcement standards and training all law enforcement officers in the state shall complete annual training related to a law enforcement officer's duty to intervene if the law enforcement officer observes the use of excessive force by another law enforcement officer this does not require an increase in budget it does not require special curriculum it does not require any expenses but it is a requirement that every department in the state of Arkansas annually. Train their officers in accordance with the commission of law enforcement standards and training this is a common sense simple and good bill that will be good for the state of Arkansas for our constituents for our law enforcement all of our citizens I ask for a good vote. The number represented precision centers explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. And Chris. Representative Hodges you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you have a Speaker and colleagues I can't echo another what with the representative just said about this bill in in in in light of all that's taken place in this country with police brutality I think this is a good step in the right direction for the state of Arkansas and I'm glad that we are taking leave all of law enforcement officials have a support this bill and ask that my colleagues do the same vote yes for this particular bill thank you. Represent Hodges is vote for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Represent Christiansen is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen sixty five where the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Yes about Mr Clark. Ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill sixteen fifteen house bill sixteen fifteen by representative Ladyman to amend election procedures to amend the requirements for election officials to amend the location of polling places and to amend the law concerning the information contained in a voter registration list. Ladyman you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues. our people in our small towns are being exposed to voter suppression. Not intentionally in the name of new technology and efficiency many of our small our people in our small towns. It's being made more difficult for them to cast their vote. what this bill does is it will give people in small towns and second class cities more access to voting. It modify some of the requirements for poll workers to allow port more poll workers to be recruited in the small towns so that they can serve in their own city their own tam. it helps small towns to keep their polling sites in their towns so that they can vote for their mayor there city council there J. P. in their own city. this got very little opposition in committee secretary of state and the state Election commissioners were there they did not oppose the bill so I would appreciate a good vote. President Ladyman has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Ladyman is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen fifteen per the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mister Clerk. With ninety As one name one present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill eighteen fifty three House Bill eighteen fifty three by representative Gonzales to amend the Arkansas procurement law and to provide clarity equity and consistency in the procurement laws. Representative Gonzalez you're recognized explained bill. They must figure of calling this bill does for basic things so it says are procurement laws preempt any other laws that may conflict with them Section two of the bill allows a state procurement director upon written request to give advice on a procurement laws of students binding section three says that if you are a loser of in a in a contract and you want to file a protest that you have to notify the the winner of such that you're following a protest and section for allows the the right of of whoever wants to To respond to that protest. The questions. Richard. Represent Gonzalez's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represent Gonzales is closed for the bill question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen fifty three the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. Ninety one yeas or nays and their present the bill is passed. Mr Clark read house bill eighteen oh five. Also AT NO five a representative Womack to establish a property owner's right to repair any defective board this repair on the premises. President will match you're recognized explained a bill thank you Mr Speaker members this is a very very simple short bill entry already it is just a few lines of this bill establishes a property owner's right to repair any deficit or disrepair found on the premises. And I will be happy to answer any questions. I'm going to add in on the premises that they own and it is only the owner not an agent of the owner so if I own the dwelling then I can go make necessary repairs representative McKenzie for what purpose question recognized thank you madam Speaker So does which is controlling with regard to licensing and code lost county city this or friends if you're not if you're the owner and you have a license to do the electric repair what controls this or the city or county ordinance so this doesn't touch any of. A permitting or any code any work that would be done would still require a permit would still rent would be have to done up to code so I guess as long as I'm working on my own property then this would. Work follows you're recognized it just to make sure I understand so when people ask me about this so if you own the home or structure department of business whatever you own it as long as you're not required to have a license to do that work then you can do any work on that. If it would not apply to like a commercial setting that was not a dwelling. It's got to be of the final word I'm sorry premises which is defined so so it would not apply sound a grocery store I couldn't do that work but if I own a house I could. Is that your question I think so just follow up I can do it unless it has to be if it requires a licensed technician then I cannot do that but otherwise I can do anything no I if if say the municipality required. A licensed occupation to do it if I own the dwelling and I'm the one doing the work and I could do it without that license. Okay thank you representive Lynch for what purpose question you're recognized representa Womack the permitting process that is this right now I'm mostly in this penalties. does this mean that those people that own the dwelling or not required Pollini cap a permit to do work on their own premises no Sir it doesn't mean that are it does mean that. If a permit is required today a permit will be required to this pass. So how do you pull a permit if the permit requires a licensed contractor to do the work within the city would have to change the rules of they want to keep collecting that money. Because then follow up directly here sure than that at the permitting process exists right now that the home number would not be able to do that work without pulling the permit. It in many municipalities I'm not sure it's the case everywhere in the state of Arkansas but in most municipalities okay last. The way I read that it's it's it looks like it gets around that permitting process. But just that that's a fair question and it was it was brought up in committee so that's why I made sure to address that it it this does not address anything and safety code or permitting at all representative wouldn't for what purpose Mr wallowing. Representative while not. I understand what representative Lynch was talking about but are you are you. Will it will builder. The owner of the property still have to go to the the code enforcement officer to get a permit to build. Thank you any other repairs it doesn't just to be clear it doesn't really affect building this is just to keep a property in good repair and so the answer would be if the permit is required today than the permit will be required should this be signed into law what a then understand the comment you made while ago then the city needs to change the rule what does that apply to follow up you're recognized that would apply to the. Ability of the property owner to pull say for example a heating and air permit C. currently today I could not do that so if the city wanted to keep collecting that then they would have to change their rules to allow the owner to also pull that same permit. Thank you representive Lundstrum for what purpose question you're recognized so if I want to put a ceiling fan in a rental property I can do that it's my property correct. Currently or should this law class to that low pass correct correct follow up recognized so I can do repairs on my property yes this will allow me to to keep my property in good repair correct correct thank you. Representative love for what purpose question you're recognized okay so. Let me let me understand let me understand this if I want to know if if yes the medical work in my house needed to be done to bring my house up to get repair. Are you saying if I'm not unlike tradition that I can do that work with this bill in your house yes yes Sir but that's the way it currently is today in most municipalities okay so currently this is this what if you don't mind I think this would apply more to like a rental house the home. Okay so if I own a phone room house and I'm not a Christian this bill now says that I can do the work instead of having to go get a licensed electricians correct but it it I'd like to emphasize it does not remove any permitting or any code at all the L. the work would still have to be done up to code and if it were subject to inspection today it would be subject to that same inspection should this become all. Okay thank you. I would appreciate a good vote. Representative Formica's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Or the bill representive McGrew you're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you madam Speaker I am Alaskans electrical contractor I hold a license I make money back brother Matt representative Womack not being able to do that work but I do support this bill I thank if you own the property yourself I look at the bill because its narrow it only allows him to maintain and repair doesn't allow new construction any that he will be required to do what he does by the code and get the permits to answer the question if only for instance and hot trying to get be a licensed master electrician get that permit so if the city under this law would have to allow him to be able to permit permit on his own property which they could easily do by modifying that just a hair giving example that I had because I had a friend that call me in this city and someone asked me said you gotta have a license to do work on your own property within several municipalities you do I had a friend call me because he had a receptacle any needed more plug in so right beside the receptacle right next to it he added no receptacle and no he wasn't electricians and turn off electricity and if you understand like Christy doing very manner work is not real dangers if you do just a minor things. He added that someone drove by the scene doing it called the local Lispector elect over the threat that he had used tire off the called me which cost him a hundred dollars for me to to show up and I suspect arrested you mean to tell me he can do yes put that receptacle by that he said Richard if he runs this much wire he's got to have a license and a permit so I support this bill because it is very near and that is just for repairs and maintaining is not for new construction it's only on property that you own so I think it deserves a good vote thank you. Representative McGrew has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Represented Womack is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen oh five prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With eighty three ACT three nays and one present the bill has passed Mr Clark please read house bill eighteen oh one House Bill AT NO one by representative Murdock to prohibit a change to a designated or named beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract through will representative Murdock you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues to this bill simply is gonna codify something that will prevent something that we currently practice from being a possible hinderance to us currently we name of we have a life insurance policy we name the beneficiary our expectation is when there is a doubt that the beneficiary the end receive the proceeds from that life insurance policy. There is a old Supreme Court decision that will allow the A. we'll possibly could challenge that. So would this bill simply does it was brought to me the insurance department came to committee and they were able to explain it if you have too many questions my **** my good colleague here's gonna explain it to you better than I but is simply to make sure that the practice that we currently do when you name a beneficiary that can't be changed by subsequent documents I'll take any questions. Representative Cavenaugh for what purpose question you're recognized thank you madam Speaker real simple question and this is the example that was given to me I'm married I have Mike spouse as a beneficiary we divorce. Before I have time to change that spouse from the beneficiary on an old policy I've drawn up my will that says that they will not get it that it goes to somebody else and I die before I've had time to change it in that with the insurance company. It is always been that that will over road that is that going to change this. That is a very legal questions that I think that that document the bill so I make sure I get you so the divorce happened and you have not changed a beneficiary from your your ex husband. But you did a wheel they changed it to someone else. When you do the wheel why did you change the beneficiary it may not be a process of the insurance company yet it may be follow up and recognized it may be through the process and not made it through the insurance company but you have already stated in your will because you started your estate planning you've changed it in the wheel but before the estate process is able to be finished it hasn't gone through the process at the insurance company. That's a legal question that I will defer to somebody can hear from in a minute thank you is there any other quick let me do this I missed about the willingness. Representative Murdock is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill representive brown you're recognized to speak for the bill. Colleagues representative Murdock brought this bill to insurance and commerce the other day and I ask him because I was kind of confused I used to sell life insurance and I know that the beneficiaries on an insurance policy those are contract beneficiaries and we have a number of different instruments that allow you to Name the beneficiary like a beneficiary date and some other things so I was I thought well how in the world. What we have to have this legislation and he said there is an old an old decision on the books that makes it kind of that kind of muddies the water of the insurance document is a contract document and every I thank every state in the country recognizes the beneficiaries outlined in that life insurance policy are indeed the beneficiaries. It doesn't matter what the bill says it does I mean you know the book will complex trust complex whatever whatever's in that insurance policy that's the deciding document and his legislation is just going to reaffirm that and take this level up in decision out of our Arkansas Code and I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Representative brown has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Maddox you are recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you madam Speaker is going to come down real quick and say she represent rounds exactly right this is clears up an ambiguity in the law this is a very good bill and I appreciate a good vote. Representive Maddox is spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Gazaway you're recognized to speak for the bill. Thank you madam Speaker I just want to say that I agree with the representative Maddox. This is how the law should be the sole lawyers in the vast majority of states in the country that a will does not supersede a beneficiary designation of beneficiary designation as a pursuant to a contractor will provides what happens upon death and I'll give you another example is how it works with with pretty much any other documents that you want to think about the make out a deed that says what happens with your property into that property is to go to then you later make out a will you can't change the deed by what you say in your will the deed controls the site we would do the same thing with the terms of the beneficiary contracted a life insurance policy for instance whatever whoever you name in the beneficiary will control regardless of what you say in your will that would be consistent with how we treat deeds verses wheels and that is consistent with how the vast majority of states view wheels persons contract beneficiaries and so I think this is a good bill provides clarity and I would urge you to vote for it thank you. Representative Gazaway has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representatives Murdock is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen no one prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety three a zero nays and one present the bill has passed. Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen forty eight also seventeen forty eight a representative would occur to amend the law regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday and to allow the governing body of the city or county to call a referendum election for the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday representive Whitaker you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam Speaker good afternoon colleagues yes the support your little bill has made a. You turn and come back to you. And I want to thank you very much for the opportunity to afford me through expungement to learn from you what was wrong with the first go around. just briefly then the questions that we're asking him and may help each of you understand where what the bill does And one doesn't do. What were fairly straightforward. One of the first questions was what is this do in dry territories. And the answer is nothing. It only applies in wet jurisdictions if someone or want to some day this on the ballot through this law they would have to first get give a wet dry petition in their jurisdiction and get that passed. The second thing was well how does this affect bars restaurants and private clubs in the answer is it doesn't. This only applies to what we call treatment called off premises sales. Which is things like beer and wine at convenience or grocery stores or beer wine and liquor and liquor stores that's all enhance. And finally. What it does is allows local government entities. Two referred to the question of whether or not they have Sunday liquor sales to the people for them to decide. Now the other day let me re referred to committee for an amendment and I thank you for that too because something that kept bubbling up during the process of talking to all about this bill was some folks concerned that allowing the governing body of the city or the quorum court to passes by rex resolution with a simple majority was just a little too easy as one person put it you can slip it through on a slow Tuesday night. And I said okay I can I understand that I've seen it you know after nearly ten years of advise and city councils and am planning commissions I understand exactly what you're talking about so I sent it back and yes yesterday thank thankfully the rules committee approved an amendment which will make that require a two thirds vote of the governing body to places referendum on the ballot. I thank you for your indulgence I appreciate a good vote my comments or any questions I might still be out there about this bill. Representive got free for what purpose question you're recognized representative Whitaker is it your birthday today and that's why we should vote for your bill. Well if you were criminal matter I plead the fifth but yes on the first one second one. Each party is never like to tell people would give you for your birthday thank you. No other questions thank you and I appreciate a good vote. Representative Whitaker is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative brown you're recognized to speak for the bill. Colleagues I believe this is a good bill it allows cities and counties to make a decision for themselves I know that in a lot of communities as my own there are portions of our community that are dry and we cannot get the kind of development and services in our area. that we would like to have I don't know that this bill would help sure would because we got this weird for the space in between sure what in Jacksonville but it is critical to the development of some communities that they be able to have alcohol and I would appreciate a good vote this is a freedom bill that adults should be able to decide about thank you. Representative brown has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Whitaker is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen forty eight prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. Fifty four yeas twenty eight days and to present the bill has passed Mr Clark please read house bill eighteen forty five House Bill eighteen forty five a representative Perry to amend the law regarding microbrewery restaurant private clubs and to amend the law regarding advertising by microbrewery restaurant private clubs represented here you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam Speaker. Member's house bill eighteen forty five as do with advertising like to set up a microbrewery. Restaurant private club the current law doesn't allow them advertise even to have a banner that says now open so this this law will allow them to advertise both social media and on visual signage in of course the signage would say for members only so I appreciate a good vote. Representative Perry has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Perry is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen forty five prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With sixty eight eighteen a in three present the bill has passed Mr Clark please read house bill fourteen twenty two House Bill fourteen twenty two by representative Perry to mean the authority of the alcoholic beverage control board. Senate pair you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you ma'am Speaker house bill fourteen twenty two is an agency bill and this bill will amend the authority that the alcoholic beverage control board has over the ABC Enforcement Division the director of enforcement will be the oversight of the enforcement agents and the disciplinary and above them will be the administrator. I appreciate a good vote. Representative areas explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Perry is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen twenty to prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With sixty nine yeas thirteen days and to present the bill has passed. We're gonna move to the yellow budget calendar. Representative Jean moved that we place house bill eleven oh six on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number two Mr Clark Amendment over to the house bill eleven oh six. You're recognized to present the amendment. Thank you madam Speaker. Calling. House bill eleven oh six partner finance administration this amendment is from Senator Hickey. This adds three point two billion dollars that could be. Spent through our state departments pass through for the cities and counties and schools whatever the need may be this is to prepare for the additional. Of federal funds that are they're coming this year in and next next fiscal year any questions. Create a good vote on the amendment. Representative gene is explaining amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative gene is close for the amendment. Question before the House is the passage of amendment number two to House Bill eleven oh six all in favor say aye. Opposed nay. The amendment is passed representative Jean moved that we place house bill twelve nineteen on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number three Mr Clark Amendment over three to house bill twelve nineteen. You're recognized. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues house bill twelve nineteen is amendment from senator Dave Wallace is the member number three. Of this is cash funds this age twenty five thousand dollars to of help fund the Arkansas northeast college nursing program many questions. AS in viable. Create a good vote amendment. Representative gene has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative gene is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the passage of amendment three to house bill twelve nineteen all in favor say aye. Opposed nay. The amendment is passed representative Jean moved that we place house bill twelve twenty on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number three Mr Clark then the number three to house bill twelve twenty president represented gene you are recognized to present your amendment. Thank you madam chair. Our third amendment today is house bill twelve twenty twelve twenty. Archer is in this comes from Senator Dismang. Of what this does is add special language for grants for improvements and parks and tourism and heritage and museums and anything else they've got control of. Appreciate a good vote on the amendment. Representive Lowery for what purpose question you're recognized. Representative gene could you do you have more background that you can give us on this authority that's given to special languages it would seem in reading it. That this is authority that they would already have. references their own books. Transfers to to grants and then it also talks about the unobligated funds that it doesn't give any indication that that is something that would have to come before back before the legislature if they took those on obligated funds and then transferred it to another project can you give some make well. Without having all their budget here are I can give a line item I could tell you what this is doing and we've had a series of amendments and bills doing this this is trying to find any. extra money that they can get for a I think it's the three museums of the the museum of the sultan of Hannah so to Anna right marshals museum and maybe the museum of discovery here in central Arkansas so they're trying to get some money and get the appropriation where they could find any extra money they can help fund those those three entities okay all right thank you that's what they're trying to do okay. Any other questions. Appreciate a good vote on the amendment. Representative gene has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative gene is closed for the amendment. The question before the House is the passage of amendment three to house bill twelve twenty all in favor say aye. Opposed nay the amendment has passed representative Jean moved that we place house bill twelve twenty one on second reading for purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark the member number one to House Bill twelve twenty one you are recognized to present the amendment. Thank you madam Speaker this house bill twelve twenty one member one. Arkansas department of transportation this is amendment by representative back. And what it does change the name. Of a future transportation research fund that's all it does a special language no fiscal impact you. Create a good vote amendment. Representative gene has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representative gene is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the passage of amendment number one to House Bill twelve twenty one all in favor say aye. Opposed nay. The amendment is passed representative gene. You are recognized thank you madam chair members we have three Senate bills three appropriations for our next fiscal year Senate bill sixty nine part of finance administration this assessment coordination division Senate bill one ten. Of provision Division of higher ed and Senate bill one seventy eight. Of this is our claims of that we fund is a two point three. Million dollars on the site seven claims that the claims commission and the claims committee has confirmed this year. Of a front of bad sees three to have any questions on any of these three bills. And do I need to pull any of my other batch representative Wardlaw for what purpose pool. You're recognized on a PO S. B. sixty nine out of that. Are we got pulls espys for separate vote today. We'll pull sixty nine of the backs for different vote. So we're going to vote on Senate bill one ten Senate bill one seventy eight. Need to pull any of these at the batch we won't have a bad to do that. All right your one vote is for the bill emergency clause. The Speaker the Clerk read the bill for the third time. Mr Clark read the bills for the third time Senate bill one ten Senate bill one seventy eight. Prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. You're voting on the bills and the emergency clauses. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With eighty ninety eight zero nine zero present the bills and the emergency clauses have passed. Representative gene you're recognized thank you madam chair Senate bill sixty nine assessment coordinating this is mainly out of real estate tax transfers of cash fund mainly. It is a Three point one No shoes with a nineteen. Point two million dollar budget. Any questions. Remember your one vote is for the bill emergency calls the Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time. Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time Senate bill sixty nine. Representative gene has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative gene is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill sixty nine prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. You are voting on the bill and the emergency clause. The school everyone voted. Yes the ballot Mr Clark. Was sixty eight yeas sixteen days and three present the bill has failed. Mr Clark please read Senate bill five forty two. Senate bill five forty two. A representative Vic Nair to the law concerning the duties of the State Highway Commission. Represent McNary recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker of Senate bill five forty two came about from ACT two ninety eight of twenty nineteen that we pass of the bill was recommended by the highway. Commission review and advise the subcommittee it requires reporting by our daughter of the progress of the final recommendation report required submission of contracts needed to implement the recommendation in excess of fifty thousand dollars to the highway commission. An advisory subcommittee and provides it to subcommittee the ability to allow members of the public time to comment on for proposed rules contracts related to implementation of the recommendations our dollars and supportive of it don't know of any opposition I appreciate a good vote. Represent McNair has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent McNair is closed for the bill the question before the House is a passage of Senate bill five forty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one Yeas zero nine eight and zero present the bill is passed. Mr Clark please read Senate bill five fifty five fifty by representative Collins concerning the fee charged for a phone call by an inmate at a correctional facility represent Collins you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker this is us and the Clarksville this bill would have provided cap on what we charge inmates for phone calls and prisons and jails the rates are very high with Arkansas being in the top five all states because it's four dollars eighty cents for a fifteen minute call course the real cost of these calls is paid by the families back home the SEC caps out of state because already at twenty one cents a minute for debit or prepaid and twenty five cents a minute for collect calls would Senator Clark does with this bill is on the corrections community correction side cap in state because of that same as C. C. at a state level for the county jails is the higher of the SEC had a state or thirty cents per minute which is the upper range with the sheriff said they charged after that changes in our apartment on the Senate side the chair should not have any objection in committee and there was no objection and house of agencies I would appreciate a good vote thank you represent Collins explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represents Collins is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five fifty prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty eight yeas or nays and zero present bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two eighty eight Senate bill two eighty eight by representative Dotson to allow a limited exemption for real promulgation for entities not subject to the Arkansas administrative procedure act to allow an alternative process for filing a rule. Dotson you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker members this is a basically technical corrections bill if you recall couple years ago we had a couple of very large bills one that required all of the agencies to change the term regulation to rules so instead of being state regulations we have state rules and then federal regulations all throughout the code well. As a result of that all agencies had to promulgate rules in order to make those changes within their rules we follow that up with a bill that allow them to not have to go through the ministry procedures ACT in order to do that all at one time however not realizing at the time that some agencies don't fall of APA process and so we missed all those what this bill would allow them to do at this catches all the rest of the agencies allow them to batch that do that all at once without having to go through an entire lengthy rule changing process it does that for both that bill and also the transformation bills so it allows them to make technical corrections to align with the code of transformation build that was couple thousand pages long within their agency rules more happy try to answer any questions. Appreciate a good vote president Dotson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Dotson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two eighty eight prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety three eighths one nine one present. The bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill three forty six. The three forty six by representative back concerning the use of audio media visual media and audio visual media by law enforcement agencies dispatch centers public safety answering points jails and detention centers represent back you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Collins I bring here today Senate bill three forty six this bill as part of the back to the blue package has the companion bill for Senate bill two ninety two while Senate bill two nine two provides grant monies for equipment nonlethal equipment for police officers of. My body cams Senate bill three forty six provides a framework for the retention and the public access to that audio visual and audio visual information provided by those cameras the first thing the bill does is really it sets a standard for the retention of the information currently the records are are capped. As determined really by the local departments in most cases it's around thirty days of our last this bill sets standards for retention based upon the criminal investigation information that may be on the tags style of a felony attack to have maybe it was investigation of felony when it would have to be retained longer than something that might just be a routine traffic stop but all information would be kept for thirty days the second part of the bill addresses how an individual a law firm or private company can get a copy of the audio visual information the for your request this bill allows for an entity to get three hours. A personal or equipment time within the thirty day window so let me explain that. If an individual requested information. And in the pro and the processing of that information took less than three hours of personnel and equipment time then and that individual had not requested information in the prior thirty days that information would be provided absolutely free to the individual. Based upon the current for your request this will address about ninety five percent of all for your request. the most of them are handled within the House ransom also the ninety five percent that would all be free so what about the remaining five percent. If there if the request required more than three hours then the individual. Make the request would be charge the rate of twenty dollars per hour video so if it was an hi it took six hours to really put together a half an hour video the individual would be charged ten dollars if it took it took. it doesn't matter what to for every hour video it's twenty dollars right so if you ever two hours of actual video it would be forty dollars except. So some of you may be wondering how will take more than three hours to process any of this information you know we got computers and flash drives and all that well the truth is it's quite simple. The most obvious thing that has to happen is we have to have information redacted are blurred off of these a great example would they made an officer's body cam that captures the image of a minor in the background so much that minor's image would have to be blurred out so this video when you make a request they have to be reviewed an officer trained officers are trained individual goes to and looks at all the videos. and then. What redact any information another good example is on the video this I'm talking to some law firms would be possibly from these cameras are very high resolution and pick up some personal information while they were in someone's house that would also need to be redacted. Another thing that requires a lot of processing time is actually finding the video segment that the request to once. If you are a routine traffic stop in the relatively easy you know that the officer that's all record at the time that that was not the body count in the dash cam could be pulled back and I'd be very easy request but if if the request actually was maybe all the interfacing with the part tickler individual that was incarcerated for a couple days that might require a lot more time to actually find all those pieces of information where that individual requested so that's the reason that it takes a little bit longer than what you might think to do this. I like to take just a moment to review a few. Of the abuses of the existing for a city system right now as I mentioned earlier ninety five percent of all for your request are going to be just fine or gonna be handled at no charge. The first example is what they call a fishing expedition. Someone request twenty four days worth of video from the detention center. You can imagine how many cameras are in that detention center any police officer walking in and out of that facility with the body came on that body camera video would also have to be scanned that would take days and days and days to process the fishing is expedition replies to this the person is simply looking for a client he's looking for something in there somebody in there that possible he could use a client is using is doing this at the taxpayer's expense. Another example. These are by the way actual examples that the. Of request was an individual that was unhappy with the way the local law enforcement handled the situation so they made a major request for for you information that they didn't even pick up all that had to be processed at the taxpayer's expense in the final one. Is an example of where a law firm our our lawyer sort of uses the for your system to get around some of the current laws if you have a client in you need information regarding the body cams a. Video or anything like that you could have avenues to get that free of charge you can go to the court's request information there's a process it's called the discovery a process for you will get that information three but it's much easier just to put a four year requesting for a lot of information that requires a lot of time the process and then you can pick it and saw that pick and choose what you want now that so that that would be another example. I want you to imagine for just a second an officer sitting in front of a computer. At the police station the viewing hours and hours of data from a four for your request. What's happening at that point time is that officer's patrol car sitting out there in the parking lot of the of the PlayStation. Which means it's not making patrols is not protecting the people which is where that also needs to be what this bill intends to do is to make sure that transfer this video is available to everyone but just to try to get rid of some of what we call partisan FOR your request in closing I'll just summarize in saying that S. B. three forty six set the standard for the retention of audio visual information that most cases. Exceeds the existing local standards. it allows for the for your process to work is I would argue is intended to work. It provides ninety five percent of all for your request individuals at no charge. And finally it will prevent the abuse of the system this bill was heavily modified on on in the House Committee and that was done after I held a meeting with the press of Arkansas press association the broadcasters association members from the for your task force for their the association accounting firms there the sheriff's association was that the. Task force the for your task force an individual for task force professor. Find out who I believe is actually the head of that task force actually endorses this bill as amended and with that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you flowers for what purpose. What questions you're recognized so the point task force approved this bill. The for your task force does not did not does not have a position on this. Professor Steinbach who I believe is the head I'm always on the that test I believe you he leads up that task force endorsed this this actually several the changes in here actually his changes. Follow up. So thank what I'm hearing is that they didn't approve it because I know there's like an approval process but I'm I'm I guess I'm wondering about the the thirty day OR the compound the. Part of the section in the bill that allows for disposal of footage after thirty days can you talk a little bit more about that that's that's a great question actually most of the documents are being. Destroying shorter than thirty days is exist right now but any that the only the only files that would be destroyed with the files that have nothing on they have no criminal investigations or anything so it doesn't require that someone requested information for that information be retained if there's a criminal investigation on those tapes they're it it's it's got thank you for that question. Represent McKenzie for purpose question recognized thank you Mr Speaker. for this five percent these these folks that come in and probably have not requested this before do we provide do you know if there's any way to let them know in advance an estimate we think it may take is this many hours ten or twenty hours I'm concerned about folks not realize them hooting request thank also and get a. A really large bill. As I mentioned we we met with a large group and and that that topic I actually brought that topic up because I thought it's a great opportunity in and what I was told is that that that really happens that that that that type of communication you know someone comes in and not unknowingly request a huge amount of information in there instructed thank you know how we can if you're really looking for this let us tell you how to get that information so follows these are going. and with entities that you said that were there at this meeting the others the press association of broadcasters association did they support or that neutral where are they on this date. They're they're they're fine with that and they said that they I don't know what to say whether they supported or not I don't want to say what they support they they do not have any issues with that is the way it was. Thank you and I appreciate a good vote. Represent back is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Slape you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues represented by accident excellent job loan the explained of the bill and a lot of it is the physician expeditions that they do and then the time that'll of staffing has to go in is His own real because you go look at every bit of the footage or audio what's on there some like to do it just to aggravate law enforcement because they enjoy that that's what they do and a lot others is is you know the fishing expedition and this will still be fair to the the actual info a that they do for you is that uh would be pertinent to this bill in the treatment down and be fair to an equitable to all of those involved so I ask you for a good vote thank you. Represents life is spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President back to close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three forty six prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of seventy eight seven days and to present the bill is passed. We're gonna pass over Senate bill three eighty one. Clark please read senate bill four seventy nine. Senate bill four seventy nine by representative Collins to provide relief for restaurants to allow restaurants to expand outdoor dining to rely on payment restaurant sales tax and to declare an emergency president Collins you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker of this bill this two things help restaurants which have been particularly hard hit by covered both in terms of state regulations throughout the pandemic and consumer confidence which is yet to fully recover the two things it does first allows a restaurant that already has an ABC permit to expand outdoor dining with notice to ABC rather than going and getting prior approval from ABC that's just reduces the amount of red tape that these restaurants face as they expand outdoor dining is still do have to get all the municipal or county approvals that may be required second thing it does is it allows restaurants to remit sales tax on a quarterly basis rather than monthly for just the next year that'll help them with cash flow and administrative burdens is a get back on their feet they still have to pay the same amount of sales tax it just gets a little bit more flexibility as to when they have to remit that's all does justice two things we can do that are kind of easy things to help them get back on their feet after we've got so much of them during the pandemic appreciate a good vote Ladyman. President Collins is left the well. Represent Collins explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill. Represent Lehman you're recognized to speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker well I really just had a question but. I'm not sure I can vote for the bill. Maybe you can address in the closing but. This bill is narrow. For one thing it's just alcohol I don't understand why it's not for all restrooms maybe maybe you can answer that maybe. As for what counties only but the second part of this. The tax relief is only for restaurants to have a seating capacity of twenty five people or more. Why would we allow that for all restrooms why are we why is is so narrow. And the other one is open a minimum of five days per week. Well I have a number of restaurants in my area that are mom and pop they're only open three or four days a week does that mean they can't do this I mean I wonder why this is so narrowly focused so I'm may not be able to support those questions cannot be answered. Represent les mis spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. Represent Collins you're recognized close for the. Thank represent where men I'm sorry to see you there I'm happy to answer those of the reason for the seating expansion being only for those restaurants that have ABC permit is all this does is it changes what they have to do with ABC so they if they want to expand and I don't have an ABC permit they're just not affected by this bill because all this bill says is that they just have to give notice to ABC rather than getting prior approval so it's just kind of an applicables they don't have that permit as the limitations those were just put in place so that we have a little bit of a reasonable sense of what a real restaurant as we didn't want some of these entities that came and that maybe were borderline to be able to take advantage of this this is really for established restaurants that operate five days a week and I have a certain amount of seating capacity so that's why we put those kind of guard rails and but I appreciate your questions and appreciate a good vote. Collins is closed for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four seventy nine per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. You're voting on the bill in the emergency clause has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of seventy sixty eight twelve nays and to present the bill emergency clause are passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill six thirteen. Senate bill six thirteen by representative slave to establish a fair funding program within the department of agriculture to repeal existing law regarding livestock shows and fairs and to establish an agro fare Fund. Since late you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Bill Senate bill six thirteen this is to clean up some language for the fair funding it's all a lot older and take what David rules and languages in their sectarian culture and others us to see if we can get it cleaned up and it's the eliminates four and a half percent of the mission surcharge fee it also eliminates the two dollars per head of four horses sold in the state eliminates the updated premium point system in which a after looking at it I can fully understand. eliminates the time consuming and birds Amendment and ministry requirements on the department and Fund in Rick recipients. Has more flexible funding recipient from health funding issues local control of how the phone is uses posed in prescribed by the state right now it's told how they can spend the money and they may have the those projects fix but but we're set no money that we can't use. The the requires recipients to maintain a list of expenditures made an annual financial report and be subject to legislative audit the I ask how many man hours is pulled and chasing after the fair board to find out what they'd spent more the receipts was an average of over four thousand L. man hours a year it's two people it's pulled L. department to chase people around state so I could see the receipts have others any questions I will attempt to answer them. Seeing none I ask for a good vote thank you. Representive slaves explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represents Slape is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill six thirteen prepared machine Mr Clark. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill one sixty six. Senate bill one sixty six all represented Fuhrman to allow certain individuals to attend hearings can concerning matters heard under the Arkansas Juvenal Code of nineteen eighty nine. Affirming you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Your Speaker. Senate bill one sixty six does a great. Right. Sorry about that Senate bill one sixty six that's exactly what it says it doesn't allow certain individuals to attend hearings in a dependency neglect proceedings those individuals are family members fictive kin or certain visuals with an interest in that child I'm unless they're excluded by the court the the judge still has a final decision whether or not to allow these individuals to be present during the court and still has the right to close the court for any situation if if he or she decides is in the best interest of that child. Now this is already being done in certain courts so this would just provide uniformity across the board This is this legislation was developed in consultation with all the stakeholders and they're all on board with it it's a the stakeholders or the Division of Children and Family Services the crimes against children division the office of chief counsel juvenile judges the attorney ad litem program in the Arkansas Commission for parent council this bill also makes it a Class C. misdemeanor if any of these individuals who are present in the court read disclose any information they learn in the proceeding so be a Class C. misdemeanor it passed out of committee unanimously yesterday and I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent permanent explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Impermanence close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill one sixty six per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill five eighty six. Senate bill five eighty six No representative may very to allow the parent to appoint a temporary guardian for his or her minor child in the event of the death of a parent president Mayberry recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker and members thank you this bill is really for parents rights most parents believe that you can sign a document like to will and have it notarized and that it we say what's going to happen to your children when you died but that's actually not correct presently there is no law that allows a parent to designate someone to care for their minor children in the event of the parents untimely death SB five eighty six sets out to allow parents to appoint a temporary guardianship. as to who has the power to care for their children for a forty five day period after their untimely death. Parents know most about their children and we want to make sure that their wishes are being granted after they're gone this bill recognizes that the parents are best suited to decide who cares for their children. The bill however does not take away any power from judges the guardian selected by the parents must petition the local court to extend the guardianship beyond the forty five day period or make it permanent there are some protections in here the agreement must be updated every five years in case circumstances change and they can be revoked by a judge if the guardian is unfit I would appreciate a good vote for good parents rights represent love for what purpose. You're recognized. Thank you senator for bringing this bill tell me also what what happens now. What what is the current process now it would have to go through guardianship so the that the children don't there is there is no way to leave that information after you die. For your children to go to someone it would have to go through the courts. On thank you chef so um. If I had a document already signed today that means that document is no good and this would take care of this or or this process will take care of this process what we're doing today will allow you after this passes so that you can get a notarized document where you and your wife. Both sign it together as to who's going to care for your children just for that forty five day period after you pass yes so that you're deciding okay thank you represent Collins for what purpose question. I thank representative member is this bill different from the one that Serra cap came and spoke against last session if you could somehow okay. It is the same idea but we put protections in here first of all she was concerned that this could be written in would stay around for years and years and years and there could be maybe who you want your children to go to maybe they started having some bad habits and your then leaving your children in a bad situation so there is a five year the document has to be within five years so we put that protection in there we also shortened it to forty five days instead of ninety days. So we did make make the corrections so we're we're glad we had the bill last time Sylvester Smith did make some corrections based on that feedback and we've got a better bill this time I will say that it was shared with several family law and probate judges and they have reviewed it and there is no opposition that we're aware of to this bill and it did pass the Senate with thirty four votes I appreciate a good vote. Representive Mayberry as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Mayberry is closed from bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill five eighty six per machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty three eight zero nine five present the bill is passed. President makes what purpose motion you're recognized after the announcmenet trading of the bills transferring the bill's place on the calendars on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until Monday at one o'clock that's a proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carries. There any announcements. Representative Brooks for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized colleagues have a resolution will be running on Monday passed out of house manager yesterday related to the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team if you like to be included on that please come see me afterwards as well falling and amendments later on. Represent Fortner for purpose now recognized it is with great pleasure that I announce revenue tax will meeting for the second time today at three o'clock in room one fifty one. Represent Ladyman for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized public health will meet at three o'clock in maxi represent Lowery for what purpose and enhancement recognized House insurance and commerce will meet Monday morning at nine thirty in conference room C. represent wing for what purpose was placed you're recognized we have all heard that David Whitaker has a birthday today Happy Birthday to representative would occur. The crack in. The crack investigation staff has also cover that a birthday slipped past us yesterday representative Nelda speaks. We also want to remind all the members that what we do have the plexiglass up we do want to maintain our policy of the open cups I make sure we have lives on our cups in case there are spills and things like that we have to protect the electronics and the electronics of your neighbor as well I. see people turning people in already so just want to make that reminder before the House Management police comes and get to represent Clowney for what purpose Smith you're recognized I'm doing a similar resolution to representative bricks we are recognizing the razorback women's basketball team so let me know if you like to sign on to that resolution before you get off the floor today. Represent all before purpose announcmenet recognized judiciary will meet in ten minutes big mac a representative back for what purpose. You're recognized Joint Energy will meet Monday at eleven o'clock and mac a. Any other announcements. If not the desk remain open as needed for the reading of the bills upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution house to be adjourned until one PM Monday.