House Convenes

I am by the member staff press and guests in the gallery substandard be led in prayer. By elder Michael Beheshti of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints from here in Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Our father in heaven. We bow our heads before the in a spirit and sense of humility. And gratitude. We are deeply grateful father. To be citizens of these United States of America. We are grateful for our divinely inspired constitution. For the test of time that it it has stood. And for but you're seeing this nation we are grateful immensely grateful to the citizens of the wonderful state of Arkansas for her natural beauty. And for for good people. Father we pray that we might always remember in this chamber. That the citizens of Arkansas. These that we might consider constituents survey children. And our precious to the. We pray that we will be mindful of their needs we pray that we will be mindful of the least among us. That we will be thoughtful and kind and compassionate in our deliberations. As we deal with challenging and complex issues. We pray that this body might be blessed from on high. Have an added measure of civility in our discourse and in our conduct one to another committee this body be an example. And a shining light of how problems can be addressed and solved in the great state of Arkansas. Father we love the. At this time I pray that I choicest blessings upon those that are dedicating and consecrating their time and effort to building a better society in Arkansas. Well now bless them with health with strength will they'll bless their families their spouses their children and even grandchildren. Watch over and protect them. Father bless this body with wisdom and knowledge. And one final petition father may this body always consider. Our children. May we consider those things we might do to strengthen. Families. Hey this body promote those measures that will strengthen and maintain our families. Is a fundamental building block of our society. We express these things father in deep humility and gratitude for all the blessings we enjoy. May we be effective for me this body be effective in the business of the day. I humbly pray in the sacred name of Jesus Christ amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clerk. Cast about Mr Clark. With ninety nine members present the chair sees a quorum R. their request for leave representative very for what purpose leave you're recognized for representative slate is leave granted for representative slate. So noted represent Fredrick Love moves we dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees are the Reports from standing committees. Is there any unfinished business. Are there any Executive communications. Clark please read the letter from the governor. April sixth twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house you Mr Speaker this is to inform you on April sixth twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session the ninety third General Assembly house bill thirteen fifty seven is ACT five eighty three house bill fourteen forty threes ACT five eighty four house of fourteen forty four ACT five eighty five house bill fourteen sixty eight ACT five sixty eight in the five eighty six House Bill fifteen sixteen ACT five eighty seven house bill fifteen sixty seven ACT five eighty eight house bill fifteen seventy three ACT five eighty nine house bill sixteen oh one ACT five ninety house bill sixteen sixty six ACT five ninety one house bill seventeen at three thirty five ninety two house bill seventeen oh five ACT five ninety three house bill seventeen oh six this act five ninety four house bill seventeen twenties at five ninety five house bill seventy twenty seven is that five ninety six house bill seventy thirty two ACT five ninety seven house bill eleven thirty six ACT five ninety eight house bill thirteen ninety seven ACT five ninety nine house bill ten eighty nine ACT six hundred house bill ten eighty seven as I six oh one helpful ten eighty of Act six oh two house bill eleven sixty seven ACT six oh three sincerely Asa Hutchinson. Represent McNair moves would place Senate bill five forty two back on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read Amendment number one Mr Clark amended number one to Senate bill five forty two percent McNair you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker the amendment just ask me as a cosponsor of repairs good vote thank you Ferguson McNair's explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment represent McNair is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption of amendment number one to Senate bill five forty two. All in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendment is adopted. Represent Murdock for purpose. One person reflects you're recognized for your point of personal privilege. And you may come to the wealth. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues. I have the distinct honor of bringing to you today. A most precious group of young men. Of the representative. Perseverance. Commitment. In honor in the process they are the champions from Lee County they are the Lee County Trojans they are the state to a basketball champions if you will if you will come up. Down here if you stand up to come down government so everybody can see you what about you I'm so proud. This is. I really appreciate you and your indulgence for this is a very you know what it takes what we've been through here in the house of representatives during this pandemic year and for these young men and to persevere and to make it to the state capitol today to be champions after overcoming quarantine in twelve with thirteen members of the team of country of contracting the virus and getting over it of the coach included and for those of these gentlemen to be here they are truly truly as the other champions that we will salute they are truly champions today and I like to once again action to give them a round of applause. Thank you so much last thing I would be remiss if I don't do this because I don't go home. The servers it is my wife. And. And. She's just returned to Lee County is a tough job but she returned and she was just elected yesterday's by her peers S. the superintendent of the year in her area so I definitely want. Thank you. Members with us today we have the doctor the day Dr Willard Burks of wind and the nurse the day miss Sheri Bernard. Morning hour has ended. Represent Godfrey recommends we concur in the Senate amendment number one to House Bill fourteen fifty one Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment for one to House Bill fourteen fifty one. Purpose of Godfrey you're recognized explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker colleague this amendment just add Senator Davis and Senator Irvin as co sponsors and also insures that charter schools are eligible for these types of programs I appreciate a good vote thanks. Ferguson Godfrey's explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Godfrey is close for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate and remember one to House Bill fourteen fifty one prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of a ninety eight zero nine zero present you concurred in Senate amendments over one to House Bill fourteen fifty one percent less from recommends we concurrent Senate amended number one to House Bill seventeen sixty five Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment or one to House Bill seventeen sixty five. President Lundstrum you're recognized to explain the amendment this is to add Senator Hammer as co sponsor in the Senate. President Lundstrum has explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Representive Lundstrum is closed for the amendment question before the House is the concurrence with Senate Amendment over one house bill seventeen sixty five prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety one Yeas zero nine zero president you have concurred in Senate amendment one to House Bill seventeen sixty five. President makes recommends we concurrence Senate amendment or one to House Bill Levin eighty eight Mister Clark please read Senate amendment or one Senate Amendment over one to House Bill Levin eighty eight percent makes a recognized to explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker colleagues we set this down to the Senate we promise that a little bit of clarifying language for the Arkansas state police this is the fulfillment of that promise and I appreciate a good vote. President Meeks is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President makes is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate amendment one to House Bill Levin eighty eight per the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety three eight zero nine zero present you have concurred in Senate Amendment number one house bill eleven eighty eight. Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen thirty six house bill seventeen thirty six a representative Berman to amend the law concerning the right of the juvenile to remain in foster care after reaching the age of majority represent Fuhrman you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues house bill seventeen thirty six deals with youth that have exited foster care and then choose to re enter foster care this bill is inspired by one of my former foster kids who is with us for about a year and a half and he left care at the age of eighteen and moved back with his mom and over the course of the year his mom passed away he was carjacked at gunpoint and he was essentially homeless or bouncing from couch to couch he reached out to me and told me that he tried to reenter care but he missed his court date because he didn't have transportation and I thought it shouldn't be this complicated for use was going through all this chaos to also try to navigate the court system to re enter care to receive the help he needs I reached out to a DCFS director Mr Martin with this idea that we should just do away with the court process and she says yes you say that's a great idea ninety nine percent of the time we accept you know you've back anyway so if you want to if the court process and then in the on the one percent that they don't accept initially the court Avenue is still there for you know the for the used to petition the court to for state just to let him back and that still exist we amended it To make the attorney ad litem happy about it they said they still wanted a court case to be opened for if and when in the future they need to use the court to maybe four stage us to do what they are supposed to be doing but the initial trial to reenter care does not have to take place so if this bill passes all the youth would have to do to reenter care is to reach out either in writing can be attacks message to a case worker or an email or they can even walk into DHS office and just say Hey I need help I want to come back and care and if DHS says yes then they're back that simple so with with that I want to I'll take any questions. Seeing none I appreciate a good vote. Represent Furman is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Person firm is closed for the bill the question before the House is pastor of House Bill seventeen thirty six prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four U. eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill thirteen twenty five house bill thirteen twenty five a representative warranted defining clarify reciprocal service among credit among the public employment retirement system's generally to amend the law concerning reciprocal service credit and to declare an emergency person born you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues house bill thirteen twenty five will amend old language that requires all the state retirement systems to pay benefits out at the state hi salary this hurt some of the systems for example if you started out in one system at an entry level position with the entry level salary and only remain there for a few years then went on to another system and did really well and moved up salary wise and stay for say twenty years that creates a problem with existing language the first system has to pay out at the final average salary the last system that hurts the first system this bill will grandfather in all who have served in more than one system as of the date this bill becomes law. They will get state high average final salary for their retirement pay calculation those who have only been in one system will be subject to the terms of that system or any other system they work and for final average pay all members will continue to get to count years of service in the system for years worked toward retirement there will be a cost savings for the systems with this in the coming years I would appreciate a good vote. Percent worn is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Percent worn is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill thirteen twenty five prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Voting on the bill in the emergency clauses everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero president. The Bill emergency clause or pass. Member for a pass over house bill thirteen hundred we may come back to that one later on Mr Clark please read house bill twelve ninety eight. House bill twelve ninety by representative warned to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning the Arkansas public employees retirement system represent one you're recognized explained. Thank you Mr Speaker house bill twelve ninety eight is a rework of House Bill twelve eighty three there were some issues that we so we went back and did some work to make it better this bill will address those concerns and the concerns that were brought up to the retirement committee members and those of you who attended the town hall meetings we had across the state after the two thousand nineteen General Assembly met. At every meeting we were confronted by people telling us from the aper system that they do not feel as though they had representation or had people they could turn to to answer questions or get answers this bill would add for retired members to the board. Taking the board from nine members to thirteen still recognized as an acceptable size for a board the old bill had specific groups getting appointments this bill will change that the appointments will now be as follows the Speaker of the house will have to appointments one of which will have to be a retired law enforcement officer but not the state police and the President Pro Temp will have two appointments one of which has has to be a retired law enforcement officer again not state police this will allow for input and recommendations from all interested parties including the members of both chambers I would appreciate a good vote. Warren has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Percent worn is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill twelve ninety eight prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Members will pass over house bill fifteen fifty seven for the time being Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen oh four house bill seventeen oh four by representative ray to amend the law to prohibit municipalities and counties from restricting the use of auxiliary containers. Ray you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker house bill seventeen No four is all about uniformity in commerce. I'm sure that everyone's familiar with the trend that we see around the country with cities and localities banning plastic straws taxing plastic bags in our grocery stores. Emitting styrofoam cups things of that nature. This bill would provide that any such regulation on these types of auxiliary containers. That our business is used to serve their their customers would occur at the state level. The reason that we would do this is because of uniformity of commerce. Let's take grocery stores for example if we end up with the situation where some counties allow for plastic bags some counties prohibit plastic bags other places they're allowed but their tax IT ten cents a bag. We have a chaotic framework of regulatory environment that is not conducive for business. This is especially true for are businesses that operate statewide not just grocery stores but take chain restaurants for example they buy these containers in enormous quantities to take advantage of economies of scale. And so if they're not allowed to do that then obviously that has trickle down effect on consumers. twenty four states around the country already provide for uniformity ecommerce as it relates to these types of products including every state that borders Arkansas with the exception of Louisiana. This bill is supported by a broad coalition including the grocers and retail merchants association the oil marketers association hospitality association beverage association and the NFIB national federation of independent businesses this is a good bill because it reduces government red tape it's pro consumer and improves our business climate. With that I take any questions. Person McAuliffe what purpose. Your. thank you Is this supported by the Municipal League. No the Municipal League does not support the bill I have worked on them extensively regarding the bill to iron out. Concerns they had about unintended consequences so throughout the process I communicated with them frequently and incorporated a lot of the feedback that they gave me and I know that they testified in committee that they were appreciative of that follow up please. But thank you Mr Speaker but in but in the end they were still against the bill right that's right basically in the end it just came down to a philosophical disagreement they believe that that city's not have the power to force everyone the as to drink out of a paper straw if that's what governments choose to do and so you know it's just a philosophical disagreement we have. Represent rye for what purpose. Question Mister Speaker you're recognized representative David. There's a lot of small businesses are having a lot of trouble right now. And you are saying that the grocers are far this bill. Yes not just the grocers but your your grocers or convenience stores you know this is good for restaurants and you make a good point representative right coming out of a pandemic we ought to be laser focused on ways that we can improve our business climate get our economy moving again so that people have good paying jobs to go back to work too and I believe this bill helps address that thank you Sir thank you Mister. Colic saying no further questions appreciate a good vote. Per cent raise explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Per cent raise close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen oh four prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. Biver sixty nine yeas fifteen days and to present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen sixty eight House Bill sixteen sixty eight by representative Gazaway concerning penalties for the offense of stalking. Ferguson Gazaway you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this bill simply changes the penalty for first degree stalking from a Class C. felony to a Class B. felony Class C. felony three ten years changes that to five to twenty years these are one six parole eligibility crime so even if someone gets the maximum they're looking at actually serving very little time before they would be eligible for parole it is the same thing for stalking in the second degree which goes from a D. felony to a C. felony these are just up one level D. felony is the lowest level felony recognized Arkansas law zero to six years in the penitentiary we bump it up to see that's three to ten again it's a one six parole eligibility so even if you even if the person got the Max they would be looking at serving a very short period of time before they would be eligible for parole these are very serious offenses stalking rarely see these charged only in the most egregious cases and sometimes it's a stalking charge that prevents a murder I think is a representative Slape noted the other day and in committee in his experiences sure Arkansas I think this is appropriate and happy to answer any questions. Seeing I appreciate a good vote. Ferguson Gazaway is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President gas was close for the bill the question before the House the passage of house bill sixteen sixty eight per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. About eighty ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen sixty nine house bill sixteen sixty nine by representative Gazaway concerning the offenses of domestic battering in the second degree domestic battering in the third degree purpose of guys what you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues just to clean up bill there's language in the second degree battery statute the third degree battery statute that provides for enhancement that language is already contained in the first degree battery statute that provides for enhancement if you've had multiple convictions so the language that's in the second degree battery and the third degree battery statute is superfluous it's not necessary it's already contained in the first degree battery statute so this is just simply clean up bill happy to answer any questions sing nine appreciate a good vote thank you. President Gazaway has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Gazaway is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed house bill sixteen sixty nine prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen seventy. House Bill sixteen seventy by representative Gazaway concerning the commencement of a prosecution and concerning the statute of limitations for certain offenses Ferguson Gazaway you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues basically another clean up bill section one which concerns the issuance of an arrest warrant for purposes of the commencement of a prosecution says that the warrant must be issued by judge which should be implied that we make that clear and it has to be based on probable cause that's the requirement for warrants anyway and so we clear that up in section one section two it repeals language that is again I unnecessary because the legislature added this section just below it about one DNA testing can basically told the statute of limitations in a in a prosecution and so the when they added what is now subsection I they didn't delete so what is subsection J. now they didn't delete subsection I and they should have been so this just clear cleans that up that's all it does happy to answer any questions sing and appreciate a good vote thank. Ferguson Gazaway is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Gazaway is closed for the bill the question before the House the passage of house bill sixteen seventy prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill fourteen eighteen. House bill fourteen eighteen by representative back to amend the law concerning the maximum height of a motor vehicle authorized to operate on state highway. President back you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues today I bring you a house bill fourteen eighteen this is a bill that was brought to me by the Arkansas department of transportation this bill simply increases the height of the law the allowable load on. On the State Highway from thirteen and a half feet to fourteen feet of all of our structures if they're below fifteen feet of clearance are already marked their mark as to what their clearances if it's below fifteen feet of the reason for this bill as it does bring us more into line with some of our bordering states Texas Oklahoma Louisiana all have higher. Low level limits some of which. That's all I have there if there's any questions. Representatives for purpose you're recognized it just to clarify but I'm agreement this bill how these interact with federal law on on you know interstate they are they thirteen six or to some of the go to fourteen I believe I believe in the line makes is in better alignment with the federalized because what they. Thank. Represent back as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Percent back is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen eighteen prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen eighty two as well seventy two by representative back to mean the law concerning the distribution of highway revenue interest income Intamin the law concerning the future transportation research fund and the transportation related grant program. President back you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker house bill seventeen eighty two is pretty simple. There's a fine that actually is developed off of the interest that comes off of the Of the of the interest off of the transportation fund now what this grant this money is currently being used for is for research as far as asphalt is concerned the developmental process of making better asphalt and so on so forth what they they came and asked me to do is to allow them to develop a workforce program that would train people in the making of asphalt so it's really just allows them to use existing funds that they already have to develop a workforce training program. President back is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent back as close for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill seventeen eighty two per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine one present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill fifteen sixty. Hello fifteen sixty by representative Christiansen to amend the law concerning the removal or immobilization of unintended Amanda or abandoned vehicles represent Christiansen you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Good afternoon. This is house bill fifteen sixty it is an act to concerning the removal of the mobilization of unattended or abandoned vehicles and for other purposes as you read the title this D. regulates the consent only part of the towing business. It requires all two vehicles used for commercial purposes to be permitted through the Arkansas towing and recovery board. That helps preserve the safety inspection and insurance requirements of the vehicle's towing up and down the highway when you call record that does not does not affect vehicles for personal use non commercial vehicles transporting historic special interest Thomas standing there goals or parade two vehicles that does not affect us at all it moves the non consent towing for law enforcement and private property proving that it is not impacted non consent towing for law enforcement private purposes is not changed at all. It moves the repossession of vehicle from the consent toe to its own licensing category it maintains the nine member total board and those nine members come from five from non consent one from the repossession field to from noninterest representatives and one from the insurance industry it is a simple bill D. regulates part of our towing industry and actually gives a little more teeth to the towing and recovery board for the safety and insurance purposes it's a good bill and I urge you to adopt this bill. Represent Cavenaugh for purpose question you're recognized just for clarification if we have a business and we have a tow vehicle and we're towing only our vehicles. Not picking them up for anybody else but only ourselves. Is that are we under this you are not affected. Seeing no further questions I ask for a good vote. Represent Christiansen is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Christiansen as close for the bill the question before the House is the pastor of House Bill fifteen sixty prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty six C. A. six nays and one present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill eighteen forty two. House for eighteen forty two by representative Christiansen to amend the law concerning the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad crossing. Send Christiansen you're recognized explain the bill. Eighteen forty two is a very simple bill this bill takes our existing statutes that we have providing a vehicle at a railroad crossing which means that you have to stop when a train is coming and it adds for words to that statute or other on track equipment which means that when a train is coming you have to stop when a high rail truck is coming or track geometry equipment or repair equipment is coming then you also have to stop at that crossing until the crossing is clear you are crossing private property and it's a very simple bill and I urge your support. Represent Christiansen. Thank you at the outset this is approved by railroad management it is approved by the railroad unions it is approved by operation lifesaver and it will be a lifesaving bill for the public thank you. Represent Christiansen's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Christiansen is close for the bill the question before the House is passed house bill eighteen forty two per machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero president bills passed Mr Clark please read house bill eighteen forty six house for eighteen forty six by representative Holcomb to amend the law concerning the issuance of a commercial driver's license president Holcomb you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this real simple bill it takes a CDL license moves them from four years to five years on renewal the reason for that is is there has met renewal is every five years so it doesn't changes to be ten dollars annually is always the fee twenty five dollar goes to administrative costs to the FNA twenty five dollars goes state police pretty simple bill good bill I appreciate a good vote. Thank you. Represent Holcomb is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Holcomb is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eighteen forty six per prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill fifteen ninety two. House Bill fifteen ninety two by representative Lowery to create the Arkansas student protection act president Lowery recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. As many of you know We have passed number pro life bills and makes Arkansas number one pro life state in the United States we also had an impasse that shins of there have been restrictions on state or federal funds being able to be used to to hire to contract with abortion providers this bill goes one step further and it defines transactions as also including accepting free services which could be sex ed classes by an abortion provider the truth is that if your main of your main outlet is that you are providing abortions you're not going to be checking those data agenda of those beliefs at the door when you come in. I asked for an F. ally of of three of the local school districts just to see if this really was an issue with Planned Parenthood for instance coming into the schools Baraka North Little Rock we're non responsive or they said the request to they didn't have anything that fit that the plaster county school district since fourteen hundred pages and it contained in that were references to contracting in this case again free services making a transaction to have Planned Parenthood come into the classrooms and teach sex that but the most troubling aspect that I found was a request to school nurses. To give information to this outside entity Planned Parenthood of the number of young ladies who were currently pregnant and what was the status of their pregnancy what stage of pregnancy there in and that information was provided to an outside entity that's very troubling and so this bill would eliminate the ability to have those types of transactions it it is a very strong I believe strong statement that we want to protect our students and so I would ask for a good vote on this bill. Represent a Cola. Represent Larry's explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Lowery is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fifteen ninety two per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of seventy three ACT eighteen A. zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen NO one house bill seventy one by representative Bentley to allow creationism as a theory of how the earth came to exist to be taught in kindergarten through grade twelve classes in public schools and open enrollment public charter schools. President Bentley recognized explained bill. Calling since I've been a state representative I had teachers in my district asked me who please make it available for them to be able discuss some scientists that truly believe that the earth was. The theory of creation should be taught in school along when they're taught taking us use me when they're teaching evolution there scientists that have been on both sides of this issue for thousands of years great scientists were renowned scientists on both sides of the issue and they would like to discuss both of those sides of the issue when they were teaching this this this bill is completely permissive if you do not want to do it's not forcing anyone to do anything but for those teachers that would like to discuss both sides of the issues and share from some great scientists this will allow them to do so a few of the sciences that they would like to discuss or Sir Isaac Newton we know Sir Isaac Newton for the law of gravity Sir Isaac Newton English mathematician physicist astronomer the load in an author is widely recognized as one of the greatest mathematicians and most influential scientist of all time and key figure in a scientific revolution he believe in god and biblical creation gallon there was an Italian astronomer physicist and engineer sometimes describes the poly math from Pisa who is widely recognized as one the most influential scientist of all time and he believed in god and local creation. As a modern day scientists we can look at John Lennix a mathematician from Oxford he teaches biblical creation and his debates with various evolution scientists are just. Legendary I would suggest you take time to listen to some great debates I just know that teaches my disability to be able to hear from the sciences in their classrooms if they choose to. There are phenomenal in our nature that evolution cannot explain like these facts. The slightest changes in the laws of gravity or lecture Max's room would make the stars and possible. Gravity electromagnets ism and thermogenic thermodynamics you'll stable orbits of planets around the star origin of electrons around the nuclear Adams only they operate in the universe to scribe by three large expanding dimensions of space the gravitational force constants the electromagnetic constant cannot differ from its value by any more than one port and ten thousand trillion trillion trillion for the eliminating the possibility of life on earth I read that one again the gravitational force constant of electromagnetic constant cannot differ from its value by any more than one port and ten thousand trillion trillion trillion without limiting the possibility for life on earth. There are thirty eight known cosmic characteristics like this that proves the universe was fine tuned for life by the creator of the universe the most sensitive being the space energy or the self stretching property of the universe. The odds at any given plan and the universe. Would possess the necessary conditions to support intelligent physical life are less than one and a number so large that it might as well be. Infinity I'm a read that again the odds at any given plan in the universe would possess the necessary conditions to support intelligent physical life are less than one and a number so large that it might as well be infinity it is impossible to earth in the life that we enjoy here the result of some random and organize process like Darwin's theory of evolution so why is that the only scientific theory of origin that we allowed to be its best in our classroom. That colleagues I would like teachers that used to be able to discuss creation in their classrooms. President got for for purpose Weston you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker representative Bentley we talked about this the committee but I'm wondering you mentioned a lot about the scientific value and and others and at other benefits of creationism both historical and literary as well can you explain to all of us here why you didn't go through that if the traditional curriculum development process of writing and adopting Arkansas curriculum standards and and academic frameworks that most content is is created and I appreciate that I know back in nineteen eighty one Arkansas was involved in a lawsuit where we pass ACT five ninety here this body and that went to Supreme Court it was overturned so I thought it was overturns Arkansas was really the beginning of of snot allow increase can be taught the classes I thousand four first make this first it very simple steps making a permissive in the future we happened ADD creations or curriculum in the future services thank you president burgers and for what purpose I have a question you're recognized and representative Bailey I think you touched on that a little bit you're right Arkansas was one of the initial states that and it was decided by the Supreme Court in eighty seven that you could not teach creationism as a science you could take it in philosophy or religion class so yours bill specifically says it's to be taught as science so why would we do this when the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that it's not good it is illegal to do that well we have seen the Supreme Court change their mind two hundred times also another but we uh did SP six earlier in the session because I believe that we have a different Supreme Court I believe that we can look at things and and and decide that maybe we should look at that again I think we have different members of the Supreme Court is a very permissive rule does not force you to just allows you to and Act five ninety mandated equal time between creation and evolution that was what the bill was for this is very permissive may ask a follow up. At the yeah but I mean do you say this is a violation of the establishment because of religion so now we gonna allow every other religion this creation story to be taught as science. I think that's opens the door for debate I think that they have been there been scientists the been debating this for thousands of years and I think our students learn when they discuss it and debate in the classroom and look at different scientific theories I think we can look at them and learn from them all I really do I mean I think religion and philosophy but not science. President Bentley is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Bentley is. You're recognized close for the bill. And I appreciate the questions because I will and with this And the very first Congress of the United States of America the issue the printing of bibles to be sourced in every classroom as they believe the Bible is important to be in the classroom Dr Benjamin rush was a founder many consider the founder American public schools for for the Bible AS a school but to all other compositions that are the question being dependence mentions our creator four times in their. In the preamble to the Arkansas state constitution it says we the people of the State of Arkansas grateful to almighty god for the privilege of choosing our own form of government for our civil and religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure the same to ourselves apart posterity do ordain and establish this constitution I believe that those people that establishes state would love this bill and with that I'd appreciate do pass. Bentley is closed for the bill. Members. We are aware that I think your buttons are still lit. We're. They off now okay all right. All right the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen oh one prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of seventy two yeas twenty one eight zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill ten thirty four. House bill ten thirty four by representative Beatty to many exemptions to the prohibition against the disclosure of taxpayer information and to designate the secretary of the department of finance and administration is the official custodian of certain records. Representative Beatty you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues this bill makes a couple of changes to the confidentiality statutes that protect taxpayer records under the rules of civil procedures attorneys can issue subpoenas. this bill clarifies that disclosure of tax information is limited to disclosure compelled by judges. The bill allows the department to comply with subpoenas from the attorney general's office the bill will allow the department to disclose information when necessary the judicial proceedings for the collection of tax delinquencies the bill authorizes limited disclosure to workforce services for purposes of pandemic unemployment assistance eligibility and the bill will amend the law to designate the secretary of DFAT S. the custodian of motor vehicle and driver services records and there is no revenue impact on this bill with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Beatty has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Beatty is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten thirty four prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety one the A. zero nine three present the bill has passed. Mr Clark please read house bill ten thirty nine. House bill ten thirty number representing million to amend the definition of employer under the Arkansas income tax withholding Act of nineteen sixty five. Representative Milligan you're recognized to present your bill thank you madam Speaker house bill ten thirty nine under this bill out of state employers who employ workers who live in Arkansas would have to follow the same withholding requirements of Arkansas employers to simplify and the income tax for the Arkansas residents. I had answered questions. Representative McKenzie for what purpose question you're recognized thank you madam Speaker What do we do now with for instance the surrounding employers do they require the same thing it is well there's thirty one spaces start doing this now but now that the Arkansas residents now have to it's up to them every quarter to do their own income tax because it's not being withheld from the out of state employer follow recognized yes and so I'm just trying to get understanding since we've got an obvious four border states do you know what are border states are doing that are now no ma'am I do not I can find out for you I can ask but I do not know them thank you. Seven other questions I appreciate a good vote. Representive Milligan has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Milligan is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten thirty nine prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With eighty seven yeas three nine eight zero present the bill has passed we'll pass over house bill seventeen twenty four Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen ninety four. House bill seventeen ninety four by representative Vaught to create that licensed practical nurse pathway pilot program to declare an emergency. Representive all right you're recognized to present the bill. Thank you madam chair and. I've been saying for a long time even before I was elected that I thought we needed to start as kids and high school students in high school in a direction in which they might want to go a representative gray and representative Wardlaw help me bring this to fruition and this will be the first I hope with several different paths that we can essentially give to our students and school but this one is for nurses and they'll start in the ninth grade and we hope by the time they graduate they'll have their CNA and with that. I don't see any questions so I appreciate a good vote. Representative Vaught has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Vaught is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen ninety four prepare the machine Mr Clerk. You are voting on the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety sixty eight zero nays and zero present the bill in the emergency clause have passed. If you all will please help me help me welcome in the east gallery the greater Blytheville area chamber of commerce leadership institute they are guests of representive Monte Hodges and Johnny rye. All right Mister Clark please read house bill seventeen ninety six house bill seventeen ninety six by representative Cozart to amend occupational criminal background checks representative Cozart you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam chair colleagues this is a bill come out of our occupational licensing group that the met for three years and still meet during the interim to work on things that we need to do to help our licensing to be a little more effective and easier for everyone to work with so this is a. Criminality background checks in we just added a couple things and took out some stuff a bicyclist this bill took out the permanent disqualification of for licensure we already had the the S. upset of the things that you couldn't get a license for but this gives the entities that blossoms whichever group you or Lawson with if you're a professional in here this gives them a chance to look at each licensed and decide whether they want to but they cannot permanently disqualify but they still can make a decision according to the things on the back of this of the have not changed those things are still in in place and a lot of different things that does get those felonies and and offenses so basically we just did this regardless of the date of the conviction cannot be used I mean it could be up to any date so that's not going to keep him from doing it but it does take out permanently disqualified just make a disqualifying a bill take any questions. Seeing none thank you. Representative Cozart has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Cozart is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen ninety six prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety one yeas one day in zero present the bill has passed members we're gonna move back up the calendar for just a moment Mr Clark if you put will please read house bill thirteen hundred. House bill thirteen hundred by representative Murdock concerning the membership of participants in summer youth work programmes in the Arkansas teacher retirement sister in to amend the definition of employee representative Murdock you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam Speaker colleagues this bill is the answer to a little problem that we ran into. through workforce services we had a work force program for youth that Secretary prestin and direct the childrens' help me to you and former director Bassett help me to get in my district and in my district sometimes we we don't have as many nonprofits and entities that can administer some of these workforce related programs so I was going to have to use the local school district as mine of fiscal administrator or well what we found out if we used the local school district anytime they pay someone per of statute with eighty R. S. Arkansas teacher retirement system then you would have to do with holdings relative to them as employees so. To get around that I work with teacher retirement system to come up with a very narrowly defined a piece of legislation that takes or employee out this for summer youth programs for forty fifty sixty year olds as we try to develop them in the work force it take out the determined forty they just become participants in a narrowly defines what they could do and how the school district that they have access to fiscal agent and not be in violation of the relationship with the teacher retirement system so basically for a special situation where we're trying to develop are you from work for standpoint this allows them the school district if necessary to be able to access the fiscal agent. I'll take any questions. Did not appreciate the vote. Representative Murdock has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Murdock is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill thirteen hundred prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety five Yeas zero day and zero present the bill has passed Mr Clark please read house bill fifteen fifty seven. House Bill fifteen fifty seven by representative Murdock require electric utilities to have an emergency plan in place during certain weather events into required electric utility to directly notify local governments of certain emergency measures to reduce energy consumption representative Murdock you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam chair this is a bill relative to this agreed upon bill with the utilities as relative to the energy consumption issue we had a few weeks ago we had that major whether a deal there were some parts of the state where by injury had to be shut down for a peer time for areas of the state and what I found happen in my district anyway is it was a very vulnerable people elderly and disabled specifically that we're not aware this is going to happen in this bill is simply a notification deal is the communication notification bill to All require to some degree that there be a communication between the utility when they become aware of something may happen this let the local officials know because local people you and I are mayors and county judges we know what most what will people are elderly disabled et cetera and I think we could do a good job if we know to go and try to preserve them as best as possible in the event that there is a in there is a shut down for a necessary reason now we know it was necessary for that to happen but we won't we still need to be able to take care of the most one point that time so this bill is just required that that relationship and that communication happens in that event that this occurs so that we can better take care of our people and I think that once we know as well as our again our mayors and county judges then we'll be able to help us as I'll take any questions. Representive Bentley for what purpose representative Murdock. Thank you yes I know that all of us get tex I get texts I've got you know a business with energy my homes in first letter sorry it takes all the time so how are we going to I'm just curious how many of these folks know that don't have a cell phone or one you know so tell me some ideas you've got and how we're going to make this happen right so that's the purpose of this representative Bailey because what what currently happen is what you just say it takes an or emails what happen in some areas but there are some people that don't have access to that believe it or not so with this bill say aye if you know as a state representative or if I know or you may or or your county judge know they know the people inside community and they could reach out to them in various ways they can go to the door thank you NO a relative they can call them that this various things that they may be able to do. That takes what would be is for any general communications social media might miss so this is given an opportunity for us at the ground level to reach our people in a situation such as this. So I don't have the exact weight but I think that we all the campaign we know how to reach our people right. So this gives that opportunity to help our people with that type situation. I appreciate the vote. Representative Murdock is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Murdock is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fifteen fifty seven prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With seventy eight eight nays and for present the bill has passed. Mr Clark please read senate bill four ninety four. Senate bill four ninety four by representative Warren concerning qualified immunity and to amend subsection twenty one dash nine dash three oh one. Representive or you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam Speaker this will make sure all certified law enforcement officers including university police at the same protection under the law including both public and private institutions of higher education the initial legislation left out the word private making them unprotected when it comes to carrying out their duties this bill will correct that I would appreciate a good vote. Representative form has explained that bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Representative Warren is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four ninety four prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With seventy sixty days ten days and to present the bill has passed let's pass over Senate bill two eighty two Mr Clark please read Senate bill five eighty four. Senate bill five eighty four by representative Cozart to amend the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program to establish procedures and funding requirements to create or amend scholarships funded with net revenue available and to declare an emergency representative Cozart you're recognized to present your bill. Thank you madam chair ladies and gentleman this is not a simple bill. VOL will tell you that is not a simple bill it is very complicated it's been complicated since it started when we started the lottery scholarships we will give you some history on that if I can read Senator Hickey is riding he gave me some notes on this and It is a very long bills I'm not going to try to belabor you anymore it's a good bill. when we started lottery we should allow the lottery is set up in the running for a while before we started putting unit operations and started putting out the proceeds in an account and see how much money we have before we started doing that but we did. So Years of past and spending I'll scholarship basically announcmenet in the case and did not match the most of what we were taking in so we have had perform all sorts of drastic restructuring on our scholarships and to do some additional things within the lottery to help maintain its sovereignty we have never been able to or willing to correct this ongoing financial issue because we would have to stop paying out scholarship for a year which is not possible with the ones that are already into the system. So we have students that are in the pipeline it would just it would really tell them out I would have no money so What we plan on doing is we have a hundred billion dollars in the But one there to receive what your role the right notes but anyway we have a hundred million numbers are in a trust fund that was set up a few years back when we were tempted correct the cashflow issues we were having with the lottery scholarship this bill will allow for those funds to be used to pulling of. Fund our current lottery scholarships between seven one of twenty one and six thirty of twenty two while we are using the trust fund proceeds the lottery with will build up and we will know how much money we're making and the the most funds will be what we will base our next amount so we can go out with so basically what this does it parks we use that money for a year and will know how much for making a lottery and then we can adjust that so if we have any short clones shortfalls on this on the phone with that actually starts with I said I got a bunch pages here. Bear with bear with me. Currently This section. Full back up sorry okay we'll make sure say the right thing and lead you astray here. All this will fund academic a challenge will be built funded first and then all others will be a pro rated as down as we go so as long as the funds available everything is being funded will be funded by the academic challenge scholarship will be funded first and if that if we get into some issue where those aren't being funded up to go to the Joint Budget to be let them decide what they want to do and how they want to do that so There will be a of this bill will make you allowable will will allow but you cannot keep changing this funding cycle so you can't keep adding things to the lottery scholarship it has to go before of the committee the Education Committee to be vested to do that so so we have now will people come up with all these this ideas to change the scholarship at the discoloration so we'll have to come before the legislature to change those two and it has you have to do those bills on the first thirty one days of the session so that we can get those and make sure we're gonna be able to get in the budget makes your work so those are kind of the things I'll try to answer questions this is Senator Hickey build would stand up I'm ready. Represent represent Miller for what purpose. You're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker of represent Cozart I apologize for not catching you. Senator but censuses Senator Hickey as bill I've got to ask are the funds are being allocated. From if this bill were to pass those funds are being allocated land anyway would be competing funds will save the used car sales tax or some of the other pieces of legislation at this body has proposed that we seem to be having difficulty getting through over there Sir these these built these funds are allocated to the scholarship fund so there's no no funds that would be competing with the sales tax fund cuts that you're asking for thank you. Mayberry for purpose. Question please you're recognized. Representative because are just help me feel better if we don't pass this today what happens is just like it is now a little bit too little funds will go down to where we started to drop all scholarships. We are where funds are running short. What follow up and if we do passes passes short version what happens we passed if we pass this bill it will park that we will we will stop using the lottery money coming in at that very moment and we will use would let that build up over a year's time so we will know exactly how much money we're taking in per year so we'll use the the reserve fund that we have there the hundred million we work with off of that for the year and let it set and then once we get the other money in for the year we'll know how much we have see if it's enough for the funds were for the amounts that we're doing if not then we'll have to take this to the to the legislature to see which ones we fund for Clark the academic scholarship funds first and then how much we're going to fund down through there so and that's kinda where it's always been the we make the decision so. Seeing no other questions thank you appreciate a good vote represent Cozart is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Cozart is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five eighty four per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty five Yeas six nays and five present the bill an emergency clause our past Mr Clark please read Senate bill for twenty. The bill for twenty by representative Jett to amend the law concerning extensions of time to file income tax returns and to extend the extended deadline for filing a state income tax return. President Jett you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker college this bill Senate bill four twenty was gonna do is extend the file filing deadline the taxpayer's father Arkansas income tax under current law taxpayers must file their federal state income tax by the on the same deadline what this bill proposes due to extend that deadline out to one month basically the reason for this is our S. and DFA's north pandemic going on and then we have different issues with the PPP loan unemployment stuff the city giving everybody a lot of uh get it gives people time to amend their tax returns as opposed or not have to worry about a minute or tax returns get it right on the front end so basically this is a taxpayer friendly bill and I appreciate a good vote. Are subject to explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill president Jett is closed for the bill the question before the House is a pastor Senate bill for twenty prepared machines Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety two yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill forty one. The forty one by representative Jett to increase the use of the program created under the Arkansas public roads improvements Act creek credit act by making it easier to use the tax credit provided under the act. Jean Jett recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker Collins this is Senate bill forty one immense Arkansas public roads improvement credit that this bill is revenue neutral nobody's really using it basically the biggest thing about this bills increasing the curve for time from use credit from three years to ten years basically nobody has enough time to get a road built bill use a tax credit so sponsors of the bill Senate in wants to extend that out to ten years to give people the time to go use the credits that I appreciate a good vote. President Jett is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jett is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of Senate bill forty one per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mister Clerk of a ninety sixty eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please re read Senate bill five ninety three Senate bill five ninety three by representative Jett to temporarily extend the income tax filing deadline to declare an emergency president Jett you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker college this bill is a government stand of the the filing deadline for tax filers to may seventeenth to conform with the federal law but it was but it was done through an executive order so we just felt like leadership felt like as best as part of the state that you're not one was any confusion out there is a state code so with that I'd appreciate a good vote. President Jett has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Jett is close for the bill the question before the House is pastor Senate bill five ninety three prepared machines. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero president bills passed an emergency clause Mr Clark please read Senate bill five fifty five it'll five fifty five by representative Gonzales concerning the possession or storage of a person's firearm when a person leaves his or her firearm inside of his or her car in his or her employer's parking lot represent Gonzales you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker. Collins last session of the week it was we passed a bill to allow employees to carry firearms in their vehicles or a couple requirements on employers floors parking lots there couple requirements you had to have a concealed Kerry license and you had to have the firearm in a. Box designed to store locked a firearm I had to take the key with you when you exited the vehicle. What this simply doesn't remove requirement to have the license it removes a requirement to have it in that lock box as long as it is locked inside the vehicle out of sight you're able to care that farm. Where this came about I have a constituent. That worked for the railroad and he's driving from my district were were little over an hour from here. Two little rock every day he saw that we pass a law he care to farm with them in his truck. Park this truck on the union Pacific parking lot one night leaves gets on the train leaves his gun was locked in the truck gets on a train leaves goes to Texas he stay in the not in Texas in a hotel room. His truck in the parking lot catches on fire fire department comes they put the fire out police come they secure the vehicle life on the farm he's fired for having a firearm in his vehicle. they've gone through all kinds of appeals processes and stuff but because he didn't part of the reason he was fired because they didn't have this gun in the lock box I don't think that was anybody's intent when we pass a law to have people fired for carrying a gun in the vehicle. your senate overlooked by his pardon I mean honestly I didn't realize when he called me and told me that what if what was going on I didn't realize that you had to have that gun inside of a locked box in your vehicle so this is just repealing that but as of right now. This gun is why for a situation where they have he was he of work for the railroad for seventeen years I believe have not had any type of violation with them at all was was one year away from retirement and now has has lost all that lost retirement everything he has one more step of arbitration to appeal to get his his job back if we pass this it could possibly help them and that arbitration process so I would take any questions. Richard a good vote on this bill. Thank you. Purpose of Gonzales explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Gonzales is closed for the bill the question before the House is pastor Senate bill five fifty five per machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast of the ballot Mr Clerk by a vote of eighty six Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two eighteen Senate bill two eighteen by representative mark Perry concerning non criminal background check request submitted to the division of Arkansas State Police represent very recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues Senate bill two eighteen will require non criminal background checks fingerprint cards be submitted electronically the the live scan machine which captures the fingerprints digitally gets away with the any any process that currently the Arkansas state police they process background checks for a multitude of agencies to include DHS alcohol beverage control pharmacy board part of education among others but the great thing about submitting fingerprints digitally at you get instant submission to the Arkansas state police regroup reduces the background check processing time so they can be employed a lot faster there's no mail delays enters a much less chance of the fingerprint car of fingerprints being rejected as the traditional ink system on two thousand twenty eight Arkansas state police a process a hundred twenty thousand in print cards and a lot of those have to be sent back just because they are improperly accomplished so this will reduce a lot of that and make of bringing employees on a lot faster in is just bringing the fingerprint process up to the modern age I'll take any questions if you might have some. Seeing not appreciate a good vote thank. Represent berries explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent various close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two eighteen prepared machines. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety three eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill five oh five. The Bill five oh five a representative Johnson committed to cope prescription of an opioid antagonist under certain conditions and to amend the naloxone access act represent Johnson you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a another tool in our fight against the opioid epidemic this creates some criteria for healthcare providers to be required to cope prescribe nor can which is the opioid antagonist that we use for reversing overdoses with opioids it's a good bill that it creates some outs for the providers as well if they don't feel it's necessary to prescribe that they can document why and it passed the medical board to work with the pharmacy board promulgation rules and guidance as to how and when to co prescribed in that happy Easter questions. C. nine appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Johnson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill five oh five prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety three a zero nays and to present the bill is passed. Represent makes for what purpose motion place you're recognized after the announcmenet trading or the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills their own amendments members withdrawn their bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carries are there any announcements represent Jean for purpose announcmenet you're recognized joint budget will meet at eight thirty tomorrow morning big mac a represent Cozart for purpose announcmenet recognized House education meet tomorrow morning at ten o'clock at nine o'clock there will be of our group will be touring the B. Proby proud trailer that the chamber hasn't it is open to everyone from nine o'clock to twelve o'clock tomorrow so you'll have this in your box to look at so we started ten. Represent Nicks for what purpose announcer you're recognized city county local made in fifteen minutes and maxi we have one built right. President Ladyman for purpose announcmenet you're recognized public health will meet at nine thirty in A. M. and maxi and also after the session tomorrow representative fight for purpose announcmenet you're recognized aging children youth military committee will meet ten minutes upon adjournment president Dalby for purpose announcmenet recognized judiciary will meet in the morning nine thirty big mac a represent Vaught for purpose announcmenet you're recognized AT ACT forestry will meet fifteen minutes upon adjournment. One. It makes for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized that technology committee will meet the next Tuesday at eleven thirty AM mac B.. Any other announcements. That's where mine open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution house will be adjourned until one PM