Senate Convenes

Well it's always good which you. Good. Your mind center please call the roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Before we go to the prayer recognize Senator Eads. Regarding the prayer Centereach thank you Mr president members we have the temporary emergency procedures the ninety third St as Senate I would like to pursuant to rule five the Senate make a motion that would allow the chaplain of the day to be admitted to the Senate chamber to open session with prayer and make that change to our emergency rules. Without objection you heard the motion. Alan Jackson. All. Please stand if you're in the. The opening the gallery will please stand members were happy to have you today pastor happy Caldwell the founder of channel twenty five B. T. N. as well as a member of the Christians United for Israel board of the national association of Christian lawmakers for prayer thank you. Father we thank you for the opportunity that we have to serve the people of Arkansas. And I pray over this body I pray for your wisdom anointing. And Paul told Timothy to pray for all those in authority we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty so I do that now I thank you for these ask you to bless the. Supernaturally and I pray in Jesus name amen. I pledge. The United States. The staff. In the. Senator Tucker. Hi my second sizes shall drag a little bit so I appreciate that congratulations I'm I'm hoping to get months of that god bless you thank you. Want to recognize today's doctor of the day we have doctor Kyle Shelton Lang from Little Rock and also our nurses today ready you it thank you very much for being here. The other announcements. Senator Will Senator Eads wishes to be recognized. Centering. Thank you Mr president members of the Senate rules committee met today in they have forwarded all of of the governor's confirmations to the floor one was pulled out except for one was pulled out Dr Romero's to be considered further by the committee and I would make a motion that we approve and that's the senator would want to pull anything out to discuss the separately that we would to approve all those confirmations. You're the motion any questions. All those in favor say aye aye ayes have it motion carried. Senator Hester we're gonna go to the dance mom sector. What I'm gonna I'm gonna try to submit it right but I want to the make a motion to withdraw HB ten sixty three the telemedicine bill from the house back to the Senate Senate for purposes of amendment. Ten sixty three H. P. ten sixty three H. B. ten sixty three questions for. The voter. Okay trickle just recall without objection. Any items at the desk Madam Secretary. One looks like yes dear Mr president will your committee on rogue Bills to whom was referred Senate bill fifty four by joint budget Senate bill sixty four by Senator Irvin Senate bill one twenty two by joint budget Senate bill two thirty five by Senator English senate two fifty by Senator Irvin sent the two fifty six by Senator Irvin similar to fifty seven by Senator Blake Johnson Senate bill two ninety by Senator Leding Senate bill three forty nine by Senator Clark Senate bill three eighty six by Senator Clark Senate bill three eighty nine by Senator Ballenger senate bill four oh seven by Senator Irvin symbol for forty nine by Senator Elliot share the robot this is Rachel and find them correctly enrolled and have delivered to the governor at ten AM this morning. VOL. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill one ninety one by Senator Sullivan compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education Committee on a ride to whom was referred Senate bill five thirty six by Senator Irvin recommend due pass counted Committee on a Friday whom was first Senate bill. Five forty one by Senator Ingram recommend due pass counted Committee on I pray to whom was referred senate six thirteen by Senator Sturch recommend due pass counted. Committee on city county local to whom was referred Senate bill five ninety seven by Senator English recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred Senate bill six sixteen by Senator Solomon recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred senate bill three thirty nine by Senator English recommend to pass to concur in house amendment number one our community county local to whom was referred house bill sixteen eighty eight by representative McClure recommend due pass counted. Have a city committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill seventy seven by representative Lowery recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill seventeen twenty two by representative Johnson recommend due pass counted Committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill seventeen seventy five Representative gene recommend due pass counted. Where your committee on education to whom was referred Senate bill one thirty seven by Senator Dismang. No Way. One thirty nine by Senator Rapert recommend due pass counted. Committee on Education was first Senate bill one forty by Senator Dismang recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred senate to fifty one by Senator English recommend due pass counted Committee on Education whom was first Senate bill five eighty by Senator Chesterfield recommend due pass counted Committee on Education whom was first senate five ninety nine by Senator Irving recommend due pass counted Committee on Education whom was referred house bill eleven seventy two by representative talent recommend due pass. Counted Committee on Education was referred house bill fourteen twenty nine by representative Lowery recommend to pass. Calendar committee on education was referred house bill fifteen ten by representative Scott recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred house bill fifteen forty one by representative Cozart recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred house bill fifteen forty nine by representative Cozart recommend due pass counted Committee on Education whom was referred house bill sixteen fourteen representative Cavenaugh recommend due pass counted Committee on Education was referred house bill sixteen seventy seven by representative has not recommend due pass counted. Committee on joint budget to whom was referred Senate bill one I'm one seventy eight by joint budget recommend due pass counted Committee on joint budget to whom was referred house Senate bill fifty one recommend to pass as amended number three counted. Committee on transportation to whom was referred Senate bill five fifty two by Senator Irving recommend due pass counted Committee on transportation whom was first senate class seventy four by Senator Ballinger recommend to pass as amended number one. Counter ground transportation was referred house bill fifteen fourteen representative makes recommended do pass as amended number one calendar committee on transportation to whom was referred house bill sixteen oh two by representative baby recommend due pass counted. Senate bill six twenty one by Senator Hester require the Arkansas Medicaid program and the Department of Human Services to have all consent decrees reconsider Senate bill two aw six twenty one. Public health. Six twenty two by representative about center Hickey delaying release from prison for certain offenders until the offender has served at least eighty percent of his or her sentence creating penalties for false reporting to law enforcement create a registry Senate bill six twenty two sure Senate bill six twenty three by Senator Irvin to create the climate regulatory Arkansas plumbing and enter an emergency senate six twenty three. Okay. We go to resolution unless someone has an announcmenet. You try to get recognized just got a little. Centering on. Got you got. Right of center Ingram. Senate Senate resolution. Eighteen by Senator Ingram. To proclaim April twenty twenty one of the autism awareness and acceptance month in Arkansas. Thank you governor appreciated. Leding is not here or I get him to read this instead of million for the fabulous job that he did on his last resolution if on your desk if you look there is an autism PM from partners for inclusive communities of this is a a resolution of the declaring April twenty twenty one is autism awareness and acceptance month in Arkansas where is the state of Arkansas is committed to educating all children and fostering all children's abilities to achieve their unique potential and we're a as autism spectrum disorder represents a broad range of conditions that vary widely from mild to severe and is characterized by a unique social interactions non standard ways of learning keen interest in specific subjects inclination to routines challenges in verbal and nonverbal communication in particular ways of processing sensory information and whereas autism is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls and is reported to occur in all racial ethnic and socioeconomic groups whereas in two thousand eighteen the centers for disease control and prevention determine approximately one in fifty nine children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and we're as early intervention affords the best opportunities for healthy development and deliver benefits across the lifespan to improve learning communication and social skills as well as underlying brain development and whereas the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on December eighteenth two thousand seven to designate April second is world autism awareness day to be observed every year and we're as many organizations and foundations working across the country and state to create and promote opportunities for people with autism spectrum disorder through advocacy education the creation of economic out. Entities any manner tarian efforts now therefore be it resolved that the centre of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate proclaims April twenty twenty one is autism awareness and acceptance month in Arkansas. Thank you senator. You referred the resolution all those in favor say aye. The ayes have the recognition is adopted thank you senator. We will move on down to Senate bills two concurring house amendment starting with senator Clark we will handle the amendment Bob we spoke and then we will roll call the underlying. Amendment one Senate bill eighteen. Sir Clark. The Amendment senate bill eighteen was quite extensive. It took out modifications. Of. Which will vote to handle the main three objections to the bill. But modifications is where you go back to court on custody it took that out of the bill of the other two things it did. Is there was a concern that it would be too easy for someone who was a. Who was you'll to physical abuse or sexual abuse to help custody with joint custody. And it changed the level of evidence mmhm. In those cases to a preponderance from clear and convincing I'll be happy to take any questions. Any questions on the amendment. All those in favor say aye. Imposed. Is have it members adopted shall vote on the underlying bill senator Clark is recognized on the underlying bill Senate bill eighteen by Senator Clark to amend the law concerning child custody and visitation circor. Senate bill eighteen of those Sturch in a custody case return case of. They would started joint custody and then through presenting evidence can go of whatever the evidence of allows and presents be happy to take any questions. They're always speak against or for any objection rowing the boat. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace senator flowers. Ours is a no no for our. Thank you senator flowers anyone else wish to change their vote Senator Clarke Tucker will rock isn't no. Anyone else. Cast up the ballot thirty three days two days the bill is passed in Roland. Senator Wallace Amendment one Senate bill one nineteen. Thank you governor members this bill has already passed the Senate thirty five zip. it deals with a catastrophic leave it It allows more organizations to pool their leave days some of those organizations. For all of course. This is about the. just about. Yes I'm so sorry members I would like to my minute my Bill. Is. Senate questions on those of favour say aye. Is have it members adopted senator Wallace is now recognized on the underlying bill Senate bill one nineteen by Senator Wallace to amend the uniformity tendons and leave Policy Act Intermin the catastrophic leave program. I was so excited to walk up here that. Thank you governor. two kids to the owner of. Joe simply one of those bill laws and other legislative audit department transportation it passed the house ninety five zero and what they did was they removed three senses that dealt with temporary employees figure out they couldn't allow for pool there. So with that I stand by for your questions any questions they always speak against or for any objection rolling the vote. Please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote. The ballot. Thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed in Roland Senator Hendren SP two zero four Amendment one Senate bill two O. four. First amendment then we will vote on the underlying. It just added House and Senate sponsors. All those of favour say aye. Those guys have it members adopted Senator Hendren Senate bill two O. four by Senator Hendren to create a study of the best practices for reducing the number of children foster care thank you members just to study for the children you Committee passed thirty five zero and again always does that sponsors Preciado good vote the questions or speak against and for anyone general in the vote. Please roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote. Cast about thirty five Yeas zero days bill is passed enrollment center urban recognized on the amendment and then one of the underlying Amendment one Senate bill two eighty three. Thank you ads sponsor and and additional musicians. Although the favor say aye. All right opposed I have it members adopted. Now recognize the underlying bill. Senate bill two eighty three by Senator Irvin to amend the list of musicians included in Arkansas music appreciation day. Thank you members I representative Johnny right I had a lot of fun with the and we included Jimmy driftwood who is from Mountain View Arkansas in stone county as well as a whole host of other musicians from all different backgrounds and ethnicities as well and so it started off of a fine idea but that representative Friday and I jumped on the bandwagon so now I think we have a really nice comprehensive list of musicians I appreciate a good vote any questions we speak against or for any objection Roy the vote these role Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wish to change their vote. The cast of the ballot thirty five Yeas zero days the bill is passed in roll it Senate bills amendments senator samples Senator Irvin than Senator sample that summarize Senator Irvin Snyder Amendment one Senate bill four fifty five bill my amendment as cosponsors questions all those of favour say aye aye ayes have it members adopted integration Senator sample Amendment one Senate bill five twenty eight. My bill my amendment had sponsors the questions all those of favour say aye those guys have it members adopted senator Singh senator rice Senator rice and Senator Ballenger or Amendment one Senate bill five forty four. Bill my amendment. Verdy inveterate. Question is what was a I thought I'd have it members adopted senator so you Senator Ballinger. Amendment one Senate bill five eighty nine by the way there's more to see clause with Senator Rice as Senator Ballinger. My bill my amendment rejected both questions all over say aye. Does not have it members adopted senators. we will. Senator English. The Mormons. Okay we'll keep going to go back to center English the resolution that was at the top of the counter in a little bit but not yet. Senator each. Senate. Clark wants to the I ask you a question. Remove the Senate bills for a third reading a passage with Senator Ballinger. Just a second. Fifty nine by Senator Ballenger to be known as the Interstate firearms protection act and to prevent the United States government from regulating the manufacture assembly and traded firearms and ammunition within the borders of Arkansas. Senator Ballinger is recognized you Mr president this bill is similar in spirit to what we passed and debated so much with the Senator Stubblefield bill yesterday I believe what what this does is this deals with firearms are manufactured in state stay in the state out of basically raw materials namely that they should be only regulate regulated state level not regulated at the federal level it uses the intrastate commerce instead sorry that uses the concept of the and non delegation doctrine the concept that the feds don't have the ability to force the state to carry out in order to to make it lawful so it is constitutional by a doctor created by the Arkansas Supreme Court says that you have the ability to to do this and so I'm happy to take any questions any questions Senator Hendren recognized thank you Mr president Senator Ballinger. I don't know sometimes difference whether some to state law federal law for instance I know it's a state law that you can't scrape off the serial numbers of weapons right right is it state or federal but when you manufacturing since this is about making this weapons that you have to put a serial number on there I I I don't know that's not that this would necessarily be affected by this so so that I I I assume that's federal law I don't know of any state code that would do that but what this would be is if you're manufactured in in the state that you don't to be governed by state law so again in the lease for for for for purposes of our of and state and local law enforcement so again if it's federal law that they use serial numbers be included unless we change that law you could manufacture weapons with no serial numbers well you could but once again you know if I were advising somebody I would say wait to have a lot of other states that have done the same thing because we're not keeping the FTA the the thanks for coming in and the in making an arrest right so if you're going to manufacture lots get large scale firearms it's kind of like you're the first person who's going to make medical marijuana you're running a real risk of doing so but when multiple states have done it then all the sudden you're if you're a lot more likely to be successful in doing. What about the laws that require that you did you came can't make a classic weapons or weapons that are undetectable by metal detectors is that federal or state law I don't know of any state laws that prohibit so that the federal so once again you better be careful about manufacturing those because if you do that on any kind of large scale you're going to come target of federal law enforcement you'll be rest. It under Arkansas law since we put in the bill we passed yesterday which says we're not going to suspend allegiance and any of that effort somebody could legally produce weapons without serial numbers undetectable to metal detectors if it well yeah I have been able to produce a weapon the successfully would be undetectable by metal taxes what what we do is reduce the chances of it being the draft by metal detectors and if if they did that they may manufacture those those weapons that's to be subject to federal law requirements but not state. And what about the laws that we have about to see selling giving weapons to felons is that federal or state. Estate with state laws that prohibit someone from possessing on whether they would these Arkansas manufacture weapons would still fall under that criteria they would in an action that would have little to do with the regulation the weapon itself but it had more to do with the laws we have the proof certain people from owning possessing budget in a license to sell on the people it would you be required to do a background check if you're making weapons or did not not if it is a state now this is thank you we would have the ability to regulate that as a state but as I said all of those requirements are still there you know as much as I'd like to be able to take in racing race federal law and make it where it's adjusted and in equal we don't have the ability to do that in Arkansas on on federal law at least not yet chords made it be interpreted changeable we can do is we can decide from a state perspective that we are going to enforce this law thank you. Any other questions. Senator Sturch. Thank you Mr president Senator Ballinger at the end of your presentation you said something about this was a constitutional way going about this for state law the current I hear right so has another state already done something it already been litigated it sounds familiar to me that's why and Kansas or Montana or somebody yes so so the several states have done something similar inform those most recently there's litigation in Kansas on the interstate type it it did not same name the same kind of kind of thing and it was actually ruled unconstitutional because what it did is it actually prohibit the the federal agents from coming in it basically legalize it it didn't rely on anti commandeering doctrine that we're relying on here so so that this enables a distinction between the two where we're not saying that the feds can't enforce it we're saying that from a state perspective that the state actors are going to apply resources to enforce. Thank you. Any other questions I appreciate a good vote they always speak against. For. Service close any objection on the boat. You. There is a judge on the boat please call the roll and secretary. Ballinger. Beckham. But. Right. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Eight. Elliott. Elliott. English. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers so. Garner. Yeah. Gilmore. Yes. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Right. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. Teague. Tucker. Wallace. Wish to vote or change their vote. Senator hill is hi. design and design circle well design Senator English design the body else over here. Senator Elliot no. Senator Chesterfield nalo. Senator Teague aye. Sir Clark I. Anyone else. Senator Bledsoe is anybody else. Well. Twenty eight seven may. Bill is passed transmit. To the house. Serving you wish to be recognized as some. Senator Hester did you wish to be recognized as Tom. Senate bill forty one twenty one by Senator Hester an act to remove the income tax exemption Texarkana. Members ice we suspend the rules to hear this bill effective immediately. Any questions Senator Hickey. Will will produce eighty I would just like to say April fools joke. I'd like. Senator Hickey I was ruled out of order. Senator service needs to come down and that is not available fools joke S. B. eighty nine Senate bill eighty nine by Senator Hester to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning the succeed scholarship program. Senator Hester the gesture. Members thank you Mr president members this is a bill from department of ed on the succeed scholarship right now it's first come first serve but all the sponsor taken immediately and so if you're somewhere with slow internet access or something put your real disadvantage so this just sets up a lottery process so that everyone has an equal shot at the succeed scholarship I'm happy to answer any questions any questions anyone wish to speak against four it is. I am just any objection rolling thank you Senator Irvin for helping on this. Injectoral the vote saying done please or what. Ballinger Beckham. Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote. Cast of about thirty five Yeas here now is bills passed transmit to the House. Senator Clark. Senate bill one six seven by Senator Clark to provide for post adoption contractor grievance Sir Clark. Thank you governor thank you colleagues is the one sixty seven of provides for post adoption contact agreements one the best reasons to pass this bill is because we already have post adoption contact agreements but they're not legalized of the a post adoption contact agreement is where they're in adoption instead of it being completely closed that there's an agreement that there will be contact afterwards that sometimes can be as little as a letter once a year Back to of the bottle relative or there be a grandmother or whoever as to what's going on with the child to complete of. A contact and visits depending on what folks decide this this bill does not require anyone to do anything it doesn't do away with close adoptions it doesn't require anybody to have an open adoption of the the. And. Going into this partly to tell you that I want to be fully transparent the juvenile judges are adamantly opposed to use their words adamantly opposed but I want to point you to Page three. Of one. Twenty one. The court shall enter in order to enforce a post adoption contact agreement if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the enforcement or termination of the post adoption contact agreement is in the best interest of the child so unless the judge found that the agreement was in the best interest of the child they would that they would never need to do anything the this came out of of when the juvenile judges from Georgia came to testify about open courts they asked if they could talk to us about this it was something that was not on my radar screen at all this is one the best things I've ever done several states do this and I'll give you a good example. Many times as I work with folks in the DCFS system and we work to make sure relatives have a good chance of both Austrian in adopting a roles of children that are going to other parental rights you will be terminated. A seat grandparents often that are not in good health. Elderly sector that no. Or and I know. That. The adopting is going to be tenuous and difficult. The. This one is just one of the little things it does is it gives a grandmother of the options. Saying. Maybe it is better for this nice couple. To adopt. As long as we could still have contact the other thing we need to remember is in the system where we're dealing with kids of eight or nine and especially if they're teenagers. The biggest part of these kids I should say biggest part big part of these kids when they turn eighteen they go back to their vote families that's a fact of one the the US sometimes the courts want to ignore you can't you can't cut off somebody who's I think six or seven or eight or not especially ten or twelve and say you just don't know these people anymore of no the courts can but it would certainly be better in lots of instances if they could have contact with an aunt uncle grandmother in it for both sides of the because you if you can imagine if it were you. however however the situation may have been with your parents that doesn't mean that you want to be cut off from your grandparents the committee will be cut off from that interlocal so this is a very good law of and like to the the judges are adamantly opposed but it does not force a judge to ever do anything I'll be happy to take questions. Any questions. We speak against or for. Centers close closed appreciate a good vote injection one The vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote flowers is present. Senator flowers present thank you senator flowers we get over here Senator Hester was no yes No senator hill is no. Senator Irvin is no Senator Rapert is present anybody else over here Senator Hendren is not well Senator Ingram is no. Senate president. Sir let is know anybody else make sure it reflects your wishes. Cast the ballot. Twenty two days ten days the bill is passed transmitted to the house before we go to senator Wallace we're going to go back up to Senator English with her resolution as far seventeen no one mentioned before she begins the group that she wants to recognize we all or aware that under the rules they can't come in here so just what after she gets through they will be outside the door to anybody wants to go out there and show their appreciation and support that further expands. Senate resolution seventeen by Senator English in center Chesterfield to recognize local art boys basketball team is the class six A. state champions. Thank you very much under normal circumstances we would have the North Little Rock state six A. champions here on the floor with us. We can't see them but they can see us through the video so they're watching outside the door so we're doing what we can do but I have a resolution here from Linda Chesterfield and the center Chesterfield to me whereas North Little Rock best at Little Rock Central High School to take the class six A. boys state basketball title with a score of sixty five to six fifty five a bank Z. K. arena and hot springs on March eighty two and two thousand twenty one and whereas the women earned in North Little Rock eleventh state championship the boys have taken in the team's current. Hard to hear you. His per se. It's matter we're okay. The fifteenth being shipped in the last nine years under coach Johnny rice and whereas the North Little Rock finished the season with the twenty one to two record therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate congratulate and recognize the North Little Rock boys basketball team as the classe six A. state champions be it further resolved that upon adoption a copy of this resolution be provided to coach Johnny rice by the Secretary of State of the Senate I also have a letter here to the Boys. Your coaches in students congratulations to each one of you on winning the class six A. boys state basketball championship you are to be highly commended for the many hours of hard work and dedication you have invested we have no doubt you have learned important lessons and skills that will help shape the rest of your life and experience the special team camaraderie you remember for years to come as your state senators we are honored to have co sponsored Senate resolution seventeen of two thousand twenty one recognizing your championship you are encouragement to us and we are thrilled to see you excel best wishes to all of you in your current and future endeavors a grand congratulations on this outstanding achievement of Linda Poindexter Chesterfield and Jane English thank you very much so we might give those boys big round of applause. Thank you very much. All those in favor say aye. Those guys haven't resolutions adopted the team is outside the main doors. Senator Wallace upon and return. Thank you senator Warner of terror say hi then keep on rolling. We have a. Senate bill two eighty eight by Senator Wallace to allow limited. Exemption for rule promulgation for entities not subject to Arkansas ministry procedure act and to allow an alternative process for filing a rule. Senator Wallace. Members this rule is an agency bill ADQ brought it to me it is simply. Supplies a process for agencies not subject to the ministry of procedures act. Change the term regulation to rule in compliance with a three fifteen to nineteen and to update the technology due to changes in active but ninety end of two ninety. This will save time and expenses of multiple rules. Make use by thirty. But authorizing a one time filing with the secretary of state. And with that I stand by for your questions any questions. Your speak again speak for survey close close close is there any objection on the vote these will work Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five Yeas zero nays bills passed transmit the House center this morning Senate bill four twenty by Senator Dismang to amend the law concerning extensions of time to file income tax returns and to extend the extended deadline for filing state income tax return that is being read thank you senator members this bills this only relates to extensions and it moves the due date for Arkansas income tax returns to thirty days after whatever the extended due date is for the federal return in reality this is going to change anything for the majority of taxpayers if your W. two earner with a you know a very uncomplicated return you're not gonna change things where it really is going to come into play are folks that are having the file multistate returns the problem is just like we are folks are currently changing their state laws it's very hard to keep up with if you're multistate filer it's one thing to prepare that federal term but when you've got a break that income amongst each one of the state you may file in and all the different guidelines there this just allows them to have a bit more time to have a more accurate term and better reflect any changes that may come into play. Any questions for Senator Dismang. Say no questions anyone who wish to speak for against the bill. Senate senator cause to be built centers indicate Senator take you have a question. Senate close for his bill injection rowing vote on the bill. Say no objection I'm secretary please will the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Any senator who wishes to change their vote on this bill. Saying nine AM center please cast a ballot. But the voter thirty forty eight zero names bill has passed please transmit to the House. Now take up Senate bill four eighty one semaphore eighty one by Senator Dismang cherry creek to use of the program created under Arkansas public roads improvements credit all act by making it easier to use the tax credit provided under the act Senate just thank you recognized thank you senator members most to the like you I didn't realize that this program existed that's because it's only been used one time in the last twenty years the reason for that it's it's very burdensome to meet the requirements to be able to utilize the credits and so what this bill does it sets the credit at a fixed amount of thirty three percent of the taxpayer's contribution instead of providing a credit of up to thirty three percent of the second thing that it does it allows the credit to be used against a hundred percent of the taxpayer's income as opposed to the current limit of fifteen percent and then also extends the care for time that the credit can be utilized from three years to ten years and so really what you think of peers we've got a manufacturer that wants to come in the State of Arkansas is going to be some road improvement for them to be able to locate because of the density of what they may be moving and so they'd have to have some road construction right now we've got a program looks that allows them to have a credit or should have let them have a credit to help build that road or contribute to that road the problem is the reality is in the first three years the likelihood of a manufacturer large business setting up shop in operating the state in Arkansas and throwing off income to actually be able to offset with the credits is about nine and so it's just not being utilized by this is something I think that we should encourage hopefully would allow us to do some attracting that were not able to do now and have another combining place that's available to everyone across the board instead of just a targeted incentive to want to companies. Any questions for Senator Dismang. Say no questions anyone who wishes to speak for or against the bill. C. nine centers and Katie's close for his bill and I said that this is there's no revenue costs the state for this bill or even the prior once you've said that prior to that thank you. Senate is things close west bill is there any objection rowing the boat on this bill. Say no objection madam secretary please call the roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any senator who wishes to change their vote. Saying nine madam secretary please cast about. The voter thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill has passed please transmit to the House now take up Senate bill forty six senate four eighty six by Senator Hammer to amend the law concerning the lectionary Intermin the law concerning penalties for misdemeanor offenses related to voting. Senator Hammer you're recognized. Thank you Mr president in simple form what this does is prevent a person or persons for remaining within the one hundred foot of the primary entrance to a building where voting is taking place except for persons entering and leaving a building where voting is taking place for lawful purposes someone asked a question on several occasions is is not already covered in law it is covered in law for those who would wear their election T. shirts or something that reflects their party that they are campaigning for but what we found during last election cycle that there were those who are setting up tables within the hundred foot and what this does is create that hundred foot zone as a sacred zone if you would and prevents anybody from setting up in there whether they are of running a campaign which is are covered in law or if they were going to set up a table otherwise I'll be glad to answer any questions. Any questions for senator Hammer senator Elliots you're recognized for a question. Thank you. Mark I know in the last election there were some very long lines at some election sites so is in keeping with what we've been hearing so much about if I'm just wearing my regular clothes and I want to give somebody a bottle water. Because they're in line and it's hot it does it doesn't cover that kind of thing that I've been hearing about so much from Georgia. Whatever happens outside the hundred foot zone would be outside of this law whatever happens within the hundred foot of the entrance it would not allow for any activity in their chat for those that are moving in and out for lawful purposes such as if it's taking place at a library they would be able to come and go as they need to in order return their library book or if it's being done at a location you know such as a church inspiration is coming in and out of the church and would prohibit them or anyone from doing anything like that but it would prevent anybody from setting anything up within a hundred foot lyocell and so you know as you said I saw some lines that were longer than a hundred foot what happens outside happens outside this protects that saw that I saw someone that will much longer than a hundred a hundred feet says people stood in line and you know almost three hours to get to vote and if you've been standing in line all that time in your finding within the hundred feet and. And I want to use something in all of our what ever I can't do that. This is that which is a hundred foot sound as a safe zone so whatever happened before the hundred foot would be fine but within that hundred foot that would it would prohibited from camping out or stated up tables or anything of that nature some my question yes of that that is correct I couldn't give you will believe Barker I could not give you an umbrella if it starts to rain is are the answers to those questions yes I'd say yes. We could you explain why that's a good practice sure because as we found under deposition there were those that were actually doing it under the pretense of goodwill but reality they're affiliated with groups that were there maybe for other reasons and so the only way you can I thank addresses do exactly what we're there what we're doing with this and that is at a hundred foot is a safety zone whatever happens outside of that okay but within that hundred foot that aligns with what current law requires of us as campaigners it yeah. Okay so we all the time I spent a campaign places a voting at the polls I I never saw it as a question as a problem but somebody else's found that to be a problem I would say that inaccurate statement yes ma'am. Thank you thank you senator you're recognized for a question. Yes the center to follow up on our question a few minutes ago I don't see this where it says it's okay to walk through their amity if the polling places at the park and the walking trail runs in front of the polling place I don't see this as it's okay to do that. I think where you would find that it says that is and I'll just read the statement again a person shall not enter remain in the area within one hundred feet the primary existence to a building where voting is taking place except per person entering and leaving the building for voting taking place in lawful purposes if you're on the walking trail if you're returning books to the library if your pressure going into a church and that your reason for being there you're covered by that statement. I don't see where it says if you own a walking trip okay I see where this is going in or out of the building but I don't see where it says you can be. doing whatever you're doing costs and do the within a hundred feet and then that that's okay Okay I would I would go back to what I just said and that's the purpose that's the purpose on line thirty four wishes were voting is taking place for lawful purposes that should be the qualifying statement that if you're there for reasons you're walking on the walking trail you're going in and out of the building because you have business to conduct as I mentioned your prisoner you're returning a library book you're there for that stated purpose but to go into that a hundred foot zone and set up a table and and part of this as a recession fighting Committee is deal with you know disability rights as far as blocking any obstructions going in now we just want that to be a clear hundred foot zone unless you're moving in and out and keep the flow going. I understand that I think we'll just agree to disagree on this okay thank you would like to thank you Sir take any other questions Senator Hammer. Say no questions anyone who we speak for against the bill Senator Tucker against. Thank you Mr and we just had discussions on all these bills in committee and and Senator Hammer not visiting I'm just gonna make very short comments on these but Senator Teague I think you're you're absolutely right. I understand what they're trying to do with this bill and if it's if it's to the extent that you're preventing voters from being harassed or blocking an entrance I absolutely support that I just don't think that's the way this bill is written. The it's a very short bill it says you shall not enter or remain in an area within a hundred feet except if you're entering or leaving a building so there's really no exception for entering or remaining that space unless you're going in and out of the building. we're voting is taking place for lawful purposes so you know we hope this never happens but I know in twenty twenty for example it did happen where the police are called to monitor what's happening at a polling place okay under this bill the police would not be allowed within that a hundred foot zone a to monitor what's happening at that polling place because there's no exception form to allow someone to remain in that area unless they're entering or leaving the building on to Senator Teague point in a lot of precincts and polling places and in places where I've campaign I'm sure you all of experience something similar the public sidewalk is within a hundred and a hundred feet of the exit of the building where you vote and someone could literally just be walking down a sidewalk walk through that a hundred foot zone but they're not entering or leaving the building so they're not covered by that exception and they've just committed a crime under this law and I I just I don't think the bill is written in a way that establishes what yeah I may not agree with it in all of the intent because I think you ought to be able to take a bottle water to somebody for example but if it to the extent you're trying to prevent voter harassment or blocking of entrances I'm I'm totally in support of that but either way the language is not tailored to the to the behavior that it we're trying to target and I think it is going to create criminal behavior that is not part of the intent like for example if I'm just taking my kids to vote with me. they're entering and remaining in that space if there's a long line which I always take my kids to vote with me and my kids could be guilty of this misdemeanor the and the way that this law is written so for those reasons I would ask you to vote against the bill and and maybe it can be amended to to better reflect the intent of what's trying to be accomplished. Anyone to speak for the senator garner speak for the. I'll be very brief because I've seen some discussion about this we act like. This is. Being like a nuclear waste is on you can't go nowhere near I want to think about if you walk from that wall to that wall you're probably within a hundred feet. Of the land the door would enter and get now that is not a for space for somebody who wants to get water or step out to get some to eat or something like that we act like this is so prohibitive when in reality it is it so I could easily be with the outside a hundred feet do all the campaign activities they'd want to do in the center hammers point I I will respectfully say that this last election I sold nonpartisan. People. Campaigning directly in line multiple times under the guise of doing it for voter reasons and I'll say I sing that personally thank you. Anyone else we speak for against the bill. For the bill senator right. Senator Rapert you're recognized thank you Mr president All I Want to say on the bill is obviously we had in depth discussion about these bills I think they're very reasonable and also gives me an opportunity I don't know if you read the Arkansas Democrat Gazette editorial today. But we often gripe about the media and what they do and I want to say here very clearly I appreciated the candor and the way they handled this matter today because they absolutely spoke the truth and pull down all of those notions the people are claiming that this is somehow jim crow at cetera jim crow was serious and what they did there was absolutely voter suppression even in Georgia when they're claiming about what they're doing there it does not say somebody can't get a drink of water it's just saying that you can't election near while doing that I think that what we're doing is reasonable everything that Trent Garner said is absolutely correct and I personally believe we should of polio election integrity at every single level thank you Sir right we take a question. No no question all. Senator Elliot you're recognized for a question zero yes thank you senator for taking my question It's already illegal to do an election hearing within that one hundred feet. It's already illegal so why do we need to. What do we need further is there another Mike on someone this is just blowing back at me why do we need another law rather than enforce that law. Well you're correct we disallow lectionary. But senator. There are people that disobey and break the rules we had people testifying are committee. Who claim to be non partisan entities and I really don't want to get into name and everybody I feel floor the senator these are some of the same groups that have maliciously attacked some of the members this body in a very partisan manner you would be hard pressed to every five ever find any messaging that shows a balance in true non partisanship but yet they came in and many of them spoke individuals over and over and over okay that many of them came in they're all the same group. Representing the same interesting came into say the nonpartisan this is what senator garner was talking about so the fact is if we can't get people to be honest this is what happens this is what has to be done and frankly. There we can set up water stations all over just like we do we have five Kazin marathons that nature it's okay we're just saying stop the electioneering you're coming in and trying to influence people's votes under the gas or something like that I think it's reasonable Senator well is there to be somebody there is we're not going to since we're not going to enforce the law we already against electioneering. Who's going to enforce the law if somebody would break this law I hope they won't do it it would be the same concept if you're saying is you it's just a matter of people not doing what they do we need enforcement as you know we can engage in hypothetical after hypothetical we can engage in this over and over scenarios the simple fact of the matter is there are people that have claimed to be nonpartisan it is hard to stop and so unfortunately what they're saying is we're just gonna stop it wholly it all together I wish people would be the better angels but we unfortunately don't have that much good question thank you thank you. Any others to speak for against the bill. Senator Elliot to speak against the. Thank you Mr president and this is not something I really prefer to do because I know where people are but it would just be I think not in the best interests of all of the people in this state who vote if somebody did speak up on behalf of folks who are doing the right thing because I promise you almost everybody is doing the right thing and just as we have the anecdotes about somebody who did this that or the other I feel certain somebody will do the same thing on this law of the although I wish we would not. Are they would not do that but there are good humane reasons in the interest of people getting a chance to vote. To not do this and I think it just doesn't take you long to think about how this is going to discourage people from voting if you're in a long line it is not difficult for you to some mice that have you been on the line for a long time and you're waiting and waiting. And you finally get within that hundred feet and you're saying if it starts to rain I couldn't just give somebody an umbrella so what is that person likely going to do. I guess what's intended for them to get out of line and not stand there and be drenched in the rain. There needs to be a response when people are not following the law but to see this is not over the line is is a little bit much if you've been standing there all this time and you a scorching and you want a bottle of water of coke or whatever. When here cannot find a way to hand Senator Dismang. Dr pepper or whatever without breaking the law. But what we'll do and you have to know this. If people in positions such as the ones I just described they're going to walk away and that is not what we want people to do Arkansas is fiftieth in the state by the percentage of people who vote. And fiftieth in the number the number of people and and fifty if any effort to vote and this is even more discouraging. I saw Linda Chesterfield in line it was reigning. And she just there because she was in line and she was about I don't know seventy five feet. From from the door in a case like this I got a good decision hope you don't drown out here we don't have to do that. If we're going to enforce this law I guarantee you we can this new law we can enforce the law we have right now. It's all about enforcement if there's anything going on. So in the interest of our just giving people a chance to vote without without obstruction. I ask you to vote no. Senate. Shall we take questions and I will send Johnson recognized for a question. In your in your statement you said Dr pepper or bring in a number of. Are going and saying hi. That's not what this bill is saying I know it's is it says you just can't stay there. And hang out and and I mean hand hand the Dr pepper to everyone there I mean if you go to an individual Hannemann Dr pepper leave that's permissible under this bill are Hannemann number less permissible under this bill what is it it says that you cannot be in that space I'm not going to give somebody a bomb worker or coke if I can't be in the space stay in that space remaining men's bodies no if I'm going to get into that space I'm going to be violating what he's saying I'm supposed to do. Thank you very much. Anyone else for against the bill. State senator Hammer. Senator having recognized. Thank you Mr president just a few comments in response to some of the testimony that was given. Bill simply as a person shall not enter remain an area within a hundred feet of primary exterior entrance to a building where voting is taking place except those persons entering leaves such building for lawful purposes pretty straightforward simple statement prevents groups of persons from setting up tables remaining within a hundred feet of a polling site for unlawful purposes which could lead to a violation of ADA prevents voter intimidation with a hundred feet of the voter entrance and plaster county received multiple complaints regarding campaign workers offering meal tickets to voters within a hundred foot sound and then and however did not fall under the definition of current election in lectionary server not parsing group set up food information tables of vote centers in place County the comment was made we need to enforce the law that we have in your correct and I think that that is been done at least down where I vote if you get within that a hundred foot zone as a campaigner or as a candidate they're gonna go out tell you get out in fact they take a tape and measure it out and it's very clear to everybody you don't get in within this hundred foot all right asking is to apply that to those who are setting up with the in that hundred foot zone so as to keep a sacred zone I don't know about you will I get to the election line I really don't want anybody bother me ever got my made up that's me personally and I don't wanna be bothered by anybody and whether it be a candidate or anybody else for that matter and then with regards to you're not breaking the law if you're outside a hundred foot again as was pointed out a hundred foot is approximately maybe a little bit wider than this building I I'm not sure there's a lot of validity to that argument regarding what this bill is going to be able to do to protect that hundred foot zone I appreciate a good vote. Senator Hammer is close for his bill and secretary would you please call the roll. Ballinger. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. Eight. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers no. Garner Gilmore Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Yes Hickey. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Right. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Sullivan. Teague. T.. Tucker. Wallace. Any senator wishes to vote or change their vote. And any senator wishing to vote or change their vote Senator Clark is I. Senator Solomon is. Senator Hickey is. Any other Senator wishing to vote or change their vote. St nine AM secretary please cast about. The voter twenty eight days six nine the bill has passed please transmit to the House. When I take up Senate bill forty seven. Senate bill four eighty seven by Senator Hammer concerning the establishment alt alter operation of or of precinct boundaries polling sites and both centers and to amend Arkansas election law Senator Hammer you're recognized for senate bill. Thank you Mr president regarding the Senate bill four eighty seven duties under seven dash five one one the County Board of election commissioners shall establish precinct boundaries polling sites and alter existing boundaries this is a bit of a cleanup bill because it is current losses county Clerk or board of elections and so we're clarifying that it is the County Board of elections that is the defining body secondly of vote centers. To establish any alterations alterations both sent from county Clerk to the County Board of election commissioners are both centers are election day polling sites again that's clarification and clean up and then the last thing it does is make sure that it has to be a secure network if there's if it's a hooked operandi electronics are hooked up has to be a secure network to make sure that no outside forces interfere with the election process be glad to answer any questions. Any questions Senator hammer Senate. For question yes could you please tell me why you're County cutting the county clerk's out we're not cutting them out as I understand it and I think it's under as I was told under section seven dash five one one technically the responsibility lies with the County Board of elections but the way the language is currently written it establishes the option of or and so to clarify that it aligns with the rest of this section that is actually County Board of elections that has the authority course we want to work with the county Clerk but that's why we're taking it out so as to make sure we're finally ready or. The clerks okay with this we actually met with the association County thank you for asking that question and they were neutralized. Amazing thank you thank you any other questions for senator Hammer. Any other questions saying that anyone who wish to speak for against the bill senator could speak against them. I just want to point out the county Clerk Sir elected officials and therefore counsel to the public and County Board of election commissioners are not Senator Ballinger is a point on retirement bill the other day that we're adding Municipal League in an association County folks the retirement board we shouldn't do that because we should at a lectern officials who are accountable to the public to the board and just wanna say for the record Senator Ballinger you convince me you're very persuasive and and for that reason I'll be voting no on this bill. Any others who wish to speak for against the bill. Saying no other senator Hammer you're recognized because the bill. Thank you appreciate a good vote when you say Senator Tucker and I agree on the same bill and I look forward to that day thank you. Any objection willing to vote on the bill. Say no objection and centerpiece build build. I come out. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Senate wishing to change their vote Senator Chesterfield no senator flowers will Senator flowers is no Senator Hendren is no Senator Elliot is now Senator Tucker is no Senator Ingram is enough. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote. Senator Teague nonvoting. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote. Say nine AM secretary please cast about voting twenty seven yeas seven names bill has passed please transmitted to the house. Now take up Senate bill four eighty eight. Senate bill forty eight by Senator Hammer to amend the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven to create an exemption to the examination and copying of public records and two men the law concerning the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven and voted ballots. Senator Hammer you're recognized present your bill thank you what this bill does is places an exemption for FY A. for balances record that can be examiner copied unless otherwise ordered by a court of law it still allows a poll worker worker to inspect the voter statement during election while ensuring the secrecy of the ballot this is to clean up to apply to the current election was given and testimony the groups came in using the FY a inspected the ballots took photos Health ballots to the light according to witnesses under the current law was too late to stop them that's what this bill is intended to stop that from happening I'll be glad to answer any questions. Any questions for senator Hammer any questions for senator Hammer. Saying that Senator Tucker three. on the bill senators speak on the bill. I'll be very quick I understand what's senator Hammer trying to do here the problem that we are raising in committee is you have to file your election contest as a candidate either fifteen or twenty days after the election depending on on what type of office you're running for and if this laws put into place then you're not gonna have access to know whether you're actually have a legitimate election contest grievance or not until after your time has already run so it'll put cannons and position where they're forced to make a decision on whether following election contest or not without knowing whether they have grounds of filing election contest and so I again I appreciate what Senator Hammer trying to do and the integrity of the ballot upmost importance fully agree with all that but I would prefer to do this in a way where we could line those dates up somehow where candidates can make and their lawyers can make informed decisions about whether they have a valid claim for an election contest or not. Senator we take questions Senator Elliot. Yeah. she had the. You know the advantage of the discussion. How would How would this affect it but all what would trigger an automatic recounting. So I you know I'm gonna do something that I shouldn't do it and answer questions even though I'm not a hundred percent sure about the. I don't think it would it would affected except to the extent that you know if this law passes you're relying totally on. the poll workers in the pool and the the volunteers and the election board to determine whether a recount happens or not the reason for the public inspection obviously you can never inspect an individual's ballot you know that's that's not never possible but we are the most famous example would be in two thousand after the presidential election in Florida where they're examining hanging chads and whatnot what this allows us to have some kind of public access to determine whether the ballots are being properly counted or not so if this were to pass you're really just relying on the poll workers and election commission to determine whether a recount should happen or not there's no. Disability for public scrutiny I think you can be for or against that either way and I would understand where both positions are coming from so what Senate senator Hammer these are the two questions but they didn't come to mind until you were up there talking see also if I make a request as a candidate for a recount that's usually charge of the candidate isn't there don't have to pay for that you. Again I'm going on memory I think you have to put up the money but then if you if the recount overturns the result then you get your money back okay and and and senator Hammer if you don't mind when you close it that is different from that. If you would let us know that would be great did you hear that you for the question I do want to try to questions as you're out of the since you're out of the well I'll but what. Thank you again arson was in a restaurant do. I just don't like the idea of candidates Republicans or Democrats enforce the business decision will have to follow election contest without knowing whether they have a legitimate claim or not that's that's the only point that I make okay thank you. He's a nice guy. thank you Mr president Senator search thank you for taking my question for you where the circumstances trigger an automatic recount such as Ellie was asking that. I didn't catch on a representative that's and I said are you familiar with the circumstance that would trigger an automatic recount such as senator really was asking. Again I'm going on memory I think the the election has to be either less than a point or less than half point you know Sir it has to be a hi the time okay I did what I did in Arkansas that's the only other states have different criteria but Arkansas has to and you know we had one last week and use special election you recall could happen are almost at a time but anyway that's the only circumstance for an automatic recount automatic yes I appreciate your education on this. For. Senator traded close. Senator Hammer is closing. A thank you Mr president. The what I would go back to is what I said before is that under the current law group came in AS given in testimony I think referred to in depositions are not public record as I've been told that group came in using current F. Y. H. inspect about took photos help balance to the light to witnesses I don't know about you but that just doesn't sound good at all if nothing else and I would also point out that this was run we we saw legal counsel for people who are actually involved in a couple of the issues that occurred here plaster county and this one was also run by the association council so I appreciate a good vote centers close anyone object drawing the vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. In which changeable Lauer's NO Senator flowers no showers no thank you senator flowers or Chesterfield president. Elliott. Senator Ingram Senator Tucker. No Elliott Ingram Tucker no Senator Teague was. K. anybody else. Sure Leding. Is no cast about. Twenty eight five days. The bill is passed transmitted. Down to the House Sir Clark. Five fifty by Senator Clark concerning the fee charged for fun combine inmate and correctional correctional facility. Thank you governor thank you colleagues. Senate bill five fifty is about making sure that calls for affordable for inmates is important that folks incarcerated can contact can be in contact with family it's important that family can be in contact. The bill originally. called for the rates not to be higher of the interest rate rates. Of the cirrhosis of testified but using the outside contractors and some the services they provided and of so that all of their calls between twenty and thirty cents we amended the their side of it two thirty cents the higher side does not allow for connection fees which are three dollars a apiece of which raises on a ten minute call hi thirty cent charge quite a bit of and on the present side it will lower it from twenty five cents to twenty one cents per minute is the current interstate or intrastate right of and The we have to take any questions. Any questions. Anyone would speak against or for Senator rated close I'm close to appreciate a good vote he's close. Any objection on the boat. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone wishing. About thirty five Yeas zero nine Bills five Senate all marijuana. What. Senate bill five eighty five by Senator Wallace terminal like tronic waste recycling program and a collection coverage plan and to provide sustainability through public participation in public and private agreements and management accountability. Senator Wallace. The members. This bill establishes electronic waste recycling program. And also will establish a collection plan. The waste. Is the fastest growing segment of our state's way stream. He was contains hazardous chemicals including lead mercury we don't need that our landfills. Our annual E. waste grants to original solid. Waist measure districts have been discontinued nineteen twenty. E. waste like computers mobile phones printers can be refurbished hopefully reviews. This waste he was bill will not require any state revenue to implement. And we believe will be self funded sustainable. There's no known opposition to this bill. And I stand by for your questions. Any quite recognize. Sir Wallace national we used to have a collection like try collection and I think it just wound up being no market for is there a market now. Senator Teague I do not know. Okay that's fair thank you thank you for the any other questions. Anyone wish to oppose senator Wallace will seek foreign Senator Rapert close. Section one vote. These little. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. They always change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five yeah zero nays bills passed transmitted to the house. Senator Ballinger. Is not here. Senate is right. Eighty six by Senator Ballenger. I'd like to allow a parent to adopt a temporary guardian in his or her or his or her minor child in the event of the death of a parent. Thank you Mr president sorry for not being here what this bill does this sets up a new tool in estate planning the provide for a mechanism to appoint a temporary guardianship for a parent that would bridge the gap between one you have the death of the of the parent and when you can actually get to court in order to have a court appointed permanent guardians it's just kind of a mechanism tool to help parents I'm happy to answer any questions anybody has any if not I appreciate a good vote any questions. You always speak against four senators oppose the objection one vote please rollover. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace Senator flowers no Sir flowers thank you senator flowers. I don't want to vote change your vote. Cast a ballot thirty four Yeas one nine bills passed transmit to the House center. You for service. Okay. Senate bill SB five ninety three. Sentifi ninety three by Senator Hickey to temporarily extend the income tax deadline filing deadline to declare an emergency Senate is one. Members this nears the executive order by the governor the fits change the filing deadline for individual income taxes this just Mears what they did for conformity of the have take any questions any questions for served as mine in which speak against four centers close any objection on the vote please roll vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone which change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five Yeas zero nays bills passed the Emergency Clause is adopted. Transmitted house moving on to. House bills for a third reading and passed said Saturday this. Third. House ten sixty eight Berezin Bill Clinton to clarify the law telecommunication act to simplify that the home of a patient may be an originating site for telemedicine and that great meetings may be performed by telemedicine and declare reimbursement of telemedicine services. Senator Davis thank you and this bill does two things it enables a healthcare professional these telemedicine to perform group therapy only in instances where the telegraph therapy for adults is permitted by CMS and it also amends the definition of originating site to include the home of the patient with that I'll take any questions. A question is anyone wish to speak against her for. Centers closed closed says close any objection rowing boat. These rules vote madam secretary. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. You always injured Senator Irvin is not all Loures is no your flowers in a circle hours notice Irvin no anyone else. Cast up the ballot thirty three H. two names the bill is passed transmit a return to the House Senator Clark. House bill thirteen twenty one by representative Gazaway and senator Clark concerning offenses committed against critical infrastructure. Sir Clark. Thank you governor thank you colleagues House Bill thirteen twenty one of is actually called the Senate bill just like it although not nearly as involved they amended and amended this bill. Of. It is endorsed by all the utilities there is no opposition it identifies what critical infrastructure is and sets up penalties before either vandalizing thank you for vandalizing or trespassing on these properties the reason I had filed a bill is a constituent help me work on it the. The person county was without electricity for almost a day somebody has told the copper wiring out of a a substation. And in this particular person very involved in volunteer of firefighting and was told me how they were hampered by not having electricity and how dangerous this was besides the nuisance for everybody else and not having power I'll be happy to take any questions any questions anyone wish to oppose this bill speak for the bill senators ready to close close to the president good vote centers close any objection on the boat. Lease role. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote flowers president Senator flowers present thank you senator flowers anyone else. Casts up the ballot thirty four year aids zero Nays one present the bill is passed return the bill. To the house senator Wallace then we have to sequentially by Senator Stubblefield thirteen fifty seven by representative Bob senator Wallace to continue to care for the protection of cancer survivors what else the members this is a good bill and this bill has not save lives. Right now the way our law is. You can start chemo. Until you do a pet scan. But in order to a pet scan the doctor can't say I want this patient that I'm looking at that I have a history with to go do a pet scan it has to be approved by some faceless bureaucrat in a back room somewhere. This bill puts a decision. Back with the doctors. All money is important. But Arkansas allows more important. With that I stand by for your questions any questions. Anyone would speak against the cancer. Bill. Four nine centers closed closer any objection on the boat. Please roll Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast the ballot thirty five Yeas zero nays the bill is passed returned to the House Senator Stubblefield followed by senator Stubblefield then Senator Tucker fourteen forty three by representative Bentley Senator Stubblefield to amend Arkansas law related to the management sales tax delinquent lands by the commission of state lands. Chesterfield thank you governor house bill forty forty three simply because the three things that section one of the tech is taken out because it's out dated and the services are provided online and. Actually have been for some time section two there's no changes section three defines a. The owner to make it consistent with the other sections of the code in what defines our redeemer section four just makes those two things consistent solid. That's a bill by the plan commission. Any questions. Anyone who wish to speak against and for the bill Senator is closed. Sir Stubblefield closed close any objection rowing the boat. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone would change their vote was present. Senator flowers present anyone else. Passed up the ballot thirty forty eight zero nine is the bill is passed returned to the house Senator Stubblefield. H. P. fourteen forty four. Thank. At fourteen forty four by representative Bentley and I Senator Stubblefield to repeal the adopt a document property. Thank you governor. Thirteen Act five thirty three stabilised at a program called adopted docu but program since that time there's been a grand total of zero individual as to be expressed any interest in it so you can simply look at the bill all the languages been repealed and that program no longer exist and also the appropriation has been eliminated depreciate your bill. Any questions you wish to speak against for centers close any objection on the vote. Please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone wishing to change their vote. K. up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero nice bill is passed returned to the house Senator Clarke Tucker Little Rock. Fourteen fifty one by representative Senator Tucker to allow public school district or an open enrollment public charter school to adopt and improved bilingual program or dual immersion program. Senator Tucker thank you governor House Bill fourteen fifty one is an excellent bill allows public school districts or open enrollment charter schools to adopt approved bilingual or dual immersion programs current Arkansas law prohibits these types of programs the way that this works is that current law English as a second language your social using a student's native language in order for them to learn English with this type of program does is it uses the student's native language to introduce more more English the goal of the program is is for the student to be fluent in both languages and actually can be used for native English speakers as well so they can also become fluent in in dual languages at the same time forty eight states allow this type of program Arkansas is one of only two states that don't it does not change the English only requirement or mandate this type of program in any school it's completely permissible for any public school district or open enrollment charter school to do it program has to be approved by the Division of elementary and secondary education their business leaders from Walmart executives chambers of commerce from Rogers and fable letter in support of this as well as school superintendents from all over the state Springdale or open there's no opposition that I'm aware of I want to thank the the group of bipartisan sponsors on the bill and I'll be happy to take any questions about any questions anyone wish to speak again for. Senator is closed. You want object role in the vote. His role Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe. Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. If you wish to change their vote. Cast about. Thirty five years zero nays bills passed returned to the house Senator B. Johnson House Bill fourteen sixty eight by Senator representative Jett center Johnson to create the independent tax bills commission that. Sir John. Members of the begin this journey to Create this tribunal in two thousand eighteen. The it came through to committees on our end in this section. And and hope and hopefully will become law it has a companion bill coming up to seventeen oh five. This bill creates is in a park within the department inspector general an independent agency with tax expertise to resolve tax disputes within the department of finance and administration the fruit between the top department of finance administration taxpayers before acquiring payments the amount an issue. This was the established takes pills Commission is independent tax tribunal. That tribunal will be made up from a pool of candidates. It in from three different groups are bar association will have have three picks. With the who are licensed to practice law in the state of Arkansas the second is Arkansas Supreme Court who will pick three who are licensed to practice law in the certified accountant and the third is the Arkansas society of certified public accountants they will pick three in the governor will pick within each category one of each of those three the chief commissioner will come from the from the pick of the Arkansas Supreme Court. The those all three in that tribunal here disputes above two hundred fifty thousand dollars below it it'll be the chief commissioner's decision how that'll be handled at less is below twenty five thousand only one Commission were here that. This is reborn bill is been worked through by the state chamber the DF ninety the governor's office inspector general's office to sign a society of certified public accountants in Arkansas bar association with no known opposition and And work through and budget so far as appreciate a good vote any questions for the senator senator Chesterfield. Thank you and thank you for the tribunal it is my hope that as we work through this and we will conditions consider membership helpful hours lost law society so that we have minority representation in this committee or in this independent agency they just said Commission that you're setting up and so I would ask that you consider that as we go forward with this and we make sure that individuals are represented in this thank you so much this thank you any other questions anyone or speak against for Senators right to close for others close any objection or vote please roll sector Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone was injured vote flowers no Senator flowers is no anyone else. Cast up the ballot thirty four yeas one day the bill is passed returned to the house Senator Sturch Page. House fifteen sixteen by representative board Senator Sturch permitting a law enforcement officer to transport a person prices just sobering center. Thank you Mr president colleagues the same bill that we briefly discussed last week I tried to get as many concerns I could address to by email but I want to bring this back for your consideration again this is permissive language we don't have so bring centers right now in Arkansas it's a novel idea to us there's not a new idea around the country Tolleson Memphis San Antonio of all done and had some success this was brought to representative Boyd by his local a county sheriff and county judges Sebastian County they'd like to try it and so I realize the bill is not perfect in its current form but usually no bill is when you're starting off on a new ideas so I have made a commitment to the primary sponsor of the crisis stabilization units to go back and and work with him to change some of these things as far as gathering demographic data so that we're assured that when it's being used it's used without any discrimination at all and so I'm going to defer to the primary sponsor of that bill but I do want to say that we see issues that's what this was modeled after we currently allow law enforcement to do this when someone is facing a mental health crisis and so that was the general idea behind this is a very low level misdemeanors with regards to public intoxication is not felonies is not a W. I. but it's when people recognize that they are suffering from alcoholism that we could provide some help so with that I take any questions and I appreciate a good vote. Anyone wish to speak against for close close any objection one vote. The role Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads. English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace it always change their vote Loures is president Senator flowers present anyone else. Cast about thirty forty eight zero days one present the bill is passed returned to the house Senator Eads. Fifteen sixty chairperson McCollum the centerpiece to amend the law concerning Thomas vehicles. Correct. Thank you Mr president M. colleagues in two thousand nineteen session we put in a pilot program for autonomous vehicles there's been a company specifically Walmart that use that over the last two years they've had three trucks the drug driven four thousand three hundred seventy six trips totaling more than eighty two thousand miles with zero accidents and they're averaging it more than four hundred twenty miles between operator interaction with the vehicle so what this bill does today is protect the pilot program to take the pilot off of the program and expand it to build we use a little bit more detail area it would give the state flexibility to regulate this kind of activity and send industry a message that Arkansas is welcome environment for this type of technology. The program will continue to be operated the the rule making of the Arkansas department of transportation and give us a statewide framework that would avoid any kind of patchwork and stuff they'll be hard for logistical companies to operate statewide to have to try to to deal with it takes this from the temporary program provides industry standard definitions you see some updates of some definitions in there and would continue to be very specific guidelines and safety standards both in statute and through our dot rulemaking as well in taking this from a temporary program the bill provides industry standard definitions and also some best practices from surrounding states that already a little bit ahead of us in this game as well as well it could be taken advantage of currently they've used for just some short haul it just takes it would be it add capabilities for them to use it for network transportation campus shuttles other types of projects that would be permitted to use as well. A if they're gonna use this type program they still have to meet every kind of federal and state motor vehicle standard safety regulations liability insurance all those type of things that they have to provide for any other trucking company or any kind of logistics program that they currently have an order there's no changes in that area this technology changing extremely fast and this is an opportunity for Arkansas to set a framework of eligible to hopefully that will attract other business read that interest in this to converse date do business I'd be happy to answer any questions any questions Senator Mark Johnson has a question is recognized. Thank you Mr president. Centereach I remember this two years ago actually spoken Walmart bands of interesting things about their politics I think it's interesting I do have a slight concern I wanted to ask you about These you know I have an electric car you may not know that I paid for an option that is full self driving. It would work if the software were loaded into the car. And it even has a place capability and again this is technically capable not practically because of the laws and other regulations that it could literally be an autonomous while I'm sitting here in the capital it could be right around town picking up passengers and taking in places and paying into my you know if I if I were nuclear not an overdrive I guess a bit uber investor or whatever but what it seems we've done in this bill. And I'm not saying against it but I want to make sure you and everybody looking at knows this is we have turn this over to the highway commission to promulgate all the rules related that I'm not saying that they're not. Well capable of some of this I'm just not a hundred percent sure they're capable or it's appropriate that they do all of that are you aware that it would ultimately. Take away our legislative responsibility in that area and put it into the rulemaking authority of the State Highway Commission. I do understand that Sir John's I think that's consistent with what we do with a lot of other state agencies that allows them to promulgate the rules and then we still have oversight of those through some of the subcommittees within Legislative Council and then if we have something that we see these we change we have the ability to come back and just this legislation at anytime we think we deem that okay what were you aware of the extent of where this was going and I brought up yes Sir okay I just wanna make sure you are and I'm comfortable with thank you very much thank you Mr. Anyone wish to speak again. Four centers closed any objection on the vote. Please Roman. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace it always changes about. About thirty five Yeas zero now As those past due to the House Senator Wallace chair Irvin the Senator Hammer Senator Wallace. Fifteen seventy three by representative grants Senator Wallace to amend the statutes concerning procedures and to regulate the use or for Richard bylaws and chiropractic physician. Thank you governor. H. bill fifty seven three is very straightforward bill the first section simply places some very common sense prohibit practices on chiropractor procurement people like it procured cannot impersonating an insurance agent or employee of the insurance company the second section is simply some code cleanup language the third section requires the physician who uses that occurs to register them with the state board of chiropractic examiners and section force bills at the training and record retention requirements as well as the penalties for violating the statues. There's no known opposition of this bill. At any questions. You always speak again for centers closed. Judge role of up. These robots Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote flowers is president Senator flowers president thank you senator flowers anybody else. Usually cast about thirty forty eight zero Nays one president bills passed during the house in order. Stone County. Sixteen oh one by representative Evan Senator Irvin to modify the minimum required non forfeiture right for an individual deferred annuities under the standard non forfeiture law for individual deferred. Senator thank you members every few years the National association of insurance commissioners reviews the statutory floor on the non forfeiture benefit of individual deferred and unit and and new ways as you can imagine with US treasury rates at all time lows they have recommended the adjustment being made with this bill so that these products will still be available for purchase the this changes this change in the floor does not in any way impact the guaranteed rates on current and unity contracts in two or four years when the US treasury rate increases the N. A. I. see will make any recommendation and we will back to we will be back to raising the floor before the bill is filed it was reviewed by the Arkansas insurance department and they have no objections or concerns. You will speak again for your clothes yes thank you in any of your vote. Senator Teague is in a lead role vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wish to change their vote. Flowers is president Senator flowers present anyone else cast up the ballot. Thirty three age one day one present the bill is pastor of the House Senator Hammer is Senator Garner Senator Tucker Hammer garment Tucker Senator Hammer has sixteen thirty six by representative Bob senator Hammer to amend the law regarding further regarding feral hogs. Thank you Mr governor This Is Your pork bill for the session and I was told by Blake Johnson that I was accused of route around for another bill shall. Love you brother hi. So the proposed feral hog legislations product to numerous discussion by members of the Arkansas fair hog revocation task force since the two thousand nineteen session proposal would clarify and statutory language that will assist in the for hog revocation efforts throughout the state I'll hit the bullet points of what the legislation does it brings clarity to what is defined as a feral hog because there's some questions out there and so bring some clarification what the definite is mission is clarify the person who's hunting license revoked shall not participate the taking or killing of a feral hog during the period of revocation except for on their own property clarify the feral hogs capture on private property not moved from the private property on which their hogs taken the land or lease is not required to kill a feral hog immediately that addresses I think those that to capture them and then want to have them carried out by feeding them in a in a team environment strikes were no only from a couple sections that allows livestock poultry commissioned collect reasonable fees to implant their border education permit and allows livestock and poultry commission to impose administration penalties not to exceed a thousand dollars per per hog against person who violates this subchapter of this as an owner of hunting property I can tell you unfortunately that this is still a problem they're making great strides I getting under control but it's going to be a ongoing process and this will allow for some funds to be secured whenever somebody violates the law in order to be able to help support the effort be glad to answer any questions. Senator garner has a question. Thank you. Governor so changing definition of their whole. To me it threat to public health and safety. This Act limited. Any kind of operations now the people do for right Act cation of bernholz or anything else because it seems like we thank you from a public nuisance which is fairly broad to its immediate threat to public safety. And why I think they did that Senator gardeners because in trying to align with securing federal funds that the definition has to align I think that's partly why they want to define it that way. Well this limit any kind of ability to be a hunter homeowners might do it. The twenty distinguish one of her all in like a. I just trying to think and think it through logically. I didn't catch the very last part you thinking what we're trying to think what. Will this stop like a homeowner hunter members you all any capacity you know it's not immediate threat to. Are you are you referring to a fair hog yes Sir now it would it would my understanding is that would prevent them from being able to that fact you know within the confines of all that's what we want is for the eradicated. Okay Sir thank you thank you. About. Your speak against for. Senator Tucker against the law for. I just want to thank senator Hammer for bringing this excellent bill and I wanted courage everybody in the chamber to vote for that's it thank. He. Praise Jesus some closed. That was cool. The rejection anyone would speak any objection on the vote please remove Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. And Can I present. We'll let us finish this finishes up. Senator Davis is president. Senator Dismang you wish to be recorded as yes. President president anybody else. Senator Garner is. Okay Sir Ballinger president. VOL. Thirty one days one day three present the bill is passed return to the House Senator Dismang well wishes to be recognized. The government members I was on the phone on a phone call the other in another room I think we rolled the vote on house bill fourteen forty three out intended to the present but since I'm not records yes vote it's like it's close that I work for a company by sales actually properties I have no idea this is a positive impact or negative impact our company but just quit school. Senator. Sure Garner. Senator garner. In thirty seven by representative ball Senator Garner to allow review of presidential executive orders to allow the Attorney General to review presidential executive orders into address the implementation of presidential executive order under review. Senator Garner thank you governor this is the exact same bill we passed we reviewed executive orders as the House version due to time we decide this the one or prior lake come out soon this body both for again what you did overwhelming before I take any questions any questions it always to speak against for. Search close closed. Two Chesterfield you get to one vote. Okay C. please anyone Jett will vote. Roll into certain individuals are going to express their desire to be recorded as other than yes at the end of the road. Yes Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice same Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone change their vote. Ours is no. Hello. Going to bring people up Senator Elliot is no. Senate. But not. Senator. Senate. Senator Clarke Tucker yes. Anyone. Change their vote. Sir. Senate. Twenty seven seven days. Bill this past due to the House Senator Tucker Caldwell sample. Tucker call sample Senate or house bill sixteen fifty one by representative McCollum Senator Tucker concerning the offenses this offenses of sexual assault in the second degree in sexual assault in the third degree we committed by minor. Senator Tucker thank you governor this this is a bill that makes a good change to the law and statutory rape course a prosecuting attorney has to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt right now the law for statutory rape says that the victim has to be under fifteen fourteen years of age and also not the the person's spouse who is the assailant of course that it used to be in the law in Arkansas that you could be fourteen years or younger and be married that's no longer the case so it's always the answer the answer is always no that the victim is not married to the assailant but that question still current under current law has to be asked by the prosecutor in open court it's hard on the victim we don't need to put the victim through that in the in the court process and so this just strikes the requirement in the law that the the victim of statutory rape not be the person's spouse and just leaves on the part that they that the victim has to be fourteen years of age or younger that's at any questions for Senator Tucker anyone wish to speak against for centers closed. If the vote. Please roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Any senator wishes to change their vote. Any senator wishing to change their vote. St nine AM secretary please cast about though thirty five Yeas zero Nays the bill has passed please return to the House. Not take it house bill sixteen sixty six sixteen sixty six by representative Juana concentric Hollowell to amend certain laws pertaining to Arkansas legislative audit. Senate cover you're recognized thank you over a member this just adds to the word this is the bill is from leg audit and it as word of for entities or subdivisions of those entities available back from time to time with with some of the folks have been auditing and on page should two line four days or privilege wants to start talking about records that they may have this changes nothing as far as foundations a lot of people bash does this allow them to order foundations in the answer's no. Well insurance questions if you have any questions for senator Caldwell. Say no questions anyone who wish to speak for or against the bill. Sensor call was close for his bill is there any objection drawing the vote on this bill. Say no objection ma'am secretary please read the bill Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Any senator who wishes to change their vote. Flowers is present. Senator flowers is press. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote. Say nine AM secretary please cast a ballot the voter thirty forty eight zero nays and one present the bill is passed please return to the House. When not taken house bill seventeen oh three seventeen oh three by representative Fortner and Senator sample require the casinos report gambling winnings to the secretary of the department of finance administration and withhold Arkansas tax income tax on gambling winnings Senator sample you're recognized to present your bill thank you Mr president members the all the casinos already are with gold the federal withholding tax one for winnings and this is just wiring the state of Arkansas have the same of the casinos do the same for the state of Arkansas. A good vote any questions for the senator samples. They know questions is there anyone speak for or against this bill. Senator Hester. Okay any questions. Senator sample you take questions and find certifies go ahead. The. One betting do they report their the women's. Of individuals could you Senator could you repeat that I didn't or could not care you. This call on and south land report winnings of individuals to D. FNA. Yes. So so you're just trying to. To do the same with casinos yes this will the casinos are already. With collecting withholding for federal taxes and is just allows them to collect Arkansas taxes withholdings on the racing the racing establishes establishments already do that as well that's correct it's over like of what three hundred to one I think something. Well is there any limit our our floor to this that has to be reported. Senator R. cannot tell you that Six six hundred dollars this is the is the level. Yeah I think it is. Did you hear that senator flowers. No I I didn't hear him he said six hundred dollars it's six hundred dollars this is a level. It just matters offense. Okay thank you thank you any other questions for senator samples. C. nine anyone who wish to speak for against the bill. Saying that Senator samples close for his bill is there any objection drawing the vote on this bill. Say no objection and secretary please build both. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Is there any senator who wishes to change their vote on this bill. Any senator wishing to change their vote. Sanam secretary please cast a ballot the voter thirty five yeas and zero nays the bill is passed please return the bill to the house. Now take up house bill seventeen oh five. House bill seventeen oh five by representative Jett and Senator Dismang to amend the law concerning the hearing an appeal the state tax debt disputes and provide comforting changes conforming changes related to the creation of the independent tax appeals commission that satisfy you recognize Senator members this bill action relates back to fourteen sixty eight you can that the sooner Johnson just that ran in the tax commission his set up kind of the guts of the Commission this actually allows for then the procedures to take place for the commission so first it authorizes hearings before the commission provides a sunset date for hearings by the office of hearings and appeals to those that are existing right now allows disclosure of confidential confidential information to the commission requires the commission to maintain the confidentiality of that information codifies existing hearing process is currently handled by IDFA authorizes taxpayer's India Fay to seek judicial relief from a decision that may be given from the commission and then the bill also requires publication of the commission decisions on the state's website. Any questions presented it is time. Say no questions anyone who wish to speak for or against the bill. Same thing goes for your bill. Is a injection willing to vote on this bill. Say no objection I'm secretary please vote of those Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace is there any Senator which change their vote on this bill flowers is president Senator flowers is present. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote. St nine AM secretary please cast about. The voter thirty forty eight zero nays and one present the bill has passed please return to the House not take a pastel seventeen oh six seventeen oh six per cent aboard on Senator Dismang to grace the logging it would fiber transportation job creation incentive act increased Arkansas would energy products and force maintenance income tax credit Senate thank you recognized Centerville think Senator members of the what this bill does establish a tax credit I really FOR south Arkansas them in there that's the goal you know timbers huge industry there there's a by product there's a lot of ways to come from that that way she can actually use of the S. pellets so what this bill does is create acts that a new credit for those projects is thirty percent of the purchase by price of qualifying equipment with a minimum investment in that with meant to be a fifty million dollars there is a five million dollar cap on the credits that can be utilized and then other than that there is a the the entity would have to demonstrate a fifty thousand dollar I miss again that the two million dollar investment have to sign economic incentive agreement and then the taxpayer would have to create at least a hundred new full time permanent jobs with an average salary of sixty thousand dollars per per year also to be able to qualify presentation has to be made accepted with ADC NTFA and that's how the bill of follows the self out to be revenue neutral so the the revenue generated you know by this product or project for the state would exceed this credit if there is participation in the project may by ATR S. there's a twenty percent discount purchase that in this state can make so actually the credits then would result in a four million dollar cost to the state. Questions for senator Dismang sent Johnson you're recognized for a question. Is it is this a possible project west east or south of Searcy possible project in South hopefully there's more than one of them so it's not limited to any one person can be applied for by multiple entities thank you. Any other questions for Senator Dismang. Saying no question. Our. Senator flowers has questions. Centaurs you're recognized for a question is under what you said about A. D. R. S. in relation to this tax credit. If AT R. S. is one of the owners in the entity that applies for the credit the state of Arkansas combined that eighty percent of the face value or twenty percent discount and so they reissued the full five million dollars in credit the State of Arkansas to buy those back for four million dollars this is similar to some other provisions that we have in law for larger projects in the state. So if the company. As a loan through a T. R. S.. Would that make a TRS. An owner that would qualify with what you just say it my my understanding is eighty R. S. is already invested in the company that is looking to you know have a project like this in the state of Arkansas eighty R. S. is invested in other entities not related to this one that have also drawn credits and so part of that contract if I remember correctly was also altered so that that the state of Arkansas could buy back from A. T. R. as a discounted value this Mears what we've done in some other language. So this helps a TRS investment out. That is not a benefit to eighty are it's it's more of a benefit to the state of Arkansas because were able to buy back at a discounted rate the credits. So those credits are action center this are are marketable so they can be sold and so they're not typically sold at a full dollar value you're going to sell limited discount someone else I think typically that's at eighty percent they're they're typically so that a representative fair market value or the face value which means that the total it would have been five million dollars state of Arkansas even though the taxpayer only invested four million this allows state of Arkansas to get ahead of that and actually buy them at the discounted rate of four million as opposed to five. Then that that helps a TRS but it also helps a company is that correct. This would not but would. It would be a wash for the company if they're trying to sell the credits they're gonna sell them on the market at an eighty percent of the face value. For the state of Arkansas can buy them for eighty percent of the face value so there's no it's a wash for the the company as far as the value of those credits for resale and if AT R. S. is an investor in that company again it would have no no variation to the state to the company or to a TRS. Any other president Senator Hickey you're recognized for a question center center this morning is one of them was one of the companies it possibly could use this are located in I will they are located in pine bluff thank you Sir. Any other questions locating improper should say saying that anyone to speak for against the bill. Saying that sentence hangs close for his bill any objection rolling the vote on this bill. Say no objection I'm Secretary plays role though Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Any senator wishing to change their vote on this bill Mr president yes ma'am I was trying to ask. Senator Dismang a question after Senator Hickey made his comments the company in pine bluff. And I would appreciate it if he could come back to the well I'm trying to understand what is is it a negative to the ATR S. system. What because they use. Invested substantially in that company Senate file I'm sorry we're in the middle of the roll call. Well I can come back after we told the vote. I'm just like questions answered I'm aware of the company. Any objection to satisfy answering the question. Of the. All the vote and that if it's past that do it offline hi there is an objection so is there any Senator wishing to change their vote on this bill. The president Senator flowers present. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote. St nine AM secretary please cast about thirty forty eight zero nays and one present the bill is passed please return the bill to the house. Senator Ballinger house bill seventeen twenty. Seventeen twenty by representative Dotson to amend Arkansas law concerning the review of newly enacted laws and adoption of required law group. Senator Ballinger you're recognized thank you Mr president this is in order to modify the bill we passed a couple years ago that required the legislative review of rules what it does is actually moved that date up a little bit which can provide a little relief for BLR because what ends happens rules all have to be promulgated by the first and so because real and congestion in November and December so anyway happy to answer any questions. Any questions for Senator Ballenger center Chesterfield you're recognized for a question thank you. Senator Ballinger this is not this bill that had every single committee meet about every single agency that we did. Yes ma'am that's that was the bill so this is amending that probably make you know that process will only happen at that time but what it also does require review depending what segment or what what agency it is and and it has the date of the first so this would be new enacted laws that will have to rules it moves the date up so that review a bill easier just makes it makes it more more time and easier to handle just one wrong personal patient did we really learn anything I'm sorry did we really learn a lot last yeah I feel like we did I think of a good thing. I carried your bill this session that I. I appreciate a good vote. Anyone who wish to speak for against this bill. Saying that is there any objection rolling the vote on this bill. Say nine AM secretary please role though Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any senator wishing to change their vote on this bill. Senate Chesterfield is known. Any other Senator wishing to change their vote on this bill flowers is president Senator flowers is present. Any other Senator wish to change their vote Senator Elliot is present. Any other Senator. Senator Tucker is present. Any other Senator wish to change their vote. Senate secretary please cast about. The voter thirty one Yeas one day and three present the bill has passed please return the bill to the house when not taken house bill seventeen twenty seven and it's emergency clause seventeen twenty seven by representative shall be a centralized concerning the offense of aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or employee of a correctional facility and declare an emergency Senator Rapert you're recognized Sir Mr president colleagues this is a department of corrections bill simply clarifies the definition of contact which says contact with include without limitation contact the skin face covering a glow of or the uniform of a law officer or employee of a correctional facility in twenty nineteen the riffage five. cases of bodily fluids that were referred to state police two were denied by the prosecutors in twenty twenty fifty cases were referred with thirteen done by the prosecutor's the no convictions today because we know our COVID our court system is slow down so this is this the corrector of protection all that it does have an emergency clause to go into effect take any questions. And I would appreciate a good vote for emergency calls thank you any questions for Senator Rice. Saying no questions is there anyone to speak for or against the bill. C. nine. Senator Rice as close for his bill is there any objection ruling the vote on this bill. Say no objection ma'am Secretary. Ma'am secretary please roll the vote. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Any senator wishes change their vote. Any senator wishing to change their vote. Same night madam secretary please cast a ballot voter thirty five Yeas zero Nays the bill has passed please return to the House. Last bill for today house bill seventeen thirty to seventeen thirty to represent Collins and Senator Garner concerning the offenses of all your your it is some and video for years. Senator no you're recognized anything Westerman this only thing it does is if a conviction happens of. Voyeurism or video voyeurism it if it's under the age of fourteen automatically goes to a class C. felony right now it's Class D. for the first a second offense and beyond that is see this is make it automatically classy that I'll take any questions. Any questions for senator garner. Say no questions is there anyone to speak for against the bill. Say nine Senate garner because the bill I am close Senate partners close for his bill the same gesture rolling vote on this bill. Say no objection madam secretary please read the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace was injured vote. Flowers no Senator flowers no Senator flowers you know anybody else you want to change their vote. Cast about. Thirty four Yeas one day the bill is passed returned to the house. Yes. With the message that. That is the return of house bill ten sixty three as requested to the Senate. Senator Hester. Senator Hester regarding ten sixty three. To make a motion. Okay. Members this is about the telemedicine bill I'd like to expunge the vote by which H. P. ten sixty three pass that I'm going to review re referred back to committee for purposes of amendment so. Okay the questions first on the expungement. All those of favour say aye. Those. Is haven't emotions carried. Referred back to committee thank you now make a motion referred place thank you Sir I make a motion we re referred H. bit H. B. ten sixty three back to public health all the All the favor say aye. I have a motion is carried. Senator Tucker. Thank you governor my apologies colleagues and we're ready to go my vote what was missed recorded on one of the bills earlier and I'm sure it's on a percent my fault a visit with senator Hammer about it says before eighty six but I would appreciate your indulgence if we get expunge the vote on I move expunge the vote on four eighty six not gonna relitigate the bill just revoke that's motion. So. It's different from this okay. Yeah All the favor say aye. I might have it votes expunged. any objection to rolling the vote no objection please roll vote. With. Four eighty six by Senator Hammer to amend the law concerning the election airing into amend the law concerning penalties for misdemeanor offenses relate. One of information. One of information. Senate. So. Voting as we build it the last time we just re voting because he was reported in a way different than than his which would not just be better to just call the roll and that is all state we see it and be done with it. Okay we're gonna do whatever size. Usually it's faster Roland make few exceptions than it is to call it twice for everybody but. Ballinger Beckham. Let. Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Was injured vote Sabrina is replicating what we had before just hours so. Senator flowers is known. Senate Chesterfield you're already recorded is no very good anybody else over here anybody else over here. Looks like most folks are happy with what they're saying. It. Okay last chance. Cass. Up the ballot. Twenty seven days seven day one not voting the bill is passed. I will I will I will. transmitted the House. Okay next. Yeah members carefully on the House members pursuant to Senate rule seven point oh five AM I move that Senate bill six twenty three be extracted from the public health committee. It is a debatable. Motion any questions. What. Several questions Sir Clark circle question you would go. Sir Clark woods what would what would bill restricting. I'm sorry. From. What's the reason for extraction yes Sir need to be voted on today. Is it has to do with the climate and the climate is very The road is to be done today. It's a time sensitive issue Senator Flippo. For Senator Clark. Senator sample for please. What is the title of the bill. What. By title of the bill is to create the climate regulatory Arkansas plumbing acts to create a certified climb its regulatory plumber plumber expect or integrated the climate regulatory Arkansas plumbing oversight committee and to declare an emergency and it's a time sensitive issue and there's mounting opposition from lobbyists on this bill and it's a really important oversight committee that needs to be established immediately. Okay any other any other questions anyone wish to speak. against the motion. Senator sample you want to the motion. No I like this question about the bill. The commission. Well I am if you will let me present the bill and approve the motion to extract this bill. Committee it's an important time sensitive very time sensitive and it's a public health emergency and this oversight committee is needed immediately so I appreciate if you would allow me to present the bill and. Bill from public health committee. Okay anything else on the this is what vote on the question I have a question okay. Senate. Senator flowers we have a. Go sit along with the state on Senate flowers that's not going to use or flowers that's regarding this bill senator flowers recognized. How long has the bill been on the agenda of public health. I filed the bill today and it's been on their agenda today. So you filed today he hasn't even been run across the desk yes ma'am I have it's just a very time sensitive bill. You just decided to file today yes ma'am. You sort of had to be here. Yes ma'am I appreciate a good vote. To extract the bill from the public health committee all those in favor of the extraction say aye. Is no does have it is extracted. And Terry do you wanna. While a bill so that we can continue this. Senate bill six twenty three by Senator Irvin to create a climate where the story Arkansas plumbing act and declare an emergency. Thank you members of the Senate I first want to thank all of my co sponsors on this important piece of legislation again it's time sensitive and there was mounting opposition from lobbyists all across the capital in the state of Arkansas. This act creates the climate regulatory Arkansas climbing axe to create a certified climb its regulatory Arkansas plumbing inspector and to create the climate regulatory Arkansas plumbing oversight committee to declare an emergency as you know Arkansas is only one of eight states that allow citizens to own and operate out houses there are fewer and fewer outhouses in the state each year and with proper maintenance and regular inspections the greenhouse gas emissions from these out houses can be maintained at an acceptable level which we know is really important for the environment additionally outhouses are very necessary for the annual outhouse races in Mountain View Arkansas which is one of the single most important and competitive athletic competitions in this state it is our intent of the General Assembly to promote the use and the maintenance and inspection of our houses to provide for regular inspections of these out houses to reduce any excess greenhouse gas emissions that could have a negative impact on the environment and to promote attendance at the outhouse races that occur each year in October in Mountain View Arkansas at its annual being festival in October therefore it's really critically important that we establish an oversight committee to do the specific things that oversight committee is the governor the honorable Asa Hutchinson the Speaker of the house of representatives that my audible Matthew Shepherd and the president pro tem of the Senate to has special expertise in the skills needed to inspect out houses the honorable gentleman Jimmy Hickey. And they will serve in perpetuity I'm on this oversight committee. It's deemed an emergency because it's an urgent need that any. Our fails inspection would be decommissioned and sent immediately and urgently for additional outhouses in the state to race down main street and Mountain View Arkansas during our being fast each year and there is no better time to address this need that on April the first I would appreciate a good vote. This is the part of the process for we take questions about this bill senator Davison senator Mark Johnson Senator Davis thank you senator committee and personal stories to share and about outhouses and stand down near anything any experiences. Yes I am proud to say that I have actually helped and participated in the outhouse races and Mountain View Arkansas and my kids have also driven them and so we it we would encourage the Senate to sponsor an outhouse and the name of our fearless leader Senator Jimmy Hickey. It's just a question for the. The motion. Are these at houses unisex or male female or family. Or at our the how the races coed or they by the way that event co at events and co out outhouse well I mean inside. Thank you. The bathroom bill in the state and so. This is about the room bill is one I just heard it in the bathroom bill. They don't have a good record in the state of passing but okay any other questions anyone would want to speak against the I have a question. Senate. Thank. Thank you broke senator flowers. So Senator Irvin is this your way of making a April fools joke. Yes flowers happy April fools day. Thank you all. If you have any good. Mr president what are the services I'd like to move that we table Senate bill six twenty three. What we need to come down here to make that motion by I think we I'm. Steve this is a. We need to do some legally on the road sure yeah. All right would you will you make sure none of service from here to just title of. The helpful. I make a motion we table this bill for further consideration. Without objection let's move to the budget calendar or thank you. Senator design. I thank governor. Members before we start we do these I'm going to go through what's going to happen on the budget County today I just real quick we have to Senate bills that we're going to consider as a bad Senate bill fifty Senate bill one twenty one we're going to pass over a Senate or house bill ten seventy seven and house bill ten ninety eight and the rest of the House bills including house bill fifties are fifteen sixty seven. We'll hear in a batch the someone like to pool but we do have to Senate bills by members and will consider those individually to Senate bills by members will consider those individually. Any questions for the senator. What what for forty four by joint budget for the department of commerce the Arkansas rehabilitation services preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. The members first I'm sorry about that get that pulled up members this is a bill by Senator Elliot I'm sure she's here if you have any questions it's preparation that is for a two million dollar preparation for the Arkansas rehabilitation services for adult education programs there is no funding tied to this this point Services preparation on. Any questions anyone wish to speak against or for. Centers close. Any objection role in the vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote. The cast of the ballot thirty five yeah zero days the bill is passed the Emergency Clause is adopted. Transmitted the House Senator Dismang Senate bill four forty seven by Senator Caldwell an action or the University of Arkansas division of agriculture preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year our design I thank you members this is a bill by Senator called will it really relates to the pine tree research station which is currently on by the university of Arkansas prohibits the sale of that property lessons for publicly used to a nonprofit I think a word that right I was trying to find the language in addition to that there is an appropriation of sixteen point five million in is unfunded. Have to take any questions of a cancer road I think Senator call any questions anyone would speak against four centers closed any object. Senator. Okay you want to run the vote putting guys Senator Davis down as a no please roll the vote put Senator Davis thousand. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace in which injured vote Senator Hendren is not. Senator Hester is no. Anyone else. That. This is not. Senate eads's NO. Cast of the ballot. Thirty eighth five days a bill is passed Bozshakol stopped to transmit to the House Senate is mine. We're gonna circle back up to the referred to Senate bill Senate bill one fifteen Senate bill one twenty one Senate bill fifty. By joint budget back to the Arkansas teacher retirement system appropriations twenty twenty one twenty two twenty two fiscal year Senate bill one twenty one by joint budget act for the department of labor licensing the division of labor appropriation of twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Real hard to hear and hear you all. Members many questions on the to Senate bill Senate bill fifteen Senate bill one twenty one any questions or wish to speak against for centers close junction on the vote. Please roll the vote for those two backs bills. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote Senator Pitsch is not a sin president Senator to present anybody else. Anybody else cast about. Thirty four days one present zero days to the two bills passed. Transmit the merger closer adopted transmit to the House centered. Ten eighty by joint budget an act for the Arkansas Public Service Commission of preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year asal ten eighty seven by joint budget an act for the Department of Human Services Medicaid tobacco settlement program of action for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year household ten eighty nine by joint budget an act for the Department of Human Services division of provider services and quality quality assurance appropriations twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year house bill eleven sixty seven by joint budget act for the Department of Education Division of career and technical education preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year and house bill fifteen sixty seven by joint budget an act for the department of the specter General independent tax appeals commissioner perforation twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. By. Yes I'd like to take take age be fifteen sixty seven out of the match okay H. B. fifteen sixty seven. Is that what you are okay thank you senator we will take that out of the back page. Any other questions comments or anything on ten eighty ten eighty seven ten eighty nine. For about in which speak against four centers close injection or the vote on those for. Please roll by Senator Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Anyone would change their vote. Cast a ballot thirty five Yeas. Zero. Bills class mercy closer adopted returned to the house Senator Dismang. Haskell fifteen sixty seven by joint budget an act for the department of inspector general independent tax appeals commission preparation B. twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. This is the appropriation that and it's tied to the two bills that we heard today and they were part of final passage the first set up structure the tax bills commission and then the second allow for the processes of the commission this sets out positions for that department the department took the total preparations two point five million dollars one thing to keep in mind is that we did pass a bill early this session which raised about four million dollars worth of revenue for the state of Arkansas that was the bill that related to partnership taxation allowing that taxation to occur at the entity level and so there is funding that you know that that is for that is not directly tied to it there is regional revenue that should be able to to sustain the program without impacting the balanced budget or our current RSA discussions. Any questions. We speak against four centers close any objection on the vote. Please I'm sorry your senate education I have no objection mark me no thank you senator flowers she has no objection please roll the vote and mark Senator flowers no. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Change their vote. We have Senator flowers is not a. Cast out. You can change your vote on the. Cast of the ballot thirty forty eight one nine bill as passed returned to the house. Okay we would not we would. Those to read. Senator Bledsoe. Thank you Mr president ladies and gentlemen of the Senate I put this on your desk it is the public health welfare and labor committee bills that are listed and if you're name is on here and you want to withdraw your bill C. A. N. if your name is on here in the your your bill is still allowable come and run it please thank you. Any other announcements. Any other announcements. Senate until one o'clock Monday subject to the clearing of this