Senate Convenes

Senate order 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 all right everyone would include those in the gallery if you have I will be led in prayer today by senator Ben Gilmore Gilmore. Per the members. Heavenly father lord we thank you for this day we thank you for your many blessings we thank you for the opportunity to be in this chamber and to do the people's work order for that we would do that with sure hearts and minds are focused on where you would have us to be focus lord we thank you for all that you're going to do through us and we pray that you would use us again to do what's right for the state and for the people we represent in your name we pray amen we're. I pledge to the flag of the. To the. Which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. But is there any items to be read across the desk. You Mr president this is to inform you that on March nineteen twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measure the regular session the ninety third General Assembly Senate bill three seventy nine is now ACT four oh three sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor. File it. Mr president will your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two twelve by Senator hammer Senate bill two eighty nine by Senator hammer Senate bill twenty two by Senator Irvin Senate bill sixty two by Senator Irvin said bill one O. seven by Senator English Senate bill one fifty six by joint budget Senate bill one forty seven by Senator English Senate bill one eighty four by Senator Irvin Senate bill one eighty five by Senator Irvin symbol one eighty nine by Senator Teague Senate bill two thirty two by Senator Leding symbol to forty nine by Senator Irvin Senate bill two sixty four by Senator Irvin senate two eighty one by Senator Garner Senate bill two forty by Senator Wallace semo three O. five by Senator Caldwell Senate bill three thirteen by Senator Irvin symbol three forty four by Senator Davis Senate bill three forty five by Senator Davis Senate bill four hundred by Senator Flippo said before one by Senator Flippo said before forty six by Senator Ballinger Senate bill four forty nine by Senator Dismang Senate bill four forty eight by Senator hammer Senate bill forty two six by Senator Stubblefield symbol for sixty five by Senator Dismang zero copies with the original find same correctly enrolled and have at twelve oh six PM delivered to the governor for his approval. Pilot. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill nineteen by Senator Clark per the gross copy the original find same correctly engrossed. Gross. Public health. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three fifty one by Senator Irvin compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed in commerce. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate four seven nine by Senator tougher compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed you just. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four eighty eight by Senator Hammer compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed state agency Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill five twenty nine by Senator Clark the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed local we are committee on Judiciary to whom was referred senate bill three hundred by Senator Dismang recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred senate bill three forty six by Senator Rapert recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill twelve thirteen by representative Maddox recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fourteen fifty eight represent Penzo recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen oh seven by representative waiting recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen eleven by representative Wardlaw recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill fifteen eighty eight by representative Gazaway recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill sixteen nineteen by representative board recommend due pass counted Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred house bill sixteen forty eight No representative McKenzie recommend due pass counted. Senate bill five eighty four by Senator Hickey to amend the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program to establish procedures and funding requirements to create or amend scholarships funded with the net revenue available and to clear an image March the Senate bill five eighty four education. Senate bill five eighty five by Senator Wallace to create the electronic waste recycling program and collection recovery plan and to provide some sense sustainability through public participation in public and private agreements and management accountability Senate bill five eighty five public health. Senator Dismang is recognized for the announcmenet. Thank you senator and members last week I presented Senate bill four seventy and Senator Garner asking a question be honest I've I've kind of a trip through that answer a little bit was about the enforceability of five seventy that's one has to do with market place is still taters and third party sellers and just to be clear the violation it it's a violation deceptive trade practices act which in is enforced by the attorney general's office the maximum exposure to that is ten thousand dollars per instance of course there's other remedies available to Attorney General utilized again I just wanted to clarify that I misspoke on for seventy wanted to to let you all know but in happy taking questions on that. Thank. Thank you. Are there any other announcements at the. From the members of the body any other announcements. All right we'll move on to Senate memorial resolution for a third reading and adoption. Senate memorial resolution three by Senator Leding tree member deck Harlan into recognizes contributions to the state of Arkansas. Senator Leding you're recognized. Thank you Mr president. Colleagues Chief Doug Harlan was a firefighter here in Little Rock he retired a few years ago of the leftist on December tenth of twenty twenty I learned just this morning that actually through the gentleman who work here in the Senate to keep this chamber secure served with chief Harlan Mr Lowe Mr Floyd Mr Bowers those are the three I know of but today we also here in the east gallery have members of his family and some friends of his including his wife of forty one years Renee. His son captain Jake apartment in the bin fire department his wife Madison their three children Bentley Payton and violet and captain bill what's in Little Rock fire department who served with Chief Harlon and so I just ask for your presence as we read through this resolution. Whereas Mr Brian Douglas Doug Harlan was born in Little Rock Arkansas on July tenth nineteen fifty six to Fred Willard and Sonia Mildred Harlan and died on December tenth twenty twenty and whereas after graduating from Sheridan high school in nineteen seventy five Doug spent his career in service to the citizens of the State retiring as a battalion chief after thirty one years with the Little Rock fire department rising through the ranks of the Department first as a firefighter from nineteen eighty three to nineteen ninety that is fire apparatus engineer from nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety four that is fire captain from nineteen ninety four to two thousand and retiring after nearly fourteen years as battalion chief in two thousand fourteen. Whereas Chief Harlan to exceptional service was documented throughout his career by administrators of the Department his selection to attend leadership trainings and his recommendation for multiple promotion promotions and whereas after barely one year on the job Chief Harlem is recognized for his to ROIC efforts in saving a four year old girl from a burning second story apartment. And whereas chief Harlan service included serving as acting battalion chief at what was then known as the Little Rock national airport during the terrorist attacks of September eleventh two thousand one and where as chief Carl is remembered by colleagues friends and family as a larger than life personality living up to his nickname of two tall a towering the con man who exuded his love of life and care for others his humor and his devotion to his wife children and grandchildren and where as chief Harlan was a dedicated sportsmen and steward of the Arkansas outdoors is consummate sportsmanship extending to hunting for deer duck and Turkey across the state is appreciation for the natural environment by fishing for bass and crappie across Arkansas and his love for golfing with family and friends to join him and whereas in retirement that was a loving grandfather who had only begun to enjoy spending time on lake Ouachita with his three grandchildren Bentley Payton inviolate fishing and swimming in the beautiful waters and the out watch Tom mountains and whereas Douglas behind his wife of forty one years Rene Simpson Harlan children Jacob and Carol Harlan brother Gary Quinlan and numerous loved ones family friends and co workers who left with and benefited from the joy of knowing Chief Harlan now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the Senate remember Doug Harlan for his service and dedication to the city of little rock and the state of Arkansas and extend sincere condolences to the family be it further resolved that upon adoption a copy of this resolution be provided to the family by the Secretary of State. You've heard the resolution all in favor say aye. And it has I haven't congratulations you've passed your. Our prayers are with you. Senator Solomon. Amendment one Senate bill four seventy five. Thank you members of my bill my amendment you've heard the amendment all those in favor say aye. And oppose ayes have it amendment is adopted. And engrossing. All right members Senate bill for third reading and passage Senator Hendren you're recognized. Senate bill three oh seven by Senator Hendren concerning the penalties for the offence of fleeing in a vehicle or conveyance you're recognized. The Committee president members this is state police building had a significant increase in people attempting to flee from police officers of the last three four years and this is an attempt to rectify that. To give an example the number has has increased from two hundred ninety six in two thousand seventeen to four hundred and fifty in two thousand twenty the number that have involved injuries is nineteen now and two thousand twenty so over one month we're having somebody hurt because of people attempting to flee so it's become more more of a problem this bill does two three things the first thing it does is anybody who's attempting to flee right now it is a misdemeanor the original bill change that to sell only after some discussions or negotiations we change that leave a misdemeanor but do make it a minimum of thirty days in jail if they are speeding and it's clearly not tempt the fever of fully verses somebody just trying to look for a safe place there's confusion the other thing it does is somebody who is using extreme indifference to the value of human life which we've had some of these go over a hundred forty miles an hour it makes a from a Class D. to a Class C. felony and then if there's fear serious injury it changes the. From a Class C. to a Class D. felony so again I don't think there's any opposition after we went to committee be happy to answer any questions all right senator Chesterfield and then senator garner you're recognized for a question yes thank you madam chair Senator Hendren the only thing that puzzles me is line twenty five. Which says that a person convicted under this subdivision under subdivision the one a of this section shall serve a minimum of two days in jail but then right under that C. C. as a person convicted they're different subdivisions but why that different other same subdivision why the difference in two days to thirty days is that yes ma'am the the difference is the in in category C. it is clear that they're speeding in a breaking under additional laws as they're trying to flee as opposed to just refusing to yield but not necessarily first pull over but not necessarily an unsafe for speeding manner. All right thank you senator garner you're recognized for a question thank you managers so my issue with this is. If you have a bunch of eighteen year old kids at a college party and the cops come I think we can all know what's going to happen within two seconds that they're all going to do to run away now I'm not saying that that's a great thing to happen but under this those kids if they spoke to speed limit one mile per hour over would all be serving thirty days in jail is that correct. I don't think so now they're in their vehicles and a police officer turned on his lights and they refused to pull over the intentional. This is being by means of a vehicle or conveyance yeah I member read a definition for fully and I don't think it's necessarily the cops are behind you with your lights on it if that's the case I'll be fine without the just if there's a lawful could be arrested situation and then they laugh then later on they could have that put on I don't think it's quite what the blue light wine is consideration. Am I misreading that well I mean again it was clear to the defense attorneys when they when they negotiate this compromise this is talking about clean by means of a vehicle or conveyance or a motorcycle or something is not talking about running from a party. Okay. All rights are there any other questions for Senator Hendren. All right anyone wish to speak for or against the bill. All right the nine you're recognized to close for your bill close okay Senator Hendren close for the bill is an objection to rolling the vote. No objection to rolling the vote these role that. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace any members wish to change their vote. Or vote all right the nine please cast a ballot. The voter thirty five Yeas zero nine the Bill pass. Move over my. Yes I have. Transmitted the House. Senator Davis. Senate bill five twenty one by Senator Davis to mandate that the Arkansas Medicaid program cover continuous glucose monitor for an individual with diabetes. Davis you're recognized. Thank you and this bill just requires that Medicaid covers continuous glucose monitors under and certain parameters for those who have type one diabetes or other type of diabetes and this is not only a bill that will help without comes with quality of life but also and we should see an a fiscal impact which is good it will be saving for our state and by having Medicaid pay for these rather than paying for all of the expensive emergency room visits and other things that people have diabetes have to contend with that I'll take any questions are there any questions for Senator Davis. Si no question there anyone here like to speak for or against the bill. The nine you're recognized close for your bill okay as thank you all right is there an objection to rolling the vote. No objection 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 is there any member that would like to change their vote scene nine please casts up the ballot the voter thirty five Yeas here on may the bill passes please transmit to the House Senator English. Senate bill five twenty six by Senator English. To amend the law concerning the data and transparency panel under increased department participation on the data and transparency panel. Senator English you're recognized. Thank you very much this bill basically just expands and the of transparency panel data transparency panel and some people and clarifies some of the folks who are going to be on the committee. Are there any questions for Senator English. The no questions anyone wish to speak for or against the bill. C. nine you're recognized to close for your bill I think she's closed is there an objection to rolling the vote no objection 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 and any member like to change their vote. The nine please casts up the ballot voter thirty five Yeas zero nine the Bill pass this please transmit to the House senator Elliots. Senate bill five thirty one by Senator Elliot to create the Arkansas Legislative arts and technology became Senator Elliot you're recognized. Thank you members I guess I should start off by thanking many of you for being co sponsors of this bill and I thank you for that as well as several folks who are co sponsors in the in the house but this bill has come out of three years of work that was the brain child as much as anybody else of our Kansans for the arts and it's appealing to me and appealing to many others in that they have that research the creative energy and the knowledge to help us understand our which is one thing that representative Les Warren and I I came to understand is that rather than chasing the next big company which has its place to be are economic drivers there is such a thing that I first learned about in two thousand five when I read the first book by Richard Florida that placed based economic development is so possible through the arts and that every place in this state where we don't a mansion anything because we so narrowly define what we mean by economic development and we so narrowly a match and what is meant by the arts and so what C. R. Kansas for the artists helped us to do is look at what's possible look at what can be done so this build is the result of years of those three years of work with them and with the legislative caucus as well what it does is during the interim we will be a part of what they wanted to call the arts and boot camp and for the rest of us is like any other kind of working group but they really wanted to put a flavor on it to let people know this is something different from what we normally do to take the arts and look at it every arts district in the state and there are eight of them. So we can creatively look at and imagine and discover what's there but we never imagined seeing it like this before and help people create economic opportunity right there where they all are and not have to chase something else all the time and have the possibility of our our for a kids and grandkids being a part of growing something they will want to remain here and help our state have a better quality of life and economic development model that is sustainable that is embedded. And that's what this bill is going to do by looking at the arts industries I've been looking at all of the businesses that can be created by those industries and it will fundamentally change the way we look at the arts I'm fundamentally give us a way to think about economic opportunity and economic development away we have never imagined I'd done before. So that's the quick thing to say about it and the quick summary and I will entertain any questions that you might have. Are there any yes Is Senator Hendren you're recognized for a question Senator Elliot two things one is is it true that you had a birthday on Saturday. Yes it's true and even more than that claim all seven two my years all right all right yes and I can't think of a better birthday present on the first try partisan bills okay. You get to do something you don't normally do thank you so much for that. Are there any other questions. All right the nine is there anyone who would like to speak in favor or against the bill. The nine you're recognized to close for your bill I am close thank you all right all right is there an objection to rolling the vote. Okay. All right we're gonna roll the vote please I Mark Senator garner's and that. We are all in the vote that. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace are there any members who would like to change their vote or. Having voted yes. All right the nine played the ballot vote of thirty three eight one nine. The Bill pass this please transmit to the House Senator Flippo Senate bill five thirty seven by Senator Flippo to amend the law concerning penalties for violation of the mandatory seat belt use low. Senator Flippo you're recognized the man president members this is a technical correction for a bill that I ran two years ago the intent of the bill was to lower the seat belt line from about ninety dollars down to forty five dollars it was agreed upon bill by the cities and counties there was an air next section code was referenced that. Lower to find a sixty five not forty five went back this year fix that it's a it's a forty five there is no opposition appreciate a good vote. Are there any questions on the bill. Any questions the no questions anyone wish to speak for against the bill. Fifty nine you've close for your bill as an objection to rolling about. Section drawing the vote please role of that 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 anybody Senator Tucker. Okay leave it leave requested for Senator Ingram is leave granted. Okay. So made. Please mark Senator Ingram is leave. Is there anyone that would like to change their vote. All right the ninth please casts up the ballot the voter thirty five Yeas zero nine the Bill pass. Please transmit to the House Senator Clark Senate bill five forty nine. Thank you senator Clark to stepped out. Is Senator Clark. The committee I can't. Senator Hickey. All right all. So let us get back on track with presents senator urban's bill Senate bill four seventy three. Senate bill four seventy three by Senator Irvin to establish a state park restaurant private club permit and authorize the state park restaurant private harm a club permit holder to serve alcoholic beverages. Thanks members what this bill does it creates a new private club permit for state park operations which is based on the current restaurant private club permit after the initial review of application goes to the secretary of the Arkansas department of parks heritage and tourism it also still goes through the ABC process it also does require local control through a county approval by ordinance and the reason for this bill is at to allow them to incorporate and have a streamlined process for their permitting process and for their accounting processes and and just to provide the I have a consistent bility throughout the state. Are there any questions Senator Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr chairman thank you senator Baker taking on my car on my question. Looking at this bill what is troubling to me is when you establish a private club on public property there's no provision in here to make sure that there's not discrimination against up against phones and by definition a private club can lead in whomever it chooses but is there something in here that says you on federal land or state land that you cannot discriminate against folks because of race gender disability. I don't. Now this follows the same current process that you would do through ABC so. And I don't think I can necessarily answer your question I mean it it's basically you know to streamline the accounting processes within the State Parks so there's already have the ability to have private clubs yes yes they already have their serve and that's another part of the bill there some that do you have a private club license permit already so so what is this allowing the it's just it's just basically to streamline the process because of there are some it there's timing issues there's there's all kinds of different things that allows for them this is the same processor ABC as it is and it and it requires that local control and that approval but it it would allow for those to be on a certain time frame so that they can streamline their accounting processes well there's there's not it's going to say is gonna follow the same A. B. C. permitting so I mean there's not going to be any discrimination all right now if you have a private club you get to determine your membership. And if you determine your membership and you choose not to say for instance allow women to come in a woman is excluded I mean that's why you got a private but this private institution is on state lands and so that's why I was wondering as I read the bill we're is a provision that it the ease on state property that discrimination cannot take place based on gender or race or disability that was that's why I was concerned about this one which is a little different than your regular. A private class. Well I know I understand but I mean that definitely can be addressed and rules of how we deal with that but there's no I've never been discriminated against a woman trying to get a drink at a private club permit at chili's so I'm with the assistance of his or different right that's why I'm asking the questions of the state land is there a provision that you cannot discriminate I would like a private club can we'll yeah the discipline is on state land that makes it to me a little bit different Sturch totally understand not in favor of discriminating against anybody so. Thank you. Question your first in the queue yes Sir I do Garner you're recognized for a question. So you you saying this or exist at state parks we are having a proper clothes there are some that do yes yeah there's some that do not some that do giving examples of that surmount magazine state park lake disgraced resort park and headed Jean state park queen Wilhelmina Wilhelmina sorry state park so that part of the part of the amendment that was put on by request by the members of the committee as well and which which would require county ordinance for approval also would allow for current permits to be grandfathered in during this time period of between that which is currently in place and that which would then go into effect if this bill passes so that is you would have like a two month or three month we are time. Thank you so currently it does or nonprofit organization structure as such an registered their own state lands they can serve alcohol currently yeah the correct correct yes. Yes they in the nonprofit that part of the languages is absolutely what already exists with the current ABC process so we we didn't change any of that. Thank you Teague you're next in the queue and then we'll go to some of the record. Thank you Sir. Senator is this July input of bar and dry County. And it would have to be approval by the council and by ordinance. That again would you would have to be there has to be an approval by the council by ordinance not by the judges don't get to vote on it but the county by the court to do it it would be by the quorum court who are representative of the people it would have to be by ordinance or we discuss circumvent the law on private clubs with this no I don't believe I don't believe to get a private club right by the people. I am now I don't believe that we are. Thank you. Senator Rapert you're recognized for a question. Senator Teague did little work on that about the private private club in terms of the dry counties I also saw that to the fee on here's fifteen hundred dollars if I'm not mistaken but if it is in a dry county that there's an extra fee of fifty nine dollars is that correct have to be approved by the done matter whether it's a wake county or a dry county it has to be approved by the council by ordinance right but I was stating that in the bill it states there's a fifteen hundred dollars the if you are in a in a county that voted itself dry at any point there is an extra fifteen hundred dollars see in here. Well again we try to make sure that we we lowered the different fees said that because these are state parks and tourism is a huge part of our industry and they have been hurt had three covid we tried to we try to make its where it's it's a little bit easier for our state parks but I mean again we follow the same process so I would need to get back with you on the fees and the amount okay were referring to is actually Page three and four at the bottom of three top four and that answers it I think that answers it pretty quick staff cation for state park restaurants private clubs should be submitted with the fifteen hundred dollar fee right in an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages has not been authorized by local option the application for state park club shall be submitted to the division and accompanied by an additional application fee of one thousand five hundred dollars shall. In in this place like Senator Teague this state or the dry County I think that's what that's referring to right there's an extra fifteen hundred okay I think and and that which we try to make sure that was consistent you could you. Office could you tell me how it is that those other state parks are already doing this. As you mentioned I I I. They went through the permitting process I mean they went through the permitting process and was able to be approved through the current process I I again you know this make sure that there's and it's only on king on site consumption you can't sell and leave or it's only on the site of the property so you know we try to be very very strict with this that try to give them the ability to have more of a streamlined process through the permit but we didn't want to water down any of the permitting process. Last last part of the question you're recognized for mischief so who is this I mean is it well specific Rask from the department or from a particular Parker tourism is really important to me I mean and I think it should be for everybody in our state it's a huge driver and so part of the issues are consistencies you know for state parks and also trying to be efficient and effective but being efficient within agencies and them going through this you know process that we have is a is a little inefficient for them and so I started you know we kind of started talking about it and then I thought well why don't we allow for process to where that we can streamline it for state parks at the date but we don't want anything down but we can have a process for them to try to streamline it for them for their internal accounting purposes. That and state parks supports the bill because it does they are focusing on kind of like the dynamics pricing Bill it it kind of all that Senator Dismang Kerry it kind of falls in line with what they're trying to do to update their procedures in order to be more effective with taxpayers dollars because at the end of the day they're responsible for their books and if you're trying to get them to operate more like a business to be effective with taxpayer dollars then we need to give them the tools to do that and that's what we're trying to do. I'm trying to. Thank you okay do I have any other questions Senator LA you're recognized for a question well. C.. I know I missed this in the committee meeting us I heard most of discussion about this bill I know what I did not realize in I am trying to understand now because I'm into these restaurants in these bars and given the business there at all I did was I was there for a meeting but I just want to do what you do now so for example that you do you is private is there is a price to close. Yes yes yes they have they have to go through the private club permitting process so I wanted to what I'm trying to figure out if it's private if I just wanted to drive up to packaging and get a drink or whatever. Do I need to be a member or something I'm not guess I'm not getting what private needs exactly. Senator Elliot I mean I I I don't know if I can answer that question because of I can only speak to my experience with that I mean you know it's similar to like if you're in Conway Arkansas you have a lot of private performance for restaurants right and so are state parks have to do that same process what I'm trying to do is just create a new state park permit I would still have to go through the ABC that an orders that allows them to have more of a streamlined process and so you know I a it needs to be on site consumption they can't sell you know as six pack or whatever it's only for a drink per consumption not person because a lot of people at the end they cannot advertise you know for alcohol the issue is when you have people that come in from other states they go to any of our state parks there I think there should be some consistency so they don't they come and they have an expectation and then they may not understand why they can't order a drink there are not and so there's there's then becomes a concern an inconsistency and that sometimes will drive tourism away from our state so you know or you may have a golf course that's attached like I think late two gray house at a golf course that's attached and said this would allow them not just to have that permit at their at their restaurant B. L. also be able to sell you know an alcoholic beverage on the golf course that's attached to the resort so again we're just trying to look at the processes within that agency and what they're responsible for and what they're responsible for is really what we ask our businesses to be good business progresses will we have to give them the tools I think to try to give them the tools to to run those state parks and technically question that I was just trying to get information for myself so I. I would understand I did not realize because I've been doing everyone of those establishments that you mention and maybe that's what I what I don't know but I went. I never realized I just didn't realize it was a what it means that they are private club in fact I didn't know their private club yeah this is just down station to me to help me understand that I mean now I will say that if if we have something within our permitting process that would be just over all right that would be discriminatory towards somebody I think we need to change that like my bill doesn't do that but if if there is you know a discriminatory and you know within the permitting process whether it's the current one that exist for this one then that would need to be addressed in my perspective because I've not had that same experience so and I would be a separate bill that. Very much supportive of that and of making sure that somebody's not denied and of course unless they're you know under twenty one. Thank you thank you so much thank you senator samples question you're recognized. Yes thank you your. Senator Irvin as I recall having lived in a couple of dry counties. You had to buy a membership to a private club to. To be a member of that club to get in the right direction so are you can make in this are are you changing the relations so I I know what you're talking about and and it I I think that may have changed at some point because I know that I am no longer have to quote by membership in order to I just have to fill out a name and the name and phone number okay so I but yes no that's we don't want people to have to by members you know at at the state parks for sure okay one thing I think that's changed reserve changed because I'd just had that experience the other day. The rate review of a follow up question yes in center I'm sorry the further I read the more. Page six of the bill. Talks about and I'm sorry hope you can hear me. Page six of the bill states that there be a ten percent tax levied right that is existing that's the existing on these current situations so this would include a ten percent tax. Correct there is no need to that is not new that is what I'm saying is existing within the permit process those taxes currently exists we're just transferring whatever is existing and that the current permitting process would then also apply to determining what I'm what I'm reading says in addition there's liberty supplemental tax of ten percent upon the gross proceeds derived by the state park restaurant private club from the charges to members for the preparation serving of mixed drinks the filing and serving beer and wine drawn from the private stocks of the members and then underneath that it says in addition to the tax levied there's a supplemental tax of four percent levied on the gross proceeds or gross receipts derived the state park restaurant private club from the charges to members for the same preparation so that's that's current tax statute that's existing for alcohol that would then also apply to this new process we're not trying to create a tax exemption in other words for them they have to pay the same taxes that everybody else thank you yeah. We have any other questions in the chamber. Seeing none would anybody like to speak for this bill. Right Senator Johnson you're recognized and we'll go. I D. I'm sorry recognized him first you'll be nice. Senator Johnson for the bill. Thank you Mr president We have a weird system in this state where we allow in some counties I called damp County center Chesterfield we we allow organizations to create private clubs in a. What I would call a otherwise seems to be a for profit establishment a. Senator mention a chili's for example mention Mike's place in Conway which is a wonderful place I love going there. But it is a kind of a strange set up but I want to clarify that this is not anything that anyway discriminatory and certainly anything in this state park would be prohibited from any kind of discrimination under other laws of. Service be commended for. Trying to help get the the folk center and other areas other parks our state at least be on an even keel and to set up a understandable process we used to joke and some of these private clubs the first one I ever went in like this was in Northwest Arkansas and it was literally act the joke was you put a mere under your nose to clogged up and you're eligible to be a member I ask that let's not try to take this particular occasion to. try to re write recall defy our rather strange alcohol laws in Arkansas which have been evolving since the repeal of prohibition in nineteen thirty three but but let our are parts of put a facility and that when a visitor visits of a state park and Senator just feel left take you as my guest Petty gene will go up to my other large and if you want a little tidy I'll be glad to vote for you but it's it's something that we ought to do and take care take care of Of the of this particular situation that Senator was trying to clean up we listen to the details of the bill in city county local I think it's a good bill I appreciate you voting for it thank you. Anybody like to speak against the bill center Chesterfield you're recognized. Thank you Mr ladies and gentlemen of the Senate I never thought I'd be down you're talking against a bill to allow people to relax and enjoy. My only concern is an you know the sun will rise tomorrow no matter what we do about it. But I get tired of us playing games and I know we played games about private clubs for a long long time. But what is troubling is when not being honest with the folks who really oppose it in their neighborhoods. And so you have you have counties that have said we do not want. Alcohol served in our particular County. And I think they ought to have a right under local control to do that. Now we have already voted to have liquor delivered to your house. And that's fine. We voted several other things having to do with alcohol which is just fine. But we begin to manipulate so much that we forget that there are citizens who would like some local control over what happens in their own community and I'm glad to know you know the dean of history of the chamber of the honorable mark Johnson has told me that this is been around since prohibition and that may very well be but I would hate to think that he would be able to escort me into paging and I couldn't get in there by myself. See that's why I have a problem. I've been escorted into many places but I'd like to be able to walk in there on my own. And if I cannot do that I have a distinct problem with this bill what the voted up or down I understand both sides of the issue but let's stop playing games I stopped calling these things private clubs if anybody can walk in and get a drink cut it out. Just say we're going to establish some parks and in these parts we're going to have some clubs and we will be able to have a good time and drink a little bit. And stop playing with the people of this state thank you. You may like to speak for the bill on the bill Sir Clark you're recognized. It is a member of a member of the committee I'd like to help clarify I was adamantly opposed to the bill until Senator Irvin amended it of for local control we of. I have. Help private clubs workers help private clubs work with she passes a bill or not. But. She amended it for us to say that the local quorum court would decide whether they could get a permit or not the local quorum court I used to be on the quorum court answers to the voters and will answer to the local restaurants of who also may or may not have. may or may not be a private club or be able to be a private club so of I don't drink I have no whether people come to some of these places and dry counties and expect to drink or not as tourists are offered no opinion but it cannot happen except the local quorum court voted so so the are you still have local control of which was very important to our committee that's of you do what you want. I believe circling back is anybody's want to speak against this bill. Senator Rapert you're recognized. Members until Senator Irvin I'm I'm just being consistent on where I'm at on some of these issues. I think it's a public policy issue. I mean. Why is it that we need the State Parks. To get in competition with businesses now again. I said this the other day on an issue I mean how many more businesses and how many more things. Is Arkansas going to start competing with everybody else. I mean the next thing you know we're gonna open barbecue restaurant. I mean that seriously were read. I just I just don't think that we have a financial crisis on any public park in Arkansas not being able to sell blues. Especially not make mixed drinks. So what my my situation is is that again and maybe I've maybe I've talked to too many people with their homes ravaged by people of addicted to alcohol and alcohol abuse maybe maybe that's what it is and if it is like the other day I guess Senator Chesterfield I get a little closer closer all the time. It's scary. But but I just say this isn't it is nothing at all against what Senator Irvin in her personnel what bush's down the bill. But the policy of it is where I just wanna pause a little bit here why do we continue to do this the next thing you know it's going to be just name it. State parks can do a better job selling tires I mean what are we going to do I just wants to stop expanding all this stuff and I think that there's a real issue in the dry counties. People voted them that way for purpose there is a there is a process in place in the state of Arkansas if you want to drink and you want your county to be with the go out and raise the signatures and get you a petition have your vote and you've got will control and I'd ask members to not vote for this bill thank. Sir anybody would like to speak for the bill. On the bill. Against the bill. Centerman like clothes for your bill. Thank you thank you members I just want to be able to close for this bill to say that tourism is one of our number one industry is in the State of Arkansas and we have fifty two state parks in the State Parks and their presence actually generates revenue and business for the local private businesses that are around the State Parks it's important you have to understand what these state parks are not competing against her businesses are actually helping our businesses in that area because they're driving tourism how many tourism probably is been driven because crystal bridges up in northwest Arkansas you don't think for one second that's helping your local gas station sell gas or your local restaurants sell food or or whatever they sell beverages there I'm sure to Petty gene that tribes tourism to that area not magazine it drives tourism to that area our state parks are an important part of our tourism landscape they're not there to try to compete or put people out of business they're there to try to help supplement those businesses and a lot of the restaurants are actually there and run by a private enterprises they work with private industries and and people to run and manage those those restaurants and so you know when you have that ability for a restaurant to be able to work with a private vendor then you're helping the private industry you're not taking anything away from them. Restaurant sales are four point eight million dollars in state parks we say part total visitation is seven point five million dollars per year seven point five million people come to our state parks every year that's seven point five million people coming into the state of Arkansas participating in creating the fact that tourism is one of the number one industries in the state of Arkansas. We have to have some consistency we have to be efficient with state tax payers dollars that's what we're doing and again this is a local control issue which has been put into the bill to require county ordinances to approve yes or no that is perfectly acceptable and we do have state parks that have current permit within dry counties and I think that permitting process is established for a good reason you can live in a dry county but it's okay for a restaurant to be able to sell alcohol gives those people that balance if if they so choose which is what they've done in Faulkner County and many of your businesses in Faulkner county where you reside in represent are beneficiaries of the permit process Senator Rapert so I appreciate those abilities for those businesses to be able to make some money as well so again I just would I underline the fact that this streamlines the permit processes by eliminating these needs and it provides the State Parks provides a very important service to the public and to that I area where it resides this is a narrow and limited passed it aligns operations under the state park it streamlines the accounting processes and it standardizes these approaches to the requirements and it enables our state parks to be more effective and efficient with taxpayer dollars as our operating those and then use at State Parks so I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Senator Irvin as close for a bill is there any objection to rolling the vote I see I see an objection rolling the vote madam secretary please call the roll Ballinger. Ballinger. Beckham. Beckham. Bledsoe. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Eads. Elliott. Elliott. English. Flippo. Let. Flowers. No. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. The Hickey. Hello. Ingram Irvin. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page in the chair of the page. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. Tucker. Tucker. Wallace. It start over here if you're changing your vote to be clear we have Senator Bledsoe is in my. Yes all. Senator Bledsoe still one more time what we do it. I believe she's a no vote. I believe she's a no vote okay Senator Elliot is no. Nobody else Senator talkers president. Senator Beckham is unknown. Anybody else over here moved to the side I've got Senator Ballinger is a no Senator Dismang is a no. Senator Flippo as president. Nonvoting skews me all or anybody else. You Madam Secretary casts up the ballot. With eight games twenty Nays one president and five no votes the bill fails. Let's move on Senator Clark president. President. Yes. Just to observation I have quite a few checks from the guy from the gallery saying that they would support by a liquor license for the galleries that a list of the more debates like that. Some some. Senator Clark. Senate bill five forty nine B. or. Senate bill five forty nine by Senator Clark to amend Alexion law to amend the law concerning provisional ballots and rejected ballots and require provisional ballot and rejected ballot reports. Sir Clark you're right thank you Mr chair of five forty nine is a bipartisan election law bill it's simply gathers information on a provisional and rejected ballots are the secretary of state has no objection to it and is working with this on the getting the these reports and the clerks have no objection to it I'll be happy to answer any questions. Are there any questions. Seeing no questions is there anybody would like to speak for this bill. Or against this bill. Seeing none. Senator every close for your bill I'm close to appreciate a good vote was anybody object to rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll call the roll. Number one one seven. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. During the senator's desire to vote or change their vote. Ours is present. Senator flowers is present. Anyone else seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot. Thirty three aids and one present the bill is passed we will move on to House bills for a third reading passage Senator Tucker. Bills fourteen thirty seven fourteen thirty seven by representative Collins and senator Tucker in unlawful use of a person's booking photograph on the same website. Thank you Mr chair this bill has to do with a public for pay website with people's mugshots it won't affect at all law enforcement or any legitimate media but there are some websites out there and this bill only applies to those that accept request or require payment for taking a mug shot down what happens is there's what their websites they'll grab a person's mug shot off of a law enforcement website and they'll publish it on the internet and then when the person pays their debt to society they want to move on with their life. They don't want that mug shot out because it affects our ability to get a job get housing that sort of thing the reach out to this website to ask for the mugshot to be taken down and the website will essentially say you have to pay us five hundred dollars in order for us to take your mug shot down with this is effectively extortion. and it's just a bad bad practice so what this bill does is if you are website that accepts request requires payment in order to take your mug shot down then you have to do three things one is put your contact information on the website the second is if someone emails your contacts you asking them ask you to read to remove their mugshot then you have to provide a receipt so they can't just linger forever and the third thing is once you receive the request for the mugshot to be taken down that has to be removed within five business days the police chiefs in the state police are both supportive of this the press association is okay with it because again it doesn't affect any legitimate media doesn't affect law enforcement or even a neighborhood association that wants to post some alert about someone in the neighborhood or anything like that it's just these really extortion based websites other states like Georgia South Carolina Wyoming we're gonna pass similar legislation so that's what the bill does I'd be happy to take any questions. Tucker none would anybody like to speak for this bill against this bill. Senator Tucker is indicated that he is close for his bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. C. nine madam secretary please rule the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Do you Senators wish to change their vote. Senator Irvin as president we have anyone else. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast a ballot with thirty three a and one president bill is passed return to the House. We will move on to a House bill fourteen forty two Senator Stubblefield has fourteen forty two by representative Bentley and Senator Stubblefield to amend the law concerning the taking of minerals timber or other resources on state owned property Senator Stubblefield you're recognized thank you president this is the bill from the Commissioner of State landed simply says a permittee process and receipt of royalty payments for mineral rights on state owned property. The last them to to set up application permitting payments receipt disbursement process including a new database for each. I appreciate a good vote. Are there any questions for Senator Stubblefield seeing none would anybody like to speak for this bill against this bill Senator Stubblefield as indicated he's close for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote seeing none madam secretary please role of Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Three senators desire to vote or change their vote. I've got center for Davis is president. Senator Dismang is present. Senator Blake Johnson is president Senator Rapert is non voting present. Senator Chesterfield president. senator garner is present. My missing anybody. Let's be clear in your education center back or. Who. Hester Senator Hester. While I have no indication yet. These okay center. Gilmore okay I can see the Senator Gilmour as president. Madam secretary. Just up the ballot. With twenty seventy eight and seven president. Your vote your your bill is passed return to the House. We will deal with House Bill fifteen sixteen Senator Sturch. House fifteen sixteen by representative board Senator Sturch permitting a law enforcement officer to transport a person in crisis to a sobering center. Senator Sturch you're recognized thank you Mr president colleagues some carrying this on behalf of representative Lloyd sense of what the bill does is allow an option for a law enforcement officers which lends itself more to treatment into the criminal justice system when dealing with someone who is taking for public intoxication Sebastian County where approves invoices from has about seventy one percent recidivism rate right now with public in talks and so this is basically then allowing them to transport someone taking in that condition to a sobering center instead of crowding or county jails we work with this station counties and sheriffs association of the county judges association there's no no no opposition I'll entertain any questions. There any questions for Senator Sturch. Seeing Senator Rapert you're recognized for a question is Senator Sturch Looking at this it's absolutely just up to the law enforcement officer. Whether he take someone to jail or take some to sobering center correct yes Sir it's not mandatory it's just another option for them to use if they at their discretion right. Do we have any other criminal statute. Where an officer. Detains or arrest someone in which they just have the opportunity to say I'm going to steer were here rather than take you to jail like we usually do. Senator Rapert my response to that would be dealing with just this issue in this part of the code that's why it's so narrowly focused here is because public in talks would be the only way that they could use it would be for anything else or anything like that like I said it would be the local law enforcement officer would probably know that person in the community better than anybody else we can't make a state law says you know of a certain people at this certain characteristic on this certain many of times you know we want them to have as much flexibility at the local level as possible. I'm definitely not opposed to getting help and I understand that's what this is meant to do Only bring up for questioning concern in this may be something that we look at the future maybe we do a follow up but senator Chesterfield bringing up some issues that we've dealt with. What I would hope is that we don't have officers did decide to take some people to jail. In others they don't. And and that that's something I would give I know that's not really addressed in the bill and I absolutely understand the spirit of the bill but do you think that possibly we should try to consider maybe some follow up legislation to ensure that this is not arbitrarily subjected to certain people sure I understand where you're coming from and I'd be glad to visit was absent board about any follow up that you you know referring to that thanks and I just I feel like when we get into the weeds as far as that goes what we're trying to make sure we can and that we might could put in even like an appeals or something like that but I said I want the local law enforcement agency to be able to have enough flexibility where they would know the person in the community whether it wanted this our weather did. Senator Elliot you're recognized question. Thank you bye senator Sturch Alam. I am really following along the questions just got from senator right because that is absolutely my concern it seems almost built in that this might not to D. currently administered. Even though the idea is good it might not be found administered just because the discretion will depend so much on what I'm not you know that person and you know the officer might not know me but I might be just as good a person as the one that he or she knows and. how would we would not necessarily have built in. Disparity would you say. To be honest senator Elliots I don't know if I could answer whether it's built in or not of course that's not to say the intent that's why I made the commitment to represent our Senator Rapert is if I need to come back or we need to follow up with some piece of legislation that make sure and in these cases like so this is pretty new for us to try the sobering center versus constantly crowding them in county jails so I'd be glad to bring something else back if this passes yeah because I I really didn't think this I I really do get the spirit of what's intended here but I I think this needs more work before we put it in place and so are you saying we could get together with I read to the board to talk about it before we have a vote on it today. If that would please the body I don't want to do that what formally requested that just because I think it's a good idea that needs to be more well fleshed out because I don't think representative board meant for to be out for the result to be what was the very first thing that a that occurred to me I don't think that's what is it but I think that's the result Mr president if you don't mind I'll entertain that request I'm I pulled the bill down and entertain their request okay Senator Sturch is agreed to pull the bill down on the question let's move to the next bill house bill eleven or fifteen fifty thank you senator Clark. House fifteen fifty by representative outbreak concerning the salary of the District Court judges and personnel for certain district courts and repeal obsolete language. Sir Clark you're recognized. Thank you house bill fifty fifty is just a final bill the sets the salaries for these various courts they reflect a from what I understand what they have all decided to do. Of on their own and working together I'll be happy to take any questions are there any questions for senator Clark. Would anybody like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. I no questions Senator Clark very close for your closed appreciate a good vote is anybody have jacked a rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you committee senators wish to change their vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast up the ballot with thirty four EA your bill has passed return to the House. House Bill sixteen oh four Senator Hester has sixteen on former represent Gazaway concerning the application of the offense of possession of drug paraphernalia in regards to a mutual friend or sentence enhancements and concerning the offense of drug paraphernalia. Senator Hester you're recognized he was president members this is a bill we heard last Thursday and agreed to pull down so if you members get their questions answered I believe that they have and are comfortable with that and just the prosecutors brought this bill to me just it prevents them they're actually giving up a tool they have from like what we call like rolling so an example I used was if they get somebody with drugs and they have for dirty needles they can only charge him for a felony from one needles opposed to four felonies for each needle so happy to answer any further questions are there any questions for Senator Hester Senator Tucker you're recognized for a question. I just wanna thank you for calling the bill down and get my question answered I appreciated I'm good with it wouldn't you agree that that's a good thing to do. Degree thank you your or any other questions Senator Hester. Would anybody like to speak for the bill against the bill Senator Hester you close those Hester is recognized he's closed anybody have an objection to rolling in the. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace DO AT Senators desire to change their vote. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast a ballot with thirty three a one day. Your bill has passed return to the House I'll spill sixteen twenty seven Senator Caldwell House sixteen twenty seven by representative one ACT essential center Caldwell to amend the law concerning revocation of a charter of a municipal corporation. Sir Caldwell you're recognized to present your bill thank you for the like pass over this bill today Sir Caldwell has indicated he's going to pass on that bill today we will move on the house bill sixteen thirty four Senator Eads. All. House Bill sixteen thirty former representative finds. And I Senator Eads to amend the law can governing local tax collection procedures and repel obsolete laws and connect in connection with the collection of local tax center a'ja recognized present your bill thank you Mr president colleagues this is a cleanup bill that was brought by the the tax collector's association the counties clean up some language that a lot of was actually originated in the nineteen twenties and discusses some language about when they actually go out into the county to collect taxes that are due as opposed to when the when the language was changed to be able to mail out tax bills and and it just repeals all that language that's it's not in use anymore and makes it with standard practices of today's tax code I appreciate a good vote thank you are there any questions for Senator Eads. Would anybody like to speak for or against the bill. Senator Eads is indicated that is closed for the bill is there any objection to rolling the vote. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding. Six. Wrong numbers that. Yeah we passed over sixty and Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. With the center like to change their vote on house bill sixteen thirty four. Seeing none Madam Secretary cast a ballot thirty forty eight your bill is passed return to the House. House Bill sixteen seventy four Senate bill one. Is over here. Sixteen seventy four by representative ward on Senator Gilmore. To authorize the issuance of a special permit by the State Highway Commission to transport forestry equipment and for other purposes. Senate bill more you're recognized to present your bill thank you Mr president members first thing I want to say is this is not the ninety thousand pound log truck bill that so many calendar in favor of so I just want to say that on the outset what I will say is this has been a collaborative effort and I applaud the or not for working with us and represent Wardlaw actually myself representative Beatty as well on this bill this impact certainly I would say most of us here in the state but specifically US and south Arkansas what this bill does it creates a mechanism for loggers hauling heavy equipment if you've seen this equipment it's grown over the years and our permits and. rules have not changed so this basically creates a mechanism for them to haul heavy equipment under an annual permit so with that I'll take any questions are there any questions for senator Gilmore senator hill you're recognized. Share your you kind of alluded all way around these are not or this or the against it therefore they helped draft the language in fact we stood on the side of the road for about four hours a few weeks ago as they wait equipment measure quit meant so they're very much for this thank you. Are there any other questions for senate bill more. Seeing none would anybody like to speak for this bill. Anybody. Anybody like to speak for the bill one more time. Anybody like to speak against this bill. The United center Gilmore aye indicated he's close for the bill are there any objections to rolling the vote. I'm seeing no object rolling of madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. With any Senator like to change their vote. You saying nobody Madam Secretary casts up the ballot with thirty forty eight your bill has passed returned to the house Senator Rapert you're recognized I'd like to make a motion to expunge the vote by which Senate bill seventy three failed. I make a motion to expunge the vote by which Senate bill four seventy three failed and there were some questions about the tax issue and I'm gonna get that current code and share with the members the motion is a proper motion all any discussion. To expunge the vote I know some people couldn't hear the motion is expunged the vote on. Senate bill four seven. Three three. Yeah that's a proper motion all in favor say aye I think sign opposed the motion carries. Do we have are we doing Senate budgets. Senator Dismang. You're recognized to do but bills yeah we just have a number of amendments will take care of those first wanted time and then we'll advance the Senate bills as one vote in the house bill so there's one of those you'd like way out I just let us know. Okay and we're gonna withdrawal limit one to Senate bill five fifty one that objection. All right members and we do have an amendment the amendment to Senate bill five fifty one it means three hundred thousand to the preparation for the seventy five county veterans service offices. Are there any questions concerning Senate bill fifty one and this amendment Justin just as the amendment all in favor say aye all those in favor please say aye. Thank you for any sign of those. The Amendment has has been engrossed. The doctor using it the right work Dr. Senator engrossing Amendment one Senate bill fifty four. Senate is when you're recognized thank you the this leads Arkansas Works are in. Arkansas health insurance marketplace restrictions language from the special language section in the operations preparations bill. So Senate bill fifty four Amendment one all in favor say aye. All opposed same sign the amendment is adopted center grossing Amendment one Senate bill fifty five. The this changes the name of the program referenced in section thirteen from Arkansas Works Arkansas health an opportunity for me to update the language for substantive changes due to Senate bill for ten. All in favor of Senate bill fifty five amendment one please say aye. The same sign imposed. The amendment is adopted please Senator grossing. Amendment three to Senate bill one ten. This amendment provides for an increase of four positions in the anti I salary section and also limit removes language that provides restrictions now ending the health insurance marketplace. All in favor of Senate bill one ten Amendment number three please say aye. Thanks aye opposed. The amendment is adopted please Senator grossing. Amendment one Senate bill one twenty two. The changes through thirteen grade levels no accretion of preparation one person firm part time to full time adding seven new positions I increase an appropriation of five hundred fifty one thousand dollars. All in favor of Senate bill one twenty two Amendment number one please say aye. Same sign opposed the amendment is adopted please Senator grossing. Amendment to the to Senate bill one fifty eight. At this removes some special language that was added during pre budget that represent a fight is now willing to offer as a regular bill. All in favor Senate bill one fifty eight Amendment number two please say aye. Same sign opposed. Is adopted please enter gross. Senator Dismang I think we move on to Bills. The correct. Save the children appropriation Senate bill thirty eight an act for the Department of Human Services division of aging adult and behavioral health services the preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year senate forty one an active Department of Human Services division of you services preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year several forty five then after the department of energy and environment Arkansas Geological Survey preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Seven fifty six an act for the Department of Human Services division of child care and early childhood education appropriations of twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Seven fifty seven ACT for the Department of Human Services division of developmental disabilities services preparation the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year Senate bill ninety seven ACT for the department of inspector general appropriation to twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Okay all bills on the calendar as presented will be considered together we will block both these bills unless someone objectives or objection. Seeing none. We're doing the Senate bills as a block it's before nine thirty eight forty one forty five fifty six fifty seven and ninety seven it is mine. You need to talk on them now okay all in favor. What's all what is our objection rolling about C. nine madam secretary please roll the. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace. Relief centres desire to change their vote. City none madam secretary please cast up the ballot. Thirty forty eight all Budget bills Senate Budget bills are passed let's move on to House Bill thank you. Members are the House Bills that you like to have pulled out. House bill ten eighty three an active state department says the security administration disability determination in preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year house bill ten eighty six that Act for the Department of Human Services secretary's office appropriation for the twenty twenty one twenty two point two fiscal year house bill eleven eighty two. An act for the Commissioner of State lands preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. As for twenty one ninety one I'm sorry castle twelve ninety one an act for the Henderson state university preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year house bill thirteen ten an act for the Black River technical college preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. By Senator Dismang you have any comment. We're good. Paul bill house bill the budget calendar will be considered together and we applaud unless someone objects is there any objection to allowing the vote as a bloc. Seeing none Madam Secretary 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. Three senators wish to change their vote. Seeing none cast a ballot thirty four days House Budget bills or approved. Does any Senator wish to be recognized at this time for now. Return to the House. Senator Rapert you're recognized for announcements. Thank you colleagues Most everybody's own Legislative Council are an alternate in the Senate and you can see is posted that full get ALC will meet Monday. The twenty ninth at eight AM. For the purpose of the emergency rules. The bill that passed that. required A. L. C. to meet within a certain number of days from the governors Signing of that bill so just be aware of that you will be getting emails of details that you can look at our pre evaluation but remember Monday eight AM to allow a LC will meet. Thank you. You're recognized thank you Mr president members if you're part of Senate rules of you'll be getting a list from most likely be looking for less from AM on the confirmations of appointments by the governor four rules meeting where you'll have the entire less and then be looking at the schedule we're talking about something on the schedule for next Monday referred me and walk through those as a committee for bring that list to the floor let me know if you have any questions thank you. Senator Rapert for what purpose now now when you're recognized. Members regarding state agencies and Constitutional amendments we are now hearing those and our agenda is gotten extremely large all of a sudden again if you have a constitutional amendment that you're going to run please let me know as soon as possible if you are not going to run the constitutional limit that also would help us thank you. Madam secretary you are recognized. Your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four seventy five by Senator Solomon Solomon compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed calendar. We are a committee on Public Health to whom was referred senate bill three thirty two by Senator Irving recommend to pass along the second of three thirty. What is the calendar. The five eighty six by Senator Ballinger to allow a parent to adopt a temporary guardian for his or her minor child in the event of the death of the parent Senate bill five eighty six Judiciary senate five eighty seven by Senator Teague to amend the law concerning the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board and an emergency said bill five eighty seven Insurance and Commerce symbol five eighty eight by Senator Ballenger authorized electric utilities and gas utilities to recover the cost of restoration of damages next ordinary natural gas fuel or purchased power costs caused by storms in related perils thirds of securitization Senate bill five eighty eight. Insurance and Commerce seven five eighty nine by Senator Ballenger concerning the modification of a child custody or visitation orders number five eighty nine Judiciary senate five ninety by Senator Garner to to end mandatory face covering requirements in the state of Arkansas and declare an emergency senate five ninety Public Health similar five ninety one by Senator Leding concerning the sentencing of a person who committed an offense before he or she turned twenty one years of age several five ninety one Judiciary. Subject to clearing the doubts the Senate is adjourned till one o'clock tomorrow.