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Just a few minutes representative Johnson you really present house bill sixteen eighty three. Introduce yourself and you can get on with your health your bill. Thank you Mr Committee hang on rester members are getting I think we have been on this one the recommended on this yeah. Your men again passed out right now so well you just to have a second monitor this and then you can present amendment. Our representative you wanted would present the amendment sure so the amendment strikes some less now sorry the minute strike some language from the first part of the bill if that had to do the supplemental certificates there's some concern with some of the tobacco manufacturers said the NGO Department green with about and possibly creating a dead zone between the time the deposit in the escrow account when it's reconciled so we we made decisions strike that language that's all the guys are members you heard a member of any questions. Our without objection will adopt the amendment and you're going presenter bill thank you Mr chair committee members the master tobacco settlement something that manufactures cigarettes can opt in or out of so if they opt in they have to abide by all the master some agreements without doubt then they have to spend what we traditionally been referred to these escrow statute seizure laws would put in place to try to. Collect on these manufacturers that are choosing not to spend the master settlement the process for that as a deposit into an escrow account based on the number cigarettes they sell there's a reconciliation for that in the AG's office that occurs in the twentieth of each month or the twentieth day of the quarter and we're wanting to do that to the thirtieth the main reason for that is the receipts come in that day the twenty th as well and so that doesn't really give the ages Tom office time to really reconcile receipts to deposits it's a Mason Forsman issue it's about moving this out ten days gives the AG's office for time to kind of look through that and make sure everybody's doing things appropriately the other the other asking this bill is you know there's quite a lot of money these placed in these escrow accounts and so we're asking the companies are non participating manufacturers to have a bond to insure against if the business would to fail to insure against the deposits those are the only two things as as I understand it the the main two things the bill does And I don't believe there's any opposition I thank you from the AG's office if anyone has any questions I'll be happy to bring to the table. I remember you heard an explanation of the bill other any questions. Now. Seeing no questions don't believe we have anyone signed up to speak for or against this bill. My representative Johnson yeah yeah gentian. Yeah I've already said without objection without the amendment that at the beginning so the minister added to the bill and seeing no questions no one signed up to speak for the bill you got close rebuild you some questions about Mister members heard the bill weir the will of committee. The motion to pass all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those congratulations your bills passed thank you Mr chair stay right there you got one more right sixteen ninety five yes yes so Committee sixteen ninety five you know it's a bill that deals with gambling and gambling is always a sensitive issue we discuss that right to me I want to I want to preface my comments by saying I don't want to do anything in this bill to expand gambling in the state of Arkansas that's not the intent of this bill hold on I have to say members you do have a fiscal impact statement there on your desk you will take a look at that while these explaining the bill my apologies go into you broke my romance. So I did what I was trying to say is I don't intend to expand gambling at all with this bill that's not the intent of being as a legally operated game a chance in the State of Arkansas they're really good statutes that govern how we play bingo in Arkansas you can who can operate bingo halls how they can operate all this bill is really trying to do something very simple the fact is they're disabled people in Arkansas in some of those people like to play bingo and the only mechanism right now in the state of Arkansas for these disabled people play bingo is with the paper bingo card in a calendar so physically they have to be able to place the doppler. Onto a number on the card. The fact is there are people in Arkansas that physically are unable to do that and that's an obstruction what they want to do enjoy legally here in our state this bill provides an opportunity for those people to play bingo by providing rules for electronic device that would allow them to participate in being out they could do no other gang on this device as the bills written it limits the number of cards that they could play it's very straightforward and simple bill that simply affords the opportunity to people in the state of Arkansas with disabilities to play bingo and be happy to try to answer any questions remember you heard the next place of a bill or any questions. Seeing no other questions is in one signed up to speak for against this bill. I don't believe we do so representative Johnson got close for your bill some clothes for a bill all right members were the wishes of the committee. I have a motion to pass all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those opposing about saying no. One knows have a representative Johnson I'm sorry bills failed be appreciated. All right representative Fortner come on down. House bill seventeen oh three members is also has a a fiscal impact should be on your desk you will take a look at that. You bet we get seeded this we would introduce yourselves and I will give present you to present the bill. Thank you Mr chairman Jack Fortner. And we're presenting bill seventeen oh three today. Mr members committee my name's John Tyson I'm an attorney with the Department finance administration. I'm bringing this up bill on behalf of the FNA and what it is we want to align with the federal government on how the. You pay your taxes on your winnings when it to gambling institution both the casinos and the horse track. The all it is is that the people the money already what this bill will do will be to require the casinos or the horse track to deducted at certain levels. A representative for we have a question here a representative Tosh you push your button I'll get recognized. You're recognized thank you thank you Mr chairman representative for my question is this and and I'm looking here at the legislation and it talks about reporting the gambling winnings to the secretary of the department the. The financial administration to withhold withhold Arkansas income tax which I will make sure I understand it you know the the information that's on your taxes is not apple apple but if this is information is reported to some other. Entity then it very well could become available bill and some people that basically gamble and have when you don't want the water by the word know about it it will understand you know know that and and their taxes is protected is just open this up for winning state could be helpful I will fix the. A B. and if if if information is flowing to somewhere else representive Tosh this information is not subject to have a lot under there's a law in Arkansas known as the Arkansas Tax procedure act it covers all the tax information DFA receives that includes information say on a W. two or in this case a ten ninety nine G. that would report those gamely means they're confidential just like your tax return is. Thank you senator. DO you wanna continue representative bill three done we have a question I represented Wardlaw which about. All right let's go representative gene. You're recognized. The chairman the staff I am confused I thought we already collected over a certain amount if it rates. Seventeen hundred or something the money was already reported in collected we don't do that. Representative gene under the prior law where you had electronic games of skill that electronic games of skill law did require withholding but when the constitution was amended to allow casino gaming that amendment did not include a withholding or reporting requirements that's why representative Fortner is working with us on this bill merry I'm I'm not a gambling experts so are you talk about stuff the blackjack tables and stuff like that that's not reported but if you go up of the also received gold of slot machine slot machines. The out of date I. Those do get reported but if you're playing at a card table they don't no Sir under current Arkansas law any. Any winnings at a casino are currently not reported to DFA and there's currently no withholding on those. This law would would implement a reporting and withholding requirement on those casinos if that same reporting holding requirement exists for federal law we're kind of behind of the State Farm yes Sir this is a function of that constitutional amendment that allowed casinos that constitutional amendment did not include these withholding and reporting required okay thank you thank you Senate representative Tosh you're recognized for a question. The measure follow what representative Jean said. So there's not a there's in Arkansas there's not when you reach a certain limit are you in it have a winning use of whatever it is. There's no taxes paid out on at this time is that what you're saying I will make sure I understand yes Sir the income you win if you if you pull a slot machine and you win money that income give me an amount if you went to a. A two thousand dollar I'm just is a two thousand is a good amount of over twelve hundred dollars is where a slot machine would require reporting would be required. If you pull that lever and you win more than twelve hundred dollars you currently owe income tax on that amount but that amount doesn't get reported to DFA so DFA is required to either the taxpayer has to. Report that and be honest and report that twelve hundred dollars in winnings or DFA has to find it somehow what this bill does is this casino. If that person wins twelve hundred dollars or more you notify DFA that the that this person one that amount and then DFA is looking for that amount to be reported on your tax return. That information I I didn't know that a limelight refugee Jean Jett I guess they were behind in Arkansas because a large of the day that's pretty important so thank you very much in providing this bill. Mr chairman that it would be helpful for information's sake I could supply the numbers of the different types of gaming and what the limit is that will be a taxable if if the committee would like to see copy that I can have staff thank you did you get it. Representing you like to see that. All right it. Representative for does this bill have an emergency clause on. I don't know okay. So we're going you better go. What is the. Mission you need. All. Okay. Questions yeah. I reckon Eubanks push button. You're recognized do the. DO not concealer said that we're given a ten ninety nines. He asked about ten ten ninety nines do not issue ten ninety nines at this point the casinos do issue ten ninety nines but those are only provided to the individual and not to DFA what this bill would say is that DFA would get a copy of that ten ninety nine is the property of the ten ninety nine ACT eight iris. Does that copy of the ten ninety nine not go to the I. R. S. it does go to the I. R. S. and this bill says a copy should also come to DFA. Thank you. All right members any other questions. Representing you wanna wait get those documents before we decide we're going to. All right we'll just hang tight for a minute. Mister Fortner represent for just hold on for a second look at the documents that. It's not going to go as long as acted. To give you just a minute or so to. Look over this document. It represented great going to push a button. All right you're recognized thank you Mr chair so quick question so if I'm an employer and I issue ten ninety nines to employees is that employer required right now to submit ten ninety nine file to you. So I know it submitted to the fed size I don't want to do more for gambling they were doing normal employer. I believe that I'm I'm answering some level of uncertainty but I believe the answer is yes that ten ninety nine as provided by the employer both to the federal government into the State. Okay this with regard to gambling that's one situation where the ten ninety nine is only provided to the federal government and not to the state okay I'd like to have some clarity on that because honestly I didn't think that ten ninety nines were reported to the state of it I will double check I work in the legal division I'd have to talk to those folks a process income taxes on a daily basis to make sure okay thank you. All right the printer gene you're recognized. Thank you share of why why are we looking at. Educate me reporting twelve hundred four slot machines. Fifteen hundred for keno whatever that is and five thousand for poker tournament I guess have cards if you play the what why the different amounts. What we do what we is have a set amount for all of it. And six hundred for freezing. Representative Janice because those are the amounts required under federal law so what this bill does hearing federal law we are nearing the federal. All right my question. Thank you representative. All right members any other questions. Region four we're gonna make sure we get this question about the ten ninety nines answer real quick your whole dot. Retentive Eubanks or you'll get the answer you need or you're recognized hi thank you members any other questions on this bill. Now see numbers like that hold on second I don't we have someone signed up to speak for but I believe you're already down this would you like to add anything else to that no Sir okay all right represented forty one close rebuild I'm closed I'd appreciate a good vote all right members you for an explanation of the bill what is will the committee. We have a motion motion do pass all those in favor signify by saying aye. Oppose ayes have it yeah I'd have it the representative for the congratulations on your bill passed. Senator Dismang is it's got another meeting if you come on down we'll get you all the way. Get it done first just introduce yourself will get started on it members were skipping down to Senate bill for sixty five. Jonathan Dismang a state Senate. You're all right members this bill just extends the sunset on the medical marijuana for percent privilege tax on sales that funding is designated to UAMS to help them achieve their NCI designation it's it is something we voted on last session to extend extend you in we have to take any questions and I think there's some folks here that can answer if you're looking for additional information on in see and how things are going I know they've hired a director think there's around ten employees and they're making a lot of progress toward achieving the designation. All right members are the questions. I we do have no question we do have someone signed up to speak against the bill we'll do that at this time Melissa fulls. You would to introduce yourself and then you can begin your testimony. Thank you Mr chairman for allowing me to be here speak today my name is Melissa fulls. I represent Arkansas normal and if it a long time patient advocate. I realize many of y'all have already made your decision on this bill but I would like to take just a few minutes of your time to point out some issues and give a patient's perspective since we're the ones that's going to be paying it. Arkansas has a medical marijuana program. Not an adult use. This excise tax is being paid by patients. The chemotherapy industry is not being asked to pay an excise tax for this program. Yet there seems to be no qualms about making medical marijuana patients pay for it. Unlike other medicines insurance doesn't pay for campus it comes out of our own pockets. Many of our patients are disabled and live on a very small fixed income. Many of our PTSD patients are veterans. Men and women that served our country to the best of their ability and were sent home with permanent damage both mental and physical. We have hospice patients patients in constant pain Alzheimer's patients in yes cancer patients. Many of these patients are in pain and dine and this bill was asking them to find a program that has nothing to do with medical marijuana. We've been treated like second class citizens since this is the beginning of this program all because we have chosen to use a medicine that is more effective. Less dangerous and less addictive. Many legislators have stated publicly that they oppose this program yet now are looking at it as a source of tax income. Since the state is obviously needing more revenue and looking for revenue to cover the NC I the legislature actually has a golden opportunity right now to make an unbelievable amount of tax revenue for the state. According to the tax foundation an adult use program in Arkansas can generate over fifty nine million dollars a year in the excise tax alone. With the strong possibility of the US Congress passing them more act this year it would give Arkansas a head start on other surrounding states a legalization this could also have a huge impact on patients it will give them better access and forced the industry to lower the prices it would also create thousands of jobs and adult use program could be the perfect choice for funding in C. I. as well as other programs but I beg if you please do not continue to place this burden on patients. I hope you will consider their pot the plight of these patients we already pay more than three times for our medication than any other state in the nation. And anyone add insult to injury by continuing this excise tax this tax was originally promised that it would only be for two years in order to get the minute medical marijuana program thing going but is now not being used for the medical marijuana program but for a program that has nothing to do with medical marijuana. I'm asking you please show the second I patients the compassion that they deserve and vote no on this bill thank you very much for your time and I would be glad to answer any questions you may have members any questions. I'm not saying I should mention that I failed to that this bill does have a fiscal impact statement it's on your desk No take a look at that seeing no questions from is full thank you for your testimony. All right the no one else's sign to speak signed up to speak for against the bill members or any questions for Senator Dismang. A single question do not oppose rebuild I'm close thank you. And you for the presentation of the bill what is will of committee. The representative Wardlaw is a motion to pass all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed the I. seven congratulate you pass thank you Mr chairman committee members. Senator Teague you wanna come with that we'll we'll skip that your need to get somewhere. You have an amendment. Sir. You have an amendment no I'm not in need I do need the amendment on the plane that okay. Love thank you. I need it members shall be remember represents a billow worked on this two years ago. I don't remember how his bill wound up under then it didn't pass So this bill says that if you win more than five hundred thousand dollars in lottery that you have up to three years to declare B. you can be exempt from the Freedom information that for up to three years if you are an elected official you get six months you remember a call right now that the lottery says you have six months to claim your prize. solutions different in that. I had some questions about whether this would exempt Lowery employees from the. Reporting and large employees I'm just review what says office shall not pay lottery prize exceeds the amount of five hundred dollars to any employee of the office or member of the immediate family of an employee of the office living in the same house of the lottery. Boyd Caitlyn. Anyway. Are there any questions a good vote and all that kind of stuff I will question representative Wardlaw you're recognized. Senator Teague I think I think I understand the they can't win anyway they're not supposed to play. But the one back catch to that was is the winners were reportable the raffle but now your bill they won't be reportable so we won't know if one of those winners was a lottery employee or not. So my assumption is a lottery tracks all that I mean they wouldn't let one of the employees when with the. I mean and and not I think a lot of I think that they stay on top of that you're so regular lot of trust between members of the department. All right. I'm just reminding you that I've seen you in the other side I'm not big on trust your. I mean how hard would it be that says lottery employees only or not R. F. allowable I don't figure to be above hard to do at all discounting is redundant is that clearly they can't win right. They came okay when more than five hundred dollars and their family members K. with a five had one and I wanna give it to my cousin But I don't know anything we can do about all that in the long run if I if I can you pass it without and I will certainly go fix that but I don't see any reason to do it personally the Office decide if you vote me that I'll be back next week with the. It's something we meet yeah I think I will lay my trust representing you're recognized. Senator Teague you haven't won recently if you Sir no Sir. Well I wish I had a. All right. What hearing aids are kind of foggy days I think Wardlaw west but All right members thank you any more questions. All right seeing no questions we do have a couple people signed up to speak against the bill no. It's true Mr Luke story Arkansas broadcasters you wanna come on down and. When you get here just introduce yourself and you can begin. About is it on yep you got this go to seventy go it. Mr chairman and committee members my name is Luke story. And I represent the Arkansas broadcasters association approximately two hundred and forty broadcasters across the state of Arkansas. I had arranged for some broadcasters to be here but mother nature has prevented that from happening so I'm flying solo on this mission. I thank you for welcoming me into today's meeting allowing me to speak on Senate bill three fifty. We are opposed to this bill short shooting the identities of large lottery winners removes the element of transparency that is essential to preserving the integrity of our state lottery. As you know the lottery is funded by public dollars. You don't have to play the lottery in Arkansas but if you choose to play you except that you're playing by the long established rules which include disclosure of identity if you win. This transparency deters fraud and abuse and provides public oversight of a publicly funded program. It also helps ensure the success of the lottery showing Arkansas showing our Kansans. That there really are individuals just like them out there playing and winning the lottery. This bill is simply a solution in search of a problem that doesn't exist. The Arkansas lottery has no record of any complaints filed where someone said that they had been harassed in any way because of their identity being released after winning a publicly funded lottery. Lottery winners currently have a hundred and eighty days that's six months. The claim winnings and to get their affairs in order and we believe that is ample time to maintain anonymity and to get their affairs in order. I assure you. That if I won a million dollars I would show you just how quickly I would get my affairs in order six months would be plenty of time. Only eleven other states exempt the identities of lottery winners there's a reason for that. Disclosure of winners names is the most effective way to keep the games trans transparent. Senator Teague point this would also help ensure that employees of the lottery are not claiming huge lottery winnings. Unfortunately lottery fraud schemes do you happen in two thousand seventeen a security director for the multi state lottery used his brothers to help commit the biggest lottery scam in history. Including five states lotteries and one of those states the state of Kansas. Provides confidentiality in immunity. Without transparency around winners we don't know. When individuals like family members or employees claim prizes. Also most other states recognize blocking transparency around winners hampers lottery advertising and therefore lottery revenue it's a lottery marketing one oh one. Again people won't buy tickets if they don't think they can win. As you all know the lottery. Had a few rocky years but we are in a place now where we are seeing record revenue in the lottery the lottery set another record just last month in fact in twenty twenty it generated five hundred and thirty two million dollars which may close ten ninety million dollars available for scholarships for aspiring Arkansas students this bill will negatively impact lottery sales. Less revenue means fewer scholarships for Arkansas students. This will also negatively impact broadcasters and newspapers. These are primarily locally owned and operated businesses that are investing heavily in communities and they rely on these advertising dollars to make those investments in closing I ask that you please join the broadcasters the press association the for your coalition the for your task force in opposing Senate bill three fifty five and preserving the people's right to know I think each of you for your servant leadership and the opportunity to address you today and your consideration of my comments I'll gladly take any questions. Our members any questions. Ninety nine thank you for your testimony with one more of a person signed up to speak against the bill Erin Sattler. Introduce yourself you can be thank you Mr chairman my name's Aaron Sadler on the communications director for the Arkansas press association I really appreciate what Mr story said he's did still a lot of my talking points all try to be really brief Senator Teague pointed out the situation that is is probably more real than what we might think it would be yes Is Senator T. work to win the lottery and then give the ticket to his cousin right now of reporters in Nashville J. R. Sharma chairman who owns that paper probably know see Mr Thiessen Senator keys because and is probably going to be able to reach out and say Senator Teague didn't have anything to do with the city and ask those questions under this law that would not be possible legislatively a poll enacted for the task force which was enacted in twenty twenty seventeen by this body it includes some representatives of the press but also representatives of cities counties state agencies that task force voted not to endorse this bill. Largely because the possibility of corruption we mention the Iowa case where the director of the Iowa state lottery sorry multi state lottery in Iowa a colluded with his brother again his brother would not be considered an immediate family member under Arkansas law so that brother when he cast a ticket under this bill. No one would know whether and whether or not there was any kind of connection for at least three years. in addition to corruption there's also the issue about accountability to private creditors if a multimillion dollar dollar lottery winner decide to spend that money on travel or other things rather than a yes mortgage car payment or is a lot of line of credit it's a local hardware store those critters wouldn't have any ability to find out whether that person and won the lottery they would call the lottery and the water would say we can't give you that information if that would be a for a violation not to mention the fact I mean it it's it's conceivable that a a spouse could win a lottery not tell their significant other it's conceivable that a group of people at a at a factory or work working in another group or a church group one person could buy a lottery ticket that could win and all they have to do is say. No ours wasn't a winner there be no recourse for that those other people who were participating in that to be able to find out whether or not they they're taking one lottery for three years but maybe most importantly the Arkansas lottery already balances privacy versus the public rights to public right to know in recent months they have listed only the first name of winners at that person's discretion so for instance in February there was Jonesborough lottery winner in a press release that person was listed only as Caroline and it seems this strike the right balance when considering privacy and the public's rocked in the. Even without this bill winters may choose not to have their last names published and if a member of the public has reason to six so suspect corruption they're free to submit a FOIA request for that information we already have in place right now a way to protect the security of a winner but also remember the importance of transparency and we don't need this bill to do that thank you members any questions. The Sir this bill would based on what I'm reading it would allow them to remain confidential but they don't have to be confidential. Correct. but I would assume that most people especially those who were one to hide from predators who are or who are participating in some sort of scheme with a brother or a cousin or whoever they would eagerly accepts confidentiality and the ability to protect that information with me also choose to remain confidential to avoid you know ten thousand phone calls and emails asking for money. I'm sure that they would but they also have six months to get there and fair affairs in order six months to change their number before they ever submit that'll take I understand that it is not asking a lot of a lottery winner in your status of our washer they have to change their number and change their name and move and hide if I don't know they would have to do that we have Arkansas business prints a list every year of the of the most wealthy people in the state eight when you play the lottery that's a voluntary effort you're not it's not mandatory so when you play the lottery you buy a ticket you know that there's a chance that you could win a billion dollars and have that what would probably be a minor burden if I if I want a billion dollars in the power ball I'd be okay with changing my number and and you have six months to do that. All right thank you members any other questions. Seeing none thank you for coming down I thank you Mr chairman. Number there is no one else signed up to speak for or against the bill Senator Teague got to close for your bill. Real quick Sir so I didn't say this but they check automatically for child back child support and back taxes before they pay and. A woman I think last month a month for last one billion dollars roughly um if you want a billion dollars and you had grandkids or kids you have to put a garden room immediately. To protect couldn't let him go to kindergarten can let him because somebody come get him and so that's what got me thinking that about this was it if you one how would you protect your family it would take some time also hopefully you're going to get some Asset management lessons and and that's your senate but I appreciate a good vote I hope you can help me thank you all right thank you senator T.. I remember you heard the bill what is will committee. With a motion to pass all those in favor say aye. Opposed the ayes have it congratulate you thank you. All right. A representative Holcomb is not here so represent Wardlaw. You hear. Now you know why I skipped. But. I represent Holcomb you are recognized to present house bill seventeen sixteen. Hi NO flood behind me on this thank you Mr Committee I'll try to be as brief and give a little history yes I can this courses bill says it's a it's an enhance economic opportunities in rule areas but but it can it can enhance opportunities for all counties of the state actually what we're doing here right now the if you have a if you wanna have that track racing facility ghost eighty Q. the law says now and it goes back to it fight could have we had years ago someone tried to push the parliamentarian around and he was a good man and but he had a lot of pull up here and they're trying to do to his property so in make a long story short they passed a law we're you a bill of racing to sell it to you have to go in a three mile radius of that facility get seventy five percent signatures which is impossible so all facilities we we put in we've had come legislature and designate a certain area to get that okay what this bill does actually in this I've worked with the substation of Arkansas counties the county judges up president and also AT Q. on this AT cues want to get out of business what this does is allow someone if they want to open a racing facility that they make application of county judge for example in Jefferson County we have a thousands of acres of land across the river farmers of offer to donate in a county judge is not going to put a facility where it's going to be a nuisance because he's got to get reelected so he's going to be careful about that he's gonna have a public meeting then after the public meeting he's got an issue a permit for them in the permit will say what hours they can run what days they can run also there ensures so that's that is it in a nut shell out thank you of the state police or having a lots of problems with street racing it's gotten worse and worse and. Worse for these TV shows I think this will be up not only a big asset to a lot of our small counties that have nothing that will give them some some economic development money it'll also help us give a lot more street races off the street get him on the dragstrip I'll be glad to answer any questions Mr I think your representative members any questions. Seeing no questions we have no one signed up to speak for or against the bill would you like to close for your bill I would and I make a motion to do pass all right members we have a motion to pass all those in favor say aye. Posed congratulations bills passed I remember going to Senate bill three thirty nine. Representative Dalby. This bill does have an amendment it's being passed out now. All right. Image you have the amendment representative Dalby wanna explain your members as well as possible all it does is delete the word ordinance and substitute the word election all right thank you members lasting no questions we have a motion to adopt a member representative Wardlaw those of favour say aye. Lows amendment to stop you can present your bill. Members I'm presenting this bill on behalf of Senator English and representative Pilkington what Senate bill three thirty nine will allowable restaurants holding a valid alcoholic beverage permit can sell alcoholic beverages in sealed containers with the purchase of a meal for Kerry out delivery that's all this bill does that's it basically we've been doing that with the emergency except this now expands it to the mixed drinks of only going to apply to restaurants that serve meals have at least a seating capacity of twenty five seats is open at least five days a week the ABC would be required to promulgate the rules for employer men Tatian a they would be verifying it in setting the sealed container requirements in the limits on the quantity of alcohol that would be sold at each would be seventy two ounces of beer malt beverages are hard cider seven hundred and fifty millimeters of wine which is one bottle in thirty two ounces of mixed drinks which would be equivalent to four eight ounce streaks that's basically what the bill does have a happy to entertain any questions thank you represent all the members any questions. Okay seeing no questions we have one person signed up to speak for the bill Mister John beach Board. Good all right. We have no one else signed up to speak for or against the bill representative I would like to close for your bill I'll close with bill make a motion to do pass thank you members we have a motion on the floor to pass all those in favor signify by saying aye. Against. All right through the eyes have it the bill is passed as amended. And we're gonna skip over house bill seventeen twenty eight. I will probably run that next week all right members of seeing no other business we are adjourned. Hey members hold on one second we have of up to potentially a photograph of the committee members Tuesday at twelve.