Senate Convenes

We say right what is that. Get the day off from the city. Senate will come to 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 everyone please rise including those in the gallery Senator Wallace gonna lead us in prayer. Thank you Mr president members. Oh lord thank you for giving us this day thank you for the love for the families that you have given us a for our friendship here. I have a father help us so that we may govern wisely. Watch over people the state board watch over military and Jesus name I'm in. I pledge allegiance to the Flag. Any announcements. Senator Stubblefield. Chesterfield. Senate bill thank you governor. colleagues I want to take just a just a minute to thank each and everyone of you for all your prayers and your thoughts and. The cards letters and phone calls during the death of my little brother I you have no idea how much it means to me in my in my family and I also want to you know when I looked up during the visitation that night I looked up and Dan Cornwell had come in with a card from the entire staff so I want to thank the staff only thank you for everything you did. It brings more you'll ever know. So. What I'm trying to say is you know we're a family and even families don't get along all the time and we disagree but one one of this is hurting families come together and I appreciate each and every one thank. Thank you senator any other announcements any other announcmenet any items to be read across the desk from secretary. Dear Mr president this is to inform you that on March fifteen twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measures of the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly. Senate bill seven ACT three twenty three Senate bill one eighty three ACT three twenty four Senate bill three oh two ACT three twenty five Senate bill four oh six ACT three twenty six Senate bill three eleven ACT three twenty seven Senate bill two forty six ACT three twenty eight Senate bill two ninety four ACT three twenty nine Senate bill two fifty eight ACT three thirty Senate bill one fourteen ACT three thirty one Senate bill two eighty one ACT three thirty two Senate bill two seventy eight ACT three thirty three Senate bill two nineteen ACT three thirty four Senate bill forty ACT three thirty five Senate bill three thirty one ACT three thirty six Senate bill three ninety six ACT three thirty seven Senate bill three ninety two ACT three thirty eight sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor of. You Mr president this is to inform you that on March fifteenth twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measure from the regular session the ninety third General Assembly Senate concurrent resolution five. You Mr president we will your committee on enrol Bills to whom was referred Senate bill one eighteen by Senator Wallace Senate bill one twenty seven by Senator English symbol one sixty eight by Senator hammer Senate bill one seventy nine by Senator Blake Johnson zero two thirty nine by Senator Rapert Senate bill three thirty eight by Senator Eads Senate bill three eighty three by Senator Tucker Senate bill three eighty four by Senator tracker compared the enrolled copies with the original find same correctly enrolled in it nine fifty six AM delivered to the governor for his approval follows. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill one eighty two by Senator Sturch further gross copper three John Feinstein correctly engrossed city council Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate to ninety two by Senator Rapert compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly have. Senate. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill two ninety five by Senator Flippo compare the engrossed copy the original find same correctly engrossed okay Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three hundred by Senator Dismang compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed issue Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three oh four by Senator Rapert compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three forty six by Senator Rapert compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Judiciary Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three fifty one by Senator Irving compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Check our. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill three eighty nine by Senator Ballenger compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education. Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill four sixty seven by senator garner compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed the county local Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill five O. two by Senator Irving compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill five thirteen by Senator Clark the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Judiciary. ET on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill thirteen six by representative very trading gross copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. At thirteen Fisher. We are committee on joint retirement social security to whom was referred Senate bill two thirty two by Senator Leding recommend due pass counted. Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred Senate bill five twenty five by Senator sample recommend to pass. Callard I want to. Three in case you couldn't hear house bill thirteen sixty was Revenue and Tax. Okay. Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred Senate our house bill twelve twenty nine by representative Bentley recommend due pass counted. Senate bill five thirty by Senator Wallace. To amend certain provisions of the workers comp compensation law that resulted from initiated act number four of nineteen forty eight revise the third part third party liability and workers compensation law and to modify the process for requesting a hearing Senate bill four thirty okay. Several of. Five thirty one by Senator Elliot to create the Arkansas Legislative arts and technology but can't Senate bill five thirty one. Transportation Senate bill five thirty two by Senator English to require all newly constructed public schools an existing public schools undergoing additions or total renovations to provide for water bottle filling stations Senate bill five thirty two education. Get out is for the business agenda Senator Solomon. Senator Solomon Senate bill sentiments. Amendment to the Senate bill one ninety six my bill my amendment. All those in favor say aye. Oppose ayes have it members adopted Senate president Senator Irvin then Senator Dismang and then senator Passover senator garner so urban and is my service amendment to Senate bill three nine this is my bill my amendment follows. Those eyes have it hence Senator Dismang Amendment one Senate bill four two. So does my directly just adds a co sponsor has co sponsor All the favor say aye opposed ayes have it members adopted senator saying we're gonna pass over Senator Garner and we just sent bills third reading a passage. Sir Clark. He's on Clark's not in here's Senator Hendren. Senator Hendren. Senate bill two O. four by Senator Hendren to create a study of the best practices for reducing the number of children in foster. Senator iconos thank you members the bill does basically what the title says to authorizes the aging children youth and Legislative Military Affairs Committee from the house in the Senate to conduct the study gives them some tasks to report to the legislature prior to the next session with ways that we can reduce the number of children in foster care it was as low as thirty nine hundred from fourteen to seventeen it it got up to about four thousand began to decline but when the pandemic it it's rate gone up to forty seven hundred now so the idea there is that uh will have a package ready for the next general simply about ways that we can support. DCFS and the other agencies to help get these kids home it does authorize them to hire consultant if they determine that one is necessary and I think it's a again a problem we need to address I'd be happy to answer any questions any questions Senator Hendren. Anyone wish to speak against speak for centers close centers closed any objection on the vote please roll senator Corker next Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed and transmitted to the house Senator Clark this B. one sixty six Senate bill one sixty six by Senator Clark to allow certain individuals to attend hearings concerning matters heard under the Arkansas Juvenal Code of nineteen eighty nine Sir Clark. Thank you governor. Of Senate bill one sixty six is an agreed to bill originally it opened up tell will for courts to the public as Minnesota Georgia Texas and other states have done with great success our judges were very apprehensive about that and a compromise with them we have kept the courts closed but they are we are while they are sent is closed there will be open to relatives fictive kin and any individual with a connection to the family involved in the case I'll be happy to take any questions the questions Hendren has questions thank you Mr president and I think I saw this in the bill but to clarify so there is a situation where a parent is an abuser or there's you to courts still have a reason to exclude that. I have a hard time hearing you so in a situation where the parent might be one of the abusers of the child is the court still have the ability to yes the judges still have full authority in the court room to exclude anyone for anybody to completely close a court room if they choose okay thank you. Any other questions anyone wish to speak against anyone wish to speak for the center closed. I'm closed appreciate a good vote any objection role in the vote. Please role of a. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone. Wish to change their vote. Did you mean Senator Teague. Not voting Senator Teague not voting in which change of a. Cast a ballot thirty forty eight zero days one not voting the bill is passed. Transmitted to the house we're gonna go back real quickly is Senator Garner is amendment presented by Senator Ballinger in his place. These are the. Yeah. I'm gonna handle it today if we if we get that right yeah it's just a simple change. Amendment one Senate bill four sixty nine yeah this is just a co sponsor so with just present a good vote this amendment all those of favour say aye. Close as have it members adopted disintegration Senator Irvin as B. two fifty Senate bills for third reading This Is emergency calls. Two fifty by Senator Irvin to amend provisions of title nineteen of the Arkansas code concerning motor vehicle restrictions for state supported institutions of higher education and to correct and declaring an emergency. Several thank you members this just increases the maximum number of vehicles that can have by two four Arkansas state university Three Rivers and by three by for university of Arkansas pine bluff. You have to answer any questions. Again for five total that's centers closed. Any objection rolling the vote. The role of a. 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 anyways change their vote. Senate president anybody else. Cast about thirty forty eight zero nine one president of the bill is passed a person close adopted transmit to the house Caldwell. Senate bill three oh five by Senator Caldwell to amend the war procedure procedure for public improvement contracts. Circle thank you good. All this bill does is change of president law of awarding the contract to from the municipalities and counties of from construction from thirty five thousand dollars to fifty thousand in on engineering contracts from twenty five thousand to fifty thousand without putting up a bit. I appreciate a good vote any questions did you always speak against for for centers close centers close any objection with the vote these rules. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace senator garner sendo senator garner sono correct yeah. Sir Clark is another anyone else is injured vote or consider Beckham is a note. I get get you Senator Hill is a no. Okay Sir Gilmore is president Senator Davis is president. Your body else. Cast a ballot twenty eight four days three present. The bill is passed transmit to the House senator Clark this B. three sh six. Three oh six by Senator Clark permitting a concealed handgun licensee to carry a concealed handgun in municipally owned or maintained park Sir Clark thank you governor this bill just. Makes city parks the law for concealed carry and city parks might state parks and national parks with the exception of lines thirty two and thirty three we change for the. The convention of folks of manageable municipally owned amendment maintain buildings which falls under other laws and leased area to be used for a special event. Of. Which. Of full disclosure the people behind the building and make them completely happy because we don't have anything here but notification but we have. People who do concert except for that won't do concert there's farms there any other lease on the property they'll be able to do what they want I'll be happy to take any questions any questions anyone wish to speak against your wish to speak for. Service closed closed appreciate a good vote anyone object to run the vote. Roll Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change their vote Senator flowers. Senate flowers's NO. Thank you senator flowers Senate Chesterfield's NO anybody else. Cast a ballot. Thirty three H. two days the bill is passed transmit to the House Senator English as B. three three nine Senate bill three thirty nine by Senator English authorize certain permit holders to sell alcoholic beverages directly to consumers to be consigned off premises or delivered to the consumer at a low location off premises centering. Thank you very much this bill basically allows restaurants to deliver adult beverages one six pack of beer one bottle of wine in thirty two ounces of a mixed drink to homes when they are delivering the. Any questions they always speak against for. Centers close yes March close. Centers close by anyone in object to all of the vote please reload 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 who was injured by another several I have to go to flowers. Thank you senator flowers what was that. No thank you senator flowers I have to go to certain places. We gotta keep we gotta keep up here so she's now Sir Clark will not Senator Clark is president. Senator Wallace is president. Bledsoe's NO Senator Sturch is present. Senator Hammer is no center back on is no Senator Gilmore is not anybody else over here. You Blake Johnson is No US president sorry president president. Simplifies know their stuff feels no anybody else. Center right president. Casts up the ballot. Nineteen days eleven days five president. The Bill. Past transmit to the House senator. Hammer now. Senate bill four seventeen by Senator Hammer permitting a person convicted of an antitrust violation or other unlawful business practice to lawfully possess a firearm under state law so we're just so you know we're going to handle Senator hammers bill then we're gonna skip all those Senator Ballinger. Because we're gonna back to those of the in. And we're gonna go to Senator Irvine's bill at the bottom of the Senate calendar so Hammer and then Irvin Senator Hammer is recognized thank you Mr president what this bill does is allow for Arkansas law to align with what is currently allowed in federal law it allows a person that has been convicted of the crimes that are listed on page two witches are which are non violent offenses it includes and I trust violation of fair trade practices restraint or trade any offense related to regulation business practices to be able to apply to get a concealed permit federal law allows is to work with the various agencies in order to get it in harmony and I'll be glad to answer any questions. Any questions any wine wish to speak against or for centers close any objection ruling the vote please roll vote madam secretary Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner. Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you will wish to change their vote Lauer's NO Senator flowers no thank you senator flowers center Chesterfield know anybody else over here anyone over here. Cast a ballot. Thirty three age two days the bill is passed transmitted to the house I think we're going now Senator urban's okay okay go ahead go ahead go ahead Senator Ballinger. Okay it I'd like to make a motion the batch season what you guys want to go over each one individually wanted to tell you all about it if there's any bill in particular in particular that you don't want to deal with today or if you don't want to deal with any of the technical corrections today that's fine but these other bills that everything on the on the agenda today in this batch between those numbers are the ones that were reviewed by the technical corrections committee or the sorry the code revision commission the code revision commission recommended these technical corrections bills so my motion would be as long as everybody's okay would deal with some day the bad to move into the into the calendar. Batching SP FOR twenty one all the way down through S. B. for forty two without objection we're gonna back to. But we're going to go now to Senator we need you can do those now about secretary. Okay service the. Get back Senator Ballinger batches in of the calendar Senate bill five hundred by Senator Irvin to authorize the issuance and renewal of a special license plate for road buffalo river And support economic development and Searcy County Senator Irvin. Thank you members and this ad when we when the governor actually am an ounce the creation of the buffalo river conservation committee we were able to hold meetings up in the area and and and have good good thoughtful input from the folks around that area so this bill is just really a reflection of all of that work we consistently have had about forty stakeholders participate in those meetings and so this was one of the ideas that was generated and also actually help Newton County as well as thirty County but really promote that buffalo river ends the opportunities up there so I would appreciate a good vote for this new license plates is it follows the Five recommend or the rules that we put in place where you have to remove one in order for this one to come in. Yes yeah Hodges your questions any other questions you wish to speak against or for Senators close any objectionable in the vote lease role about secretary Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast up the ballot thirty five Yeas zero days bill is passed transmitted to the house will now handle the batch. You can read about Senator going to read through them and wool Act vote Senator Ballenger center for twenty one the Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title one of the Arkansas code concerning general provisions came to amend portions of Arkansas Code that resulted from initiated active nineteen fourteen. Senate bill for twenty two by Senator Ballinger to make technical corrections title to the Arkansas code concerning agriculture. Zero four twenty three by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title for the Arkansas code concerning business and commercial law. Senate bill for twenty four by Senator Ballinger to make technical corrections title five of the Arkansas code concerning the criminal can. Simmer for twenty five by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title six of the Arkansas code concerning education. Senate bill for twenty six by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title seven of the Arkansas code concerning elections. Zero four twenty seven Senator Ballinger to make corrections title eight at the Arkansas code concerning an environmental law. Simmer for twenty eight by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title man of the Arkansas code concerning family law. Simmer for twenty nine by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title ten the Arkansas code concerning the General Assembly. Center for thirty eight by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to tidal twelve of the Arkansas code concerning law enforcement agencies simmer for thirty one by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title fourteen of the Arkansas code concerning local government. Zero four thirty two by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title fifteen of the Arkansas code concerning natural resources and economic development. Center for thirty three by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to the title sixteen Arkansas Code concerning purchase procedures and the courts Senate bill four thirty four by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title seventeen of the Arkansas code concerning professions I'm. The business. Senate bill four thirty five by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title eighteen of the Arkansas code concerning property rights and interests zero four thirty six by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title twenty of the Arkansas code concerning public health and welfare. Senate for thirty seven by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections title twenty one of the Arkansas code concerning public officers and employees center for thirty eight by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections channel twenty two Arkansas Code concerning public property. Senate bill four thirty nine by Senator Ballenger Tim intent on the corrections to title twenty three of the Arkansas code concerning public utilities in regulated industries. Senate bill four forty by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to title twenty five Arkansas Code concerning state government. Senate bill four one by Senator Ballinger to make technical corrections title twenty six Arkansas Code concerning taxation. Zero four forty two by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to tattle twenty seven of the Arkansas code concerning transportation motor vehicle laws. Secretary please role of a. Okay so this is I I described earlier the text of the Code virgin Commission every year they go through the the code they look for things that are errors agencies bring things to him they debate a lot of things we we said you know couldn't be technical corrections and had to go on standalone because it made actually policy choices these really are just corrections of the code so I'm happy to try to answer any questions but if you don't have any I appreciate a good vote. Judgment center please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote. Cast about thirty five Yeas zero nine is the batch is passed transmit to the House senator Wallace. House bill eleven forty by representative from Walt. To modify the law concerning embalmers and funeral directors the wall thank you Mr president members this is real simple bill they've they've caught one word misspelled that corrected that it is change the definition of classroom from physical classroom to include virtual classrooms zoom into include specially audio only and and that's the crux of this bill and with that I stand by for your questions any questions for the senator. Anyone wish to speak against for for. Any objection role in the firm. For service close we got a light on the computer to process the end of the back. And then we'll be ready role. Centers for waiting on the roll calls finished printing on your desk the ones that have not given me backed your appointments if you're okay with your appointments if you'll turn them back into made today there in a Manila envelope with your name on it and if you have a problem with one of them just flag let me know and we'll have a rules committee meeting anyway to consider all the appointments thank you. Just. Just saying you're going to vote the role of a massacre Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change their vote. The cast of the ballot. Thirty forty eight zero nine one not voting. The bill is passed return to the house Senator Blake Johnson. But not see Senator Johnson. Welcome back to senator Johnson's senator Wallace H. B. twelve sixty eight. Twelve sixty eight by representative brought to clarify the exemption for licensure by the veterinarian medical examining board for chiropractors performing chiropractic upon animals. Thank you governor members another simple bill two years ago when we pass this original bill we information gave a monopoly to the American veterinary chiropractor Association this bill simply adds the words or the equivalent there of which allows it to be opened up to other associations if they are approved by the veterinarian medical examination board. And with that I stand by for your questions and questions your speak against or for Senators closed any objection on the these rules. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill. Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Tell us about. Thirty forty eight zero Nays one not voting the bill's passage or the house Senator Blake Johnson we're gonna go back to the. H. B. twelve thirty five twelve thirty five a representative Tashi Senator Blake Johnson to amend the law concerning traffic accident reports filed with the division of Arkansas State Police Senator Blake Johnson. Thank you governor this is a this bill is keeps us from duplicating reports in the nineties the federal highway safety commission requested the gathering of data so they had that motorcycle crash report and and it's all in the crash report which is a new one and that's what this bill does keeps them from having to file that do do do do do predation so appreciate a good vote any questions your Speaker against for for your direction on the vote centers close please will. 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 know wish to change their vote. Senator Irvin hi. Anyone else cast about. Thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed returned to the house H. B. thirteen. Senator Stubblefield Hester thirteen nineteen by representative Bentley and Senator Stubblefield to separate the offices of sheriff and tax collector in your county so Stubblefield thank you Mr president thank you bill thirteen eighteen simply separates the share from collector's office your county quorum court voted recently to do that is a number of other counties in Arkansas I've done it there there's two different methods to do this I can either do it by. Actual election or the quorum court can do it they simply are brought it before the legislature for approval so I would appreciate a good vote any questions they always speak against for for service closing objection your vote these rules. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Cast a ballot. About thirty forty eight zero Nays one not voting the bill is passed returned to the House around here. Thirteen thirty two by representative board and Senator Ballinger to amend lection law to amend publication requirements to amend school election law Intermin election notice requirements zero. He was present this bill is just the the clean up bill for the secretary of state's office it deals primarily with the the change that we made in moving school elections to the primary or general well then later we went and we change the primary on a presidential primary day to move it up earlier and so that basically just make somewhere where these collections will will comply with that to have answered questions questions Senator you have a question Surtees recognized. Thank you Mr president are you also reduce the number of early voting days. Not on this legislation other than twenty days all. But. Okay this is the final Page Three line eleven. For the school elections if it's not handled that it and that may be I I'm not sure that is from twenty days eight days or a modem okay I. I'll have to look at that because I'm not. The lands They Might legislation so as to okay so if they are you know you're confident that's what it does to a to a second. What. You know I'm so sorry let me forgive me okay so that only hand it applies if it's uncontested election and it gives the opportunity for the uncontested candidates cast a vote during that time frame and and the reason for that is there's actually been school elections the other school board member who was uncontested they had the elections school board member actually forgot to go votes himself and it is Bills put an end to the confusion so that's only in an uncontested election I I apologize I should. Thank you note of it Senator Tucker wishes to be recognized. Thank you governor Senator Ballinger I think what it's referring to is it reduces the number of days before early voting starts that the County Board of election commissioners has to publish notice of the election and newspaper correct from twenty days to eight days stated correct yeah and I I should've as that in committee but I'm curious why the reduction of that period before the election that there some other instances like. Publication at the polling places themselves reduce from fifteen days to eight days before the election and I'm just curious why we reducing those number of days in and I really can't answer that question I'm and clearly I'm not not prepared run this legislation but if that's a concern I'm happy to pass over and deal with it later. Okay I apologize a typically a little more on top of my game you're gonna pull that will okay centers pull in that one day I will cross over to move on Senator Hill All. House Bill fourteen thirty four members. My representative. In center hill to create the Alzheimer's disease and dementia Advisory Council and to provide for the implementation of a state Alzheimer's plan. Senator class thank you governor. As you all know all times in one of the top Leding desk in the State of Arkansas in the nation is actually number six which is a lot higher than what most people realize. Over sixty over sixty thousand Arkansas residents are living with Alzheimer's or dementia today. This is a very degrading humiliating because it change a person's personality overall. Just as easy as anyone on former president Ronald Reagan. To the great Frank roles at university of Arkansas whose or athletic director. This disease has no balance. What can we do to prevent that are to help assist with it. The statement developing Alzheimer's and dementia plan. This needs to be done. For the patient. For the care givers. For medical providers to increase knowledge and ability to perform and I operate in take care of these individuals there's a lack of knowledge on all that it lets people know what the services are about my mother was diagnosed in about twelve years ago now As you suffer with it for ten years I had no idea that there any plans available until I got in the Senate is available so we've got to get the word out to let people know what's going on for this especially to be the sixth leading cause of death in the U. S. what we need to do we got to get an advisory committee set up a council for this that's what this bill does allow this to that has seventeen voting in three nonvoting members to get the word out we get some federal funds in here and do the things we need to let people know about this leading cause of death. Any questions. You know wash to speak again for. That is close. The object of. Rule rule Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you always change your vote. Senator Irvin hi you else cast about thirty five Yeas Yeas and Nays the bill is passed turn the House center back on. Fourteen eighty by representative Berrien center Beckham to amend Arkansas law concerning cabinet level department secretaries into require the secretary of the cabinet level department to provide a report to the Legislative Council Senate thank you this bill does exactly what the title says. For any questions or wish to speak against or for centers close objection rowing a boat the firm. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Casts up the ballot thirty forty eight zero nine eight one not voting the bill is passed turn the House or walls. House bill fifteen twenty seven by representative Taschen senator Wallace concerning personnel in salaries for employees of the Department of Arkansas State Police. Several thank you Mr. Members again this is a very simple bill or the Arkansas state police asked me to run it. About twenty years ago we had a by a rank in our state police of senior corporal that was removed we want to add that back in there's no increase in salary there's no cost to doing this but after a state trooper at the rate of corporal has twenty years of faithful service in they're going to promote him to senior corporate. And with that I stand by for questions any questions or wish to speak against or for centers close I am closer has closed the objection on the vote these rules. 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 anyways change their vote. The ballot thirty forty eight zero Nays one not voting bills passed returning Stubblefield House fifteen forty four by representative under wooden Senator Stubblefield to affirm the right of a municipality to player who missed the penalty of pro life city sure so we'll thank you Mr president House Bill fifteen forty four basically does three things it allows a city by resolution to declare itself to be a problem city much like. Any city would some of the city might want to declare itself watermelon capital of the world like cold Arkansas does it it is a permissive bill it it's all it really just firms are give the city the bill to declare itself prolife city by resolution and it provides a framework the city's residents of provides a framework for the city's resolution which was vetted by constitutional lawyer it also provides a city a way to promote your pro life status R. J. three things it doesn't do the bill is permissive so it's no way requires you to make this as a nation it also does not require them the same language that other cities using the resolution simply provides a general guide so that other cities can have the flexibility on their resolution finally the bill does not offer any restriction on abortion is simply offers them the ability to pass this resolution. To do so in a little more legal standing take any questions any questions Senator Tucker. Thank you governor can cities do this without this bill already or do they need this bill in order to be able to do it well Springdale is already clarity self problem city I don't know when that date was this just simply give them a more legal standing to do that a father seizure side to designate themselves as pro life city. Yes four is closed. Any objection role of the vote. There is an objection please call the roll my secretary Ballinger. Beckham Bledsoe. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. DISMANG. Eads. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers. President. Garner yes. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Leding. Page. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. Tucker. Wallace. Vote Senator Flippo as Sir design as I. Senator Leding is no anyone else. Cast a ballot twenty ninety eight three days one not voting to present the bill is passed turn the House. Senator desired budget calendar. Members we have a number of bills are gonna have amendments is we're going to vote on the amendment first I think there's been some discussion about Senate bill one thirty two this is just to adopt the amendment we're not adopting the bill. Amendment to the Senate bill thirty eight. This amendment deletes a total of eighteen positions non committee positions are transferred to the the S. to continue the implementation of our position of grades at eight at the age she sees that occurred as part of the reallocation of resources from December twenty twenty nine positions are being eliminated there is no change in preparation associated with these solutions. Any questions on the amendment. All those of favour say aye. Follows. Highs have it members adopted center grocery stores is one Amendment one Senate bill forty one. Thank you the lease for position which are being transferred to the D. D. D. S. to continue the implementation of position upgrade to the HDC sit occurred as part of the reallocation of resources from December twenty twenty there is no change in preparation associated with these solutions any questions All the favor say aye. Those. As the grossing. One Senate bill forty five. I surrenders to vacant positions and associated regular salaries and personal services matching appropriation. Questions all those of favour say aye aye. Your. I have it hence adopted to integration Senator Dismang. Amendment one Senate bill fifty six delete a total of six positions five positions are being transferred to the DD the S. to continue the employment a implementation of position upgrades at the age she sees that occurred as part of the reallocation resources from December twenty twenty one position is being eliminated there are there is no change in preparation associated with the solutions questions. Sorry of course no all those. Posey I have an obligation or grows and so does my Amendment one Senate bill fifty seven. adds twenty seven behavioral health aide positions from various other divisions within the agency to continue the implementation of the position of great today she sees a record part of as part of the reallocation of resources from December twenty twenty there is no change in a preparation associated with these additions questions and all of the voters that are. Oppose ayes have it members adopted to number. Amendment one Senate bill sixty eight. governor's letter amendment surrenders fifteen vacant positions and eight hundred nineteen thousand dollars an associate regular salaries and personal services matching the preparation is determined by the agency. Question dollars favor say aye. Follows seven stops and oversee. Amendment one Senate bill ninety seven. That is right to lease one position ahead and slightly more than thirty seven thousand appropriation from shared services section also believes one position from the office of Medicaid inspector general along with a little over twenty three thousand state operations appropriation and a little over twenty three thousand federal proper operations preparation. Question all those in favor say aye. Those guys have it members adopted early. Amendment one Senate bill one thirty two. So does all right thank you to lease the sixteen temporary part time employees an extra help section of the bill in responding appropriation of six thousand nine hundred twenty three dollars increases the regular salary line item by fifty thousand seven ninety four dollars and personal services managing line about fourteen thousand in the skills development appropriation payable from the skills development fund increases regular salary line item by four thousand eight hundred forty eight dollars and personal services matching line about three thousand the construction industry crafting training program the preparation table from the construction industry craft training program trust fund. Question. Others say aye. Close I would have it members jobs in aggression Amendment forty Senate bill one sixty four. Governor letter six changes position entitles and adds a positions for the means spectrum programming amends and in the amendment adds preparation sponsored by Senator Hammer for the feral hog eradication efforts to be payable from the fair feral hog eradication fund made up of federal funds as well as fines and penalties questions all in favor say aye. So my getting. They were closed by Senator grossing moving on to back to all of the Senate bills which are four Bills Senators Rapert. Senate bill forty three forty five to amend the higher education uniform classification compensation act an emergency Senate bill four forty eight an act for the Arkansas department of transportation preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Senate bill sixty nine an act for the department of finance administration assessment coordination division of appropriation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year Senate bill one fifty six an act for the Department of Parks heritage and tourism state parks and tourism divisions appropriation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. The questions almost four Bills. Without objection we're gonna Bachem without objection role of a. Lease role. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace here which change your vote. Cast a ballot thirty forty eight zero Nays one not voting the bills a batch of bills passes transmitted to the house we have to House bills which will backs together. House fifteen fifty one an act for the office of the governor preparation for twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year. Haspel fifteen fifty two an act for the office of the governor preparation for the twenty twenty twenty and twenty twenty one fiscal year. Any questions on the back to the two bills any objection role in the vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wish to change their vote. The nine cast at the ballot thirty four Yeas zero Nays one not voting the bills have passed a return to the House any announcements any announcements any announcements. Yes or no. You're not. Okay here we go ahead Senator. A joint budget me tomorrow morning at eight thirty any other announcements. We will we will Senator Rapert circle while. Members Jeff you've you've talked to me about your Constitutional amendments we're going to begin hearing those we're gonna segregate set aside of a moment during tomorrow's meeting in Thursday to hear Constitutional amendments if you really want to hear it please reach out the Committee thank you Senator Rapert to call well. The Committee will not make tomorrow service. Members we have this on your does today but I'm running this bill tomorrow so just wanted to let you know that if you don't mind and then also education will meet this afternoon and we will also meet on Wednesday if you have a bill that you want to run an education we're really gonna try to be aggressive and get as many of those bills done as we can on Wednesday so please contact me so we can get those bills scheduled last thing is we are planning to finalize the lottery legislation that I and us Senator Eads and center Hickey has really been leading on and so that should get finalized this week we will be in touch with you if your bill is affected by that legislation and we'll get it all worked out for you so call me if you have any questions any other announcements.