Senate Convenes

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. One please stand including those in the gallery. Senator Pitsch is gonna lead us in prayer. The lord in prayer. Have only father bring your counseling your guidance as we do the work of the citizens of this great state advise us let us feel your presence as we make decisions and cast votes it's in your glory that we approach this honorable job thank you for your presence a man. I pledge allegiance to the. The United States of America to. Which which it stands one. Indivisible. Yes. This. Senator Tucker. Senator is recognized for. Thank you governor I want to take a moment to recognize today's doctor of the day we have doctor Omar it teaches an oncologist and hematologist here in Little Rock I want to do just a little bit more that we normally do when we announce the doctor of the day because I think doctor Ateeq deserves some special recognition at the end of the year in twenty twenty he sent out a note to nearly two hundred of his cancer patients personally wiping away about six hundred and fifty thousand dollars of their debts for the healthcare services that he and his clinic had provided and if we have more people like Dr a T. in our state and our country then we'll be in a pretty good place and I think we deserve a doctor to deserve a special recognition. No nurse of the day Brenda Hewitt as well. Yesterday Mr president this is tied in to form you on on March for twenty twenty one I reviewed all approved the following measures of the regular session the ninety third General Assembly. The bill one twenty four thanks to fifty one Senate bill one twenty nine ACT two fifty two Senate bill eleven ACT two fifty three Senate bill one thirty eight ACT two fifty four Senate bill twenty ACT two fifty five Senate bill one sixty nine ACT two fifty six sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor. File with their Mr President this is to inform you that on March eight twenty twenty one I received an approved the following measures the regular session ninety third General Assembly. Similar to all five ACT two eighty eight senate two O. six ACT two eighty nine Senate bill one seventy four ACT two ninety Senate bill three sixteen ACT two nine one Senate bill three seventeen ACT two ninety two Senate bill three eighteen ACT two ninety three Senate bill three nineteen ACT two ninety four Senate bill three twenty two ninety five Senate bill three twenty one ACT two ninety six and the three twenty two ACT two ninety seven Senate bill three twenty three ACT two ninety eight Senate bill three twenty four ACT two ninety nine senate three twenty five ACT three hundred Senate bill three twenty six ACT three R. one zero three twenty seven ACT three oh two Senate bill three twenty eight ACT three oh three some of three twenty nine ACT three or four and senate thirty thirty ACT three oh five sincerely Asa Hutchinson governor. Where your committee on Rome Bills to whom was referred Senate bill one thirty for about one thirty seven by Senator Irvin and Senate bill one ninety four by Senator Solomon compared the enrolled copies with the original find same correctly engrossed in delivered to nine oh eight AM to the governor for his approval roll. Where your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three fourteen by Senator Eliot compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Education. For your committee on west Bills to whom was referred senate three eighty eight Senator Solomon compared the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed public health committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred senate bill three ninety seven by Senator Irvin compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed Education Committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill thirteen fifteen by representative Paul compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed coach. We are committee on joint retirement social security to whom was referred Senate bill five by Senator sample recommend due pass counted. Senate bill four eighty by Senator Dismang to amend the income tax laws to allow all taxpayers to receive a dollar for dollar income tax credit mechanism and development tax credits and before eighty revenue tax semaphore eighty one by Senator Dismang to increase the use of program created under the Arkansas public roads improvements credit act by making it easier to use tax tax credit provided under the act Senate bill forty one. Thirty seven forty two by Senator Dismang to provide for this designation of outsourcing of sales to the United States government for purposes of Arkansas income tax portion of the Senate before eighty two. Revenue tax center forty three by Senator Dismang to enhance economic competitiveness by repealing the throwback will. Four eighty three revenue tax symbol for eighty four by Senator Dismang. To clarify the allocation of nonresident income for income Arkansas income tax purposes to adopt the model mobile work for state income tax. Senate simplification act and plan of merger season before eighty four. John Cena forty five by Senator Hammer to amend Arkansas law concerning early voting into amend Arkansas law concerning election symbol for eighty five. State zero four eighty six by Senator Hammer to amend the law concerning election hearing and to amend the law concerning penalties for misdemeanor offenses relating to voting Senate bill forty six said. Semaphore eighty seven by Senator Hammer concerning the establishment all alteration of precinct boundaries telling signs in both centers Claire. Arkansas I'm in Arkansas election Austin before eighty seven state symbol for eighty eight by Senator Hammer to amend the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven to create an exemption to the examination copying of public records internalized the freedom of information act of nineteen sixty seven and voted ballot Senate bill for a. State agency center for eighty nine by Senator Davis to amend the formula rate review that and declaring an emergency said before eighty nine. Our semaphore ninety by Senator Garner to amend the law concerning the code of ethics for public officers and employees and to amend the law concerning holding office convicted of a public trust crime single four nine state as. Any announcmenet this. Senator Hickey. Senator Hickey is. Senator Hickey is not here last month. I see Cabinet. Senator Hill. Senator Hickey out. These. These on that. Concurrent resolution ten eleven by representative Shepherd is Senator Hickey providing that the house of representatives and the Senate of the ninety third General Assembly my recess on Tuesday March twenty three twenty twenty one and reconvene on Monday March twenty nine twenty twenty one Senator Hickey is recognized members is just like it to the title reads. I appreciate a good vote. All those in favor say aye. Follows Is haven't. The resolution is passed. The to the house Senator Irvin and Senate bill seven. Amendment one Senate bill fourteen in. Thank you senator is this is my bill and my amendment the question and all those in favor say aye. Follows eyes have it members adopted centers and Senator Irvin Senate bill. S. the twenty two. Senate bill twenty two by Senator Irvin to modify the application process for certification right this is important for the consistent or the of process prosthetic assistant or prosthetic it's just. Thank you member Senate bill twenty two is updating the practice acts to current educational course offerings and there's a new master's level degree program combining both or thought ex and prosthetics together and our process prosthetics together and the master's program requires an eighteen months you will residency in both or thought ex and prosthetics to qualified to set for board exams so and this simplifies the time required to complete their training allowing them to practice their skills out in the field under the supervision of a state licensed practitioner and it also addresses assistance requirements for licensure for three years of supervision to add an option to take three semester hours of higher education and the subjects of human anatomy physiology medical terminology and qualify in two years. I'll answer any questions any questions nor speak against four Senator close I'm close any objection on the vote I'm secretary 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 they always change their vote. Cast of the ballot thirty five Yeas zero names. The bill is passed transmitted to the house senator. Bledsoe SP eighty five. Senate bill eighty five by Senator Bledsoe to amend the right to view ultrasound images before an abortion thank you create the right to know and see at. Senator Bledsoe. Thank you Mr president ladies and gentleman you have before you Senate bill eighty five to amend the right to view ultrasound images before an abortion is before an abortion and to create the right to know in CA. The really the only thing new in this bill from what we've done before is that we are asking. That the and this is not that new the physician needs to explain the procedure and then the woman will get there have the right to have the monitor turn toward her so that she can see what's going on and you may say why is it necessary. Well so many of these young girls. Not necessarily women but young girls have been told that that is a blob of tissue growing was inside the wound we know that that's not true. That is a living human being and so as we have gone down the path of some of these abortion anti abortion bills we have heard testimony of women who are devastated by the decisions that they made when they were young in fact it was just with Senate bill six that we heard testimony of two women one was fifteen when she had an abortion and C. H. C. C. in this other lady that testified in our committee. The date. With a lot of emotion and through many tears a told the committee the this was the one thing that she regretted the most in her life and we know you can't go back and then do that. This is down to San legislation only provides an opportunity for the mother to learn all the facts before making this life or death decision it is important for the mother to see the ultrasound image before the abortion rather than after when it's too late and so ladies and gentleman. A. As you know in what I've said earlier that some of the proposed abortion women. Sometimes regret their abortion after late late later seen and ultrasound image of an unborn baby. All too Sam legislation allow some women to learn the truth about abortion before it's too late and I'll be glad to take any questions. Senator Chesterfield and then Senator Tucker. Senator Chesterfield recognized thank you Mister chair and thank you senator Bledsoe for taking my question who is paying for the old person I'm so glad you asked that because some letter dated. well. It is possible that the women themselves have to pay depending on whether they are of under Medicaid or whatever Medicare but it is possible that they will have to pay for you have not identified this is a state mandate I'm sorry this is a state mandate what is the state not picking up the tab something that it mandates. Well it is like a lot of other things they don't but that's a good idea for another bill well it's concerning to me because when you start mandating that people who are already poor pay for something else it creates an issue where the HIPAA laws coming in because you're not talking about sharing personal. Health information with the state what is it becomes well that but I mean that's the it's the woman and the doctor I don't think that's a that's on that's for her identification that's not publicizing anything so if he chooses not to do this you cannot choose not to she can choose not to do it this is for her edification for her knowledge because of so many of Mrs and miss numbers out there about abortion and when life begins in that kind of thing that you can actually see a moving living breathing human within the that part but I'm I'm just trying to get to the brass tacks of does that person stealing joined the privacy that is guaranteed by HIPAA absolutely it's between her doctor her doctor in the woman or the girl but you're mandating that the doctor tell you that they've done this it It sharing relevant permits it's in her medical record in that is protected that is under his law thank you. Thank you governor and I had two questions Senator Chesterfield already asked one of them about the cost my other questions Senator Bledsoe is whether you're aware of if the legislature mandates any other medical procedure along these lines. I'm not sure that this is mandated except to say that the you're giving the the girl and as we learned the last time we had I believe Senate bill six but some of these girls are lit our ten years of age and you're giving them a chance to see what is actually happening with within their body so it's not mandating anything they don't have thing turn their head you're not you're just giving them of the medical background the medical procedure and then if they want to turn their heads they can. Thank you. Thank you. You always to speak against. For. Senator closed yes. Sir Chesterfield U. object or on the boat. Please call the roll Ballinger. Beckham. But. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. DISMANG. Eads. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flowers. No. Garner. Gilmore. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hickey. Hill Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson. Mark Johnson. Leding. Page. Rapert. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sullivan. Teague. T.. Tucker. Wallace. You wish to change their vote Senator Teague is hi anyone else. Cast the ballot twenty ninety eight six nine. The bill is passed transmit to the House Senator Irvin S. B. two ninety one there's an emergency clause. Senate bill two ninety one by Senator Irvin to support Arkansas public schools and public school districts and implementation community school March. Server. Thank you members and and actually can I pass over this bill and come back to it at the end of the calendar without okay can I cannot pass over this and come back to it at the end of the calendar real quick yes I do not objection we can for. We're gonna Passover move on to Senator Ballinger. You get flowers Ballinger. You're here for all. Senate bill address B. three thirty four. Senate three thirty four by Senator Ballinger to amend the law concerning the use of eminent domain by a state agency and to add new definitions under in a month online several other. Thank you Mr president at the first two bills or a sensually identical that Bills the the first one deals with agencies of the state the second deals with local cities and counties essentially what this does is take and codified currently in Arkansas we have a really strong property rights laws when it comes to eminent domain so you know many of you heard of the kilo decision that basically said that you could you could actually go out to use eminent domain to take a piece of property if the only public good is the fact that it would increase tax revenue well in Arkansas you can't do that right Arkansas we have a in an article two of our Arkansas constitution the provisions as property rights are above all rights we have a fairly solid law in the state of Arkansas but there is certainly individuals and entities I'd like to see that that changed and see the law reduced well what this does is this basically just codifies it set up a mechanism to protect property rights through the process of using a met the main ticket or for things like blight the first bill actually has no opposition is one that applies to to the states what I have in and I'll go ahead and point out in visiting with after the bill passed out and visiting with municipal owned utilities they have some concern about it in particular with the next bill the Senate bill three thirty five we're going to amended in both sections it shouldn't if you look at him Senate bill three thirty four and thirty five and same thing but if you look at the definition of public purpose is specifically includes operating of the utility however so does is not gonna change the effect of the bill but there are two major not major minor changes that we're going to make one is we're gonna make it were the cause of action specifically only applies to local government and then the second thing we're gonna do is define out units of the municipal utilities as as local government so that the changes were gonna make on the on. The House side shouldn't change operational function of the bill it'll make it clear that and we're we weren't intending to cats the utilities which are under separate code section all together I'm happy to answer any questions. The question is recognized thank you here and thank you senator Ballinger. My concern is on Page two line thirteen and fourteen. Basically fourteen were you talking about giving people who have been cited only a hundred and eighty days to correct what he needs which would mean that if a person or email and unable to do so they could not correct that. Because there are some illnesses as we know now that it lasted longer than that why such a short period of time. And so I think maybe to some extent you're you're reading this sort of an not so that actually is a time frame that is considered to be a relatively it is a a general time frame for the property this is the time frame for what it is designed to be a generous time frame for the property owners which is actually fairly close to what we're doing if if the municipality or the the agency in this case we're talking about state agency if they're doing it right then they are they are offering this kind of time frame today so you qualifying practice is that what you're saying. I'm sorry your kind of fun practice well yes the best practices yes well I guess I'm concerned since we've been in this pandemic that some people are sick yeah I think the longer than six months absolutely and we're not giving them an opportunity then to do what needs to be done that's why I'm asking why such a short time why would it not be a year when the others for a year or two years sure and there is no no mandate that the that the agency to this they can go as long as they want and what what I think we're doing here is we're codifying we are protecting them in in the the intent and I'll tell you the the person came to me and asked me care this this legislation is institute for justice in civil justice cause is a nonpartisan organization that goes around and does several things but one thing they do the really pushed the protection of property rights and that's why we're codifying this is because we have fairly strong property rights and setting up a mechanism in order to give it some due process and some protections for individuals so they don't have the property take. Yeah the problem. Anyone wish to speak against the bill for the bill. I appreciate what gesture on the vote the object so just from. Action 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. Lauer's NO. Okay. Senate flowers's NO Senator Elliot is no Senator Chesterfield is present in here with us. Senator Dismang is. Yes service mine present okay anybody else. Caster about thirty eight three days to present. The bill was passed. Transmitted the House Senator Ballinger esprit three thirty five three thirty five by Senator Ballinger to amend the law concerning the use of eminent domain by local government and to add definitions under eminent domain. Senator Ballinger is got the floor thank you thank you Mr president this bill is exactly the same and former fashion except it applies to municipalities counties instead of state agencies on this bill has the municipally gives the are the only one to have expressed the opposition to it Frank merrily they're concerned as they would like to see the the the existing case law changed to make it may give them more flexibility in taking property which course I think most of us you prefer protection property what select seats stay the same appreciate a good vote. Any questions Senator. Senator Chesterfield Senator Elliot. What would that is the local government I'm sorry why would we not believe this to local government. If you don't mind asking I. Why would we not leave this to local government and community believe as opposed to what while we running that is when we could be dealing with state issues rather than local issues that that is an excellent question and let me say that in how I deal with policy things when it comes to local governments or or not is we still represent those constituents and those constituents we have an obligation to make sure that their their rights under the US constitution or state constitution are protected so we're you'll see where you know I I justify getting involved in in a well I would say is you know local home rule is when we first when I feel like that that you had with citizens whose rights may be entered in this case we're not modifying. Much of what they do in practice the municipal municipalities we're just preserving I think a protection that to make it more lasting. Stuff the city's for yes. Thank you governor. I guess you would say what you said again that the reason this is justified because I didn't quite get it all pretty fast I was slowly one of those two one of the two so would you do that again for yet so so any time that that are typically what I try to be consistent where you see me Terry legislation that deals with home rule it's usually in an effort to protect some constitutional or natural right of the citizens so it what I what I think we all have an obligation to do is try to protect the the the rights of the part of our constituencies who also happen to be in the county also happen to be a municipality this is a perfect example where our state constitution says we all took a poll and the poll says the property rights are above all right to write in an article two and so what we're trying to do is is codified what we feel like is good existing case law and order put in the code and make it make it more lasting make it where it's easier to look up to make it easier and more accessible so that the justification for overruling home rule is that we are we are actually going even more local to the individual in protecting their individual rights and. Is this how do we know that there are individuals though that we are not protecting the because if we get we start going just to what to the individual instead of thinking about the whole how do we know we are not somehow hurting the whole. I I mean I think that it's from my standpoint what this legislation does the best legislation we have to enact case law which is consistent with the Arkansas constitution and in doing so we're protecting their their natural rights which are also preserved as our constitutional rights now this may be unfair to you but if you can be fair to the Municipal League says I didn't know to talk to them ahead of time why are they against it I mean one of the things that they will that will point out one article that requires them to demonstrate that they have to do that they have to prove that they that they didn't take into consideration other people who'd be willing to give up their land beforehand which is consistent I mean the the the of the case just in case also that it is necessary they have to prove that it is necessary before the take property through eminent domain SO this that would be consistent with existing case law they feel like that that could end up being a burden or a hurdle from taking property because it could be more difficult to prove that they didn't try to acquire the property somewhere else minute that is existing case law now that they're they're doing it now I think they should have no trouble doing that now but that will that is there what other objections I ran the same legislation two years ago made out Senate but died in House history ran away but it it does it their argument then was you know we understand that this is basically the current case law however we would like to see a change in current case law to give us more flexibility to to make taking a little easier and I get that if you're all you're doing is you're being advocate for cities maybe that's a good argument but for my case you know taking a person's property in order to be able to to put in a parking lot because it's going to help revenue or whatever to me that's not a very good use of of eminent domain and I would like to see our Kansans you know protected at a. At a higher level than what the US constitution protects your bill it would still be a case that eminent domain is possible you just have to have a compelling reason for have been invoked domain is not the same kind of bird and in this bill that they have right now yeah absolutely it's basically strict scrutiny standard which we already have an under Arkansas law so the burden yeah my argument is the burden is the same they may argue that the burden is is slightly different because it gets a little more detail to it I I'm gonna say if you're not doing it the way that this set up you're probably in violation of current case law okay thank you so much. Thank you Mr president. Sir Ballinger obviously alike this bill I wouldn't co sponsored it a new the court couple questions one of. You mentioned when you were presenting three thirty four that you you were addressing some issues in the on the in the House about local utilities I'm specific thing about water utilities would it. Of interest city inter government compact such as Central Arkansas Water be covered under that because I don't want anything it keeps getting water out of the west the Lasky County but obviously they need eminent domain to be able to run water lines it would your your amendment you're planning and that with that address their concerns absolutely that's one of the entities that are that I visited with so yes and not one thing I would say is we're not taking away anyone's right to do eminent domain I would say that in any other entity ought to be going through this same process however they are in a separate code section that we chose not to to approach through the legislation this year so so many of the intent is to is to pull out of this process okay so what we'll do that's will be doing in the house. Is it true that the kilo decision basically took property away from individuals with eminent domain so for the sole reason that that local government entity which was in Connecticut could allow a a high rise condo type development which they would receive more property tax and they in effect stipulated that was why they did it is that sort of the genesis of this these types of bills yes it is not not just make clear the kilo is not the law for not state law in Arkansas because we go further than that which were allowed to do but it is to codify what we have good existing case law so that we don't end up rolling back into a kilo decision which says you take personal property simply because it means increased tax revenue which I think most people opposed our candles would agree that that's not shouldn't be the public purpose as you know as recognized in the constitution so I had conversations with the Municipal League felt that in the past that we had a strong. In the committee protection for individual property owners in Arkansas however as I researched it further organizations like the institute for justice that measure these by this standard I found that we were sadly behind this that your interpretation as well I think so so I'm not sure I was absolutely following you but I think I yes okay thank you senator thank you Mr president. Thank you. In and I apologize I think a hundred percent. In line with what you're trying to do I'm certain Bentley I have been able to process all the to make sure I haven't missed something into that he said he'd be willing to make their yard to make an amendment to the on the house side hopefully in in one thing up but will not encourage. searches feel probably has a good point we could look at that day I mean all we're doing regardless of case law I think you're trying to set up the best practices on if there's going to be you know moving for them in advance there's as much protection cost again which I'm on a person on board with and if there's anything else that we can provide or help with it we can touch base would you be willing to pay absolutely visit that certainly in my from my standpoint we we wanna make sure to preserve this in the and a mechanism that that is the strongest possible still out of the municipalities to allow agencies to allow individuals to do what they need to do but we need to when you try to recognize that fundamentally the individual needs to the protection be absolutely at the end of the day your bill is pretty much saying unless you can prove public good And you define a public good is then there can't be a taking it is we don't like the way something looks or we don't like you know whatever it may be your allowing due process to take place for those individuals with their own lives at that whatever right questions it can follow through but they don't lose the value of the property just. Just because again absolutely and what and will visit afterwards I mean I I'm I mean I think that we get it through over to the house I'm not in a big hurry necessarily and and frankly to get it out of house judiciary we need to make sure we have have it done in this tight as possible so definitely happy to work with somebody on. Senator Ingram. Well the you said you got lost in senator Johnson's questions because I've definitely got lost in those questions all my interest is the nonmunicipal of utilities are you saying that you were going to exempt them out in the house that you're going to do that in the house is that what you're absolutely I think that the probably not covered under this legislation but they have some concerns of that could be because they are beautiful on the rand so we're going to specifically exempt them out of this which Amendment essentially is going to find them out of a out of the local entities and then and then make it clear the cause of action is only gets local entities so that the intent and you know other things that if you have things that that you you feel like our our issues I'm happy to have to try to address that as well thank you senator. Anybody else any other questions anyone would speak against four appreciate the injection on the vote. Please roll. Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace you wish to change their vote. Lauer's NO. Senator flowers. No. Make sure to stay in okay. Senator Hickey is recognized. The. We're or are we just need to be able to see a center for thank you. Jesus. Anybody else. Senate president Senator Leding is president Senator Teague is. President. Hey that that's working. Senator Dismang is not. Brigade just as well Senator Elliot is present. Your body else cast a ballot. Twenty seventy eight two days the bill is passed transmitted to the house Senator Ballinger the last one of three as before sixteen this one has an emergency clause Senate bill four sixteen by Senator Ballinger two men that they need Municipal Aid Fund to distribute Municipal Aid tenderly incorporated municipalities and plan of merger C.. Senator. Thank you Mr president okay this is this bill is just to prove that I can work with the Municipal Aid we're still friends so anyway that this piece this bill is a is really designed to help the newest municipality in the in the State of Arkansas that holiday island which became the city this last election cycle however because the fact that we don't have the census numbers to census numbers they really don't have a mechanism to collect on back finds so what this does is this enables them you too to GIS to be able development and estimate in order to come up with a number for the treasury department in order to be able to do turn back funds it's not gonna be any more money that goes to them it just means rather that those funds going to the county they'll go to the Holiday Allen would say already got some funds from the county that's allocated to holiday island so in the end there's there's no opposition to this it just helps the folks in holiday I want to be able to have a mechanism to collect her back fines and start finding the branding about any questions for the senator if you wish to speak against the. Or for. Centers close to give. Any objection or please roll vote Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson. Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace if you wish to change their vote. About thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed receive calls a doctor transmit to the House Senator Irvin and we're at the end of the Senate calendar. S. B. two nine one center or symbol to ninety one by Senator Irvin to support Arkansas public schools and public school districts in the implementation of a community school approach. Thank you members I had some senators I have some questions and I wanted to get there questions answered so I wanted to bring this bill we never had the opportunity to address those needs this is a community schools acts and community schools connect to community resources organizations and businesses to the school add to meet students needs and to provide enrichment out of school and so what this does is it does not change schools governance and any public school in the state of Arkansas can choose to become a community school the research shows the strategy bringing improvement in attendance college going rates on time completion of grades fewer discipline problems and help students build bonds with supporting community and school leaders and so what a community school does Batesville has actually enacted this as well as a school here in Little Rock School District is to allow for that school to really act as a resource for that community it's by choice there is sixteen billion dollars a federal federal money available there are no state funds for this however local districts can use our own fines to be a community school and that is part of the enhanced student achievement finds bill that just passed so this is a great model and really proud of Batesville school district and the little rock school district I one of the schools here in Little Rock that's doing it and then there's four more that were announced in September in Little Rock as well so it's a great model ends there's additional funding from private sources as well as federal funding for that they can apply to add to to make that school more of a resource for the community and to help those kids with their achievement gaps I'll be happy to answer any questions any questions for the senator. Anyone wishing to speak against for. Thank you for. Any objection on the vote. These rules. 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. About. Thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed Emergency clauses adopted transmit to the House moving on the House bills senator Wallace H. B. ten thirty Senate house bill ten thirty six by representative Taschen Senator Wallace to amend the Arkansas county accounting all county accounting law of nineteen seventy three to require counties to provide proof of payment tax payment retirement system contributions hello all thank you. Members. All this bill does is make a honest man keep them honest. If anybody at the county levels thank you about when the dark side to make a little bit tougher. bottom line is in the past with the county Clerk so whoever was possible for the county payroll tax and retirements Retirement fund they sent straight to the state this law simply requires that they also give a copy to the county judge or the county treasurer so there's more a cross check. And with that I'll stand by for questions any questions you always speak against or for Senators closed. Injection rolling the vote please roll man sector Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace in which change their vote. About thirty five Yeas zero nine the bill is passed return the bill to the house Senator Dismang H. B. twelve fifty five fifty five by representative eleven in center Dismang to regulate cross colorization Paulson's. Senate is thank you governor member sister just provides needed clarification as to the validity of a cross clatter station clause and reaffirms longstanding banking practice we have to take any questions any questions I have a question Senator flowers is recognized we yes Senator Dismang this seems to be a bill that's brought to mind do or at least. Or or I'm sorry what we go we just we can't see you thank you. This bill seems to be a reaction to a negative ruling in a court case against an equity bank versus southside Baptist Church of lead hill. In which there were two notes one the first note a mortgage of the church's property loan was given that property being as set out as collateral second no furnishings. And the second was by the by the church. But it added to personal guarantors. So without a clear reference in clear terms. In the second note that there exists this first note in the first debt how would those personal guarantors be protected. When the property. That's in the second notifying sheen's were sole and applied to the first snow would make the personal guarantors. More liable for greater debt because the sale proceeds were not applied to what they thought they were guaranteeing in. I don't understand the question and I mean I think. I mean if you're going to enter entering into a note or you're if you're going to to borrow money need to be thorough understanding from one what is your signing I mean I think that that falls on the banks being clear and then also those that are participating or the receivers alone to be thorough it's my understanding there be a listing of assets and loans and other debts and this you know this cross collateral is ation Clause is standard I think one of the things you know for me when I look at it is that this is a needed practice especially in the barman three and right now you know so there are businesses that are struggling and they're taking out you know additional debt be able to kind of get through the hopper hopefully get through the halls of the downturn that their particular entity may be in the problem is if we do away with the standard clause which is been something utilized for a very long time I won't even try to give a particular date the only individuals are going to be able to cross collateralized or those that are taking much much larger notes out they can justify having the legal fees associated with having to to have that particular item reviewed without be without being standardized that the warranty that goes away from those into these provide the clause in the forms goes away and again it would only be able to be lies by bigger loans that could justify the additional cost. But would you agree it's hiding something from those personal grandparent told towers that are not necessarily there at the bank negotiating for that second note and and the collateral that they are securing to be applied to the first note. Senate senator flowers can you can you point the camera we could see a police. Thank you. Service. M. and and I guess my response would be I mean if you're going to sign a love note you need to understand what it is you're signing if there's a reference in that that applies to prior notes that you need to be willing to ask the folks are asking you to you know put your name on the line what that applies to in in in what secure. So we're just going to do away with the existing law that we have now that requires clear. terms of what those personal guarantors are actually signing up for. Would you agree that you have one instance that is try trying to undo something it is program practice. I don't again will try to give a date let's just almost say for ever and so I think there's an understanding when you're borrowing money. That that you need to read what it is that you're signing this is a you know standardized closets in the contract any in something when you're when you're compiling this note in asking for the additional money ever all those parties are aware that does not exist. And if they're not they should be. And any other questions. They always speak against for. An education role in the vote. Please roll Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace anyone wishing to change their vote flowers no. Senator flowers is no thank you senator flowers center. What what Senator Elliot is no. Senator Tucker is no. Senate. Senator Chesterfield. Sir what is now Senator Stubblefield is not. Senator Flippo is president. Did you say not wrote Okay center right president. Senator garner is present. Service. Sir Clark president. What else. Make sure what your wishes is what it's all over. Right. Anybody else. Cat cast a ballot. Twenty four yeas five nations six president. The bill is passed. Returned to the House senator Hammer. Twelve fifty nine The representative Johnson Senator Hammer to amend the Arkansas has played trainers Act and authorize athletic trainers to practice under the direct supervision of a physician Senator Hammer. Thank you Mr president this is an agreed upon bill between athletic trainers in the PT's the illustration is that if it's Friday night football player gets hurt on the field the sideline position comes out of the athletic trainers there that the physician can supervise athletic trainer on the field however for charity morning the player comes into the clinic and the physician cannot supervise the athletic trainer in his own clinic what this does is well positioned to supervise both on the field or off the field it is agreed upon by the PT's and eighties nothing but try to answer questions any questions Senator Hammer. Anyone would speak against for 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. Wish to change their vote. Well thirty. Senate. So use looking over there center is now. Anyone else. President of. Sir John present you files. Caster. Thirty three eight one nine one present the bill is passed returned to the house Senator Eads house bill thirteen twenty eight representative Brian Senator Eads to amend the law concerning terms of office of council elected officers to coincide with the Arkansas constitution. Senator a. Thank you Mr president members this bill is clean a bill that was brought by the association of counties in two thousand sixteen when Amendment ninety five was passing through the county officers from two years to four years there are some places in code is still referenced a two year term so this cleans that up to make sure we match up current code with the existing outcome of the amendment in two thousand sixteen I would appreciate a good vote any questions Senator Chesterfield other questions Senator Eads thank you just a quick point of clarification is this only applying to the county judge or disappointing to all the county of a quorum court members it's not a quorum court members only one four year terms the judge in the sensor and all those that are thank you thank you for the thank you. Beg for closed center has close any objection on the vote. Lease role vote matter secretary you get a chance. At your leisure. 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 Davis is president. Anyone else. Okay the ballot. Thirty three eight zero nine one present. The bill is passed return to the house Senator Flippo. Thirteen fifty one by representative warning incentive Flippo concerning the use of certain chemicals in firefighting fine Senator Flippo. All right members so only for kill is a chemical that using a number of different products our including this fire suppressant foam that is used to fight liquid based fires and so what this bill does is there are some concerns about some harmful environmental effects that so this bill simply says that they cannot use it for training purposes but only in real life situations it's currently kind of mirrors what they're doing at the department of defense supported by the fire chiefs association and the firefighters association and I'll be happy answer any questions any questions for the senator. You know question do always speak against or for center has closed any objection rolling the vote madam secretary 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. The ballot. Thirty five Yeas zero nine is the bill is passed returned to the house Senator Flippo again. This bill fourteen oh six by representative speaks in center for a term in the law concerning limitations on the issuance of military veterans special license plates and authorize the issuance of additional special license plates in certain circumstances Senator Flippo numbers so representative speaks and I had some constituents and mountain homes and veterans that approached us and they have more than two vehicles and currently state law only allows them to have to better especially license plates and this bill expands that the for the first two the only key is a dollar. The second two will be the the the the full cost which is twenty five to thirty dollars I think for the up for the license plate but they are able to get up to four plates in an interesting point on this is if you look on page two says disabled veteran World War one I called yesterday and I said we have the World War one veterans still live in we have one World War one veterans would that still that's still alive and still driving around open somewhere Northwest Arkansas also if you see that tax be sure you're wrong. Any questions for the senator Senator Mark Johnson Ferndale has a question. Senator Flippo read the book the last Confederate widow tells all. No Sir I'm not you know there was a thing with pensions to Confederate veterans in these very young women would marry these very old man and we were playing these pensions up until. Nineteen sixties or something I'm just curious if you're familiar with that I could see these World War one veterans being able to marry these young women and keep things license plates for ever. He is out of concern to you. The no Sir okay thank you Sir thank you Mr president. Any other questions. To speak against. For for. Senator has closed all walking away. The the voters not. Don't see any 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 wishing to change their vote. Cast of the ballot thirty five Yeas zero nice the bill is passed returned to the house Senator this is my removing to the budget calendar. Senate is right is recognized. Amendment one Senate bill fifty one. What we actually need to send that one back to joint budget yes. No I mean we're not adopting amendment just weeks in the bill back. So the amendment SP fifty one amendment is going to pass over that we're gonna send that bill by. Thank you without objection. Amendment one Senate bill one oh eight. Thank you this amendment and said additional general revenue appropriation to the existing funding for the seventy five pass. Sorry. All right amendment at seventy five thousand preparation the Department hell state board of pharmacy professional fees line item in its three hundred twenty five thousand appropriation to pharmacy student loan scholarship program line. You have to take any questions any questions follow the barber's favor say aye. Follows I have it members adopted. Senate groschen a. Amendment to the Senate bill one ten. Senate is. All right thank you this amendment adds four and thousand in preparation only in the division of higher education appropriation bill for the graduate medical education residency expansion Board we have to take any questions any questions All the favor say aye. Posed Is have it members adopted to negotiate as we one six four amendment three to Senate bill one sixty four. Thank you this amendment Senator revenue preparation of seven hundred forty three thousand three hundred ninety nine dollars to the state meet inspection program that's a bill we just recently passed any questions all those of favour say aye. Oppose. Is have it members. Senator B. two one one amendment amendment to the Senate bill two eleven. I thank you this amendment adds fifteen thousand overtime on line item while reducing the regular salaries by fifteen thousand incurring a net zero preparation changed we have to take any questions questions all those of favour say aye hi. Follows. I was barely. Menaced by Senator saying moving on to the three thirty one Senate bill three thirty one you can do all three. December thirty thirty one an act for the Black River technical college supplemental appropriation Senate bill three ninety two an act for the Department of Education Division of higher education historically black colleges and universities grants and expenses the preparation for twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year senate three ninety six an act for the University of Arkansas for medical sciences supplemental appropriation Senate bill forty ACT for the Department of Human Services Division of Children and Family Services of preparation for twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year Senate bill two nineteen and act for the University of Arkansas System in various divisions of preparation for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two fiscal year we'll go back to a fiver okay that show of five ministers an objection in in by like the bill pulled out. Okay you've heard the five bells we're gonna Bachem pending any objection one second. We get. The call well you good no objection we have no objection or batching five bills like been around any questions on any objection rolling the vote. Please rollover amount sector Ballinger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang Eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey Hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson Mark Johnson Leding Pitsch Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan Teague Tucker Wallace in which change their vote on these follow backs bills. Cast up the ballot. Thirty five B. eight zero days the bills all past transmit on down to the house. Yeah. I believe there or. When your committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate bill fourteen by Senator Irving compare the engrossed copy with the original find same correctly engrossed. Counted. Before ninety one by Senator English to amend certain laws regarding apprenticeships and training programs and related duties to a man and the savage of Princip committees and to amend the use of Arkansas Code construction industry craft training trust fund senate bill four ninety one education center for ninety two by Senator English to amend the Arkansas Works program pays program in to amend the eligibility requirements for applicants or participants of the Arkansas work pays programs it before ninety to public health symbol for ninety three by Senator Ballenger to make technical corrections to access two all twenty nineteen number ten eighty nine section nine thirty one five oh three Senate bill five four ninety three state agencies semaphore ninety four by Senator Hammer concerning qualified immunity and to amend twenty one dash nine dash three a one cent before ninety four Judiciary Senate bill four ninety five by Senator Irvin to amend the law regarding providing tobacco products to minors and to amend the definition of a minor symbol for ninety five city county local Senate concurrent resolution nine by Senator English to proclaim March seventh through thirteen twenty twenty one AS americorps so we can Arkansas Senate concurrent resolution nine. Calendar Senate Senate resolution eleven by Senator Chesterfield to proclaim March twenty twenty one women's history month in Arkansas Senate resolution all of them. Counted Senate resolution twelve by Senator Teague to designate stars of the life day and recognize the accomplishments of certain emergency medical professionals to resolution twelve. Calendar joint budget meet at eight thirty tomorrow. Any other announcements. Senator Caldwell and then senator Bledsoe. Senate call while present have to now spends one only see morning at eight o'clock joint budget and state agencies will here the report from legislative audit concerning the transformation of cost savings or lack there of so everyone if you want and it will be in a big mac a and Senate act will make more nine thirty. Senator Bledsoe was Max but anybody want to go before Senator Bledsoe. Okay Sir Bledsoe was nine M. last. One ounce. Senate. Thank you Mr president ladies and gentleman we're getting of the scope of practice bills ready so if you have a scope of practice bill please let me know we're putting I think we have three four of March fifteenth which is next Monday and if we don't do it now we will be here a long time thank you.