House Convenes

And by the member staff press and guests in the galleries to stand to be led in prayer by the house chaplain Dr rex warned retired pastor Emmanuel Baptist Church Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by Representative Lane Jean. Let's pray together. Bothers we gather in the House today we pray for the men and women who serve the citizens of Arkansas we pray for them and their personal life we recognize that is they meet to do business here that life continues at home and in their communities in the course of the day there are things to celebrate and their things tomorrow and we pray for those who are hurting those who were and sorrow. We pray for those who this is a good time of life or that you would continue to bless them and the lord as we all seco why are we here what what are we to do it is obvious to me that these men and women have been sent here to the state capital of part of their purpose in life is to be of service to each other to their constituents and the use bless them in that noble purpose the noble work that they do in Jesus name amen. Amber's please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepared machine Mr Clark. Asked about Mr Clark. With ninety nine members present the chair sees a quorum there any request for leave represent Vaught for what purpose. Leave for Representative Johnson is leave granted Representative Johnson. noted. Represent Fredrick Love moves we dispense the pre reading of the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered. Are there any Reports from select committees read reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker you Committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill thirteen ninety two beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration and here at the time the same recognition do pass respectfully submitted Lane Jean chair. Are there any Reports from standing committees read reports Mister Clark Mister Speaker your committee on education to whom was referred house bill thirteen eighty nine house bill fourteen forty five Senate bill one twenty four and Senate bill two eighty seven ACT leader for we've had the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition do pass respectfully submitted Bruce Cozart chair Mr Spiegel your committee on education was referred house bill fourteen sixty two house bill fourteen sixty four and Senate bill one twenty nine beg leave to report that we find the same under consideration here with ten same deregulation do pass respectfully submitted Brian Evans vice chair Mister Speaker we are Committee on Public Health to whom was referred house bill fourteen eighty eight house bill fifteen twenty one big return for three for the same under consideration here with trying to sing the recognition do pass respectfully submitted Jack Ladyman chair Mr Speaker we are Committee on Public Health to whom was referred to in sixty one beg leave to report we've had the same under consideration here with trying the same recognition do pass as amended number for respectfully submitted Jack Ladyman chair. There any unfinished business are there any exact. Read the letter from the governor's. February twenty fourth twenty twenty one to the Speaker of the house dear Mister Speaker this is to inform you that on February twenty four twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house bill one thousand eyes Act one forty one households in tennis Act one forty to House Bill ten thirty one is at one forty three Haskell ten thirty three as act one forty four House within forty one is like one forty five households in forty two was at one forty six hospital level eighty four's at one forty seven sincerely inside Hutchinson. February twenty four twenty five twenty one to the Speaker of the house do Mr Speaker this is to inform you that on February twenty fourth twenty twenty one I reviewed. And approved as to form the measure following the regular session of the ninety third General Assembly house encourage Lucien one thousand eight sincerely a sentence and. Members a faulty committee report resulted in house concurrent resolution one thousand two being presented to us improperly yesterday we now will take a few steps to correct the error. The Representative Boyd moves we expunge the vote by which concurrent resolution one thousand two past that's a proper motion represent boy you're recognized to explain your motion. Thank you Mr Speaker I'm really not sure exactly what happened but we somehow got house concurrent resolution one thousand two which should have been a concurrence in an amendment on the calendar so I just like to make a motion to expunge the vote thank you. That's a proper motion represent Boyd is explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion. Represent Boyd is close for the motion the question before the House. Is. The expungement of the vote by which house concurrent resolution one thousand two past all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion carries. Represent Boyd moves we re referred house concurrent resolution one thousand two to Committee that's proper motion represent boy you're recognized explain your motion. I appreciate a good vote to re refer this House arsenic Committee amendment to the public health. Represent Boyd is explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion Representative Boyd is close for the motion the question before the House is the re referral of house concurrent resolution one thousand two to committee all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion passes. Morning hour is indeed. Represent Dalby recommends we concurrent Senate Amendment number one to House Bill ten fifty eight Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one. Senate mineralizing house bill ten fifty eight. I'll be recognized explain the amendment. Members is often thank you Mr Speaker members as often happens when something gets over on the Senate and I'd like to add their little touch their little touch was to add a beginning date to the bill so that's all the stuff and I would appreciate a good vote. Represent Dalby is explain the amendment would you would like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Dalby is closed for the amendment. Question before the House is the concurrence and Senate Amendment everyone to House Bill ten fifty eight per person Mr Clark. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety three eight zero nine zero present. The Amendment. Is adopted. Represent Dalby recommends that we can Kerr in Senate Amendment number two to House Bill ten fifty eight. Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number two. Senate member number two to House Bill ten fifty eight. Purpose of W. recognized explain the amendment thank you Mr Speaker once again same bill what they added is they expanded the ability for the court system to add additional non profits that's all it does thank you I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent Dalby is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Dalby is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence was Senate Amendment number two to House Bill ten fifty eight per per machine Mr Clark. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety three eight zero nine eight and zero present you've concurred in Senate Amendment over two to House Bill ten fifty eight. Represent Ladyman recommends we concurrence Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve forty twelve twelve Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment number one The Amendment one to House Bill twelve twelve. Ladyman you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues when we pass this bill H. B. twelve twelve out there was some concern in in public health committee about the the director of the W. S. having too much leeway on which employers would be allowed forgiveness of unemployment and and the center of an agreed to not that on the Senate to amendment on the Senate side and the that's what we did we had a new language to tighten it down and that's what the amendment does pretty good vote. Person Ladyman is explained The Amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Ladyman is closed for the amendment the question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve twelve prepared machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present you have concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve twelve. Represent Lowery moves we re referred house bill fourteen thirty two committee that's a proper motion represent Lowery you're recognized explain your motion. Thank you Mr Speaker. House Bill fourteen thirty deals with some changes in the Tim T. bone legislation we passed in two thousand thirteen which allows home school students to participate in extra curricular activities of the bill did pass out of committee it did pass I will admit it at that it a pass narrowly since then I've had conversations with the educational administrators group on some possible amendment changes so I would just ask for the courtesy of being allowed to re referred back to committee so that we can add on those amendments and trying to get everybody to sing Kumbaya so I appreciate to your vote to let us send it back and see if we can't fix this and make it a better bill. The Lowery is explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion. Represent Lowery is close for the motion the question before the House is the re referral of house bill fourteen thirty to committee all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motions adopted. Mr Clark please read house bill eleven thirty seven House Bill Evans thirty seven by represented Vaught to prohibit the performance of a public examination on an unconscious or anesthetized patient without the prior consent of the patient person Vaught you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker so we would think that's what happened in the State of in our state right but Representative gene had a constituent that reached out to he and I both about a situation just like this we understand that if you come in with an emergency like a car wreck or something and that this map and they did take place but if you go in for shoulder surgery a hip surgery an arm surgery of some sort sort there should never take place this bill will make it where they can see it has to be done at the very beginning saying that a medical student would be performing a public examination on you during the surgery time. Thank you. Represent Vaught has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Vaught is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eleven thirty seven prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. I voted ninety three eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill twelve fifteen house bill twelve fifteen by represented Bentley to grant full practice authority to certified nurse midwives. Bentley you're recognized explain the bill. Collings I bring you a great deal that you can go home two years constituents and say today we voted on a bill that will improve the health of women infants and Arkansas are cannot tell you how excited I am to be here today to present this bill. I was really the Executive again to me to think that tomorrow starts the peer room which was a celebration of Esther when she with the help of god stop this the plight of Jews being completely annihilates a Tomar starts Piramal we celebrate Esther and today I feel like I'm here for just such a time as this currently Arkansas has the third highest infant mortality rate in the nation and is concealing been going up we also have on the highest rates of maternal mortality rates in the nation as well separate represented Ferguson I passed legislation last year to do some commission studies to find out why why is that happening in Arkansas what we can do to prevent it and make things better in Arkansas well the first thing that I looked at we saw the dentist or what is happening in the states that have the lowest rate of infant and mortality rates so states like Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont those areas up there they have already passed legislation like this which creates the ability for certified nurse midwives to practice to the full scope of what they've been taught and licensed to do and so those states that did much better than us have already passed this. Days like a she's me Mississippi Louisiana behind us have not I really want to pass this bill and leave states like Mississippi and Louisiana and the dust to make Arkansas better. I know that some of you need to have low education and what it means for midwife when you hear the word midwife you think a maybe a licensed midwife that practices at home by a licensed midwife has only get an education a high school education gone through a program and certified to be a lay midwife certified nurse midwives have got their education as a registered nurse and they go on for this that to get their masters their doctorate so much more educated and ready to provide perform deliveries like they do around the world and stay in the country it's like you're in England in those places nurse midwife deliver eighty five percent of the babies there and then return all death race an infant rates are much better than ours are here Arkansas has the most restrictive a collaborative agreements in the nation that's and that's why we don't have any certified nurse midwives working here we have a sensually close the gate and say you're not welcome to practice here we have women that are leaving the state and driving to Oklahoma and other states that they can have a certified nurse midwife deliver their baby in a birthing center we have certified nurse midwives that live in Arkansas and travel to another state so they can have their job and worked there for years and come back this is a bill that will allow Arkansas to address the things that we know there's things that are happening in our state that are causing the reason that we have infant death rates that we do babies that are born too early babies they have low birth rates those things are creating a higher rate of infant death rates in Arkansas and states that have adopted bills like this allowed certified nurse midwives to practice I have seen a great decrease in those numbers I have seen babies healthier moms healthier and the rates continue to rise so we have some questions about happen to take those on this bill this time. Represent Dalby for purpose question you're recognized I apologize Representative that I didn't ask you this the other day when we were this thing about this what about hospital privileges you have a a mother who goes into into labor has a certified midwives complications occur. But I am not this is way out my real mafia sure it you know what about can they get him to the hospital is those kinds of things have is that work could you explain that to me consent us. Sure in states where certified in midwives practice eighty five percent are living in the hospital they're part of the the medical team the working with collaborating physicians that are already there in the and they already have transfer agreements were if if they do a birthing center which I hope will have some birthing centers because mom's never leaving to have babies there so they have transfer agreements already in place for those cases I had some of my colleagues I was gonna say that to the end of my presentation but I'll read it now we have some colleagues that had some concerns in the committee and asked me to do an amendment I'm going to present this amendment that would reach you on the house and we want to move the move the bill full but I read the amendment about transfer for that so the amendment that I've asked me to and not a problem it's not safe for delivery outside of an accredited facility the certified nurse midwives solidify a licensed physician or facility or both with which an arrangement has been made for referral and consultations the event of a medical complications so she's gonna have those arrangements in place beforehand as part of the nurse practice act have been put in there by this amendment and I agreed it's always been filed and ready to go in the Senate in. There's anybody else that has any questions. Represent love for what purpose question recognized thank you Mr Speaker representa Bentley I'm just curious the certified nursing midwives carry malpractice insurance that they must have in order to be licensed okay thank you. Hodges for what purpose. Question you're recognized in in this sept and billing may you may have you may have you may have that answer the question I I just a I do talk fast so I'll take a question. I just in here how how how do we do I. Ian's and other positions did you did you collaborate with them how do they feel about this definitely so I think that some of you I'm glad you brought that up represent M. Hodges I know some of you get an email with some physicians being concerned that certified nurse midwives were not trying to do is to see your inspections or deliver a baby with four steps and that's true they are not trained for that and they don't want to do that there's the nurse practice act for certified nurse midwives they said they would deliver babies that are low risk in states where they have already passed this bill twenty nine other states they work hand in hand with the positions under there and like I said eighty five to ninety percent of deliveries or the hospital server complication arises they have a physician right there to work hand in hand with to work with that baby on but they're not gonna do sustained sections they're not going to do a delivery with forceps and I will go over with you I mean I've had a baby it was I was blessed to be able to have a certified nurse midwife deliver my first two children and a certified nurse midwives stays with you the whole time it's not like she's going in and out of with the physician under says take care of the the mom goes in their system situations arise and they go to the doctor consult to whatever and maybe if the the labor slows down and the contractions stop a little bit the physician order some protection which increases labor contractions and different thanks as everything is done medically based and doing that with a certified nurse midwife stays there the whole time she's directly with that woman doing things like purely a massage attorneys to she's doing things like changing positions of the make the baby come as a totally different thing physicians do medical a midwife does the art of major for you like to have done for generations for thousands of years their with the women work with them one on one it's much more intimate thing and I know that I'm with the things we found that with our maternal mortality Review Committee is that women of color older women are really one of the highest risks for maternal mortality so would I really release work release with you a message today was I'm encourage. Jing them to sponsor and recruit women of color to become certified nurse midwives in our state because that's one thing when you have that one on one that we can reach out and they can communicate much better I've seen in other states a real decrease in that group well when they've had certified nurse midwives B. them on this deliver and another thing certified nurse midwives have a hundred percent rate of women are breast feeding because after the delivery they're making a twenty four hour visit at their home going to their home a consulting with them see if they're having issues that make a forty eight hour visit and they have a one week visit of two week it's much more intimate and much much closer thing And so the breast feeding rates are much higher than they are with physicians and I in Arkansas if we look and see if anybody knows me for very long because I'm so passionate about increasing the health of the state we have guts to do so much more than we are and this is a little step in the right direction I'm not trying to tell you that this is going to and things in office and tomorrow the infant mortality rates to be better they're not this is a definite step in right direction contextual get we need to what we have got to get our state healthier we're forty eighth in the nation right comes to obesity and so many things and it is scientifically proven if we get children to breast feed that they're they're better healthier for their entire life their moms are better and as women of color have a much but a decrease in hypertension those other things if they're breast feed their babies for a longer time so it to me this is a a win win situation for entire state and also will we know the certified nurse midwives we know that in our state nearly seventy five percent of the deliveries are paid from either Medicaid or the Medicaid expansion population a certified nurse midwife is only going to get paid eighty percent of the positions going to pay there's much less a Syrian burst so economically the state will save some money as well as I think in an option and some better care for our women in our infants and if there's I could talk all day it's a passion offices subject that I'm passionate about this any other questions I'll be happy to take those. With that call the owner of Esther and all the women and I'm so glad to have less is widening and daughter and granddaughter immersion here can think of a better day for them to be here with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Person Bentley's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill Representative Smith you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Well you may be wondering what could he have to say about. Midwifery. Well. My wife and I have four children first one was born in fort Collins Colorado at boulder valley hospital when I was a student there at C. issue. The next two were born at home with the mid one. In our mid life. First name was Cheryl she did such a good job delivering to my two middle children that I was just sold on. My one encouraging me to support her decision to have a midwife present. Later when we got overseas and medical care was unavailable and one of the country's we lived in. We found that we were expecting number four. And there wasn't anyone there that we could call on and so she said Brandt you were present for the middle to hear my midwife and so. We delivered the fourth child at home. And the that girl is a twenty eight years old today and I'm sold on midwives I do want to see good training good support for them and I think this is a good bill a Representative Bentley and I'm fully supportive and I ask you for a good vote. Resents Smith is spoken for the building would like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Ferguson you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues of I was going to say anything but I've had so many of you texted asked me what I thought about the. in all of you who know me lightning might strike me since I'm going to testify in favor of the scope of practice bill of. But I am for this and I'll tell you why I'm for it is merry said we both did a fellowship together on infant and maternal mortality in I'm not for home births I mean I think the infants are seven times more likely to die in a home birth and I think there a lot of problems with that but I think the general public really doesn't understand the disparity in education between a certified masters are doctors nurses midwives and allied midlife there's a huge difference so if if people are going to cheese that I want to make sure that they have the most qualified person to do that and is represented Bentley said my main concern I want to make sure that we had a transfer agreement in place for those situations so if you know I mean they are bad things that can happen in normal pregnancies at delivery so I want to make sure that there's an arrangement with the hospital to make that transfer to an obstetrician of but I think it has the potential I mean there's no reason that certified nurse midwives can't deliver normal vaginal deliveries they work in hospitals now in in integrated relationship with base and I think this has the potential to really increase Beecher the state. Represent Ferguson spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent Brown you're recognized speak for the bill. Correct. Any more to add to what the very knowledgeable medical people have already said I just want to say that I had my only son forty years ago by a certified nurse midwives I chose not to have a life midwife at home because I thought that was too dangerous but I received excellent pre and postnatal care and my son was born. Very nicely at a certified nurse midwifery center and I would encourage you to vote for this because. Arkansas needs we need this for our families thank you. Percent brown a spoken for the bill would anyone like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Bentley. You're recognized to close. Collins thank you again I just wanna say Leslie Mississippi Louisiana does must be the first southern state to say we're going to do better for women infants in our state thank you. Person Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House the passage of house bill twelve fifteen prepared machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. A vote of eighty four yeah he's not in a sum to present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill twelve fifty four S. the twenty four by represented Wardlaw to authorize the Arkansas Medicaid program to recognize and Vance practice registered nurse as a primary care provider purpose of Wardlaw you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. This bill got labeled a scope bill and it technically was by its original form but when amended died in committee I took out those two paragraphs so I don't really consider being disco bill anymore. What it does is it removes the barrier for physician after write a referral for patients to see a nurse practitioner so the doctors out of town today and you go to the doctor nurse practitioners there they would have to write a referral if you are on Medicaid for you to be able to be seen there is a line in the beginning of the bill this is they can lead and has been brought to my attention that could mean that they would be physicians in the pace of a patient center medical home so I'm willing to amend that to be sent out on the Senate in I've got Medicaid looking at that at the current moment but with that I'd appreciate a good vote answer any questions. Percent cloud for what purpose question you're recognized thank you a Representative Wardlaw also when the bill would you distinguish between primary care provider and a primary care physician police yes Sir I did I don't and I never would want to make someone a physician is not a physician so aware providers used in that place instead of physician that is correct. Thank you I appreciate a good vote. Purpose of Wardlaw is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Wardlaw is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill twelve fifty four prepare the machine Mr Clark. Is everyone voted. So everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of sixty three days twenty days and seven present you pass the bill. Mr Clark please read house bill ten twenty three House Bill ten twenty three by represented Lowery to amend the sales tax laws concerning special events and exclude certain school fundraisers from the sales tax laws regulating special events Lowery recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. First I want to thank the Revenue and Tax Committee for allowing me to bring this bill it deals with our our PTOs that do a great duty great help to our public schools and our charter schools in raising money and being able to cover expenses sometimes at the school district otherwise would have to occur about three years ago and actually special the special events probably are going on all the time and there has not been any pressure on those PTOs to collect and and to pay sales tax but about three years ago the charter school Maumelle charter school was getting ready to have a an event and two days before they're in the middle of preparation department finance administration tells the Secretary of the PTO we're gonna shut you down if you don't get a sales and use permit. for a charitable organization represented Collins brought a bill just yesterday about being able to expand from three at events to ten in a year because a charitable organizations do such a great duty represented wouldn't and was very helpful helpful in Committee of actually asking DFA when they came forward with a pretty high fiscal impact. Yeah how much if you collected in the past on school events and they had no answer so we it makes you wonder where would they get the information from to come up with the fiscal impact we have made a modification amendment to the bill to clarify that these are purchases the PTO makes a purchase they pay sales tax on it say it's popcorn whatever they go to Sam's a by popcorn chips and then they resell that they're not having to pay sales tax on both ends but we had to amend one word in there to make sure that we were not exempting sales to a PTO because then you know an extreme situation that could be well they can go out and buy a car and we would be exempted from the sales tax so we it was changed to sales tax four were I think Cecile take sales tax by so anyway it is something it's going to benefit PTOs are probably over explained it Representative chairmanship to as a co sponsor with me on this and I'm open for any questions on it if you have any. If not I would appreciate a good vote. Represent Lowery explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Percent Lowery is closed for the bill the question before the House is the pastor of House Bill ten twenty three prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. But ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present you pass the bill. Members represent Whitaker has asked that we recognize that today is the national association of social workers in Arkansas is the to it today is there virtual lobby day. Additionally members the doctor the days Dr Caroline Reeves of Centerton and the nurse the days miss Brenda Hewitt. Miss Clark please read house bill twelve twenty four House Bill twelve twenty four by represented Tosh to establish state crime laboratory student loan forgiveness program. Representante you're recognized present your bill. Thank you Mr Speaker college this bill is up. Be brought to you on behalf of or Crime laboratory. There's a critical need across this nation for forensic pathologist. And we have five here in Arkansas and three of them were up for retirement. Are crime laboratory here they have an accreditation and a it's extremely important that they be able to keep that accreditation because if they lose it. Then the they no longer when they testify in court or considered expert witnesses which is extremely critical for those if you know how the judicial system works. So what this bill would do is give them some type of Negotiation to try to recruit I mean there's only a just the numbers I have it's only forty five hundred forensic pathologists across this country. About half of what's really needed so it's a it's a real recruiting battle to try to get a man to bring a law to bring on the Arkansas especially with the pain that we pay here. And I don't know if this if this bill here will be the answer to their problem or not I really don't. But I can tell you this it's a place to start and that's what we need to do because at least give them the ability to negotiate with someone that and I all they're doing is saying look if you come here you're be only years probation. And at the end of that year we will pay twelve thousand five hundred dollars toward your student loan. And then at that point if we're happy with them and they're happy with us they'll sign a two year contract at the end of that they will pay twenty five thousand dollars to their student loan we will continue to do that up to one hundred thousand dollars like I said that's not much considered what probably their student loan would be but at least it gives are cramped crime lab officials something to negotiate with you this bill was well vetted in state agencies yesterday there were a lot of great questions a crime lab director was able to answer all of them to the satisfaction of a member in there ever member agreed it was a good bill of sub we needed to do there were no no votes and with that I'm close with the bill be glad to try to tempt answer any questions colleagues. Seven nine appreciate a good vote thank you. Representantes as explained the bill is there what is there anyone that would like to speak against the bill. Anyone that would like to speak for the bill. Representantes your clothes for the bill. Represented Tosh has closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of H. B. twelve twenty four. It's prepare the machine miss Clark. Has everybody voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. With ninety six J. zero nine zero present the bill has passed. Mr Clark would you please read house bill eleven twenty. House eleven twenty by represented slate concerning criminal detention facilities review committees. Represents late you're recognized present your bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Local community of. during the last session we did a transformation bill and that this position was kinda left outside what is moving the jail or detention coordinator and review underneath the Secretary of corrections right now all the so the coordinator is appointed by the governor who has won Secretary for staff to do all the jail reviews in the state of Arkansas by moving this under him the Secretary corrections can move more general stuff some his staffing to assist them. Right now what they do is I go in and visited jails make sure the nutritional values of the jail is operating in standards and if it's not then they'll write him up correct go with the the sheriff is gentleman straighter try to correct it and if they don't then it goes on into the policy up to the place at the state of Arkansas Susan close to the jail standards are completely different from the the the department of corrections standards of prison standards so let's why you need a coordinator and then the difference for the prison. So with this in there it's not just stopping ever time the governor appoints a jail review. It breaks up the continuity of it that you might have a a review guy that's but that really doesn't have much involved in it and you get you jailed or you might have one that's a little overzealous because he's saying something he wants calls jail so with this is a content me a more of a professional career path for that person and hold them more accountable with what's going on. And the with this asset when you lean over you see the green button I'd like for you to push police I'll tell you the answer any questions of. Represented Gonzalez for what purpose question place you're recognized presenter question thank you it. Taking this from an appointed position to to now make an employee is that they have a position created for that already or are they going to have to create a position for this employee now they have the the position the jail reviewed was already there is levied shifted under the Secretary corrections. Follow you're recognized for your follow up thank you is so that the board appointee not all those board appointees are state employees right now we're making that a state employee so do we is that position available he is a. He is a a state employee appointed by the governor the if you're talking about the board of corrections or are you asking about the review committee. I'm I guess I'm speaking about the review committee that we're taking this person out of the appointed position is that that appointed position is a state employee is that what you're telling yes Sir okay thank you this. Represent sleep has explained the bill would anybody like to speak against the bill. Speak for the bill. Represents late are you close for your bill he is close for his bill. The question before the House is passage of house bill eleven twenty prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. Ninety one yeah As zero nays and zero present the bill has passed. Mr Clark please read house bill twelve fifty five House Bill twelve fifty five by represented evidence to regulate the cross collateral is ation clauses. Representative and you're recognized resent your bill. Thank you Mr Speaker first one thank the members of the insurance and commerce committee who thoroughly vetted this bill through behalf their constituents yesterday for the testimony of the members during committee and expertise on their issue the resounding affirmative vote was very much appreciated the purpose of this bill is to clarify and codify the law as it relates to a lender's reference of real and personal property that are to be used as security also known as collateral in mortgages and loans. Cross collateral is ation is a term that's been used in the lending world for many years it used when the collateral of one lone is crossed over and used as collateral on a second loan. Specifically. This allows the parties the consumer and the lender to make to secure a loan transaction for the purpose of securing an existing that for the benefit of the consumer on any future alone. Through the Dodd Frank consumer protection act of two thousand and ten. Banks and lending institutions have become the most regulated in order to do business in the nation all for the purpose of consumer protection. The adoption of this bill will benefit both the lender and the consumer. It will further allow the standardization regulated in audit loan documents providing time cost savings and efficiencies. But most importantly to your constituents it will continue to give lenders the flexibility the cross collateral is ation to provide funding for small business growth by utilizing existing pledged securities. On additional debt rather than the depletion of the working capital of the growing company. You have to answer any questions. Seeing on appreciate a good vote. Represent Evans has preserved explained the Bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anybody like to speak for the bill. Representative and she close for you bill represent Evans is closed for the bill. Question before the House is passage of house bill twelve fifty five prepared machines miss Clark. As ever going to voted. As everybody voted. Cast the ballots miss Clark. With the vote of eighty eight yeas to nine AM for present the bill has passed. Mr Clark three please read Senate bill eleven. Senate bill eleven by representing Gonzales to allow Arkansas corporations in Arkansas banks to hold the annual or special shareholder meetings remotely and to declare an emergency represent Gonzales you are recognized presenter bill they were Speaker of calling Senate bill eleven this is codified one of the governor's emergency orders and allowing banks and corporations the holder shareholder meetings remotely simply all of those questions. Represent Gonzalez's explained the bill would anybody like to speak against the bill. Would anybody like to speak for the bill. Representa Gonzales are you close for you will. Representa Gonzales is closed for the build the question before the House is passage of Senate bill eleven prepare the machine Mr Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. As everybody voted. Everyone voted. Cast of the ballot Mr Clark. What the voter ninety five U. A. zero nine zero present the bill has passed. And the emergency clause. Please read Senate bill one thirty eight miss Clark. One thirty eight our representatives to amend the law concerning campaign finance contributions are reporting to an actor requirement to file statement of financial interest into in portions of initiated act one of nineteen nineteen initiated act one of nineteen ninety six. Represent the use you are recognized presenter bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members this is just an ethics Commission cleanup language does for things that has we're prohibited packs cannot contribute to a prohibited Pat sounds reasonable prohibited packs are those are not registered it removes the two year limitation on fundraising which was the result of a court case recently so we're just striking a relevant language it requires the disclosure of banking information to the secretary of state upon initial filing campaign report this is exempt from F. O. I. so only the ethics commission can acquire that information and this will help assist in any sort of investigations what kind of speed him up they can already do this was subpoena and number four it is a statement of financial interest clean up because we change the primary date so this require someone to file an SFI report when they filed to run for office with that I'd appreciate a good vote. Percent eaves explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Or Sam eaves is close for the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate bill one thirty eight per machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty nine yeas two ninety zero present. The bill is passed. Person makes what purpose motion place let's hear the motion after the announcement trading with the bills transferring the bill's place in the calendars on the desk members amending their own bills with their own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee report I move that we adjourn until one o'clock on Monday afternoon that's a proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The motion is adopted are there any announcements. Represent lines from for what purpose. You're recognized for announcement. One of purpose personal privilege I just want to warn everybody if you ever thought about what the world would be like with to Aaron Pilkington tomorrow we're about to find out. Aaron and Emily will welcome a new baby into this world Karen Michel Pilkington the second is he in the house today or there is congratulations. God speed and all the best and will be glad to give you any advice that you need. Represent Fortner for purpose announcement you're recognized Revenue and Tax will meet at two ten in one fifty one today. Represent Smith for what purpose announcement you're recognized house Judiciary meets ten minutes upon adjournment in big mac a. Represent Warren for what purpose announcement you're recognized public retirement will meet Monday morning at eight thirty in big mac a. Represent Holcomb for what purpose announcement you're recognized transportation will not meet today will not meet. Any other announcements percent Lowery for purpose that's been recognised just want to clarify for insurance and commerce members that we will continue to just meet on Wednesday for at least one more week week after next will probably start on Monday and Wednesday. Any other announcements. Members of a reminder next week beginning on Tuesday public health and Transportation or are swapping time time slots correct. Another reminder that if you have a bill that's ready to run work with your committee chairs to start running those bills we've been we've had we've been kind of fortunate to have fairly light calendars but we're. We're moving we're moving this thing on a long so. Let's let's try and take care of our work and keep moving things efficiently. Any other announcements. The desk will remain open as needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion The Addams named in the adjourn resolution the house would be adjourned until one PM Monday.