House Convenes

By the members staff press and guests in the galleries to stand to be led in prayer by the house chaplain Dr rex mourn retired pastor Emmanuel Baptist Church Little Rock and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance be led by Representative Lane Jean. Let's pray. Bother as we thought yesterday of the routines of life and that son John follows the rain we're thankful for this beautiful day today. It is I think today of the house of the lord before them I'm reminded that though this is a unified body of men and women from across Arkansas I would think today of the Speaker and the staff are representatives the volunteers in the capital are capital police are state troopers and others who all work together to help the government do its work and for these people to represent our citizens we thank you for the were mindful of the fact that though we are one yet were made up of many different individuals. And each individual has needs that are not only to you. And so I pray that you'll see to the needs of our individual members and our staff who were sick today or quarantine of those who volunteer of those to protect us bless each one we pray and father were just thankful for life itself and that we can be here today and that we can enjoy friendship and public service and these things we pray in Jesus name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepare the machines to Clark. Cast about Mister Clark with 97 members present the chair sees a quorum. Are there any request for leave represent speaks for what purpose you're recognized. Is leave granted represent permit. So noted Representative Nicks for what purpose. Late for Representative Latifi is leave granted for RepresentativeHouse Lanny Fite. Noted. Represent hawks for what purpose leave your ready for Representative Tosh is leave granted for representantes. No noted. Represent Fredrick Love moves we dispense with the reading of previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees. Read the reports Mr Clark. Mr Speaker we your committee on joint budget to whom was referred house bill 1078 House Bill 1080 to House Bill 1090 to House Bill 1093 house built in 94 House Bill 1096 house bill 1128 house bill 1129 house bill 1130 House Bill M. 30 to House Bill Evans 43 house bill 1145 house bill 1147 house bill 1149 House Bill M. 50 house bill M. 66 and House Bill M. 78. Beg leave to report had same under consideration here with return the same with recommendations do pass respectfully submitted Representative Lane Jean chair. Are there Reports from standing committees. Read reports Mr Clark. Mr Speaker where your committee on public health welfare and labor to whom was referred house bill 1003 and house bill 1155 Bagley report we had the same under consideration here with return the same recommendation do pass respectfully submitted chairman Jack Ladyman. Is there any unfinished business. Are there any Executive communications. Mr Clark please read house concurrent resolution 1004. House concurrent resolution. 1004 concerning the constitutional authority vested in the people of the states and the United States government. Represent Bentley you're recognized explain the resolution. Good afternoon calling somebody a few of us a resigned from the Kobe caucus a few of your backs of odds your body back home but no one else joins that doctors for sure today I bring to you house was house concurrent resolution 1004 talking about our our tenth amendment the United States of America we have insured and enjoyed over 2 centuries of the constitution because it has become the longest ongoing constitutional Republic in the history of the world. We've enjoyed freedom and prosperity for so long that many of us have completely forgotten what our founding fathers entered and why in the world they want to make sure we have the bill of rights and I would encourage each of you as a legislator takes some time to read the bill of rights and edible rights that we receive from god to protect in the bill of rights or just something that is the envy of the world we are true the envy of the world of what we have here in this nation so today I want to bring to your of awareness and disturbed look at again that the tenth constitution talks about our state rights when our when our nation was founded we are states want to make sure that we did not give out our all of our parents over the federal government as I read what our founding fathers wrote my heart is sad because exactly what they predicted that's true what's happening we've given so much authority to our federal government that are holding money over his in the really are holding us captive and I hope that we as a state legislator can rival and understand that we we are very powerful we're we're people branches of government one talks but really we are the strongest branch the legislative branch we respond back to our people our constituencies of the grocery store in a church that they have an issue they're very free to call me on the phone and talk to me you were the voice of your people here and I want us to remember that we are very powerful branch and sometimes we forget this address one encourage you to remember who you're representing exactly what our process is and how how very powerful to all work together how very powerful this body can be and the great changes I hope that will make this session so I'll get off my my soapbox and get on to this resolution across to establish clear boundaries around the federal authority through the limited the specifically enumerated federal powers in the constitution the bill of rights of the constitution. She's right where in the bill of rights of the constitution certain animal rights of the people are enumerated in the first 8 amendments of the night the member reserving all enumerated rights of the people and the tenth amendment clearly specifically states the powers not delegated to the United States of by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved respectful to the states or to the people and you are part of those people. The tenth member of the United States clearly clearly states. Excuse me re read that sorry James Madison he wrote back in the federalist papers number 45 and encourage you to even look at the federalist papers I used to think that was all about the federal government really talk about what our rights are as a state government the powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal government are very few and defined those are charge remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite. The former from a person be exercised principally on external objects as war peace negotiation and foreign commerce with which the last parent taxation we for the most part be connected the powers reserved to the several states will extend all objects which in the ordinary course of affairs concern the lives liberties and properties of the people and the internal order improvement and prosperity of the state. James Madison also wrote if Congress can clearly apply mentally indefinitely to the general welfare. In short everything from the highest objects of state legislation down to the most minute office of policy be thrown on the parent converse and my colleagues is exactly what we've seen happen times injection also wrote I consider the foundation. Of the constitution as late as on this ground the all powers not delegated 9 states by the constitution approved by the states are reserved the states or to the people to take a single step beyond the boundaries that specifically drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a balance bill the power no longer susceptible of any definition. I will I will end this spring for justice Joseph story wrote in 19 in 1833 let us never forget that our constitutions of government are solemn instruments address the common sense of the people designed to fix and perjury their rights and their liberties they're not to be frittered away to please the demagogues of the day they're not to be violated gratify the emission of the political leaders there to speak in the same voice now and forever there are no means private interpretation there Dan by the will of the people and can be changed only by the summer,nd for the people. Collins with that definition of of the resolutions that appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Bentley is explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. We would like to speak for the resolution. Represent Bentley is close for the resolution the question before the House is the adoption of house concurrent resolution 1000 for all in favor say aye. Any opposed the resolution is adopted Mr Clark please read house resolution 1002. House resolution 1002 to urge activation of closed captioning on TV monitors in public venues. Represent fight you're recognized explained resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker members I'm bringing you this resolution on behalf of the Arkansas association of the deaf they have asked for this to bring public recognition to the need to have television monitors in public places with the close captioning activated all of our televisions of public places have this capacity so this is not asking for anything that's not already available it's just asking that they do the courtesy of providing this this will help not only deaf people it will help people who are learning English as a second language it will help our students with their reading it will help those of us who have trouble hearing in a noisy environment pretty much everyone again this is at no cost this is just encouraging our public venues to do the right thing turn on the monitors let us all read what's being said. Seeing no questions I would appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent fight is explain the resolution when you would like to speak against the resolution. We would like to speak for the resolution. Question for the represent files closed the resolution the question before the House is the adoption of house resolution 1002 all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Resolution is adopted. The morning hours ended members we have with us today members of the Bulgarian parliament Dr story in Bacolod Mr Kress Krasimir ya'akov Mr Lalo Karloff and Mister. Neat Nikolai Ivana cough. There in the east gallery. Mr Clark please read house bill 1217. House Bill 1217. The represented Johnson concerning the extension repeal of administrative rules. Per person Dotson you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker members bring to your house bill 1217 today and before I get into the meat of the bill just 1 take a brief moment step back in history about 4 years we passed Act 781 that set up a regular review review rule review process. That created a systematic. Review of our entire regulatory court code and that it would be done on a periodic basis the first part of that act set up an immediate 2 year review of all the rules in state government. That was completed at the end of 2018. And when we finish that house cleaning effort of all the rules we had repealed or gotten rid of 15000 pages of obsolete or duplicative rules in a regulatory codes we really clean up a bunch in that period of time and for those of you that were here then thank you for your work in your efforts to help help get that done the second part of ACT 71 set up that consistent read continual review of that and all the remaining rules at that time were divided into 6 roughly equal sized groups 1 of each of those groups we're supposed to come up for review every 4 years now let's get into what H. B. 1217 does a lot of the new language you'll see in section 1 is is being moved out of section 2 of the bill you'll see there's a lot of deletion in section 2 most of it is kind of streamlining some of the processes in the things we learned over the the the initial review process in that that the first couple of years and the main thing that changes is it takes each of those 6 groups that come up 1 every 4 years to a 2 year review process we discovered that initially on the front end we thought for years would would be maybe not enough time or too much time we weren't sure now we know that we can do 1 of these groups every couple of years so we have a systematic review 1 of the 6 groups comes up every every couple years the way the bill is laid out though it doesn't start all over again we've already done group number 1 it will move on to group number 2 and just go forward so we don't have to create on the groups this this just will simply begin the process going forward in a 2 year revolving cycle for each of the remaining groups section 2 of the bill I said leads. Most languages for Max 781 and and is all that's just moved up in to section 1 of the bill section 3 this is really kind of extend an extension of the bill we discussed yesterday regarding the code of Arkansas rules this this fit more into this bill so when bill are brought it to me we put in this bill. And it creates kind of a the away for an expedited repeal of things that are that really don't meet the definition of what a rule is so that as bill are creating the code of rules they don't have to codify those those things that are are listed here things like internal management of an agency like personal policy manuals internal procedures that sort of thing that are that are not really an actual rule meets the definition of role in the final section is non codified language that sets up the time frame for when each of the groups comes up over the next several years and so that in a nutshell is the bill be more happy try answering questions. We should get a. Represent Dotson explained the bill would be one like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Absent Dotson is closed for the bill the question for the House. Question for the house is the passage of house bill 1217 we do have 1 proxy vote represent Dwight Tosh votes yes per the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Everyone voted cast about Mr Clark. A vote of 97 U. A. 090 present the bill is passed. Mr Clark please read house bill 1027. House Bill 10279 Representative Kevin on and others. An act to amend the law concerning the sale or removal procedure of personal property from a self service storage facility. Absent Cavenaugh you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill just simply allows a self storage owner another option to advertise their sale currently the statue says they can only do it in the newspaper this allows them to have other options. Why is that important because currently a lot of the self storage owners were advertised in newspaper they don't get enough bidders to bid on the units and then it's not able to sail so the person that is past due in the storage unit is not getting the benefit of the sale and helping relieve the debt that they actually all to the owner of the self storage unit want to make sure we understand this is not about the public notice. To the debtor that allows the debt to the consent to the self storage owner this is about an advertisement for the sale of a unit not of a public notice one thing I do want to clarify is during the the committee meeting I did say that they have to do a certified letter it's actually a certificate of mailing which is another type of a mailing that you do through the post office that tracks how it was delivered. And with that we'll take any questions. C. N. 9 I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent Kavanagh's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent Cavenaugh as close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill 1027 we do have 1 proxy vote representantes votes yes prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Everyone voted. Asked up the ballot Mr Clark by a vote of 91 yeas for nays and 1 present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill 1142. House Bill M. 42 Representative all and Cavenaugh to recognize artificial insemination livestock and animals is routine animal husbandry practice. Cenvat you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this does exactly what the bill says it does it will just recognized this is something that is routinely done this ought benefits. Dog owners also horse breeders cal's check whatever it'll do all of them so I appreciate a good vote. Represent Vaught has explained the building would like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent Vaught is closed bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill 1142 we do have 1 pair representantes votes yes sorry not appear proxy representantes votes yes per machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. Everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. I vote of 96 yeah he's. There were 96 days of we're not sure what the. If you forgive our Clerk it's one of those first days back on the job down there. The Bill pass. Mister Mister Clark please read house bill 1153. House Bill M. 53 represented Ladyman an act to. I'm amend the Arkansas emergencies Services Act of 1973 concerning the powers and duties of the division of emergency management. Represent Ladyman you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Collins this bill. Concerns the. Arkansas wireless information network. Calmly call a win. This was moved to the division of emergency management. Commonly called Adam. In July twenty nineteen with the rear Rangnick of the state government rearrangement. And over the past year so it was realized that. The agency needed the ability to accept monies from governmental and non governmental units that would be coming on to the A. when system. These monies would allow the wind to increase their capacity if needed for these new larger users. Currently these larger governmental non governmental units. Users they cannot bring equipment. And and put it onto the A. one system but they cannot give a win moneys. Many of these governmental agencies and others would prefer to give monies to a win. Rather than equipment. This ability to accept monies would satisfy the needs of a one system as well as the request of many of these larger users so all this bill does is it gives Adam the ability to accept monies as well as equipment which is what they need to do to expand that system to serve all the users of the habit take questions. The nun thank you as for good vote. Ferguson Ladyman is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. 21 like to speak for the bill. Represent Lehman is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill 1153. We do have one proxy vote representantes votes yes prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Cast out Mr Clark. By a vote of 96 C. A. 090 present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill 1051. House Bill 1051 represented Eubanks concerning advertising for licenses regulated under private security agency private investigator and school security licensing and credential Act and to declare an emergency. Eubanks you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker up members this is really a simple bill it deals with advertising by companies that provide private security or home security systems and it basically it just states what has to be disclosed and how it's disclose. I appreciate a good vote. Receive Eubanks explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Eubanks is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill 1051 we do have 1 proxy represented Tosh votes yes prepared machine Mr Clerk. You're voting on the bill and the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark by a vote of 97 yeas 090 present the bill is passed. Without objection to pass over house bill 1202. Represent Jane you're recognized to present the budget count. Thank you Mr Speaker calling we have. 5 Senate bills today. Of only one has any general revenue it'll be Senate bill 49 is $217000 in general revenue that is flat from last this year the current year to next year. Of. Arkansas okay fifth promotion. And the beef council is by fees assessed in their own industry to promote catfishing beef industry also there are not occasions federal funds and sales of fuel the funds it no general revenue and also the. Auditor continuing education which educate can continue here for county parks city clerk's of foreigners and assessors that's all paid out of the real estate transfer fee so there's no general revenue so we're going to match Senate bill 37 Senate bill 39 Senate bill 49 Senate bill 58. And Senate bill 94 have any questions or do we need to pull any of these other bad for any reason. The anonymous bequest park read the bill for the third time and I appreciate a good vote. Mr Clark please read the bill for the third time. Senate bill 37 Senate bill 39 Senate bill 49 Senate bill 58 Senate bill 94. Members your one vote will be recorded on each bill in each emergency clause. Where the machines to Clark. We do have one proxy representantes votes yes. As everyone voted. Everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote 93 a 0 day at 3 present the bills are passed. Person makes what purpose motion place let's hear your motion after the announcement trading with the bills transferring to 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 reports I move that we adjourn until 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. That's proper motion not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carries are there any announcements. Represent Fortner for what purpose. You're recognized. Revenue tax so made in 151 at 2 O. clock. Capping off what purpose you're recognized special language will meet tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM and big mac K. Ferguson Gonzales for purpose announcement you're recognized state agencies will meet at 930 in the morning and if you all have bills that have been referred to the Committee and are ready to run on please get with me as soon as possible. Percent Hodges what purpose you're recognized peer review will meet in the morning at 8:30 AM and big mac a. Represent Holcomb for purpose right you're recognized public transportation will meet at 2:00 and maxi today. Resembling what purpose. Members of we are going to be assigning offices tonight because of some changes temporarily for the next couple of months we have a few less offices available than normal now I know some of you have said that you do not need an office if you could let me know that would be great and here is how we were going to do it come to me by 5:00 today and let me know if you want an office if you will use an office I will stay here at this desk until everybody has cleared through here right now but if for some reason we missed each other contact me by 5:00 the offices will be assigned tonight and we will start keying those tomorrow you have any questions come to me thank you. Represent all before purpose announcement you're recognized house Judiciary or picture will be made immediately on the front steps out here in front of the house and then after that house judiciary will begin meeting at 2:00 the American. Person B. for purpose announcement you're recognized house rules committee will meet tomorrow at 12 noon big mac B. purpose of off what purpose mints you're you're recognized her caucus will be tomorrow morning at 7:00 everybody's invited it's down in the old Supreme Court Rame and then we will be doing social distancing I'm also a house and will meet tomorrow at 2 and then we'll have pictures at 230. Any other announcements. The desk for main open is needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion of the items named in the joint resolution house.