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Bills discussed (9)
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Status |
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HB1635
· 6 mentions in transcript, agenda
Matched: “…. All those opposed. Motion carries. All right, C1. This is House Bill 1635. House Bill 1635. Representative, you're recognized to pres…”
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AN ACT FOR A GRANT FOR AN ARKANSAS TEACHING VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL AT THE LITTLE ROCK … | McCullough | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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HB1105
Act 1004
· 5 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…ng action, the subcommittee adopted two amendments, one for House Bill 1105, Department of Human Services Secretary's office and one fo…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - SECRETARY'S OFFICE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1105 is now Act 1004 |
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HB1202
Act 1006
· 4 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…Department of Human Services Secretary's office and one for House Bill 1202, Department of Finance Administration dispersing offices.”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1202 is now Act 1006 |
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SB92
Act 777
· 4 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…r signified by saying aye. All those opposed motion carries Senate Bill 92, that's on page 9 in your packet, Transformation and shared…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB92 is now Act 777 |
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SB362
· 3 mentions in agenda, transcript
Matched: “…– Teaching Veterinarian Hospital at the Little Rock Zoo 2. SB362 and Amendment KMW055 by Senator Hammer to SB362 – Departmen…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION YOUTH … | K. Hammer | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. |
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SB72
Act 776
· 3 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…l those opposed. Motion carries, uh, in your Senate packet, Senate Bill 72 also on page 6.”
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AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB72 is now Act 776 |
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HB1126
Act 873
· 2 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…ave just a a few bills that are also ready to go. We've got House Bill 1126.”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1126 is now Act 873 |
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HB1163
Act 1005
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ities Reserve Fund 4. Amendment KMW047 by Senator Bryant to HB1163 – Department of Labor and Licensing-Boards and Commissions…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPROPRIATION FOR … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1163 is now Act 1005 |
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SB633
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…rictions designating areas as 'Members and Staff Only'. 3. SB633 by Senator Bryant – To Provide Funding for the Correctional…”
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TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SET-ASIDE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS … | J. Bryant | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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Unknown speaker
2:24
Members, if you can go ahead and take your seats.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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4:36
A members, let's go ahead and take our seats. You can We can do the lobbying here in a little bit. I think I already did this once.
Members, we have, uh, a committee meeting that we're going to try to get to take a pause so we can get ourselves together. Uh, please do not leave the room. And just stay in your seats and give me just a minute.
All right, members, chair, see a quorum, we're gonna go ahead and get started.
Representative Johnson, if you can. All right. You're welcome to present
Representative Lee Johnson
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10:09
the special language report. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Special Language Committee met on Tuesday, April 8th, and the reports of the following action, the subcommittee adopted two amendments, one for House Bill 1105, Department of Human Services Secretary's office and one for House Bill 1202, Department of Finance Administration dispersing offices.
Has pages 2 through 12 of your packet are all the attachments. If you want to look at those committee, and I
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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10:31
move for adoption of the report. All right, members, we have a our, we have a motion to adopt the report. Do we have any questions on the report? Seeing none, we've got a motion, we've got a 2nd. All those in favor signify or any discussion. See, none of those in favor signified by saying aye, all those opposed. Motion carries, members, we have 2 bills in that that are ready to go. That's House Bill 1105. DHS secretary's office.
Do we have any questions on House Bill 1105 as amended. Seeing none, we've got a motion do pass as amended. We've got a second in discussion on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. House Bill 1202 is also ready to go as amended. We have questions on House Bill 1202 as amended, that's DFA dispersing officer. All right, seeing none, we've got a motion to do pass as amended. We've got a second. All
those in favor signify by saying aye, all those opposed. Motion carries. Uh
EBD who's gonna run the report? Senator Hickey
Chair
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11:39
recognized on B2. Thank you. The chairs are out of the room, so the staff has
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
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11:44
asked me to do this. The employee benefit division oversight clubbcommittee met on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. in room MacB. The subcommittee heard and reviewed EBD's pharmacy formulary and medical drug formulary recommendations
for March of 2025, presented by Mr. Grant Wallace, director of EBD, Department of Transportation and Shared Services. The subcommittee considered EBD's request for approval of original contract with I don't know how to say this, APTS Financial. And with no motion, the contract was not approved, which was presented by also by Mr. Grant Wallace, director of EBD. I moved for adoption of the report. Thank you, Senator. Uh, members, do we have the questions on the report?
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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12:29
Seeing none, we've got a motion to adopt. We've got
a second in discussion on the motion, seeing none, I was in favor signified by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. All right, C1. This is House Bill 1635. House Bill 1635. Representative, you're recognized to present House Bill 1635. Whoop, wrong button. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, this
Representative Tippi McCullough
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13:00
bill is an appropriation for $5 million to help build an Arkansas teaching veterinary hospital at the zoo in Little Rock. The hospital would support and partner with vet schools that are being built at ASU and Lyon College, which will be in Cabot. There's a need for these students to have options for places to go to, to perform their residencies where they'll work hands-on and learn practical and technical skills with animals. Also a place where K through 12 students could observe and take tours and be inspired to be the next generation. of Arkansas veterinarians, the teaching hospital would help
students in all of our districts who want to stay in Arkansas and become vets. And Mr. Chair, I'm prepared for questions if there are any. All
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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13:38
right, thank you for the presentation. Do you have any questions? All right, seeing
no questions, we've got a motion to pass. We've got a second in discussion on the motion. Seeing none of those in favor signified saying aye. All those opposed? Motion carries. protocol.
Senator John Payton
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14:02
Senator English. OK. Senator Payton That roll call needs to be
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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14:15
division of the chamber. OK. Next time when you're gonna say roll call, you're gonna say roll call 4 times. Let's make sure we say roll call by division of the chamber. About the 4th time it was said. OK. wanting to do it by division of the chamber. That's my request if you're gonna make a motion,
Speaker 31
14:34
make the complete motion, please. it Senate chamber first. We are boating on Du past House Bill 1635. Senator English. Senator Scott, Senator Mark Johnson. Senator Hammer Yes, Senator Tucker. Yes, Senator Peyton. No,
Senator Irvin, no, Senator Caldwell. No, Senator Flippo, no, Senator Blake Johnson. His alternate Senator Murdoch. Senator Hill No. Senator Sullivan. Not here. Uh, Senator Hester, yes, Senator Leadding. Yes.
Senator King, first off, Senator Boyd. Senator Penzo. Senator Bryan. Yes, Senator Dees. Yes, Senator Flowers. Senator Crow Senator Clark. Senator Stubenfield. Senator Hickey. No, Senator Davis. Senator McKee.
Yes, Senator Gilmore, yes, Senator Rice. No, Senator Petty, yes, Senator Wallace. No. Motion fails. C2 I think
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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16:37
you have an amendment. Senator So
Senator Kim Hammer
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16:44
Yes, sir, from my chair, OK over here. Yes,
sir. All right. Have an amendment, uh, address some of the concerns that, uh, represented former Speaker Shepard had. On, um, line 3, we made it to read that the Department of Education letter notify the department that each organizations intent to comply with the act. Also on for that has a record fiscal accountability, uh, certificate of good standing, uh, with the Secretary of State, that's for both new starts or, uh, ones that have been existing
and then on the match, we lowered the match to where it is a 2575 across the board and, uh, also would allow for in-kind match so that they can utilize things that they may have on hand and if there's violation, it gets reported to ALC or budget. Chair and with that, Mr. Chairman, I'd, uh, make a motion to pass. We've got a motion to adopt the amendment. We've got
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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17:39
a 2nd. Any discussion on the motion, seeing none I favor signified by
saying aye, as opposed. Motion carries. All right, that bill is
ready for a due pass as amended, uh, Senator Hammer, you want to explain it as amended. Yes, sir. Uh,
Senator Kim Hammer
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17:55
we had pretty lengthy debate before this, uh, took into consideration with the amendments some of the issues that were expressed before. And with that, I'd make a motion to pass as amended. All right. Thank you,
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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18:06
members, we have any questions on Senate Bill 362 as amended. All right, seeing no questions, we've got a motion to pass as
amended. We've got a 2nd in discussion on the motion. Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye, all those opposed. Eyes have it Bill has passed as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chairman members committee. Then we have, uh, we're gonna pass over C4 waiting on a bill to pass. Legislature we have just a a few bills that are also ready to go. We've got House Bill 1126.
Page 6 of your house packet. Department of Education Office of Early Childhood. We have any questions? Seeing no questions. We've got a motion to pass. We've got a second in discussion on the motion. Seeing none, all those in favor signified by saying aye. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries, uh, in your Senate packet, Senate Bill 72 also on page 6.
Administrative office of the courts any questions on Senate Bill 72. All right, seeing no questions, we've got a motion to pass. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion. Seeing none, all those in favor signified by saying aye. All those opposed motion carries Senate Bill 92, that's on page 9 in your packet, Transformation and shared services. Page 9, Senate Bill 92. Are there any questions?
Seeing no questions, we've got a motion Senator Payton.
Senator John Payton
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19:53
I'm trying to read this pretty quick here, can, can you tell me what the total appropriation is here on this department? have
Speaker 31
20:27
Uh, Senator Payton, I, I don't have that in front of me added up. We can
Speaker 50
20:31
certainly get that for you, that information, the total amount of appropriation, as you can see, it's a, it's a whole page of appropriations, right, that's what made it hard
Senator John Payton
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20:38
for me to, uh, I can get you, I can get you a department summary that
Speaker 31
20:43
will list it out each appropriation and total it, uh, but it would just take a minute for us to get that. I'd appreciate that. Yes, sir. Thank you. Are
Speaker 5
20:50
you requesting that before we vote, Senator? Yes please if he.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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21:03
OK. Uh, the, the total members while we're waiting on that, uh, if I can have your attention real quick, we're going to peer review is going to meet immediately when we adjourn. So if you want peer reviews stay in your seat, and then we're gonna meet here, uh, Senator Hammer is
Unknown speaker
21:35
gonna take over or whoever the chair was this morning and
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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22:08
Senator, the, the total is 27.5 million. Thank you. All right, members, Senate Bill 92. Do we have any other questions on Senate Bill 92.
See no questions, we got a motion to pass. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signified by
saying aye. All those opposed motion carries. Alright, with that members we're going to quickly adjourn. Pier is going to immediately take over. And then we will, uh, try to wrap up the rest of their calendar. So if you're on peer review, please stick around.
Unknown speaker
22:40
We are adjourned. We're gonna be here at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Reports and Communications
C. Consideration of Member Bills and Amendments
D. Consideration of Bills Referred to Joint Budget Committee –
E. Other Business
F. Adjournment
Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
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| Agenda — JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE, Apr 9, 2025 | Agenda | 2 | Official source ↗ |
| B.1 April 9 2025 JBC SL Rpt | Exhibit | 6 needs OCR | Official source ↗ |
| B.2 April 8 2025 - JBC-EBD Subcommittee Report | Exhibit | 2 | Official source ↗ |
| C Member Bills and Amendments | Exhibit | 19 | Official source ↗ |
| HOUSE Captions | Exhibit | 15 | Official source ↗ |
| SENATE Captions | Exhibit | 15 | Official source ↗ |
Speakers
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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Representative Lee Johnson
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Chair
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Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
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Representative Tippi McCullough
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Senator John Payton
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Speaker 31
Senator Kim Hammer
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Speaker 50
Speaker 5