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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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Senator Jonathan Dismang
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2:00
Members, if you can, go ahead and take your seats. Where's the house?
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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3:53
Thank you. Hey, members, let's go ahead and take our seats.
We can do the lobby in here in a little bit. I think I already did this once. Johnson's given.
Members, we have a committee meeting that we're going to try to get to take a pause so we can get ourselves together, but please do not leave the room and just stay in your seats and give me just a minute.
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Senator Jonathan Dismang
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9:23
All right, members, chairs, sees a quorum, we're going to go ahead and get started.
Representative Johnson. All right, you're welcome to present the special
Representative Lee Johnson
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10:04
language report. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Special Language Committee met on Tuesday, April 8th in 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 and Administration Dispersing Offices. Pages 2 through 12 of your packet are all the attachments. you want to look at those committee and I mean for adoption of the report all
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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10:26
right members we have a dot or we have a motion to adopt the report we have any questions on the report seeing none we've got a motion we've got a second all those in favor signify or any discussion seeing none those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries members we have two 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 due pass as amended. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? Motion carries. House Bill 1202 is also ready to go as amended. Do we have any questions on House Bill 1202 as amended? That's DFA disbursing officer. All right, seeing none, we've got a motion due pass. is amended. We've got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed? Motion carries.
Chair
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11:31
EBD. Who's going to run the report? Senator Hickey recognized on B2. Thank you. The
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
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11:39
chairs are out of the room so the staff has asked me to do this. The Employee Benefit Division Oversight Subcommittee met on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8 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 a regional contract with, I don't know how to say this, APTUS Financial, and with no motion, the contract was not approved, which was presented by also by Mr. Grant Wallace, director of EBD. I move for adoption of the report. Thank you,
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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12:21
Senator. Members, do we have any questions on the report? Seeing none, we've got a motion to adopt. We've
got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. 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. Thank you, Mr. Chair. This bill
Representative Tippi McCullough
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12:54
is an appropriation for five million dollars 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 perform their residencies where they'll work hands-on and learn practical and technical skills with animals, also a place where K-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 right. Thank you for
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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13:33
the presentation. Do we have any questions? All right. Seeing no questions, we've got
a motion to do pass. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? Motion carries. Roll call.
Senator John Payton
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13:59
Senator English. Senator Payton. That roll call needs to be division
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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14:10
of the chamber. okay next time when you're going to say roll call you're going to say roll call four times let's make sure we say roll call by division of the chamber it was said over here about the fourth time it was said okay we're going to do it by division of the chamber that's my request if you're going to make a motion make the complete motion please
Speaker 31
14:31
Which chamber do you want me to do first? Senate. Senate chamber first. We are voting on due pass, House Bill 1635. Senator English. Senator Scott. Senator Mark Johnson. Senator Hammer. Yes. Senator Tucker. Yes. Senator Payton. No. Senator Irvin. No, Senator Caldwell, no, Senator Flippo, no, Senator Blake Johnson.
Is he here? His alternate Senator Murdoch, Senator Hill, no, Senator Sullivan. He's not here. Senator Hester, yes, Senator Letting, yes. senator king first off to senator boyd senator penzo
senator bryant yes senator deez yes senator flowers senator crowl senator clark senator stubblefield senator hickey no senator davis senator mckee yes senator gilmore yes senator rice no senator petty yes senator wallace no
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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16:26
It doesn't matter. All right. Motion fails. C2. I think you have
Senator Kim Hammer
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16:39
an amendment. Senator? Yes, sir. From my chair, okay?
Over here? Yes, sir. All right. I have an amendment address some of the concerns that Representative, former Speaker Shepard, had. On line three, we made it to read that the Department of Education letter notifying the department that youth organizations intend to comply with the act.
Also on four, that has a record of fiscal accountability, a certificate of good standing with the Secretary of State. That's for both new starts or ones that have been in existence. And then on the match, we lowered the match to where it is a 25-75 across the board and also would allow for in-kind match so that they can utilize things that they may have on hand. And if there's a violation, it gets reported to ALC or Budget Chair.
And with that, Mr. Chairman, I'd make a motion to do pass. We've
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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17:34
got a motion to adopt the amendment. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? Motion carries. All
right, that bill is ready for a due pass as amended. Senator Hammer, you want to explain it as amended?
Senator Kim Hammer
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17:50
Yes, sir. We had a pretty lengthy debate before this took into consideration with the amendment some of the issues that were expressed before. And with that, I'd make a motion due pass as amended.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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18:01
All right, thank you, members. Do we have any questions on Senate Bill 362 as amended? All right, seeing no questions, we've got a motion do pass as amended. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? Aye. Ayes have it. The bill has passed as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. We're passing over C3, and then we have, we're going to pass over C4,
waiting on a bill to pass in the legislature. we have just a few bills that are also ready to go we've got House bill 1126 page six of your house packet Department of Education Office of Early Childhood we have any questions seeing no questions we've got a motion do pass we've got a second any discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye all those in favor signify by saying aye all those opposed motion carries
in your senate packet senate bill 72 also on page six administrative office of the courts do 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 the motion seeing none all those in favor signify 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 I'm trying to
Senator John Payton
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19:48
read this pretty quick here can it can you tell me what the total appropriation is here on this department? One second.
Speaker 31
20:22
Senator Payton, I don't have that in front of me added up. We can
Speaker 50
20:26
certainly get that for you, that information, the total amount of appropriation. As you can see, it's a whole page of appropriations. Right, that's what made it hard
Senator John Payton
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20:33
for me to figure out. Yes, sir. I can get you a department summary
Speaker 31
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that will list it out, each appropriation and total it, but it would just take a minute for us to get that. I'd appreciate that. Yes, sir.
Speaker 5
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Thank you. Are you requesting that before we vote, Senator?
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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20:52
yes please if he okay members while we're waiting on that if I can have your attention real quick we're going peer review is going to meet immediately when we adjourn so if you
want a peer review stay in your seat and then we're going to meet here senator hammer is going to take over or whoever the chair was this morning and they're going to try to get through the rest of their calendar
Senator. The total is $27.5 million. All right. Thank you. All right. Members, Senate
Bill 92. Do we have any other questions on Senate Bill 92? Seeing no questions.
We've got a motion to do pass. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none. all those in favor signify by
saying aye all those opposed motion carries all right with that members we're going to quickly adjourn peer is going to immediately take over and then we will try to wrap up the rest of their calendar so if you're on peer review please stick around we are adjourned we're going to be here at nine 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