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Bills discussed (11)
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Status |
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SB365
Act 488
· 4 mentions in transcript, agenda, chapter
Matched: “will be Senate Bill 365. Heart”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SMALL BREWERY ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF THREE SMALL BREWERY … | J. Bryant | Notification that SB365 is now Act 488 |
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SB252
Act 590
· 3 mentions in transcript, agenda, chapter
Matched: “…t them in front of you and this would be now Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 252. OK. If”
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TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; AND … | J. Dismang | Notification that SB252 is now Act 590 |
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SB345
Act 421
· 3 mentions in transcript, agenda, chapter
Matched: “…or Dave Wallace, District 19. Aren't you recognize remember Senate Bill 345 is going to help our tourism and will help our economic dev…”
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TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF THE PRIVATE CLUB PERMITTING PROCESS … | Irvin | Notification that SB345 is now Act 421 |
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SB374
Act 751
· 2 mentions in chapter, agenda
Matched: “SB374 B. Davis TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE SYST…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. | B. Davis | Notification that SB374 is now Act 751 |
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HB1510
Act 314
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Davis TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. HB1510 Gonzales TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXER…”
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TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXERCISE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AN UNINCORPORATED AREA … | Gonzales | Notification that HB1510 is now Act 314 |
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SB10
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…THAT CONVEYS REAL PROPERTY OR AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY. SB10 B. King TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND…”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON … | B. King | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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SB271
Act 460
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…r Sen. Joshua Bryant REGULAR AGENDA Number Sponsor Subtitle SB271 Crowell TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIF…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TO THE … | Crowell | Notification that SB271 is now Act 460 |
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SB322
Act 591
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…D CANDIDATES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. SB322 J. Bryant TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION AND DEVE…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND TO ALLOW THIRD PARTIES TO PERFORM … | J. Bryant | Notification that SB322 is now Act 591 |
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SB355
Act 1000
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Center right, you recognize to explain Senate Bill 355. Thank you, Mr.”
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TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS. | J. Bryant | Notification that SB355 is now Act 1000 |
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SB60
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…CTRIC GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL ASSET MINING. SB60 Hill TO PROHIBIT A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS FROM BEING…”
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TO PROHIBIT A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS FROM BEING LOCATED WITHIN A THIRTY-MILE RADIUS OF … | Hill | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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SB69
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ED AREA OF A COUNTY. DEFERRED BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle SB69 A. Clark CONCERNING THE RECORDATION AND FILING OF A DEED OR…”
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CONCERNING THE RECORDATION AND FILING OF A DEED OR OTHER INSTRUMENT THAT CONVEYS REAL PROPERTY … | A. Clark | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
0:16
This man. So if you go at the end of the
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
0:22
table. Identify yourself, Senator. Thank you, Jonathan Dien at District 18. You're right that members, we adopted an amendment last week, so that's held in committee with that amendment. What I'd like to ask you to do is expunge the vote by which we passed or that y'all passed that amendment, and then there's a
new amendment that encompasses those changes which were clerical and then also drops the filing fees, cuts them in half, and so it would be 500 upfront for the first year, then 250 for every reoccurring year. So that's the amendment, but because The posture where we are, the first thing would be to expunge the vote which we passed, adopted or they all adopted the amendment. OK.
Speaker 7
1:08
Uh, uh, you have a question. We have a uh We have a uh
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
1:18
You're clothes, of course. We have a motion to expunge the amendment from last week.
have a motion, have a second. All those in favor all opposed. The members been expunged, right,
so you want, just wait till next week. Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to go ahead
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
1:38
and adopt the amendment you've got them in front of you and this would be now Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 252. OK. If
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
1:44
you want to go ahead and explain Amendment 215.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
1:49
Uh, it is the amendment that y'all just expunged and so that was those clerical changes that was recommended by DFA and it also cuts the filing fees in half and so it lowers those to 500 in the first year and 250 reoccurring. That puts
it below, uh, what is currently charged to tobacco companies. Committee of heart and
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
2:12
explanation of the amendment, any any discussion?
Anyone from the audience have anything to say for or against? Say nonsense this man you close. Chair, we entertain
a motion. We have a motion to adopt the amendment. So And a
second any discussion. All those in favor? All opposed? members have been adopted. I will see you next
Speaker 18
2:45
week. uh, Senator Davis, I believe we're going to you.
Senator Breanne Davis
Unverified
3:06
374. Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Brianne Davis, uh, state Senate District 25. Um, this bill, I'm gonna go ahead and call up the Rustville police chief and Mr. Gary Snipes to come and present on this bill. If you gentlemen would come to the
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
3:27
table and state who you're with and your name, uh, you'll be recognized. Chief
Speaker 28
3:34
David Ewing, Rustville Police Department, and the president of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police. I'm Gary Sykes, the
Chair
Unverified
3:42
director of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police, OK.
Senator Breanne Davis
Unverified
3:49
Senator Davis should recognized to explain your bill. Thank you.
So this bill is just dealing specifically with civil service and um our laws have been
antiquated for quite some time and we're just trying to update for ease of hiring purposes. We know there's law enforcement shortages all over our state, and the way the law is now is quite cumbersome, so I'm gonna let them explain exactly what it does and just the practicalities of what it'll look like if we pass this bill.
Speaker 36
4:16
I guess, um, Some of the challenges we have with the laws and antiquated as
Speaker 28
4:21
it is, is, you know, um, and it was probably written at a time when we had hundreds of people applying for the police
departments, uh, you know, the old law even say, you know, you'll test in April and October. Well, with our current hiring environment that makes it kind of difficult, and with us being ran by commission. You know, they meet once a month and we have to go to them to set dates for testing, and it's usually, you know, a month out. So, you know, that creates challenges when you only have a few applicants show up for your testing, and we all know it's no secret that hiring in a law enforcement environment is a very challenging nowadays in today's environment, and we're trying to remove any barriers,
as you know, as many barriers as possible to make it. You know, to minimize that impact so we can hire more people, you know, there's a lot of studies out there now that pretty much say, you know, you got to shorten the hiring process for police departments to meet the applicants where they're at, and when you have to go to a commission to set up a meeting a month in advance and you might have, you know, 2 people show up and, you know, as an example for an agency my size, maybe 4 people show up for testing. And none of them passed. Well, then, now you got to go back to
a meeting and go, you know, again, set another testing date and a lot of police departments that our civil service in the state. You know, now we're a month behind and we're trying to make these hires. Or, you know, we're trying to coordinate these hires before they go to the State Academy, which makes sense. You know, so it kind of puts us behind the eight ball if you're setting these test dates, a month in advance, you have no applicants, you got to do it again. Now you're, you're just an academy and you get further behind, especially when you have a shortage.
So what we're proposing to do is kind of take that, kind of flip the rolls instead of having to go to civil service to get permission for testing that we assume that role which in my mind is common sense. The police, I mean, the police chief is responsible for staffing of his department. Uh, he should be able to, you know, set the date, time, and frequency of the test to meet his departmental needs and, you know, and, you know, let the civil service know, the commission, we're not leaving them out. We're just trying to assume that role of let us control the test. testing the dates, time, frequency, they can still have
the oversight. They can still approve the testing method. We're just wanting more control over when and how and how often we test. Because if it was up to me, instead of, you know, waiting for, I might test every day this week just to get enough applicants that maybe will make it through the process to be hirable. You know, or test on a Saturday or something and it'll have to depend on civil service to either be there or approve the dates. It does hamper my ability to, you know, exercise that flexibility in the hiring process.
Speaker 30
7:10
Gerry, do you have anything to add to that? No, sir, not really. He covered it very well and applaud Chief and he does try to send his officers through the academy to get certified before he actually puts them on the street, and that's what we would all at the association want to see the officer trained before they hit the strings of polled our chiefs across the state and they're they're all in favor of this, of course, not all of them are civil servants, but the ones that are civil
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
7:40
service are in favor of it. So this would be a discretion of the fire chiefs and the police chiefs. Yes,
sir. OK. Any, uh, lay, any other questions from the committee? Anyone in the audience wish to speak for against the bill. Saying none, Davis, you break your close to you. Thank you. I am close
Senator Breanne Davis
Unverified
8:05
for my bill and make a motion do pass. Mark, we have a
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
8:12
motion to pass and secondly in discussion on the motion. Saying done, all those in favor say aye, all opposed. Your bill passes. Thank you. Thank you. We are waiting on Senator Irvin did you text her? I did. Do we have someone else such bright. You've got the end of the table and
Speaker 29
8:35
recognize yourself. Thank you Mr. Chair, Joshua Bryant, Senate District 32. This
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
8:42
will be Senate Bill 365. Heart
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
8:51
Center right, you recognize to explain Senate Bill 355. Thank you, Mr.
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
8:56
Chair. Senate Bill 365 is brought to me by a constituent who is also an active member in the Brewers Guild of
Arkansas. And there is a provision in statute that allows a taproom that just brews beer only up to I think 45,000 barrels per year
to, if they're authorized to have a tap two different locations of a taproom. One is typically attached to where the brewery is, and one can be at a remote site and it's attached to that taproom or to, I'm sorry to that small brewery permit. However, if you have a restaurant, if you serve food at that same location, you're able to have 3 separate uh location of a, of a basically a taproom. So it's created a lot of confusion, um, so when you're, when you just want to sell beer because that's your passion and you've got a clientele list and you want to
be an entrepreneur and expand a little bit of that to a different marketable area and they go to the ABC, they say, well, if you'll you'll spend a couple $100,000 put in the kitchen, you can do that, but otherwise you can only, you're only limited to 2. So what this bill would do is just make those match. small brewery, uh, taproom to 3. matches the brewery restaurant that has 3. That way it's um I've talked to ABC they're here to answer any questions. They think that cleans up some
confusion in the language and allow for an ease of um Those that are in the brewery business. So with that, I'll be glad to
Speaker 40
10:25
take any questions. These will all be under the same roof, same roof.
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
10:29
The taprooms, no, right, right now they would be under yeah, they have, you have like say you have a, a brewery restaurant, you're able to take your products and now go to other locations up to 3, and then if you have a taproom and you're not selling, I'm sorry, if you
have a small brewery and no restaurant, you can go to 2. And so ABC would say, hey, if you want a third one, dump a bunch of money into a restaurant at which you don't want to operate and you
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
11:00
can have a third one. This just makes a
Senator Jim Petty
Unverified
11:04
match. All right, any questions from the committee, Senator Per? I have certainly no small brewery or large brewery expert, but I have read recently in some uh some news articles and stories about the, the, the
craft brewery industry as well as some other are under some pressure. Do you see this as possibly helping the small brewery, the craft industry a little bit because you can now have 3 and maybe you can. Expand your reach a little bit in terms of of locations. Locations, marketability, and if they want to
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
11:36
take that next step, they can go
that next step. Um, there's 4 different provisions in code. They can always go to that next, but this gets them. Up to where yes to your point,
Senator, where it will expand their marketability and and drive their entrepreneur spirit. Any other questions from committee members? Is
Speaker 56
11:57
there anyone in the audience that would like to
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
12:02
speak for or against the bill. Say nonsense right to recognize clothes for you. I am closed, Mr. Chair, and I would make
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
12:12
a motion to pass. All right, we have a motion
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
12:15
to pass and we have a second, uh, in discussion on the motion.
All those in favor say aye. All opposed. The real
pass said Bryant. Still waiting on messy. We are still waiting on uh Senator Irvin. We'll give her a few, a few more minutes.
Speaker 16
18:52
Members, can I have your attention? Uh You know,
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
18:58
by staggering this committee and starting this committee at 10:30 when all the others start at 10. I think it would give us more members here to vote on bills because a lot of them would have their bills run and the other committees and, and 30 minutes is not gonna, on the days we have budget, most of us are, we're done at 10. So it wouldn't rush us in budget. Uh, it would
give them time to get some of their bills run in other committees so they could be here. We'd have more people to
vote. So how many of you would be in favor of staggering
Senator Jane English
Unverified
19:34
or, I mean, starting at 10:30. 10:30 and some at 10. So you could, you would have an opportunity to. So if we had half of the committees. And and half at 10:30 that would give people an opportunity to be able to get back and forth. or to.
Speaker 67
19:53
I Or we just Uh Senator Rice, we, we, we just uh
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
20:05
Made a decision to stagger starting at 10:30 to give the other some of the members
time to run their bills and other committees so they can be back here and, and be able to vote because you know, when we get
closer to the end, we can come in here and we may not have 2
members. I mean, we don't have a quorum so Well, you know, you can learn a lot from City County. It's. All right, then that's what we'll do. We'll start at 10:30. OK. We'll start at 10:30. So y'all got an extra 30 minutes of sleep. If you don't have a bill to run.
Unknown speaker
23:52
What 345. She got assignment? Yes.
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
24:22
There's no impact. All right, Senator Wallace, you uh You'll state your
Senator Dave Wallace
Unverified
24:29
name and your district. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Senator Dave Wallace, District 19. Aren't you recognize remember Senate Bill 345 is going to help our tourism and will help our economic development, and it's just going to make the efficiency of the private clubs, uh, for our hotels and restaurants and large eventive facilities just better. It
removes a cumbersome tax requirements. And with that, I stand by for your questions. All right.
Speaker 16
24:58
Any questions from committee? Seeing what anyone in the audience
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
25:07
that would like to Speak against the bill. For or against the bill? Say nonsense Wallace, you want to close for bill? I am clod and I asked for a good vote. you've heard the bill.
Uh, and do you have a motion cheer when entertaining. We have motion to pass in a second, any discussion on the motion. Seeing none. All in favor say aye, all opposed. Bill passes. Thank you, members.
Speaker 86
26:54
I think that's it, isn't it? So because he's not running. He didn't want to run that. We just did it that way. just to talk to that one
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
27:09
that one, so yeah, we, uh, we don't have any further bills. Uh, we're gonna wait next week till uh Representative Gonzalez has his amendments ready on the other bill. And we'll hear that
to you, so. Saying no, no other business we adjourned.
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
SB345 Irvin TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF THE PRIVATE CLUB PERMITTING PROCESS OF HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND LARGE-EVENT FACILITIES; AND TO REMOVE AN OVERLY BURDENSOME TAX REQUIREMENT.
SB252 J. Dismang TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ARKANSAS YOUTH; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
SB365 J. Bryant TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SMALL BREWERY ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF THREE SMALL BREWERY TAPROOMS BY A HOLDER OF A SMALL BREWERY LICENSE.
SB374 B. Davis TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
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Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
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| Agenda — CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE, Mar 6, 2025 | Agenda | 1 | Official source ↗ |
Speakers
Senator Gary Stubblefield
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Senator Jonathan Dismang
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Speaker 7
Speaker 18
Speaker 22
Senator Breanne Davis
Unverified
Speaker 28
Chair
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Speaker 36
Speaker 30
Speaker 29
Senator Joshua Bryant
Unverified
Speaker 40
Senator Jim Petty
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Speaker 56
Speaker 16
Senator Jane English
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Speaker 67
Senator Dave Wallace
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Speaker 86