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Bills discussed (13)
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Status |
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SB224
Act 290
· 4 mentions in transcript, agenda, chapter
Matched: “SB 224. OK Thank you. Yes. Karen,”
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TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS. | Stone | Notification that SB224 is now Act 290 |
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SB249
Act 291
· 4 mentions in chapter, agenda, transcript
Matched: “SB249 Stone TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES RELATED TO FORESTRY; AND TO AMEND THE … | Stone | Notification that SB249 is now Act 291 |
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SB250
Act 292
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “SB250 Stone TO AMEND THE PEST CONTROL LAW; AND TO REASSIGN CERTAI…”
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TO AMEND THE PEST CONTROL LAW; AND TO REASSIGN CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE STATE PLANT … | Stone | Notification that SB250 is now Act 292 |
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HB1279
Act 285
· 3 mentions in agenda, chapter, transcript
Matched: “…n Breaux CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1279 Lynch TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969; AND…”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969; AND TO AUTHORIZE REPACKAGING OF EGGS … | Lynch | Notification that HB1279 is now Act 285 |
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HB1516
Act 326
· 3 mentions in transcript, agenda, chapter
Matched: “Come on up. HB 1516 is a combination of several different things, some technica…”
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TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. | Richmond | Notification that HB1516 is now Act 326 |
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SB251
Act 276
· 3 mentions in agenda, chapter, transcript
Matched: “AGENDA(REVISED 03/04/2025 @ 2:30 PM) Added SB251 to Regular Agenda House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ARKANSAS TRAILS COUNCIL; AND TO … | Stone | Notification that SB251 is now Act 276 |
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SB259
Act 293
· 3 mentions in chapter, agenda, transcript
Matched: “SB259 Gilmore TO TRANSFER APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DIRECTOR…”
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TO TRANSFER APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR. | Gilmore | Notification that SB259 is now Act 293 |
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SB267
Act 295
· 3 mentions in chapter, agenda, transcript
Matched: “SB267 Irvin TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUEL DEVELOP…”
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TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUEL DEVELOPMENT ACT; AND TO REPEAL THE ALTERNATIVE MOTOR … | Irvin | Notification that SB267 is now Act 295 |
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HB1385
Act 374
· 2 mentions in chapter, agenda
Matched: “HB1385 C. Cooper TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OIL AND GAS COMMI…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OIL AND GAS COMMISSION; AND TO REQUIRE THE OIL … | C. Cooper | Notification that HB1385 is now Act 374 |
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HB1525
Act 923
· 2 mentions in agenda, chapter
Matched: “…MEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. HB1525 Steimel TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO A…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS. | Steimel | Notification that HB1525 is now Act 923 |
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HB1562
Act 941
· 2 mentions in agenda, chapter
Matched: “…e TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS. HB1562 Gazaway CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF AN ORAL LEASE OF FARM…”
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CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF AN ORAL LEASE OF FARMLANDS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING … | Gazaway | Notification that HB1562 is now Act 941 |
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SB218
Act 440
· 2 mentions in agenda, chapter
Matched: “…NDS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING NOTICE OF TERMINATION. SB218 Irvin TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEA…”
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. | Irvin | Notification that SB218 is now Act 440 |
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HB1045
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…NSAS TRAILS COUNCIL. DEFERRED BILLS Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1045 Cavenaugh TO PLACE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL PL…”
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TO PLACE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL PLANNING A CROP RESIDUE BURN; AND TO ADDRESS … | Cavenaugh | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. |
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Representative Kendra Moore
Unverified
0:33
All right, if you would introduce yourself. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members
of the committee, Jeremiah Moorehouse District 61. Today I'm presenting Senate Bill 267 with Senator Irvin. Uh, this bill was brought to me by the Oil and gas commission. It's an agency bill. It simply repeals, um, Act that we passed several sessions ago about a decade ago, and this program, which is the Arkansas alternative Motor Fuel Development Act.
They have not distributed funds since fiscal year 14 or 15, um, and with that, I wouldn't
take any questions. All right, any questions about the committee? But Ain't none. There's anyone in the audience would like to
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
1:20
be for or against the bill. No, all right. Uh, with that, I would appreciate a
Representative Kendra Moore
Unverified
1:27
good vote and I motion to pass. All right, members, you heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed
Speaker 14
1:37
Congratulations. Mr. Chair, you're recognized. All right, Roger
Representative Kendra Moore
Unverified
2:04
Lynch, state rep District 60, um.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
2:09
I'd like your concurrence on this amendment. The House Bill 1279. So what it is, it's just the last line. Where they give us instructions on how to clean an egg. Uh, the chair has explained
Representative Kendra Moore
Unverified
2:24
the amendment. Any questions? Saying none, would anybody like to speak for or against the amendment, saying none. Motion to pass. All in favor say aye. All opposed? You concur with Senate Amendment
Unknown speaker
2:39
number one. Congratulations, Mr. Chair. You, it is passed.
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
3:14
After I break this. It shouldn't give marines toys when the toys don't cooperate. Can you hear me all right? Because I was really, I thought I might have broke it, so I'm glad that I didn't break it. Anyway, uh, pleasure to be here, committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, with your permission, I'd like to ask for the Chief. The AR law enforcement to come up and join me on this particular bill. All right.
Come on up. HB 1516 is a combination of several different things, some technical corrections.
You look at page one. They're in section one, begins with a technical correction. If you go to page 2, And you get down and uh In paragraph. then, then what you see is a significant change. Now we're not creating new law here. We're trying to create the
ability to enforce existing law. And on page two, what it does is that it adds the, somebody guilty of a violation of is subject to a fine, not to exceed $300 basically, the reason why they need this and what's happened and this has happened over in my district, an individual who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, frankly on horses and things for rodeos and other stuff. He has, has those animals and then he's got a neighbor who lives down the road a little ways that just has some horses. And you're supposed to get
these, these tests like a Coggins test every year. He refuses to do it. The guy down the road doesn't do it. His animals have been quarantined. But that doesn't matter either. They get out and they go and, and again, all they have to do is rub noses, rub necks or
something like that, and suddenly you've got this, this huge investment that an individual has made. is in jeopardy. And because it's in jeopardy, I mean. You, you could have a test.
And that test come up clean, he loads up his horses. He goes to a rodeo, but in the meantime, some horse got out like they do all the time from this particular guy. Gets in and rubs up with them, and next thing you know, you got another infected horse, goes to this rodeo somewhere maybe, you know, out in Las Vegas, something, some big deal. And all of a sudden you've got Lots of horses. Lots of horses that are infected, and when they trace this back, it comes back to a horse. That originated in Arkansas. And if that happens, of course,
you know, you know how everything travels downhill. Well, the first thing that's gonna happen is West here is going to get called up on the carpet, like, what's going on? Why did this happen? And he's going to go, let me find out, and he's going to turn to the chief here and go, What happened? How did this happen? Why didn't we stop this from happening? And she's going to go give them the Air Force salute and go, well, we try. OK? And because he doesn't have One of the tools that he needs, and that's the ability to say, you know what, we've tried everything with you.
To try to get you to comply with the law and you refuse to do it, so we're gonna go ahead and find you. We're going to start having you put more skin into the game, and that we hope will get people's attentions. On this. Billy, would you like to add something to that? Yes, would you identify yourself, please.
Speaker 33
6:40
Yes, sir. My name's Billy. I'm the chief of law enforcement, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, and uh just like uh Representative Richmond stated, this just gives us a tool, uh, first and foremost, we're, we're not big ticket writers. I, I looked up some just in case y'all had
questions on how many tickets a year do we write. Last year we got $110. This year we're up to $230. So we're not big ticket riders, but this gives us ability to go out there in those cases where somebody will not abide by the rule of the department. that we can at least warn them and get it on, on, you know, usually a warning does its job and we can at least warn them if they don't abide by that warning, then we at the last resort, we could write that citation. So again, we're not trying to money grab here in no way. It's just simply giving us a tool that this department
needs in order to solve a problem that the state has. Yeah right. To
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
7:30
continue one of the other things this bill does is since the, the The uh AR law enforcement was moved underneath Ari. A lot of these updates haven't happened that need to happen. This is something that's going to help, uh, also improve some of the administrative requirements and things that they have to, to basically reflect the fact that they're no longer just in the 4th Street department. They're over in the Department of Agriculture.
Uh, you go back on the back page here, uh, talks about the fines collected, what's going to happen to that, that money's going to stay with the, the law enforcement the like you said, they're not people that, that go and write a whole bunch of fines and stuff. That's, that's not what they're trying to do. They're primarily, this is your first line of defense against, against disease. Livestock disease and stuff that, that can affect all of us and, and then the other thing that they do is that's very important is that when they need to know where a fire started.
And what started that fire, this is who they come to. And then the other thing, again, we're talking about 6 guys, 7 guys, 6 guys here. The other thing is that uh the they are now the tip of the spear for the United States of America because Arkansas leads the nation in this enforcement of Chinese owning property. They're the guys that, that have started this whole thing. They are the ones that the, the federal government comes to and says, what about this? What about that? And so, they're juggling a lot of balls.
And, and anything that will help them be able to, to do their job more efficiently is something that we need to do. And finally, uh, one of the things that this does also is like all other law enforcement that we have in the state, uh, when they retire or if they're pass away in some way that they can be awarded their service revolver will be given to them. So I'm open for any questions at this point. All right, any questions? You reckon that?
Speaker 37
9:29
Well, this from Mr. Black is procedural. Always a warning first, or does that depend on the circumstance. That depends on the circumstance, but I would
Speaker 33
9:39
say 90% of the time it's going to be a warning. We're gonna, we're gonna give everybody the opportunity to make things right. Alright.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
9:47
Committee, any other questions? Anyone in the audience would like to speak for or against the bills. Representative Richmond, you're ready clothes for your bill? I'm ready to close. I
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
10:00
would just say that uh that this is a particular group of law enforcement that has to have more experience than any other group in order to be part of the A right? I mean, what, 1215 years of experience, something like that before you could even go over there and start. I may have exaggerated. I don't know the exact number, but that it incredible amount and they're also doing their job for less money. Then the other law enforcement in the state of Arkansas, and we, we worked on that a little bit during the last fiscal session and helped them out. These are good guys, they're dedicated guys. They're not
looking to abuse anything. I can't speak for any knucklehead in the future that could possibly come on, but these guys are good guys and they're going to do the job right and they care about their job and they want to make a difference and, and protect the state of Arkansas. With that,
I'm closed and I make a motion do pass. right, committee, we have a
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
10:49
motion to pass. All those in favor say. All right, opposed? Congratulations, your bill is passed.
Speaker 25
11:06
you want to present your bill now or you wanna OK.
Representative Cameron Cooper
Unverified
11:37
Representative Cameron Cooper District 57. All right, you're to present your bill. committee, I've got. HB 13885. Now y'all pass this a few weeks ago. Um, and I appreciate that very much, um, had some conversations with the Department of Energy and the oil and gas commission, and they thought maybe the notifications in this bill would be unnecessarily broad. They'd be notifying us on things that maybe we weren't that
concerned about and I don't want y'all to be over notified because then you're gonna be aggravated at me, so, uh, in good faith, I, I made a change to this bill to limit it to The issue that I was trying to solve, and that was on the wastewater disposal wells. Uh, so that's what the amendment does. It limits those notifications to wastewater disposal wells or that maybe in our, in our districts. permits to get those in our districts and uh also took Representative Vaught's suggestion that those
notifications could also be via email instead of written letter. So that's what the two amendments do, um, oil and gas commission already notifies the county judge if a permit. Uh, application is made for these in their county, so this would just. As Oil and gas commission to also notify us if a permit application is made. And um Recently you may have seen in the news that flywheel is looking at it, uh, doing some new drilling in the Fayetteville Shale.
Um, so there, there could be a need for more of these wastewater injection wells if there's more production water or more frack water that they need to to dispose of. So this may become a slightly bigger issue in those counties that are in the Fayetteville show. So that's what the amendment does, and I'd be glad to ask or answer any questions. Committee,
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
13:30
any questions? Say not represent you great clothes for you. I'm close for my bill. Hang on a minute. Anybody in far are against this bill?
Representative Cameron Cooper
Unverified
13:41
close from my bill, I'll make a motion to do pass.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
13:44
All right, we have a motion to pass. All those in favor say aye, opposed? Congratulations. SB 224. Anyone here to present SB 224.
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
14:31
Ah. All right, Representative, introduce yourself. Representative Howard Beatty District 95, um, Senate bill. Was it 224? A is basically to repeal To repeal the um The law for natural organic fertilizer. Uh, Act 24 of 1988 was passed to
define and regulate the manufacturing and sale of 100% natural organic fertilizer for other purposes in doing so, the General Assembly, uh, found that the use of 100% natural organic fertilizer, uh, will make substantial contribution to the agricultural industry in the state and enable the state plant board. To collect additional fees to provide for efficient necessary operation state plant board. This law was passed in 1988. Uh, there was never, um, there has never been a fertilizer product registered pursuant to this act.
The current fertilizer law encompasses natural fertilizer ingredients, the term organic evolved to take on certifications and meanings not intended with this law and continued existence of the law causes confusion, uh, for potential registrants, and this is an agency bill in the department recommends that Act 24 of 1988, 1988 be repealed. With that I'll entertain questions. All right, any questions?
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
16:06
Say no questions, anyone in the audience wished to speak for or against the bill. See nonrepresentative, you're ready to close for your bill. I'm closed and I I'm awake
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
16:18
now and I would appreciate a motion and, and a good vote. Thank you committee. All right, we have a motion to pass. All those in favor
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
16:27
say aye. Opposed Congratulations representative. You passed your bill. Thank you committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
16:37
All right, I lost my, where are we at now? Yeah,
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
16:54
SB 249. Yes, sir, I, I have that one as well. Go
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
16:58
through the same routine again here. Let me wake up. All right. Howard Beatty District 95, um, Basically, um,
Get organized here, uh. Senate Bill 249, um, is to amend the law concerning violations and penalties related to uh forestry and to amend the powers of Arkansas Forestry Commission, uh, in Arkansas persons practicing are conducting practice of forestry must be registered with the state historically persons have been subject to disciplinary action. By the forestry commission. And it lays out series of potential offenses primarily
associated with licensing and misuse of licensing related to registered foresters in the state. Um Give an example of the commission receives a formal complaint, uh, regarding a non-registered forester or someone practicing forestry without being registered, uh, the commission's registered, uh, forester committee reviews the complaint, makes a recommendation to the commission for action. And initially the respondent may be asked to accept some type of
consent agreement to uh maybe to a cease and desist action, uh, if needed, uh, the commission can file a class A misdemeanor with the, uh, local county. Currently, the commission works through the Department of Agriculture's law enforcement, uh, side to assist with this process. If a misdemeanor will be pursued, uh, they go through that process, uh, the addition of provision giving the commission the option to seek penalties in lieu of the
misdemeanor citation allows gradual enforcement process. Uh, the Department of Ag and Forestry Commission have enforcement of power. I'll get out of here in a minute. Enforcement powers given, uh, in Arkansas code 1731104. Uh, the commission was work must work through the proper channels to file a misdemeanor with the court, the um commission may conclude that that there's not enough evidence. To establish probable cause for the department's law enforcement
officers to issue a citation, uh, relevant in, in the relevant county, uh, once filed, potential for misdemeanor cases, uh, can be backlogged, um, and that could be a problem. Uh, the use of misdemeanors should be considered as a final step to resolve a violation where a gradual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd step process by the commission to encourage compliance seems more preferable by the commission. The, the addition of the gradual civil penalty would be in line with the structure of the administrative procedures Act
and give the commission immediate option for enforcement. Along with um stepwise process, the civil penalty option is not as severe as immediate. Uh, charge and arrest for a class A misdemeanor, uh, the misdemeanor is not necessary for forest-related offenses and a class A misdemeanor will still be available for severe cases of noncompliance when needed, and I do have representatives here from the agency if, if we get into some hardline questions from the committee, but with
that, I'll entertain questions. All right, maybe you've heard the presentation.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
20:20
Any questions? Representative Richard? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, and I
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
20:28
apologize if, if I missed this somewhere, but could you define who is considered a forester. I mean, I, I own property. I have timber on the property. Someday I may want to, you know, harvest that timber. I, I'd just as soon not get a $5000 fine because I'm not registered somewhere. Help me out with that. Well, I
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
20:48
think that the process there that that you have registered foresters through the department, but these would be unregistered foresters or
someone that's kind of portraying themselves as a forester, I think would be the, the main problem in, in. That we're trying to address. I'm sorry, but that didn't help at all.
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
21:06
Uh. OK. Can we, I just want to know who we're talking about. He, he can get more information on
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
21:14
the licensing process to become a registered licensed forester. I
think that's what you're looking for. Who has to
Representative Marcus E. Richmond
Unverified
21:21
do that is really what I'm looking
Speaker 21
21:24
for. Who has to go through that process introduce yourself for the record, please. Kyle Cunningham
Speaker 79
21:29
State Forester, Arkansas Department of Agriculture. So yeah, uh, what this is intended for is someone, uh, who calls himself a forester and provides services to forest landowners. The state that's that's a, that's the, the gist of it. And if someone, uh, Uh, does that and they're not a
registered forester, there's the potential there for people to be taken advantage of. And so this is protecting the forest landowners in the state. Thank you and
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
22:00
thank you, Mr. Chair, other questions? You're talking about
Speaker 37
22:02
the code a while ago was 1731. I thought you said 104. I, I think I did say 104204.
Speaker 84
22:21
I'm assuming the bill is right on the last page.
Speaker 85
22:34
Yeah. I think that's just a separate section,
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
22:37
the, the specific language in, in, uh, in the bill
relates back to 1731, 101, 104, 105. And I think that, that section of 204 just goes back and covers the, the general
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
22:51
powers. I just didn't see 104 in the bill. Yes right. Committee, any other questions? Anyone in the audience wish to speak for or against the bill? See no, you're ready to close for
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
23:09
your bell? I'm closed and again, thank you committee and uh I would appreciate a good motion and a good vote.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
23:14
All right, maybe I see a motion. Motion do pass, right?
a motion do pass. All those in
favor say aye, opposed? All right, congratulations. SB 250 Y'all are lucky again. Representative Howard Beatty District 95,
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
23:45
uh, here for Senate Bill 250, uh, this, this feels to me and the pest control law and to reassign certain duties to the state plant board.
Uh, the Arkansas Pest control law contains outdated language, uh. Regarding employment prior to 1984 and it should be removed from the statute requires that an applicant who fails to pass an exam, wait at least 3 months before being eligible to take another exam in the same classification. The law does not require the name of the license holder to be displayed on both sides, um, of all motor vehicle equipment and accepts vehicles
used only for sales or soliciting from the provision requiring a name on the mode. equipment. Department recommends amending the Act to remove the language regarding employment prior to 1984, changed the waiting period uh for re-examination from 3 months to 14 days and to require that the name of the license holder, uh, be reflected on both sides of all motor equipment of all licensed operators, qualified operation operators are license
holders would be the request to change. And with that, I'm closed.
And would entertain questions, not closed but open to questions. Any questions? Anyone in the audience
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
25:07
wish to speak for or against the bill. See non-representative very clothes for your bill. I'm closed and again at the will of the
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
25:18
committee with a good motion and a good vote. All right, see a motion do pass. All those in favor say aye. Opposed. Congratulations.
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
25:31
Wonderful. Alright, SB 251. Now you may, you may have me, I may not have 251.
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
25:42
Yeah, that's John Carr's got 251. I do have 259. You do have
Speaker 46
25:53
259. All right, let's do it. Wonderful. Representative Howard Beatty
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
26:01
District 95 here to present Senate Bill 259. 259 is basically to transfer the appointment authority for the director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission. To the governor And And kind of go through this. This bill continues, uh, the cleanup that was begun during transformation. Currently this statute does not say who the director of the water, waterways commission reports to on a daily basis and who has the authority to replace
or uh fire the director if necessary. The proposed amendment transfers the appointment power to the governor, uh, with the normal confirmation by the Senate clarifies that the waterways director serves at the pleasure of the governor and reports to the Secretary of Commerce. It streamlines the operations and reduces any ambiguity in the code that's unclear right now. All right, questions? Representative Eugene. Um Thinking that we already
Representative Lane Jean
Unverified
27:04
practice this, but it's not in writing. Is that correct? Ispresentative Jean. So the governor kind of Has appointed the waterways and what I've seen in the past, but it's, it's not been in writing, which I think the whole point of this bill is to
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
27:19
clear that up and, and to um reduce the process to writing and code. Thank you. All right. Any other questions, committee? Anyone in
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
27:27
the audience wished to speak for or against this bill, nonpresentative, very close for your bill.
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
27:35
I'm closed again. Looking for a a A good motion and a good vote from committee. Representative Brown. All right, we have
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
27:46
a motion to pass. All those in favor say aye.
Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Unverified
27:50
Opposed. Congratulations. Thank you committee. Now I'm gonna go back to my committee and, and resume my nap. I appreciate y'all. It's OK. All right. You're up, brother.
Speaker 93
28:16
All right. Representative Carr, introduce yourself. I'm, uh, John Carr state representative, House District 15.
Speaker 95
28:30
Good morning, Katherine Andrews, director of the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation. Catherine. Representative, you present your bill.
Speaker 74
28:35
Uh, yes, sir, just, uh, taking a second to catch my breath.
Speaker 93
28:51
Ladies and gentlemen of the committee, uh, I'm here to present um Senate Bill 251. It affects the trails council. It affects the the secretary on the, on the council. So basically right now there's only one person that can be the The, the executive secretary, and that's uh on the advisory board. What this bill does is it opens it up to where any particular individual on that board can serve as the executive secretary. So, do you have anything you want to add? The trails council does really great work and, and our office
Speaker 99
29:23
is here to support that and we want to make sure that a lots of people in the public are are able to serve on that council as well. All
Representative David Whitaker
Unverified
29:36
right, questions? Uh, yes, sorry. Uh, thank you, John, for bringing this just a question arises, I think there's some people might be concerned that You know, it's always the one sentence bills you have to stop and go what's going on? Uh, is it, is it just to, uh, free up membership or does it signal any sort of
Uh, change in the posture of the. Of the uh department toward the committee, I mean, will they continue to receive staff support, etc. Yes,
Speaker 99
30:06
that's correct. The only change to this would be removing ADPHT from executive secretary, um, it mandates that we still serve on the council and remain active with the council. A follow up? Yes. Any
Representative David Whitaker
Unverified
30:19
whoever becomes executive secretary would still have to be
already a member, right? It wouldn't be just some volunteer from off the street, correct. Thank you. All right, Representative Garner. OK. Committee, any other questions? Anyone
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
30:33
in the audience wish to pick for or against the bill. Representative, close for you, Bill? I am close, and I ask for a good vote. All right, we have a motion to pass. All those in favor say aye, opposed?
Speaker 20
30:55
Congratulations. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you committee. Jimmy Uh, Jimmy Gassway,
Representative Roger D. Lynch
Unverified
31:06
HB 1562. Yeah. SB 218. Anyone here to present SB 218. No? All right.
Well, I appreciate all of you in the audience showing up this morning and uh Anything that needs to be announced for the governor's attention. No? OK. I just do that on Wednesday. All right. Jon. Thank you. for
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RE-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
HB1385 C. Cooper TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OIL AND GAS COMMISSION; AND TO REQUIRE THE OIL AND GAS COMMISSION TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING CERTAIN PERMITS.
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT
HB1279 Lynch TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969; AND TO AUTHORIZE REPACKAGING OF EGGS BY A RETAILER IF CERTAIN CRITERIA IS MET.
REGULAR AGENDA
HB1516 Richmond TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
HB1525 Steimel TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS.
SB224 Stone TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS.
HB1562 Gazaway CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF AN ORAL LEASE OF FARMLANDS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING NOTICE OF TERMINATION.
SB218 Irvin TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
SB249 Stone TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES RELATED TO FORESTRY; AND TO AMEND THE POWERS OF THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION.
SB250 Stone TO AMEND THE PEST CONTROL LAW; AND TO REASSIGN CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE STATE PLANT BOARD.
SB267 Irvin TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUEL DEVELOPMENT ACT; AND TO REPEAL THE ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUEL DEVELOPMENT FUND.
SB259 Gilmore TO TRANSFER APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR.
SB251 Stone TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ARKANSAS TRAILS COUNCIL; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM ON THE ARKANSAS TRAILS COUNCIL.
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Representative Kendra Moore
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Representative Roger D. Lynch
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Representative Marcus E. Richmond
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Representative Cameron Cooper
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Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
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Representative Lane Jean
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Representative David Whitaker
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