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1,046 representative Jay Richardson is gonna present for Representative Cooper who got stuck, uh, on the farm. So, um, recognize yourself for the record and then you may go. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Jay Richardson, District 49, and today I have House resolution 1046. This resolution will recognize the contributions of homeschooling and proclaimed February 26, 2025 as homeschool day at the Capitol. And with that, I close and move you pass. There's no one signed up to speak for or against it. He is closed and we have a motion to pass all in favor say aye, oppose no. Congratulations, the resolution has passed. Representative Walker, would you mind running House resolution 1,0448. We are skipping over House resolution 1047. Due to. Proposed amendment. Recognize yourself the record and then you may begin. Stephen Walker, state representative, District 27, so we have here um House resolution 1048 to authorize access to and use of the chamber of the House of Representatives for the meetings of the silver-haired legislative session, leadership, Arkansas, Arkansas Girls State, and Arkansas Boys State. Thank you. There's no one signed up to speak for or against the resolution. Are you close for the resolution. Thank you. I have a motion to pass. All in favor say aye, oppose no, congratulations, the resolution has passed. We're gonna move down to House resolution 10,049 by representative Speaker Evans, uh, representative, uh, Jay Richardson is gonna present for us if you'll. Recognize yourself for the record, and then you might begin. Good morning. Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is Jay Richardson, District 49, and today I have House Resolution 1049. This is to authorize recess of either the house and House of Representatives or the Senate for both periods of 4 consecutive days or longer. And with that I closed. There's no one signed up to speak for or against the resolution? Are you closed for the resolution and I have a motion to pass all in favor say aye, oppose no. Congratulations, your resolution has passed. We're gonna do house concurrent resolution. 1006. You're willing to present that one also, sir, you may begin. Thank you, Madam Char J Richardson, District 49. Uh this is house concurrent resolution. 1006 and it is to provide for the recess of the ninety-fifth General Assembly at the close of business on April 26, 2025, and to provide an extension of the regular session of the ninety-fifth General Assembly until 12 noon on May 5th, 2025 for the purpose of considering vetoes, correcting errors, or oversights, completing its work on proposed constitutional amendments and considering the need for further extension of the regular session or to adjourn the ninety-fifth General Assembly at any time before that date if they. determined that there is no need to reconvene and to provide that if the General Assembly is not reconvened or adjourned before 12 o'clock noon on May 5th, 2025, the regular session of the ninety-fifth General Assembly is adjourned sign he die on that date. And with that I'm closed and move you pass. I don't see any questions and no one has signed up to speak for or against the resolution he is closed for the resolution and we have a motion to pass, all in favor say aye, oppose no. Congratulations. The House concurrent resolution has passed. Moving down to House resolution 1050 by representative Scott Richardson. I do not see him, so we'll move down to house resolution 1051, Representative Garner, you may go to the end of the table, recognize yourself the record, and then you may begin. And we have an amendment. So the amendments being passed down. Thank you, Madam Chair. Denise Garner, District 20. You may begin. Thank you. So this amendment that you're seeing right now is some information that the Department of Health pulled up and it didn't come out until after the resolution was submitted, so we've just changed the, uh, hospitalization information to the Department of Health's newest information for the resolution. Thank you. Are you closed for your resolution for the resolution for the I mean the amendment. I meant the amendment, sorry. I need a motion to adopt the amendment. I have that all in favor say aye, oppose no. you may present your resolution, ma'am. Thank you, and I'll be quick, um, most of you know that my background is in mental and behavioral health and worked in a variety of, of, um. Centers for 40 years and we spent a lot of time talking about social media and adolescent health, mental health, and in the process of talking about those things, um, the one thing that is the most important, uh, the most impactful for, um, especially young women is body image and so, um, at the, at the same time I was visiting with a young constituent who is 7 years in recovery from an eating disorder and what we found is that eating disorders, um, have kind of, um, Been a popular topic and then they kind of slow down. They're, it's a very difficult, um, issue to deal with and um. So anyway, it's, there aren't as many organizations talking about it as, as should be probably so we, uh, have worked on a resolution to educate the, the public about, uh, eating disorders and there's a national eating disorder Action Week, which is this week, and, um, so we hope to present on Thursday with Arkansas Children's who has the only clinic, uh, for eating disorders and PRI, the psychiatric Research Institute, who also works, um, in In conjunction with um Children's Hospital and a couple of organizations that have been active that are trying to, to reactivate to get a little bit more active, so, um, Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it, but, uh, it's, it's a huge economic cost. You will get more information on Thursday, um, the, the ribbon for eating disorders is lilac, and so you will get a lilac ribbon in your boxes. So if you'll just look for that, but it's an important issue and it's something that we need to be talking more about, especially with body image pro uh uh. Issues for social media. I appreciate this resolution, by the way, very much appreciated for your help. I, I will say that everybody I've talked to about this resolution either has had an eating disorder, has a family member who has had an eating disorder or know someone who has been extremely ill from a, from an eating disorder, so, um, I think you'll be really surprised at the numbers for Arkansas hospitalizations and the, and the economic cost besides the humanitarian cost, um. have eating disorders, so hopefully this is the first step in in trying to educate. Uh, the public about eating disorders. I don't see any questions no one signed up to speak for or against. Would you like to close? I, I'm closed for my bill and thank you for your support. And we do have a motion to pass on the table. All in favor say aye, oppose no, congratulations, the resolution has passed as amended. Thank you. We're gonna move down to house resolution 1052. Please. You're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Joey Carr, District 34, um, House Resolution 1052 is committing Arkansas farmers, ranchers, and foresters for their vital contributions to the security and economic well-being of the state of Arkansas and the nation. Seeing no questions, no one's signed up to speak for or against the resolution. Are you closed for the resolution? Yes, madam. Um, we have a motion to pass on the table, all in favor say aye, oppose no, congratulations, the resolution has passed. House resolution 1054 by Representative Beck. Please recognize yourself for the. Record and then you may begin. Thank you, Madam Chair. I bring you House resolution 1054 and it is to recognize Elizabeth Betty Kaufmaninis for a happy 107th birthday, and you recognize and honor her service for the state of Arkansas. She's, this is incredible she on March 4th, she will be 107 years old. She served as a stenographer and a secretary in 1953 for the House of Representatives, 55 for the House and 59, and she loves the talk about her time here at the Capital and with that, I'd appreciate it. I don't see any questions. Is there no one signed up to speak for or against the resolution. Are you closed for your resolution? I have a motion to pass on the table, all in favor say aye, oppose no. Congratulations, the resolution has passed. We're gonna go back up to House resolution 1050 representative Walker will be presenting. Please identify yourself for the record and then you may begin. State representative. Um, Stephen Walker, state representative, District 27. Um, house resolution 1050 is to recognize open avenues on his 50th anniversary for his service and dedication to people with disabilities in Northwest Arkansas. I see no questions, no one signed up to speak for or against. Are you close for the resolution motion to pass a motion all in favor say aye, oppose no, congratulations to the resolution has passed. Thank you. We're going to go to Memorial resolution 1004 representative Jay Richardson will be present. ing please identify yourself for the record and then you may begin. Good morning, committee. Good morning, Madam Chair. Jay Richardson, District 49, House Memorial resolution 1004, uh, in respectful memory of former Arkansas Attorney General United States congressman and 4 43rd Governor of Arkansas, James Jim Guy Tucker, Tucker for his service to the nation and to the state of Arkansas, and with that, uh, I close and move do do pass. There are no questions for, I mean there's no questions. Representative Steele, we just did it for you. Do you want to go to the end of the table and say anything? OK, alright. So there's no one here to speak for against the resolution. So are you closed for the resolution Memorial resolution and we have a motion to pass on the table. All in favor say aye, oppose no, congratulations. The House Memorial resolution has passed. Give me 2 seconds, I have to find something. Um Um, upon consulting with the Senate. And as professional courtesy, senators will be extended floor privileges and be allowed on the house floor during legislative sessions or in the in the invitation of a house manner. Member senators are allowed in the back of the chamber but shall refrain from sitting in member seats or roaming throughout the chamber. House members will be afforded the same privilege in the Senate should any issues or concerns arise, um, please see the chief of staff, uh, but they did pass a resol they did pass something allowing us back on their floor was probably my Second term, they passed something that said we could no longer go on their floors and they've not been allowing us to go onto their floor. Well, they want to rescind that and we're gonna do the same rescinding on our end if everybody on the house management is good with that. Are there any questions around it? No? OK, all in favor say aye. Oppose no. All right, then that's what we'll put in the borough book then. Or in the How become custom practice. Thank you, sir. All right, with no further business, we're adjourned.