Senate Convenes

Senate will be called to order. Are there any requests for leave at this time. Senator Hester, you're recognized. I request leave for Senator Alan Clark. Thank you, Senator. Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Boy, Bryant Caldwell, Clark on leave, roll, Davis, Des, Dismay Dotson, English flippo flowers, Gilmore, hammer, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, King, letting, Love, McKee, Murdoch, Peyton, Pennzo, Petty, Rice, Scott, Stone, Stubberfield, Sullivan, Tucker, Wallace. Thank you, Madam Secretary. If everyone in the chamber and in the galleries would please rise for a prayer led by Senator Mark Johnson, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, Senator Mark Johnson, you're recognized. Colleagues, please join me in prayer. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the opportunity to once again come together and do the work for the people of Arkansas. We ask is when we do this, That you grant us the wisdom of Solomon and protect all of our people in their comings and goings. Keep us in mind of those that are putting themselves in harm's way, both our first responders, our military, and people all around the world who are in a dire situation. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem. We pray for peace in Ukraine and we pray that your peace will be upon the heart. of those who are trying to do your will bless us all and guide us, these things we ask in the name of your Son Jesus Christ. Amen. the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands by a nation under God individual with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Senator Johnson, for those words. Ladies and gentlemen in the galleries, welcome to your Arkansas State Senate. It is our expectation that each of you will exercise proper decorum and govern yourselves accordingly during today's proceedings without objection, the rules will be suspended and the Senate will dispense with the reading of the journal, the morning hour has now begun. Senator Hester, you're recognized to introduce the Senate pages for today, Senator Hester, thank you, Madam President. Members, I'd like to recognize our Senate page is joining us today. Uh, each of the pages, uh, when I call your name, would you please come forward to be recognized right here. So Marshall Thurber. Marshall Thurbers from Lonsdale School. He is uh in Senator McKee's district. Lovely Thornton is from Lone Oak Middle School. She is from Senator Hill's district. Gabby Pooh, she's from Sherwood from Senator English's district. And Alessandro Alvera from Lone Oak Middle School. He is from Senator Hill's district. Please help me welcome them. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Senator Hester. Welcome pages to the Senate. Madam Secretary, or rather, are there any other announcements or introductions at this time. Seeing none, Madam Secretary, are there items at the desk? Yes, Madam President, will your committee on engrossed bills who was fired Senate Bill 87 by Senator Mark Johnson compared the engrossed copy of the ritual and find the same correctly engrossed. City County local, where your committee on in gross who was first Senate Bill 90 by Senator English compared the engrossed copy of the ritual and find the same correctly engrossed. Education. Will you come out on gross fields, who was first Senate Bill 98 by Senator Davis compared the gross copy of the ritual and find the same correctly engrossed. City County local. We youit on and ross spills to him we referred Senate Bill 179 by Senator Boyd compared the gross copy of the original I'm correctly engrossed. Insurance commerceroils who was first sent by 181 by Senator Sullivanross Cup with Riel correctly engrossed. City County local. Were Committee on Education team was first symbol '89 by Central English, uh, recommend Du Pas calendar, on education who was first sent 206 by Center Crowl recommend new pass calendar. Me on education who was for House Bill 1199 myris Barker. Recommend Du pass calendar. Committee on Education who was for 1215 by Representative Bentley recommend Du pass calendar Committee on Education who was for House Bill 1236 by Representative Carr recommend Du pass calendar. Senate Resolution 18 by Senator Caldwell to honor Miss Arkansas 2024. Camelia Cathy, Senate Resolution 18 calendar, Senate Memorial resolution one by Centra Gilmore to remember Bob R. Brooks Jr. and to recognize his contributions to the legal profession, to the state of Arkansas, and to the United States Senate Memorial Resolution 1 calendar. Senate joint resolution 13 by Senator Dodson. Constitutional amendment to allow a candidate for Supreme Court justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge or district judge to declare his or her party affiliation or independent status when running for judicial office, Senate joint resolution 13 calendar. Senate joint resolution 14 by Senator Dodson, a constitutional amendment concerning the determination of the true value in money of real property for assessment purposes. Senate joint resolution 14. So State agencies. I don't have that. She didn't have a cat. Ja. Is there any further business to come for the body in the morning hour, if not the morning hour has expired. We will now begin the business agenda. We will begin with Senate resolution 12. But Senate resolution 12 by Senator Gilmore to command a retired member of the board of directors of the Arkansas World Endowment Fund Incorporated. Chris Lampkin, and to approve and confirm the appointment to the board of the Honorable S. Reed Herod Jr. Senator Gilmore, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Governor. Members, the gentlemen that are being recognized in this resolution can't be here today, so I'll dispense with reading it, uh, I appreciate a good folk on this, uh, again, just for brevity's sake, just not gonna take the time to read it. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Gilmore, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Any opposed? I have it, Senate resolution 12 is adopted. Senate resolution 17. Senate resolution 17 by Senator Hammer, to 2024 Miss Arkansas te Bella Crow. Senator Hammer, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to ask leave for two special guests into the chamber, please. OK Senator Hammer, you're recognized. Thank you, members. It gives me great honor today to honor the 2024 Miss Arkansas teen Miss Bella Crow, who is with us today. Would you please express your appreciation. resolution is that whereas Bella Cro is a 17-year-old senior at Benton High School who assumed the responsibility and title of Miss Arkansas teen 2024 in February after her predecessor Peyton Boling was crowned Miss America's teen on January 4th, 2025 in Orlando, Florida, and whereas for serving as Miss Arkansas team, Bella Cro will receive a scholarship in the amount of $10,000 provided by Jones and Son Diamond and Bridal fine jewelry and Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation, and whereas during the Miss Arkansas team pageant held on June 14th, 2024 at the Robinson Center performance hall in Little Rock. Bella Cro took home a total of 13,000375 in scholarships and whereas at Miss Arkansas Teen pageant, Bella Cro also won the overall focalist Award and the Kiss Heart Disease Goodbye Award and was teen in action over all winter, whereas as Ms. Teen Arkansas Pageant, Bill Crow gave a vocal performance of a word that I can't say. What does it say? Obabino. There we go. And that's why she is who she is and I'm not who I who she is. Legenary Italian era. It goes on also to say that whereas throughout her year serving as Miss Arkansas teen, Bella Crow will make appearances across Arkansas promoting her personal community service initiative, Healthy Choices for Healthy teens. The American Heart Association, Ms. Arkansas Opportunities and Miss America opportunities, and as Belcrow competed for 3 years as Miss Arkansas teen representing local titles of Saline County's teen in 2024, Greater Little Rock in 2023 and Metroin in 2022, and whereas throughout her time competing at the state level in Arkansas, Bea Crow has won a total of nearly 17,000 and scholarships and whereas after Belcro graduates from high school. She plans to use the scholarship she has won through a Miss America Miss America opportunity to attend the College of the University of Alabama, where will pursue a degree in exercise and nutrition science with the goal of becoming a registered dietitian professional sports nutritionist, whereas Bella Crow attended the White House conference on hunger, nutrition, and Health during autumn of 2022 as a representative of the American Heart Association, and whereas Velcro started beyond fruit carts and organization that provides fresh fruits to public schools in central Arkansas, and whereas at Benton High School, Belcro is involved in the National Arts Society, BHServe, pro club, outdoors club, and City of Benton Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, whereas Belcro is the daughter of Aaron and Amber Crow of Benton, granddaughter of Bob and Teresa Devine and Gary Burt and the late Keith Crow and has one older sister, Catherine, also to conclude now whereas be it resolved by the Senate of the 94th General Assembly of the state of Arkansas that the state honor the 2024 Miss Arkansas teen Bella Crow and be further resolved upon adoption a copy of this resolution be presented to. Crow by the Secretary of the Senate. Madam Chair, I would move for the adoption of the resolution and it allowed allowed her to say just a few short words, ma'am. That'd be my motion. Thank you, Senator Hammer and congratulations to Ms. Crow on all of her accomplishments. We will not We will rather look past your choice in colleges as we take this vote, I hope. All those in favor of Senate resolution 17 to honor 2024 Miss Arkansas teen Bella Crow, please signify by saying aye, and he opposed I have it. Senate resolution 17 is adopted. And I welcome Ms. Grow to say a few words. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's an honor to be standing in front of you today as your Miss Arkansas's teen 2024, and what an honor it was to be crowned that in this capital. I am ecstatic to be able to serve the state of Arkansas, um, promoting my personal platform, healthy choices for healthy teens, R I encourage people my age to make small choices every day to impact their overall health. So I just thank you again for giving me this opportunity to come before you today and giving me the honor to thank you. We will now take up Senate Resolution 18. Other senator Caldwell, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam President, I would like to spin rules that we could vote on Senate Resolution 18. Motion to suspend the rules in order to take up Senate Resolution 18. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Many opposed, I have it. Motion carries. Senate resolution 18 by Centra Caldwell to honor Miss Arkansas 2024, Camille Cathy. And before I start reading resolution, I want to tell everybody that this young lady and her family have been in a tremendous part of my life, uh, her great grandfather used to be the sheriff when I used to outrun him or try to, and her father was a very influential in my life when I was a teenager trying to work. He, he helped me quite a bit. Her dad's a local physician and when, and now here she's come to carry the tradition on being the salt of the earth, so right to honor Miss Arkansas 2024, Camille Cathy, whereas Camille Cathy. When Arkansas was crowned Miss Arkansas 2024 on Friday, June 15th, 2024 during the '86 Miss Arkansas scholarship pageant held at the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas, and whereas Camille Cathy won the title of Miss Arkansas while competing as Miss White River, whereas Camille Cathy won a scholarship for the $30,000 from the TE and Shannon boysoka's Foundation and uh more than $75,000 in awards, wardrobe. ation and gifts and whereas at the 2024 Miss Arkansas scholarship pageant competition, Camille Cathy won several additional awards, including awards for her interviews, her evening gown, her talent, and overall arrival and whereas Camille Kathy proudly served in her role as Ms. Arksas with a commitment to community engagement and advocacy promoting important causes and inspiring young people of Arkansas. Whereas Camille Cathy engages in a variety of activities that include school programs, public speaking engagements, media appearances and conferences and aimed at making positive impact in Arkansas via her platform, proudly volunteer and whereas Camille Cathy represented Arkansas at the Miss America pageant held in Orlando, Florida on January 5th, 2025, where she won an American Heart Association go red for Women Leadership Award, and whereas Camille Cathy is the 22 year old daughter of Doctor Jake and Crystal Cas. And is a May 2024 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama and whereas Camille Cathy is furthering her education at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the 95th General Assembly of the state of Arkansas that the Senate honored Miss Arkansas 2024. Cabel Cathy Be it further resolved that upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be presented to Miss Arkansas 2024. Camille Cathy by the Secretary of State. A move for adoption. Thanks, Senator Caldwell. All those in favor of Senate Resolution 18 to recognize Miss Arkansas Camille Kathy, please signify by saying aye. And he opposed as habit, Senate resolution 18 is adopted. Good afternoon, everyone. Uh, I want to thank you for your eye, that's exciting. And I also want to thank Senator Caldwell. He is super special to my family, um, and I'm so excited to be here today on the Arkansas Senate floor. This is really surreal moment being here as Miss Arkansas. This was really a dream come true of mine, not just because of the title, but because of the amazing work that I get to do throughout the state of Arkansas, representing Arkansas has truly been one of my favorite things I've ever gotten to do in my life, and whether I'm out in the community working with important organization. or preparing the next generation or our Kansans uh for great things. I have loved every moment of soaking up being Miss Arkansas, and this is a day that I'll definitely remember throughout my year for the rest of my life. So thank you all for being a part of it and making this happen. Thank you, senators and congratulations again, ladies. We will now take up Amendment 1 to House Bill 1220. Remember one the House Bill 1220. I, Gray sender letting. You are recognized. Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, the amendment just adds to me as a sponsor. All those in favor of the amendment, please signify to saying aye. Any opposed. As habit, Amendment 1 to House Bill 1220 is adopted, please send to engrossing. We are at the sponsor's request. We are passing over Senate Bill 12. We will now move to Before we move to the next bill, I'd like to recognize Senator Clark Tucker for introductions. Thank you, Madam President, colleagues, I want to welcome our doctor and nurse of the day today with us as always is Lee Fazio, our nurse of the day, and then our doctor of the day is Dr. Teresa Warrick. She's an orthopedic surgeon at UMS and Children, so helping take care of our kids. Thank you, doctor. Thank you for being here today. We will now take up Senate Bill 147. Senate Bill 147 by Senator Dodson to amend Arkansas law concerning the Department of Transformation and Shared Services and to change the name of the Department of Trans transformation and shared services and declare an emergency. Senator Dodson, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Governor. Members, Senate Bill 147 just changes the name of the agency, um, as the title reflects. It is a rather lengthy bill bill because it has to be changed in all different areas of the code, so there's of the 104 sections, 102 of them deal directly with changing the name, just strike through, and then at the very end, it uh it it section 103 adds a deal if we happen to miss any sections in the code of where the name is being shifted. It allows a code revision commission to make those changes or if any laws that were passed. During the session, um, that didn't reflect that name, then the code revision can update it. There is an emergency clause in Section 104 at the end, so it will take effect at the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1. The reason for this is just for the name to more accurately reflect the role and function of the department and more than happy to answer any questions Any questions for Senator Dodson. Appreciate a good vote. Anyone wish to speak against or for Senator has closed. Any objection to rolling the boat? Madam Secretary, please roll the boat. Boyd, Bryant Caldwell, Clark on leave, Crowell, Davis, Des, Desma, dots and English flippo flowers, Gilmore, Hammer, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, King Lading love, McKee, Murdoch, Peyton, Penzo, Petty, rice, Scott, Stone, and Stuberfield. Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator wish to change his or her vote. I see Senator Stubblefield, no. Senator King, not voting. Any others? Seeing no others, please cast up the ballot by a vote of 32 yeah, one nay, one not voting, Senate bill 147 passes and the corresponding emergency clause is adopted, please transmit to the house. Senate Bill 165. 165 by Senator Dotson to amend the law concerning competitive field proposals under the Arkansas procurement law. Senator Dodson, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Governor. Senate Bill 165 has a, is a very small change, but it is important in our procurement process to allow for um best and final offer proposals for um so if a vendor submits a proposal and the department. needs to make some clarifying change to the offer that's minor in nature, they don't have to go and put it all out a second time and restart the entire process, but they can put the the request out for best and final offer to all vendors that are, are eligible would be able to actually make an offer on that particular propo or who have already made an offer and want to revise their their offer based off of the clarification from The department before an award is given. Think I've explained that, but if you have any questions? Any questions for Senator Dotson. Appreciate a good vote. No questions. Anyone wish to speak against? Or 4. Senator has closed. Senator Stubblefield, you're recognized. Yes, is last bill we ran. Uh, there wasn't one ran on either of these bills that I'm aware of as far as a dollar figure, um, of course, the fiscal impact on best and final offer hopefully would be that It would be positive that offers would offer less through negotiations, but. Well, it's gonna be like Shared Services on the previous bill, well, the previous bill, yeah, you would have whatever the the renaming of An agency or department happens to be. I did not. That, that didn't come up in discussions. And there's no fiscal impact on this. On Senate Bill 165 that we're considering right now, the fiscal impact would basically be on whatever the uh as procurement's offering or putting out proposals, RFPs, uh, the, the fiscal impact would be unknown. I don't know how you could know what the fiscal impact would be on something that hasn't been offered yet. So this would just be on anything going forward in the future, they can make clarifying proposals. So Theoretically it would actually lower the fiscal cost of something because we know without a doubt there will be something offered. So that will happen that's gonna be on a case by case basis with each request for proposal or request for qualification or sealed bid that's put out there and so I don't know how anybody could. Predict what future offers are going to be in any given period of time, whether it's 1 year or 10 years based off the ability for them to give a best and final offer offer which would likely be less. OK. Senator Irvin, you're recognized. Thank you, Senator Dodson. Um, I just Adding the word clarify, does that change, um, What they can or cannot discuss after the deadline for the proposal. If discussion. I'm just trying to understand the need, uh, the need for the language addition. So this was actually brought to me by the department, so when they go and they put out the the clarification, um, would be after they've already received all of the proposals. And then if they, after that fact go and say, hey, we need to clarify this point because it wasn't clear. We've looked at all the proposals and so we want to make it, you know, clarify it, and put it back out amongst the the eligible offers that could be awarded the bid and give them all an opportunity to to do a best and final offer, um, that, that would be the for minor changes, not for substantive changes where they'd have to go out and rebid the entire thing, OK, so basically if one gets to clarify their proposals, others would be able to also clarify the same point eligible, all eligible proposals, so they wouldn't put it out for someone who's ineligible for that particular proposal. OK, OK, thank you. Thank you. Anyone wish to speak against. Senator has left the well. If the senator returns to the well, you can ask your question. Sender has returned. Senator Petty and Senator Murdoch. Thank you. Um, just a clarification, are we talking about a clear it says something about one that necessitates a material revision. Is this going to happen after the bids are opened and then available to the public. No, it would be only, while the department is still looking through them if they, they say, OK, uh, you know, obviously this wasn't clear when we put this out. Um, you know, there's a minor update or change, we don't want to trigger a complete reboot of the entire thing, backlogged the process, take, take everything back, but we need to make this clarification, and we're going to let everybody who is eligible to a best and final offer, OK, so, so somebody we're, you know, they, they offer a proposal that it's, you know, $10 a widget. They're not going to the other competitors are not going to know that the one the clarification was $10 a widget and then it could say, well, we're going to do it for 9. This is our final best offer. Well, correct, they're not going to know who was a who was, who was in position 1234, or anything like that. What they'll know is that there's a clarification on whatever widgets it is, they could, in fact, after the fact, lower their, their proposal. It would allow them to say if they, if position they wouldn't know what positions, but say they There's 5 offers, and they'd all offered $10 or $11 or whatever a widget, and they wanted to, hey, we've got another shot at this. We've cut our prices. We want to lower it down to $8. Everybody would have that opportunity to make that change before final consideration on who they're going to award the offer to, OK, I'm I think I might have pausing muddied the waters it seems like that our sealed bids are gonna be sealed, but they're gonna be in see-through envelopes and everybody at that point can say, gosh, I'm losing out. I I'll lower it 50 cents a widget or whatever if, if, if it's just clarifications before the prices and things are, are out and available. I, I'm OK with it, but If it's, it includes the numbers that's part of the bid, and they can do a final best offer, it seems like to me that would kind of circumvent the sealed bid process, but I as I understand it, no one will know what the offer is, but everyone will have the opportunity to modify their original proposal based off the clarification up to and including lowering their price if they choose to at that time. Thank you. Senator Murdoch, Thank you, uh, Senator, so the fundamental problem that I'm having and maybe it's just I'm having it with you explaining it and let's see if we can work our way through it. Would still beds typically wants the numbers in, then that's the number everybody's numbers in and it's sealed. And the process now as it stands with sealed bids if there is technical issues or even questions, the architect, the architect or the administrator of the bid calls, will call you and ask you, hey, here's the situation that we weren't concerned about to make sure you hear this I dotted Tro something very minor, not at all, not at all changing of any numbers because once those sea bid numbers are in, those still number Vietnam can't change unless deductive alternate or something such as that as part of this bid process is taken. What's critical in what you're saying, the way you're presenting it, that that causes a problem is if you don't have a total rebate, nobody can change numbers. You can't, everybody can't come back and change the widget price. Like you said, that's called a rebi. Now, if it's just a technical situation and I've had this happen many times. Architect will call, ask a question, um. Maybe about a subcontractor listed maybe about something that you had to list or provide, but when it gets to the numbers, the cost, those critical items as a part of a bid. We don't get those to do over and once they are sealed and you receive them. That's it. So let's uh I'm receiving clarification as, as you're talking here and my understanding of it is no one will know what the offer is. Those remain sealed, um, but allows for the department to provide clarification after the bids have come through, and of course if they want to resubmit uh, a different number that would still remain sealed but no public information would be released, OK, here's the problem with that, and whoever clarifying. Make sure to answer this. You can't change numbers. You can't change the sealed number for various reasons. Once that comes in, ask them to give you an example of what they mean by a clarifying change. What, what, what are they talking about? So it says under the current law, the best and final offer allows someone to lower the price, just not change the type of widget that they're they're bidding on. So we already have that where when you're doing a best and final offer that obviously is lowering the price. It just gives them the opportunity to put it out for every eligible contender to to make a best and final offer. So are you talking about a bid process or you're talking about a negotiate. Talk to me about when you say procurement, there are various forms of procurement there's bids and negotiations. Talk to me. So this is This is specifically related to proposals. So it's in the RFP, so request for proposal. So it's not a sealed bid, I guess as far as the the sealed bids are concerned in this section of the law. Now that's totally different. I understand that a lot different. That's much, but you were using the words be those words were being used and that's much different than the procurement process, sealed bids and the RFPs, that's, that's section is specifically related to RFPs RFPs don't always come with a number. The number comes after sometimes the choice is even made, so RPs don't necessarily come with a number so I can see an explanation being needed possibly in that scenario. I. apologize if my language said bid and it didn't actually say that in that section of the law is referencing requests for proposals. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions? If no other questions. Anyone wish to speak against? In one wished to speak for. Senator Dodson, you're recognized to close. Senator has closed. Any objection to rolling the boat. Objection noted. Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Boy Brant Caldwell, Clark on leave, Crowe. Crowe Davis, days, Desma. This man Dodson, English. Flipper Flip out flowers. Flowers, Gilmore Gilmore Hammer, Hester Hickey. Hi. pill Irvin Blake Johnson. Like Johnson. Mark Johnson. King King. Ling Lighting? Love. McKee Murdoch. Peyton Penza Penzo Patty. Rice Rice, Scott. Stone, Stuberfield. Stab a fail. Sullivan Tucker. Wallace. one. Any senator who did not vote, who wishes to vote, or wishes to change your vote, I see Senator letting Yeah, Senator Flowers present. Any other senators who wish to vote or wish to change your vote. Seeing no others, please cast up the ballot. By a vote of 27 years, he wrote nay, 6 not voting, and 1 present. Senate Bill 165 passes, please transmit to the house. Senate Bill 166. Senator 166 byenra Davis, Dotson, I'm sorry, to amend the law concerning emergency procurements and to include a state of disaster emergency in the definition of critical emergency for purposes of an emergency procurement. Senator, not senor recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um. This Senate bill 166 is to expand the definition of critical emergency to include the Declaration of an emergency by the governor. And I think I have a question. Are you, are you any questions, Senator Hickey, you're recognized, and I haven't looked yet. If you knew exactly everything that was under 1275107. Not, not everything, however, the change amends the definition to include an emergency declared as a state of disaster by the governor, um, uh, critical emergency procurements would be limited to those related to declare, declared disaster and would include services such as debris removal and commodities like sandbags. Are the questions I see Senator Stubblefield, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh. So, uh, who's who's behind all these bills? Well, this is a request by all four of these are requested by the department of Shared Services transformation and shared service as its name today the geographical, yes, that includes the building authority information technologies, personnel management, procurement, employee benefits, and geographical information. So these are all tied directly or indirectly to the 3000 bed prison, correct? Mm. Not that I'm aware of. But they could be tied to because all three of these entities work for the prison, uh with the board of Corrections. Well, as far as I know, this has absolutely nothing to do with the Board of Correction or the the prison that you're talking about. Senator King, you're recognized. So all this stuff on procurement contracts is any of this, the fruits of paying millions to these out of state consultants to advise us on procurement contracts. I do not believe so. Any other questions for Senator Dodson. Senator Tucker, you're recognized for a question. Just clarifying exchange you had with Senator Stubblefield. These are for the Department of Transportation, correct? Not or not GIS or to just transformation and shared services is the department, the division GIS is a division of transformation and shared services that is today and uh to Senator King's question, no, it has nothing to do with that, and it has nothing to do with corrections. To Senator Stubblefield's question. Appreciate a good vote. Anyone wish to speak against or for Senator has closed. Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Boet Grant. Caldwell Caldwell Clark on leave. Crowe Crowe Davis. These days. This mine This man Dotson This man Dodson, English. Flipper. Flowers. Flowers, Gilmore. Gilmore, hammer. Hammer, Hester. Hicky Hickie Hell Irvin. Like Johnson, Like Johnson. Mark Johnson King. King lighting, lighting. Love Love. The key, McKee. Murdoch Murdoch Peyton Peyton. And so, Penzo. Patty, Brice. Rice Scott Scott Stone, Stubberfield. Sullivan Sullivan Tucker. Tucker? Wallace. Any senator wished to vote, who did not vote or wish to change his or her vote. I'll begin on this side, Senator Hickey, no. Senator Peyton, yes, send her flowers present. Any other senators wish to vote, who did not vote, Senator Scott, Senator Scott, present. Senator Love present. Any other senators, Senator McKee, present. Any of the senators? Senator Tucker, yes. Any other senators, please check the board, seeing no others. Please cast up the ballot by a vote of 17 yeah, 2 nay, 10 not voting, and 5 present. Senate Bill 166 fails. Senate Bill 185. Senate Bill 185 by Senator Dodson to amend the Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management Act. Thank you, Madam Governor. Uh, Senate Bill 185 is the last one of these 4, this, this proposal, um, is a technical correction. It moves the Arkansas computer and electronic Waste Management Act from the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, um, it was missed during transformation, this, this is basically M&R, which is functionally underneath. Transformation and shared services already, but it just makes that clarification that uh computer and electronic waste management actually is under MNR so these things will go to the correct spot. Try to answer any questions. Not appreciate a good vote. Any questions for Senator Dodson. Anyone wish to speak against or for. Sender has closed. Any objection to rolling the boat. Objection noted. Please call the roll it. Boyd Boy Brant. Caldwell Park leave crawl Davis Des. Days, this man. Dema Dotson English. Flippo Flowers? Flowers. Gilmore, Gilmore Hammer. Hester Hickey Hill, Irvin. Blake Johnson. Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson. King, King letting love, love. McKee McKee. Murdoch. Murdoch Peyton Penzo. Enzo Patty. Price Rice Scott Stan. Stabil, Stuber Phil Sullivan. Sullivan Tucker Wallace. Any senator who wished to vote or change his or her vote, I see Senator Ds, yes, Senator Scott, yes. Senator Murdoch, yes. Any other senators wish to vote who did not vote, Senator Flowers present. Any other senators Seeing no other, please cast up the ballot by a vote of 25 yeah, 1 nay, 7 not voting, 1 present. Senate Bill 185 passes, please transmit to the house. Senator Dodson, you're recognized for a motion. Thank you, Madam Governor. I'd like to move that we expunge the vote by which Senate Bill 166 failed. You all have heard the motion, all those in favor, please signify with saying I. And he opposed. I have it, motion carries. We will now take up House Bill. We will not Because Hera Clark is not here. OK. We are going to pass over House bill. 1048. We will now take up the budget calendar if Senator Dimay is here or if Senator Bryant Senator Bryant, you're recognized. Thank you, Governor. members on your desk is the budget calendar from last Thursday. Once again, I'll, I'll go through these individually if you'd like to pull one from the batch to vote on separately if you have questions separately, we can do that. Senate Bill 19. Senate Bill 21, Senate Bill 24. 27 29. 30. 43 Senate Bill 66, we'll stop there. Does anybody want to remove any Senate bills from the batch. Were those separately and we do, we can do the whole batch OK, moving into house bills. I'm sorry, they're all Senate bills. My apologies. My eyes are defeating me. Senate Bill 190, Senate Bill 191, Senate Bill 192. Senate Bill 193. Senate Bill 194. 195. 196 sent about 197 and Senate Bill 198. Does anybody want to remove any of those from the batch and vote on separately. See then, Madam Secretary. Sam1tain by joint budget and act for the Department of Energy and Environment, liquefied petroleum gas board appropriation for the 2025, 2026 fiscal year. December 21 by joint budget and act for the Department of Corrections post prison transfer board appropriation for the 2025, 2026, uh, fiscal year. Senate bill. 24 by joint budget and I for the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission appropriation for the 2025 to 2026 fiscal year. Sa Bill 27 by joint budget, and I for the Department of Health, Arkansas Minority Health Commission appropriation for the 2025, 2026 fiscal year. So Bill 29 by joint budget and act for the Arkansas Minority Health Initiative of the Department of Health, Arkansas Minority Health Commission appropriation for the 2025 to 2026 fiscal year. Senate Bill 30 by joint budget and act for the Department of Health, Arkansas tobacco Settlement Commission appropriation for the 2025, 2026 fiscal year. Senate Bill 43 by joint budget, an act for the department of finance administration assessment coordination, division, appropriation of the 2025, 2026 fiscal year. Same 66 by joint budget, and act for the Arkansas Teacher retirement System Appropriation for the 2025, 2026 fiscal year. 7 190 by Richard, and I for the Department of Education Division of Higher Education, North West Technical Institute reappropriation. 191 by Joint Budget Act for the Secretary of State re-appropriation, December 192 by joint budget and act for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission's reappropriation.ymber 193 by joint budget and Act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, building authority, division reappropriation. Sent 194 our joint budget and act for the Department of Commerce, state insurance department reappropriationyber 195, a joint budget, an act for the Department of Commerce reappropriation. Send it by 196 by joint budget and act for the institutions of higher education, reappropriation. Symbol 197 my joint budget and Act for the Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary education reappropriation, symbol 198, the joint budget and act for the Department of Education, Arkansas School for the Blind and School for the Deaf reappropriation. Senator Bryant. Any questions on these bills. If not, send her you are any one wished to speak against or for the batch. Senator has closed any objection to rolling the boat? Madam Secretary, please roll the boat. Boyd, Bryant, Caldwell, Clark, Lee, Crowell, Davis, Des, Dima Datsun English flippo flowers Gilmore Hammer, Hester, Hickey, Hill, I Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, King letting love McKee, Murdoch, Peyton, and so petty rice, Scott, stone, Stubenfield, Sullivan, Tucker, Wallace. Senator wished to change his or her vote. I see Senator Payton present. Senator King, budget bills, not voting. Is that accurate? OK, I just want to make sure. Any other senators. Saying no one, please cast up the ballot. By about 32 years, zero nay, 1 not voting, and one present batch of Budget bills pass and the corresponding emergency clauses are adopted, please transmit to the house. Madam Secretary, are there items at the desk? Were your committee on gross bills to whom was first House Bill 1220 by representatives still compared to the gross copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed calendar. Senate resolution 19 by Senator Irving. To recognize the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Razorbacks women's soccer team for their achievements in 2024 Senate resolution 19 calendar. Any announcements oh, I'm sorry, Madam Secretary. Retirement of Senate Bill 58 from the House has passed and roll it and roll it. Return of Senate Bill 182 from the House has passed and roll it. That Any announcements? Senator Penzo, you're recognized. Thank you. Uh, tomorrow is Alzheimer's and dementia Awareness Day, uh, we're purple to show your sport, and there'll be a uh 11:30 in the rotunda, there'll be a uh presentation as well, and then also realtors are in town, you have an invitation on your desk and they will also be at the Capitol tomorrow, so if you have any questions, please reach out to me. Thanks. Senator Davis, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam President, the rules committee will meet tomorrow in room 309 upon adjournment. Rules Committee, 309 tomorrow upon adjournment. Thank you. Any other announcements. Center Hill Transportation will be meeting 15 minutes after we adjourned today, and Senator D's pictures are today, so please be ready and have your photogenic appearance on. Any other announcements? If not, the Senate will stand Senator Ervin, you're recognized. Uh, members of public health, we're meeting upon adjournment, however, we may recess and let transportation do their business and then come back in and finish the committee meeting, so public health members will see you downstairs. Senator Hester, you're recognized. OK. And members, many of us probably received notice this past weekend, but former Senator Bledsoe lost her husband Jim, and there will be a uh a visitation this coming Wednesday here in town in Little Rock, if anybody would like to attend, we can get you information. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Hester. Any other announcements. Seen no other announcements. The Senate will stand and adjournment subject to the clearing of the desk until tomorrow, February 11, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.