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Feb. 15, 2022
Dismang [00:00:59] Members, I just want to walk through real quick how we’re going to handle today. You should have, you know, your packets at your desk. We’re going to go page by page. What I mean by that is Kevin’s going to read the bills and summaries for those that are ready to go today, and we are going to take questions, comments, whatever it may be. If they’re not contentious, then we’re going to go ahead and vote those out today by page, if that makes sense. So, in essence, on the, on the, on the Senate bill calendar– or in the Senate bill agenda, I’ll read off after he does the summaries, take the questions and we’ll take a motion for it. For instance, on SB 02, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5and SB 6, and we’ll vote those all at one time with one motion. Do you have any questions on the procedures for today? All right, seeing none, we do have a little bit of housekeeping for the House. Senate members, you don’t need to participate in this, but their RSA resolutions are here. So I’m going to turn it over to the co-chair so he can introduce those and take a vote.
Jean [00:02:01] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the House, this is House resolution 1017, 1018. They’re duplicates. This is what we introduce the RSA with. We’ll fill in the details later on in the session. They’re word for word identical. Any questions on this? I’ll need a motion to approve both resolution 1017 and 1018. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Dismang [00:02:30] All right. Senator Sample, if I can go ahead and hit your button, I’m going to introduce– or recognize you.
Sample [00:02:36] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members, we have Hot Springs leadership. If you will, stand. We have Hot Springs leadership here today. And as you can see, there’s too many of them for me to introduce.
Dismang [00:03:03] All right. Also, we have a group from Harding University here with Laurie Klein. And if y’all could stand up. And we’re going to see them around the Capitol today. And members, just so, you know, since we do have folks in the audience who are watching, we’re going to give them a lesson on efficiency this morning. So, allright. Thank y’all. And with that, if you could go to page 1 of the Senate packet. And then Kevin, you’re good to go.
[00:03:34] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So the Senate package has the S in the upper right hand corner. We’re on page 1. These are the bills that are ready, Mr. Chairman: Senate Bill 1, Governor’s Office. Senate Bill 3, Lieutenant Governor’s Office. Senate Bill 4, Ethics Commission. Senate Bill 5, Corrections Sentencing Commission. Senate Bill 6, Corrections Parole Board.
Dismang [00:03:56] All right. Members, so we’re going to consider today Senate Bill 1– I mean, Senate Bill 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. If you have any questions on those bills, hit your mic. All right, seeing no questions, we got a motion. All right. We’ve got motion do pass for Senate Bill 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. The motion carries. Moving to Page 2.
[00:04:24] Well, Mr. Chairman, I already messed up. On page 1, Senate Bill 8 is always ready– also ready.
Dismang [00:04:31] Oh, I’m sorry.
[00:04:31] I apologize, Mr. Chairman.
Dismang [00:04:33] All right. Senate Bill 8. That is Southeast Arkansas College. Do we have any questions or comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Now we’re going to move Page 2.
[00:04:46] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On Page 2, Senate Bill 9, Labor and Licensing Worker’s Compensation Commission. Senate Bill 10, Bureau of Legislative Research. Senate Bill 11, Auditor of State Operations/ and that’s it, Mr. Chairman.
Dismang [00:05:03] All right. Thank you. Members, do we have many questions on Senate Bill 9. Any comments? Senate Bill 10. Questions or comments? And then Senate Bill 11. All right. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page three.
[00:05:27] Mr. Chairman, the only one on Page 3 is Senate Bill 14, Judicial Discipline and Disabilities Commission.
Dismang [00:05:33] All right. Thank you. Members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 14. Any comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 4.
[00:05:48] Senate bill 19, Prosecutor Coordinator Office.
Dismang [00:05:54] Members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 19? Any comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying any. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 5.
[00:06:06] Senate Bill 21, Catfish Promotion Board. Senate Bill 22, Beef Council.
Dismang [00:06:10] All right, members, we have two, two bills on Page 5. Do we have any questions on Senate Bill 21? Senate Bill 22? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 6.
[00:06:27] Senate Bill 25, Auditor of State Continuing Education Appropriation. Senate Bill 27, Public Defender Commission. Senate Bill 28, Veterans Affairs.
Dismang [00:06:37] Members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 25? Any comments? Senate Bill 27. Senate Bill 28. Senator Elliott, you’re recognized for a question.
Elliott [00:06:53] Mr. Chair, I just wanted to get a clarification about the public defender’s commission.
Dismang [00:06:58] OK.
Elliott [00:06:58] And if– what did we– what they– how much we’re increasing their budget any this session? Not so much the commission, I’m talking about the–
[00:07:14] Senate bill 27 does not have any increases over the previous fiscal year other than those normal cost of livings for regular salaries and match.
Elliott [00:07:22] Did they request any, any further?
[00:07:26] I would have to go back and look at their actual agency request for the last regular session, but they have– we have not received anything from them for this fiscal year.
Elliott [00:07:35] OK, that is good. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dismang [00:07:38] All right. Thank you. Members, do we have any other questions on Senate Bill 25, 27, or 28? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 7.
[00:07:53] Mr. Chairman, Senate Bill 29, Commerce Aeronautics. Senate Bill 30, South Arkansas Community College. Senate Bill 31, Supreme Court. Senate Bill 32, SAU Tech.
Dismang [00:08:06] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 29? Senate Bill 30? Senate Bill 31 or Senate Bill 32? All right. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second on Senate Bill 29, 30, 31 and 32. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. We’re going to skip to Page 9.
[00:08:37] Senate Bill 37, Energy Environment, Geological Survey
Dismang [00:08:43] Members, we have one bill on Page 9. Senate Bill 37. Do we have any questions? Any comments? Seeing none, we’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 10.
[00:08:58] Senate Bill 39, UCA. Senate Bill 40, Energy Environment, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. That’s it.
Dismang [00:09:06] All right. Members, page 10 Senate Bill 39. Any questions or comments? Senate Bill 40? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries.
Speaker [00:09:22] Mr. Chairman, Page 11. Senate Bill 42, Transformation and Shared Services. This is the Geological Information Systems Office. Senate Bill 43. This is the Capitol Zoning Commission in the Parks, Heritage and Tourism Department. Senate Bill 44, Transformation and Shared services. This is the Building Authority division.
Dismang [00:09:41] All right. Page 11, Senate Bill 42. Any questions or comments? Senate Bill 43? Or Senate Bill 44? Representative Love you’re recognized.
Love [00:09:54] Senate bill 43, can we hold that over just for tomorrow?
Dismang [00:09:57] Okay. We’re going to pass over Senate Bill 43. Members, do we have any other questions or comments on Senate Bill 42 or 44? Allright. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. We’re going to go to Page 13.
[00:10:19] The only one on 13 is Senate Bill 52. This is the insurance department in the Department of Commerce.
Dismang [00:10:25] Okay, members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 52 on Page 13? All right. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 15.
Speaker [00:10:43] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Page 15. Senate Bill 55, Health Department. This is the Minority Health Commission, tobacco settlement funded. Senate Bill 56, Health Department and Minority Health Commission, operations. Only two, Mr. Chairman,
Dismang [00:10:56] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions? This is Page 15 on Senate Bill 55 or Senate Bill 56. All right, seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 18 members.
Speaker [00:11:14] Page 18, Senate Bill 65, Health Department Tobacco Settlement Commission.
Dismang [00:11:20] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on Senate Bill 65, Page 18? All right. Seeing none, no comments, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Senate Bill 20. I mean, I’m sorry, page 20.
[00:11:41] OK, the last one in the Senate packet is Senate Bill 68, Health Department boards and commissions.
Dismang [00:11:48] Members, do we have questions or comments? This is Page 20 on Senate Bill 68. All right. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. All right, this takes us to the H– or the House packet. It’s going to have title H or it’s going to have the H in the top right hand corner. Yes, sir, and you’re recognized.
[00:12:20] Mr. Chairman, Page 1, House Bill 1002, Public Safety Emergency Management. House Bill 1003, Claims Commission. House Bill 1004, Ozarka College. House Bill 1005, Election Commissioners Board. House Bill 1006, Court of Appeals.
Dismang [00:12:35] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on the bills on page 1 of the House packet? That’s House bill, or House Bill 1002, House Bill 1003, House Bill 1004, House Bill 1005, and House Bill 1006. All right, I need a motion. I got a motion do pass on House Bill 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, and 1006. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page two.
[00:13:05] House Fail 1007, Disability Determination. House 1008, Labor and Licensing. This is their boards and commissions appropriation.
Dismang [00:13:13] All right, thank you. Members, on page 2, do we have any questions on House bill 1007 or 1008? Any comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass for 1007 and 1008. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 3.
[00:13:30] House Bill 1009, Wheat Promotion Board. House Bill 1011, Rice and Research Promotion Board. House Bill 1012, Soybean Promotion Board.
Dismang [00:13:41] OK, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on House Bill 1009, 1011, or 1012? Any comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House bill 1009, 1011 and 1012. I got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 4.
[00:14:00] House Bill 1014, Public Service Commission. House Bill 1015, Northwest Arkansas Community College. House Bill 1016, Department of Commerce Development Finance Authority Division. House Bill 1017, Southern Arkansas University.
Dismang [00:14:16] All right. Members, this is Page four and I’ve got a question. Representative Springer, you can just let me know on which, which bill.
Springer [00:14:23] Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m back on Page 3. House Bill 1010. I don’t, I don’t see a deferred on any, any on that. So is there something that we’re missing here? It is deferred?
Dismang [00:14:38] Yes. I don’t have it notated here. Is there just a question by a member or is that a hold for an agency?
[00:14:44] We have a amendment, a possible amendment pending, is the reason that was skipped over.
[00:14:48] All right. Thank you.
Dismang [00:14:51] Yes, ma’am. All right. So back on Page 4, let’s see, House Bill 1014. Any questions or comments? 1015? 1016 or 17? Allright, seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House bill 1014, 1015, 1016 and 1017. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Page 5.
[00:15:17] Page 5. House Bill 1019, DFA Child Support Enforcement Division. House Bill 1020, Transformation and shared services. This is DIS information systems.
Dismang [00:15:26] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on House Bill 1019 or House Bill 1020? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1019 and House Bill 1020. I’ve got a second. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 6.
[00:15:44] House Bill 1021, National Park College. House Bill 1022, Department of Agriculture. This is the Natural Resource Commission Division. House Bill 1023, North Arkansas College. House Bill 1024, Governor’s Mansion.
Dismang [00:15:58] Thank you. Members, do you have any questions? This is Page 6. House Bill 1021, 1022, 1023 or 1024. Seeing no questions or comments, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1021, 1022, 1023 and 1024. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries .Page seven.
[00:16:20] House Bill 1025, Land Commissioner. House Bill 1029, Treasurer of State Local Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Support. House Bill 1030, Treasurer of State. This is for general obligation bonds.
Dismang [00:16:32] Thank you. Members, do we have any questions or comments on House Bill 1025, House Bill 1029 or House Bill 1030. Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1025, 1029, and 1030. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page eight.
[00:16:52] House Bill 1031, Education, Educational Television Commission. House Bill 1032, Attorney General. That’s it, Mr. Chairman.
Dismang [00:17:01] Members, do we have any questions or comments on Page 8, House Bill 1031 or House Bill 1032? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1031 and 1032. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page nine.
[00:17:20] House Bill 1035, Education for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.
Dismang [00:17:25] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions on House Bill1030 and 1035 on Page nine? Any comments? Yes. Rep. Springer, you are recognized for question or comment.
Speaker [00:17:38] Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see no deferral, deferral, deferred on 1036.
Dismang [00:17:44] 1036 on the– I’m assuming that’s a possible amendment? Just held up for now. And just a clarification on what we’re trying to do. There are no holds by members and there’s no governor letter or potential amendments on the bills we’re trying to pass out today, at least that we’re aware of. You good? Thank you. All right. So Page nine, House Bill 1035. I need a motion. I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1035. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those oppose. Motion carries. Page 10.
[00:18:21] House Bill 1038. This is Legislative Audit. House Bill 1039 Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board. House Bill 1040 is Department of Commerce for the Waterways Commission. House Bill 1041, Treasurer of State. This is city and county tourists and facilities assistance. House Bill 1042, Treasurer of State for animal rescue shelters.
Dismang [00:18:44] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any questions or comments on House bill 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, or 1042? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, and 1042. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 11.
[00:19:09] House Bill 1044, Black River Technical College. House Bill 1046, Henderson State University. House Bill 1047, Energy and Environment Department .This is for Oil and Gas Commission. House Bill 1048, Arkansas Northeastern College. House Bill 1049 Department Commerce State Secretaries Department.
Dismang [00:19:30] Allright, thank you. Members, on Page 11, do we have any questions or comments on House bill 1044, 1046, 1047, 1048 or 1049? Seeing no questions or comments, I’ve got a motion do pass on House bill 1044, 1046, 1047, 1048 and 1049. I got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those oppose. Motion carries. Page 12.
[00:19:58] House Bill 1051, Military Department. House Bill 1052, East Arkansas Community College. House Bill 1053, Department of Commerce for the Bank Department.
Dismang [00:20:07] All right, thank you. Members, do we have any question to Page 12 on House Bill 1051, 1052 or 1053? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1051, 1052 and 1053. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Page 13.
[00:20:29] House Bill 1057, Department of Commerce Rehabilitation Services Division.
Dismang [00:20:34] All right, thank you. Members, do you have any questions or comments on House bill 1057? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1057. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. We’re going to go all the way to Page 19.
[00:20:51] Page 19. House Bill 1073, Treasurer of State. This is their operations appropriation.
Dismang [00:20:57] All right. Thank you, members. Do we have any questions or comments on House bill 1073? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass on House Bill 1073. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. And then this brings us to Page 20.
[00:21:14] House bill 1077 Health Tobacco– I’m sorry, Health Department Tobacco Prevention. House Bill 1078, Health Department Health Services Permit Agency. House Bill 1080, Education. This is the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf.
Dismang [00:21:27] All right Page 20. Members, this is House Bill 1077, House Bill1078, and House Bill 1080. Do we have any questions or comments? Seeing none, I’ve got a motion do pass House Bill 1077, 1078, and 1080. I’ve got a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Give us just one minute, members. All right, members, we’re going to come back in tomorrow at 9:00. Appreciate your work and diligence today. And also, if you get a chance, say thanks to the staff for kind of lining out today for us and letting it go as smoothly as it did. And also again, coming in tomorrow at 9:00, and then member’s own will be on Thursday. So if you got something, make sure you bring it and have it ready in and get with staff. But with that, again, thank you for your time and diligence this morning. We are adjourned. Thank you.