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22001166 ARKANSAS SENATE ARKANSAS SENATE 90TTHH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 90 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SSEE CCOONNDD EEXXTTRRAAOORRDDIINNAARRYY SSEESSSSIIOONN AAPPRRIILL 66,,, 22001166 TToo AAPPRRIILL 88,,, 22001166 INDEX ALL ROLL CALLS ARE IDENTIFIED BY RED PAGE NUMBERS SENATE BILLS PAGE 1 5, 12, 16, 17, 68, 69, 75, 115, 116, 116 SENATE APPOINTMENTS PAGE 21-68, 76-114 HOUSE BILLS PAGE 1001 20, 69, 72, 116, 117 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PAGE 1001 5, 6, 12, 116 RED INDICATES ROLL CALL VOL. 9- PAGES 1-118 Index of Proceedings 90TH General Assembly Second Extraordinary 22001166 AARRKKAANNSSAASS SSEENNAATTEE TTHH 9900 GGEENNEERRAALL AASSSSEEMMBBLLYY 22nndd EExxttrraaoorrddiinnaarryy SSeessssiioonn F IRST DAY'S PROCEEDING FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDING NNOOOONN WWEEDDNNEESSDDAAYY AAPPRRIILL 66,,, 22001166 DDAAYY OONNEE --ooOoo-- FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS SENATE CHAMBER NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Little Rock, Arkansas April 6, 2016 Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin, President of the Senate, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The Secretary called the roll, and the following members answered to roll call: BLEDSOE, BURNETT, CALDWELL, CHEATHAM, CHESTERFIELD, CLARK, COLLINS-SMITH, COOPER, DISMANG, ELLIOTT, ENGLISH, FILES, FLIPPO, FLOWERS, HENDREN, HESTER, HICKEY, HUTCHINSON, INGRAM, IRVIN, B. JOHNSON, D. JOHNSON, KING, LINDSEY , MALOCH, PIERCE, RAPERT, RICE, SAMPLE, SANDERS, STANDRIDGE, STUBBLEFIELD, TEAGUE, WILLIAMS, WOODS. Everyone please rise. The Senate was led in prayer by Senator Linda Chesterfield. The Senate was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by the President. 2 The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Jonathan Dismang, appointed the following members of the Senate as a committee to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate is organized and read for business: Senator Jane English, Chairman Senator Bobby Pierce Senator Greg Standridge Senator Jonathan Dismang, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, appointed the following members of the Senate as a committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is organized and ready for business: Senator Cecile Bledsoe, Chairman Senator Jason Rapert Senator Stephanie Flowers Ann Cornwell, Secretary of the Senate, read the Governor's Proclamation. 3 State of Arkansas Executive Department PROCLAMATION TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME - GREETINGS: WHEREAS: An extraordinary occasion has arisen making it necessary to convene the 90th General Assembly into extraordinary session; and WHEREAS: There are approximately 250,000 Arkansans under 138% of the federal poverty level who are receiving health insurance coverage through the Health Care Independence Program; and WHEREAS: Act No. 46 of 2015 was signed into law ending the Health Care Independence Program, also known as the Private Option, as of December 31, 2016; and WHEREAS: There is an urgent need for the State of Arkansas to determine the future of healthcare coverage for those under 138% of the federal poverty level; and WHEREAS: There are serious financial and budget consequences to the State of Arkansas if the General Assembly does not act promptly; and WHEREAS: There is a need to create a fiscally sustainable, cost- effective, and opportunity driven program that empowers individuals to improve their economic security and achieve self-reliance, that builds on private insurance market competition and value-based insurance purchasing models, that strengthens the ability of employers to recruit and retain productive employees, and that achieves comprehensive and innovative healthcare reform that can reduce state and federal obligations for entitlement spending. NOW THEREFORE, I, ASA HUTCHINSON, Governor of the State of Arkansas, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by Article 6, Section 19 of the Arkansas Constitution, do hereby call an Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly to convene in Little Rock on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and I do hereby specify that the General Assembly is convened in such Session to consider, and, if so advised, enact laws for the following purposes: 4 1. To provide for the payment of expenses and per diem of the House of Representatives and the Senate for this Extraordinary Session. 2. To create the Arkansas Works Program and amend Title 23 of Title Arkansas Code to provide health insurance or medical assistance to individuals who are in the eligibility category created by section 1902(a)(1o)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.§ 1396a. 3. To confirm gubernatorial appointees. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to b affixed this 5th day of April, in the year of our Lord 2016. s/s Asa Hutchinson Asa Hutchinson, Governor Mark Martin, Secretary Of State 5 SENATE BILL NO. 1 CALL ITEM 2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION BY: SENATORS J. HENDREN, E. CHEATHAM, J. DISMANG, J. ENGLISH, J. HUTCHINSON, B. PIERCE, D. SANDERS, STANDRIDGE BY: REPRESENTATIVES COLLINS, BROWN, LOWERY, NEAL, RATLIFF A Bill for an Act to be Entitled: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 23 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE TO QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS; TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS WORKS PROGRAM; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Senate Bill No. 1 was read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE. Received from the House HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1001 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION BY: REPRESENTATIVE GOSSAGE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER AT 10:30 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING AN ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE ASA HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. House Concurrent Resolution 1001 was read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the Calendar. 6 On motion of Senator Dismang, the rules were suspended in considering House Concurrent Resolution No. 1001 at this time. On motion of Senator Dismang, House Concurrent Resolution No. 1001 was called up for third reading. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1001 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION BY: REPRESENTATIVE GOSSAGE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER AT 10:30 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING AN ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE ASA HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. House Concurrent Resolution No. 1001 was read third time and concurred in. (SIGNED) ANN CORNWELL, SECRETARY House Concurrent Resolution No. 1001 was ordered immediately returned to the House as concurred in. The Senate will recess for Joint Session. The Senate will reconvene 10 minutes after adjournment of the Joint Session. 7 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT SESSION PROCEEDINGS SECOND EXTRAORDINARY SESSION 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2016 10:30 a.m. 1. Call to order by Speaker of the House, Jeremy Gillam, and President Pro Tem of the Senate, Jonathan Dismang. 2. Roll Call of the Senate by the Secretary of the Senate. BLEDSOE, BURNETT, CALDWELL, CHEATHAM, CHESTERFIELD, CLARK, COLLINS-SMITH, COOPER, DISMANG, ELLIOTT, ENGLISH, FILES, FLIPPO, FLOWERS, HENDREN, HESTER, HICKEY, HUTCHINSON, INGRAM, IRVIN, B. JOHNSON, D. JOHNSON, KING, LINDSEY, MALOCH, PIERCE, RAPERT, RICE, SAMPLE, SANDERS, STANDRIDGE, STUBBLEFIELD, TEAGUE, WILLIAMS, WOODS. 3. Roll Call of the House by Clerk. C. ARMSTRONG, E. ARMSTRONG, BAINE, BALLINGER, BALTZ, BECK, BELL, BENNETT, BENTLEY, BLAKE, BOYD, BRAGG, BRANSCUM, BROWN, COLLINS, COPELAND, COZART, DAVIS, DEFFENBAUGH, DELLA ROSA, DOTSON, D. DOUGLAS, EADS, EAVES, EUBANKS, FARRER, D. FERGUSON, K. FERGUSON, FIELDING, C. FITE, L. FITE, FLOWERS, GATES, GONZALES, GOSSAGE, M. GRAY, M. J. GRAY, HAMMER, HARRIS, HENDERSON, HENDREN, HICKERSON, HILLMAN, G. HODGES, M. HODGES, HOLCOMB, HOUSE, JEAN, JETT, JOHNSON, LADYMAN, LAMPKIN, LEDING, LEMONS, LINCK, LOVE, LOWERY, LUNDSTRUM, MAGIE, MAYBERRY, MCELROY, MCGILL, MCNAIR, D.MEEKS, S. MEEKS, MILLER, MURDOCK, NEAL, NICKS, OVERBEY, PAYTON, PETTY, PITSCH, RATLIFF, RICHEY, RICHMOND, RUSHING, SABIN, SCOTT, SHEPHERD, SMITH, SORVILLO, SPEAKS, STURCH, SULLIVAN, TALLEY, TOSH, TUCKER, VAUGHT, VINES, WALKER, WALLACE, WARDLAW, WHITAKER, WOMACK, MR. SPEAKER. The following members did not answer Roll Call: BROADAWAY, C. DOUGLAS, DROWN, WRIGHT. 4. Invocation by House Chaplain, Tim Noel, Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Searcy, Arkansas. 5. Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Greg Leding. 8 6. President Pro Tem of the Senate, Jonathan Dismang, appoints the following named Senators as the Committee to escort Governor Hutchinson to the House Chamber: Senator John Cooper, Chairperson Senator Ronald Caldwell Senator Bruce Maloch Senator Linda Chesterfield Senator Gary Stubblefield 7. Speaker of the House, Jeremy Gillam, appoints the following named Representatives as the Committee to escort Governor Hutchinson to the House Chamber: Representative Charlene Fite, Chairperson Representative James Sturch Representative Mike Holcomb Representative George. B. McGill Representative Dave Wallace Representative John T. Vines Representative DeAnn Vaught Representative Sue Scott Representative Betty Overbey 8. Governor Asa Hutchinson presented to the General Assembly by Speaker Jeremy Gillam. 9. Address by Governor Hutchinson. Governor’s Address to 90th General Assembly ahead of Special Session on Arkansas Works To Lieutenant Governor
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    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Policy Briefs Office for Education Policy 4-9-2014 Meet the Candidates: 2014 Arkansas Gubernatorial Race Sarah C. McKenzie University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Gary W. Ritter University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Education Law Commons, and the Education Policy Commons Recommended Citation McKenzie, Sarah C. and Ritter, Gary W., "Meet the Candidates: 2014 Arkansas Gubernatorial Race" (2014). Policy Briefs. 38. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/38 This Brief is brought to you for free and open access by the Office for Education Policy at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Policy Briefs by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Vol. 11 Issue 2 Office for Education Policy April 2014 This Brief Meet the Candidates: Introduction P.1 Quotes From the Candidates Arkansas Governor’s Race Interviews with the Candidates P.2 “We need to return to giving Conclusion P.4 more opportunity for stu- Earlier this spring, we at the OEP dents to select a career path were fortunate to sit down with three to present a long-form interview that may not include a bac- of the candidates vying to become the with each candidate answering calaureate.” next Governor of Arkansas. The candi- questions on individuals from dif- ~Curtis Coleman, Republican ferent sides of the political aisle, devel- dates were generous enough to give us their time and allow us to post the full oped a uniform set education policy in “By 2025, I want every 4- interviews on YouTube.