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• Senate file number one, file number one.
• Senate file number 17. Senate file number 17.
• now report Senate file number 18. now report Senate file number 18.
• on Senate File 17.
• File Nine for final passage. File Nine for final passage.

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• <00:15:50.640> herewith following Senate files herewith following Senate files herewith returned
• Senate file number 3891, a returned.
• transmitted: House File 2354 and House File 4384.
• I would also like to refer to House File 2354.
• committee on Senate file number 2077. committee on Senate file number 2077.

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• Second reading of House File 1532. Second reading of House File 2231.
• Second reading of House File 2465. Second reading of House File 2474.
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 1255, House File 1163, House File
• 1295, and Senate File 823.
• file number 823.

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• We need a motion to file the report. Is there a motion to file the report?
• We need a motion to file the report. Is there a motion to file the report?
• Can we file this one? Okay. Without objection, we'll file this report.
• Without objection, we file the report. Without objection, we file the report.
• Without objection, we file the report. Without objection, we file the report.

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• : House File Numbers 2169 and 3379.
• The secretary will read the House file numbers. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> The House files
• >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615.
• begin with Senate File number 3602. begin with Senate File number 3602.
• of Senate File support of Senate File 3602<00:15:09.200> for<00:15:09.360> passage.

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• House File 1306 and send that along with House File 1306 and send that along with two<00:00:51.680>
• So we are moving on to House File 1124.
• So we are moving on to House File File File 1124.<00:04:29.919> I<00:04:30.160> will<00
• <00:04:45.400> 1124, will amend the DE1 to House File 1124, will amend the DE1 to House File
• last bill on the agenda is House File last bill on the agenda is House File 2023.<00:05:36.080><

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• Assembly Bill 533 be taken from its place on General File and be placed at the top of General File for
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• I move that all bills be taken from their place on General File and be placed on the General File of

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• First reading of Senate files.
• files files 3271-<00:05:43.120> 3278.
• <00:06:08.720> Senate<00:06:09.120> file file here with transmitted.
• Senate file file here with transmitted.
• First reading of Senate files. Senate. First reading of Senate files.

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• Second reading of House File 252, House File 748, House File 787, House File 1257, House File 1723, House
• File 1768, House File 1867, and House File 2159.
• I recognize the author of the bill. will report the house files and give will report the house files
• first reading of house files first reading of house files 2274<00:11:39.800> through 2274
• <00:11:43.639> 2274 2365 first reading house files 2274 2365 first reading house files 2274

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• At the request of the author, please remove file item A43, AB 1389 by Rubio from the inactive file.
• Proceeding next to consideration of the daily file, second reading file.
• Members, we're next going to proceed to the Senate third reading file, beginning with file item 34.
• Continuing with business on the Daily File, we're continuing with business on the Daily File, we're Continuing
• with business on the Daily File, members will move next to file item 44.

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• <00:13:19.519> 1098 Uh so members, Senate File 1098 Uh so members, Senate File 1098 um<00:
• Sections 7 and 9 are from Senate<00:16:23.199> file Senate file Senate file 2212,<00:16:25.519
• House<00:18:17.120> Bill<00:18:17.520> on File 1427, Senator House Bill on File
• from Senate File 1721, Senator Wesland. from Senate File 1721, Senator Wesland.
• These are all from Senate File 1417. 49. These are all from Senate File 1417.

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• , and file item number 7.
• file item number 7.
• File item 13, AB 2024.
• File item 13, AB 2024. File item 13, AB 2024 by Assembly Member Wiener.
• File item 22, ACR 162. File item 22, ACR 162 by Senator Hadwick.

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• to filing suit.”
• filed an answer.
• filed an answer.
• I think we should have ...have filed, the university has filed an answer.
• I don't have the file with me either. I don't have the file with me either.

Summary: The committee first reviewed litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing involving wage claims brought under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. Members questioned the department’s authority, jurisdiction, use of attorney fees and costs, and whether defendants had to be licensed. The department explained it has long enforced wage and overtime laws, that the claims were small-dollar cases handled by investigators and counsel, and that one case had been paid and dismissed while others were unresolved or had service issues. The committee voted to review or batch-file the labor cases after discussion. The University of Arkansas System then reported three pending lawsuits: an age- and race-discrimination claim by a tenured professor that was resolved early; an ADA/FMLA retaliation claim by a former employee that survived in part on a motion to dismiss and was moving into discovery; and a Section 1983 claim against a UAMS sergeant arising from a parking-ticket dispute, with the university explaining that only punitive damages could create personal exposure for the officer. The committee reviewed each report and voted to accept them. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000 and waiving interest and penalties, which the committee approved for review. The Claims Commission then presented several claims: an unpaid salary differential for a Department of Health employee, reissued warrants, unpaid DHS bills, and multiple negotiated settlements involving ATRS, UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT. Members approved or affirmed most of these items, including a $65,000 settlement in the Tetronics/ATRS matter, a $150,000 medical-negligence settlement, and several vehicle-accident settlements. The most extended debate involved a tax-delinquent property sale claim by Sharon Greer and relatives. The claimant argued they were not properly notified and sought the $4,200 excess from the 2009 sale. Land Commissioner counsel explained the excess had escheated to the county after the statutory claim period expired, while members debated sovereign immunity, standing, heirs, and whether the committee could or should award money anyway. The committee ultimately chose to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session rather than decide it immediately. The committee also heard appeals from dismissed claims, including a UAMS medical-negligence claim, a land-sale notice claim, a pothole claim against ARDOT, and a judicial-immunity claim against the Court of Appeals; most dismissals were affirmed, and the Simpson matter was held over for additional review after the claimant testified.

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• And this is Senate File 2384.
• And this is Senate File 2384.
• Um, so this is Senate<00:02:39.680> File Senate File Senate File 2384.<00:02:43.360> Um,
• Marty's Senate file Marty's Senate file 2386.<00:04:19.840> This<00:04:20.000> was
• File bill, Senate File 1996,<00:04:38.880> and<00:04:39.360> amends<00:04:39.840> the

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• AB 362; File Item 30, SB 522, Wahab; File Item 61, SB 503, Weber Pierson; and File Item 64, SB 577,
• We'll pass and retain on file item 39. File item number 40.
• We'll pass and retain on file item 61. That gets us to file item 62.
• That gets us to file items... ...on file items 63 and 64. That gets us to file item 65.
• File item 279 is retained on file. File item 280, AB 1501 by Assembly Member Berman.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.

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• of Senate File 1409. of Senate File 1409.
• Uh, House File to go to Senator How. Uh, House File 286.
• Senate File 1653. Senate File 1653.
• This is what the filing is. Um, and this This is what the filing is.
• Chair, uh, committee members, Senate Chair, uh, committee members, Senate File File File 1836<01:58:54.719

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• What would happen is the bill here removes the automatic late-filing penalty when a taxpayer files a
• Okay, so they still need to file, and without the bill, if they file late, there's a penalty.
• That's what you pay the $25, I guess, charged at the time you file late, at the time you file.
• they file?
• And so all those have to be filed when the insurer files for their rates.

Bills: HB2016, HB2104, HB2105, HB2174, HB2256, HB2289, HB2477, HB2903, HB2939, HB2979, HB2996, HB4103

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• The secretary will read the House file numbers. House file numbers 1163 and 1255.
• secretary will give this Senate file secretary will give this Senate file number<01:03:16.880>
• Senate file<01:03:19.440> number file number file number 2062.<01:03:21.760> Second<01:
• <01:04:05.599> 2300 support of moving Senate File 2300 support of moving Senate File 2300
• <01:10:48.040> 1058, will we'll begin with House File 1058, will we'll begin with House File

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• We need a motion to file the report. Is there a motion to file the report?
• So now we can determine if we want to file the report, which we can still file with the 60-day clock
• We filed— can we file this one? Okay, without objection, we'll file this report.
• it, or is it... ...mandatory that they file it, or is it file it if you want to?
• Without objection, we'll file them. Any other? Without objection, we'll file them.

Summary: The committee began with approval of the prior meeting minutes and then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that 19 of 43 original entities for the 2022 reporting year had had turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reporting year, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five still outstanding. The committee also heard that Adona had come into substantial compliance with municipal accounting law, and it voted to file that report and discontinue withholding turnback. It then voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report for Gum Springs after hearing repeated findings involving budgeting, disbursements, payroll, and Act 833 funds, with city officials saying they had begun correcting records and were seeking help from the Municipal League and a city attorney. Fargo was deferred because the mayor was absent due to illness. The committee next considered Denning, where staff described repeated and serious accounting problems over 2022-2024, including unauthorized payments, missing documentation, weak payroll controls, and improper handling of funds. The mayor and recorder-treasurer said prior records were disorganized and that they were now working with an attorney, CPA help, and new software; the committee voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report. Green Forest’s report, involving a fixed-asset listing issue after the mayor’s death, was filed. Several private water and sewer reports were either filed or deferred depending on whether responses had been received, and the committee announced its March meeting would be held in Room 149 because of renovations. The committee then reviewed a series of referred reports involving alleged financial irregularities. In Elaine, the fire chief’s questionable purchases were referred and filed. In Strong, staff described undeposited garbage-bag receipts, improper payments for private dumpster service and other expenditures, payroll tax penalties, and deficit fund balances; the mayor said controls had been improved, but the committee deferred the report to March. The Faulkner County Fair Association report found undocumented cash withdrawals, questionable disbursements, and inadequately documented cash payments to a carnival vendor; the committee filed it. Brooklyn’s report involved a fraudulent direct-deposit change, and Mineral Springs’ report involved transfers from the cemetery fund, employee loans, overpayments, and travel reimbursement issues; both were filed. Additional reports included Rondo, where the recorder-treasurer explained missing computers and fuel purchases tied to personal vehicles, and the committee filed the report; Waldo, where the mayor had been overpaid due to extra biweekly payments, which was filed; Columbia County, where a floodplain management contract lacked an authorizing ordinance, which was filed; and several private water-system reports, some filed and others deferred for lack of responses. Carlisle’s report showed large but improving misstatements in financial records, and the committee filed it after hearing that new software and training had reduced prior problems. Caddo Valley’s report prompted a lengthy discussion about CDs and interest recognition; staff explained that principal balances should be reflected as city assets and interest should be recorded when earned or reported by the bank, and the report was filed. Prairie County’s budget overrun and road-fund issues were discussed at length, with the judge explaining equipment and weather-related costs and staff clarifying the distinction between road funds and locally approved sales-tax uses; the report was filed. Finally, the committee deferred a Cross County Rural Water Association matter after learning it had not filed with Legislative Audit since 2002-2003 despite receiving significant state funding, and members expressed concern about the long gap in filings.

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• Second reading of House files: House File 3, House File 269, House File 286, House File 438, and House
• File 10.
• The chief clerk will report the House files and give them their first reading: House Files 1494 through
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 21 and House File 72. files 1494
• > house<00:08:51.240> files 1615 first reading house files 1615 first reading house files

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