Joint ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Committee
Event Log
Johnny Rye — Representative Rye is asked to be recognized for the opening prayer.
Johnny Rye — Representative Rye is recognized to give the opening prayer.
Johnny Rye — The chair jokingly notes that Representative Rye almost got away before the next question.
Johnny Rye — Representative Rye is referenced in the chair's remark.
Johnny Rye — Representative Rye is recognized for the opening prayer earlier in the meeting.
Dr. Silva — Dr. Silva is invited to present the monthly revenue report.
Carlos Silva — Carlos Silva of the Bureau of Legislative Research presents the December 2025 monthly revenue report.
Terry Rice — Representative Wooten is likely a transcription error for Representative Rice, who asks about corporate income tax and the throwback rule.
Terry Rice — Senator Terry Ross made the motion to approve the Van Buren School District request.
Terry Rice — Was recognized for a question and later gave a long statement about adequacy funding and public schools.
Terry Rice — Introduced a data-based argument about public school funding and adequacy increases.
Terry Rice — Concluded her remarks and asked for agreement on the funding analysis.
Terry Rice — Argued that he is not against private schools and contrasted private school admissions with public schools.
Terry Rice — Said many private schools have admissions criteria, but not all private schools necessarily pick and choose students.
Terry Rice — Said many private schools have admissions criteria, but not every private school necessarily picks and chooses students.
Terry Rice — Called on for a follow-up question.
Terry Rice — Addressed as the person being responded to.
Terry Rice — Referenced as the person whose statement Senator Petty was pushing back on.
John Payton — Representative Warren is asking about the effect of tariffs on the state and inflation.
John Payton — Representative Warren continues asking how tariffs will affect state income and collections.
John Payton — Representative Warren's question about tariff impacts is being answered and then the chair moves on to his personal privilege request.
John Payton — Representative Warren welcomes a visiting class from Lakeside and asks the committee to recognize them.
John Payton — Representative Warren is thanked for recognizing the visiting group.
Les Eaves — Les Eaves is identified as the chair who called the Executive Committee Subcommittee meeting to order.
Les Eaves — Chair Les Eaves manages the discussion by recognizing members to speak, indicating he will not take additional comments after the current speaker, then moving to the vote by calling for ayes and noes, noting the result, and referencing that a motion and second are already on the floor.
Harold Jeffco — Superintendent of the Van Buren School District presented a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction services.
Matthew Shepherd — Representative Shepherd presents the review or rules report.
Jane English — Senator English presents the hospital Medicaid and developmental disabilities report.
Jane English — No direct mention in this section; likely not applicable.
Scott Flippo — Senator Scott Flippo presents the Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee report, and the report is subsequently adopted. He is also thanked for his service as vice chair of the committee.
Scott Flippo — Scott Flippo is mentioned repeatedly across adjacent transcript sections in a continuous span, but the available summaries indicate no direct substantive discussion in these segments. The mentions appear to be duplicate references within the same brief window rather than distinct points of debate or action.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Dismang is recognized to present the PEER Subcommittee report.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Dismang presents the PEER Subcommittee report and describes a held item involving a $7 million grant.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Dismang agrees to withdraw his motion but asks to be first in the queue.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Dismang is thanked in the exchange before Senator Tucker's question.
Jonathan Dismang — His motion will be taken up after Senator Davis.
Jonathan Dismang — The chair returns to Senator Dismang to make the motion, noting he has another commitment.
Jonathan Dismang — Moved for adoption of the report, including review of Item G2 in its original form.
Jonathan Dismang — The chair addressed Senator Dismang earlier in the procedural exchange.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Davis is referenced in the exchange as the person being responded to.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Davis is referenced in the discussion of public schools responding.
Jonathan Dismang — Senator Davis is referenced again in the exchange about public school accountability.
Jonathan Dismang — Asked whether the discussion was on the substitute.
Jonathan Dismang — The discussion centers on Senator Jonathan Dismang’s report and motion regarding review item G2. The chair returns to him to restate his motion, and Dismang moves for adoption of the report including G2 in its original form. He then explains he was not part of the earlier discussion and cannot answer a question about why Perry County could not be separated out. The exchange continues as the report context is revisited and Dismang is asked whether he would withdraw his motion so another senator could ask questions.
Jimmy Hickey — Senator Hickey is called on as part of the chair’s management of the discussion order, with the chair indicating he will be addressed first and then again later in the queue.
Jimmy Hickey — A substitute motion by Senator Hickey was referenced.
Jimmy Hickey — Senator Jimmy Hickey introduced a substitute motion to consider Item C1 separately while adopting the remainder of the report, and requested discussion on it. The later references clarify and distinguish his motion as a request for separate votes on the items, and the chair ultimately returned the matter back to Senator Hickey for further handling.
Jimmy Hickey — Jimmy Hickey repeatedly clarifies that his motion was only to vote the item separately, not to change the substance of the underlying report. He explains that the motion still includes the Peer Subcommittee review item G2 related to agricultural funds, and the discussion notes that his substitute motion has been voted on.
Clarke Tucker — Senator Tucker asks questions of ADE about LEARNS money.
Clarke Tucker — Senator Tucker asks whether it is the appropriate time to question ADE about LEARNS money.