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The #arleg Senate has reconvened.

So far Ballinger has been at the well yelling, essentially threatening the Senate to pass the Emergency Clause on #SB739. He’s running #SB731.

#arpx #arleg #arnews
#SB731 has passed, but the emergency clause has failed.

Hammer is up next; still trying to get #HB1977’s emergency clause passed. #arpx #arleg Image
#HB1977’s emergency clause has failed.

#HB1982 is up next; but remember, the emergency clause failed yesterday in the House. Image
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House is back. #HB1982 is up for a vote. Rep. Speaks is explaining all the changes that have been made. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
Lots of discussion about the impact of #HB1982 and what it will do to communities of color. Remember, the two slivers of Pulaski that are being cut out of the 2nd are 65% and 70% nonwhite.

#arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
@tippi31 brings up the fact that it’s been hard for #arleg to keep up with meetings, so to expect the public to do so is not right. #arpx #arnews #FairMapsAR
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#HB1982 is up in H-Stage Agencies now. #FairMapsAR #arleg #arpx

Watch live:

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#HB1982 has passed out of H-State Agencies; remember, the senate companion bill failed today. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
Rep. Beck makes a motion to go back to the original process of ranked choice voting when it comes to maps.

The motion fails.

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg
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#arleg House update:

Rep. Speaks attempted to amend #HB1982 (companion to #SB743) but the amendment failed.

#SB739 (companion to #HB1977) has been put on hold until the Senate figures out the emergency clause situation.

House is in recess for 10 minutes. #arpx #arnews
The #arleg House is back; currently trying to decide whether or not to send #HB1977 back to the Senate. #arpx #arnews
An official motion is made to send #HB1977 back to the Senate.

Rep. Jeans asks his House colleagues not to play Senate games and not to send it back. He says the Senate will hold up extended session for days if the bill is sent back. #arpx #arleg #arnews
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Senate Session has come to order. Bills on the agenda include #SB731 and #SB743.

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg
Sen. Irvin has filed another map #SB744. It has been sent to State Agencies.
#SB743 is up; Sen. English has another amendment for the map… but she can’t explain what the technical corrections are. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
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On the House side we’re in State Agencies. #HB1971 is up now with an amendment. Rep. Payton says he plans on voting it down; one because of issues with the map, but two because of the process.

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg
Payton says that the House should not play “Simon Says” with the senate. He says he doesn’t approve of the process in which things have gone today. #arpx #arleg
Not looking good for #HB1971. Several committee members referencing process and transparency. Shots fired at the Senate. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
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🚨Senate State Agencies is currently meeting; #SB743 is being heard now #arpx #arleg

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The committee has been presented with an amendment to #SB743.

#arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
Sen. Tucker points out that the areas in Pulaski being cut out by #SB743 are nonwhite communities. #arpx #arleg
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Over on the Senate floor, Sen. Pro Temp Hickey asks members to extract Sen. English's map bill. Maps for her bill are being passed out now. #arpx #arleg #fairmapsAR
Motion to extract SB743; "We're about to vote to extract a bill that is not up to standard?" -Sen Davis #arpx #arleg #fairmapsAR
Sen Ingram speaks against the extraction motion. "If we can't come to agreement in committee, something is flawed." -Sen Ingram #arpx #arleg #fairmapsAR
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Track today's Senate State Agencies with this 🧵. A lot of bills on the agenda but we expect there to be a clear favorite. #arpx #arleg
Hopefully we will see congressional map bills move out of the Senate and House today—the literal reason for #arleg to convene in this extended session. #arpx
Sen. Hester is joining State Agencies by phone this morning #arpx #arleg #fairmapsAR
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H-State Agencies is live; Rep. Dotson is presenting #HB1981

This splits Pulaski County, and it does not keep cities together. #arpx #arleg Image
Rep. Love is up presenting #HB1978.

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg Image
Rep. Love is explains that each district in #HB1978 has an “anchor city,” which is a city with larger population than the surrounding areas. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
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The #arleg Senate is now back in session. 4 bills on the agenda, none deal with #FairMapsAR.

#arpx #arnews
#SB731 is being passed over.

Two amendments and only one other bill on the calendar. #arpx #arleg
Sen. Hammer has made a motion to amend #SB739 and to add it back to today’s calendar. #arpx #arleg
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House is getting ready to go into session; Senate will meet at 11 today.

#arpx #arleg #arnews #FairMapsAR

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#HB1972 is on the agenda from Public Health. This bill has to do with #CovidVaccine mandates and exemptions.

#arpx #arleg #arnews
#HB1072 has been passed over for now.

#arpx #arleg #arpx
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Good morning from day 2 of #arleg where they're up and at 'em early in the Senate. On the agenda: congressional maps and bills re: employer-mandated vaccines. Watch here: senate.arkansas.gov/todays-live-st…

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#CovidVaccines will be the hot topic today, specifically the right of private business to protect their employees and clients.

Requiring immunization records isn’t a radical or new concept…

#arpx #arleg #arnews
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H-Sate Agencies is live; still waiting for S-State Agencies.

#FairMaspAR #arpx #arleg
House is on #HB1971, Rep. Speaks map.

The only county that is split in this map is Pulaski County. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR
Speaks says that every town and precinct are kept whole with #HB1971

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg
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