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5 Oct, 12 tweets, 11 min read

H-State Agencies is live; Rep. Dotson is presenting #HB1981

This splits Pulaski County, and it does not keep cities together. #arpx #arleg

Rep. Love is up presenting #HB1978.

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg

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

#HB1980 is up next; it’s very similar to the map that Rep. Flowers had filed earlier on. This map does not split any counties. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR

#HB1982 is up next. Rep. Speaks is presenting.

It splits two counties: Sebastian and Pulaski.

#FairARMaps #arpx #arleg

Speaks is asked what communities were split. She’s not really sure.

#arpx #arleg #FairARMaps

H-State Agencies has recessed; they will come back after session.

Update from H-Public Health:

Sen. B. Johnson’s #SB732 failed this morning, but Sen. Hammers’s #SB739 passed.

H-State Agencies has been in recess since 11. They will reconvene shortly and will pick up where they left off on #HB1982 (pictured below)

#FairMapsAR #arpx #arleg

Rep. Speaks has closed on #HB1982, asking for a good vote when the time is right.

Up next is #HB1983. Rep. Payton says his map does not have much opposition (but this is the first time it’s being heard).

#arpx #FairMapsAR #arleg

H-State Agencies is taking a 10 minute recess; we will be back shortly! #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR

Rep. Ladyman has announced that they will take a recess until 3:30, likely waiting on the Senate. #arpx #arleg #FairMapsAR

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#SB731 has passed, but the emergency clause has failed.

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#HB1977’s emergency clause has failed.

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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.

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#HB1982 is up in H-Stage Agencies now. #FairMapsAR #arleg #arpx

Watch live:

sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00284/Harmony/…

#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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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.

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The #arleg House is back; currently trying to decide whether or not to send #HB1977 back to the Senate. #arpx #arnews

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