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Task force adopts minutes and approves report under Act 38; discusses pursuing automation legislation
Summary
A Senate task force approved prior meeting minutes and voted to adopt and submit its Act 38 report to state leaders and the Arkansas Supreme Court, and members said they will pursue automation changes during the next legislative session; the group set a September meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Speaker 2 (Unidentified Speaker) called the task force to order and led the body through two procedural approvals and a brief policy discussion on automation.
The group voted to adopt the minutes of its previous meeting after Speaker 2 asked for a motion. "So moved," said Speaker 1 (Unidentified Speaker), followed by a second. A voice vote was taken and Speaker 2 declared, "Motion is adopted." The transcript records at least one member saying, "Aye." Individual roll-call tallies were not specified.
The task force then considered a motion to adopt a report related to Act 38 and submit it to the governor, the speaker of the House, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Arkansas Supreme Court. Speaker 1 moved to adopt the report and Speaker 2 seconded; following a voice vote, Speaker 2 said the motion was adopted. The report will be transmitted to the listed state officials and the Arkansas Supreme Court as directed in the motion.
On substantive business, Speaker 2 reopened discussion about the automation system and said members have discussed addressing it during the legislative session. "We some of us have talked about taking care of that during the legislative session with, a bill," Speaker 2 said, and added the topic will be discussed further at future meetings. No specific bill text, sponsors, or timelines were provided during the meeting.
Before adjourning, the task force set its next meeting for September at 1:00 p.m. at the location noted in the meeting: "here at Big Bang," according to Speaker 2. The meeting concluded with Speaker 2 calling the session adjourned.
Next steps: the report adoption directs staff or leadership to file or transmit the report to the named state officials; members indicated they will continue discussions about automation legislation in upcoming meetings.
