The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Monday, March 30, 2009

Bill signings

The governor signed six bills into law this afternoon, walked out, gave me a fist bump, then found some funds for the dairy program. These funds will allow the legislature to go back and expunge the votes on the milk tax. What a guy.

Among the bill signings today include the reduction in the manufacturers' sales tax on energy consumption. Here I am with friends of Rachel Rutherford, who were present for the signing of Rachel's Law, which is now Act 693. Rutherford died in a boating accident while riding a PWC on Lake Hamilton in 2007. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve Faris, improves personal watercraft safety in Arkansas. I sponsored the bill in the House.