First Week of Feb. - Arkansas Legislative Alert

First Week of February 2025

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Here are some important pieces of legislation this week.

We’ve listed the bills according to their location (committee OR full Senate or House),
and each bill is hotlinked to the Arkansas State Legislature info.
 
You can copy/paste the committee members’ email addresses
into your email SEND TO box quickly and easily.

• Senate Chamber – Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1:30pm.  There are 2 bills listed below that are scheduled to come up early Monday afternoon, so let’s take action quickly and reach out to all the Senators.

Oppose: SB133 TO AMEND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; TO DEFINE “CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY” UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; AND TO MODIFY THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE DEFINITIONS OF “MONEY” AND “DEPOSIT ACCOUNT”.

Comment: This dangerous bill has been secretly/ sneakily propelled through at the speed of lightning! It was only filed on Jan.28th, it’s out of committee, and now it’s already on the Senate Chamber floor to be voted on Monday! It’s moving way too fast, dear readers. We need to stop SB133. So, the conspiring global elite Uniform Law Commission from Chicago is deceptively busy sneaking in central bank digital currencies (CBDC) legislation on the state level! Notice how positive and protective they make it sound… while in actuality, it’s extremely restrictive and controls the currency.

Renz’s Substack website: 

“… government and any corporation with the proper access will be able to know exactly how you spend every digital penny of your money. It also means that the government (or possibly global governments or global corporations) would have the ability to control what you spend your money on. Spend too much on gas, they take some of your money for emitting too many greenhouse gases. Want to buy a gun… forget it.

Heads up! Here’s where this evil bill has made its appearance in other state legislatures. Click here to see similar SB133 bills in other states.

ND, SD, OR, NH, NY, MA, HI, LA, CT, TX, VA, CT, RI, WY, TN, NJ, OK, MS.

The 25 U.S. States Where Central BankDigital Currency (CVDCs) Bills Have Been Introduced in 2023
Snippet:

…by doing away with cash altogether and making currency completely digit, central authorities will have undue power to ‘turn off’ people bank accounts. This could be done for political reasons—such as criticizing the government—or through ideological reasons, such as limiting consumers purchases for travel or red meat (limiting carbon).

6 Facts Every Lawmaker Needs to Know about the 2022 UCC Amendments and Central Bank Digital Currencies  

Fact 1: Critics of the 2022 UCC amendments believe a central bank digital currency would pose significant threats to freedom for individuals, families, and businesses.   CBDC would be traceable and programmable, would destroy privacy rights, could limit users’ commercial activities.

Fact 2: The 2022 UCC amendments would make it easier to use a CBDC in the future, laying the foundation for a U.S. CBDC like the one discussed by the Biden administration.  

Fact 3: The 2022 UCC amendments would allow for the use of a CBDC that is programmable and easily controlled by a centralized authority.  

Fact 4: The 2022 UCC amendments would not create a central bank digital currency, nor would it necessitate its creation.  

Fact 5: The existing version of the UCC would allow for the use of a programmable CBDC, even if the 2022 amendments are not passed into law.  

Fact 6: The 2022 UCC amendments would redefine money so that existing cryptocurrencies could never be considered “money” under the UCC.  

Secure Arkansas will be publishing the Senate vote on this dangerous bill, SB133.

Another bill scheduled to hit the Senate floor Monday afternoon:

Support: SB12 TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; TO SUBJECT ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO ESTABLISH A PENALTY.

Comment: Let’s help keep Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) strong so we can have transparency in government!

In Session Senate Contact Number: 501-682-2902.  You can simply leave a message.

Find your State Senator here: Arkansas District Finder

All Senators:

• House Committee on Judiciary – Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:00 AM
  Room 149

Oppose: HB1033 TO CREATE THE “ARKANSAS RED FLAG LAW”; AND TO CREATE AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER AND WARRANT.

Comment: Some reasons to oppose this 11-page bill.
Red Flag Laws: A failure to address a real issue. These laws are unconstitutional, as they put the accused in a position of being assumed guilty until proven innocent.

1. 1. 1. There’s no evidence Red Flag Laws reduce gun violence

      2. Legislators lack the authority

      3. Red Flag laws violate due process

      4. It’s not just the “Mentally Ill” that are flagged 

Please help actively oppose these Red Flag Laws and help protect our 2nd Amendment Rights.

House Judiciary Committee members:

• Senate Committee on City, County, and Local Affairs – Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
  Room 272 

Support: SB10 TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE AND THE ELECTRIC GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL ASSET MINING.

Support: SB60 TO PROHIBIT A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS FROM BEING LOCATED WITHIN A THIRTY-MILE RADIUS OF A MILITARY FACILITY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Comment: The Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 has wreaked havoc throughout the state. The crypto/bitcoin mining facilities are not actual “data centers”, but they are bitcoin mining facilities mostly run by the Communist Chinese. It’s dire that you contact these senators below and let them know that YOU want them to vote this out of committee!

Senate Committee on City, County, and Local Affairs members:

• Joint Committee on Energy – Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 15 Minutes Upon Adjournment of Both Chambers
  Room A, MAC 

Support: HB1198 TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEIGHTS OF WIND POWER DEVICES FOR WATERFOWL CONSERVATION IN THIS STATE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Comment: This is common sense. Arkansas, the Natural State, does NOT want to jeopardize our birds or any other animals! And sadly, people living around wind turbines will compromise their health.  Flying debris can be ejected great distances, especially whenever the wind turbine breaks down. We are finding out the hard way that “green energy” is not all it’s cracked up to be!

Joint Committee on Energy Members:

As these legislators are considering and voting on these matters,
we Arkansans are called to pray for them
and to let them know what we would like to see supported or opposed.

Thank you for your concerted efforts!

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