1999-05-07                     House Journal                      Page 1243
HB 176                                                                       
Representative Green brought up reconsideration of the vote on                 
HB176(ct rule fld), which had been held until today (page 1173).               
                                                                               
The following was again before the House in third reading:                     
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 176                                                            
"An Act relating to attorney fees and costs and the granting of               
public interest litigant status in proceedings related to                      
administrative actions and inactions; and amending Rules 79 and                
82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules                
of Appellate Procedure."                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
HB176 be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of                
considering Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so              
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Green:                           
                                                                               
Page 1, line 2, following "inactions" through Page 1, line 4 (title          
amendment):                                                                    
	Delete all material.                                                          
	Insert "."                                                                  
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 12 - 23:                                                         
	Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Croft objected.                                                 
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           

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HB 176                                                                       
                                                                               
HB 176--RECONSIDERATION                                                        
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  6                             
Yeas:  Austerman, Berkowitz, Bunde, Coghill, Cowdery, Davis, Green, ,          
Harris, Hudson, James, Kott, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter,            
Rokeberg, Therriault, Williams                                                 
                                                                               
Nays:  Brice, Cissna, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Grussendorf, Halcro, Joule,        
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Morgan, Murkowski, Smalley, Whitaker               
                                                                               
Absent:  Barnes, Foster, Kemplen, Kohring, Moses, Sanders                      
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the new title appears                  
below:                                                                         
                                                                               
	HOUSE BILL NO. 176 am                                                         
"An Act relating to attorney fees and costs and the granting of               
public interest litigant status in proceedings related to                      
administrative actions and inactions."                                         
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered:  "Shall HB 176 am pass the House?"            
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
HB 176 am--RECONSIDERATION                                                     
Third Reading                                                                  
Final Passage                                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  17   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  5                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Green, Harris,                
Hudson, James, Kott, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg,          
Therriault, Williams                                                           
                                                                               
Nays:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cissna, Coghill, Croft, Davies, Dyson,                
Grussendorf, Halcro, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Morgan,                
Murkowski, Smalley, Whitaker                                                   
                                                                               
Absent:  Barnes, Kemplen, Kohring, Moses, Sanders                              

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HB 176                                                                       
Ogan changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                              
                                                                               
And so, lacking the necessary 21 votes, HB 176 am failed to pass the           
House on reconsideration and was referred to the Chief Clerk for               
permanent filing.