Legislature(2001 - 2002)

2001-02-26 House Journal

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2001-02-26                     House Journal                      Page 0439
HB 118                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 118                                                                              
    "An Act relating to a mandatory exemption from municipal taxes                                  
    on certain residences; and providing for an effective date."                                    
                                                                                                    
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 CRA RPT 6DP                                                          402                           
 FN1: ZERO(CED)                                                       403                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2001-02-26                     House Journal                      Page 0440
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Guess and Kerttula:                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                           
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
   "*Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended                             
by adding a new section to read:                                                                    
 LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  For fiscal year 2002 and for fiscal                                           
years thereafter, the legislature intends to fully fund the program under                           
AS 29.45.030(g) for reimbursing municipal revenues lost by the                                      
operation of the mandatory tax exemption for residences of certain                                  
seniors, disabled veterans, and widows or widowers."                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                     
    Delete "* Section 1."                                                                         
    Insert "* Sec. 2."                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Whitaker objected.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Hudson declared a conflict of interest and was required                              
to vote.  Additional conflicts of interest were heard, and the Speaker                              
stated that all members would be required to vote.                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HB 118                                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Hayes, Joule, Kapsner,                                      
Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    

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Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Harris,                                
Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                     
Morgan, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens,                                         
Whitaker, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Berkowitz, Guess, Halcro, Mulder, Williams                                                
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
HB 118 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                      
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                                                    
HB 118 was read the third time.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall HB 118 pass the House?"  The roll was                                   
taken with the following result:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 118                                                                                              
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies,                                   
Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule,                                    
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, Masek,                                        
McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter,                                             
Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Wilson                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Berkowitz, Guess, Halcro, Mulder, Williams                                                
                                                                                                    
And so, HB 118 passed the House.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 118 was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.