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2005-05-11 House Journal

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                                HOUSE JOURNAL                                                    
                                                                                                    
                          ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                               
                                                                                                    
                          TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE                                              
                                                                                                    
                            FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                
                                                                                                    
Juneau, Alaska                   Wednesday                    May 11, 2005                        
                                                                                                    
                                  First Day                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The House was called to order by Speaker Harris at 3:22 p.m. for the                                
First Special Session of the Twenty-Fourth Legislature.                                             
                                                                                                    
Roll call showed 28 members present.  Representatives Berkowitz,                                    
Gardner, Joule, Kerttula, and LeDoux were absent and their presence                                 
was noted later.  Representatives Anderson, Croft, Guttenberg,                                      
Kapsner, Kott, McGuire, and Weyhrauch were absent.                                                  
                                                                                                    
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative                                          
Dahlstrom.  Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous                                        
consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no                               
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     With respect for everyone's beliefs, I offer this prayer.                                      
                                                                                                    
     Our Father in heaven, please watch over us this day as we                                      
     meet and go about our legislative business.  Bless us with a                                   
     spirit of calm, with a spirit of compromise and good decision                                  
     making.  Bless us, heavenly Father, with the mental health,                                    
     strength and physical health and strength that we need to                                      
     complete our assignments here.  Please bless our support staff                                 
     that are so willing to accommodate us and help us in the                                       
     things that we are trying to accomplish - that they will have                                  
     the things that they need also.  We are grateful for the many                                  
     blessings that we have, especially this great country and this                                 
     great state that we live in.  And we ask thee, Father, to bless                                
     us with thy spirit this day and to be over us that we will be                                  
     safe - protected from harm and accident - and that our families                                

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        will all be watched over also as we are away from them.  This                              
     is our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.                                               
                                                                                                    
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Kohring.                                         
                                                                                                    
                        CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
journal for the 119th legislative day be approved as certified by the                               
Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                                                    
                          MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                               
                                                                                                    
HB 130                                                                                            
A message dated May 10, 2005, was read stating the Senate has passed                                
CSHB 130(FIN) am with the following amendment and it is                                             
transmitted for consideration:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN)                                                   
     "An Act relating to the grant of certain state land to the University                          
     of Alaska; relating to the duties of the Board of Regents;                                     
     establishing the university research forest; and providing for an                              
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The Senate adopted a Legislative letter of intent (page 1015).                                      
                                                                                                    
CSHB 130(FIN) am is under Unfinished Business.                                                      
                                                                                                    
The House reverted to:                                                                              
                                                                                                    
                         MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                              
                                                                                                    
The following Governor's supplemental proclamation dated May 11,                                    
2005, which amends the proclamation dated May 9, 2005 (page 1854),                                  
was read:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
"Under the authority of art. II, sec. 9, and art. III, sec. 17, of the Alaska                       
Constitution, and in the public interest, I am amending my May 9,                                   
2005, proclamation calling the Twenty-Fourth Legislature of the State                               
of Alaska into its first special session in Juneau, Alaska, on May 11,                              
2005, as follows:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    

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I am supplementing the call with the addition of subjects germane to                                
the titles of the following bills under consideration by the Senate and                             
House of Representatives during the first regular session:                                          
                                                                                                    
     1. House Bill 130 - University land grant;                                                     
     2. House Bill 147/Senate Bill 108 - insurance regulation;                                      
     3. Senate Bill 73 - state virology laboratory; and                                             
     4. House Bill 94 - elections, voters, political parties.                                       
                                                                                                    
This proclamation supplements my proclamation of May 9, 2005.                                       
                                                                                                    
                                  Done by,                                                         
                                 /s/                                                                
                                 Frank H. Murkowski                                                 
                                  Governor"                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representatives LeDoux, Joule, Gardner, and                                       
Kerttula was noted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                         CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS                                             
                                                                                                    
HB 130                                                                                            
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
House consider the Senate message (page 1962) on the following:                                     
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN) am                                                              
     "An Act relating to the grant of certain state land to the University                          
     of Alaska; relating to the duties of the Board of Regents;                                     
     establishing the university research forest; and providing for an                              
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN)                                                   
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    

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Representative Coghill moved that the House concur in the Senate                                    
amendment to CSHB 130(FIN) am, thus adopting SCS                                                    
CSHB 130(FIN), and recommended that the members vote no.                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                          
amendment to CSHB 130(FIN) am?"  The roll was taken with the                                        
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 130(FIN)                                                                                   
Concur                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  0   NAYS:  30   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  10                                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara,                                  
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kelly,                                      
Kerttula, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson,                                       
Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                           
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Crawford, Croft, Guttenberg, Kapsner,                                 
Kott, McGuire, Samuels, Weyhrauch                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, the House failed to concur in the Senate amendment, thus                                    
failing to adopt SCS CSHB 130(FIN).                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate and respectfully requested it to                                
recede.                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
In the event the Senate fails to recede from its amendment, the                                     
Speaker appointed the following members to a Conference Committee                                   
to meet with a like committee from the Senate to consider the above                                 
bills:                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
 Representative Ramras, Chair                                                                       
 Representative Weyhrauch                                                                           
 Representative Salmon                                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                               
a call of the Chair; and so, the House recessed at 3:48 p.m.                                        
                                                                                                    

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                                AFTER RECESS                                                     
                                                                                                    
The Speaker called the House back to order at 5:29 p.m.                                             
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Berkowitz was noted.                                               
                                                                                                    
                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                    
                                                                                                    
House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover.                                 
                                                                                                    
                                 ADJOURNMENT                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., May 12, 2005.  There being no                                   
objection, the House adjourned at 5:30 p.m.                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                               Suzi Lowell                                          
                                               Chief Clerk