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2007-03-29 House Journal

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2007-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 0613
HB 125                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 125                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to budget planning and a long-range fiscal plan                                                            
    for the State of Alaska."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 125(FIN)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to budget planning and a fiscal plan for the State                                                         
    of Alaska."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 1:                                                                                                                 
 Insert new paragraphs to read:                                                                                                 
      "(5) must identify whether total state, federal and local                                                             
    oil or gas tax rates are comparable to or different from the                                                            
    average rate charged around the world, in North American                                                                
    jurisdictions, and in other comparable jurisdictions;                                                                   
      (6) may include recommendations on whether changes                                                                    
    in oil or gas laws are needed to promote production,                                                                    
    exploration, and maximum long term revenue from Alaska's                                                                
    oil and gas resources;"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraph accordingly.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hawker objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Gara, Gardner,                                                                     
Gruenberg, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Nelson, Salmon                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Foster, Gatto,                                                                 
Harris, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Kelly, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                
Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Roses, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                                                  
Wilson                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Edgmon, Guttenberg, Ramras                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Cissna:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, line 31, following "it.":                                                                                           
    Insert "The legislature shall provide its advice on the fiscal                                                          
    plan through a concurrent resolution."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hawker objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doll, Gara, Gruenberg, Holmes,                                                                   
Kerttula, Nelson, Salmon                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Fairclough, Foster,                                                                
Gardner, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki,                                                             
Kelly, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Roses,                                                                      
Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Edgmon, Guttenberg, Ramras                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 125(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 125(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll,                                                              
Doogan, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Harris,                                                            
Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Kelly,                                                                      
Kerttula, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Neuman, Olson,                                                                  
Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Edgmon, Guttenberg, Ramras                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 125(FIN) passed the House and was referred to the                                                                  
Chief Clerk for engrossment.