Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-04-13 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-04-13 House Journal Page 2405 HB 384 The following, which was held to today's calendar (page 2345), was read the third time: HOUSE BILL NO. 384 "An Act increasing the minimum wage; and providing for an effective date." Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 384 be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, HB 384 would be returned to second reading for all amendments. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Pruitt, Chenault, and Johnson: Page 1, line 9: Delete "2017" Insert "2016" Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. 2014-04-13 House Journal Page 2406 Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Holmes, Pruitt, Chenault, and Johnson: Page 1, line 7: Delete "$8.75" Insert "$9" Page 1, line 8: Delete "$9.75" Insert "$10" Representative Holmes moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representatives Pruitt, Chenault, and Johnson: Page 2, line 12: Delete "January 1, 2015" Insert "July 1, 2014" Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. A letter of intent was offered by Representatives Johnson, Chenault, and Pruitt: th "It is the intent of the 28 Alaska State Legislature that the following general provisions pertaining to the minimum wage, as expressed by the enacted version of House Bill 384, will not be revisited by the legislature for the purposes of amendment or repeal for a period of not less than two years following enactment: 2014-04-13 House Journal Page 2407 1. Provisions establishing the level of the minimum wage; 2. Provisions establishing adjustment of the level of the minimum wage in accordance with inflation; and 3. Provisions pertaining to the applicability of tips and gratuities toward a worker's hourly wage." Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that the letter of intent be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall the letter of intent be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 384 am Second Reading Letter of Intent YEAS: 30 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Drummond, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Tarr, Tuck Gruenberg changed from "Yea" to "Nay". And so, the House letter of intent was adopted. HB 384 am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall HB 384 am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 384 am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2014-04-13 House Journal Page 2408 Yeas: Chenault, Costello, Feige, Foster, Hawker, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Keller, Millett, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson Nays: Austerman, Drummond, Edgmon, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Munoz, Stoltze, Tarr, T.Wilson And so, HB 384 am passed the House. Representative Pruitt placed a call of the House. The Speaker stated the call was satisfied. Representative Pruitt moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 384 am Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Drummond And so, the effective date clause was adopted. Representative Johnson gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on HB 384 am.