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2014-02-19 House Journal

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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                       ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
              TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Wednesday             February 19, 2014                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                             Thirtieth Day                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Chenault at 10:31 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 39 members present.  There was one vacancy.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, the Reverend Nancy                                                                  
Campbell of Gospel Outreach Christian Center.  Representative                                                                   
P. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be                                                              
spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     With deep respect for the religious beliefs of each person                                                                 
     here, I offer this prayer.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Dear Heavenly Father,                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     It is to you, I come this day.  O you, who hear prayer; I                                                                  
     petition you on behalf of the House of Representatives.  May                                                               
     your presence be here in this chamber and may you guide                                                                    
     them in all of their responsibilities.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Let your blessings be upon their families and your healing                                                                 
     touch on any who may be sick.   Keep them, dear Lord, from                                                                 
     harm and strengthen them for the tasks that lay ahead of them                                                              
     this session.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     Grant them divine wisdom as they legislate for the good of                                                                 
     our state.  Give them clarity and a working unity.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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     The Lord bless you and keep you;                                                                                           
       The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to                                                               
     you;                                                                                                                       
        The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you                                                                
     peace.                                                                                                                     
     Numbers 6:24-26                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     I pray this in Jesus' name,                                                                                                
     Amen.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Higgins.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                     CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
                    thth                                                                                                        
journal for the 28 and 29 legislative days be approved as certified                                                             
by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Holmes introduced Roan O'Neill, Guest Page, from                                                                 
Vashon Island, Washington.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that the House would stand at ease to allow                                                                  
members of the Senate to enter the Chamber; and so, the House stood                                                             
at ease at 10:56 a.m.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                             AFTER AT EASE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 11:02 a.m.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                      JOINT SESSION IN THE HOUSE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In accordance with Uniform Rule 51, Speaker Chenault turned the                                                                 
gavel over to President Huggins who called the joint session to order                                                           
at 11:02 a.m.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The purpose of the joint session was to hear an address by the                                                                  
Honorable Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call                                                            
of the Senate be waived and all members be shown as present.  There                                                             
being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                           
call of the House be waived and all members be shown as present.                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
President Huggins appointed Representative Millett and Senator                                                                  
Fairclough to escort the Senator to the joint session.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms announced the Senator's entrance into                                                               
the House Chamber.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Murkowski was escorted to the rostrum and welcomed by                                                                   
President Huggins.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Murkowski delivered her address, and it is published in Senate                                                          
and House Joint Journal Supplement No. 10.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
A question and answer period followed the conclusion of the Senator's                                                           
speech.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Murkowski received a standing ovation and was escorted from                                                             
the Chamber by Representative Millett and Senator Fairclough.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the joint                                                                
session adjourn.  There being no objection, President Huggins                                                                   
adjourned the joint session at 12:03 p.m.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker ordered the House at ease to allow members of the Senate                                                            
to leave the Chamber.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                             IN THE HOUSE                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 12:14 p.m.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Costello introduced Emily Gralock, Guest Page, from                                                              
Anchorage.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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                       MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 71                                                                                                                         
A message dated February 18, 2014, was read stating the President                                                               
appointed the following members to a Free Conference Committee:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Senator Dunleavy, Chair                                                                                                    
     Senator Giessel                                                                                                            
     Senator Wielechowski                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
to meet with a like committee from the House to consider:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(FIN)                                                                                              
     "An Act requiring the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                               
     Economic Development to file an annual report to the legislature                                                           
     regarding statewide and regional economic development projects                                                             
     and regional development organizations; extending the                                                                      
     termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance                                                                
     program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(FIN)                                                                                
     "An Act requiring the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to                                                             
     report biennially on the vessel-based limited entry fisheries system                                                       
     for the weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries;                                                            
     requiring the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                                       
     Economic Development to file an annual report to the legislature                                                           
     regarding statewide and regional economic development projects                                                             
     and regional development organizations; extending the                                                                      
     termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance                                                                
     program; extending the termination date of the authority of the                                                            
     Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to maintain a vessel-                                                                
     based limited entry fisheries system for the weathervane scallop                                                           
     and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries; providing for an effective date                                                        
     by amending the effective date under sec. 28, ch. 137, SLA 2002;                                                           
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The House members of the Free Conference Committee are                                                                          
Representatives Hawker (Chair), Olson, and Josephson (page 1589).                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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A message dated February 18, 2014, was read stating the Senate                                                                  
passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                      FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                            
                         OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SJR 15                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 by Senators GIESSEL,                                                                             
Dyson, Micciche, Dunleavy, Bishop, Coghill, Huggins, Kelly,                                                                     
Fairclough, Stedman, Meyer, McGuire, Stevens, Olson, and Egan:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Opposing any international designation of Alaska land or water as                                                          
     an international park, world heritage site, biosphere reserve,                                                             
     Ramsar site, or other classification of land or water that affects the                                                     
     use of land or water by the state or an Alaska Native corporation                                                          
     without approval by the United States Congress and the Alaska                                                              
     State Legislature; requesting the United States Department of                                                              
     State and the United States Department of the Interior to cease all                                                        
     further action related to an international designation for land and                                                        
     water in the state until the action is approved by the United States                                                       
     Congress and the Alaska State Legislature; requesting that the                                                             
     United States Congress pass legislation requiring Congressional                                                            
     approval of any international designation that affects the use of                                                          
     land or water by the state or the United States; requesting that the                                                       
     governor be involved in the process and development of any joint                                                           
     action plan; requesting that the state, including the departments                                                          
     responsible for the management of fish and wildlife and other                                                              
     natural resources, be an integral part of any discussion, agreement,                                                       
     understanding, or other process that affects the use or                                                                    
     development of fish and wildlife and other natural resources in the                                                        
     state; and urging the governor and the attorney general to reserve                                                         
     all legal remedies for a taking of the natural resources of the state                                                      
    by an international designation of land and water in the state.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                    REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 199                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE BILL NO. 199                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to Department of Public Safety regulations                                                                
     allowing village public safety officers to carry firearms."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Lynn, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Gattis, Keller, Isaacson, Hughes, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lynn                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 199 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 211                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 211                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the education and employment of individuals                                                            
     with disabilities."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 211(FIN)                                                                                             
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Stoltze and Austerman, Co-                                                             
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (10):  Guttenberg, Edgmon, Gara, Munoz, Thompson,                                                                       
T. Wilson, Holmes, Costello, Stoltze, Austerman                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 211(FIN):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
2.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                     
3.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                                
5.  Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HB 211 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 212                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 212                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to an exemption from driver licensing                                                                     
     requirements for spouses of members of the armed forces of the                                                             
     United States."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Lynn, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Gattis, Keller, Isaacson, Hughes, Lynn                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 212 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 216                                                                                                                        
The Community & Regional Affairs Committee considered:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 216                                                                                                         
     "An Act adding the Inupiaq, Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan                                                                
     Yup'ik, Alutiiq, Unangax, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk,                                                                 
     Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Gwich'in, Tanana, Upper Tanana,                                                                  
     Tanacross, Hän, Ahtna, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian                                                                 
     languages as official languages of the state."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives LeDoux and Nageak, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Foster, Herron, Drummond, LeDoux, Nageak                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Office of the Governor                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 216 was referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 263                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 263                                                                                                         
     "An Act extending senior benefits."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 263(HSS)                                                                                             
     "An Act extending the Alaska senior benefits payment program."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Stoltze and Austerman, Co-                                                             
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (10):  Holmes, Munoz, Thompson, Edgmon, T. Wilson,                                                                      
Guttenberg, Gara, Costello, Stoltze, Austerman                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 263(HSS):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 263 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 273                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 273                                                                                                         
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on                                                                   
     Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an                                                                 
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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The report was signed by Representative Lynn, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Gattis, Keller, Isaacson, Hughes, Lynn                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 273 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                     REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HJR 25                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                     
considered:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                                                                              
     Urging the United States Congress to restore the presumption of a                                                          
     service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States                                                              
     Veterans who served in the waters defined by and in the airspace                                                           
     over the combat zone in Vietnam.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25(MLV)                                                                                  
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives LeDoux and Foster, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (7):  Gruenberg, Higgins, Saddler, Reinbold, Hughes,                                                                    
LeDoux, Foster                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHJR 25(MLV):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HJR 25 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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HB 286                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                     
considered:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 286                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the Teachers' Retirement System, the Judicial                                                          
     Retirement System, and the Public Employees' Retirement System                                                             
     for qualified military service; relating to the definition of 'veteran'                                                    
     for purposes of housing, eligibility for veterans' loans, and                                                              
     preferences in state employment hiring; and providing for an                                                               
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives LeDoux and Foster, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Higgins, Saddler, Reinbold, Hughes, LeDoux, Foster                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
2.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
3.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                  
4.  Zero, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 286 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
              INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                     
                         OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HCR 18                                                                                                                        
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 by Representative                                                                            
HUGHES, LeDoux, Munoz, Reinbold, Costello, Holmes, Millett,                                                                     
Tarr, P. Wilson, Isaacson, and Keller:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Encouraging hospitals and birthing facilities in the state to                                                              
     participate in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and to support                                                        
     breastfeeding; and recognizing the benefits of breastfeeding.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Health & Social Services                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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              INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                     
                            OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 311                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 311 by Representative KELLER, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to direct-entry midwives."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 312                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 312 by Representative Gattis, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to insurance adjuster licensing."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 313                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 313 by Representative GARA, entitled:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to mitigation at sentencing in a criminal case for                                                        
     a defendant found by the court to have been affected by combat-                                                            
     related post-traumatic stress disorder or combat-related traumatic                                                         
     brain injury."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Judiciary Committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 314                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 314 by Representative THOMPSON, entitled:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the application of the passenger vehicle rental                                                        
     tax; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation Committee.                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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HB 315                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 315 by Representatives T. WILSON and                                                                             
Kawasaki, entitled:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to juries in criminal cases; and providing for an                                                         
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 316                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 316 by the House Labor and Commerce                                                                              
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to workers' compensation fees for medical                                                                 
     treatment and services; relating to workers' compensation                                                                  
     regulations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 317                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 317 by Representatives TUCK and Drummond,                                                                        
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to official traffic-control devices at schools and                                                        
     in school zones."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs and Transportation Committees.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                               * * * * *                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara introduced Kacy Grundhauser, Guest Page, from                                                               
Anchorage.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                     SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 231                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE BILL NO. 231                                                                                                         
     "An Act eliminating the Department of Revenue's duty to register                                                           
     cattle brands."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT 8DP 2AM                                                       1588                                                     
 FN1: ZERO(REV)                                                        1588                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
HB 231 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                  
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 231 was read the third time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 231 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 231                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  6  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Feige, Foster,                                                                  
Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes,                                                                   
Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                 
LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Pruitt, Reinbold,                                                                 
Saddler, Stoltze, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Edgmon, Hawker, Herron, Olson, Seaton, Tarr                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 231 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk                                                             
for engrossment.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                     THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the February                                                            
17, 2014, calendar (page 1611), was read the third time:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE BILL NO. 276                                                                                                         
     "An Act making the Alaska Wage and Hour Act inapplicable to                                                                
     certain employees of motor vehicle dealers; and providing for an                                                           
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                
he be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                                         
Objection was heard, and Representative Guttenberg was required to                                                              
vote.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 276 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  5  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Feige, Foster,                                                                  
Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Higgins, Holmes,                                                                   
Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                    
LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Pruitt, Reinbold,                                                                 
Saddler, Stoltze, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Josephson                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Edgmon, Herron, Olson, Seaton, Tarr                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 276 passed the House.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt 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 276 was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                         LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                                                    
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Homer Senior Citizens, Inc., 40 Years of Service                                                                     
By Representatives Seaton, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon,                                                                
Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron,                                                             
Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki,                                                                
Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak,                                                                   
Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson,                                                              
Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Micciche                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - John Lopetrone                                                                                                       
By Senator Giessel; Representatives Chenault, Costello, Drummond,                                                               
Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker,                                                             
Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson,                                                                  
Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz,                                                                 
Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                              
Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Annaleah Ernst, 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar                                                                       
By Senator Giessel; Representatives Chenault, Costello, Drummond,                                                               
Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker,                                                             
Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson,                                                                  
Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz,                                                                 
Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                              
Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Vanta Shafer                                                                                                      
By Senator Giessel; Representatives LeDoux, Chenault, Costello,                                                                 
Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg,                                                                       
Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson,                                                                  
Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lynn, Millett,                                                            
Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton,                                                                
Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                          UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                                             
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara - from 6:00 a.m., February 21 to 10:15 a.m.,                                                                
February 24 (amended from page 1616)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Herron - from noon, February 21 to 9:00 p.m.,                                                                    
February 23                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Higgins from - 6:30 p.m., February 27 to 8:00 p.m.,                                                              
March 2                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kawasaki - from 1:00 p.m., February 21 to 9:30 p.m.,                                                             
February 24                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett - from 7:00 a.m., February 20 to 9:00 a.m.,                                                              
February 24 (amended from page 1617); and from 7:00 a.m.,                                                                       
February 28 to 8:00 a.m., March 2                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt - from noon, February 21 to 10:00 p.m.,                                                                   
February 23                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative P. Wilson - from 11:30 a.m., February 21 to 1:00 p.m.,                                                           
February 23                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 199                                                                                                                        
The Speaker added a Finance Committee referral for the following:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 199                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to Department of Public Safety regulations                                                                
     allowing village public safety officers to carry firearms."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 199 was removed from the Rules Committee and referred to the                                                                 
Finance Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HJR 26                                                                                                                        
Representative Johnson added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26                                                                                              
     Urging the United States Congress to provide a means for                                                                   
     consistently and equitably sharing with all oil and gas producing                                                          
     states adjacent to federal outer continental shelf areas a portion of                                                      
     revenue generated from oil and gas development on the outer                                                                
     continental shelf to ensure that those states develop necessary                                                            
     infrastructure to support outer continental shelf development and                                                          
     preserve environmental integrity.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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HB 32                                                                                                                         
Representatives T. Wilson and Neuman added their names as                                                                       
cosponsors to:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 32                                                                                                          
     "An Act providing for the issuance of one business license for                                                             
     multiple lines of business; and providing for reissuance of a                                                              
     business license to correct a mistake on the license."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 149                                                                                                                        
Representative Millett added her name as cosponsor to:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 149                                                                                                         
     "An Act making firefighters employed by the state eligible for the                                                         
     presumption of coverage under workers' compensation for                                                                    
     disability due to certain diseases."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 199                                                                                                                        
Representatives Hughes and Isaacson added their names as cosponsors                                                             
to:                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 199                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to Department of Public Safety regulations                                                                
     allowing village public safety officers to carry firearms."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 211                                                                                                                        
Representatives Thompson, T. Wilson, and Guttenberg added their                                                                 
names as cosponsors to:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 211                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the education and employment of individuals                                                            
     with disabilities."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 212                                                                                                                        
Representatives Lynn, Keller, and Gattis added their names as                                                                   
cosponsors to:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 212                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to an exemption from driver licensing                                                                     
     requirements for spouses of members of the armed forces of the                                                             
     United States."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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HB 216                                                                                                                        
Representatives Drummond and LeDoux added their names as                                                                        
cosponsors to:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 216                                                                                                         
     "An Act adding the Inupiaq, Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan                                                                
     Yup'ik, Alutiiq, Unangax, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk,                                                                 
     Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Gwich'in, Tanana, Upper Tanana,                                                                  
     Tanacross, Hän, Ahtna, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian                                                                 
     languages as official languages of the state."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 231                                                                                                                        
Representative Johnson added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 231                                                                                                         
     "An Act eliminating the Department of Revenue's duty to register                                                           
     cattle brands."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 247                                                                                                                        
Representatives Nageak and Gattis added their names as cosponsors                                                               
to:                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 247                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the Protective Occupation Retirement Council;                                                          
     relating to participation of certain employees in the defined benefit                                                      
     and defined contribution plans of the public employees' retirement                                                         
     system; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 262                                                                                                                        
Representative Gattis added her name as cosponsor to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 262                                                                                                         
     "An Act exempting the Public Defender Agency and the office of                                                             
     public advocacy from certain provisions of the State Procurement                                                           
     Code; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 263                                                                                                                        
Representatives Gara and Guttenberg added their names as cosponsors                                                             
to:                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE BILL NO. 263                                                                                                         
     "An Act extending senior benefits."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 273                                                                                                                        
Representative Lynn added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 273                                                                                                         
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Council on                                                                   
     Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an                                                                 
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                        
Representative Johnson added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 276                                                                                                         
     "An Act making the Alaska Wage and Hour Act inapplicable to                                                                
     certain employees of motor vehicle dealers; and providing for an                                                           
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SJR 15                                                                                                                        
Representatives Feige and Hughes added their names as cross                                                                     
sponsors to:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15                                                                                             
     Opposing any international designation of Alaska land or water as                                                          
     an international park, world heritage site, biosphere reserve,                                                             
     Ramsar site, or other classification of land or water that affects the                                                     
     use of land or water by the state or an Alaska Native corporation                                                          
     without approval by the United States Congress and the Alaska                                                              
     State Legislature; requesting the United States Department of                                                              
     State and the United States Department of the Interior to cease all                                                        
     further action related to an international designation for land and                                                        
     water in the state until the action is approved by the United States                                                       
     Congress and the Alaska State Legislature; requesting that the                                                             
     United States Congress pass legislation requiring Congressional                                                            
     approval of any international designation that affects the use of                                                          
     land or water by the state or the United States; requesting that the                                                       
     governor be involved in the process and development of any joint                                                           
     action plan; requesting that the state, including the departments                                                          
     responsible for the management of fish and wildlife and other                                                              
     natural resources, be an integral part of any discussion, agreement,                                                       

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     understanding, or other process that affects the use or                                                                    
     development of fish and wildlife and other natural resources in the                                                        
     state; and urging the governor and the attorney general to reserve                                                         
     all legal remedies for a taking of the natural resources of the state                                                      
    by an international designation of land and water in the state.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                              ENGROSSMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 231                                                                                                                        
HB 231 was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                                
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                        
HB 276 was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                                
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Personal Bill Deadline                                      4:00 p.m., 2/24                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Judiciary Committee                                                                                                             
CHANGED TO:                                                       1:30 p.m.                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Resources Committee                                                                                                             
CHANGED TO:                                                       1:20 p.m.                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Ethics Disclosures due to the                                                                                                   
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics:                                2/19                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., February 21, 2014.  There being no                                                              
objection, the House adjourned at 12:59 p.m.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                              Suzi Lowell                                                                       
                                              Chief Clerk