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2015-06-01 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1269 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION Anchorage, Alaska Monday June 1, 2015 Twelfth Day The House was called to order by Speaker Chenault at 6:07 p.m. Roll call showed 38 members present. Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that Representatives Claman and Wool be excused from a call of the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Wilson. Representative Gattis moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. With deepest respect for all religious beliefs, I offer this prayer. Lord, we ask you to open our eyes that we may value and appreciate all people, recognizing what we have in common rather than focusing on what our differences might be. Inspire us to distinguish between what is important and what is not, and open our minds and hearts that we may always be people of good will who bring life and joy to others. Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Talerico. 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1270 CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 9th, 10th, and 11th legislative days of the second special session be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HB 2001 A message dated June 1, 2015, was read stating the Senate passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs and capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." (SCR 202 - title change resolution) FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 202 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 202 by the Senate Finance Committee: 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1271 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 2001, making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing funds and repealing appropriations; and making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund. was read the first time. CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 2001 Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 1270) on the following: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs and capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." (SCR 202 - title change resolution) 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1272 There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Millett moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 2001(FIN) am, thus adopting SCS CSHB 2001(FIN), and recommended that the members vote no. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 2001(FIN) am?" The roll was called with the following result: SCS CSHB 2001(FIN) Concur YEAS: 0 NAYS: 38 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Nays: Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, Chenault Excused: Wool, Claman And so, the House failed to concur in the Senate amendment. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate and respectfully requested it to recede. In the event the Senate fails to recede from its amendment, the Speaker appointed the following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like committee from the Senate to consider the above bills: Representative Neuman, Chair Representative Thompson Representative Gara INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and taken up later on the first special order citation calendar: 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1273 Honoring - Richard Svobodny By Representatives Kito, Munoz; Senator Egan Honoring - Carol Odess By Representative Kreiss-Tomkins Honoring - Polynesian Culture Flag Day, 10th Anniversary By Representatives Pruitt, LeDoux, Tarr Honoring - Fairbanks Juneteenth Celebrations 2015 By Representatives Wool, Kawasaki Honoring - Maeva Ordaz, 2015 Poetry Out Loud National Champion By Senator McGuire In Memoriam - Rena Dawn Harrell By Representatives Tilton, Colver, Gattis, Hughes, Keller, Neuman; Senators Dunleavy, Huggins, Stoltze In Memoriam - Charles "Etok" Edwardsen Jr. By Representative Nageak; Senator Olson ANNOUNCEMENTS The following meeting today was announced: Conference Committee Anc LIO upon adjournment of Senate HB2001 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the notice and publication requirements be waived and the first special order citation calendar be taken up as a Special Order of Business. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the first special order citation calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1274 Honoring - Richard Svobodny By Representatives Kito, Munoz, Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool; Senator Egan Honoring - Carol Odess By Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Polynesian Culture Flag Day, 10th Anniversary By Representatives Pruitt, LeDoux, Tarr, Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Fairbanks Juneteenth Celebrations 2015 By Representatives Wool, Kawasaki, Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Keller, Kito, Kreiss- Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson Honoring - Maeva Ordaz, 2015 Poetry Out Loud National Champion By Senator McGuire; Representatives Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1275 In Memoriam - Rena Dawn Harrell By Representatives Tilton, Colver, Gattis, Hughes, Keller, Neuman, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool; Senators Dunleavy, Huggins, Stoltze In Memoriam - Charles "Etok" Edwardsen Jr. By Representatives Nageak, Chenault, Claman, Colver, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito, Kreiss- Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Ortiz, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vazquez, Wilson, Wool; Senator Olson The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would revert to messages from the Senate. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to a Call of the Chair; and so, the House recessed at 6:25 p.m. AFTER RECESS The Speaker called the House back to order at 9:02 p.m. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HB 2001 A message dated June 1, 2015, was read stating the Senate failed to recede from its amendment to: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1276 namely: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs and capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." The President appointed the following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like committee from the House to consider the bills: Senator Kelly, Chair Senator MacKinnon Senator Olson The House members of the Conference Committee are Representatives Neuman (Chair), Thompson, and Gara (page 1272). REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES HB 2001 The Conference Committee considering: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs 2015-06-01 House Journal Page 1277 and capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." (SCR 202 - title change resolution) requests limited powers of free conference on the appropriations and language that are not identical in House and Senate versions of HB 2001. The request was signed by Representatives Neuman (Chair), Thompson, Gara; and Senators Kelly (Chair), MacKinnon, Olson. The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as requested. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m., June 3, 2015. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk