Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2015-04-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1173 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Friday April 24, 2015 Ninety-fifth Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Meyer at 4:02 p.m. The roll showed nineteen members present. Senator Ellis was absent. The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Senator Stevens. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered. Our Father We pray that you will give this Senate wisdom in every decision And help us to think clearly Grant us discernment and common sense so we will be Strong and effective leaders Help us to lead with integrity And may that integrity guide us and keep us on track Direct our steps according to Your Word For we know our decisions have great impact On the lives of so many Be our defender and protector Help us to be strong and courageous Standing firm in our faith Encourage and strengthen us No matter the difficulties we face from day to day Amen. Senator Huggins led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1174 Certification Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals for the ninety-second through ninety-fourth legislative days be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered. Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills SB 117 SENATE BILL NO. 117 BY SENATOR COGHILL, entitled: "An Act relating to a tribal court diversion program for certain offenses; relating to superior court jurisdiction; and amending Rules 215, 609, 610, and 611, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary Committees. Consideration of the Calendar House Bills in Third Reading HB 105 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 105(FIN) "An Act relating to the programs and bonds of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; relating to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund; repealing bond authorizations granted to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; amending the definition of 'qualified energy development'; relating to the financing authorization through the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority of a liquefied natural gas production plant and natural gas energy projects and distribution systems in the state; requiring the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to deliver to the legislature reports relating to the Interior energy project; and providing for an effective date" which had been held to the April 24 calendar (page 1169), was before the Senate in third reading. 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1175 Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 105(FIN) be held to the April 25 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. Special Order of Business Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following Citation Calendar be made a special order of business. Without objection, it was so ordered. Citation Calendar Honoring - Miss Alaska Scholarship Foundation Senator(s) Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Millett Honoring - Sergeant Lindsay Chvilicek Representative(s) Gruenberg Senator(s) Wielechowski, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze In Memoriam - Rie Munoz Senator(s) Egan, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Munoz, Kito In Memoriam - Martha Louise Reid Representative(s) Kreiss-Tomkins Senator(s) Stedman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1176 Unfinished Business Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused from a call of the Senate from June 1 through June 14 and from July 3 through July 28. Without objection, Senator Micciche was excused. Announcements Rule 23(d) of the Alaska State Legislature Uniform Rules is currently in effect. Announcements are at the end of the journal. Enrollment SB 5 SENATE BILL NO. 5 "An Act relating to loss of income and valuing property for orders of restitution" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. Memorandum from the Division of Legal and Research Services, Legislative Affairs Agency, reporting the following manifest error in SENATE BILL NO. 5, which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 2, line 15: Delete "damage" Insert "damages" SB 15 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 15 "An Act relating to the tax on policy year premiums for life insurance policies" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1177 SB 19 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(CRA) "An Act relating to road service area boundary changes" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. SB 34 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 34(FIN) "An Act relating to investment of the power cost equalization endowment fund; and providing for an effective date" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. SB 43 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 43(JUD) "An Act relating to immunity for a fire department and employees or members of a fire department" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. SB 63 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 63(STA) "An Act naming the state library, archives, and museum building in Juneau and the public reading room in that building" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. SB 70 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 70(RES) "An Act relating to exceptions from designation as a special purpose site under art. VIII, sec. 7 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska for portions of Denali State Park, Captain Cook State Recreation Area, Nancy Lake State Recreation Area, and Willow Creek State Recreation Area to allow leasing a right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1178 Memorandum from the Division of Legal and Research Services, Legislative Affairs Agency, reporting the following manifest errors in HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 70(RES), which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 5, line 28: Delete "article" Insert "art. [ARTICLE]" Page 7, line 14: Delete "AS 41.21.465" Insert "AS 41.21.455" Delete "AS 41.21.153" Insert "AS 41.21.466" SB 71 SENATE BILL NO. 71 "An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy; and relating to the administration of vaccines and related emergency medications" was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. SJR 18 CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18(RES) Supporting the leases issued by the United States Department of the Interior to Royal Dutch Shell in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; urging the Governor of the State of Washington, the Seattle City Council, and other public officials in the State of Washington to refrain from destructive attacks on the economy, jobs, and lives of the people of this state and the State of Washington and to look first at closing the Boeing production facilities to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from commercial activity; inviting Royal Dutch Shell to use a port in this state as the homeport of its Arctic drilling fleet if the lease with the Port of Seattle is terminated; and requesting that the Alaska Congressional delegation support restricting the Export-Import Bank of the United States to lending only to small businesses, was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. Legislative Resolve No. 17 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1179 SCR 12 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 146, relating to a municipal tax exemption for certain subdivided property, was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 3:00 p.m., April 24, 2015. Legislative Resolve No. 16 Adjournment Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 4:00 p.m., April 25, 2015. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 4:08 p.m. Liz Clark Secretary of the Senate 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1180 Announcements Americans with Disabilities Act Notice - Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative communication formats to access committee meetings may contact the appropriate committee office or the Legislative Information Office in their community. Reasonable advance notice is needed to accommodate the request. For further information, call the ADA Coordinator at 465-3854 Voice/465-4980 TDD. STANDING COMMITTEES + indicates teleconference = indicates bill previously heard/scheduled FINANCE Apr 24 Friday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM + Alaska's Fiscal Crisis + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Apr 25 Saturday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM + Jerry Burnett, Deputy Commissioner, Dept. of Revenue + Alaska's Fiscal Crisis + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- JOINT COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT May 08 Friday Anch Lio Conf Rm 10:00 AM Special Audit Requests EXECUTIVE SESSION: Preliminary Audits & Follow Up Review Other Committee Business Subcommittee Executive Session - Dept. of Education & Early Development Performance Review Scope (Will Convene Immediately Following Adjournment of the Regular Meeting) 2015-04-24 Senate Journal Page 1181 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT (continued) May 13 Wednesday Anch Lio Conf Rm 3:00 PM + Dept. of Health & Social Services Performance Review - Public Input -- Anchorage and Statewide Testimony -- Public Comment on the Performance of the Dept. of Health & Social Services in the Delivery of Its Behavioral Health & Long-Term Care Services & on the Department's Overall Organizational & Administrative Structure -- Testimony <Time Limited to 3 min> -- May 14 Thursday Fbx Lio Conf Rm 10:00 AM + Dept. of Health & Social Services Performance Review - Public Input -- Fairbanks Testimony -- Public Comment on the Performance of the Dept. of Health & Social Services in the Delivery of Its Behavioral Health & Long-Term Care Services & on the Department's Overall Organizational & Administrative Structure -- Testimony <Time Limited to 3 min> -- ---------------------------------------- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 AND HB73 Apr 24 Friday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM -- MEETING CANCELED -- = HB 72 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS = HB 73 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET Meeting Scheduled Apr 25 Saturday Senate Finance 532 12:00 PM = HB 72 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS = HB 73 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET Department Closeouts Departments to be Announced