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2017-03-14 House Journal

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2017-03-14                     House Journal                      Page 0525
HB 57                                                                                                                         
The following, which was in second reading with amendments                                                                      
pending from the March 13 calendar (page 515), was before the House                                                             
in second reading:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(FIN) am                                                                                           
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making supplemental                                                          
     appropriations and reappropriations; 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."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 18 was offered  by Representatives Wilson, Saddler,                                                                
Eastman, Millett, Reinbold, Sullivan-Leonard, Kopp, Rauscher,                                                                   
Chenault, Pruitt, Knopp, Talerico, Johnson, Tilton, Johnston, and                                                               
Birch:                                                                                                                          

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     Delete "248,501,600"                                                                                                     
     Insert "248,400,300"                                                                                                     
     Delete "20,000,200"                                                                                                      
     Insert "19,898,900"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "159,985,800"                                                                                                       
     Insert "159,884,500"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 18 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ortiz objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker cautioned members to maintain proper decorum in                                                                     
debate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 18 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 18                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 18 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 19 was offered  by Representatives Wilson, Saddler,                                                                
Millett, Eastman, Sullivan-Leonard, Reinbold, Kopp, Rauscher,                                                                   
Chenault, Pruitt, Knopp, Talerico, Johnson, Tilton, Johnston, and                                                               
Birch:                                                                                                                          

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     Delete "13,477,400"                                                                                                      
     Insert "13,072,600"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,863,500"                                                                                                        
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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 19 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Seaton objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 19 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 19                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 19 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 20 was offered  by Representative Thompson:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 52, following line 29:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(f)  The sum of $548,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings                                                            
reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the principal of the Alaska                                                                   

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permanent fund to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the                                                        
Alaska permanent fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and                                                            
June 30, 2017."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 74, lines 3 - 4:                                                                                                           
     Delete ", (e), and (f)"                                                                                                    
     Insert "and (e) - (g)"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 75, line 1:                                                                                                                
     Delete "7(c)"                                                                                                              
     Insert "7(c) and (f)"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 20 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Seaton objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 20 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 20                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 20 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 21 was offered  by Representative Thompson:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 52, line 16:                                                                                                               
     Delete "AS 37.13.010(a)(1), estimated to be $244,300,000"                                                                  
     Insert "AS 37.13.010(a), estimated to be $299,200,000"                                                                     

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Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 21 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Seaton objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 21 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 21                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 21 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 22 was offered  by Representatives Saddler, Wilson,                                                                
Tilton, Knopp, Johnson, Pruitt, Chenault, Sullivan-Leonard, Johnston,                                                           
Kopp, Eastman, and Reinbold:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "9,322,280" in both places                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,647,800"                                                                                                        
     Insert "9,322,280"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 22 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Westlake objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 22 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 22                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Tuck,                                                                 
Westlake                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Wool                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 22 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 23 was offered  by Representatives Saddler, Wilson,                                                                
Tilton, Knopp, Johnson, Pruitt, Chenault, Sullivan-Leonard, Johnston,                                                           
Kopp, Eastman, and Reinbold:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,647,800" in both places                                                                                       
     Insert "10,167,163" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,647,800"                                                                                                        
     Insert "10,167,163"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 23 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fansler objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 23 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 23                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                   
Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Rauscher, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Tuck,                                                               
Westlake, Wool                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Parish                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 23 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 24 was offered  by Representatives Saddler, Wilson,                                                                
Tilton, Knopp, Johnson, Pruitt, Chenault, Sullivan-Leonard, Millett,                                                            
Johnston, Kopp, Eastman, and Reinbold:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "11,696,286" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,647,800"                                                                                                        
     Insert "11,696,286"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 24 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Westlake objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 24 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 24                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                   
Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Rauscher, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr,                                                             
Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 24 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 25 was offered  by Representatives Saddler, Wilson,                                                                
Tilton, Knopp, Johnson, Pruitt, Chenault, Sullivan-Leonard, Johnston,                                                           
Kopp, Eastman, and Reinbold:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "13,544,400" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,647,800"                                                                                                        
     Insert "13,544,400"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 25 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fansler objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 25 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 25                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Grenn, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp,                                                               
Kopp, Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                     
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara,                                                                         
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 25 was not adopted.                                                                                       
HB 57                                                                                                                         
CSHB 57(FIN) am was before the House in second reading:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 26 was offered  by Representatives Tarr, Josephson,                                                                
Stutes, LeDoux, Gara, Tuck, Spohnholz, Drummond, Foster, and                                                                    
Seaton:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 56, line 12, following "DEVELOPMENT.":                                                                                     
     Insert "(a)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 56, following line 15:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The unexpended and unobligated balance, estimated to be                                                              
$17,000,000, of the appropriation made in sec. 1, ch. 16, SLA 2013,                                                             
page 12, lines 20 - 25 (Anchorage, U-Med district northern access -                                                             
$20,000,000) is reappropriated to the public education fund                                                                     
(AS 14.17.300)."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 75, line 1, following "10(g)":                                                                                             
     Insert "11(b),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Tarr moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 26 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Birch objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 26 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 26                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  17   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                 
LeDoux, Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck,                                                                   
Westlake, Wool                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp, Millett,                                                                
Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                  
Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 26 was adopted.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 27 was offered  by Representatives Neuman, Kopp,                                                                   
Birch, Talerico, Reinbold, Eastman, and Millett:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "25,476,800"                                                                                                      
     Insert "25,751,800"                                                                                                      
     Delete "15,838,300"                                                                                                      
     Insert "16,113,300"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 25, following line 26:                                                                                                     
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
                              "ALLOCATIONS                                                                                      
Citizen's Advisory                       275,000                                                                                
 Commission on Federal Areas"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Neuman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 27 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tarr objected and withdrew the objection.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                      
withdraw Amendment No. 27.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                 
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 28 was offered  by Representative Neuman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 25, following line 12:                                                                                                     
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
"It is the intent of the legislature that the sum of $250,000 collected                                                         
from snowmobile registrations, as designated in the fiscal year 2017                                                            
capital budget, be appropriated to the Department of Natural                                                                    
Resources to provide grants for nonprofit organizations, businesses,                                                            
agencies, and local governments to groom snowmobile trails, develop                                                             
and maintain trails and trail-related facilities, and provide for                                                               
snowmobile safety and education programs statewide."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 28 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                      
withdraw Amendment No. 28.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                 
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 29 was offered  by Representatives Saddler, Wilson,                                                                
Tilton, Knopp, Johnson, Pruitt, Chenault, Sullivan-Leonard, Millett,                                                            
Johnston, Kopp, Eastman, and Reinbold:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 28, following line 8:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
"It is the intent of the legislature that Village Public Safety Officer                                                         
grant administrators disburse funds to grantees bimonthly."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 29 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 29 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 57(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 29                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                
Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                                           
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                          
Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux,                                                                  
Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Claman                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 29 was not adopted.