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2017-06-15 Senate Journal

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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                            THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                            FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                    Thursday                     June 15, 2017                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                               Twenty-ninth Day                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Kelly at 11:04 a.m.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed twenty members present.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Jacob Pennell, Senate Page.                                                             
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer                                                               
be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
       Lord,                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
       Please grant us patience as we continue to seek what is                                                                  
       right for our state. Give us open minds and let us love                                                                  
       one another as you love us. Allow us to work through                                                                     
       frustration and experience your peace.        Amen.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
journal for the twenty-eighth legislative day of the first special session                                                      
be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so                                                         
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                                Communications                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following report is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the                                                           
Senate:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Department of Health and Social Services                                                                                        
Medicaid Management Information System Status Update                                                                            
June 2017                                                                                                                       
in accordance with AS 47.07.076(c)                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Fisher House of Alaska                                                                                               
Representative(s) LeDoux                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Wielechowski, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                              
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - United Service Organization Alaska                                                                                   
Representative(s) LeDoux                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Wielechowski, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                              
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 673d Civil Engineer                                                                  
Group NOAA Species in the Spotlight Recovery Hero Award                                                                         
Representative(s) LeDoux                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Wielechowski, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                              
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - 45th Anniversary of Doyon, Limited                                                                                   
Representative(s) Kawasaki                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Bishop, Kelly, Begich, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam - Sam Richard Brice                                                                                                 
Senator(s) Coghill, Bishop, Kelly, Begich, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
Representative(s) Wilson, Wool                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and                                                         
referred to the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
following citations be made a special order of business. Without                                                                
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                          Special Order of Business                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Larry W. Metzler                                                                                                     
Representative(s) Tuck                                                                                                          
Senator(s) Wielechowski, von Imhof, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill,                                                             
Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes,                                                                    
MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Jacob Moos                                                                                                           
Representative(s) Foster                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Olson, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                           
Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer,                                                                      
Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Byron Birdsall                                                                                                    
Representative(s) Grenn                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Costello, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Glen Earl Josey                                                                                                   
Representative(s) Grenn                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Costello, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and                                                         
referred to the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                             Unfinished Business                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following appointments were made by the Alaska Legislative                                                                  
Bush Caucus:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Water and Sewer Advisory Committee                                                                                     
(Chapter 48, SLA 2016)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Jeff Stanley, civil engineer public member                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Dennis Wagner, appropriate federal agency member                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Bill Griffith, appropriate state agency member                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mike Black, senior expert in environmental health and engineering                                                               
from tribal health non-profit member                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Brian Lefferts, public member who resides in a rural community off                                                              
the road system                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Christopher Cox, public member who resides in a rural community off                                                             
the road system                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Westlake, member of the House of Representatives                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson, member of the Senate                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                    Recess                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate                                                              
stand in recess to a call of the Chair. Without objection, the Senate                                                           
recessed at 11:09 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                 After Recess                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Senate reconvened at 4:47 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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                                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 51                                                                                                                         
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 51(RLS) "An Act                                                                             
extending the termination date of the Board of Veterinary Examiners;                                                            
relating to the licensure of nail technicians; relating to the practice of                                                      
manicuring; 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 9:51 a.m., June 15, 2017.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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. 51(RLS), which have                                                                         
been corrected in enrolling:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 27:                                                                                                                
          Delete "requirement"                                                                                              
          Insert "requirements"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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SB 55                                                                                                                         
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 55(RLS) "An Act                                                                             
relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to controlled                                                                  
substances; relating to sentencing; relating to protective orders;                                                              

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relating to restitution; relating to the period of probation; relating to                                                       
revocation, termination, suspension, cancellation, or restoration of a                                                          
driver's license; relating to parole; relating to the duties of the                                                             
Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Social                                                               
Services; requiring an inventory of and reports on untested sexual                                                              
assault examination kits; 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 9:51 a.m., June 15, 2017.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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. 55(RLS), which have                                                                         
been corrected in enrolling:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, line 13:                                                                                                                
          Delete "section"                                                                                                  
          Insert "subsection"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Page 17, line 30, following "each":                                                                                             
          Insert "untested"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous                                                              
consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m.,                                                                  
June 16, 2017. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 4:48 p.m.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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                            CONFERENCE COMMITTEES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                   CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON HB 57 AND HB 59                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Jun 15        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532          10:00 AM                                                  
              -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --                                                                              
+= HB  57 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS