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2018-05-04 Senate Journal

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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                            THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                SECOND SESSION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                      Friday                       May 4, 2018                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                            One Hundred Ninth Day                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
pro tempore Micciche at 11:02 a.m. The Senate was convened for the                                                              
purpose of a technical session.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senators Costello, Egan, Hughes, Meyer, Wilson, Micciche were                                                                   
present for the technical session.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Messages from the Governor                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 287                                                                                                                        
Message was read stating the Governor signed the following bill on                                                              
May 3 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                                  
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 287(FIN) "An                                                                             
          Act making appropriations for public education and                                                                    
          transportation of students; and providing for an                                                                      
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                             Chapter 6, SLA 2018                                                                               
                         Effective Date: See Chapter                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 76                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 76(FSH) "An Act relating to the mariculture revolving loan fund                                                             
and loans and grants from the fund; and providing for an effective                                                              
date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 76(FIN) "An Act relating to the mariculture                                                                       
          revolving loan fund and loans from the fund; and                                                                      
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
          (Title Change SCR 28)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senator MacKinnon, Cochair; Senator                                                                  
Olson. Signing do pass: Senators Bishop, von Imhof, Stevens,                                                                    
Micciche.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
           Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                            
      Economic Development                                                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 4, zero, Department of Fish and Game                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 106                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered HOUSE BILL NO. 106 "An Act                                                                     
allowing appropriations to the civil legal services fund from court                                                             
filing fees" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 106(FIN)                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator MacKinnon, Cochair; Senators Bishop,                                                                   
von Imhof, Stevens, Micciche. Signing no recommendation: Senator                                                                
Olson.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
           Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                            
      Economic Development                                                                                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 5, Office of the Governor                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 304                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 304(FIN) "An Act relating to the Alaska microloan revolving                                                                 
loan fund and loans from the fund" and recommended it be replaced                                                               
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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                       SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                         
          NO. 304(FIN)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senator MacKinnon, Cochair; Senator                                                                  
Olson. Signing do pass: Senators Bishop, von Imhof, Stevens,                                                                    
Micciche.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
          Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                           
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 306                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 306(FIN) "An Act relating to disbursement options under the                                                                 
Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the Teachers'                                                                 
Retirement System of Alaska for participants in the defined                                                                     
contribution plan; and providing for an effective date." Signing do                                                             
pass: Senator Bishop, Vice Chair; Senators Stevens, Micciche. Signing                                                           
no recommendation: Senator Olson.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Administration                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 398                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered HOUSE BILL NO. 398 "An Act                                                                     
relating to the allocation and apportionment of income of a public                                                              
utility for purposes of the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; and providing                                                            
for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 398(FIN)                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Bishop, Vice Chair; Senators Stevens,                                                                  
Micciche. Signing no recommendation: Senator Olson.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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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.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent the Senate                                                                   
stand in adjournment until 1:00 p.m., May 7, 2018. Without objection,                                                           
the Senate adjourned at 11:07 a.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:30 AM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
+= HB 306 PERS/TERS DISTRIBUTIONS                                                                                               
+= HB 398 CORP TAX:PUBLIC UTILITY INCOME ALLOCATION                                                                             
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                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled