Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2020-03-18 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2020-03-18 House Journal Page 1936 HB 234 Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the House waive Uniform Rules 41(c). There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2020-03-18 House Journal Page 1937 Representative Kopp rose to a point of order, citing Section 123 of Mason's Manual. The Speaker cautioned the member to speak to the changes in the bill. Representative Claman rose to a point of order stating the member is not speaking to the changes in the bill. The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the changes in the bill. Representative Thompson moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 234(FIN) Concur YEAS: 28 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton, Vance Excused: Jackson, Rasmussen And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS CSHB 234(FIN). Representative Thompson moved that the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund (Article IX, Section 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the question be divided. There was objection. 2020-03-18 House Journal Page 1938 The question being: "Shall the question be divided?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 234(FIN) Divide the Question Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations Concur YEAS: 15 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Prax, Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson, Rasmussen And so, the motion failed. The question being: "Shall the House adopt the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 234(FIN) Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations Concur YEAS: 28 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton, Vance Excused: Jackson, Rasmussen 2020-03-18 House Journal Page 1939 And so, lacking the required 30 votes, the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund were not adopted, and the new title follows: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(FIN)(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date." Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 234(FIN)(brf sup maj fld) Effective Date Concur YEAS: 38 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson, Rasmussen And so, the effective date clause was adopted. The bill was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.