Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2020-03-03 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1759 HB 205 The following, which was held from the March 2 calendar (page 1748), was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 205 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; 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." 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1760 with the: Journal Page FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 6DP 4AM 1721 CS(FIN)(CORRECTED) RECEIVED 1747 Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 205(FIN)(Corrected) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; making supplemental appropriations; 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." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 53, following line 18: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) The amount authorized under AS 37.13.145(b) for transfer by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, estimated to be $2,005,100,000, is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of permanent fund dividends and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 53, line 22: Delete "appropriation made in (b)" Insert "appropriations made in (b) and (c)" Page 76, lines 23 - 24: Delete "secs. 7(a), (c), and (d)" Insert "secs. 7(a) and (c) - (e)" 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1761 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Foster objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, 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 And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 23, lines 4 - 8: Delete all material and insert: "Civil Division 47,561,100 20,638,800 26,922,300" Page 24, lines 8 - 15: Delete all material. Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1762 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 31 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Neuman, Prax, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 52, line 1: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 52, following line 3: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state funds be used to collect union dues." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Representative Claman rose to a point of order stating the comments were not germane to the amendment. The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the amendment. 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1763 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 29 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Neuman, Prax, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 53, following line 18: Insert new subsections to read: "(c) The sum of $683,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for payment of supplemental 2016 permanent fund dividends to eligible individuals who received a 2016 permanent fund dividend and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. (d) The sum of $826,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for payment of supplemental 2017 permanent fund dividends to eligible individuals who received a 2017 permanent fund dividend and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. (e) The sum of $888,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for payment of supplemental 2018 permanent fund dividends to eligible individuals who received a 2018 permanent fund dividend and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1764 ending June 30, 2021. (f) The sum of $810,935,000 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for payment of supplemental 2019 permanent fund dividends to eligible individuals who received a 2019 permanent fund dividend and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 53, line 22: Delete "appropriation made in (b)" Insert "appropriations made in (b) - (f)" Page 76, lines 23 - 24: Delete "secs. 7(a), (c), and (d)" Insert "secs. 7(a) and (c) - (h)" Page 76, line 31, following "CONTINGENCY.": Insert "(a)" Page 77, following line 2: Insert new subsections to read: "(b) The appropriation made in sec. 7(c) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature and enactment into law of a bill directing the commissioner of revenue to include supplemental payments for the 2016 permanent fund dividend with the 2020 permanent fund dividend payments to eligible individuals. (c) The appropriation made in sec. 7(d) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature and enactment into law of a bill directing the commissioner of revenue to include supplemental payments for the 2017 permanent fund dividend with the 2020 permanent fund dividend payments to eligible individuals. (d) The appropriation made in sec. 7(e) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature and enactment into law of a bill directing the commissioner of revenue to include supplemental payments for the 2018 permanent fund dividend with the 2020 permanent fund dividend payments to eligible individuals. (e) The appropriation made in sec. 7(f) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature and enactment 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1765 into law of a bill directing the commissioner of revenue to include supplemental payments for the 2019 permanent fund dividend with the 2020 permanent fund dividend payments to eligible individuals." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Foster objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No 4 was offered by Representative Vance: Page 2, following line 27: Insert "It is the intent of the legislature that the supplemental payments for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 permanent fund dividends payments be distributed over four quarterly payments." Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No.1 to Amendment No. 4 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, Lincoln, Merrick, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Tuck, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1766 Absent: Neuman And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, LeDoux, Neuman, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 53, following line 18: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) The sum of $810,935,000 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for payment of supplemental 2019 permanent fund dividends to eligible individuals who received a 2019 permanent fund dividend and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 53, line 22: Delete "appropriation made in (b)" Insert "appropriations made in (b) and (c)" 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1767 Page 76, lines 23 - 24: Delete "secs. 7(a), (c), and (d)" Insert "secs. 7(a) and (c) - (e)" Page 76, line 31, following "CONTINGENCY.": Insert "(a)" Page 77, following line 2: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) The appropriation made in sec. 7(c) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature and enactment into law of a bill directing the commissioner of revenue to include supplemental payments for the 2019 permanent fund dividend with the 2020 permanent fund dividend payments to eligible individuals." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Kopp rose to a point of order, citing sections 156.9, 183, 398, 401, and 420 of Mason's Manual, and asked the Speaker to rule Amendment Nos. 5 - 8 out of order. Representative Kopp moved that Amendment Nos. 5 - 8 be tabled. There was objection. Representative Eastman rose to a point of order regarding tabling the amendments. The Speaker ruled the member out of order. The question being: "Shall Amendment Nos. 5 - 8 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 205(FIN)(Corrected) Second Reading Table Amendment Nos. 5-8 YEAS: 22 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 2 2020-03-03 House Journal Page 1768 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Excused: Jackson Absent: LeDoux, Tuck And so, Amendment Nos. 5 - 8 were tabled.