Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2019-04-09 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0524 HB 39 CSSSHB 39(FIN) am was before the House. 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0525 Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 14 (page 522). There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 14. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 22 was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Page 12, line 12: Delete "20,997,900" Insert "20,964,700" Delete "9,105,100" Insert "9,071,900" Page 12, line 14: Delete "17,901,500" Insert "17,868,300" Page 41, line 11: Delete "22,429,900" Insert "22,396,700" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 22 be adopted. Representative Claman objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 22 was adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 18, 19, 20, and 21 would be rolled to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 23 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 21, lines 6 - 7: Delete "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health and Social Services maintain full funding for adult preventative dental Medicaid services." 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0526 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 23 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Representative Zulkosky moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and she was required to vote. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 23 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 23 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Merrick, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Neuman, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 23 was not adopted. Amendment No. 24 was offered by Representative Talerico: Page 57, line 6: Delete "$309,090" Insert "$209,090" Representative Talerico moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 24 be adopted. Representative Wilson objected. Representative LeDoux moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and she was required to vote. 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0527 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 24 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 24 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 24 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that amendments to CSSSHB 39(FIN) am must be submitted to the Chief Clerk's office by 10:00 a.m., April 10. Amendment No. 25 was offered by Representative Pruitt: Page 16, following line 7: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health and Social Services shall prepare a report on whether the department may obtain future savings by consolidating public health laboratories throughout the state and shall submit the report to the co-chairs of the Finance Committees by January 15, 2020." Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 25 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 25 was adopted. Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0528 Page 23, lines 18 - 22: Delete "If the Department's assessment determines that Utqiagvik would be better served by adding a local prosecutor and support staff than by continuing to serve Utqiagvik from Fairbanks, the Department shall use funds appropriated to the Criminal Division for FY20 to establish and staff a prosecutor's office in Utqiagvik, notwithstanding prosecutor locations authorized in the FY20 operating budget." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 26 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Representative Claman rose to a point of order, citing Section 2 of Mason's Manual. The Speaker advised the member to conclude the remarks. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 26 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 31 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 26 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 27 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0529 Amendment No. 28 was not offered. Amendment No. 29 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 52, following line 6: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) It is the intent of the legislature that departments continue to identify additional means of reducing spending so that per capita state spending is reduced to not more than twice the national average by the end of fiscal year 2021." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 29 be adopted. Representative Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 29 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 29 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 28 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Revak, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 29 was not adopted. Amendment No. 30 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 52, following line 6: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) It is the intent of the legislature that no state appropriation result in the creation of an unfunded mandate." 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0530 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 30 be adopted. Representative Kopp objected. The Speaker, citing Section 180 of Mason's Manual, ruled Amendment Nos. 30, 31, and 34 out of order. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment Nos. 30, 31, 34 Out of Order Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 26 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton Excused: Lincoln And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 32 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 33 was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Page 5, line 4: Delete "17,682,100" Insert "17,293,000" Delete "17,125,900" Insert "16,736,800" 2019-04-09 House Journal Page 0531 Page 5, line 5: Delete "17,682,100" Insert "17,293,000" Page 39, line 7: Delete "26,111,300" Insert "25,722,200" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 33 be adopted. Representative Johnston objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 33 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 33 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance, Wilson Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 33 was not adopted. The House adjourned. CSSSHB 39(FIN) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.