Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2020-02-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2020-02-28 House Journal Page 1730 HCR 13 HCR 13 was before the House with Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 moved and pending. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCR 13 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 12 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Zulkosky 2020-02-28 House Journal Page 1731 Nays: Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, Prax, Pruitt, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson Excused: Jackson, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 as amended was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Following fourth "the": Delete "current levels of government spending" Insert "failure to enact a sustainable, balanced, long-term fiscal plan that includes an effective spending cap" Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 as amended be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCR 13 Second Reading Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 as amended YEAS: 25 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 12 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson Nays: Hannan, Josephson, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool And so, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 as amended was adopted. 2020-02-28 House Journal Page 1732 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCR 13 Second Reading Amendment No. 3 as amended YEAS: 26 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 12 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Zulkosky Nays: Hannan, Josephson Excused: Jackson, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool And so, Amendment No. 3 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 4 was not offered. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 2, following line 9: Insert "WHEREAS the Alaska permanent fund dividend has been calculated for payment to Alaska residents according to the current statutory formula, AS 43.23.025; and WHEREAS the effect of the full payment of the permanent fund dividend into our economy has a great benefit to Alaskans; and" Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Kreiss-Tomkins objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCR 13 am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 12 ABSENT: 0 2020-02-28 House Journal Page 1733 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, Prax, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 3, following line 5: Insert "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature pledges to fund essential services required by the Constitution of the State of Alaska and fund all other services as discretionary funds allow; and be it" Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Representative Kopp objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCR 13 am Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 9 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 12 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillis, Johnson, Prax, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Zulkosky Excused: Jackson, Knopp, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool 2020-02-28 House Journal Page 1734 And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCR 13 am will be held to the March 2 calendar.