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2019-07-11 House Journal

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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                         THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                          SECOND SPECIAL SESSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Thursday                   July 11, 2019                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                Fourth Day                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Edgmon at 10:30 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 24 members present.  Representative Rauscher had                                                               
been excused from a call of the House today.   Representatives                                                                  
Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman,                                                                  
Pruitt, Rasmussen, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton,                                                             
and Vance were absent.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Wilson.                                                              
Representative Drummond moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it                                                          
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     O Lord, I give you my worries and concerns, and I ask for                                                                  
     your guidance.  You see it all, the outer circumstances, the                                                               
     inner turmoil.  I know that you understand my life, that                                                                   
     sometimes my heart weighs heavy with trouble.  Right now I                                                                 
     lay all these things before you.  I breathe in, safe in the                                                                
     knowledge that I am held by grace.  I breathe out, knowing                                                                 
     that I am held secure in your arms.                                                                                        
     And I wait on you.  For you are all truth, you are overflowing                                                             
     love, you are a beacon of hope and a fortress of faith.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Lord, I choose to be attentive to your voice.  May I be alert to                                                           
     your Spirit's guiding as I journey onward with you.  I love                                                                
     you, Father.  Amen.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Claman.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the journal for the third legislative day of the second special session be                                                      
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                                                         
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
allow members of the Senate to enter the House chamber; and so, the                                                             
House recessed at 10:32 a.m.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                        JOINT SESSION IN THE HOUSE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
President Giessel reconvened the joint session (page 1233) at                                                                   
10:46 a.m.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 39                                                                                                                         
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                    
withdraw the rescind motion (page 1233) to the following:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     CONFERENCE CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39                                                                                 
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making                                                                        
     supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing                                                            
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 19                                                                                                                         
Senator Hoffman moved that:                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN)                                                                         
     am H(brf sup maj fld H)                                                                                                    
     "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                           
     supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                                   
     appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations                                                             
     to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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become law notwithstanding the Governor's veto.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw                                                                   
the motion.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that the joint                                                                
session adjourn.  There being no objection, President Giessel                                                                   
adjourned the joint session at 12:24 p.m.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker ordered the House at ease to allow members of the Senate                                                            
to leave the Chamber.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                               IN THE HOUSE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 12:27 p.m.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The House advanced to:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following meeting today was changed:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Finance Committee                                                                                                               
CHANGED TO:                                              Call of the Chair                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                        MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 49                                                                                                                         
A message dated July 8 was received stating the Governor signed the                                                             
following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to                                                         
the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 49                                                                                        
     "An Act relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to                                                                
     marriage as a defense to certain crimes of sexual assault;                                                                 
     establishing the crime of possession of motor vehicle theft tools;                                                         
     relating to controlled substances; relating to electronic monitoring;                                                      
     relating to probation and parole; relating to sentencing; amending                                                         
     the definitions of 'most serious felony,' 'sex offense,' and 'sex                                                          
     offender'; relating to registration of sex offenders; relating to the                                                      

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     automated victim notification system; relating to reporting child                                                          
     abuse or neglect; relating to Alaska Native organizations; relating                                                        
     to the village public safety officer program; relating to                                                                  
     cancellation of a driver's license; relating to driving while license                                                      
     canceled; relating to operating under the influence; relating to                                                           
     restoration of a driver's license; relating to refusal to submit to a                                                      
     chemical test; relating to the use of headlights; relating to the                                                          
     powers and duties of the commissioner of corrections; relating to                                                          
     pretrial services; relating to the duties of a prosecuting attorney;                                                       
     relating to testing of sexual assault examination kits; relating to                                                        
     reports of involuntary commitment; amending Rules 6(r)(6) and                                                              
     38.2, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an                                                             
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Chapter No. 4, FSSLA 2019                                                                                                  
     Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SB 16                                                                                                                         
A message dated July 5 was received stating the Governor signed the                                                             
following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to                                                         
the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
             HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 16(FIN) am H                                                                  
     "An Act relating to certain alcoholic beverage licenses and                                                                
     permits; relating to the bond requirement for certain alcoholic                                                            
     beverage license holders; and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Chapter No. 10, SLA 2019                                                                                                   
     Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SB 19                                                                                                                         
The following letter dated July 8 was received July 10 at 3:09 p.m.:                                                            
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
On this date I signed, with line-item vetoes, the following bill passed                                                         
by the First Special Session of the Thirty-First Alaska State                                                                   
Legislature and am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to                                                            
the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for permanent filing:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 19(FIN)                                                                         
     am H(brf sup maj fld H)                                                                                                    
     "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                           
     supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                                   
     appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations                                                             
     to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Chapter No. 3, FSSLA 2019                                                                                                  
     [Effective Date:  See Chapter]                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senate Bill 19, as passed by the legislature, contained operating and                                                           
capital appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020, totaling $1.242 billion.                                                           
The capital budget totals $1.202 billion, including $58.4 million in                                                            
general funds. Through line-item vetoes, I have reduced the operating                                                           
and capital appropriations in SB 19 by $10.6 million.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Unfortunately, the capital budget I received back from the legislature                                                          
lacked the support needed to fully fund projects and programs critical                                                          
to the development of Alaska. I look forward to a swift resolution on                                                           
the 2019 Permanent Fund Dividend, so the legislature can quickly                                                                
move on to fully funding a capital budget to support jobs and families                                                          
across Alaska, and ensure Federal funds are not forfeited and critical                                                          
road, infrastructure, and life, health, safety projects receive funding.                                                        
Attached you will find the report detailing my line-item vetoes.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Michael J. Dunleavy                                                                                                             
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                         MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCR 201                                                                                                                       
A message dated July 9 was received stating the Senate passed:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 201                                                                                        
     Authorizing the House of Representatives and the Senate to recess                                                          
     for a period of more than three days.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HCR 201 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., July 12.  There being no objection,                                                         
the House adjourned at 12:28 p.m.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                             Crystaline Jones                                                                   
                                             Chief Clerk