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2020-03-17 House Journal

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                               HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                         THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                              SECOND SESSION                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                    Tuesday                 March 17, 2020                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                             Fifty-seventh Day                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Edgmon at 10:40 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 36 members present.  Representative Kreiss-Tomkins                                                             
was absent, and his presence was noted later.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Representatives Jackson, Neuman, and Rasmussen be excused from a                                                                
call of the House today.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Kopp.                                                                
Representative Drummond moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it                                                          
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     With deepest respect to the religious beliefs of all, I offer this                                                         
     prayer:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Almighty God, this morning we acknowledge that you are all                                                                 
     powerful, always good, always faithful, and that your love                                                                 
     endures forever.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Lord, you are our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in                                                             
     trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way                                                            
     and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     You have seen our country through great adversity, danger,                                                                 
     and war. It is your divine protection we have always turned to                                                             

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     in our desperate hour, collectively acknowledging our nation's                                                             
     motto, "In God we trust." And truly, Lord, the memory of                                                                   
     your mercy brings us to our knees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     We pray for an end to the spread of the coronavirus in Alaska                                                              
     and our nation. We know this virus did not take you by                                                                     
     surprise and that you are still governing and sustaining the                                                               
     world. We pray for your healing mercy and that you would                                                                   
     graciously bring this pandemic to an end. And we pray for                                                                  
     healing for all those affected by the virus. We pray for our                                                               
     government leaders and all those in positions of authority as                                                              
     we make decisions related to public health and safety, and we                                                              
     pray for a spirit of unity as we work together to protect your                                                             
     people. We pray for our church leaders for the difficult                                                                   
     decisions related to public worship and the safety of their                                                                
     members that pastors, priests, and spiritual leaders will have                                                             
     wisdom to faithfully shepherd their congregations even if they                                                             
     are unable to physically gather.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Lord, we pray that our hearts would be led by mercy and that                                                               
     we would love our neighbors well during this time. We pray                                                                 
     for the vulnerable, the elderly, and for those who are                                                                     
     immunocompromised and especially at risk. We pray for the                                                                  
     many individuals and businesses facing financial hardship.                                                                 
     We pray for honest reporting in the news media, that no fear                                                               
     would be stoked where it is unwarranted.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Finally, Lord, we pray for a personal and national posture of                                                              
     trust. Your word tells us that you have not given us a spirit of                                                           
     fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. We pray                                                                
     for enduring faith during this season of heightened fear,                                                                  
     anxiety, and confusion.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Lord, thank you for the strength that we can possess because                                                               
     of the hope you have given us in your son.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Tuck.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the journal for the 56th legislative day be approved as certified by the                                                        
Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 27                                                                                                                         
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 27                                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, and                                                               
     labeling of child-related products containing certain flame                                                                
     retardant chemicals; relating to an interstate chemicals                                                                   
     clearinghouse; adding unlawful acts to the Alaska Unfair Trade                                                             
     Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an                                                                
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 27(RES)                                                                                              
     "An Act relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of                                                             
     products containing certain flame retardant chemicals; relating to                                                         
     an interstate chemicals clearinghouse; adding unlawful acts to the                                                         
     Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Spohnholz, Chair, with the                                                              
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Hannan, Story, Fields, Stutes, Spohnholz                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Gillis                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 27(RES):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Environmental Conservation                                                                                   
2.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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HB 27 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                  
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                         INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Southeast Alaska Land Trust, 25th Anniversary                                                                        
By Representative Hannan                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Alaska Air Ambulance and Aviation, Search and Rescue                                                                 
Support Organizations                                                                                                           
By Representatives Gillis, Lincoln, Zulkosky                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                    CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 113                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held from the March 16 calendar (page                                                                  
1890), was moved to the bottom of the calendar:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 113                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to employment preferences for spouses and                                                                 
     children of veterans, disabled veterans, former prisoners of war,                                                          
       members of the national guard, and deceased service members."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 124                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held from the March 16 calendar (page                                                                  
1891), was moved to the bottom of the calendar:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124                                                                                  
     "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to                                                                
     notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for                                                           
     remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                      SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 74                                                                                                                         
The following, which was held from the March 16 calendar (page                                                                  
1891), was moved to the bottom of the calendar:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school                                                               
     districts; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                       HOUSE BILLS IN THIRD READING                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 221                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held from the March 16 calendar (page                                                                  
1891), was before the House in third reading:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 221(TRB)                                                                                             
     "An Act providing for state recognition of federally recognized                                                            
     tribes; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Kreiss-Tomkins was noted.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 221(TRB) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 221(TRB)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  31   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan,                                                                
Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon,                                                               
LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Pruitt, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story,                                                                
Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool,                                                                    
Zulkosky                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Prax, Sullivan-Leonard                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Neuman, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Rauscher                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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And so, CSHB 221(TRB) passed the House.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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 being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 221(TRB) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held from March 16 (page 1890,) was                                                                    
before the House:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17                                                                                         
     Suspending Rule 23(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                   
     Legislature, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 15, following "Legislature":                                                                                       
 Insert "for the purpose of passing appropriation bills."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Spohnholz objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                          
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
Special Order of Business                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  29   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Prax, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton,                                                             
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                     
LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Pruitt, Shaw, Spohnholz,                                                                
Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Neuman, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Johnson, Sullivan-                                                               
Leonard, Carpenter, Gillis, Talerico, Shaw, Rauscher, Merrick, Tilton,                                                          
Pruitt, and Prax:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 15, following "Legislature":                                                                                       
     Insert "to allow committees to consider only legislative measures                                                          
that substantially relate to, and have as their primary purpose,                                                                
appropriating, raising, or allocating state revenue, confirming                                                                 
appointments, extending the termination date of a board, commission,                                                            
or task force, and considering the public health disaster emergency                                                             
declared by the Governor on March 11, 2020"                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Kopp:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 5, following "force,":                                                                                             
 Delete "and"                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 6, following "March 11, 2020":                                                                                     
 Insert ", and providing economic relief to individuals, businesses,                                                            
and communities impacted by the COVID-19 virus outbreak"                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
1:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 11:50 a.m.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                               AFTER RECESS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 1:38 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Neuman, who was excused (page                                                                  
1899), was noted.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                         SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                        
HCR 17 was before the House with Amendment No. 1 to Amendment                                                                   
No. 2 pending.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                        
withdraw Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 2.  There being no                                                                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp rose to a point of order regarding confining                                                                
remarks to the amendment before the body.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker cautioned the member to speak to the amendment.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                          
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
Special Order of Business                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, 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                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Rasmussen                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HCR 17 am pass the House?"  The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17 am                                                                                                                       
Special Order of Business                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                     
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr,                                                               
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Neuman, Sullivan-Leonard                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Rasmussen                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, HCR 17 am passed the House and was referred to the Chief                                                                
Clerk for engrossment.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                       SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 113                                                                                                                        
The following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar                                                                    
(page 1902), was read the second time:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 113                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to employment preferences for spouses and                                                                 
     children of veterans, disabled veterans, former prisoners of war,                                                          
       members of the national guard, and deceased service members."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 MLV RPT CS(MLV) NT 5DP 1NR 694                                                                                                 
 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 694                                                                                                             
 FN2: ZERO(LWF) 694                                                                                                             

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 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 5DP 2NR 1697                                                                                                
 FN3: ZERO(ADM) 1697                                                                                                            
 FN4: ZERO(LWF) 1697                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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. 113(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to private sector and state employment                                                                    
     preferences for active service members, veterans, and spouses and                                                          
     dependent children of active service members and veterans;                                                                 
     relating to employment preferences for surviving spouses of                                                                
     deceased service members and veterans; and relating to                                                                     
     employment preferences for disabled veterans and former                                                                    
     prisoners of war."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 16:                                                                                                                
      Delete "discharged under honorable conditions from service in"                                                           
     Insert "who is a veteran of"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 28, following "section,":                                                                                          
     Insert "(1)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 30:                                                                                                                
     Delete "(1)"                                                                                                               
     Insert "(A)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 31:                                                                                                                
     Delete "(2)"                                                                                                               
     Insert "(B)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 1:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "(A)"                                                                                                               
     Insert "(i)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Page 3, line 2:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "(B)"                                                                                                               
     Insert "(ii)"                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 4:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "."                                                                                                                 
     Insert ";                                                                                                                  
              (2)  "veteran" means a person honorably separated from                                                            
     military service described in (a) of this section                                                                          
                  (A)  for at least 181 days                                                                                    
                       (i)  between September 16, 1940, and                                                                     
              December 31, 1947;                                                                                                
                       (ii)  between June 27, 1950, and October 14,                                                             
              1976;                                                                                                             
                       (iii)  between August 2, 1990, and January 2,                                                            
              1992;                                                                                                             
                       (iv)  beginning September 11, 2001, and ending                                                           
              on the day prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by                                                          
              law as the last date of Operation Iraqi Freedom; or                                                               
                       (v)  during any period listed in 5 U.S.C. 2108(1);                                                       
              or                                                                                                                
                  (B)  because of injury or disability incurred in the                                                          
         line of duty."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, lines 10 - 11:                                                                                                          
     Delete "discharged under honorable conditions from service                                                             
in"                                                                                                                         
     Insert "a veteran of"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Shaw objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 113(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  2   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                               

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Yeas:  Eastman, Wool                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, 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,                                                                
Zulkosky                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Rasmussen                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
CSHB 113(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 113(L&C) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 113(L&C) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 113(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                     
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                             
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, Rasmussen                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  LeDoux                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 113(L&C) passed the House and was referred to the                                                                  
Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Representative LeDoux be excused from a call of the House today.                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 124                                                                                                                        
The following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar                                                                    
(page 1902), was read the second time:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124                                                                                  
     "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to                                                                
     notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for                                                           
     remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 JUD RPT 4DP 1DNP                                                     1720                                                      
 FN1: ZERO(DNR)                                                       1720                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 31, through page 3, line 5:                                                                                        
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 15:                                                                                                               
     Delete "4 - 16"                                                                                                            
     Insert "4 - 15"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 16:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 4 - 16"                                                                                                      
     Insert "secs. 4 - 15"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 17:                                                                                                               
     Delete "Sections 4 and 5 of this Act apply"                                                                                
     Insert "Section 4 of this Act applies"                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 19:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 4 and 5"                                                                                                     
     Insert "sec. 4"                                                                                                            

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Page 12, line 23:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 15"                                                                                                           
     Insert "sec. 14"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 1 - 16"                                                                                                      
     Insert "secs. 1 - 15"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 29:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 1 - 16"                                                                                                      
     Insert "secs. 1 - 15"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 5:                                                                                                                
     Delete "secs. 4 - 16"                                                                                                      
     Insert "secs. 4 - 15"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 6:                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  5   NAYS:  32   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Eastman, Neuman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                     
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Shaw,                                                             
Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool,                                                            
Zulkosky                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  35   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp,                                                                            
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                             
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Absent:  Knopp                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  33   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Eastman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp,                                                                            
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson,                                                               
Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Knopp                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  35   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis,                                                             
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kopp,                                                                            
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                             
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Knopp                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
SSHB 124 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124 was read the third time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall SSHB 124 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan,                                                                
Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp,                                                                             
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman, Ortiz, Prax,                                                                   
Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr,                                                               
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Eastman, Sullivan-Leonard                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, SSHB 124 passed the House.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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 be adopted?"  The roll                                                           
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124                                                                                                                        
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                    
Foster, Gillis, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson,                                                                  
Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Lincoln, Merrick, Neuman,                                                                   
Ortiz, Prax, Pruitt, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes,                                                                  
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance,                                                                
Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, the effective date was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 124 was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 74                                                                                                                         
The following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar (page                                                              
1903), was read the second time:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school                                                               
     districts; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT HCS (FIN) NT 5DP 1DNP 4NR 1AM                                1619                                                      
 FN3: (EED) 1619                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                           
bill:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN)                                                                                
     "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school                                                               
     districts."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     (technical title change)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
HCS CSSB 74(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 74(FIN) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                    
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                           LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the House approve the citation on the calendar.  There being no                                                                 
objection, the following citation was approved and sent to enrolling:                                                           
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - William "Middy" Johnson                                                                                           
By Representative Foster; Senator Olson                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 301                                                                                                                        
Representative Shaw moved and asked unanimous consent to be added                                                               
as prime sponsor of the following:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 301                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to certificates of fitness for plumbers and                                                               
     electricians."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields, Co-chair of the State Affairs Committee, moved                                                           
and asked unanimous consent that the five-day notice requirement in                                                             
Uniform Rule 23(a) be waived so that the State Affairs Committee can                                                            
join the House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs for a joint                                                                  
presentation on REAL ID on March 19.  There being no objection, it                                                              
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker referred the Monetary Terms of Agreement between the                                                                
State and Public Employees Local 71-Labor, Trades and Crafts Unit                                                               
(page 1885) to the Finance Committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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                            SENSE OF THE HOUSE                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following Sense of the House was offered by Representative                                                                  
Eastman:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
"It is the sense of the House that, pursuant to Article VII, Constitution                                                       
of the State of Alaska, the public health requires that passengers on                                                           
inbound flights to Alaska that have lately interacted with the general                                                          
public in other states and countries, shall quarantine for a period of not                                                      
less than fourteen days before interacting with the Alaska public in                                                            
order to reduce the spread of disease, and that this measure continue                                                           
until the spread of COVID-19 in the United States has been reduced."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved that the Sense of the House be                                                                     
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker referred the Sense of the House to the Community &                                                                  
Regional Affairs and State Affairs Committees.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carpenter objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the Sense of the House be referred to the                                                           
Community & Regional Affairs and State Affairs Committees?  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Sense of the House                                                                                                              
Refer to Community & Regional Affairs and State Affairs Committees                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  13   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillis, Hannan,                                                                
Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon,                                                               
Lincoln, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool,                                                                  
Zulkosky                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Prax, Pruitt,                                                              
Rauscher, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Jackson, LeDoux, Rasmussen                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Ortiz                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion passed.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 113                                                                                                                        
Representatives Kopp, Josephson, and Spohnholz added as cosponsors                                                              
to:                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to private sector and state employment                                                                    
     preferences for active service members, veterans, and spouses and                                                          
     dependent children of active service members and veterans;                                                                 
     relating to employment preferences for surviving spouses of                                                                
     deceased service members and veterans; and relating to                                                                     
     employment preferences for disabled veterans and former                                                                    
     prisoners of war."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 124                                                                                                                        
Representatives Kopp, Josephson, Wool, and Story added as                                                                       
cosponsors to:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124                                                                                  
     "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to                                                                
     notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for                                                           
     remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 74                                                                                                                         
Representatives Kopp and Drummond added as cross sponsors to:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN)                                                                                
     "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school                                                               
     districts."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                ENGROSSMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                        
HCR 17 am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                                 
and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 113                                                                                                                        
CSHB 113(L&C) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                    
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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HB 124                                                                                                                        
SSHB 124 was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                              
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 221                                                                                                                        
CSHB 221(TRB) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                    
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                               ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following meetings today were changed:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Finance Committee                                                                                                               
CHANGED TO:                                                      3:15 p.m.                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Health & Social Services Committee                                                                                              
CHANGED TO:                                                      3:15 p.m.                                                      
                                                                                                                                
State Affairs Committee  3:00 p.m.                           CANCELED                                                           
                                                                                                                                
House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                         
                                                             CANCELED                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., March 18.  There being no                                                                   
objection, the House adjourned at 2:58 a.m.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                              Crystaline Jones                                                                  
                                              Chief Clerk