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2019-07-31 Senate Journal

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                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                           THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                            SECOND SPECIAL SESSION                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska Wednesday July 31, 2019                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                              Twenty-fourth Day                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Giessel at 11:01 a.m. The Senate was convened for the purpose of a                                                              
technical session.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senators Hughes, Kiehl, Giessel were present for the technical session.                                                         
Senators Begich, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Micciche were excused from a                                                                
call of the Senate.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Messages from the Governor                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SCR 5                                                                                                                         
Message dated July 30 was read stating the Governor read the                                                                    
following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                          
to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                                    
          Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                                                                        
          concerning House Bill No. 14, relating to assault in                                                                  
          the first degree; relating to harassment; relating to sex                                                             
          offenses; relating to the definition of "dangerous                                                                    
          instrument"; providing for an aggravating factor at                                                                   
          sentencing for strangulation that results in                                                                          
          unconsciousness; relating to the duties of the                                                                        
          prosecuting attorney; and relating to victim                                                                          
          notifications.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                          Legislative Resolve No. 2                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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SCR 6                                                                                                                         
Message dated July 30 was read stating the Governor read the                                                                    
following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                          
to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6                                                                                    
          Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                                                                        
          concerning House Bill No. 78, relating to insurance;                                                                  
          relating to an insurer's corporate annual disclosure;                                                                 
          and relating to insurance company holding systems.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                          Legislative Resolve No. 6                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Engrossment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001                                                                                                                       
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am S "An                                                                          
Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program                                                                    
expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing                                                             
funds; making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and                                                                
other appropriations; making appropriations for the operating and                                                               
capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                          
program; and providing for an effective date" which passed the Senate                                                           
July 29 (page 1421) with engrossment waived, was engrossed and                                                                  
returned to the House on July 30.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                  Enrollment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 2002                                                                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(FIN) "An Act making                                                                                 
appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental                                                                  
appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                            
appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; making                                                               
appropriations for the capital expenses of the state's integrated                                                               
comprehensive mental health program; making appropriations under                                                                
art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                              
constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date"                                                        

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was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and                                                                
Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the                                                            
Office of the Governor at 11:20 a.m., July 31, 2019.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Memorandum from the Division of Legal and Research Services,                                                                    
Legislative Affairs Agency, reporting the following manifest errors in                                                          
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(FIN), which have been corrected                                                                     
in enrolling:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 19, line 19:                                                                                                               
          Delete "$9,286,780"                                                                                                   
          Insert "$9,252,203"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 21, lines 8 - 12:                                                                                                          
          Delete all material.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The appropriation made in sec. 16(a)(16) of this Act, page 21, lines 8 -                                                        
12, is a duplicate reappropriation of the appropriation made in sec. 13                                                         
of this Act. Due to a drafting error, the appropriation was not removed                                                         
when sec. 13 was added to the bill. We have removed sec. 16(a)(16),                                                             
consistent with legislative intent. The estimated total of the                                                                  
appropriations made in sec. 16(a) has been adjusted accordingly.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Rule 23(d) of the Alaska State Legislature Uniform Rules is currently                                                           
in effect.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous                                                                
consent the Senate stand in adjournment until 2:00 p.m.,                                                                        
August 6, 2019. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:03 a.m.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    

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