Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-04-06 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2397 HB 281 The following was before the House: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; 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." 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2398 Representative Patkotak moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the motion to take up Amendment No. 77. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 55 was not offered. Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 44. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 44?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Rescind Previous Action in adopting Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 4 NAYS: 35 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Hopkins, Josephson, Nelson, Snyder Nays: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Johnson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Spohnholz Gillham changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Hopkins changed from "NAY" to "YEA" Johnson changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Josephson changed from "NAY" to "YEA" McCarty changed from "YEA" to "NAY" McKay changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Vance changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, the motion failed. Amendment No. 56 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 113, line 14: Delete "CONTINGENCY." Insert "CONTINGENCIES. (a)" 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2399 Page 113, following line 17: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) The amount appropriated to the Department of Health, Medicaid Services, in sec. 1 of this Act, is contingent on passage by the Thirty-Second Alaska State Legislature during the Second Regular Session and enactment into law of a version of HB 252 or a similar bill allowing a patient in a hospital to have an advocate of the patient's choosing present during the patient's stay in the hospital." Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 56 be adopted. Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 56 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 56 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 56/Table YEAS: 37 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 56 was tabled. Amendment No. 57 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2400 Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that a department that has submitted a fiscal note to the legislature promptly notify the legislative finance division if it appears that an expenditure by the department is likely to exceed the amount previously reported to the legislature." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 57 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 57/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 57 was tabled. Amendment No. 58 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2401 Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state funds be used to collect union dues." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 58 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 58 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 58 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 58/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 58 was tabled. The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 281(FIN) am would be held in second reading to tomorrow's calendar.