Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-04-29 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-04-29 House Journal Page 2713 HB 322 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 322 "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement fund; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page TRA RPT CS(TRA) NEW TITLE 4DP 3DNP 1996 FN1: (GOV/FUND TRANSFERS) 1996 FIN RPT CS(TRA) NEW TITLE 4DP 3NR 2263 FN1: (GOV/FUND TRANSFERS) 2263 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 322(TRA) "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund; relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement fund; and providing for an effective date." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Josephson and LeBon: Page 1, line 2, following "fund;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the Alaska higher education investment fund;" Page 2, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 37.14.750(a) is amended to read: (a) The Alaska higher education investment fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury [GENERAL FUND] for the purpose of making grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 by appropriation to the account established under AS 14.43.915(a), [AND OF] making 2022-04-29 House Journal Page 2714 scholarship payments to qualified postsecondary institutions for students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 by appropriation to the account established under AS 14.43.915(b), and funding agreements for medical education under AS 14.42.033. Money in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of (1) money appropriated to the fund; (2) income earned on investment of fund assets; (3) donations to the fund; and (4) money redeposited under AS 14.43.915(c)." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 322(TRA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Zulkosky And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 322(TRA) am "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund; relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement fund; relating to the Alaska Higher education investment fund; and providing for an effective date." 2022-04-29 House Journal Page 2715 Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 2, line 14: Delete "2022" Insert "2023" Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Ortiz objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 322(TRA) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool Excused: Zulkosky And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 322(TRA) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSHB 322(TRA) am will advance to third reading on the May 2 calendar.