Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-05-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0966 HB 69 The following was before the House in second reading: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(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." Amendment No. 39 was offered by Representative Gillham: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0967 Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state funds be used to promote the creation or expansion of a municipality where one does not already exist unless the residents in the affected jurisdiction have expressed the desire to reside in a municipality through a public vote on the matter." Representative Gillham moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 39 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Gillham moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 39. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 40 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that at the time of hire, and at least annually thereafter, the applicable department notify each member of a collective bargaining agreement of the employee's right under AS 23.40.225 to decline to have any portion of the employee's paycheck used by a public employee union." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 40 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 40 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0968 CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 40 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 40 was not adopted. Amendment No. 41 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 33, following line 6: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation provide to the Legislative Finance Division and the Co-Chairs of the Finance Committees, not later than June 30, 2022, a report listing the financial and investment assets of the state, a political subdivision, a public enterprise, or a public corporation of the state whose management by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation would be in the public interest." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 41 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 41 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 41 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0969 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 41 was not adopted. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 4, following line 12: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be used to implement or maintain the collection of biometric data compatible with facial recognition software." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 42 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Tuck, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Wool, Zulkosky 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0970 Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 42 was not adopted. Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 4, following line 12: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Administration provide to the Legislative Finance Division and the Co-Chairs of the Finance Committees, not later than December 1, 2021, a plan to acquire the equipment necessary to produce an Alaska driver's license that does not require sending the personal information of Alaska residents to a foreign-owned corporation or foreign government." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 43 YEAS: 25 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Gillham, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Snyder, Stutes, Tilton, Tuck, Vance Nays: Claman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Schrage, Spohnholz, Story, Tarr, Thompson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 43 was adopted. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0971 Amendment No. 44 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that an appropriation for the purpose of paying salary and benefits for a state position may not be expended for any other purpose if the position has been continuously vacant for longer than 18 months." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 44 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 44 was adopted. Amendment No. 45 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 20, line 22: Delete "2,336,917,700" Insert "2,304,917,700" 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0972 Delete "564,729,200" Insert "532,729,200" Page 20, line 31: Delete "2,309,913,200" Insert "2,277,913,200" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 45 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 45 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 45 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 45 was not adopted. Representative Edgmon moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 44 (page 971). There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0973 CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 44 was not adopted. Amendment No. 46 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 5, lines 6 - 7: Delete all material. Page 15, line 5: Delete "13,275,800" Insert "13,486,600" Delete "10,093,000" Insert "10,303,800" Page 15, line 6: Delete "11,115,700" Insert "11,326,500" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 46 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 46 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0974 CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 46 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 46 was not adopted. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 19, following line 7: Insert new material to read: "The amount allocated for Nursing includes a $1,250,000 increment that is a one-time appropriation and is not intended to recur for fiscal year 2023." Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 47 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0975 Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 47 was not adopted. Amendment No. 51 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 10, line 28, following "endorsement": Insert ", be submitted to the legislature" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51 YEAS: 31 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Gillham, Hopkins, Johnson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Vance, Wool Nays: Claman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Josephson, Tuck, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 51 was adopted. Amendment No. 52 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0976 Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent legally permissible, no appropriation be made to an entity that requires its employees or members of the public to receive a vaccination for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or that discriminates against an employee or member of the public for not having received a vaccination for COVID-19." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 52 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 52 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 7 of the amendment: Insert: ""(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Education & Early Development shall restrict and regulate all local school districts and REAA's from implementing curriculum that applies critical race theory including other concepts that are defined as: (1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (2) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (3) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race; (4) members of one race cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race; (5) an individual's moral character is necessarily determined 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0977 by the individual's race or sex; (6) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility, fault, or blame for past actions by other members of the same race or sex; (7) an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or another form of psychological distress because of the individual's race or sex; and (8) meritocracy or traits such as having a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created or promoted by a particular race or sex to oppress another race or sex." Reletter the following sections accordingly." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 52 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 52 out of order. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 52/Ruled out of order Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 25 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 52 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0978 CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 52 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Prax, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak Shaw changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 52 was not adopted. Amendment No. 53 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state funds be used to promote the creation or expansion of a borough where one does not already exist unless the residents in the affected jurisdiction have expressed the desire to reside in a borough through a public vote on the matter." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 53 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 53 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0979 CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 53 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 53 was adopted. Amendment No. 55 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state appropriation result in the creation of an unfunded mandate." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 55 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 55 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 55 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0980 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 55 was adopted. Amendment No. 56 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that any money appropriated for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits for state employees that is not expended for that purpose lapses into the general fund at the end of the fiscal year." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 56 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 56 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 56 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0981 Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 56 was not adopted. Amendment No. 57 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that departments continue to identify additional means of reducing spending so that per capita state spending is reduced to not more than twice the national average by the end of fiscal year 2023." Page 106, line 19, following "20,": Insert "29(b)," Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be adopted. Representative Kreiss-Tomkins objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 57 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 57 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0982 Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 57 was not adopted. Amendment No. 58 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: 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. 58 be adopted. Representative Hopkins objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 58 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 58 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 58 was not adopted. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0983 Amendment No. 59 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 6: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 8: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that an appropriation to the Community Assistance Program may not be distributed to individuals who, under 3 AAC 180.110(b)(1), are not considered a social unit." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 59 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 59 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 59 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 59 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to 3:05 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 2:50 p.m.