Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-05-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0984 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. 60 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 20, line 22: Delete "Medicaid Services" Insert "Medicaid Services Except Services For or Relating to Abortion" Page 20, following line 33: Insert new material to read: "Medicaid Services For or Relating to Abortion 0 0 0" Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 60 be adopted. Representative Spohnholz objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 60 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 1, following line 3 of the amendment: Insert new material to read: "Delete "2,336,917,700" Insert "2,336,567,700" Delete "564,729,200" Insert "564,379,200" 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0985 Page 20, line 31: Delete "2,309,913,200" Insert "2,309,563,200"" Page 1, following line 7 of the amendment: Insert new material to read: "Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 60 be adopted. Representative Tarr objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 60 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 60 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. 1 to Amendment No. 60 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 60 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 60 as amended YEAS: 21 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0986 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 60 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 66 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 20, following line 6: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that if the Department of Health and Social Services pays for abortion or abortion-related services, the salaries of the commissioner and deputy commissioner of health and social services be reduced by 50 percent." Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 66 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 66 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 1, lines 3 - 5 of the amendment: Delete all material and insert: "If the Department of Health and Social Services pays for abortion or abortion-related services, the appropriation made from the general fund to the Department of Health and Social Services, departmental support services, commissioner's office, for the salaries of the commissioner and deputy commissioner of health and social services is reduced by $215,713." Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 66 be adopted. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0987 Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 66 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 66 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 32 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Kurka, McCabe, Nelson, Rauscher, Tilton Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 66 was not adopted. Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 66. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 67 was offered by Representatives Snyder, Foster, and Merrick: Page 18, line 16: Delete "273,378,200" Insert "276,883,200" Delete "109,800,700" Insert "111,517,100" Delete "163,577,500" Insert "165,366,100" Page 18, following line 16: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature to revisit long-term vacant positions within the Division of Public Assistance and explore additional changes in response to technological efficiencies." 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0988 Page 18, line 28: Delete "53,354,500" Insert "56,859,500" Page 43, line 17: Delete "2,070,413,100" Insert "2,072,201,700" Page 43, line 18: Delete "748,056,400" Insert "749,772,800" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Snyder moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 67 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 67 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 67 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 67 was adopted. Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 31 (page 961). 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0989 There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 31?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 31 Rescind YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton Excused: Patkotak And so, the motion passed. Representative Eastman rose to a point of order regarding the decorum while voting and that it is not proper to attempt to influence a vote while the vote is being taken. The Speaker ruled that the point was well taken and advised the members to refrain from speaking while the roll was open. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 31 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 31 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0990 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. 31 was not adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 26 (page 828). There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in adopting Amendment No. 26?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26 Rescind YEAS: 21 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton Excused: Patkotak And so, the motion passed. Representative Tarr, citing Section 123 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding impugning the motives of other members. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0991 The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the amendment. Representative Tuck rose to a point of order regarding debating the amendment and not the recission. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken. The Speaker requested the member to be seated. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 26 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26 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. 26 was adopted. Amendment No. 68 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 12: Delete all material and insert: "Centralized Administrative Services 95,564,900 12,177,800 83,387,100 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 3, line 10: Delete all material and insert: "Shared Services of Alaska 18,244,900 5,659,400 12,585,500 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0992 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 3, line 20: Delete all material and insert: "Office of Information Technology 56,771,100 56,771,100 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 3, line 23: Delete all material and insert: "Administration State Facilities Rent 506,200 506,200 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 3, line 26: Delete all material and insert: "Public Communications Services 3,596,100 3,496,100 100,000 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 3, line 32: Delete all material and insert: "Risk Management 40,525,700 40,525,700 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 4, line 6: Delete all material and insert: "Legal and Advocacy Services 57,369,300 56,011,900 1,357,400 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 4, line 9: Delete all material and insert: "Alaska Public Offices Commission 1,052,700 1,052,700 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0993 Page 4, line 12: Delete all material and insert: "Motor Vehicles 17,896,400 17,336,000 560,400 Except for Facilitation of the Collection of Union Dues" Page 4, following line 13: Insert new material to read: "Facilitation of the Collection of 1,000 1,000 Union Dues Facilitation of the Collection of 1,000 Union Dues" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 68 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 68 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 68 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 68 was not adopted. Amendment No. 70 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0994 Page 30, following line 19: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Alaska Police Standards Council provide to the Legislative Finance Division and the Co-Chairs of the Finance Committees, not later than December 1, 2021, a report detailing the extent to which police, probation, parole, and correctional officers receive, before receiving certification in the state, instruction concerning their duty to intervene." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 70 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 70 was not offered. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 was offered by Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Edgmon, Merrick, Rasmussen, Fields, Wool, and Foster: Page 1, line 7 following "intervene.": Insert "In addition, it is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Public Safety submit a report detailing options for boroughs with over 100,000 population and sufficient tax base to assume financial responsibility for the state-provided public safety services they receive." Representative Kreiss-Tomkins moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 YEAS: 37 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0995 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 70 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 70 as amended YEAS: 33 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Josephson, Tarr, Vance, Wool Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 70 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 32 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 10, lines 20-21: Delete "It is the intent of the legislature that federal funds be used to create statewide standards for instruction in social and emotional learning." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 32 be adopted. There was objection. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0996 Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 32 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, lines 1-4 of the amendment: Delete all material and insert: "Page 10, following line 21 insert: "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 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."" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 32 be adopted. The Speaker, citing Section 402.5 of Mason's Manual, ruled Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 32 out of order. 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0997 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 Sustain the ruling of the Chair Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 32/Ruled out of order YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 32. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No 42 (page 969). There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No 42?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42 Rescind YEAS: 26 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0998 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Foster, Gillham, Hopkins, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Edgmon, Fields, Hannan, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, the motion passed. 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: 20 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Patkotak And so, Amendment No. 42 was adopted. Amendment Nos. 36, 48-50, and 54 were not taken up. CSHB 69(FIN) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CSHB 69(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 0999 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, CSHB 69(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund (Article IX, Section 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted. The question being: "Shall the House adopt the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am Third Reading Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations YEAS: 24 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, lacking the required 30 votes, the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund were not adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan 2021-05-10 House Journal Page 1000 program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." Representative Tuck moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 24 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance Excused: Patkotak And so, lacking the required 27 votes, the effective date clause was not adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; and making capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations." CSHB 69(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.