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2023-04-04 House Journal

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HB 39                                                                                                                         
The following, which was held from the April 3 calendar (page 572),                                                             
was before the House in second reading:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL 39(FIN) am                                                                                               
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending                                                                     

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     appropriations; making reappropriations; making supplemental                                                               
     appropriations; 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. 24 was offered  by Representative Galvin:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "13,628,000"                                                                                                        
     Insert "14,378,000"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 24 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 24 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 24                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                                  
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story,                                                               
Sumner                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                     
Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                         
Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes,                                                              
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 24 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 25 was offered  by Representative Story:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "196,921,100"                                                                                                       
     Insert "204,921,100"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 25 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 25 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 25                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                                  
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                    
Ruffridge, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                     
Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Patkotak, Prax,                                                                    
Rauscher, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                                    
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 25 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 27 was not offered.                                                                                               

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Amendment No. 28 was offered  by Representative Josephson:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "38,471,200"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "24,132,600"                                                                                                        
     Insert "30,596,800"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 28 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representatives Story and Saddler moved and asked unanimous                                                                     
consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                                               
Objection was heard, and they were required to vote.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 28 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 28                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                                  
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                     
Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                         
Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes,                                                              
Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 28 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 29 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
     "It is the intent of the legislature that the $5,000,000 increment                                                         
funding for the Department of Public Safety, statewide support,                                                                 
commissioner's office, be used for funding municipal police                                                                     
departments and village police officers for the fiscal year ending                                                              
June 30, 2024."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 29 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                      
withdraw Amendment No. 29. There being no objection, it was so                                                                  
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 30 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 4 - 5: (title amendment)                                                                                          
     Delete "making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c),                                                                 
Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                                                           
reserve fund;"                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "secs. 51 - 53"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 30 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 30 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 30                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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YEAS:  11   NAYS:  29   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Carpenter, Eastman, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge,                                                            
Sumner, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                                     
Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                               
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Patkotak, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tilton                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 30 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 31 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "(a) Deposits in the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17,                                                         
Constitution of the State of Alaska) for fiscal year 2023 that are made                                                         
from subfunds and accounts of the operating general fund by operation                                                           
of art. IX, sec. 17(d), Constitution of the State of Alaska, to repay                                                           
appropriations from the budget reserve fund are appropriated from the                                                           
budget reserve fund to the subfunds and accounts from which those                                                               
funds were transferred."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "The appropriations made in (a) and (b) of this section are"                                                        
     Insert "The appropriation made in (a) of this section is"                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 31 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 31 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 31                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Carpenter, Eastman, Rauscher, Vance                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                  
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 31 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 32 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "The appropriations made in (a) and (b) of this section are"                                                        
     Insert "The appropriation made in (a) of this section is"                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 32 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 32 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 32                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  2   NAYS:  38   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Eastman                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                  
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 32 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 33 was offered  by Representative Story:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "197,181,100"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 33 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 33 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 33                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray,                                                              
Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina,                                                                     
Ortiz, Ruffridge, Schrage, Story                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster,                                                                       
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                  
Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                               
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 33 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 34 was not offered.                                                                                               

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Amendment No. 35 was offered  by Representative Carpenter:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 35 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carrick objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 35 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 39(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 35                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Foster,                                                                     
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                  
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                                   
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Gray,                                                                
Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina,                                                                     
Ortiz, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 35 was adopted.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
1:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 11:58 a.m.