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2024-04-10 House Journal

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2024-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 2197
HB 268                                                                                                                        
The following was before the House in second reading:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 268(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                                                                        
     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. 84 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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 CASE            AMOUNT                                                                                                         
 Marilyn Stewart v. Alaska State Commission    $  750,000                                                                       
  for Human Rights                                                                                                              
 Nick Harp v. State of Alaska, Office of Public Advocacy                                                                        
                  108,865                                                                                                       
 Taylor v. Legislative Affairs Agency            16,147                                                                         
 Jedd Gould v. State of Alaska Department of Natural        13,988                                                              

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  Resources; Akis Gialopsos, Acting Commissioner                                                                                
 State of Alaska et al. v. Alaska State Employees       446,451                                                                 
  Association superior court                                                                                                    
 State of Alaska et al. v. Alaska State Employees    1,603                                                                      
  Association supreme court                                                                                                     
 Lacano Investment LLC, et al. v. State, Department of  400,000                                                                 
  Natural Resources                                                                                                             
 Conoco Phillips Alaska, Inc., v. State of Alaska,     27,520                                                                   
  Department of Natural Resources                                                                                               
 2021 Redistricting Cases            96,638"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 84 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 84 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 84                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Carpenter, Coulombe, Eastman, Galvin,                                                                 
Gray, Hannan, Himschoot, D.Johnson, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher,                                                                      
Ruffridge, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Baker, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Groh,                                                             
C.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Prax,                                                                    
Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Vance, Wright                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 84 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 85 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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"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,                                                                 
2024, 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."                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 85 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 85 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 85                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  5   NAYS:  35   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, D.Johnson, Rauscher, Sumner, Tomaszewski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp,                                                             
Story, Stutes, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 85 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 86 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 86 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 86 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 86                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  33   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Carpenter, Eastman, Rauscher, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                               
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes,                                                           
Sumner, Wright                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 86 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 87 was not offered.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 88 was offered  by Representative Galvin:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 88 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 88 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 88                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                          
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                    
Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                                      
Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                    
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                                   
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 88 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 89 was not offered.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 90 was offered  by Representative Galvin:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 90 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 90 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 90                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                          
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                    
Schrage, Story                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                                      
Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                    
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton,                                                                        
Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 90 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 91 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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"It is the intent of the legislature that the Division of Elections                                                             
maintain sufficient resources on hand to conduct a forensic audit of a                                                          
statewide election."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 91 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 91 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 91                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  37   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Rauscher, Tomaszewski                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw,                                                             
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 91 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 92 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Firearms"                                                                                                                     
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    "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL  OTHER                                                                                              
       ITEMS   FUND  FUNDS                                                                                                      
University of Alaska For Illegal    0      0       0"                                                                         
 Restrictions of Firearms                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 92 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                     
consent to table Amendment No. 92.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 92 be tabled?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 92/Table                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Tomaszewski                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 92 was tabled.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 93 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 93 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 93 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 93                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Galvin, Josephson, Vance                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                      
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 93 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 94 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Software Without Consent"                                                                                                     
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"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 without consent.                                                                               
   APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER                                                                                                  
        ITEMS  FUND  FUNDS                                                                                                      
Motor Vehicles Use of Facial Recognition                                                                                      
 Software Without Consent                                                                                                     
            0     0    0"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 94 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carrick objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                   
consent to table Amendment No. 94.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 94 be tabled?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 94/Table                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  29   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                
Foster, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe,                                                                  
McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                               
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Vance, Wright                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Coulombe, Eastman, Galvin, Gray,                                                                      
Josephson, Ortiz, Rauscher, Tilton, Tomaszewski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Allard changed from "YEA" to "NAY"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 94 was tabled.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 95 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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"* Sec. 23. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  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."                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 95 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carpenter objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to read.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ruffridge objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                            
being no further objection, permission to read was granted.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 95 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 95                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  37   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Rauscher, Tomaszewski                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw,                                                             
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 95 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative McCabe:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  22   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                                      
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                     
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                            
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin,                                                              
Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears,                                                                     
Mina, Schrage, Story, Sumner                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Ortiz changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 96 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "32,428,200"                                                                                                      
     Insert "45,328,200"                                                                                                      
     Delete "6,489,700"                                                                                                       
     Insert "19,389,700"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "12,720,500"                                                                                                        
     Insert "25,620,500"                                                                                                        

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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 96 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 96 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 96                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                          
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                    
Schrage, Story                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                                      
Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                    
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton,                                                                        
Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 96 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 74 was offered  by Representative Baker:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 78, following line 18:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
         "(l)  The unexpended and unobligated general fund balance,                                                             
     not to exceed $1,750,000, of the appropriation made in sec. 1, ch.                                                         
     1, FSSLA 2023, page 14, line 25, and allocated on page 14, lines                                                           
     28 - 29 (Department of Family and Community Services,                                                                      
     children's services, children's services management -                                                                      
     $10,583,800), is reappropriated to the Department of Commerce,                                                             
     Community, and Economic Development for payment as a grant                                                                 
     under AS 37.05.316 to the Arctic Slope Native Association, Ltd.,                                                           
     for the purpose of purchasing a magnetic resonance imaging                                                                 
     machine as a Medicaid cost-saving measure."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     Insert "30(l),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 7:                                                                                                                
     Delete "23 - 35"                                                                                                           
     Insert "23 - 29, 30(a) - (k), 31 - 35,"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 25, following "20 - 22,":                                                                                         
     Insert "30(l),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Baker moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 74 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Edgmon objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 was offered  by                                                                              
Representative C. Johnson:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 17 of the amendment:                                                                                     
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
"Page 99, following line 18:                                                                                                    
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The appropriation made in sec. 30(l) of this Act is contingent                                                       
on the failure of the Thirty-Third Alaska State Legislature in the                                                              
Second Regular Session to appropriate money to the Arctic Slope                                                                 
Native Association, Ltd., to purchase a magnetic resonance imaging                                                              
machine in a separate appropriation bill enacted into law."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 be adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. There                                                               
was further objection.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74                                                                 
be adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  27   NAYS:  13   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Eastman, Foster, Gray, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe,                                                                     
McKay, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp,                                                                  
Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                 
Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Baker moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                       
withdraw Amendment No. 74 as amended. There being no objection,                                                                 
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 97 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 91, line 15:                                                                                                               
     Delete "50,000,000"                                                                                                        
     Insert "55,000,000"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 91, line 17:                                                                                                               
     Delete "20,000,000"                                                                                                        
     Insert "25,000,000"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 91, following line 19:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(u)  It is the intent of the legislature that $5,000,000 of the                                                           
appropriation from the general fund made in (t) of this section be used                                                         
for funding municipal police departments and village police officers                                                            
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "42"                                                                                                                
     Insert "42(a) - (t)"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 97 be adopted.                                                                                                    

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Representative Allard objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 97 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 97                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot,                                                                  
Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe,                                                                  
McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Story,                                                                  
Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 97 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 98 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "17,591,800"                                                                                                      
     Insert "42,166,115"                                                                                                      
     Delete "17,591,800"                                                                                                      
     Insert "42,166,115"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 6:                                                                                                                
     Delete "11,750,000"                                                                                                        
     Insert "36,324,315"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, following line 7:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
     "It is the intent of the legislature that all high school students in                                                      
the state who graduate high school with a grade point average of 3.5 or                                                         
higher shall be entitled to tuition-free education at the University of                                                         
Alaska through the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education."                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 42, line 4:                                                                                                                
     Delete "23,248,000"                                                                                                        
     Insert "47,822,315"                                                                                                        

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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 98 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ruffridge objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 98 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 98                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  28   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot,                                                                
Josephson, McCormick, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                             
Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay,                                                                    
Mears, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes,                                                          
Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 98 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 99 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 35, line 15:                                                                                                               
     Delete "162,356,800"                                                                                                     
     Insert "163,630,552"                                                                                                     
     Delete "129,418,200"                                                                                                     
     Insert "130,691,952"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 35, line 33:                                                                                                               
     Delete "47,702,900"                                                                                                        
     Insert "48,976,652"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 99 be adopted.                                                                                                    

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Representative McCabe objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 99 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 99                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                    
Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick,                                                                    
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Wright                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Foster, C.Johnson,                                                             
D.Johnson, McCabe, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp,                                                             
Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 99 was adopted.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 100 was offered  by Representative Fields:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 74, lines 3 - 8:                                                                                                           
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 78, following line 18:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(l)  The sum of $50,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of                                                          
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for payment as a                                                                  
grant under AS 37.05.316 to the Alaska Community Foundation to                                                                  
operate Housing Alaskans: A Public-Private Partnership for the fiscal                                                           
year ending June 30, 2025, from the following sources:                                                                          
         (1)  $39,000,000 from the receipts of the Alaska Industrial                                                            
Development and Export Authority; and                                                                                           
         (2)  $11,000,000 from the Alaska Industrial Development and                                                            
Export Authority revolving fund (AS 44.88.060), the Alaska Industrial                                                           
Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission                                                                
and supply development fund (AS 44.88.660), and the Arctic                                                                      
infrastructure development fund (AS 44.88.810)."                                                                                

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Page 79, line 20:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 42(h)"                                                                                                        
     Insert "sec. 41(h)"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 82, line 16:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 29(c) - (e)"                                                                                                 
     Insert "secs. 28(c) - (e)"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, line 17:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 48"                                                                                                           
     Insert "sec. 47"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, lines 26 - 27:                                                                                                         
     Delete "27(a), (b), (c)(1), and (d), 29(c) - (e), 36(a), 40(b) and (c),                                                    
42, 43(a) - (k) and (m) - (o), and 44(a)"                                                                                       
     Insert "26(a), (b), (c)(1), and (d), 28(c) - (e), 35(a), 39(b) and (c),                                                    
41, 42(a) - (k) and (m) - (o), and 43(a)"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 5:                                                                                                                
     Delete "41(d), 43(d) and (e), and 50"                                                                                      
     Insert "40(d), 42(d) and (e), and 49"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, lines 7 - 8:                                                                                                           
     Delete "23 - 35, 36(a), 37 - 40, 41(a) - (c), 42, 43(a) - (c) and (f) -                                                    
(o), 44 - 49, 51, and 53"                                                                                                       
     Insert "23 - 34, 35(a), 36 - 39, 40(a) - (c), 41, 42(a) - (c) and (f) -                                                    
(o), 43 - 48, 50, and 52"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 18:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 28(b)(1)"                                                                                                     
     Insert "sec. 27(b)(1)"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 19:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 33(e)"                                                                                                        
     Insert "sec. 32(e)"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 22:                                                                                                               
     Delete "Section 52"                                                                                                        
     Insert "Section 51"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Page 99, line 25:                                                                                                               
     Delete "41(d), 43(d) and (e), and 50"                                                                                      
     Insert "40(d), 42(d) and (e), and 49"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "36(b)"                                                                                                             
     Insert "35(b)"                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 99, line 28:                                                                                                               
     Delete "secs. 54 - 57"                                                                                                     
     Insert "secs. 53 - 56"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 100 be adopted.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cronk objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 100 be adopted?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 100                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                          
Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                    
Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman,                                                                      
Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                    
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                                   
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 100 was not adopted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment Nos. 101 and 102 were not offered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 103 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Page 91, line 15:                                                                                                               
     Delete "$50,000,000"                                                                                                       
     Insert "$49,000,000"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 91, line 17:                                                                                                               
     Delete "$20,000,000"                                                                                                       
     Insert "$19,000,000"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, following line 24:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(d) The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                           
to the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of                                                      
Alaska) for repayment of appropriations made from the budget reserve                                                            
fund under art. IX, sec. 17(d), Constitution of the State of Alaska.                                                            
Before the appropriation made under this subsection, the amount owed                                                            
under art. IX, sec. 17(d), Constitution of the State of Alaska, equals                                                          
$11,007,300,000."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 103 be adopted.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 103 be adopted?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 103                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  34   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Ruffridge, Stapp, Sumner, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw,                                                              
Story, Stutes, Tilton, Wright                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 103 was not adopted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 104 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 74, following line 22:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(d)  The sum of $10,905,000,000 is appropriated from the                                                                  
earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund                                                                    
(AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of a permanent fund dividend of                                                               
approximately $16,900 to each eligible individual and for                                                                       
administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30,                                                         
2025. The amount of this appropriation equals the sum of                                                                        
         (1)  the difference between the amounts calculated under                                                               
AS 37.13.145(b) and the amounts appropriated to the dividend fund                                                               
(AS 43.23.045(a)) during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017,                                                                 
June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, June 30,                                                            
2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024; and                                                                                     
         (2)  the amount of interest that has accrued from the                                                                  
difference between the amounts calculated under AS 37.13.145(b) and                                                             
the amounts appropriated to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a))                                                                 
during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30,                                                           
2019, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and                                                           
June 30, 2024."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "and (d)"                                                                                                           
     Insert "(d), and (e)"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 104 be adopted.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative D. Johnson objected.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent to table                                                                
Amendment No. 104.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 104 be tabled?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
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Amendment No. 104/Table                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields,                                                               
Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                     
McKay, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Foster, Galvin, Gray,                                                               
Groh, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Schrage, Story,                                                            
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Allard changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion failed.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 104 be adopted?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
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Amendment No. 104                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  33   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Cronk, Eastman, Foster, McCabe, Prax, Rauscher,                                                                          
Tomaszewski                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                  
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                 
Ortiz, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes,                                                                 
Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 104 was not adopted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 105 was not offered.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 106 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Page 74, following line 22:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(d)  The sum of $2,771,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings                                                          
reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund                                                                             
(AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of a permanent fund dividend of                                                               
approximately $4,300 to each eligible individual and for                                                                        
administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30,                                                         
2025. The amount of this appropriation equals the amount of interest                                                            
that has accrued from the difference between the amounts calculated                                                             
under AS 37.13.145(b) and the amounts appropriated to the dividend                                                              
fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017,                                                            
June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, June 30,                                                            
2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "and (d)"                                                                                                           
     Insert "(d), and (e)"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 106 be adopted.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative D. Johnson objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                
consent to table Amendment No. 106.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 106 be tabled?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 106/Table                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  22   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields,                                                               
Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Foster, Galvin, Gray,                                                               
Groh, Himschoot, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Schrage,                                                                 
Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 106 was tabled.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 107 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 74, following line 22:                                                                                                     
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     "(d)  The sum of $1,366,000,000 is appropriated from the earnings                                                          
reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund                                                                             
(AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of a permanent fund dividend of                                                               
approximately $2,125 to each eligible individual and for                                                                        
administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30,                                                         
2025."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 98, line 27:                                                                                                               
     Delete "and (d)"                                                                                                           
     Insert "(d), and (e)"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 107 be adopted.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Edgmon objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                    
consent to table Amendment No. 107.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 107 be tabled?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 107/Table                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                       
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, McKay, Prax,                                                                        
Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                                   
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Foster, Galvin,                                                             
Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Ortiz,                                                                      
Rauscher, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion failed.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 107 was offered  by                                                                             
Representative Mears:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 12 of the amendment:                                                                                     
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
"Page 99, following line 18:                                                                                                    
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The appropriation made in sec. 27(d) of this Act is                                                                  
contingent on passage by the Thirty-Third Alaska State Legislature                                                              
and enactment into law of a bill or bills that the legislative finance                                                          
division determines will                                                                                                        
         (1)  raise at least $1,366,000,000 in new revenue for the fiscal                                                       
year ending June 30, 2025;                                                                                                      
         (2)  reduce state spending by at least $1,366,000,000 for the                                                          
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; or                                                                                            
         (3)  offset the appropration made in sec. 27(d) of this Act                                                            
through a combination of new revenue and reduction of state spending                                                            
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 107 be adopted.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields objected.