Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-02-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1670 HJR 7 The following was before the House in second reading: 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1671 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7(W&M) Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the permanent fund, relating to transfers out of the permanent fund, and requiring payment of a dividend to eligible state residents. Amendment No. 8 was not offered. Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 2, line 22, following "subsection.": Insert "A resident is not eligible for a dividend under this subsection if, in the calendar year preceding the year the dividend is paid, the resident's adjusted gross income is more than $50,000, or, if the resident filed a joint federal income tax return, the combined adjusted gross income is more than $100,000. The income limits in this subsection do not apply to a resident under 18 years of age." Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. Representative Vance objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 9 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 32 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Fields, Galvin, Gray, Hannan, Himschoot, McCormick, Ortiz, Schrage Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Groh, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McKay, Mears, Mina, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted. 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1672 Amendment No. 10 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 2, line 22, following "subsection.": Insert "A resident is not eligible for a dividend under this subsection unless the resident works, including self-employment or employment as an employee or independent contractor, or engages in subsistence activities. The work or subsistence requirement in this subsection does not apply to a resident under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age." Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 be adopted. Representative Tomaszewski objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 35 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Fields, Ortiz, Schrage, Stapp, Sumner Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted. Amendment No. 11 was not offered. Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representative Ortiz: Page 2, lines 16 - 17: Delete "an amount determined by a formula set out in law" Insert "five percent of the average market value of the fund for the first five of the preceding six fiscal years, including the fiscal year just ended," 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1673 Page 2, line 20: Delete ", according to a formula set out in law," Page 2, line 21: Delete "from" Insert "using at least five percent but not more than twenty-five percent of" Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 12 be adopted. Representative Saddler objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 1, line 11 of the amendment: Delete "twenty-five" Insert "fifty" Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 28 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Galvin, Gray, Josephson, McCabe, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Tomaszewski Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 was not adopted. 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1674 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that the House rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12. Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Gray, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Shaw changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 12 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 12 as amended YEAS: 10 NAYS: 30 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Edgmon, Galvin, Gray, Himschoot, Josephson, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1675 Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Groh, Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 12 as amended was not adopted. Amendment No. 13 was offered by Representative Schrage: Page 1, line 1, following the second occurrence of "to" (title amendment): Insert "education funding, relating to" Page 1, line 7: Delete "section 15(a) [15]" Insert "Section 18 of this article, related to education funding, Section 15(a) [SECTION 15]" Page 1, line 9: Delete "section" Insert "Section" Page 1, line 15: Delete "section" Insert "Section 18 of this article, related to education funding, and Section" Page 2, following line 22: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Sec. 5. Article IX, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new section to read: Section 18. Education Funding. Each fiscal year, without appropriation, an amount determined by a formula set out in law establishing a minimum amount of education funding shall be transferred from the general fund to a public education fund established by law. Each fiscal year, without appropriation, the State shall pay state aid to each school district in the State from the amount deposited into the public education fund under this section, distributed proportionately to each school district according to a formula set out in law." 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1676 Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Page 2, lines 23 - 24: Delete "a new section" Insert "new sections" Page 2, following line 30: Insert new material to read: "Section 31. Education Funding Amendment: Transition. The 2024 amendment relating to education funding (art. IX, sec. 18) applies to transfers made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and thereafter." Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 13 be adopted. Representative McKay objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 13 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 7(W&M) Second Reading Amendment No. 13 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Hannan, Josephson, McCormick, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Foster, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Mears, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 13 was not adopted. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHJR 7(W&M) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1677 CSHJR 7(W&M) will advance to third reading on the March 1 calendar.