04/27/1999 08:07 AM House STA

HB 132-PERMANENT FUND ALLOWABLE ABSENCES                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 709                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES announced the next order of business is HB 132, "An Act                                                             
relating to allowable absences from the state for purposes of                                                                   
eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for an                                                                  
effective date," noting that there is a new proposed committee                                                                  
substitute.  She said the difference between the last CS and the                                                                
new CS is that it removes serving in the peace corps from line 24,                                                              
page 2.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Number 719                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE OGAN made a motion to adopt the proposed committee                                                               
substitute (CS) for HB 132, version LS0202\I, as the working draft.                                                             
There being no objection, that proposed CS was before the                                                                       
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES asked if there was any other discussion.  Hearing none,                                                             
she asked for a motion to move HB 132 out of committee.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Number 731                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE OGAN moved to report CSHB 132 (STA) out of committee                                                             
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE WHITAKER objected because the committee is opening                                                               
"Pandora's box" a little further with the addition of this piece of                                                             
legislation [HB 132].  He said, in search of equity, let's go the                                                               
other way and close the box a bit.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES and REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON agreed with Representative                                                                
Whitaker.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KERTTULA reported a conflict of interest with her                                                                
sister who works in Washington, D.C. because HB 132 might affect                                                                
her.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JAMES asked for a roll call vote.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Upon a second roll call vote, Representatives Ogan, Smalley,                                                                    
Coghill, Kerttula and James voted in favor of moving HB 132 and                                                                 
Representatives Hudson and Whitaker voted against it.  Therefore,                                                               
CSHB 132(STA) passed by a vote of 5-2.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
99-31, SIDE A                                                                                                                   
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