Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532

05/10/2018 11:00 AM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB285 AND HB286

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11:23:01 AM Start
11:41:48 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= HB 285 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
+= HB 286 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
Administration
Corrections
Education and Early Development
Fish and Game
Governor
Health and Social Services
Law
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Natural Resources
Public Safety
Revenue
Transportation and Public Facilities
University of Alaska
Judiciary
Debt Service
Fund Capitalization
Language and Supplemental Items
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     capital    expenses    of   the    state's    integrated                                                                   
     comprehensive mental  health program; and  providing for                                                                   
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     capital    expenses    of   the    state's    integrated                                                                   
     comprehensive mental  health program; and  providing for                                                                   
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 286(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld)                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for  the operating  and                                                                   
     loan  program  expenses  of  state  government  and  for                                                                   
     certain    programs;   capitalizing   funds;    amending                                                                   
     appropriations;       and      making       supplemental                                                                   
     appropriations."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 286(FIN)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "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;                                                                   
     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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
11:24:38 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
^ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
11:24:41 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following items in the                                                                     
Department of Administration:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 2: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 3: House, minus $300,000, minus three positions                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson OBJECTED to Item 3.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Item 4: House                                                                                                              
     Item 5: House                                                                                                              
     Item 6: House, minus $206,800, minus one position                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson spoke to his OBJECTION. He felt                                                                         
that it only increased the budget and MAINTAINED his                                                                            
objection.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: MacKinnon, Foster, Olson, Hoffman, Seaton                                                                             
OPPOSED: Thompson                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The motion FAILED (5/1). There being NO further OBJECTION,                                                                      
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The action CLOSED the conferencable items in the Department                                                                     
of Administration budget.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
^CORRECTIONS                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following items in the                                                                     
Department of Corrections:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House                                                                                                              
     Item 2: House, with modified intent language                                                                               
     Item 3: House                                                                                                              
     Item 4: House                                                                                                              
     Item 5: House                                                                                                              
     Item 6: House                                                                                                              
     Item 7: House                                                                                                              
     Item 8: House                                                                                                              
     Item 9: House                                                                                                              
     Item 10: House                                                                                                             
     Item 11: House                                                                                                             
     Item 12: House                                                                                                             
     Item 13: House                                                                                                             
     Item 14: House                                                                                                             
     Item 15: House                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action                                                                         
CLOSED the conferencable items in the Department of                                                                             
Corrections budget.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
^EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following items in the                                                                     
Department of Education and Early Development:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Item 3: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 10: House                                                                                                             
     Item 11: House                                                                                                             
     Item 12: House                                                                                                             
     Item 15: House                                                                                                             
     Item 16: Senate                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action                                                                         
CLOSED the conferencable items in the Department of                                                                             
Education and Early Development budget.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
^FISH AND GAME                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
11:28:27 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Department of Fish and Game:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate in the base                                                                                                 
     Item 2: Senate in the base                                                                                                 
     Item 3: Senate in the base                                                                                                 
     Item 4: Senate in the base                                                                                                 
     Item 5: Senate in the base                                                                                                 
     Item 6: House on both items                                                                                                
     Item 7: Senate                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED  the conferencable  items  in the  Department of  Fish                                                                   
and Game budget.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
^GOVERNOR                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
11:29:30 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Office of the Governor:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED  the  conferencable   items  in  the  Office   of  the                                                                   
Governor budget.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
^HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
11:29:40 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Department of Health and Social Services:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House revised language to be for years 2019                                                                        
     and 2020, which removed 2021                                                                                               
     Item 2: House                                                                                                              
     Item 3: House, minus $3.5 million, and modified                                                                            
     language to a two-year program totaling $7 million for                                                                     
     the FY 19 and FY 20                                                                                                        
     Item 4: Senate in both items                                                                                               
     Item 5: House in both items                                                                                                
     Item 6: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 7: OPEN                                                                                                               
     Item 8: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 9: Senate in all lines                                                                                                
     Item 10: Senate in all lines                                                                                               
     Item 11: Senate, modify language to replace $35                                                                            
     million with $30 million                                                                                                   
     Item 12: Senate                                                                                                            
     Item 13: Senate, modify language to delete by                                                                              
     approximately $40 million                                                                                                  
     Item 14: House on all lines                                                                                                
     Item 15: House on all lines                                                                                                
     Item 16: House on all lines, minus $30 million GF                                                                          
     match                                                                                                                      
     Item 17: House, minus $3.5 million, modify language to                                                                     
     a two-year program totaling $7 million for FY 19 and                                                                       
     20.                                                                                                                        
     Item 18: Senate                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the  Items 1, 2,  3, 4,  5, 6, 8,  9, 10, 11,  12, 13,                                                                   
14, 15,  16, 17, 19,  leaving OPEN Item  7 in the  Department                                                                   
of Health and Social Services budget.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
^LAW                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
11:32:08 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following in the                                                                           
Department of Law:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House, minus $53,700                                                                                               
     Item 2: House, minus $118,300                                                                                              
     Item 3: House                                                                                                              
     Item 4: House, minus $77,600                                                                                               
     Item 5: House, minus $41,200                                                                                               
     Item 6: House, minus $46,800                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action                                                                         
CLOSED the conferencable items in the Department of Law.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
^MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following in the                                                                           
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House                                                                                                              
     Item 2: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 3: House both lines                                                                                                   
     Item 4: House                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED  the   conferencable  items   in  the  Department   of                                                                   
Military and Veterans Affairs budget.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
^NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
11:33:43 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Department of Natural Resources:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the conferencable  items in the Department  of Natural                                                                   
Resources budget.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
^PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
11:34:03 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Seaton  MOVED   to   ADOPT   the  following   in                                                                   
Department of Public Safety:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House both lines                                                                                                   
     Item 2: House, minus $726,800                                                                                              
     Item 3: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 4: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 5: House, minus $125,300                                                                                              
     Item 6: House                                                                                                              
     Item 7: House, minus $167,500, minus one position                                                                          
     Item 8: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 9: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 10: Senate in the base                                                                                                
     Item 11: House                                                                                                             
     Item 12: Senate                                                                                                            
     Item 13: House                                                                                                             
     Item 14: House, and $198,300, two positions in the                                                                         
     base; and $396,700, four positions as for FY 19                                                                            
     through FY 21                                                                                                              
     Item 15: Senate                                                                                                            
     Item 16: Senate                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the  conferencable items  in the Department  of Public                                                                   
Safety budget.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
^REVENUE                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
11:35:38 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Department of Revenue:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 2: Senate on both lines                                                                                               
     Item 3: House                                                                                                              
    Item 4: Senate, plus $474,500 Permanent Fund gross                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
11:36:05 AM                                                                                                                   
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:37:10 AM                                                                                                                   
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the conferencable  items in the Department  of Revenue                                                                   
budget.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
^TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:37:36 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House                                                                                                              
     Item 2: House                                                                                                              
     Item 3: House                                                                                                              
     Item 4: OPEN                                                                                                               
     Item 5: OPEN                                                                                                               
     Item 6: House                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the  Items 1, 2,  3, and 5,  and leaving OPEN  Items 4                                                                   
and  5  in  the  Department  of   Transportation  and  Public                                                                   
Facilities budget.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
^UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:38:24 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
University of Alaska:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 2: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 3: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 4: House, minus $9 million                                                                                            
     Item 5: OPEN                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the Items  1, 2, 3, and 4, and leaving  OPEN Item 5 in                                                                   
the University budget.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
^JUDICIARY                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                   
Judiciary:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: House                                                                                                              
     Item 2: House                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the conferencable items in the Judiciary budget.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
^DEBT SERVICE                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
11:39:19 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT the  following  in  Debt                                                                   
Service:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1:                                                                                                                    
          Line 1: Senate, minus $400,00                                                                                         
          Line 2: Senate                                                                                                        
          Line 3: Senate, plus $400,000                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the conferencable items in the Debt Service.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
^FUND CAPITALIZATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
11:39:53 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Seaton  MOVED  to  ADOPT the  following  in  Fund                                                                   
Capitalization:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate all lines                                                                                                   
     Item 2:                                                                                                                    
          Line 1: Senate, minus $168 million                                                                                    
          Line 2: Senate, minus $16 million, which would be                                                                     
          addressed in the fiscal note at a later meeting                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED the  Items 1 and 2 and  leaving OPEN Items  9, 10, and                                                                   
11 in Fund Capitalization.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
^LANGUAGE AND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT the following in Language:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 2: House, minus $1 billion                                                                                            
     Item 3: Senate                                                                                                             
     Item 4: Senate on all CBR sections                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so  ordered. The  action                                                                   
CLOSED   the  conferencable   items  in   the  Language   and                                                                   
Supplemental Items.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman  announced that there would be  a meeting at                                                                   
2pm that same day.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB  285  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in  committee   for  further                                                                   
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  286  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in  committee   for  further                                                                   
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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