Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/23/2015 01:00 PM House CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 AND HB73
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29TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 and HB73
April 23, 2015
1:04 p.m.
1:04:01 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Neuman called the Conference Committee meeting on
HB72 and HB73 to order at 1:04 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
House:
Representative Mark Neuman, Chair
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Les Gara
Senate:
Senator Pete Kelly, Vice-Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Senator Donny Olson
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT:
David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal
analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and
Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee
members and other members of the Legislature.
SUMMARY
HB 72 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; and providing
for an effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN) am S
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; and providing for an effective date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 73(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. 73(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."
1:04:28 PM
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Chair Neuman communicated that the conference committee
would be meeting on HB 72 and HB 73 open items. He noted
that Limited Powers of Free Conference had been granted by
both the Senate and the House. Departments with open items
would be taken up based on the motion sheets distributed to
members earlier in the day and dated April 23, 2015.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to REOPEN Items 33, 38, 39, and 48
in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
There being NO OBJECTION, Items 33, 38, 39, and 48 were
back before the Committee.
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to RESCIND its action adopting the
House on Items 33, 38, 39, and 48.
1:05:07 PM
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He was encouraged that items
were opened for discussion. He stated that the minority was
in favor of the prior version.
Representative Gara WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
left open Items 33, 38, 39, and 48 in the budget for
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
1:05:47 PM
STATEWIDE SALARY ADJUSTMENT DECREMENTS
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the following in the
Statewide Salary Adjustment Decrements budget:
Item 1 Senate plus $366.0 thousand General Fund,
fund code 1004
1:06:10 PM
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He reasoned that that there
had already been debate regarding non-union salary
increases that no longer appeared in the legislation. The
minority did not agree with defunding the labor contracts
that had already been negotiated with the unions. He
suggested that the arguments back and forth on the issue
were already known. He stated that he did not intend to
argue the point but disagreed with the proposed decrement.
Representative Gara MAINTAINED his OBJECTION.
Co-Chair Kelly clarified that a "yes" vote meant the
committee adopted the motion. Co-Chair Neuman concurred.
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Senator MacKinnon, Representative Thompson,
Senator Kelly, Representative Neuman
OPPOSED: Representative Gara, Senator Olson
The MOTION PASSED (House: 2/1; Senate: 2/1).
The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for
the Statewide Salary Adjustment Decrements 04/23/15.
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
ADJOURNMENT
1:07:55 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 1:07 p.m.
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