Legislature(2023 - 2024)GRUENBERG 120
05/02/2024 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
May 2, 2024
3:45 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Laddie Shaw, Chair
Representative Stanley Wright, Vice Chair
Representative Ben Carpenter
Representative Craig Johnson
Representative Jamie Allard
Representative Ashley Carrick
Representative Andi Story
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 397
"An Act relating to eliminating vacant positions in the
classified and partially exempt service of the state; and
providing for an effective date."
- MOVED CSHB 397(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 397
SHORT TITLE: ELIMINATE VACANT STATE POSITIONS
SPONSOR(s): STATE AFFAIRS
04/11/24 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/11/24 (H) STA
04/18/24 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/18/24 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
04/23/24 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/23/24 (H) Heard & Held
04/23/24 (H) MINUTE(STA)
04/30/24 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/30/24 (H) Moved CSHB 397(STA) Out of Committee
04/30/24 (H) MINUTE(STA)
05/02/24 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
BUDDY WHITT, Staff
Representative Laddie Shaw
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained the reason for rescinding the
committee's action on reporting CSHB 397(STA) out of committee
on 4/30/24.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:45:46 PM
CHAIR SHAW called the House State Affairs Standing Committee
meeting to order at 3:45 p.m. Representatives Wright, C.
Johnson, Story, Carrick, and Shaw were present at the call to
order. Representatives Allard and Carpenter arrived as the
meeting was in progress.
HB 397-ELIMINATE VACANT STATE POSITIONS
3:48:10 PM
CHAIR SHAW announced that the only order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 397, "An Act relating to eliminating vacant
positions in the classified and partially exempt service of the
state; and providing for an effective date."
CHAIR SHAW explained that on 4/30/24 the committee had
considered amendments and reported [CSHB 397(STA)] out of
committee, and today the committee would rescind its action on
one of the amendments it had adopted and report the bill out of
committee once again.
3:48:44 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to rescind the committee's action in
reporting CSHB 397(STA) out of committee on 4/30/24.
3:49:01 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK objected.
3:49:08 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STORY requested an explanation.
3:49:19 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:49 p.m. to 3:55 p.m.
3:55:41 PM
BUDDY WHITT, Staff, Representative Laddie Shaw, Alaska State
Legislature, explained the reason for rescinding the committee's
action on reporting CSHB 397(STA) out of committee on 4/30/24
was because the committee had adopted Amendment 4, as amended,
which had triggered a fiscal note, where once there had been an
attached zero fiscal note.
3:57:21 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STORY said, "I maintained my objection."
3:57:30 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Wright, Carpenter,
C. Johnson, Allard, and Shaw voted in favor of the motion to
rescind the committee's action in reporting CSHB 397(STA) out of
committee on 4/30/24. Representatives Carrick and Story voted
against it. Therefore, the motion passed by a vote of 5-2.
3:58:09 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to rescind the committee's action in
adopting Amendment 4, labeled 33LS-1551\A.4, A. Radford,
4/25/24, as amended, to HB 397, as amended.
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK objected. She expressed appreciation for
the committee's cooperative work on HB 397 at its prior hearing
but said there is need for vetting the bill more thoroughly and
potentially offer further amendments on it. She opined that an
amendment having generated a fiscal note should not undo the
work of the committee.
3:59:33 PM
REPRESENTATIVE ALLARD thanked Representative Carpenter for
"bringing this forward."
4:00:00 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER said he does not disagree with the
statement from Representative Carrick but said he must support
undoing [adoption of Amendment 4, as amended].
4:00:40 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK maintained her objection.
4:00:43 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Wright, Carpenter,
C. Johnson, Allard, and Shaw voted in favor of the motion to
rescind the committee's action in [adopting Amendment 4, as
amended, to HB 397, as amended]. Representatives Story and
Carrick voted against it. Therefore, the adoption of Amendment
4, as amended, was rescinded by a vote of 5-2.
4:01:17 PM
CHAIR SHAW announced that the motion to adopt Amendment 4, as
amended, was once again before the committee, and he stated an
objection.
4:01:28 PM
The committee took a brief at-ease at 4:01 p.m.
4:01:59 PM
CHAIR SHAW maintained his objection.
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Carrick and Story
voted in favor of Amendment 4, as amended. Representatives
Wright, Carpenter, C. Johnson, Allard, and Shaw voted against
it. Therefore, Amendment 4, as amended, failed to be adopted by
a vote of 2-5.
4:02:47 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to report HB 397, as amended, out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
zero fiscal notes.
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK objected
4:03:15 PM
The committee took a brief at-ease at 4:03 p.m.
4:03:24 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK spoke to her objection. She reiterated
her prior statement that the bill needs more vetting.
4:04:11 PM
The committee took a brief at-ease at 4:04 p.m.
4:04:32 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Allard, Wright,
Carpenter, C. Johnson, and Shaw voted in favor of the motion to
report HB 397, as amended, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal notes.
Representatives Carrick and Story voted against it. Therefore,
CSHB 397(STA) was reported out of the House State Affairs
Standing Committee by a vote of 5-2.
4:05:37 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
State Affairs Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at4:05
p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 397 Fiscal Note DOA.pdf |
HSTA 4/18/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/23/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/30/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 5/2/2024 3:00:00 PM |
HB 397 |
| HB 397 Sectional Analysis v. A 4.11.2024.pdf |
HSTA 4/18/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/23/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/30/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 5/2/2024 3:00:00 PM |
HB 397 |
| HB 397 Sponser Statement v. A 4.11.2024.pdf |
HSTA 4/18/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/23/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/30/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 5/2/2024 3:00:00 PM |
HB 397 |
| HB 397 v. A 4.11.2024.pdf |
HSTA 4/18/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/23/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 4/30/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 5/2/2024 3:00:00 PM |
HB 397 |
| HB 397 Amendment Packet - HSTA 4.30.2024.pdf |
HSTA 4/30/2024 3:00:00 PM HSTA 5/2/2024 3:00:00 PM |
HB 397 |