Legislature(2007 - 2008)
05/09/2007 03:12 PM Joint HB171
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 171
May 9, 2007
3:12 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
HOUSE
Representative Gruenberg
Representative Johnson
Representative Coghill
SENATE
Senator Wilken
Senator Stevens
Senator McGuire
MEMBERS ABSENT
HOUSE
All members present
SENATE
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 171
"An Act relating to the terms of legislators, the date and time
for convening regular legislative sessions, adoption of uniform
rules of the legislature and to certain of those rules, the date
for organizing the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, and
deadlines for certain matters or reports to be delivered to the
legislature or filed; prohibiting bonuses for legislative
employees; and providing for an effective date."
- HEARD AND HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 171
SHORT TITLE: ACCOMMODATE 90-DAY SESSION/LEG PROCEDURES
SPONSOR(s): RULES
03/01/07 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/01/07 (H) STA
03/06/07 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/06/07 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard
03/15/07 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/15/07 (H) Heard & Held
03/15/07 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/22/07 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/22/07 (H) Heard & Held
03/22/07 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/24/07 (H) STA AT 10:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/24/07 (H) Heard & Held
03/24/07 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/29/07 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/29/07 (H) Moved CSHB 171(STA) Out of Committee
03/29/07 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/30/07 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NT 1DP 3NR 2AM
03/30/07 (H) DP: COGHILL
03/30/07 (H) NR: JOHNSON, ROSES, LYNN
03/30/07 (H) AM: GRUENBERG, DOLL
04/03/07 (H) BEFORE THE HOUSE
04/03/07 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
04/03/07 (H) VERSION: CSHB 171(STA) AM
04/04/07 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/04/07 (S) STA
04/12/07 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BELTZ 211
04/12/07 (S) Heard & Held
04/12/07 (S) MINUTE(STA)
04/17/07 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BELTZ 211
04/17/07 (S) Heard & Held
04/17/07 (S) MINUTE(STA)
04/19/07 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BELTZ 211
04/19/07 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 171(STA) Out of
Committee
04/19/07 (S) MINUTE(STA)
04/20/07 (S) STA RPT SCS 4DP 1NR SAME TITLE
04/20/07 (S) DP: MCGUIRE, FRENCH, STEVENS, GREEN
04/20/07 (S) NR: BUNDE
04/27/07 (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 171(STA)
05/02/07 (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
05/02/07 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
05/02/07 (S) MCGUIRE (CHAIR), STEVENS, WILKEN
05/03/07 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
05/03/07 (H) COGHILL (CHAIR), JOHNSON, GRUENBERG
05/08/07 (H) HB171 AT 1:00 PM BUTROVICH 205
05/08/07 (S) HB171 AT 1:00 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
No witnesses to record
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR COGHILL called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 171
to order at 3:12:50 PM. Present at the call to order from the
House were Representatives Coghill, Gruenberg, and Johnson.
Present from the Senate were Senators McGuire, Stevens, and
Wilken.
HB 171-ACCOMMODATE 90-DAY SESSION/LEG PROCEDURES
3:13:06 PM
CHAIR COGHILL announced that the only order of business would be
consideration of HOUSE BILL NO. 171, "An Act relating to the
terms of legislators, the date and time for convening regular
legislative sessions, adoption of uniform rules of the
legislature and to certain of those rules, the date for
organizing the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, and
deadlines for certain matters or reports to be delivered to the
legislature or filed; prohibiting bonuses for legislative
employees; and providing for an effective date." [Before the
committee was CSHB 171(STA) am and SCS CSHB 171(STA).]
3:13:10 PM
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG moved that the committee adopt CSHB
171(STA) am, House version.
SENATOR STEVENS objected.
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Gruenberg, Johnson,
and Coghill voted in favor of adopting CSHB 171(STA) am.
Senators Wilken, Stevens, and McGuire voted against it.
Therefore, CS 171(STA) am, was not adopted.
3:13:17 PM
SENATOR MCGUIRE moved that the committee adopt SCS CSHB
171(STA), Senate version.
REPRESENTATIVE COGHILL objected.
A roll call vote was taken. Senators Stevens and McGuire voted
in favor of SCS CSHB 171(STA). Representatives Gruenberg,
Johnson, and Coghill, and Senator Wilken, voted against it.
Therefore, SCS CSHB 171(STA), was not adopted.
3:15:30 PM
CHAIR COGHILL directed the committee's attention to a chart that
highlighted the areas of disagreement between the House and
Senate versions of HB 171. He noted that if the committee had
accepted one of the versions the committee would not need to
continue to a limited free conference committee.
3:15:37 PM
CHAIR COGHILL related that Sections 1 and 2 of both the House
and Senate versions are in conformity. However, Section 3 of
SCS CSHB 171(STA), Senate version, begins the session on the
second Monday of January at each regular session while CSHB
171(STA) am, House version, has staggered beginning dates.
There being no agreement and no discussion, he announced that he
would suggest an amendment that would likely require powers of
free conference. Both versions are in conformity in Section 4.
However, Section 5 of the House version specifies a January 1st
prefiling deadline while the Senate version specifies a February
1st prefiling deadline. There was no discussion and Chair
Coghill stated that there is a need to amend Section 5.
3:17:03 PM
CHAIR MCGUIRE expressed her belief that limited powers of free
conference were needed for Sections 3, 5, 12, 13, 16, and 17 in
which the start date specified in each version is in
disagreement. The second area of disagreement is regarding the
requirement in CSHB 171(STA) am, House version, of the
Legislative Council to prepare a report on the 90-day session
for presentation to the legislature, which is located in Section
7.
3:18:30 PM
CHAIR COGHILL moved that the conference committee request
limited powers of free conference from the presiding officers
for those sections not identical in language in the House and
Senate versions, that being Sections 3, 5, 12, 16, and 17 of
CSHB 171(STA) am and Sections 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 18, and 19 of SCS
CSHB 171(STA).
3:19:08 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Gruenberg, Johnson,
and Coghill, and Senators Wilken, Stevens, and McGuire voted in
favor of the motion. Therefore, the motion requesting limited
powers of free conference, as specified in the motion, was
adopted by unanimous vote.
3:19:29 PM
CHAIR COGHILL provided members with a proposed amendment that
directs the legislature to gavel in on the third Tuesday in
January, allows for the fifteenth day for fast track [budget],
the thirtieth day for the regular budget amendments, and a
report on the 90-day session issue. He suggested that after
obtaining limited powers the committee would meet again.
3:21:13 PM
CHAIR MCGUIRE stated her appreciation of a compromise that
addresses her concerns and sets a consistent start date.
3:22:02 PM
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG asked for an explanation of the purpose
of Section 7 in SCS CSHB 171(STA).
3:22:18 PM
CHAIR COGHILL responded that Section 7 will be addressed at the
next meeting. In response to Senator Wilken, Chair Coghill
stated that Mr. Boucher will speak tomorrow regarding the timing
of the report.
3:22:54 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the
Conference Committee on HB 171 meeting was adjourned at 3:22
p.m.
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