Legislature(2015 - 2016)
06/01/2015 08:19 PM Joint CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB2001
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29th ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE (YEAR ONE)
SECOND SPECIAL SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 2001
June 1, 2015
8:19 p.m.
[Note: Meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska at the
Anchorage Legislative Office.]
8:19:39 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Neuman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB
2001 order at 8:19 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:
Aides to committee members and other members of the
Legislature.
SUMMARY
HB 2001 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 2001 was HEARD and HELD in committee for
further consideration
8:20:01 PM
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) am
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; making appropriations for the
operating expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing
funds and repealing 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."
and
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; repealing
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."
8:20:01 PM
Senator Pete Kelly moved that Representative Mark Neuman
serve as presiding chair of the FY 2016 operating budget
Conference Committee.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Representative
Neuman is Chair of the Conference Committee.
Chair Neuman moved that Senator Kelly serve as Vice-Chair
of the FY 2016 operating budget Conference Committee.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Senator Kelly
is Vice-Chair of the Conference Committee.
Chair Neuman reviewed the process the conference committee
would follow for the meetings: Both the House and Senate
budget processes allowed for public testimony. That portion
of the process is now concluded; the Conference Committee
will not be accepting public testimony. Unless invited by
the Chair, only members of the Conference Committee may
take part in discussion or sit at the table. Legislative
Finance has been directed to prepare the "motion sheets" we
will be using at the table. These sheets summarize the
differences between the two versions of the bills that are
the business of this Conference Committee. The "motion
sheets" will be posted on Legislative Finance's website
after this meeting and will be updated after each
subsequent meeting. The Conference Committee will operate
under Uniform Rule 42. Adopting any motion or taking any
action requires a majority vote from each body. A copy of
Uniform Rule 42 and a Legislative Legal Services opinion
dated March 26, 2015, are in each member's packet.
8:21:38 PM
Chair Neuman asked for a motion to adopt all identical
items.
Vice-Chair Kelly moved that all appropriations and language
that are identical in both the House and Senate versions of
HB 2001 be adopted.
Chair Neuman stated that seeing no objection, the items
were adopted.
Chair Neuman asked for a motion to request "limited powers"
for budget allocations for which differences exist. He
relayed that he had distributed a letter for this purpose
dated June 1, 2015, addressed to the Speaker of the House
and the Senate President. Under limited powers, the
Conference Committee can adopt any amount between zero and
the higher of the House or Senate version of each item
subject to conference.
Vice-Chair Kelly moved to adopt the letter requesting
limited powers of conference for items that are not
identical.
Chair Neuman stated that seeing no objection, the letter
was adopted. He communicated that each member would sign
two originals of the letter requesting limited powers, one
for each body, at the end of this meeting.
Chair Neuman stated that the committee would be meeting to
complete action on the operating budget once limited powers
have been received. Meetings will be posted on BASIS under
the 24-hour rule. He asked if there was any other business,
or any questions or comments from the members.
8:22:53 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly moved that this meeting of the Conference
Committee be adjourned.
Chair Neuman stated that without objection, the meeting
adjourned. He advised that each member needed to sign the
two letters before leaving.
ADJOURNMENT
8:23:05 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
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