Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/08/2016 04:00 PM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB256 AND HB257
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29TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 256 and HB 257
April 8, 2016
4:10 p.m.
4:10:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kelly called the Conference Committee meeting on HB
256 and HB 257 to order at 4:10 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Senate:
Senator Pete Kelly, Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Senator Lyman Hoffman
House:
Representative Mark Neuman, Vice-Chair
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Les Gara
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 256 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 256 was HEARD and HELD in committee for
further consideration.
HB 257 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 257 was HEARD and HELD in committee for
further consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 256(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; repealing appropriations; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 256(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; repealing appropriations; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
capital expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; making
supplemental appropriations; and providing for an
effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(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."
4:10:00 PM
Representative Neuman MOVED that Senator Kelly serve as the
presiding chair of the FY 17 Conference Committee on HB 256
and HB 257. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Kelly MOVED that Representative Neuman serve as Vice-
Chair of the FY 17 Conference Committee on HB 256 and HB
257. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Kelly reviewed procedures pertaining to the
conference committee. He noted that both the House and
Senate budget process allowed for public testimony. That
portion of the process was concluded; the conference
committee would not accept further public testimony. Unless
invited by the Chair, only members of the conference
committee would take part in discussions or sit at the
table. He noted that the director of the Legislative
Finance Division would be invited to sit at the table
beginning with the next meeting.
Chair Kelly observed that the Legislative Finance Division
had been directed to prepare the "motion sheets" for use by
the conference committee. The motion sheets summarized the
differences between the two versions of the bills before
the conference committee and were located on the
Legislative Finance Division's website.
Chair Kelly explained that the conference committee would
operate under Uniform Rule 42. All action required a
majority vote from each body for adoption. A copy of
Uniform Rule 42 and related legal opinions were provided in
each member's packet. Motions required a majority of each
body.
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED that all appropriations and
language in the FY 17 operating budget that were identical
in House and Senate versions of HB 256 and HB 257 be
adopted.
Representative Gara OBJECTED for DISCUSSION. Representative
Gara WITHDREW the OBJECTION. He hoped there would be a
discussion of items that fell outside of Rule 70.
Chair Kelly stated that the request was only allowed under
permission of the Speaker of the House and the Senate
President.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Kelly observed that the committee would need limited
powers to reach agreements. He explained that under limited
powers the Conference Committee could adopt any amount
between zero and the higher of the House or Senate version
of each item subject to conference.
Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT a letter requesting
limited powers of free conference for the items that were
not identical. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Chair Kelly observed that the committee meetings would be
posted on BASIS under the 24-hour rule. He relayed the
expectation that the committee would meet every afternoon
at 4:00 p.m. until a consensus was established.
HB 256 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 257 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
ADJOURNMENT
4:14:20 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 4:14 p.m.
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