Legislature(2013 - 2014)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/10/2014 04:00 PM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 266 & HB 267
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28TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB266 and HB267
April 10, 2014
4:09 P.M.
4:09:44 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kelly called the Conference Committee meeting on
HB266 and HB267 to order at 4:09 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Senate:
Senator Pete Kelly, Chair
Senator Kevin Meyer
Senator Lyman Hoffman
House:
Representative Alan Austerman, Vice-Chair
Representative Bill Stoltze
Representative Les Gara
MEMBERS ABSENT
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 266 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 266 was HEARD and HELD in committee for
further consideration.
HB 267 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 267 was HEARD and HELD in committee for
further consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making
reappropriations; and providing for an effective
date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs, capitalizing funds, and making
reappropriations; and providing for an effective
date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(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. 267(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."
4:10:16 PM
Representative Austerman MOVED that Senator Kelly serve as
the presiding chair of the FY 15 Conference Committee on HB
266 and HB 267. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so
ordered.
4:10:55 PM
Chair Kelly MOVED that Representative Austerman serve as
Vice-Chair of the FY 15 Conference Committee on HB 266 and
HB 267. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
4:11:10 PM
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.
4:11:38 PM
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.
4:12:36 PM
Vice-Chair Austerman MOVED that all appropriations and
language in the FY 15 operating budget that were identical
in House and Senate versions of HB 266 and HB 267 be
adopted. 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.
4:13:52 PM
Vice-Chair Austerman 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.
4:14:13 PM
AT EASE
4:14:36 PM
RECONVENED
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 266 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 267 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
ADJOURNMENT
4:15:13 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
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