Legislature(2019 - 2020)SENATE FINANCE 532

05/13/2019 10:30 AM Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40

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10:31:31 AM Start
10:40:15 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
-- Delayed from 5/12/19 --
+= HB 39 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
+= HB 40 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
- Administration
- Education & Early Development
- Environmental Conservation
- Health & Social Services
- Natural Resources
- Judiciary
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               31ST ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                       FIRST SESSION                                                                                            
           CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 39 and HB 40                                                                              
                       May 13, 2019                                                                                             
                        10:31 a.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:31:31 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Foster called the Conference Committee meeting on HB
39 and HB 40 to order at 10:31 a.m.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
House:                                                                                                                          
Representative Neal Foster, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Tammie Wilson                                                                                                    
Representative Cathy Tilton                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senate:                                                                                                                         
Senator Bert Stedman, Vice-Chair                                                                                                
Senator Natasha Von Imhof                                                                                                       
Senator Donny Olson                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ALSO PRESENT:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
David Teal,  Director, Legislative Finance  Division; fiscal                                                                    
analysts  with  the  Office of  Management  and  Budget  and                                                                    
Legislative  Finance Division;  aides  to committee  members                                                                    
and other members of the Legislature.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 39     APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          HB 39 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further                                                                     
          consideration.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 40     APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          HB 40 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further                                                                     
          consideration.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Foster reviewed the agenda for the meeting.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am(brf                                                                   
sup maj fld)                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain   programs;    capitalizing   funds;   amending                                                                    
     appropriations;  making   supplemental  appropriations;                                                                    
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am S                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain   programs;    capitalizing   funds;   amending                                                                    
     appropriations; making  supplemental appropriations and                                                                    
     reappropriations;  and   providing  for   an  effective                                                                    
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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 SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
10:31:53 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Foster invited David Teal, Director of the                                                                             
Legislative Finance Division, to come to the testifier                                                                          
table.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
He explained how  objections would be handled.  If there was                                                                    
an objection,  he would make note  of that Item and  hold it                                                                    
aside. The committee would continue  to go through the other                                                                    
Items in  the department,  adopt them,  and then  would come                                                                    
back to any Item that had an objection.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In  the present  meeting the  committee would  be addressing                                                                    
open items  in HB 39  and HB 40  based on the  motion sheets                                                                    
distributed to  members earlier and  dated May 12th  for the                                                                    
following departments:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                    
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                                   
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                                                                                        
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                        
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                                 
JUDICIARY                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:32:46 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Department of Administration budget:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Item 5    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 7    House minus $399.6 Thousand                                                                                      
     Item 8    Open                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
CLOSED conferencable Items  5 and 7 and left Item  8 OPEN in                                                                    
the Department of Administration budget.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
10:33:26 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Department of Education and Early Development budget:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Item 4    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 8    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 10   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 12   House                                                                                                            
     Item 14   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 15   Senate                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
CLOSED conferencable  Items 4, 8,  12, and 15 and  left OPEN                                                                    
Items 10  and 14  in the Department  of Education  and Early                                                                    
Development budget.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:34:14 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Department of Environmental Conservation budget:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 2    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 3    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 4    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 5    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 6    Senate                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
CLOSED conferencable Items 1 through  6 in the Department of                                                                    
Environmental Conservation budget.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:35:03 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Department of Health and Social Services budget:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    Open                                                                                                             
     Item 2    Open                                                                                                             
     Item 3    House                                                                                                            
     Item 4    House replace $2.4 million I/A Receipts                                                                          
               (code 1007) with $2.4 million of Recidivism                                                                      
               Reduction Funds (code 1246)                                                                                      
     Item 5    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 6    Senate plus $2.1 Million in Fund Source Code                                                                     
               1254 MET Fund                                                                                                    
     Item 7    Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 8    House                                                                                                            
     Item 9    Open                                                                                                             
     Item 10   House                                                                                                            
     Item 11   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 12   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 13   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 14   Senate All Lines                                                                                                 
     Item 15   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 16   House                                                                                                            
     Item 17   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 18   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 19   Senate plus $12.3 Million                                                                                        
     Item 20   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 21   Senate                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Foster OBJECTED to Item 16.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
10:37:46 AM                                                                                                                   
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:37:55 AM                                                                                                                   
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Olson, Tilton, Stedman, von Imhof, Wilson                                                                             
OPPOSED: Foster                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The MOTION PASSED (5/1). [Note:  House (2/1); Senate (3/0)].                                                                    
Item 16 was ADOPTED.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
There being  NO further  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The                                                                    
action CLOSED  conferencable Items  3 through 8,  10 through                                                                    
17, 19, and  21 and left OPEN  Items 1, 2, 9, 18,  and 20 in                                                                    
the Department of Health and Social Services budget.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:38:40 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Department of Natural Resources budget:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    Open                                                                                                             
     Item 3    Open                                                                                                             
     Item 7    House plus $102.5 Thousand                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
CLOSED conferencable Item  7 and left OPEN Items 1  and 3 in                                                                    
the Department of Natural Resources budget.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
^JUDICIARY                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
10:39:13 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  MOVED  to  ADOPT  the  following  in  the                                                                    
Judiciary budget:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    House All Lines                                                                                                  
     Item 2    House minus $189.3 Thousand                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so  ordered. The  action                                                                    
CLOSED conferencable Items 1 and 2 in the Judiciary budget.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Foster concluded  the business  for the  committee                                                                    
hearing.   Once  the   next  meeting   date  and   time  was                                                                    
determined, the meeting would be noticed on BASIS.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Stedman  MOVED   to  ADJOURN.   There  being   NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB  39  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  40  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
10:40:15 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.                                                                                         

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