30TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB57 and HB59 June 6, 2017 4:00 p.m. 4:00:49 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Seaton called the Conference Committee meeting on HB57 and HB59 to order at 4:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: House: Representative Paul Seaton, Chair Representative Neil Foster Representative Lance Pruitt Senate: Senator Lyman Hoffman, Vice-Chair Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Donny Olson MEMBERS ABSENT ALSO PRESENT: Speaker Bryce Edgmon; Representative David Eastman; Representative Delana Johnson; Representative Charisse Millet; Representative Dan Saddler; Representative Dave Talerico; Representative Steve Thompson; Representative Cathy Tilton; Representative Tammie Wilson; Senator Dennis Egan. SUMMARY HB 57 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 57 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 59 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 59 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; and making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(FIN) am S "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; 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 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59(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. 59(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." 4:01:04 PM Co-Chair Seaton indicated that limited powers of free conference had been granted by both the House and the Senate. He invited David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division to join legislators at the table. He explained how any objections would be handled. If there were an objection, he would make a note of the Item and hold it aside. The committee would continue to go through the other items in the department, adopt them, and then come back to any item that had an objection. He reported that the conference committee would be addressing open items in HB 57 and HB 59 based on the motion sheets distributed to members earlier dated June 6th on the Department of Administration (DOA) and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). 4:02:25 PM Senator Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Administration's budget: Item 1 Senate Item 2 House Item 3 House Item 4 Senate Item 5 House Item 6 Senate Item 7 Senate Item 8 Senate Item 9 House There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Co-Chair Seaton indicated that the action closed the conference-able items in the Department of Administration. 4:03:21 PM Senator Hoffmann MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development's budget: Item 1 Line 1 House Item 1 Line 2 House Item 2 Senate Item 3 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Co-Chair Seaton indicated that the action closed the conference-able items in the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Co-Chair Seaton conveyed that once the next meeting date and time was determined, the meeting would be noticed on BASIS. He expected that the Conference Committee would meet again later in the current week. HB 57 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 59 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. Senator Hoffmann relayed that the Senate was encouraged by the current meeting and was looking forward to continuing to work cooperatively with the other body to take care of the state's business. ADJOURNMENT 4:04:57 PM The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.