Legislature(1993 - 1994)
1993-02-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0298 HB 88 The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 2 out of order, citing Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Ulmer: Page 1, line 2, after "Month" (title amendment): Insert "; and relating to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the family" Page 1, line 6, insert a new paragraph to read: "(2) Alaska children are in danger, as demonstrated by the fact that (A) Alaska has the worst rate of child death and violent teen death in the country; 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0299 HB 88 (B) a child dies from poverty every 53 minutes; (C) a child is abused or neglected every 13 seconds; (D) 38% of the homeless are single women and their children; and (E) in the last decade, child poverty grew by 26% while the GNP grew more than one-fourth." Renumber remaining paragraphs accordingly. Page 2, line 8, after "observances": Insert "by families such as a family discussion of the role of families, the changing definition of the family in modern society, the rights of children and the responsibilities of parents, and appropriate methods for resolution of violent feelings in family conflict," Page 2, line 9, after "public." Add "In observance of Family Preservation Month, the Department of Health and Social Services shall report to the legislature by May 15th the actions it has taken during the prior year to prevent child abuse and neglect in Alaska families and shall recommend to the legislature actions which should be taken to support and preserve the family." Representative Ulmer moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Bunde objected. ****The presence of Representative Brice was noted. Representative Ulmer moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be withdrawn. There being no objection, Amendment No. 3 was withdrawn. 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0300 HB 88 New Amendment No. 3 offered by Representative Ulmer: Page 1, line 2, after "Month" (title amendment): Insert "; and relating to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the family" Page 1, line 6, insert a new paragraph to read: "(2) Alaska children are in danger, as demonstrated by the fact that (A) Alaska has the worst rate of child death and teen violent death in the country; and (B) a child dies from poverty every 53 minutes and a child is abused or neglected every 13 seconds in the United States. Renumber remaining paragraphs accordingly. Page 2, line 8, after "observances": Insert "by families such as a family discussion of the role of families, the changing definition of the family in modern society, the rights of children and the responsibilities of parents, and appropriate methods for resolution of violent feelings in family conflict," Page 2, line 9, after "public." Add "In observance of Family Preservation Month, the Department of Health and Social Services as a part of its annual report shall make recommendations to the legislature to encourage the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Alaska families." Representative Ulmer moved and asked unanimous consent that New Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Objection was heard. Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the following technical amendment be adopted: 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0301 HB 88 Following subparagraph "(B)": Insert "nationally" Delete "in the United States" There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall New Amendment No. 3 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 88 Second Reading New Amendment No. 3 as amended YEAS: 33 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Barnes, Brice, Brown, Bunde, Carney, Davidson, B.Davis, G.Davis, Finkelstein, Foster, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hoffman, Hudson, James, Kott, Larson, Mackie, MacLean, Menard, Moses, Mulder, Navarre, Nicholia, Nordlund, Olberg, Parnell, Phillips, Porter, Toohey, Ulmer, Williams, Willis Nays: Green, Martin, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey Excused: Davies, Sitton And so, New Amendment No. 3 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Davidson: Page 1, line 10, after "cradle": Insert "is the hand that" Representative Davidson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 4 was adopted. 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0302 HB 88 Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Davidson. Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Following "and" Insert "International Workers' Day and" Page 1, following line 14: Insert new paragraphs to read: "(6) for 109 years May 1 has been recognized as a day set aside to celebrate throughout the world the contributions of workers of all types; (7) the contributions of workers to the prosperity, security, and perpetuation of the family are manifest;" Renumber the following paragraph accordingly. Page 2, line 3: Delete "a new section" Insert "new sections" Page 2, following line 9: Insert a new section to read: "Sec. 44.12.080. INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY. International Workers' Day is established on May 1 of each year to honor the contributions of workers to the peace and prosperity of the state and the United States. International Workers' Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civic groups, labor groups, and the public." Representative Davidson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Phillips objected. 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0303 HB 88 The Speaker ruled the amendment out of order, citing Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules. Representative Navarre appealed the ruling of the Speaker. Representative Phillips moved that the ruling of the Speaker be upheld. Representative Phillips rose to a point of order stating remarks should be confined to the motion before the body. The Speaker advised the members to proceed with caution. The Speaker withdrew her ruling that Amendment No. 5 was out of order and Representative Phillips withdrew the motion to uphold the Speaker's ruling. And so, Amendment No. 5 was again before the House. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 88 am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Brice, Brown, Carney, Davidson, B.Davis, Finkelstein, Foster, Grussendorf, Hoffman, Menard, Navarre, Nicholia, Nordlund, Ulmer, Willis Nays: Barnes, Bunde, G.Davis, Green, Hanley, Hudson, James, Kott, Larson, Mackie, MacLean, Martin, Moses, Mulder, Olberg, Parnell, Phillips, Porter, Sanders, Therriault, Toohey, Vezey, Williams Excused: Davies, Sitton And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Representative Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 88am be considered engrossed and advanced to third reading. Representative Grussendorf objected. 1993-02-10 House Journal Page 0304 HB 88 The question being: "Shall HB 88am be advanced to third reading on the same day?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 88 am Second Reading Advance to Third Reading YEAS: 29 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Barnes, Brice, Bunde, B.Davis, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hudson, James, Kott, Larson, Mackie, MacLean, Martin, Moses, Mulder, Nicholia, Olberg, Parnell, Phillips, Porter, Sanders, Therriault, Toohey, Ulmer, Vezey, Williams, Willis Nays: Brown, Carney, Davidson, Finkelstein, Grussendorf, Hoffman, Menard, Navarre, Nordlund Excused: Davies, Sitton Brice changed from "Nay" to "Yea". And so, lacking the necessary 30 votes, HB 88am failed to advance and will be in third reading on the February 11, 1993, calendar.