Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1995-04-13 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1995-04-13 Senate Journal Page 1026 SB 135 SENATE BILL NO. 135 "An Act relating to permanent fund dividend program notice requirements, to the ineligibility for dividends of individuals convicted of felonies or incarcerated for misdemeanors, and to the determination of the number and identity of certain ineligible individuals; and providing for an effective date" was read the second time. Senator Frank offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 2, line 13: Delete "AS 43.23.028(b)" Insert "AS 43.23.028" Page 2, after line 13: Insert new material to read: "Sec. 43.23.028. PUBLIC NOTICE. (a) By October1 of each year, the commissioner shall give public notice of the value of each permanent fund dividend for that year. The notice and the stub attached to each individual dividend check must [DISCLOSE THE AMOUNT] 1995-04-13 Senate Journal Page 1027 SB 135 (1) disclose the amount of each dividend attributable to income earned by the permanent fund from deposits to that fund required under art. IX, sec. 15, Constitution of the State of Alaska; (2) disclose the amount of each dividend attributable to income earned by the permanent fund from appropriations to that fund and from amounts added to that fund to offset the effects of inflation; [AND] (3) disclose the amount by which each dividend has been reduced due to each appropriation from the dividend fund, including amounts to pay the costs of administering the dividend program and the hold harmless provisions of AS43.23.075; (4) disclose the total amount that would have been paid during the current fiscal year to individuals who are ineligible to receive dividends under AS43.23.005(d) if they had been eligible; (5) include a statement that an individual is not eligible for this dividend when (A) during the calendar year immediately preceding this dividend year the individual was convicted of a felony; (B) during all or part of the calendar year immediately preceding this dividend year, as a result of the conviction of a felony, the individual was incarcerated; or (C) during all or part of the calendar year immediately preceding this dividend year, as a result of a third or subsequent conviction of a misdemeanor, the individual was incarcerated; (6) include a statement that the legislative purpose for making individuals listed under (5) of this subsection ineligible is reimbursement for some of the costs imposed on the state criminal justice system related to apprehension, prosecution, conviction, incarceration, or probation of individuals convicted of a felony and individuals who are chronic misdemeanants as demonstrated by their being incarcerated as a result of a third or subsequent misdemeanor conviction; and 1995-04-13 Senate Journal Page 1028 SB 135 (7) disclose the total amount appropriated for the current fiscal year under (b) of this section for each of the separate categories listed." Page 2, line 17: Delete "(a)" Insert "(a)(3) [(a)]" Senator Frank moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Adams objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 135 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Zharoff Excused: Donley and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Senator Adams offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, line 13, through page 3, line 2: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 4, lines 13 - 21: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 1995-04-13 Senate Journal Page 1029 SB 135 Page 4, after line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS 43.23.028(b) is repealed." Page 4, line 22: Delete "Sections 3 and 5 of this Act are" Insert "Section 3 of this Act is" Page 4, line 23: Delete " 5, 7, and 8" Insert "and 6" Page 4, line 25: Delete "and 6" Insert ", 4, and 5" Page 4, line 26: Delete all material. Senator Adams moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Halford objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objections, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Duncan objected. The question being: "Shall SENATE BILL NO. 135 am "An Act relating to permanent fund dividend program notice requirements, to the ineligibility for dividends of individuals convicted of felonies or incarcerated for misdemeanors, and to the determination of the number and identity of certain ineligible individuals; and providing for an effective date" advance from second to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: 1995-04-13 Senate Journal Page 1030 SB 135 SB 135 am Advance from Second to Third Reading? YEAS: 12 NAYS: 7 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson Nays: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Salo, Zharoff Excused: Donley and so, the bill failed to advance to third reading. SENATE BILL NO. 135 am will appear on the April 18 calendar.