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1997-03-17 House Journal

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Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Davies:                          
                                                                               
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Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The Speaker invoked Section 102 of Masons Manual.                              
                                                                               
Representative Grussendorf placed a call of the House.                         
                                                                               
The call was satisfied.                                                        
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           

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Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf,            
Kelly, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia                               
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Hanley, Hodgins,              
Ivan, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg,         
Ryan, Sanders, Therriault                                                      
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
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Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
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Amendment No. 2                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  1                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton,              
Grussendorf, Kelly, Kemplen, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia                           

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Nays:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Hanley, Hodgins, Ivan,                   
Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan,         
Sanders, Therriault                                                            
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
Absent:  Kookesh                                                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Berkowitz:                       
                                                                               
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Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter placed a call of the House on all amendments.            
                                                                               
The call was satisfied.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
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Amendment No. 3                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton,                  
Grussendorf, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia                         

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Nays:  Austerman, Bunde, Cowdery, Foster, Hanley, Hodgins, Ivan,               
Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg,        
Ryan, Sanders, Therriault                                                      
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
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		(3) has third degree burns over one half or more of the                     
claimant's body.                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 5 was not offered.                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
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Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?  The roll               
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
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Amendment No. 6                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen,           
Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia                                               
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Hanley,               
Hodgins, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips,           
Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault                                    
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Berkowitz:                       
                                                                               
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* Sec. 65.  This Act sunsets if, on July 1, 2000, the director of           
the Division of Insurance certifies to the lieutenant governor and             
the revisor of statutes that the liability insurance rates filed with          
the  Division  of  Insurance  have  not  been  reduced  by  at least           

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10percent from those filed on January 1, 1997.  In this section,              
liability insurance means insurance described under                            
AS21.12.070(a)(2).                                                             
                                                                               
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Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that he             
be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest.               
Objection was heard, and Representative Berkowitz was required to              
vote.                                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative               
Brice:                                                                         
                                                                               
Following July 1,:                                                             
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Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                 
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 7                  
be adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                     
                                                                               
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Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 7                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies,              
Davis, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Mulder,            
Nicholia, Sanders                                                              
                                                                               

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Nays:  Cowdery, Foster, Hanley, Hodgins, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Kott,           
Martin, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault                     
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 7 was adopted.                        
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative               
Brice:                                                                         
                                                                               
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Representative Brice moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                 
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 7                  
be adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                     
                                                                               
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Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 7                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen,           
Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia, Sanders                                      
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Hanley,               
Hodgins, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips,           
Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault                                             
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                    
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall Amendment No. 7 as amended be                       
adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                        

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Amendment No. 7, as amended                                                    
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  8   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf,            
Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia, Sanders                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Hanley, Hodgins,              
Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter,            
Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault                                                     
                                                                               
Excused:  Dyson, Green, Hudson, James, Joule, Masek, Vezey,                    
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 7 as amended was not adopted.                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter lifted the call.                                         
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to          
10:15 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 9:32 p.m.