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1998-03-30 House Journal

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1998-03-30                     House Journal                      Page 2783
                                 HOUSE JOURNAL                                 
                                                                               
                            ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                           
                                                                               
                    TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE -- SECOND SESSION                    
                                                                               
Juneau, Alaska                       Monday             March 30, 1998         
                                                                               
                              Seventy-eighth Day                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
Pursuant to adjournment, the House was called to order by Speaker              
Phillips at 11:17 a.m.                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Roll call showed 34 members present.  Representatives Austerman,               
Barnes, Bunde, Dyson and Moses had been previously excused from                
a call of the House today.  Representative Hanley was absent and his           
presence was noted later.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Reverend Paul Beran of             
the Resurrection Lutheran Church.  Representative Brice moved and              
asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.          
There being no objection, it appears below:                                    
                                                                               
"Gracious Father, Your love and patience to us are more than                  
we can fathom: the gift of life for a new day, the                             
responsibilities of this House that summon our best,                           
forgiveness in Jesus Christ for the many times we have fallen                  
short, and the opportunities for good that beckon us now.                      
                                                                               
Lord, oft-times we face subtle, relentless pressures.  The                    
interests of our people push upon us.  We want to be                           
responsible, respected, even liked.  We desire to make the                     
right decisions, yet so often the glass is clouded, the issues                 
mixed, our vision so limited.                                                  
                                                                               
We humbly ask of You, Holy Father, to grant us all that we                    
need.  Give us the wisdom and courage to separate greed from                   
need, words from reality, numbers from the faces of real                       

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people which You have made.  Help us that we might be                          
Your faithful servants this day.  In the name of He who came                   
not to be served, but to serve, Jesus Christ.  Amen."                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Williams.                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                         CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                        
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
journal for the 75th, 76th and 77th legislative days be approved as            
certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so             
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                COMMUNICATIONS                               
                                                                               
The following report was received:                                             
                                                                               
Dept. of Public Safety                                                         
Highway Safety Planning Agency                                                 
1997 Annual Report                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                        REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                       
                                                                               
HB 144                                                                       
The Finance Committee has considered:                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 144                                                            
"An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental                           
Conservation to charge certain fees relating to registration of                
pesticides and broadcast chemicals; and providing for an effective             
date."                                                                         
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 144(FIN)                                                
"An Act relating to the authority of the Department of                        
Environmental Conservation to charge fees; and providing for an                
effective date."                                                               

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HB 144                                                                       
The report was signed by Representative Therriault, Co-chair, with the         
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Therriault, Mulder, Kelly                                        
                                                                               
Do not pass (3):  Kohring, Davies, Grussendorf                                 
                                                                               
No recommendation (4):  Martin, Moses, Davis, Foster                           
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 144(FIN):                            
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 3/30/98                      
                                                                               
HB 144 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 324                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 324                                                            
"An Act relating to liens for municipal assessments for certain               
utility improvements."                                                         
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 324(L&C)                                                
"An Act relating to deferral of certain municipal assessment                  
payments."                                                                     
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Cowdery, Ryan, Rokeberg                                          
                                                                               
No recommendation (2):  Kubina, Hudson                                         
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 324(L&C):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs, 3/30/98               

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HB 324                                                                       
HB 324 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.                                
                                                                               
HB 349                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 349                                     
"An Act prohibiting the use of the title 'social worker' without a            
license; relating to social workers, licensure of social workers, and          
the Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners; and providing for                 
an effective date."                                                            
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                  
349(L&C)                                                                       
(same title)                                                                  
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (1):  Hudson                                                           
                                                                               
No recommendation (4):  Cowdery, Kubina, Ryan, Rokeberg                        
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSSSHB 349(L&C):                          
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Sponsor/Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development,                 
3/30/98                                                                        
                                                                               
SSHB 349 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the              
calendar.                                                                      
                                                                               
HB 380                                                                       
The Finance Committee has considered:                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 380                                                            
"An Act relating to a temporary reduction of royalty on oil and               
gas produced for sale from fields within the Cook Inlet                        
sedimentary basin where production is commenced in fields that                 
have been discovered and undeveloped or that have been shut in."               

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HB 380                                                                       
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 380(FIN)                                                
"An Act relating to a temporary reduction of royalty on oil and               
gas produced for sale from certain fields within the Cook Inlet                
sedimentary basin."                                                            
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Therriault, Co-chair, with the         
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Davis, Kohring, Mulder                                           
                                                                               
No recommendation (3):  Therriault, Kelly, Martin                              
                                                                               
Amend (1):  Grussendorf                                                        
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 380(FIN):                            
                                                                               
Indeterminate fiscal note, Dept. of Natural Resources, 3/13/98                 
                                                                               
HB 380 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 438                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 438                                                            
"An Act establishing an exemption for investment clubs from the               
business license requirement."                                                 
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 438(L&C)                                                
"An Act relating to the regulation authority, exemptions, and                 
definitions of the Alaska Business License Act."                               
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               

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HB 438                                                                       
Do pass (2):  Ryan, Rokeberg                                                   
                                                                               
No recommendation (2):  Cowdery, Hudson                                        
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 438(L&C):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development,                    
3/30/98                                                                        
                                                                               
HB 438 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                  
                                                                               
                          INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                          
                                                                               
The following citation was introduced and referred to the Rules                
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                       
                                                                               
Honoring - John and Marjorie Hughes, 50th Wedding Anniversary                  
By Representative Cowdery                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
                   INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                  
                             OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                             
                                                                               
HCR 34                                                                       
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34 by the House Labor                          
& Commerce Committee:                                                          
                                                                               
Establishing a Joint Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring.             
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                   
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
HJR 66                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 66 by the House Judiciary                           
Committee:                                                                     
                                                                               
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska               
relating to subsistence uses of fish and wildlife by residents; and            
providing for an effective date and repeal of the subsistence                  
amendment.                                                                     

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HJR 66                                                                       
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance              
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
                   INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                  
                                OF HOUSE BILLS                                
                                                                               
HB 475                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 475 by the House Labor & Commerce Committee                     
by request, entitled:                                                          
                                                                               
"An Act establishing a standard for determining when an injured               
worker is eligible for reemployment benefits and establishing a                
procedure for adopting a new, revised, or replacement standard for             
determining when an injured worker is eligible for reemployment                
benefits."                                                                     
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                   
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
                     CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                     
                                                                               
                        SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                        
                                                                               
HB 387                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 387                                                            
"An Act relating to dentists."                                                
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	L&C RPT  CS(L&C) 2DP 4NR                                         2382         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DCED)                                          2382         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 387(L&C)                                                
(same title)                                                                  

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HB 387                                                                       
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
387(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and                
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.         
                                                                               
CSHB 387(L&C) was read the third time.                                         
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 387(L&C) pass the House?"  The                
roll was taken with the following result:                                      
                                                                               
CSHB 387(L&C)                                                                  
Third Reading                                                                  
Final Passage                                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  30   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  2                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton, Foster,         
Green, Grussendorf, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly,                
Kemplen, Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia,               
Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault, Williams                         
                                                                               
Nays:  Kohring, Sanders, Vezey                                                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Hanley, Ogan                                                          
                                                                               
And so, CSHB 387(L&C) passed the House and was referred to the                 
Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                     SECOND READING OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                     
                                                                               
HJR 44                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44                                                 
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska               
relating to redistricting of the legislature.                                  
                                                                               

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HJR 44                                                                       
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	JUD RPT  CS(JUD) NT 4DP 2DNP                                     2342         
	2 FISCAL NOTES (LAW, GOV)                                        2343         
	FIN RPT  CS(FIN) NT 5DP 3DNP 2NR                                 2534         
	2 FISCAL NOTES (LAW, GOV) 2/18/98                                2535         
	RLS RPT  CS(RLS) NT 3DP 1DNP 1NR                                 2657         
	2 FISCAL NOTES (LAW, GOV) 2/18/98                                2657         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original              
resolution:                                                                    
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44(RLS)                                     
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska               
relating to redistricting and reapportionment of the legislature;              
repealing obsolete language setting out the apportionment schedule             
used to elect members of the first state legislature.                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Grussendorf:                     
                                                                               
Page 5, line 9, following "plan":                                          
	Insert ".  If that new plan is declared invalid the matter may be           
referred again to the board"                                                 
                                                                               
Representative Grussendorf moved and asked unanimous consent that              
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Vezey objected.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
**The presence of Representative Hanley was noted.                             
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           

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HJR 44                                                                       
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  26   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton,                 
Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen,             
Kookesh, Kubina, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia, Phillips, Porter,            
Sanders, Therriault, Williams                                                  
                                                                               
Nays:  Foster, Green, James, Kohring, Kott, Rokeberg, Ryan, Vezey              
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Ogan                                                                  
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Cowdery:                         
                                                                               
Page 3, line 7, following "members,":                                          
	Insert "confirmed by the legislature, or its council,"                    
                                                                               
Representative Cowdery 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:                                           
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 2                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  1                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Cowdery, Foster, Hodgins, Kohring, Kott, Masek, Rokeberg,               
Ryan, Sanders, Vezey                                                           
                                                                               

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HJR 44                                                                       
Nays:  Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton, Green,                   
Grussendorf, Hanley, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen,               
Kookesh, Kubina, Martin, Mulder, Nicholia, Phillips, Porter, Therriault,       
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Ogan                                                                  
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
Page 3, lines 5 - 6:                                                           
	Delete "and as may be provided by law"                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Ryan objected.                                                  
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 3                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  2                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Elton, Green,                 
Grussendorf, Hanley, Joule, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Martin,                  
Masek, Nicholia, Therriault                                                    
                                                                               
Nays:  Davis, Foster, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Kohring, Kott,             
Mulder, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Vezey, Williams             
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Kelly, Ogan                                                           

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HJR 44                                                                       
Williams changed from "Yea" to "Nay".                                          
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 3 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
Page 2, line 11, following "States."                                       
	Insert "The Redistricting Board shall conduct a survey to                   
determine the percentage of resident and non-resident military                 
voters and shall reapportion based on the resident population."              
                                                                               
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
Amendment to Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative                     
Davies:                                                                        
                                                                               
Following "non-resident":                                                  
	Delete "military voters"                                                  
	Insert "population"                                                       
                                                                               
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment to Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                       
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment to Amendment No. 4 be                    
adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                        
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment to Amendment No. 4                                                   
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton, Grussendorf,             
Joule, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia, Ogan, Vezey                         
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 44                                                                       
Nays:  Cowdery, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan,                  
James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Phillips, Porter,          
Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams                                  
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment to Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                          
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 4                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Croft, Elton, Grussendorf, Joule, Kemplen, Kookesh,          
Nicholia                                                                       
                                                                               
Nays:  Brice, Cowdery, Davies, Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins,          
Hudson, Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Kubina, Martin, Masek,              
Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault,           
Vezey, Williams                                                                
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Croft:                           
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 9 and 29, following "CIVILIANá":                                 
	Insert "resident"                                                         
	                                                                              
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           

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HJR 44                                                                       
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 5                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Joule,             
Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia                                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan,           
James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips,            
Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams                   
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Martin:                          
                                                                               
Page 3, line 7, following "state":                                         
	Insert "for at least one year"                                            
                                                                               
Representative Martin moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Martin:                          
                                                                               
Page 5, line 1, following "plan":                                          
	Delete "and proclamation by the board"                                    
                                                                               
Representative Martin moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Kubina placed a call of the House and lifted the call.          
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 44                                                                       
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 7                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Cowdery, Croft, Kohring, Kubina, Martin, Masek, Ogan, Vezey             
                                                                               
Nays:  Berkowitz, Brice, Davies, Davis, Elton, Foster, Green,                  
Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly,               
Kemplen, Kookesh, Kott, Mulder, Nicholia, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg,          
Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams                                            
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Vezey:                           
                                                                               
Page 2, line 22, following ¦REDISTRICTINGá.                                  
                                                                               
	Insert (a)                                                                
                                                                               
Page 3, following 1ine 1:                                                      
	Insert a new subsection to read:                                              
	(b) In this section,                                                       
		(1) compact means that the boundary of a district                           
shall be relatively small compared to the area enclosed;                       
		(2) contiguous means that the boundary closes only                          
once;                                                                          
		(3) Relatively integrated socio-economic area shall be                      
considered only if it does not reduce other constitutional                     
rights.                                                                      
                                                                               
Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                    

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HJR 44                                                                       
Representative Porter objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSHJR 44(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 8                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  2                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Hudson, Kohring, Martin, Ryan, Sanders, Vezey                           
                                                                               
Nays:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Elton, Foster,         
Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly,                
Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia, Phillips, Porter,              
Rokeberg, Therriault, Williams                                                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Kemplen, Ogan                                                         
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that CSHJR 44(RLS) am will be in third reading              
on tomorrow's calendar.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                            LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                            
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no objection,        
the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                   
                                                                               
Honoring - Nick and Lucille Wongitillin                                        
By Representatives Foster, Phillips, Brice, Davies, Davis, Elton, Green,       
Grussendorf, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kemplen, Kott, Kubina,                
Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault,              
Vezey, Williams                                                                
                                                                               

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Honoring - Kathi Duncan, 1997 Governor's Award, Small Business                 
Employer of the Year                                                           
By Senator Torgerson; Representatives Phillips, Brice, Davies, Davis,          
Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, James, Joule,              
Kemplen, Kohring, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Porter,                   
Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams                           
                                                                               
In Memoriam - Clinton "Igleguak" Gray, Sr.                                     
By Representatives Foster, Phillips, Brice, Davies, Davis, Elton, Green,       
Grussendorf, Ivan, James, Joule, Kemplen, Kott, Kubina, Masek,                 
Mulder, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey,              
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
                         CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS                         
                                                                               
HB 135                                                                       
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
House consider the Senate message (page 2732) on the following at              
this time:                                                                     
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 135(RLS)                                                
"An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Dental                 
Examiners to June 30, 2001; eliminating a requirement that a                   
dental applicant's photograph be autographed; specifying the                   
circumstances under which a person may be licensed as a dentist                
in this state without examination when the person is licensed as a             
dentist in another jurisdiction whose licensing requirements are not           
equivalent to this state's requirements; and providing for an                  
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
and                                                                            
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 135(L&C)                                  
(same title)                                                                  
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved that the House concur in the Senate                
amendment to CSHB 135(RLS), thus adopting SCS CSHB 135(L&C),                   
and recommended that the members vote yes.                                     
                                                                               

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HB 135                                                                       
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment           
to  CSHB 135(RLS)?"  The roll was taken with the following result:             
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 135(L&C)                                                              
Concur                                                                         
                                                                               
YEAS:  32   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  3                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davis, Elton, Foster, Green,          
Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly,               
Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia,               
Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams         
                                                                               
Excused:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Dyson, Moses                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Davies, Kemplen, Ogan                                                 
                                                                               
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting             
SCS CSHB 135(L&C).                                                             
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll          
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.           
                                                                               
The Chief Clerk was instructed to so notify the Senate.                        
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 135(L&C) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                             UNFINISHED BUSINESS                             
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being            
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                               
                                                                               
Representative Hodgins - from 6:45 p.m., plane time, April 3 to                
9:38a.m., plane time, April 6, 1998; and, from 6:45 p.m., plane time,          
April 9 to 9:38a.m., plane time, April 14, 1998                                
                                                                               
Representative Williams - from 2:59 p.m., plane time, April 3 to               
9:36p.m., plane time, April 5, 1998                                            
                                                                               

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Representative Rokeberg - from 6:00 p.m., plane time, April 9 to               
9:26p.m., plane time, April 13, 1998                                           
                                                                               
Representative Nicholia - from 6:30 p.m., plane time, April 2 to               
9:30p.m., plane time, April 6, 1998; and, from 6:30 p.m., plane time,          
April 9 to 9:38a.m., plane time, April 14, 1998                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 329                                                                       
Representative Green, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that            
the following be waived from the Judiciary Committee:                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 329                                                            
"An Act amending the definition of correctional facility to include           
a therapeutic treatment center; providing for the conveyance of the            
Harborview Developmental Center and appurtenant land to the                    
City of Valdez for the purpose of conversion and lease of a part               
of the center for a therapeutic treatment center for the Department            
of Corrections; providing that such a land conveyance counts                   
toward the general grant land entitlement of the City of Valdez;               
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
Representative Vezey objected.                                                 
                                                                               
Representative Vezey placed a call of the House.                               
                                                                               
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent to                      
withdraw the motion.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
                                                                               
HJR 44                                                                       
Representative Rokeberg added his name as cosponsor to:                        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44(RLS) am                                  
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska               
relating to redistricting and reapportionment of the legislature;              
repealing obsolete language setting out the apportionment schedule             
used to elect members of the first state legislature.                          
                                                                               

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HB 447                                                                       
Representative Hodgins added his name as cosponsor to:                         
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 447                                                            
"An Act relating to prohibiting persons with convictions for crimes           
involving domestic violence or stalking or who are respondents in              
domestic violence protective orders from possessing deadly                     
weapons when contacting the victim of the offense or the                       
petitioner or other person protected by the protective order; and              
defining 'domestic violence or sexual assault shelter' for purposes            
of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree."                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
SJR 40                                                                       
Representative Hudson added his name as cross sponsor to:                      
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RES)                                    
Relating to the fisheries management fee proposed by President                
Clinton.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                 ENGROSSMENT                                 
                                                                               
HB 387                                                                       
CSHB 387(L&C) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                   
Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                  ENROLLMENT                                 
                                                                               
HB 461                                                                       
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,             
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled          
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:55 a.m.,           
March 30, 1998:                                                                
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 461(FIN)                                  
"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations and                    
amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date."                 
                                                                               
                                                                               

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                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                
                                                                               
House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover.            
                                                                               
The following meetings today have been changed as indicated:                   
                                                                               
Judiciary Committee                                                            
1:00 p.m., 3/30 meeting CHANGED TO:                    2:15 p.m., 3/30         
                                                                               
Finance Committee                                                              
1:30 p.m., 3/30 meeting CHANGED TO:                    2:00 p.m., 3/30         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                 ADJOURNMENT                                 
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., March 31, 1998.  There being no                
objection, the House adjourned at 1:38 p.m.                                    
                                                                               
											Suzi Lowell                                                         
											Chief Clerk