Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-04-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-04-24 Senate Journal Page 3483 HB 2 The following report was received and distributed at approximately 9:30 a.m., April 24, 1998: April 23, 1998 Mr. President: Madam Speaker: The CONFERENCE COMMITTEE considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2(FIN) and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2(FIN) am S and recommends 1998-04-24 Senate Journal Page 3484 HB 2 CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2 An Act requiring, for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, an individual to have been physically present in the state for at least 72 consecutive hours during the prior two years before the current dividend year; relating, for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, to allowable absences for secondary and postsecondary education on a full-time basis, vocational, professional, or other education on a full-time basis when a comparable program is not reasonably available in the state, serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, receiving continuous medical treatment or convalescing if the treatment or convalescence is not based on a need for climatic change, providing care for certain relatives with critical life-threatening illnesses, providing care for certain terminally ill relatives, settling the estates of certain relatives, serving as a member of the United States Congress, serving on the staff of a member from this state of the United States Congress, serving as an employee of the state, accompanying certain ill minors, accompanying another eligible resident who is absent for an allowable reason as the spouse, minor dependent, or disabled dependent of the eligible resident, or for any reason consistent with an individuals intent to remain a state resident; prohibiting, for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, an individual from claiming an allowable absence unless the individual was a resident for at least six consecutive months immediately before leaving the state; making ineligible, for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, certain individuals who are absent for more than 180 days during each of 10 qualifying years; relating to the definition of state resident for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility and requiring a state resident to have the intent to remain indefinitely; relating to the qualifying year and defining that term for purposes of the permanent fund dividend program; relating to the eligibility for 1998 permanent fund dividends of certain spouses and dependents of eligible individuals; and providing for an effective date. be adopted. 1998-04-24 Senate Journal Page 3485 HB 2 Signing the report: Senator Sharp, Chair, Senators Leman, Ellis, Representative Kott, Chair, Representatives Mulder, Kubina. Previous Senate zero fiscal note applies to the Conference Committee Substitute. President Miller stated that the report would be held until April 27.