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2010-02-01 House Journal

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                               HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                          ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                     Monday                February 1, 2010                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                               Fourteenth Day                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Chenault at 11:02 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 39 members present.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Representative Edgmon be excused from a call of the House today.                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Sue Bahleda of                                                               
Resurrection Lutheran Church.  Representative P. Wilson moved and                                                               
asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.                                                           
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     With respect to the diversity of voices, beliefs, and practices                                                            
     that call out to a power beyond our individual selves, I offer                                                             
     the following prayer:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Guiding One:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     It is difficult and mighty work that these men and women                                                                   
     gather to do this day.  It is work that matters.  And so, we                                                               
     thank you for their strength of commitment to serve all the                                                                
     people of this great land.  We ask you to prepare their hearts                                                             
     and minds as they act on all that lies before them.  Give them                                                             
     your wisdom that they may faithfully speak.  Give them your                                                                
     courage that they may faithfully stand firm. Give them your                                                                
     creativity that they may faithfully seek alternatives.  Give                                                               

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     them your energy that they may faithfully persevere.  Give                                                                 
     them your justice that they may faithfully provide for those in                                                            
     need.  Give them your vision that they may faithfully see                                                                  
     possibilities.  Give them your truth that they may faithfully                                                              
     strive for what is right and good.  Give them your hope, give                                                              
     them your peace, give them your love.  Amen.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Dahlstrom.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
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journal for the 11, 12, and 13 legislative days be approved as                                                                  
certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so                                                              
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                               COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following were received:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Administration                                                                                                         
Office of Administrative Hearings                                                                                               
Sixth Annual Report to the Governor of Alaska                                                                                   
and the Alaska Legislature                                                                                                      
January 31, 2010                                                                                                                
(as required by AS 44.64.020)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Administration                                                                                                         
Division of Finance                                                                                                             
Compensation and Travel Report of                                                                                               
Executive Positions for 2009                                                                                                    
Available at http://fin.admin.state.ak.us/dof/financial_reports/ctep_toc.jsp                                                  
(as required by AS 37.05.210)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Legislative Affairs Agency                                                                                                      
Alaska Legislature 2009 Salary and Business Expense Report                                                                      
December 31, 2009                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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                         INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - John Hilfiker                                                                                                        
By Representative Millett                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Beth Nordlund                                                                                                        
By Senator Ellis; Representative Holmes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Lenora Conkle                                                                                                        
By Senator Coghill                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Shirley Ann Nygard                                                                                                
By Representatives Kerttula, Munoz; Senator Egan                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Edna Fay Carter                                                                                                   
By Senator Coghill                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Elmer Eugene "Gene" Seay                                                                                          
By Senator Coghill                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Edward "Ed" Knoebel                                                                                               
By Senator Coghill                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - June Elaine Lash                                                                                                  
By Senator Coghill                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following citation was introduced and taken up later as a Special                                                           
Order of Business:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Maurice "Mo" Bailey                                                                                                  
By Representatives Gatto, Keller, Neuman, Stoltze; Senators Huggins,                                                            
Menard                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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                    CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 307                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to sexual assault protective orders."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
HB 307 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                  
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 307 was read the third time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 307 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom,                                                                  
Doogan, Fairclough, N.Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                  
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Millett, Munoz,                                                                 
Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                                               
Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Edgmon                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 307 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk                                                             
for engrossment.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                           LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen 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 - Nancy Lord, Alaska State Writer Laureate 2008-2010                                                                   
By Senator Stevens; Representatives Seaton, Chenault, Austerman,                                                                
Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                  
N. Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron,                                                                
Holmes, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn,                                                                
Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon, Thomas,                                                                
Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Darren Skonberg                                                                                                   
By Senator Stevens; Representatives Austerman, Chenault, Buch,                                                                  
Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                        
N. Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker,                                                                 
Herron, Holmes, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula,                                                              
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon,                                                                  
Seaton, Thomas, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Father Hugh F. Hall                                                                                               
By Senator Stevens; Representatives Austerman, Chenault, Buch,                                                                  
Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                        
N. Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker,                                                                 
Herron, Holmes, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula,                                                              
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon,                                                                  
Seaton, Thomas, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Mitch Demientieff Sr.                                                                                             
By Senator Kookesh; Representatives Salmon, Chenault, Buch,                                                                     
Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                        
N. Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker,                                                                 
Herron, Holmes, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula,                                                              
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Seaton,                                                                  
Thomas, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
following member be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                                              
no objection, the member was excused as noted:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Edgmon - from noon, February 3 to afternoon plane                                                                
time, February 7                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                         SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
notice and publication requirements be waived and the citation,                                                                 
Honoring - Maurice "Mo" Bailey, be taken up as a Special Order of                                                               
Business.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
House approve the citation.  There being no objection, the following                                                            
citation was approved and sent to enrolling:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Maurice "Mo" Bailey                                                                                                  
By Representatives Gatto, Keller, Neuman, Stoltze, Chenault, Buch,                                                              
Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                        
N. Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker,                                                                
Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Kelly, Kerttula,                                                            
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon, Seaton,                                                                  
Thomas, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senators Huggins, Menard                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HCR 2                                                                                                                         
Representative Neuman added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.                                                                                     
     2(RES) am                                                                                                                  
     Requesting the governor to provide energy security for all                                                                 
     Alaskans first by pursuing development of a natural gas bullet                                                             
     pipeline from the North Slope to the Cook Inlet region; and                                                                
     requesting the governor to identify and negotiate where                                                                    
     appropriate with one or more persons capable of producing natural                                                          

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     gas from the Gubik area, and other areas on the North Slope if                                                             
     necessary, in sufficient quantities to support the energy needs of                                                         
     Alaskans and a bullet pipeline project.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 87                                                                                                                         
Representative Doogan added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 87                                                                                                          
     "An Act waiving payment of premiums for major medical                                                                      
     insurance under the defined benefit retirement plan for public                                                             
     employees for disabled peace officers who have at least 20 years                                                           
     of credited service as peace officers."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 186                                                                                                                        
Representative Harris added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 186(FIN) am                                                                                          
     "An Act declaring that certain firearms and accessories are exempt                                                         
     from federal regulation."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 275                                                                                                                        
Representative Doogan added his name as cosponsor to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 275                                                                                                         
     "An Act authorizing certain causes of action for relief for direct or                                                      
     indirect injuries sustained as a result of antitrust violations;                                                           
     repealing the provision limiting to the attorney general the                                                               
     recovery of monetary relief for injury directly or indirectly                                                              
     sustained as a result of an antitrust violation; and relating to                                                           
     criminal and civil penalties for antitrust violations."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                        
Representatives Doogan, Tuck, and Guttenberg added their names as                                                               
cosponsors to:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 307                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to sexual assault protective orders."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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                                ENGROSSMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                        
HB 307 was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                                
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                               ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., February 3, 2010.  There being no                                                               
objection, the House adjourned at 11:55 a.m.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                               Suzi Lowell                                                                      
                                               Chief Clerk