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2012-03-23                     House Journal                      Page 1985
HB 252                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 252                                                                                                         
     "An Act exempting certain small businesses from the corporate                                                              
     income tax; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 6DP 1NR                                              1687                                                      
 FN1: (REV)                                                           1688                                                      
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) 8DP 3NR                                              1858                                                      
 FN2: (REV)                                                           1858                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                           
bill:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN)                                                                                             
     (same title)                                                                                                               

2012-03-23                     House Journal                      Page 1986
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Johansen:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "tax;" (title amendment):                                                                           
     Insert "amending the tax rates for taxes levied on corporations                                                          
under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act;"                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                                                       
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
"* Section 1. AS 43.20.011(e) is amended to read:                                                                             
         (e)  There is imposed for each taxable year upon the entire                                                            
     taxable income of every corporation derived from sources within                                                            
     the state a tax computed as follows:                                                                                       
If the taxable income is                 Then the tax is:                                                                       
Less than $50,000 [$10,000]               1 percent of the taxable income                                                   
[$10,000 BUT LESS THAN                    $100 PLUS 2 PERCENT OF                                                                
 $20,000       THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                                               
                                         OVER $10,000                                                                           
$20,000 BUT LESS THAN $30,000  $300 PLUS 3 PERCENT OF                                                                           
                                         THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                     
                                         OVER $20,000                                                                           
$30,000 BUT LESS THAN $40,000  $600 PLUS 4 PERCENT OF                                                                           
                                         THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                     
                                         OVER $30,000                                                                           
$40,000 BUT LESS THAN $50,000   $1,000 PLUS 5 PERCENT OF                                                                        
                                         THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                     
                                         OVER $40,000]                                                                          
$50,000 but less than $100,000            $500 [$1,500] plus 3 percent                                              
 [$60,000]      [6 PERCENT] of the taxable                                                                                      
                                         income over $50,000                                                                    
$100,000 [$60,000 BUT LESS THAN $2,100 PLUS 7 PERCENT OF                                                                    
 $70,000       THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                                               
                                         OVER $60,000                                                                           
$70,000 BUT LESS THAN $80,000  $2,800 PLUS 8 PERCENT OF                                                                         
                                         THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                     
                                         OVER $70,000                                                                           
$80,000 BUT LESS THAN $90,000  $3,600 PLUS 9 PERCENT OF                                                                         
                                         THE TAXABLE INCOME                                                                     
                                         OVER $80,000                                                                           

2012-03-23                     House Journal                      Page 1987
$90,000] or more                          $2,000 [$4,500] plus 6 percent                                                
                                         [9.4 PERCENT] of the taxable                                                           
                                         income over $100,000                                                               
                                         [$90,000]."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                       
     Insert "Sec. 2"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 20:                                                                                                      
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                            
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     APPLICABILITY. Section 1 of this Act applies to tax years                                                                  
beginning after December 31, 2012.                                                                                              
   * Sec. 6. Section 1 ofthis Act takes effect January 1, 2013."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 21:                                                                                                                
     Delete "Sections 1 and 2"                                                                                                  
     Insert "Sections 2 and 3"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 22:                                                                                                                
     Delete "Section 3"                                                                                                         
     Insert "Section 4"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                    
withdraw Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                  
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

2012-03-23                     House Journal                      Page 1988
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
CSHB 252(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
**Representative Millett, who was excused (page 1965), left the                                                                 
Chamber.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 252(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 252(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 252(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick, Doogan,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Munoz, Neuman, Olson,                                                                 
Petersen, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Thompson, Tuck,                                                                     
P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto, Millett, Pruitt                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 252(FIN) passed the House.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman 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.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 252(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.