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2015-05-28 House Journal

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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                         TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                          SECOND SPECIAL SESSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Anchorage, Alaska                Thursday                   May 28, 2015                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                Eighth Day                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Chenault at 9:19 a.m.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 37 members present.  Representative Claman had                                                                 
been excused from a call of the House today and his presence was                                                                
noted later.  Representatives Colver and Keller were absent and their                                                           
presence was noted later.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Tuck.                                                                
Representative Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it was                                                          
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     With the deepest respect for the religious beliefs of all                                                                  
     Alaskans, I offer the following prayer:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Dear Father God, we thank you for the opportunity to                                                                       
     collectively come together and honor you.  No one is born an                                                               
     accident, and we know you have a purpose for each and every                                                                
     one of us, and we thank you for the distinctive talents of all of                                                          
     us who serve together in the legislature.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     As we work through this special session, we pray we continue                                                               
     to collectively use all of our unique skills and abilities to serve                                                        
     the people according to your will.  We ask for knowledge and                                                               
     wisdom as we seek to solve the problems facing our                                                                         
     communities, our districts, and our state.  As we work                                                                     

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     together we ask for good favor and respect for one another,                                                                
     and we ask to become better acquainted to build stronger                                                                   
     bonds.  We ask that you continually bless our lives, our                                                                   
     families, and the greater people of Alaska with good health                                                                
     and prosperity.  With all that agree, Amen.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Wool.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
journal for the seventh legislative day of the second special session be                                                        
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                                                         
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Keller was noted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001                                                                                                                       
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 27,                                                             
2015, calendar (page 1231), was read the third time:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's                                                            
     integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing                                                               
     funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under                                                            
     art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                         
     constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                                                         
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN) be returned to second reading for the specific                                                                   
purpose of considering Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection,                                                              
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 2001(FIN) would                                                                
be returned to second reading for all amendments.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Guttenberg and                                                                   
Gara:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 63, line 13:                                                                                                               
     Delete "estimated to be $700,000,000"                                                                                      
     Insert "not to exceed $500,000,000"                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Colver was noted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12  NAYS:  27  EXCUSED:  1  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Drummond, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson,                                                                        
Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck, Wool                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Colver, Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Hughes,                                                                  
Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman,                                                                  
Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson,                                                           
Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson, Chenault                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Claman                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Josephson and                                                                    
Kito:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Page 63, line 29, through page 64, line 11:                                                                                     
     Delete all material and insert:                                                                                            
"* Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY                                                                                 
DEVELOPMENT. The sum of $32,243,700 is appropriated from the                                                                    
general fund to the Department of Education and Early Development                                                               
to be distributed as state aid to districts according to the average daily                                                      
membership for each district adjusted under AS 14.17.410(b)(1)(A) -                                                             
(D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, line 20:                                                                                                               
     Delete "9(a) - (c),"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, lines 24 - 27:                                                                                                         
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Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gattis objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11  NAYS:  27  EXCUSED:  1  ABSENT:  1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Drummond, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson,                                                                        
Kawasaki, Kito, Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck, Wool                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson,                                                                 
Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson,                                                                    
Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton,                                                          
Vazquez, Wilson, Colver, Chenault                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Claman                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess                                                              
until 1:30 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 12:32 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                               AFTER RECESS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 1:38 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                               (continued)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001                                                                                                                       
The following was again before the House in second reading (page                                                                
1235):                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's                                                            
     integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing                                                               
     funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under                                                            
     art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                         
     constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                                                         
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Representative Gruenberg be excused from a call of the House today.                                                             
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representatives Tarr and                                                                         
Gruenberg:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "80,816,400" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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Page 13, line 21:                                                                                                               
     Delete "8,612,400"                                                                                                         
     Insert "13,704,000"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tarr moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11  NAYS:  27  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Gara, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                             
Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Drummond                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson,                                                                 
Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson,                                                                    
Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton,                                                          
Vazquez, Wilson, Colver, Chenault                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gruenberg, Claman                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representatives Drummond, Tuck,                                                                  
Wool, and Ortiz:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, line 16:                                                                                                                
     Delete "13,434,800" in both places                                                                                       
     Insert "16,184,800" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 6, line 28:                                                                                                                
     Delete "5,720,400"                                                                                                         
     Insert "6,470,400"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Page 6, following line 28:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
                              "ALLOCATIONS                                                                                      
Pre-Kindergarten Grants                2,000,000"                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Drummond moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11  NAYS:  26  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Gara, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                             
Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Drummond                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Foster, Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux,                                                                 
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold,                                                                  
Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson,                                                           
Colver, Edgmon, Chenault                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gruenberg, Claman                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Hughes                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representatives Gara, Kawasaki,                                                                  
and Guttenberg:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 5:                                                                                                                
Delete all material and insert:                                                                                                 
    "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL  OTHER                                                                                              
       ITEMS   FUND  FUNDS                                                                                                      
Children's Services  41,916,600   41,234,900  681,700"                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Page 12, line 10:                                                                                                               
     Delete "18,089,300"                                                                                                        
     Insert "21,497,700"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 11:                                                                                                               
     Delete "1,307,500"                                                                                                         
     Insert "1,518,800"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 6                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12  NAYS:  26  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Gara, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                             
Ortiz, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Drummond                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux,                                                                 
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold,                                                                  
Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson, Colver,                                                             
Edgmon, Foster, Chenault                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gruenberg, Claman                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representatives Wool, Josephson,                                                                 
and Guttenberg:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "249,504,900" in both places                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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Page 24, line 22:                                                                                                               
     Delete "9,188,200"                                                                                                         
     Insert "16,188,200"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wool moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 7                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11  NAYS:  27  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz,                                                            
Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Drummond, Gara                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Gattis, Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux,                                                                 
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold,                                                                  
Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson,                                                           
Colver, Edgmon, Foster, Chenault                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gruenberg, Claman                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representatives Josephson and                                                                    
Tarr:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4, following "repealing" (title amendment):                                                                      
     Insert "and lapsing"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 66, line 25, following "APPROPRIATIONS.":                                                                                  
     Insert "(a)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Page 66, following line 26:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The sum of $6,000,000 of the unexpended and unobligated                                                              
balances of the appropriations made in sec. 4, ch. 16, SLA 2013, page                                                           
105, lines 20 - 24, andsec. 4, ch. 18, SLA 2014, page 87, lines 10 - 11,                                                        
lapse into the general fund on June 30, 2015. It is the intent of the                                                           
legislature that funds lapsed under this subsection not result in a                                                             
decrease in personnel."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, line 11:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 17" in both places                                                                                            
     Insert "secs. 15(b) and 17" in both places                                                                                 
     Delete "takes"                                                                                                             
     Insert "take"                                                                                                              
     Delete "is"                                                                                                                
     Insert "are"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, line 28, following "14,":                                                                                              
     Insert "15(b),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 8                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  10  NAYS:  27  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz,                                                            
Tarr, Tuck, Drummond, Gara                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                   
Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                               
Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson, Colver,                                                            
Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Chenault                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  Gruenberg, Claman                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Wool                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 9 was offered  by Representatives Tarr and                                                                         
Josephson:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4, following "repealing" (title amendment):                                                                      
     Insert "and lapsing"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 66, line 25, following "APPROPRIATIONS.":                                                                                  
     Insert "(a)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 66, following line 26:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The unexpended and unobligated balance, estimated to be                                                              
$17,973,847, of the appropriation made in sec. 1, ch. 16, SLA 2013,                                                             
page 12, lines 20 - 25, lapses into the general fund on June 30, 2015."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, line 11:                                                                                                               
     Delete "sec. 17" in both places                                                                                            
     Insert "secs. 15(b) and 17" in both places                                                                                 
     Delete "takes"                                                                                                             
     Insert "take"                                                                                                              
     Delete "is"                                                                                                                
     Insert "are"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 67, line 28, following "14,":                                                                                              
     Insert "15(b),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 9 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 9                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12  NAYS:  26  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz,                                                            
Reinbold, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Drummond, Gara                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                   
Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton,                                                                 
Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson, Colver,                                                                    
Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Chenault                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Claman, Gruenberg                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 10 was offered  by Representatives Gara and Kito:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 4 - 6:                                                                                                            
     Delete "A department-wide, agency-wide, or branch-wide                                                                     
unallocated reduction set out in this section may be allocated among                                                            
the appropriations made in this section to that department, agency, or                                                          
branch."                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 25, lines 21 - 25:                                                                                                         
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 27, lines 24 - 26:                                                                                                         
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 10 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representatives Josephson, Talerico, and Vazquez moved and asked                                                                
unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting                                                                   
because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and the                                                                
members were required to vote.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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Pursuant to Uniform Rule 4, the Speaker temporarily relinquished the                                                            
Chair to Representative Millett, Majority Leader.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker resumed the Chair.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Representative Vazquez be excused from a call of the House until                                                                
7:30 p.m., tonight.   There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 10                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11  NAYS:  25  EXCUSED:  3  ABSENT:  1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck,                                                            
Wool, Drummond, Gara, Guttenberg                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                   
Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                               
Seaton, Stutes, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson, Colver, Foster,                                                             
Gattis, Chenault                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Vazquez, Claman, Gruenberg                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Edgmon                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 11 was offered  by Representatives Ortiz, Kito, and                                                                
Kreiss-Tomkins:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 24, line 6:                                                                                                                
     Delete "69,095,500" in both places                                                                                       
     Insert "74,095,500" in both places                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 24, line 7:                                                                                                                
     Delete "58,351,100"                                                                                                        
     Insert "63,351,100"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 11 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 11                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13  NAYS:  24  EXCUSED:  3  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Munoz, Ortiz,                                                                 
Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Drummond, Gara, Guttenberg                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Herron, Hughes, Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett,                                                                  
Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Talerico,                                                             
Thompson, Tilton, Wilson, Colver, Edgmon, Foster, Gattis, Hawker,                                                               
Chenault                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Vazquez, Claman, Gruenberg                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 11 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 12 was offered  by Representative Josephson:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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         "* * * * *                   * * * * *                                                                               
       * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * *                                                                          
     * * * * *                   * * * * *                                                                                    
                                               APPROPRIATION     GENERAL                                                        
                                    ALLOCATIONS          ITEMS             FUND                                                 
Health and Rehabilitation Services   -4,108,200 -4,108,200                                                                    
 Physical Health Care   -4,108,200"                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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                       "APPROPRIATION           GENERAL             OTHER                                                       
                                   ITEMS               FUND         FUNDS                                                       
Health Care Services   4,284,500  3,874,500      410,000"                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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                       "APPROPRIATION              GENERAL          OTHER                                                       
                                   ITEMS                  FUND      FUNDS                                                       
Public Assistance   78,502,100   75,724,800  2,777,300"                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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                       "APPROPRIATION           GENERAL             OTHER                                                       
                                   ITEMS               FUND         FUNDS                                                       
Medicaid Services  432,885,000    287,446,600    145,438,400"                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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"* Sec. 8. FEDERAL RECEIPTS. (a) Federal receipts that are                                                                    
received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and that exceed                                                           
the amounts appropriated by this Act, are appropriated conditioned on                                                           
compliance with the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h).                                                               
     (b)  If federal receipts that are received during the fiscal year                                                          
ending June 30, 2016, exceed the amounts appropriated by this Act,                                                              
the appropriations from state funds for the affected program shall be                                                           
reduced by the excess if the reductions are consistent with applicable                                                          
federal statutes.                                                                                                               
     (c)  If federal receipts that are received during the fiscal                                                               
year ending June 30, 2016, fall short of the amounts                                                                            
appropriated by this Act, the affected appropriation is                                                                         
reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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"* Sec. 18. Section 1, ch. 23, SLA 2015, page 23, lines 24 - 27, secs.                                                        
24(b), 26(d), 26(e), 33, and 36, ch. 23, SLA 2015, sec. 1, ch. 24, SLA                                                          
2015, page 5, line 31, through page 6, line 3, and sec. 40, HCS CSSB
26(FIN) am H, Twenty-Ninth Alaska State Legislature, are repealed."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 12 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 12 be tabled.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Vazquez, who was excused (page                                                                 
1245), was noted.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker voided the first vote on tabling Amendment No. 12 and                                                               
stated that a second vote would be called.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 12 be tabled?"  The roll                                                              
was called with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 2001(FIN)                                                                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Table Amendment No. 12                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  27  NAYS:  11  EXCUSED:  2  ABSENT:  0                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Johnson, Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak,                                                                   
Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Talerico,                                                             
Thompson, Tilton, Vazquez, Wilson, Colver, Edgmon, Foster, Gattis,                                                              
Hawker, Herron, Hughes, Chenault                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Tarr, Tuck,                                                            
Wool, Drummond, Gara, Guttenberg                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Claman, Gruenberg                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion passed and Amendment No. 12 was tabled.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess                                                              
until 8:30 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 7:06 p.m.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                               AFTER RECESS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 8:42 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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**The presence of Representative Claman, who was excused (page                                                                  
1210), was noted.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                               (continued)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001                                                                                                                       
The following was again before the House in second reading (page                                                                
1235):                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2001(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's                                                            
     integrated comprehensive mental health program; capitalizing                                                               
     funds and repealing appropriations; making appropriations under                                                            
     art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                         
     constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                                                         
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 13 was offered  by Representative Josephson:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 13 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The House adjourned.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House adjourn (page 1252) until 2:00 p.m., May 29, 2015.  There                                                                 
being no objection, the House adjourned at 10:33 p.m.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                             Suzi Lowell                                                                        
                                             Chief Clerk