Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2017-04-13 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1075 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Thursday April 13, 2017 Eighty-seventh Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Edgmon at 10:32 a.m. Roll call showed 40 members present. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Dani Cherian of Valley Chapel. Representative Westlake moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Dear Lord Jesus, I thank you for calling each leader to accomplish your will today. Father, I ask that you would give your wisdom and understanding, so each person would have the humility and respect to hear each other's voice to make the necessary decisions for all Alaskans. Please give them wisdom, knowledge, and discernment to know how to prioritize decisions. The Bible teaches, Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory. (Prov. 11:14) I thank you for giving us the guidance, so that the victory will come. I am reminded from the Bible, that if wisdom is needed, to ask you and you will give it to those who ask. (James 1:5) 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1076 I pray for our leaders today. Be with the House of Representatives, the Governor, Senators, and their staff so that our future generations of Alaskans are protected. Father, all things are before you, I ask that you will protect and bless them throughout this legislative session. In Jesus' name. Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Chenault. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 86th legislative day be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HB 108 A message dated April 12 was read stating the Senate passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 108(JUD) "An Act adopting and relating to the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act; and relating to a specific electronic communications power that a principal may select for an agent under the statutory form power of attorney." CSHB 108(JUD) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. A message dated April 12 was read stating the Senate passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 107 SENATE BILL NO. 107 by the Senate Finance Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to the Alaska capital income fund." was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1077 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES HB 142 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 142 "An Act relating to unemployment insurance benefits; increasing the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit rate; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 142(L&C) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Kito, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): Stutes, Josephson, Kito No recommendation (4): Sullivan-Leonard, Wool, Birch, Knopp The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 142(L&C): 1. Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development HB 142 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 170 The Judiciary Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 170 "An Act relating to securities, registration, exempt securities, exempt transactions, broker-dealers, agents, investment advice, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, federal covered securities, federal covered investment advisers, viatical settlement interests, small intrastate security offerings, Canadian broker-dealers, and Canadian agents; relating to administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement provisions, including restitution 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1078 and civil penalties for violations; relating to an investor training fund; establishing increased civil penalties for harming older persons and vulnerable adults; relating to corporations organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; amending Rules 4, 5, 54, 65, and 90, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 602, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 170(JUD) "An Act relating to securities, registration, exempt securities, exempt transactions, broker-dealers, agents, investment advice, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, federal covered securities, federal covered investment advisers, viatical settlement interests, small intrastate security offerings, Canadian broker-dealers, and Canadian agents; relating to protecting older and vulnerable adults from financial exploitation; relating to administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement provisions, including restitution and civil penalties for violations; relating to an investor training fund; establishing increased civil penalties for harming older persons and vulnerable adults; relating to corporations organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; amending Rules 4, 5, 54, 65, and 90, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 602, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Claman No recommendation (4): Eastman, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Fansler The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 170(JUD): 1. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development 2. Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services HB 170 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1079 SB 64 The Community & Regional Affairs Committee considered: SENATE BILL NO. 64 "An Act adopting the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; relating to environmental real property covenants and notices of activity and use limitation at contaminated sites to ensure the protection of human health, safety, and welfare, and the environment; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representatives Fansler and Parish, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Westlake, Talerico, Fansler, Parish No recommendation (1): Rauscher The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Environmental Conservation 2. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources SB 64 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee. INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citation was introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Jean Pollard By Senators Wielechowski, Begich INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HJR 20 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 by Representatives Parish and Josephson: 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1080 Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to maintain health insurance coverage for individuals currently covered by Medicaid expansion. was read the first time and referred to the Health & Social Services Committee. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 227 HOUSE BILL NO. 227 by Representative Sullivan-Leonard, entitled: "An Act prohibiting a legislator from controlling a group that solicits and accepts contributions or makes certain contributions and expenditures; and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign contributions to certain groups." was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs, State Affairs, and Judiciary Committees. HB 228 HOUSE BILL NO. 228 by Representative Reinbold, entitled: "An Act relating to crime and criminal law; relating to violation of condition of release; relating to sex trafficking; relating to sentencing; relating to imprisonment; relating to parole; relating to probation; relating to driving without a license; relating to the pretrial services program; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance Committees. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR SECOND READING OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 4 The following was read the second time: 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1081 CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA) Relating to the Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. with the: Journal Page AET RPT HCS(AET) 6DP 1NR 701 FN1: ZERO(LEG) 702 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original resolution: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(AET) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Westlake: Page 3, line 31: Delete "June 30, 2020" Insert "June 30, 2018" Representative Westlake moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. The question being: "Shall HCS CSSCR 4(AET) am H pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSCR 4(AET) am H Second Reading Final Passage YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1082 Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool And so, HCS CSSCR 4(AET) am H passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citations on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: Honoring - Barbara Norton By Representatives Claman, Tarr, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss- Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Alec Hajdukovich By Senator Kelly; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss- Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Kathleen Carlo-Kendall By Senator Kelly; Representatives Guttenberg, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss- Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Larry G. Norene By Senator MacKinnon; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1083 Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Jeff Trotter By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives Spohnholz, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - John Anthony Jessen By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives LeDoux, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Dimond High School Lynx, 2017 Boys Basketball 4A State Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Grenn, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Dimond High School Lynx, 2016 Girls Volleyball 4A State Chanpions By Senator Costello; Representatives Grenn, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1084 Honoring - West High School Eagles, Boys Cross Country Running, 2016 Class 4A State Champions By Senators Costello, Gardner; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Dimond High School Lynx, 2016 4A Girls Soccer State Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Grenn, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Dimond High School Lynx, 2016 Swimming and Diving State Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Grenn, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - 150 Years of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska By Senator Costello; Representatives Tuck, Stutes, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Westlake, Wilson, Wool 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1085 Honoring - West High School Eagles, 2017 Alaska Nordic Ski State Champions By Senators Costello, Gardner; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Alaska School Activities Association, High School Hall of Fame Class of 2017 By Senator Costello; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, 30th Anniversary By Senator Costello; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - The Fable Fighters, 2017 Battle of the Books, 6/7/8 Grade Alaska State Champions By Senator Dunleavy; Representatives Rauscher, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1086 Honoring - Orion Elementary School, 2016 Blue Ribbon School By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives LeDoux, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - Anchorage Festival of Music By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives Spohnholz, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool Honoring - The Children's Lunchbox By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives LeDoux, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool In Memoriam - William Edward Brooks By Senator Costello; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool In Memoriam - Donna Lee Gavora By Senator Coghill; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan- Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1087 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following members be excused from a call of the House. There being no objection, the members were excused as noted: Representative Knopp - from 12:30 p.m., April 14 to 8:00 a.m., April 17 Representative Kopp - from 12:30 p.m., April 17 to 10:00 a.m., April 18; and from 7:00 p.m., April 19 to 10:00 a.m., April 21. SENSE OF THE HOUSE Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that the Sense of the House (page 1047) be taken up from the table. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the Sense of the House be taken up from the table?" The roll was taken with the following result: Sense of the House Take up from the Table YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool Drummond changed from "Yay" to "Nay". And so, the motion failed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 214 Representative Neuman added as a cosponsor to: 2017-04-13 House Journal Page 1088 HOUSE BILL NO. 214 "An Act renaming a portion of the Alaska Safe Children's Act as Bree's Law; relating to Bree's Law programs and Bree's Law activities; relating to dating violence and abuse policy, training, awareness, prevention, and notices; and providing for an effective date." SB 63 Representatives Foster, Grenn, Kawasaki, and Birch added as cross sponsors to: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 63(FIN) "An Act prohibiting smoking in certain places; relating to education on the smoking prohibition; and providing for an effective date." ENGROSSMENT SCR 4 HCS CSSCR 4(AET) am H was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., April 14. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 11:39 a.m. Crystaline Jones Chief Clerk