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2017-06-12 House Journal

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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                         THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                         FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Monday                   June 12, 2017                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                            Twenty-sixth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Edgmon at 11:11 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 40 members present.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Wilson.                                                              
Representative Westlake 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 all religious differences, I offer                                                             
    this prayer.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    Father, I am praying for our government and community                                                                       
    leaders throughout our towns, cities, states, and nation.  Save                                                             
    those who are not yet your own.  Give those in authority                                                                    
    wisdom in every decision and help them to think clearly.                                                                    
    Grant them discernment and common sense so they will be                                                                     
    strong and effective leaders.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    Help them to lead and govern with integrity and may their                                                                   
    integrity guide them and keep them on track.  Be merciful to                                                                
    give us leaders who are Spirit-filled and follow your                                                                       
    principles.  Direct their steps according to your word - for                                                                
    their decisions have a great impact on our lives!  Be their                                                                 
    defender and protector and keep them always on guard.  Help                                                                 
    those who are Christians to be strong and courageous,                                                                       
    standing firm in their faith and influencing others for your                                                                

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    kingdom.  Encourage and strengthen them, giving them the                                                                    
    wisdom they need.  Help them to have courage and faith in                                                                   
    you, no matter what they are facing day-to-day.  In Jesus'                                                                  
    name.  Amen.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Parish.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                      CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
journal for the 5th through 25th legislative days of the first special                                                          
session be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                              
being no further objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                        MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
A message dated June 1 was read stating the Senate passed the                                                                   
following, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                      FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                            
                         OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SCR 101                                                                                                                       
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101 by the Senate                                                                              
Finance Committee:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                              
    the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 159,                                                                
    relating to the prescription of opioids; relating to voluntary                                                              
    nonopioid directives; relating to the controlled substance                                                                  
    prescription database; relating to the practice of dentistry; relating                                                      
    to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the practice of medicine;                                                          
    relating to the practice of podiatry; relating to the practice of                                                           
    osteopathy; relating to the practice of nursing; relating to the                                                            
    practice of optometry; relating to the practice of veterinary                                                               
    medicine; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; and                                                              
    relating to pharmacists.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time.                                                                                                        

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                             COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Letters of disclosure received from the Select Committee on                                                                     
Legislative Ethics, as required by AS 24.60, were published in House                                                            
Journal Supplement No. 6 and House and Senate Joint Journal                                                                     
Supplement No. 11.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                     REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 23                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(FIN) am                                                                                           
    "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                            
    supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                                    
    appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations                                                              
    to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(FIN)                                                                                 
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Seaton and Foster, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Gara, Ortiz, Guttenberg, Seaton, Foster                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Neuman (alternate)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amend (5):  Wilson, Kawasaki, Pruitt, Grenn, Tilton                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 23(FIN) am is on today's calendar.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                     REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 59                                                                                                                         
The Conference Committee with limited powers of free conference                                                                 
considering CSHB 59(FIN) and SCS CSHB 59(FIN) recommends the                                                                    
following be adopted:                                                                                                           

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    CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59                                                                                         
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital                                                                 
    expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                              
    program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Seaton, (Chair), Foster,                                                               
Pruitt; and Senators Hoffman (Chair), MacKinnon, Olson.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The report was received in the Chief Clerk's office at 3:34 p.m.,                                                               
June 10.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The report is under Unfinished Business.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                       INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and taken up later on the first                                                         
special order citation calendar:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Anthony Hootch and Grant Aviation                                                                                    
By Representative Foster; Senator Olson                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Kersten Gomez                                                                                                        
By Senator Micciche                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Jana Hayenga                                                                                                         
By Senator Gardner; Representatives Drummond, Gara                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Mary Ann Eininger                                                                                                    
By Senator Gardner; Representatives Guttenberg, Drummond                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Loren Peterson                                                                                                       
By Senator Olson; Representative Foster                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Haven Harris                                                                                                         
By Senator Olson; Representative Foster                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Fairbanks Arts Association, 50th Anniversary                                                                         
By Senator Kelly; Representative Thompson                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - James T. Scott                                                                                                       
By Senator Stedman; Representative Ortiz                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - John "Jack" Brandt Carpenter                                                                                      
By Representative Foster; Senator Olson                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Julian Edmond Mead                                                                                                
By Representative Tilton                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Ali Clayton                                                                                                       
By Representative Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Charles Everett King                                                                                              
By Representative Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Bill Miles                                                                                                        
By Representative Gara; Senator Begich                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Beverly Ann Mueller                                                                                               
By Senator Egan; Representatives Parish, Kito                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                       SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
notice and publication requirements be waived and the citations on the                                                          
first special order citation calendar be taken up as a Special Order of                                                         
Business.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House approve the first special order citation calendar.  There being no                                                        
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Evelyn Jeanne Larson Bullock                                                                                      
By Representatives Ortiz, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                                      
Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg,                                                                    
Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                   
LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler,                                                           
Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                                    
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Anthony Hootch and Grant Aviation                                                                                    
By Representatives Foster, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                                     
Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, 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; Senator Olson                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Kersten Gomez                                                                                                        
By Senator Micciche; 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 - Jana Hayenga                                                                                                         
By Senator Gardner; Representatives Drummond, Gara, Edgmon,                                                                     
Birch, Chenault, Claman, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, 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 - Mary Ann Eininger                                                                                                    
By Senator Gardner; Representatives Guttenberg, Drummond,                                                                       
Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman, 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, Tuck, Westlake, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Loren Peterson                                                                                                       
By Senator Olson; Representatives Foster, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                              
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, 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                                                                  

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Honoring - Haven Harris                                                                                                         
By Senator Olson; Representatives Foster, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                              
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, 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 - Fairbanks Arts Association, 50th Anniversary                                                                         
By Senator Kelly; Representatives Thompson, 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, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - James T. Scott                                                                                                       
By Senator Stedman; Representatives Ortiz, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                             
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                        
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp,                                                                 
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher,                                                              
Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                 
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - John "Jack" Brandt Carpenter                                                                                      
By Representatives Foster, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                                     
Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, 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; Senator Olson                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Julian Edmond Mead                                                                                                
By Representatives Tilton, 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, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam - Ali Clayton                                                                                                       
By Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                                     
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                        
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp,                                                                 
LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                             
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Charles Everett King                                                                                              
By Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                                     
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                        
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp,                                                                 
LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                             
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Bill Miles                                                                                                        
By Representatives Gara, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                                       
Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, 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; Senator Begich                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Beverly Ann Mueller                                                                                               
By Senator Egan; Representatives Parish, Kito, Edgmon, Birch,                                                                   
Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                              
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kopp, Kreiss-                                                               
Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                            
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess                                                              
until 12:30 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 11:29 a.m.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                              AFTER RECESS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 1:11 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                     SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 23                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(FIN) am                                                                                           
    "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                            
    supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                                    
    appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations                                                              
    to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                  Journal Page                                                         
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 5DP 1DNP 5AM                                     1583                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(FIN)                                                                                 
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                                                                  
CSSB 23(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                                
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 23(FIN) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                    
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
6:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 1:13 p.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                              AFTER RECESS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 3:00 p.m.                                                                         

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                               ENROLLMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 78                                                                                                                         
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:14 a.m.,                                                            
June 12:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 78                                                                                                           
    "An Act establishing the second Monday of October of each year                                                              
    as Indigenous Peoples Day."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House adjourn until 10:00 a.m., June 13.  There being no objection,                                                             
the House adjourned at 3:01 p.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                            Crystaline Jones                                                                    
                                            Chief Clerk