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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                         THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                         FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                      Friday             November 17, 2017                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                            Twenty-sixth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker pro                                                            
tempore Representative Kreiss-Tomkins at 10:31 a.m.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following members were present for the technical session:                                                                   
Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Kito, Millett, and Parish.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HR 1                                                                                                                          
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1                                                                                                     
     Establishing a House Special Committee on Arctic Policy,                                                                   
     Economic Development, and Tourism.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     House Resolve No. 1                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HR 2                                                                                                                          
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2                                                                                                     
     Establishing a House Special Committee on Energy.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     House Resolve No. 2                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HR 3                                                                                                                          
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 3                                                                                                     
     Establishing a House Special Committee on Fisheries.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     House Resolve No. 3                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HR 4                                                                                                                          
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4                                                                                                     
     Establishing a House Special Committee on Military and                                                                     
     Veterans' Affairs.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     House Resolve No. 4                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HR 201                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 201                                                                                                   
     Supporting the ongoing review of and the gathering of                                                                      
     information related to the state's oil and gas fiscal policy; and                                                          
     expressing an intention, in a good faith effort with the Senate, to                                                        
     evaluate and act on the recommendations of the oil and gas fiscal                                                          
     policy experts recently retained by the Legislative Budget and                                                             
     Audit Committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     House Resolve No. 5                                                                                                        

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HCR 9                                                                                                                         
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9                                                                                          
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 3,                                                                
     relating to the regulation of wastewater discharge from small                                                              
     commercial passenger vessels in state waters; and relating to art                                                          
     requirements for certain public facilities.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 6                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HCR 11                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11                                                                                         
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 100,                                                              
     relating to municipal liens.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 7                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HCR 12                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12                                                                                         
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 55,                                                               
     relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to controlled                                                             
     substances; relating to sentencing; relating to protective orders;                                                         
     relating to restitution; relating to the period of probation; relating                                                     
     to revocation, termination, suspension, cancellation, or restoration                                                       
     of a driver's license; relating to parole; and relating to the duties of                                                   

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     the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and                                                             
     Social Services.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 8                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HCR 13                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13                                                                                         
     Dedicating the House Finance Committee Room in the Alaska                                                                  
     State Capitol to the late Representative Albert "Al" P. Sikkiagruk                                                         
     Adams.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 9                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HCR 14                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14                                                                                         
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 51,                                                               
     extending the termination date of the Board of Veterinary                                                                  
     Examiners.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 10                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 3                                                                                                                         
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3                                                                                         
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Joint Resolution                                                            
     No. 5, urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to                                                            
     open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil                                                       

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     and gas development; urging the United States Department of the                                                            
     Interior to recognize the private property rights of owners of land                                                        
     in and adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; relating to                                                        
     oil and gas exploration, development, production, and royalties;                                                           
     and relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 3                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SCR 4                                                                                                                         
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HCS FOR CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                                
     NO. 4(AET) am H                                                                                                            
     Relating to the Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 4                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SCR 8                                                                                                                         
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                         
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 16,                                                                
     relating to training regarding disabilities for police officers,                                                           
     probation officers, parole officers, correctional officers, and                                                            
     village public safety officers; relating to guidelines for drivers                                                         
     when encountering or being stopped by a peace officer; relating to                                                         
     driver's license examinations; and relating to a voluntary disability                                                      
   designation on a state identification card and a driver's license.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 5                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SCR 12                                                                                                                        
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12                                                                                        
     Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of                                                             
     the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 111,                                                               
     relating to the oil and gas production tax, tax payments, and                                                              
     credits; relating to interest applicable to delinquent oil and gas                                                         
     production tax; relating to carried-forward lease expenditures                                                             
     based on losses and limiting those lease expenditures to an amount                                                         
     equal to the gross value at the point of production of oil and gas                                                         
     produced from the lease or property where the lease expenditure                                                            
     was incurred; relating to information concerning tax credits, lease                                                        
     expenditures, and oil and gas taxes; relating to the disclosure of                                                         
     that information to the public; relating to an adjustment in the                                                           
     gross value at the point of production; and relating to a legislative                                                      
     working group.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 13                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 101                                                                                                                       
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101                                                                                       
     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.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 12                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 201                                                                                                                       
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                

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     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 201                                                                                       
     Suspending Rule 47, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                      
     Legislature, relating to the carry-over of bills from the First                                                            
     Regular Session and the First Special Session to the Second                                                                
     Special Session, concerning House Bill No. 57.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 11                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 202                                                                                                                       
A message dated November 13 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 202                                                                                       
     Suspending Rules 47 and 55, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                              
     Legislature, relating to the carry-over of bills from the First                                                            
     Regular Session and the First Special Session to the Second                                                                
     Special Session, concerning House Bill No. 111.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 14                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 301                                                                                                                       
A message dated November 14 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 301                                                                                       
     Suspending Rules 47 and 55, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                              
     Legislature, relating to the carry-over of bills from the First                                                            
     Regular Session and the First Special Session to the Third Special                                                         
     Session, concerning Senate Bill No. 23.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 15                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCR 401                                                                                                                       
A message dated November 14 was read stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                             
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 401                                                                                       
     Suspending Rules 47 and 55, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                              
     Legislature, relating to the carry-over of bills from the First                                                            
     Regular Session to the Fourth Special Session, concerning Senate                                                           
     Bill No. 54.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 16                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
A Declaration of Disaster Emergency and accompanying letter dated                                                               
November 14 regarding a strong Arctic sea storm was received and is                                                             
on file in the Chief Clerk's office.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                             COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following were received:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                               
Annual Medicaid Reform Report FY 2017                                                                                           
November 15, 2017                                                                                                               
(as required by AS 47.05.270)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                               
Dept. of Law                                                                                                                    
Joint Legislative Report                                                                                                        
Fraud, Abuse, and Waste, Payment and Eligibility Errors for FY 17                                                               
November 2017                                                                                                                   
(as required by AS 47.07.076)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kito, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked                                                                    
unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:00 a.m., November                                                             
21.  There being no objection, the House adjourned at 10:38 a.m.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                               Crystaline Jones                                                                 
                                               Chief Clerk