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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                            THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                FIRST SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                     Monday                        May 1, 2017                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                            One Hundred Fifth Day                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Kelly at 11:05 a.m.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed seventeen members present. Senators Dunleavy,                                                                   
Stedman, Wilson were absent.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent Senator                                                                      
Dunleavy be excused from a call of the Senate from May 1 through                                                                
evening plane time, May 2. Without objection, Senator Dunleavy was                                                              
excused.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Jacob Almeida, Senate Page.                                                             
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer                                                               
be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          Dear God, I come to you today in thanks for being                                                                     
          able to spend another day on your magnificent earth,                                                                  
          and all the blessings that come with it. I ask that you                                                               
          watch over our legislators and bless them with                                                                        
          wisdom and peace of mind as they start this next                                                                      
          busy week in this legislature. I also ask you look over                                                               
          all Alaskans and help unify all of us together as we                                                                  
          try and solve our problems and keep Alaska                                                                            
          prosperous. I also pray you watch over all of those in                                                                
          third world countries today lord as each and every                                                                    
          day is a new struggle for them lord and I ask that you                                                                
          meet their needs so we all can live on to equal                                                                       
          standards and privileges someday. Finally, I ask you                                                                  
          look over our brave men and women overseas that                                                                       

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          are protecting us away from their friends and family,                                                                 
          so we can be with ours, continuing to do what we do                                                                   
                   Lord. In Christ's name I pray.     Amen.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
journals for the one hundred first through one hundred fourth                                                                   
legislative days and Senate and House Joint Journal Supplement No. 8                                                            
be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so                                                         
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Messages dated April 17 and 24 were read stating the House passed                                                               
and transmitted for consideration:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 127                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(FIN) am BY THE HOUSE                                                                                  
FINANCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to a permanent fund dividend for an                                                                  
          individual whose conviction has been vacated,                                                                         
          reversed, or dismissed; and relating to the calculation                                                               
          of the value of the permanent fund dividend by                                                                        
          including payment to individuals eligible for a                                                                       
          permanent fund dividend because of a conviction that                                                                  
          has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and                                                        
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HB 170                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 170(JUD) BY THE HOUSE                                                                                     
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
            "An Act relating to securities, registration,                                                                       
            exempt securities, exempt transactions, broker-                                                                     
            dealers, agents, investment advice, investment                                                                      
            advisers, investment adviser representatives,                                                                       
            federal covered securities, federal covered                                                                         
            investment advisers, viatical settlement interests,                                                                 
            small intrastate security offerings, Canadian                                                                       
            broker-dealers, and Canadian agents; relating to                                                                    
            protecting older and vulnerable adults from                                                                         
            financial exploitation; relating to administrative,                                                                 
            civil, and criminal enforcement provisions,                                                                         
            including restitution and civil penalties for                                                                       
            violations; relating to an investor training fund;                                                                  
            establishing increased civil penalties for harming                                                                  
            older persons and vulnerable adults; relating to                                                                    
            corporations organized under the Alaska Native                                                                      
            Claims Settlement Act; amending Rules 4, 5, 54,                                                                     
            65, and 90, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and                                                                    
            Rule 602, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure;                                                                      
            and providing for an effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Judiciary Committees.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 204                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 204(JUD) BY THE HOUSE                                                                                     
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
              "An Act relating to overtaking and passing certain                                                               
          stationary vehicles."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Judiciary                                                        
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 111                                                                                                                        
Forthcoming fiscal information (page 1055) for the Resources Senate                                                             
Committee Substitute for CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                      
NO. 111(FIN)(efd fld) "An Act 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"                                                        
was published today:                                                                                                            
 Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Revenue                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                              Senate Resolutions                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SR 5                                                                                                                          
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY SENATORS COGHILL,                                                                                    
Stevens,                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
             Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the purchase of                                                              
          Alaska.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and held on the Secretary's desk.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - 150th Anniversary of the Alaska Purchase                                                                             
Senator(s) Coghill, Stevens, von Imhof, Stedman, Kelly, Begich,                                                                 
Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman,                                                                    
Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                 
Representative(s) Tuck, Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Soldotna High School "Stars" Football Team                                                                           
Senator(s) Micciche, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                                  
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Laurie Speakman                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Micciche, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                                  
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                         
Representative(s) Knopp                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Matthew Welk                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Dunleavy, Hughes, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill,                                                                    
Costello, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, MacKinnon, Meyer,                                                                    
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                      
Representative(s) Tilton                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Jasmin Smith                                                                                                         
Representative(s) Tarr                                                                                                          
Senator(s) Begich, Kelly, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Alaska Regional Hospital                                                                                             
Representative(s) Tarr                                                                                                          
Senator(s) Begich, Kelly, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Tok Wolverine 12U Hockey Team Tier IV State                                                                          
Champions                                                                                                                       
Representative(s) Talerico                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Bishop, Kelly, Begich, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Iditarod Dining Facility                                                                                             
Representative(s) LeDoux                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Wielechowski, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                              
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wilson                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam - Morris Breed                                                                                                      
Senator(s) Micciche, Kelly, Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                                  
Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon,                                                                   
Meyer, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Sharron Harris                                                                                                    
Representative(s) Tarr                                                                                                          
Senator(s) Begich, Kelly, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                            
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                  
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                     
citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and                                                         
referred to the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                             Unfinished Business                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SR 5                                                                                                                          
Senators Giessel, Bishop, MacKinnon, Micciche, Hughes, Egan,                                                                    
Meyer, Kelly moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                   
cosponsors on SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5 Recognizing the 150th                                                                     
anniversary of the purchase of Alaska. Without objection, it was so                                                             
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 116                                                                                                                        
Senator Olson moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as a                                                                
cosponsor on SENATE BILL NO. 116 "An Act relating to the                                                                        
insurance tax education credit, the income tax education credit, the oil                                                        
or gas producer education credit, the property tax education credit, the                                                        
mining business education credit, the fisheries business education                                                              
credit, and the fisheries resource landing tax education credit;                                                                
providing for an effective date by repealing the effective dates of secs.                                                       
3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 39, 42, 44, 46, 49,                                                    
51, 53, and 55, ch. 92, SLA 2010, sec. 14, ch. 7, FSSLA 2011, secs.                                                             
15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25, ch. 74, SLA 2012, sec. 49, ch. 14, SLA                                                              
2014, secs. 37, 40, 43, and 46, ch. 15, SLA 2014, and secs. 26 and 31,                                                          
ch. 61, SLA 2014; providing for an effective date by amending the                                                               
effective date of secs. 1, 2, and 21, ch. 61, SLA 2014; and providing                                                           
for an effective date." Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate                                                              
stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., May 3, 2017. Without                                                                     
objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:32 a.m.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  EDUCATION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 01        Monday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 03        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 05        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
May 01        Monday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
              -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                            
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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                             FINANCE (continued)                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
              -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                            
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 03        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 05        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 06        Saturday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= HB 111 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX;PAYMENTS;CREDITS                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
May 01        Monday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 03        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 05        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 01        Monday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                            JUDICIARY (continued)                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
May 03        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 05        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                                  RESOURCES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
May 01        Monday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 03        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 05        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                TRANSPORTATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
May 02        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              

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                          TRANSPORTATION (continued)                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
May 04        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled