Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2019-04-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0549 HB 39 CSSSHB 39(FIN) am was before the House in second reading (page 542). The Speaker stated that members are not required to declare conflicts of interest on appropriation bills pursuant to Chapter No. 61, SLA 2018. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0550 Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Pruitt: Page 13, line 6: Delete "9,875,200" Insert "10,189,300" Delete "7,443,100" Insert "7,129,000" Page 41, following line 21: Insert new material to read: "1076 Alaska Marine Highway System Fund 314,100" Page 41, line 24: Delete "2,355,100" Insert "2,041,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. Representative Ortiz objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 42 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 42 was not adopted. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0551 Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Revak: Page 21, line 25: Delete "11,210,200" in both places Insert "11,143,400" in both places Page 21, line 32: Delete "1,391,900" Insert "1,325,100" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Revak moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. Representative Knopp objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 43 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 43 was not adopted. Amendment No. 44 was offered by Representative Pruitt: Page 76, lines 7 - 12: Delete all material. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0552 Reletter the following subsection accordingly. Page 76, line 13: Delete "appropriations made in (a) and (b) of this section are" Insert "appropriation made in (a) of this section is" Page 76, line 31: Delete "and 29(b)" Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 44 be adopted. Representative Foster objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 44 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 45 and 46 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Sullivan-Leonard: Page 35, line 27: Delete "129,106,700" Insert "88,344,500" 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0553 Delete "127,184,800" Insert "86,422,600" Page 35, line 31: Delete "90,011,900" Insert "49,249,700" Page 46, line 6: Delete "166,168,600" Insert "130,125,800" Page 46, line 12: Delete "52,076,800" Insert "47,357,400" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Sullivan-Leonard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. Representative Stutes objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 47 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 47 was not adopted. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0554 The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 48 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 49 was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Page 44, line 17: Delete "66,959,400" Insert "66,909,400" Page 44, line 18: Delete "22,890,900" Insert "22,940,900" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 49 be adopted. Representative Kreiss-Tomkins objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 49 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 49 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 49 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 50 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0555 Amendment No. 51 was offered by Representatives Tuck, Edgmon, and Foster: Page 37, line 29: Delete "13,496,300" Insert "15,096,300" Delete "12,496,300" Insert "14,096,300" Page 37, line 31: Delete "6,455,500" Insert "7,255,500" Page 37, line 32: Delete "1,109,700" Insert "1,909,700" Page 38, line 11: Delete "28,247,000" Insert "29,247,000" Delete "28,214,400" Insert "29,214,400" Page 38, line 14: Delete "10,126,300" Insert "11,126,300" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be adopted. Representative Pruitt objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51 YEAS: 24 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0556 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Neuman, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, LeDoux, Merrick, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance, Wilson Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 51 was adopted. Amendment No. 52 was not offered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 53 and 55 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 54 was offered by Representatives Eastman, Pruitt, Carpenter, Tilton, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Johnson, Neuman, Vance, Revak, and Rasmussen: Page 15, lines 12 - 16: Delete all material. Page 23, line 14: Delete "33,248,500" Insert "34,847,000" Delete "28,844,000" Insert "30,442,500" Page 23, line 23: Delete "2,068,900" Insert "2,406,700" Page 23, line 24: Delete "1,595,800" Insert "1,693,600" Page 23, line 25: Delete "7,847,100" Insert "8,274,000" 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0557 Page 23, line 27: Delete "5,473,400" Insert "5,657,300" Page 23, line 29: Delete "6,735,600" Insert "6,995,700" Page 23, line 31: Delete "7,173,300" Insert "7,465,300" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Page 72, line 31: Delete "159,055,000" Insert "159,675,700" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 54 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 54 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 54 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, LeDoux, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance, Wilson Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 54 was not adopted. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0558 Amendment No. 56 was offered by Representative Rauscher: Page 5, line 14: Delete "8,837,200" Insert "9,837,200" Delete "5,422,800" Insert "6,422,800" Page 5, line 15: Delete "8,837,200" Insert "9,837,200" Page 15, line 12: Delete "2,448,200" Insert "2,348,200" Delete "2,219,200" Insert "2,119,200" Page 15, line 13: Delete "2,448,200" Insert "2,348,200" Page 23, line 33: Delete "48,948,600" Insert "48,048,600" Delete "21,614,000" Insert "20,714,000" Page 24, line 16: Delete "8,520,800" Insert "7,620,800" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Page 57, following line 9: Insert a new subsection to read: "(i) The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for the purpose of issuing grants under AS 37.05.316 to cover legal and court costs incurred in matters before federal courts 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0559 successfully defending state ownership of navigable waters as an inherent attribute of state sovereignty, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020." Representative Rauscher moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 56 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 56 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 56 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, LeBon, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 56 was not adopted. Amendment No. 57 was offered by Representative Rauscher: Page 3, line 29: Delete "83,622,100" Insert "83,572,100" Delete "7,087,100" Insert "7,037,100" Page 4, line 5: Delete "4,724,000" Insert "4,674,000" 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0560 Page 13, line 6: Delete "17,318,300" Insert "17,368,300" Delete "9,875,200" Insert "9,925,200" Page 13, line 7: Delete "17,318,300" Insert "17,368,300" Page 13, following line 7: Insert new material to read: "Of the amount appropriated in this allocation, $50,000 shall be allocated to the state dairy program in the Department of Environmental Conservation for the purpose of continuing the inspection and testing of dairies in the state while the department transitions to a fee-based system and fee schedule to cover the cost of inspections of the state's dairies, to ensure the continued operation of dairies in the state, and to ensure safe food for all people in the state." Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Rauscher moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be adopted. Representative Johnston objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 57 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 57 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Kopp, LeBon, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Tilton, Vance, Wilson Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0561 Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 57 was not adopted. Amendment No. 58 was not offered. Amendment No. 59 was offered by Representative Tilton: Page 20, line 13: Delete "2,109,983,800" Insert "2,085,359,900" Delete "505,674,700" Insert "481,050,800" Page 20, line 25: Delete "2,082,979,300" Insert "2,058,355,400" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Tilton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 59 be adopted. Representative Johnston objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 59 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 59 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Merrick, Neuman, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0562 Excused: Lincoln And so, Amendment No. 59 was not adopted. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Neuman be excused from a call of the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 60 and 61 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 62 was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Page 36, following line 14: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska consolidate the statewide university system under one chancellor while maintaining community campuses outside of a designated main campus, with the understanding that there may be a need for a three- year transition period for accreditation to be transferred to the main campus, and, not later than December 1, 2019, report to the legislature on cost savings related to the consolidation." Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 62 be adopted. Representative Wool objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 62 was offered by Representative Rasmussen: Under "Page 36, following line 14:" Delete all material. Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Regents consider a plan to transition the University of Alaska from three separately accredited academic institutions into a single accredited institution with multiple community campuses, and that the Board of Regents provide an update to the legislature on the development of such a plan by December 1, 2019." 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0563 Representative Rasmussen moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 62 be adopted. There being no objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 62 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 62 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 62 as amended YEAS: 25 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Drummond, Eastman, Fields, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Kopp, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool Nays: Claman, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Knopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Spohnholz, Story, Tarr, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln, Neuman And so, Amendment No. 62 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 63 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 36, following line 10: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the university system evaluate its admissions standards, with the goal of achieving a six-year, full-time, degree-seeking student graduation rate of at least 32.5 percent for graduates receiving a baccalaureate degree, by 2026, and that admissions-related state expenditures support this target." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 63 be adopted. Representative Wool objected. Representative Claman rose to a point of order, citing Section 180 of Mason's Manual. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0564 The Speaker ruled that the amendment was in order. Representative Rasmussen rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment before the body. The Speaker cautioned all members to confine remarks to the amendment. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 63 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 63 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 31 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Pruitt, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln, Neuman Rauscher changed from "Yea" to "Nay". And so, Amendment No. 63 was not adopted. Amendment No. 64 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 35, following line 30: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that, going forward, the Alaska Marine Highway System be subsidized to the same degree, per passenger mile traveled, that highways are subsidized by the state." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 64 be adopted. Representative Wool objected. 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0565 Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 64 was offered by Representatives Stutes and Wilson: Following "the state": Insert "or federal government" Representative Stutes moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 64 be adopted. There being no objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 64 was adopted. Representative Eastman placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 64 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 64 as amended YEAS: 5 NAYS: 33 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Pruitt, Revak Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln, Neuman Josephson changed from "Yea" to "Nay". And so, Amendment No. 64 as amended was not adopted. Amendment No. 65 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, following line 15: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Administration release any Internet Protocol addresses in the 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0566 possession of the state not currently being used or not anticipated to be used in the coming year for the purpose of revenue generation." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 65 be adopted. Representative Johnston objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 65 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 65 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 30 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Lincoln, Neuman And so, Amendment No. 65 was not adopted. Amendment No. 66 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 57, line 28: Delete "sec. 23(s)" Insert "sec. 23(q)" Page 68, lines 20 - 25: Delete all material. Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 70, line 1: Delete "(s)" Insert "(q)" 2019-04-10 House Journal Page 0567 Page 70, line 9: Delete "(t)" Insert "(r)" Page 76, line 31: Delete "Sections 23(j) and (k) and 29(b) of this Act take" Insert "Section 29(b) of this Act takes" Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 66 be adopted. Representative Foster objected.