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2022-05-11 House Journal

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2022-05-11                     House Journal                      Page 2860
HB 226                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 226                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the compensation of certain public officials,                                                          
     officers, and employees not covered by collective bargaining                                                               
     agreements; increasing the salaries of certain attorneys employed                                                          
     by the state; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                       Journal Page                                                    
                                                                                                                                
 STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 4DP 3AM 2576                                                                                         
 FN1: (GOV/VARIOUS DEPTS) 2576                                                                                                  
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 3DP 3NR 2831                                                                                         
 FN2: (GOV/VARIOUS DEPTS) 2831                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the compensation of certain employees of the                                                           
     executive branch, judicial branch, and University of Alaska;                                                               
     relating to the compensation of certain employees of the                                                                   
     legislative branch; increasing the salaries of certain attorneys and                                                       
     administrative law judges employed by the state; and providing                                                             
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representatives Patkotak and Tarr was noted.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Claman and                                                                       
Josephson:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "Effective July 1, 2023, the"                                                                                       
     Insert "The"                                                                                                               

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Page 3, line 31:                                                                                                                
     Delete "Effective July 1, 2023, the"                                                                                       
     Insert "The"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe rose to a point of order regarding confining                                                              
remarks to the amendment.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker ruled that the member was in order.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  25   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan,                                                                        
Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz,                                                              
Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman,                                                                    
Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton,                                                                    
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives LeBon and                                                                        
Josephson:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, lines 5 - 6:                                                                                                            
     Delete "attorneys under AS 39.25.120(c)(3), attorneys"                                                                     
     Insert "positions within the Department of Law, the public                                                                 
defender agency, and the office of public advocacy that require                                                                 
admission to the practice of law in this state as a condition of                                                                
employment, positions"                                                                                                          

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Page 3, line 7, following "Agency":                                                                                             
     Insert "that require admission to the practice of law in this state as                                                     
a condition of employment"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative LeBon moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster,                                                                       
Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka,                                                                     
LeBon, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax,                                                                  
Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story,                                                                   
Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Gillham, Johnson, McCabe                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Cronk                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative McCabe:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Renumber following bill sections accordingly.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, Gillham, Johnson,                                                                     
Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax,                                                                 
Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Vance                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins,                                                                       
Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen,                                                                    
Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck,                                                                
Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, following line 11:                                                                                                      
 Insert "(n) The employees of the University of Alaska who are not                                                              
members of a collective bargaining unit are entitled to receive salary                                                          
increases in accordance with the compensation policy of the Board of                                                            
Regents of the University of Alaska."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Renumber the following sections accordingly.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 226(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman,                                                                    
Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan,                                                                        
Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz,                                                              
Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 226(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(FIN) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                    
calendar.