Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-04-06 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2379 HB 281 The following was before the House in second reading: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 32 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, line 22: Delete "2,379,500" Insert "1,879,500" Delete "2,279,500" Insert "1,779,500" Page 3, line 23: Delete "1,500,000" Insert "1,000,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 32 be adopted. Representative Foster objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 32 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 32 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2380 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 32 was not adopted. Amendment No. 33 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the state not require membership in a private organization as a prerequisite for state employment." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 33 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 33 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 33 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 33/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2381 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kurka, Rauscher Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 33 was tabled. Amendment No. 34 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that a department may not expend funds in excess of the funds appropriated in this budget. A department whose expenditures exceed budgeted amounts at the end of the fiscal year, except those funds spent in the furtherance of public safety or pursuant to declared emergencies, should expect those expenses to be drawn from the department's budget for the next fiscal year." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 34 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 34 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 34 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2382 CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 34/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, Rauscher Excused: Spohnholz Rauscher changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, Amendment No. 34 was tabled. Amendment No. 36 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state funds be used to promote the creation or expansion of a municipality or borough where one does not already exist unless the residents in the affected jurisdiction have first expressed the desire to reside in a municipality or borough through a public vote on the matter." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 36 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 36 be tabled. There was objection. 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2383 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 36 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 36/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 36 was tabled. Amendment No. 37 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that at the time of hire, and at least annually thereafter, the applicable department notify each member of a collective bargaining agreement of the employee's right under AS 23.40.225 to decline to have any portion of the employee's paycheck used by a public employee union." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 37 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 37 be tabled. There was objection. 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2384 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 37 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 37/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 37 was tabled. Amendment No. 38 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 34, following line 7: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation provide to the Legislative Finance Division and the Co-Chairs of the Finance Committees, not later than June 30, 2023, a report listing the financial and investment assets of the state, a political subdivision, a public enterprise, or a public corporation of the state whose management by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation would be in the public interest." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 38 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 38 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 38 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2385 CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 38/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 38 was tabled. Amendment Nos. 39, 40, and 41 were not offered. The Speaker stated that, without objection Amendment Nos. 39, 40, and 41 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representatives Thompson and LeBon: Page 4, line 18: Delete "6,534,700" Insert "6,234,700" Delete "1,577,300" Insert "1,277,300" Page 4, line 19: Delete "2,042,400" Insert "1,742,400" Page 4, lines 20 - 23: Delete all material. Page 24, line 32: Delete "41,951,600" Insert "41,661,600" Delete "36,801,700" Insert "36,511,700" 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2386 Page 25, line 9: Delete "4,637,500" Insert "4,347,500" Page 25, line 12: Delete "50,822,300" Insert "50,662,300" Delete "23,537,300" Insert "23,377,300" Page 25, line 16: Delete "2,093,400" Insert "1,933,400" Page 109, following line 29: Insert a new subsection to read: "(e) Notwithstanding (a) - (d) of this section, the operating budget appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act do not include amounts to pay a bonus or other financial incentive to an employee of the executive branch who is subject to the salary schedule in AS 39.27.011 or whose compensation is based on the salary schedule in AS 39.27.011." Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 42 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Vance 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2387 Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Story, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 42 was not adopted. Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 82, lines 16 - 20: Delete all material. Page 112, line 28: Delete "and (d) - (f)" Insert "(d), and (e)" Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. Representative Ortiz objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 43 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 43 was not adopted. 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2388 Amendment No. 44 was offered by Representatives Kurka and Rauscher: Page 18, line 16, following "appropriation": Insert "or into the Medicaid Services Except Services for or Relating to Abortion appropriation" Page 21, line 33: Delete "Medicaid Services" Insert "Medicaid Services Except Services for or Relating to Abortion" Delete "2,356,424,900" Insert "2,356,074,900" Delete "583,365,500" Insert "583,015,500" Page 22, line 18: Delete "2,329,420,400" Insert "2,329,070,400" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Page 22, following line 20: Insert new material to read: "Medicaid Services For or Relating to Abortion 0 0 0" Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 44 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 21 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2389 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 44 was adopted. Amendment No. 45 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 21, following line 18: Insert new material to read: "If the Department of Health pays for abortion or abortion-related services, the appropriation made from the general fund to the Department of Health, departmental support services, commissioner's office, for the salaries of the commissioner and deputy commissioner of health and social services is reduced by $215,713." Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 45 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 45 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 45 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 45/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2390 Nays: Eastman, Kurka, Rauscher, Tarr Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 45 was tabled. Amendment No. 46 was not offered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 46 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 4, following line 10: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be used to implement or maintain the collection of biometric data compatible with facial recognition software without consent." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 47/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2391 Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Thompson And so, Amendment No. 47 was tabled. Amendment No. 48 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 4, following line 10: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Administration provide to the Legislative Finance Division and the Co-Chairs of the Finance Committees, not later than December 1, 2022, a plan to acquire the equipment necessary to produce an Alaska driver's license that does not require sending the personal information of Alaska residents to a foreign-owned corporation or foreign government." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 48 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 48 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 48 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 48/Table YEAS: 32 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2392 Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, Rauscher Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Thompson And so, Amendment No. 48 was tabled. Amendment No. 49 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that a business, state agency, or political subdivision of the state not require an individual to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the individual to access an area or service that is open to the public. It is the intent of the legislature that a state agency or political subdivision of the state not adopt or issue a regulation, ordinance, order, or similar policy that requires an individual to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the individual to exercise a right or receive a benefit that is available to the public." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 49 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 49 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 49 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 49/Table YEAS: 35 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2393 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz And so, Amendment No. 49 was tabled. Amendment No. 50 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that an appropriation for the purpose of paying salary and benefits for a state position may not be expended for any other purpose if the position has been continuously vacant for longer than 18 months." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 50 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 50 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 50 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 50/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2394 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Tarr And so, Amendment No. 50 was tabled. Amendment No. 51 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that no state appropriation result in the creation of an unfunded mandate." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2395 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Tarr And so, Amendment No. 51 was tabled. Amendment No. 52 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that any money appropriated for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits for state employees that is not expended for that purpose lapses into the general fund at the end of the fiscal year." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 52 be adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 52 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 52 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 52/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2396 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Tarr And so, Amendment No. 52 was tabled. Amendment No. 53 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 77, line 28: Delete "COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS." Insert "LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a)" Page 77, following line 30: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that departments continue to identify additional means of reducing spending so that per capita state spending is reduced to not more than twice the national average by the end of fiscal year 2024." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 53 be adopted. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 53 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 53 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 53/Table YEAS: 34 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 2022-04-06 House Journal Page 2397 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka Excused: Spohnholz Absent: Tarr And so, Amendment No. 53 was tabled. Amendment No. 54 was not offered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 54 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Representative Patkotak moved and asked unanimous consent to take up Amendment No. 77. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to 5:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 4:31 p.m.