Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-03-18 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2164 SJR 25 The following, which was held from the March 16 calendar (page 2140), was read the second time: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25 am Standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine; condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine; endorsing the sanctions and export controls directed at the Russian Federation by the United States government; urging the United States Congress and the President to consider measured and appropriate sanctions and actions; demanding the Russian Federation immediately stop all hostilities 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2165 against Ukraine and withdraw from Ukrainian territory; and supporting the United States in urging the Russian Federation to immediately stop its assault on Ukraine. with the: Journal Page RLS REFERRAL WAIVED FOR CALENDAR Y31 N5 E4 2120 The Speaker stated that all amendments to SJR 25 am must be submitted by 11:30 a.m. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 4 (title amendment): Delete "actions" Insert "humanitarian and nonlethal aid" Page 3, line 17: Delete "actions" Insert "humanitarian and nonlethal aid" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative McCarty: Page 1, line 3 of the amendment: Delete "and nonlethal aid" Page 1, line 7: Delete "and nonlethal aid" Insert "actions" Representative McCarty moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Wool objected. 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2166 Representative McCarty moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 4 NAYS: 32 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Kurka, McCarty, Prax Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives McCabe and Carpenter: Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Delete "Standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine; condemning" Insert "Condemning" Page 3, lines 10 - 11: Delete all material. Page 3, line 12: Delete "FURTHER" Insert "BE IT" Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2167 Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 4, following "actions;" (title amendment): Insert "opposing United States Department of Defense funding of biological research in Ukraine;" Page 3, following line 17: Insert "FURTHER RESOLVED that, to further stability and reduce conflict in the region, the Alaska State Legislature opposes United States Department of Defense funding of biological research in Ukraine; and be it" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2168 SJR 25 am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 31 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Johnson, Kurka, Prax, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment Nos. 4 and 5 were not offered. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, line 11, following "war": Insert ", but, in standing with the people of Ukraine, the Alaska State Legislature does not in any way condone the conduct of the Azov Battalion, its ideology, or its attacks on the Roma and LGBTQ communities in Ukraine" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 29 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Eastman, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, Prax, Vance 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2169 Nays: Claman, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw Absent: Drummond And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, lines 4 - 7: Delete all material. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Representative Nelson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 3 NAYS: 32 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Eastman, Kurka, Prax Nays: Claman, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw Absent: Drummond And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted. 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2170 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 25 am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. The question being: "Shall SJR 25 am advance to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Second Reading Advance to Third Reading on the Same Day YEAS: 32 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka, Prax, Vance Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw And so, SJR 25 am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SJR 25 am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 25 am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 32 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 4 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka, Prax, Vance Excused: Carpenter, LeBon, Rasmussen, Shaw 2022-03-18 House Journal Page 2171 And so, SJR 25 am passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate.