Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-03-20 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0371 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Saturday March 20, 2021 Sixty-first Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Stutes at 9:06 a.m. Roll call showed 32 members present. Representatives Johnson and McCarty had been excused from a call of the House today. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following members be excused from a call of the House. There being no objection, the members were excused as noted: Representative Kreiss-Tomkins – today Representative Merrick – today Representative Rauscher – today Representative Shaw – today Representative Fields – from today to 1:30 p.m., March 22 Representative McKay – from today to 1:30 p.m., March 22 The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Tarr. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0372 With the deepest respect for the religious beliefs of all Alaskans, I offer the following prayer: A Collect for Club Women Keep us, O God, from pettiness, Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding And leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pretense And meet each other face to face, Without self-pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgment And always generous. Let us take time for all things; Make us to grow calm, serene, gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impulses, Straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize that it is The little things that create differences; That in the big things of life we are one. And may we strive to touch and to know The great, common human heart of us all. And, O Lord God, let us forget not To be kind! Amen. Mary Stewart April 1904 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Eastman. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 58th, 59th, and 60th legislative days, House Journal Supplement No. 2, and House and Senate Joint Journal Supplement No. 2 be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0373 MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR A letter dated March 17 was read stating that on January 19 in accordance with Article III, Sections 26 and 27 of the Alaska Constitution and Alaska Statue 39.05.080, the Governor submitted a list of appointees for confirmation. The following appointee has withdrawn himself from consideration, effective immediately: Real Estate Commission Samuel Goldman The appointment had been referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee (pages 201-208). MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message dated March 19 was read stating the Senate passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SJR 9 CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(L&C) by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee: Urging the United States Congress to exempt cruise ships from certain provisions of the Passenger Vessel Services Act and other applicable provisions of federal law for the period during which Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships carrying more than 100 people; and urging the President of the United States not to fine or take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state. was read the first time and referred to the Transportation Committee. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES The Judiciary Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to the House for ratification: 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0374 Dennis "Skip" Cook Gerald "Jerry" McBeath (alternate) as members of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair; and Representatives Eastman, Vance, Drummond, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, and Snyder. The Judiciary Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: Gregory Campbell Justin Doll Ed Mercer Jennifer Winkelman as members of the Alaska Police Standards Council. The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair; and Representatives Eastman, Vance, Drummond, Kurka, Kreiss-Tomkins, and Snyder. The Labor & Commerce Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: Bronson Frye Christina Gilbert as members of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board. Brian Larson as a member of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The report was signed by Representative Spohnholz, Co-chair, and Representatives Snyder, Schrage, Kaufman, McCarty, and Nelson. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0375 The Resources Committee reviewed the qualifications of the following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: Jerry Burnett Jacob Fletcher Stanley "Stosh" Hoffman Jr. Lynn Keogh Jr. as members of the Board of Game. The report was signed by Representative Patkotak, Chair; and Representatives Schrage, Gillham, Hannan, Rauscher, Hopkins, Cronk, Fields, and McKay. HB 3 The Judiciary Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 3 "An Act relating to the definition of 'disaster.'" and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3(JUD) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Vance, Drummond, Kreiss-Tomkins, Snyder, Claman Amend (2): Eastman, Kurka The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 3(JUD): 1. Zero, Dept. of Administration HB 3 was referred to the Rules Committee. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0376 HB 45 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 45 "An Act relating to presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to contagious diseases; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 45(L&C) (same title) The report was signed by Representatives Spohnholz and Fields, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Snyder, Schrage, Spohnholz, Fields Do not pass (2): Nelson, Kaufman The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 45(L&C): 1. Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development HB 45 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 63 The Transportation Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 63 "An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; renaming the Alaska Marine Transportation Advisory Board the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; relating to the membership and duties of the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 63(TRA) "An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; renaming the Alaska Marine Transportation 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0377 Advisory Board the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; relating to the membership and duties of the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; relating to the comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Hopkins, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Drummond, Hannan, Spohnholz, Hopkins No recommendation (2): McCabe, Cronk The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 63(TRA): 1. Zero, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities HB 63 was referred to the State Affairs Committee. HB 100 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 100 "An Act relating to allocations of funding for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representatives Fields and Spohnholz, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Schrage, Nelson, Snyder, Fields, Spohnholz Amend (1): Kaufman The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 3. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 4. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0378 5. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 6. Fiscal, University of Alaska HB 100 was referred to the Finance Committee. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES HB 26 The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 26 "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective boards; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Tarr, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Story, Stutes, Ortiz, Kreiss-Tomkins, Tarr Do not pass (1): McCabe No recommendation (1): Vance The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game HB 26 was referred to the Resources Committee. HB 125 The House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 125 "An Act relating to private sector and state employment preferences for active service members, veterans, and spouses and dependent children of active service members and veterans; relating to employment preferences for surviving spouses of deceased service members and veterans; and relating to 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0379 employment preferences for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war." The report was signed by Representative Tuck, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (6): Claman, Tarr, Shaw, Nelson, Rauscher, Tuck The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Administration HB 125 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee. INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Service High School Women's Ski Team By Representatives Schrage, Shaw; Senator Revak Honoring - Service High School Men's Ski Team By Representatives Schrage, Shaw; Senator Revak In Memoriam - Angela Geraghty By Senator Kawasaki; Representative LeBon In Memoriam - Kenneth Roy Kokrine By Senator Kawasaki In Memoriam - Kenneth Verne Mayfield By Senator Kawasaki INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 141 HOUSE BILL NO. 141 by Representatives Spohnholz and Edgmon, entitled: 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0380 "An Act relating to an appropriation limit; relating to the budget responsibilities of the governor; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Ways & Means and the Finance Committee. HB 142 HOUSE BILL NO. 142 by Representative McCarty, entitled: "An Act relating to eligibility for the permanent fund dividend." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary, and Finance Committees. HB 143 HOUSE BILL NO. 143 by Representative McCabe, entitled: "An Act relating to registration fees for snowmobiles and off- highway vehicles; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance Committees. HB 144 HOUSE BILL NO. 144 by Representative Hopkins, entitled: "An Act establishing the Alaska Military Affairs Commission; and relating to the duties and powers of the Alaska Military Affairs Commission." was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Finance Committee. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 24 The following, which was not taken up on the March 19 calendar (page 361), was read the third time: 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0381 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 24(L&C) "An Act relating to holding corporate meetings by remote communication; allowing voting by remote communication at corporate meetings; making shareholder lists available electronically; relating to for-profit and nonprofit corporations; relating to business and industrial development corporations; relating to Native corporations; relating to the Alaska Banking Code; and providing for an effective date." The question being: "Shall HCS CSSB 24(L&C) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 24(L&C) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 32 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, HCS CSSB 24(L&C) passed the House. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HCS SCSB 24(L&C) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. SECOND READING OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 2 The following, which was not taken up on the March 19 calendar (page 362) was read the second time: 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0382 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2 Proposing amendments to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature providing that the 2020 edition of "Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure" shall implement the rules; and providing for an effective date for the amendments. Amendments Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were not offered. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 3, following "rules" (title amendment): Insert "and relating to notice of committee meetings" Page 1, following line 11: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Sec. 2. Rule 23(d), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read: (d) The provisions of (a) and (b) of this rule do not apply to a standing, special, or joint committee meeting scheduled after the date a conference committee has been chosen to consider amendments to or differences between versions of the general appropriation act. However, a person who chairs a standing, special, or joint committee shall post written notice of the time, place, and subject matter of a meeting on or before the calendar day [AT LEAST 24 HOURS] before the meeting." Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Tuck objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0383 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 3, following "rules" (title amendment): Insert "and relating to introduction of bills" Page 1, following line 15: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Sec. 3. Rule 37(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read: (a) Any member, [GROUP OF MEMBERS,] standing, special, or joint committee may introduce a bill, subject to the provisions of these Uniform Rules. In accordance with AS 24.08.060(a), a committee chair may introduce a committee bill or resolution if the request to introduce a committee bill or resolution is signed by a majority of the active members of the committee. A bill must be introduced, in proper form as approved by the enrolling secretary of the legislature, with the original and three copies delivered to the chief clerk or secretary. The bill is then assigned a number which it retains through subsequent changes and substitutions. The bill is considered formally introduced when the clerk or secretary reads the heading and title aloud in open session (first reading). Bills may be introduced through the Rules Committees by the governor and the permanent interim committees pursuant to provisions of law." Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0384 Representative Tarr objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Prax, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 3, following "rules" (title amendment): Insert "and relating to use of chambers and galleries" Page 1, following line 11: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Sec. 2. Rule 12, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read: Rule 12. Use of Chambers and Offices. Legislative chambers are to be used only for the official business of the legislature during legislative sessions. During the session access to the chambers and their galleries is under the control of the presiding officer of the house to which the space is assigned, and the assignment of legislative offices and use of committee rooms shall be provided for by and be under the control of the Rules Committee. When the legislature is in session, members of the public shall enjoy the same access to the capitol as members, and, unless prohibited by the presiding officer, shall be permitted in the galleries." 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0385 Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Representative Spohnholz objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Prax, Rasmussen, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 1, following "Legislature" (title amendment): Insert "relating to election of a parliamentarian and" Page 1, following line 4: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Section 1. Rule 3, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) The legislature shall elect a parliamentarian to serve for the two-year duration of the legislature. The parliamentarian is nominated jointly by the Rules Committee of each house and elected in joint session by a majority vote of the full membership of each house." 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0386 Page 1, line 5: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Page 2, line 5: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 1 of this resolution takes effect January 1, 2022. * Sec. 6. Sections 2 - 4 of this resolution take effect immediately." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Representative Claman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, Nelson, Prax, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, LeBon, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted. Amendment No. 8 was not offered. Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 5: Delete "immediately" 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0387 Insert "upon adoption of the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature by a majority vote of the full membership of each house in joint session, in accordance with AS 24.05.120 and Rule 53, Uniform Rules of the State Legislature." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 9 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted. Amendment No. 10 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 1, line 1, following "Legislature" (title amendment): Insert "relating to election of a permanent presiding officer and" Page 1, following line 4: Insert a new resolution section to read: "* Section 1. Rule 1(b), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read: (b) When the house by a majority vote of the full membership of the house selects a temporary presiding officer, the temporary presiding officer assumes the chair and the lieutenant governor 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0388 withdraws. The temporary presiding officer then calls for nominations for a permanent presiding officer and the nominee receiving a majority vote of the full membership of the house becomes the permanent presiding officer for the two-year duration of the legislature. If a permanent presiding officer is not elected by the seventh legislative day, on the eighth legislative day the temporary presiding officer shall call for nominations for a permanent presiding officer from the floor. A roll call vote shall be taken on the persons nominated. If a permanent presiding officer is not elected by the fourteenth legislative day, two or more persons must be nominated from the floor, and a series of coin tosses between nominated candidates will determine election of the permanent presiding officer. Election of a permanent presiding officer requires a majority vote of the full membership of the house, except when the presiding officer is selected by coin toss." Page 1, line 5: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following resolution sections accordingly. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 be adopted. Representative Claman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 9 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, Prax, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, LeBon, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0389 Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted. The question being: "Shall SCR 2 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 2 Second Reading Final Passage YEAS: 26 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, LeBon, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Kurka, McCabe, Vance Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, lacking the required 27 votes, SCR 2 failed to pass the House. Representative Tuck gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on SCR 2(fld H). LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citations on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: Honoring - Chief Justin Doll By Senators Gray-Jackson, Holland; Representative Kaufman Honoring - Louisa "Weez" Smoke By Senator Costello Honoring - Charles "Chuck" Foster By Senator Wilson; Representative Tilton 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0390 Honoring - Phyllis Clough By Senator Stevens Honoring - Dimond High School 2020 Volleyball Cook Inlet Conference Region Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Rasmussen, Claman Honoring - Dimond High School 2020 Gymnastics Cook Inlet Conference Region Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Rasmussen, Claman Honoring - Dimond High School Girls Swimming & Diving 2020 Cook Inlet Conference Region Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Rasmussen, Claman Honoring - Dimond High School Boys Swimming & Diving 2020 Cook Inlet Conference Region Champions By Senator Costello; Representatives Rasmussen, Claman Honoring - West Anchorage High School 2020 Tennis Champions By Senator Costello; Representative Claman In Memoriam - Scott McClain By Representative Tilton In Memoriam - Roger Jenkins By Senator Costello; Representative Rasmussen UNFINISHED BUSINESS Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative McCarty's excused absence (page 345) be amended to end at 8:00 a.m., March 31. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following members be excused from a call of the House. There being no objection, the members were excused as noted: Representative Patkotak – from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., March 24 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0391 Representative Hopkins – from 6:00 a.m., March 26 to 1:45 p.m., March 29 Representative Nelson – from: 5:00 p.m., April 19 to 9:00 p.m., April 21 5:00 p.m., May 13 to 9:00 p.m., May 16 * * * * * Representative Tuck moved that the House ratify the appointment of Dennis "Skip" Cook as a public member to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. The question being: "Shall the House ratify the appointment of Dennis "Skip" Cook as a public member to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics? The roll was taken with the following result: Ratify - Dennis "Skip" Cook Select Committee on Legislative Ethics YEAS: 30 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, the appointment was ratified. The Senate ratified the appointment (page 90). The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. Representative Tuck moved that the House ratify the appointment of Gerald (Jerry) McBeath as a public member, alternate, to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0392 The question being: "Shall the House ratify the appointment of Gerald (Jerry) McBeath as a public member, alternate, to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics?" The roll was taken with the following result: Ratify - Gerald (Jerry) McBeath, alternate Select Committee on Legislative Ethics YEAS: 32 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 8 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Fields, Johnson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Rauscher, Shaw And so, the appointment was ratified. The Senate ratified the appointment (page 90). The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. HB 123 Representative Spohnholz added as a cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 123 "An Act providing for state recognition of federally recognized tribes; and providing for an effective date." ENGROSSMENT SB 24 HCS CSSB 24(L&C) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published under separate cover. 2021-03-20 House Journal Page 0393 ADJOURNMENT Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., March 22. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 10:37 a.m. Crystaline Jones Chief Clerk