Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-05-15 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1091 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Saturday May 15, 2021 One Hundred Seventeenth Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Stutes at 2:01 p.m. Roll call showed 37 members present. Representative Nelson had been excused from a call of the House today. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that Representatives Carpenter and Rasmussen be excused from a call of the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Tilton. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you with a humble and grateful heart. I ask you to give us, as stewards of this great state, wisdom and to all the other elected and appointed officials tasked with serving our fellow Alaskans. Please give us the wisdom to make thoughtful and gracious decisions on the difficult issues we are facing on behalf of all Alaskans. We ask that you help each of us submit ourselves to you God, the ultimate authority in our lives. We pray that you would move on our hearts to protect those who cannot protect themselves. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1092 Help us to recognize rights are not granted by the government, they are given by you. We pray we would use government to help secure peaceful and quiet living in our communities while respecting the proper role of your institutions. We know we are subject to fall short, so we ask for an extra measure of humbleness for each of us to know wisdom only comes from you, Lord. Please protect and strengthen our families while we are separated from them doing the work our fellow Alaskans elected us to do. We ask all this in Jesus' name. Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Tuck. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 116th legislative day be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message dated May 14 was read stating the Senate passed the following, and they are transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SJR 15 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 by Senator Begich: Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and the state; and recognizing the importance of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement. was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1093 FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 134 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 134(RES) by the Senate Resources Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to master guide-outfitter qualifications for licensure; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES HB 198 The State Affairs Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 198 "An Act establishing September 10 as Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day." The report was signed by Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Claman, Story, Tarr, Kreiss-Tomkins No recommendation (2): Vance, Kaufman The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Administration HB 198 was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 12 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: SENATE BILL NO. 12 "An Act relating to temporary courtesy licenses for military spouses; and relating to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development." 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1094 The report was signed by Representatives Fields and Spohnholz, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (6): Kaufman, Schrage, McCarty, Snyder, Fields, Spohnholz The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development SB 12 was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 101 The Resources Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) "An Act relating to the membership of the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska; extending the termination date of the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Patkotak, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): McKay, Cronk, Rauscher, Gillham, Patkotak No recommendation (3): Fields, Hopkins, Schrage The following fiscal note(s) apply: 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources CSSB 101(FIN) was referred to the Finance Committee. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES HB 188 The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1095 HOUSE BILL NO. 188 "An Act relating to a seafood product development tax credit; providing for an effective date by repealing secs. 32 and 35, ch. 61, SLA 2014; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Tarr, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Stutes, Tarr No recommendation (2): McCabe, Vance Amend (2): Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue HB 188 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 202 The House Special Committee on Ways & Means considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 202 "An Act relating to the Alaska permanent fund; relating to dividends for state residents; relating to the use of certain state income; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Spohnholz, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Wool Do not pass (1): Eastman Amend (4): Josephson, Schrage, Story, Spohnholz The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Fiscal, Office of the Governor/Dept. of Revenue HB 202 was referred to the Finance Committee. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1096 INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Linda and Shara Davis By Representative Zulkosky; Senator Hoffman In Memoriam - Roy John Burkhart By Senator Hughes; Representatives Johnson, Tilton In Memoriam - Marie S. Monnseratt By Senator Wielechowski In Memoriam - Manuel E. Macedo By Senator Wielechowski INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HCR 7 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 7 by Representatives Thompson, Cronk, Fields, and Kreiss-Tomkins: Requesting that the Alaska Energy Authority develop an infrastructure plan to reduce power costs in the state. was read the first time. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HCR 7 be taken up and withdrew the motion. HCR 7 is under unfinished business. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 148 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 148 "An Act relating to the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022." 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1097 with the: Journal Page STA RPT 6DP 718 FN1: ZERO(DNR) 718 RES RPT 4DP 1DNP 1NR 2AM 895 FN1: ZERO(DNR) 895 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Shaw: Page 2, lines 6 - 19: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. AS 38.20.040 is amended to read: Sec. 38.20.040. Use of coordinate system. The plane coordinates of a point on the earth's surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of this system, consist of two distances, expressed in U.S. Survey feet and decimals of a U.S. Survey foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927 and expressed in meters and decimals of a meter when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983 and expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or International feet and decimals of an International foot when using the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. One of these distances, known as the "x-coordinate," gives the position in an east-and-west direction; the other known as the "y-coordinate" gives the position in a north-and-south direction. These coordinates shall be made to depend on [UPON] and conform to the coordinates of the National Spatial Reference System [NORTH AMERICAN HORIZONTAL GEODETIC CONTROL NETWORK] as determined by the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service." Representative Shaw moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was not offered. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1098 HB 148 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 34 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Drummond, Eastman, Kreiss-Tomkins Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 148 am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HB 148 am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall HB 148 am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 148 am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 37 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, HB 148 am passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1099 HB 151 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 151 "An Act relating to unemployment benefits during a period of state or national emergency resulting from a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page L&C RPT CS(L&C) 4DP 1DNP 2AM 523 FN1: ZERO(LWF) 523 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 2DP 8NR 1AM 866 FN2: ZERO(LWF) 866 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. 151(FIN) "An Act relating to unemployment benefits; and providing for an effective date." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Wool: Page 2, line 13: Delete "September 6" Insert "December 31" Representative Wool moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Kurka objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1100 CSHB 151(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 151(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSHB 151(FIN) am will advance to third reading on the May 17 calendar. SENATE BILLS IN SECOND READING SB 28 The following, which was held in second reading from the May 14 calendar (page 1085), was before the House: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 28(STA) "An Act establishing April 24 of each year as Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Johnson: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1101 Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Katie Hurley, Vic Fischer," Page 1, line 5: Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Katie Hurley, Vic Fischer," Page 1, line 6: Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Katie Hurley, Vic Fischer," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "Katie Hurley, Chief Clerk of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, and" Page 1, line 9: Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Katie Hurley, Vic Fischer," Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. There was objection. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 3 out of order. There was objection. Representative Eastman rose to a point of order regarding the basis of the ruling. The Speaker, citing Section 402 of Mason's Manual, stated that Amendment No. 3 was dilatory. The question being: "Shall the Ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Sustain Ruling of the Chair/Amendment No. 3 Ruled Out of Order YEAS: 21 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 1 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1102 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen Absent: Johnson And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 4 out of order. Representative Kurka rose to a point of order regarding the basis of the ruling. The Speaker stated that Amendment No. 4 was dilatory. Representative Kurka objected. The question being: "Shall the Ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Sustain Ruling of the Chair/Amendment No. 4 Ruled Out of Order YEAS: 26 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Vance Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 4 was ruled out of order. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Kurka: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1103 Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Following "as" Insert "Dorothy Awes," Page 1, line 6, following "Alaska Day.": Insert "Dorothy Awes," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "Dorothy Awes," Page 1, line 9, following "State of Alaska": Insert "Dorothy Awes," Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 5 out of order. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Following "as" Insert "Lucien Barr," Page 1, line 6, following "Alaska Day.": Insert "Lucien Barr," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "Lucien Barr," Page 1, line 9, following "State of Alaska": Insert "Lucien Barr," Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 6 out of order. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1104 Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Following "as" Insert "John Boswell," Page 1, line 6, following "Alaska Day.": Insert "John Boswell," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "John Boswell," Page 1, line 9, following "State of Alaska": Insert "John Boswell," Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 7 out of order. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representative Kurka: Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Following "as" Insert "Frank Peratrovich," Page 1, line 6, following "Alaska Day.": Insert "Frank Peratrovich," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "Frank Peratrovich," Page 1, line 9, following "State of Alaska": Insert "Frank Peratrovich," Representative Kurka moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 8 out of order. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1105 Representative Kurka objected. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Sustain Ruling of the Chair/Amendment No. 8 Ruled Out of Order YEAS: 29 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, Merrick, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kurka, McKay, Prax, Vance Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen Absent: Ortiz, Spohnholz And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Amendment Nos. 9 - 41 were not offered. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Prax: Page 1, line 1 (title amendment): Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Ada B. Wien, Vic Fischer, Frank Peratrovitch," Page 1, line 5: Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Ada B. Wien, Vic Fischer, Frank Peratrovitch," Page 1, line 6: Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Ada B. Wien, Vic Fischer, Frank Peratrovitch," Page 1, line 7, following "honor": Insert "Ada B. Wien, Frank Peratrovitch," 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1106 Page 1, line 9 : Delete "Vic Fischer" Insert "Ada B. Wien, Vic Fischer, Frank Peratrovitch," Representative Prax moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 42 out of order. Representative Prax objected. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Sustain Ruling of the Chair/Amendment No. 42 Ruled Out of Order YEAS: 23 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen Absent: Tarr And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1 (title amendment): Delete all instances of "Constitution of the State of Alaska Day" Insert "Alaska Constitutional Convention Day" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1107 Representative Tuck objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 43 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Story, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 43 was not adopted. Amendment Nos. 44 - 46 were not offered. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1 (title amendment): Delete all instances of "Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day" Insert "Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Day" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. Representative Drummond objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 28(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 47 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1108 Yeas: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCarty, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 47 was not adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS CSSB 28(STA) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. HCS CSSB 28(STA) will advance to third reading on the May 17 calendar. THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 28 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 14 calendar (page 1075), was read the third time: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) "An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels; and providing for an effective date." Representative Tilton moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 28(FIN) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1. There was objection. The question being: "Shall CSHB 28(FIN) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1109 CSHB 28(FIN) Third Reading Return to Second for Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, CSHB 28(FIN) was not returned to second reading. Representative Fields rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the bill. The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the bill. The question being: "Shall CSHB 28(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 28(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 33 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Johnson, Kurka, Prax Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, CSHB 28(FIN) passed the House. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1110 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. And so, CSHB 28(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. 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 - Gina Del Rosario By Representatives Story, Hannan; Senator Kiehl Honoring - Jon Conwell By Representative Edgmon Honoring - Kristi Wood By Representatives Snyder, Tarr Honoring - New Squids on the Dock, Tsunami Bowl Champions By Senator Kiehl; Representatives Hannan, Story In Memoriam - Susan Margaret Wagnon By Representative McCarty In Memoriam - Reverend Lawrence "Larry" Rorem By Representatives Story, Hannan; Senator Kiehl In Memoriam - Bertha Bucher By Senators Kawasaki, Myers; Representative Prax In Memoriam - Carolyne Vance Wallace By Senator Bishop CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 115 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 1015) on the following: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1111 HOUSE BILL NO. 115 am "An Act relating to aquatic farming and hatchery site leases; and requiring the director of the division of lands to provide the legislature with an annual report relating to aquatic farming and hatchery site leases." and SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 115(RES) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Tuck moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 115(RES) Concur YEAS: 37 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Carpenter, Nelson, Rasmussen And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS HB 115(RES). The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. The bill was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 166 Representatives Johnson, Thompson, Carpenter, and Gillham added as cosponsors to: 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1112 HOUSE BILL NO. 166 "An Act relating to the issuance of vehicle registration plates." HB 187 Representative Kreiss-Tomkins added as a cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 187 "An Act relating to the elimination or modification of state agency publications that are outdated, duplicative, or excessive or that could be improved or consolidated with other publications or exclusively delivered electronically; and providing for an effective date." HB 198 Representative Schrage added as a cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 198 "An Act establishing September 10 as Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day." SB 32 Representative Vance added as a cross sponsor to: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 32(FIN) "An Act establishing the Alaska middle college program for public school students; relating to the powers of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." SB 28 Representative Tuck added as a cross sponsor to: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 28(STA) "An Act establishing April 24 of each year as Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day; and providing for an effective date." ENGROSSMENT HB 28 CSHB 28(FIN) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. 2021-05-15 House Journal Page 1113 HB 148 HB 148 am 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. ADJOURNMENT Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., May 17. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Crystaline Jones Chief Clerk