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2024-05-01 House Journal

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2024-05-01                     House Journal                      Page 2551
HB 228                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 228                                                                                                         
     "An Act establishing the Alaska mental health and psychedelic                                                              
     medicine task force; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 MLV RPT CS(MLV) 1DNP 4NR 1AM 1729                                                                                              
 FN1: ZERO(CED) 1729                                                                                                            
 STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 2DP 3NR 2045                                                                                         
 FN1: ZERO(CED) 2045                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(STA)                                                                                             
     "An Act establishing the Alaska task force for the regulation of                                                           
     psychedelic medicines approved by the United States Food and                                                               
     Drug Administration; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                              
being no further objection, CSHB 228(STA) was adopted.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Ruffridge:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 28:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new paragraph to read:                                                                                            
              "(10)  one member who is a pharmacist, selected by the                                                            
     board of directors of the Alaska Pharmacy Association;"                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "(b)(11) and (12)"                                                                                                  
     Insert "(b)(12) and (13)"                                                                                                  

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Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Eastman:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 7 of the amendment:                                                                                                
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     Delete all material."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 8-10 of the amendment:                                                                                            
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1                                                                  
be adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Dibert, Eastman, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                  
Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Ruffridge,                                                                  
Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Vance                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Fields,                                                              
Foster, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Prax, Saddler,                                                                     
Shaw, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Allard, C.Johnson                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        

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CSHB 228(STA)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                                    
Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe,                                                                     
McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge,                                                                
Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                             
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Stapp                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Allard                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Gray:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert a new paragraph to read:                                                                                            
              "(7)  one member who is a physician or osteopath                                                                  
     specializing in behavioral health, selected by the Board of                                                                
     Trustees of the Alaska State Medical Association;"                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "representing the psychiatric profession"                                                                           
     Insert "who is a physician or osteopath specializing in psychiatry"                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "up to three members"                                                                                               
     Insert "one member"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "(b)(11) and (12)"                                                                                                  
     Insert "(b)(12) and (13)"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Gray 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 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert,                                                                  
Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                    
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCormick, McKay, Mears,                                                                       
Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story,                                                                
Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cronk, Josephson, McCabe, Prax, Stapp                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Allard                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following the second occurrence of "the" (title                                                               
amendment):                                                                                                                     
     Insert "advisability of the"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 7, following "THE":                                                                                                
     Insert "ADVISABILITY OF THE"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 9, following "the":                                                                                                
     Insert "advisability of the"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "advisability of the"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     

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Representative Armstrong objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Saddler, Stapp                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Schrage,                                                                  
Shaw, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Allard                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 8, following "force.":                                                                                             
     Insert "A member appointed under (b)(11) or (12) of this section                                                           
may select a designee to attend a meeting of the task force on the                                                              
member's behalf."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 13, following "times":                                                                                             
     Insert ", in person or through electronic means,"                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 14:                                                                                                                
     Delete "December 31, 2024"                                                                                                 
     Insert "January 31, 2025"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, lines 17 - 18:                                                                                                          
     Delete "when the First Regular Session of the Thirty-Fourth                                                                
Alaska State Legislature convenes"                                                                                              
     Insert "on the last day of the First Regular Session of the Thirty-                                                        
Fourth Alaska State Legislature"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  29   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carpenter, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster,                                                          
Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson,                                                                    
Josephson, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge,                                                               
Schrage, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, McCabe, Rauscher,                                                                
Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Tilton                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "selected by"                                                                                                       
     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "selected by"                                                                                                       
     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "selected by"                                                                                                       
     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "selected by"                                                                                                       
     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "selected by"                                                                                                       
     Insert "appointed by the governor after consulting with"                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, lines 3 - 4:                                                                                                            
     Delete "task force, once assembled, that the task force determines                                                         
would serve the purpose of the task force; the task force"                                                                      
     Insert "governor, once the task force is assembled, who the                                                                
governor determines would serve the purpose of the task force; the                                                              
governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Armstrong objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  39   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 228(STA) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                    
calendar.