2024-10-09                     House Journal                      Page 3424
HB 270                                                                                                                        
The following letter was dated June 27 and received at 3:42 p.m.,                                                               
June 28:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Tilton:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
On this date, I have signed, with line-item vetoes, the following bill                                                          
passed during the second session of the Thirty-Third Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, and am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to                                                           
the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for permanent filing:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 270                                                                                        
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital                                                                 
    expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                              
    program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 9, SLA 2024                                                                                                     
    [Effective date: See Chapter]                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Mental Health Capital and Operating budget, with line-item                                                                  
vetoes, represents prudent and fiscally responsible investments in the                                                          
State’s comprehensive mental health program. The vetoes made were                                                               
the result of a thorough evaluation and consistent application of the                                                           
priorities of my administration to preserve general funds for savings                                                           
and ensure fiscal stability.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"