Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2023-04-05 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0643 HB 39 The following was before the House in second reading with Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 26 moved and pending (page 642): CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending appropriations; making reappropriations; making supplemental 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0644 appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." The Speaker cautioned members to refrain from impugning the motives of other members. Representative Schrage rose to a point of order concerning the relevance of debate. The Speaker cautioned members to confine remarks to the amendment. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 26 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 26 was adopted. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn to 10:00 a.m. April 6. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House adjourn?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0645 Adjourn 10:00 a.m., April 6 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carpenter, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Mina: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 19, line 9: Delete "57,602,000" Insert "64,046,900" Delete "32,007,000" Insert "38,451,900" Page 19, line 16: Delete "9,654,700" Insert "16,099,600" Page 19, following line 17: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health increase the daily rate for the General Relief/Temporary Assisted Living Home Care program from $104.30 to $169.48 to reflect the real costs of providing general relief and temporary assisted living home care in assisted living homes." Page 41, following line 21: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 6,444,900" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0646 Representative Mina moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 10, line 3: Delete "307,004,700" Insert "307,374,700" Delete "56,215,400" Insert "56,585,400" Page 10, line 9: Delete "196,921,100" Insert "197,291,100" 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0647 Page 39, following line 24: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 370,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Patkotak moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 20, line 9: Delete "2,400,471,700" Insert "2,407,761,700" 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0648 Delete "610,544,200" Insert "617,834,200" Page 20, line 16: Delete "2,373,467,200" Insert "2,380,757,200" Page 41, following line 21: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 7,290,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Cronk moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, D.Johnson, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 4 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0649 Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Ortiz : Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 6, line 16: Delete "24,239,400" Insert "26,739,400" Delete "2,500,000" Insert "5,000,000" Page 6, line 21: Delete "24,239,400" Insert "26,739,400" Page 38, following line 19: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 2,500,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled ?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0650 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 10, line 3: Delete "307,004,700" Insert "307,754,700" Delete "56,215,400" Insert "56,965,400" Page 10, line 15: Delete "13,628,000" Insert "14,378,000" Page 39, following line 24: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 750,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Shaw moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled. There was objection. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0651 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 9 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Representative Hannan moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 26 as amended (page 644). There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 26 as amended be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26 as amended/Table YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0652 Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that the House rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No. 3 (page 547). There was objection. Representative Fields placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the motion to rescind. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in tabling Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 (page 645). There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in tabling Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Rescind Previous Action in tabling Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 26 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent to adjourn. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0653 There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House adjourn?" The roll was taken with the following result: Adjourn YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Story: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 10, line 3: Delete "307,004,700" Insert "315,004,700" Delete "56,215,400" Insert "64,215,400" Page 10, line 9: Delete "196,921,100" Insert "204,921,100" Page 39, following line 24: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 8,000,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0654 Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 10 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 13 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Story: Page 2, following line 4 of the amendment: Insert "Page 10, line 3: Delete "307,004,700" Insert "307,264,700" Delete "56,215,400" Insert "56,475,400" Page 10, line 9: Delete "196,921,100" Insert "197,181,100" Page 39, following line 24: Insert "1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 260,000" 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0655 Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No 13 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Patkotak moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 13 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled. There was objection. Representative Schrage, citing Section 331.2 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding tabling amendments to amendments. The Speaker, citing Section 399.2 of Mason's Manual, ruled the point our of order. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 13 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 13 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 13 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0656 Page 1, following line 24: Insert "Page 20, lines 10 - 15: Delete all material. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Patkotak moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance And so, Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, following line 23: Insert "Page 68, line 7: Delete "$3,717,356" Insert "$3,717,355" 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0657 Page 68, line 9: Delete "for the purpose of paying judgments and settlements against the state" Page 68, line 10, following "2023": Insert ", for the purpose of paying the following judgments and settlements against the state in the following amounts: JUDGMENT OR SETTLEMENT AMOUNT Wilkerson v. State of Alaska $1,517,899 Juneau I Counsel in Trust v. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 586,316 Juneau I Counsel in Trust v. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 213,684 Estate of Aaron Thomas Smith v. State of Alaska 323,610 Amaroq Resources, LLC v. AOGCC 15,702 Thompson, et al. v. Hebdon, et al. 617,397 Thompson, et al. v. Hebdon, et al. 442,747" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Cronk moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 24 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0658 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that the House rescind action in tabling Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26. The Speaker advised that the motion was out of order. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table. There was objection. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused from a call of the House today. There was objection. The Speaker stated that the member was required to vote. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 26/Take from Table YEAS: 16 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0659 Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 to Amendment No. 26/Take from Table YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26 be taken from the table?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 39(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 to Amendment No. 26/Take from Table YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2023-04-05 House Journal Page 0660 Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused from a call of the House and moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the motion. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent to suspend the Uniform Rules. There was objection. The Speaker ruled the motion out of order as dilatory. Representative Hannan moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 26 as amended. There was objection. The Speaker, citing Section 339.2 of Mason's Manual, ruled the motion out of order. Amendment Nos. 2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, and 16 to Amendment No. 26 were not offered. The House adjourned. CSHB 39(FIN) am will be in second reading on tomorrow's calendar with Amendment No. 26 as amended moved and pending.