Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-03-20 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1930 HB 193 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 193 "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school districts; and providing for an effective date." 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1931 with the: Journal Page FIN RPT 8DP 1NR 2AM 1492 FN1: (EED) 1492 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 1, following line 10: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.127 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) If the total cost to a school district for Internet services from an Internet services provider that provides more than 100 megabits of download a second is equal to or less than the amount that would have been awarded to the school under (a) or (b) of this section, the school district is eligible to receive an amount equal to the actual cost for Internet services, up to the amount that the school district would have been awarded under (a) or (b) of this section." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Edgmon objected. Representative Stutes rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment. The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the amendment before the body. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 193 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 30 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1932 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Eastman, McCabe, Rauscher, Shaw, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Carpenter: Page 1, following line 9: Insert a new bill section to read: " Sec. 2. AS 14.03.127 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) A district that receives funding under this section shall use price as the primary factor to select the most cost-effective eligible Internet service." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Edgmon objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 193 Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Eastman, Gray, C.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Shaw, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Saddler, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1933 And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 193 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HB 193 was read the third time. The question being: "Shall HB 193 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 193 Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 35 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 3 Yeas: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, 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, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright Nays: Eastman, Vance Absent: Coulombe, Stapp, Sumner Tomaszewski changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, HB 193 passed the House. Representative Saddler 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. Representative Eastman gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on HB 193.