Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-03-22 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1960 HB 264 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 264 "An Act requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to adopt a uniform screening tool; requiring shelters for runaway minors to screen minors for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to screen children in need of aid for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; and relating to the duty of the Department of Family and Community Services to investigate the experiences of missing children in need of aid who have been located." with the: Journal Page HSS RPT CS(HSS) NEW TITLE 3DP 1AM 1651 FN1: ZERO(DFC) 1651 FN2: ZERO(DFC) 1651 **The presence of Representative D. Johnson was noted. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1961 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 264(HSS) "An Act requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to develop a shared screening methodology; requiring shelters for runaway minors to screen minors for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to screen children in need of aid for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; and relating to the duty of the Department of Family and Community Services to investigate the experiences of missing children in need of aid who have been located." Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, CSHB 264(HSS) was adopted. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Vance: Page 2, line 23: Delete "indicating that the child may be" Insert "that circumstances exist indicating that the child is at a heightened risk of being" Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 26, following "department": Insert ", or a nonprofit organization designated by the department," Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Vance objected. 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1962 Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 2. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 25: Delete "Upon" Insert "Within one week after" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Vance objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 2 NAYS: 36 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Gray Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, 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 Excused: Armstrong, Baker And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 1, line 3, following "trafficking," (title amendment): Insert "labor trafficking," Page 1, line 5, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1963 Page 2, line 3, following "person": Insert "; (3) "labor trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a child for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of subjecting the child to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery" Page 2, line 7, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," Page 2, line 10, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," Page 2, line 12: Delete "a new paragraph" Insert "new paragraphs" Page 2, line 15, following "person": Insert "; (5) "labor trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a child for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of subjecting the child to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery" Page 2, line 19, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," Page 2, line 23, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," Page 3, line 1, following "trafficking,": Insert "labor trafficking," Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Vance objected. 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1964 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Ruffridge, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Sumner Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Excused: Armstrong, Baker And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent to set an amendment deadline of 11:25 a.m., today for CSHB 264(HSS) am. There was objection. The question being: "Shall an Amendment Deadline of 11:25 a.m. be set for CSHB 264(HSS) am?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Set Amendment Deadline of 11:25 a.m. YEAS: 23 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Excused: Armstrong, Baker 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1965 Dibert changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Ortiz changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, the motion passed. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 3, following line 1: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS 11.41.434(a) is amended to read: (3) Being 18 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is under 18 [16] years of age" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Vance objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, before line 1 of the amendment: Insert : "Page 1, line 2, following "methodology": Insert "relating to sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree;" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 be adopted. There was objection. Representative McCabe rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment before the body. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken and cautioned the member to confine remarks to the amendment. 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1966 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Ruffridge, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, C.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Shaw, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Excused: Armstrong, Baker And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1 of the amendment: Following the second occurrence of "years of age": Insert "Authority is granted to make all necessary and conforming changes." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Stapp objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as amended YEAS: 18 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1967 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Excused: Armstrong, Baker And so, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as amended was not adopted. Representative Vance rose to a point of order regarding relevance of debate. The Speaker cautioned the member to confine remarks to the amendment before the body. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 264(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 as amended YEAS: 32 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright Nays: Cronk, C.Johnson, McKay, Prax, Saddler, Vance Excused: Armstrong, Baker And so, Amendment No. 5 as amended was adopted. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 264(HSS) am be referred to the Finance Committee. There was objection. 2024-03-22 House Journal Page 1968 Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the motion. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 264(HSS) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSHB 264(HSS) am will advance to third reading on the March 25 calendar.