Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-02-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1656 HB 89 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 89 "An Act relating to the day care assistance program and the child care grant program; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page HSS RPT CS(HSS) NEW TITLE 7DP 893 FN1: (DOH) 893 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 7DP 3NR 1AM 1477 FN2: (DOH) 1477 FN3: (REV) 1477 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. 89(FIN) "An Act relating to education tax credits for certain payments and contributions for child care and child care facilities; relating to the insurance tax education credit, the income tax education credit, the oil or gas producer education credit, the property tax education credit, the mining business education credit, the fisheries business education credit, and the fisheries resource landing tax education credit; renaming the day care assistance program the child care 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1657 assistance program; relating to the child care assistance program and the child care grant program; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 1, 2, and 21, ch. 61, SLA 2014; and providing for an effective date." Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall CSHB 89(FIN) be adopted in lieu of the original bill?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 89 Second Reading Adopt Finance CS YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: 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 Nays: Eastman And so, CSHB 89(FIN) was adopted. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 7, following "program;" (title amendment): Insert "establishing an annual child benefit payment;" Page 6, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 7. AS 43.23.025 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (c) By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall determine the value of each child benefit payment for that year by (1) determining the amount authorized for transfer by the corporation from the earnings reserve account to the dividend fund under AS 37.13.145(b) for the previous year; (2) subtracting the amount appropriated by the legislature 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1658 to the dividend fund for the payment of permanent fund dividends in the previous year from the number determined under (1) of this subsection; (3) dividing the number obtained under (2) of this subsection by the total number of individuals who received a dividend in the previous year. (d) The commissioner shall, subject to appropriation by the legislature, distribute the amount determined under (c) of this section, at the same time and in the same manner as the permanent fund dividend is distributed, to each individual under 18 years of age who is receiving a permanent fund dividend in the current year." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 18, line 30, through page 19, line 2: Delete "; the standards must provide that the maximum monthly household income for a family to be eligible for the program is 105 percent of the median monthly household income in the state, adjusted for family size" Page 20, lines 8 - 9: Delete "; the amount may not exceed seven percent of the family monthly income" Page 20, lines 16 - 20: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 21, line 24: Delete "AS 47.25.071(c) and 47.25.095(4) are" Insert "AS 47.25.095(4) is" Page 21, line 25, through page 22, line 13: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1659 Page 22, lines 18 - 20: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 22, line 21: Delete "Except as provided in sec. 40 of this Act, this" Insert "This" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Coulombe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 89(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 3 NAYS: 37 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Eastman, Gray, Ortiz Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 89(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 89(FIN) was read the third time. 2024-02-28 House Journal Page 1660 The question being: "Shall CSHB 89(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 89(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 35 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright Nays: Allard, Carpenter, Eastman, Rauscher, Vance And so, CSHB 89(FIN) 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. CSHB 89(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.