Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2023-05-16 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2023-05-16 House Journal Page 1141 SB 81 The following was read the second time: SENATE BILL NO. 81 am "An Act relating to the office of victims' rights; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page FIN RPT 10DP 1107 FN1: (LEG) 1107 Amendment No. 1 was not offered. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 1, line 1, following "Act"(title amendment): Insert "relating to employee compensation;" Page 1, following line 2: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Section 1. AS 24.10.210 is amended to read: Sec. 24.10.210. Employees of legislative agencies. Except as provided in (b) of this section, employees [EMPLOYEES] of agencies governed by permanent interim committees of the legislature under AS 24.20 and employees of the committees themselves are compensated under AS 39.27.011, the general state salary schedule, at levels budgeted and approved by the governing committees in accordance with law. The governing committees shall coordinate with each other on position levels and salary- related policies to every extent possible consistent with the statutory duties and powers of each permanent committee and its agency. 2023-05-16 House Journal Page 1142 * Sec. 2. AS 24.10.210 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) Commissioned police officers and security officers employed by the legislature shall be compensated at levels equal to or greater than local and state law enforcement officers in similar positions. The executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency shall determine the compensation for legislative commissioned police officers and security officers under this subsection." Page 1, line 3: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 3" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative McCabe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 81 am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick, Ortiz, Schrage, Stapp, Story Nays: Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Hannan, McCabe, McKay, Mears, Mina, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Allard changed from "NAY" to "YEA" Dibert changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. 2023-05-16 House Journal Page 1143 Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 81 am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. The question being: "Shall SB 81 am be advanced to third reading on the same day?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 81 am Second Reading Advance to Third Reading on the Same Day YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Armstrong, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Eastman And so, the motion passed. SB 81 am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SB 81 am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 81 am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Armstrong, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2023-05-16 House Journal Page 1144 Nays: Eastman And so, SB 81 am 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. SB 81 am was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate.