Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2023-01-19 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2023-01-19 House Journal Page 0027 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES The following report of the Committee on Committees, dated January 19 was received: The Committee on Committees met and submits the following names of Representatives to serve on the respective House committees: Community & Regional Affairs: McCormick, Chair; McCabe, Vice Chair; McKay, Patkotak, Ruffridge, Himschoot, Mears Education: Allard and Ruffridge, Co-chairs; Prax, McCormick, McKay, Himschoot, Story Finance: D. Johnson, Edgmon, and Foster, Co-chairs; Coulombe, Cronk, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Galvin, Hannan, Josephson, Ortiz Health & Social Services: Prax, Chair; McCormick, Ruffridge, Saddler, Sumner, Fields, Mina Judiciary: Vance, Chair; Allard, Vice Chair; Carpenter, C. Johnson, Eastman, Gray, Groh Labor & Commerce: Sumner, Chair; Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Wright, Carrick, Fields Resources: McKay, Chair; McCabe, Patkotak, Rauscher, Saddler, Wright, Armstrong, Mears, Dibert Rules: C. Johnson, Chair; Tilton, Vice Chair; Allard, Sumner, Shaw, Fields, Schrage State Affairs: Shaw, Chair; Wright, Vice Chair; Carpenter, C. Johnson, Allard, Armstrong, Story Transportation: McCabe, Chair; C. Johnson, McKay, Vance, Stutes, Mina, Gray 2023-01-19 House Journal Page 0028 House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs: Wright, Chair; Shaw, Carpenter, Groh (pending passage of HR 1) House Special Committee on Fisheries: Vance, Chair; McCabe, McCormick, Stutes (pending passage of HR 2) House Special Committee on Ways & Means: Carpenter, Chair; Allard, Groh (pending passage of HR 3) House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs: McCormick, Chair; Carpenter, Vance, Dibert (pending passage of HR 4) House Special Committee on Arctic Policy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Wright, Chair; Rauscher, Shaw, Carrick (pending passage of HR 5) House Special Committee on Energy: Rauscher, Chair; McKay, Patkotak, Schrage (pending passage of HR 6) The report was signed by Representative Tilton, Chair; and Representatives C. Johnson, D. Johnson, Patkotak, and Schrage. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adopt the Committee on Committees report. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall the House adopt the Committee on Committees report?" The roll was taken with the following result: Committee on Committees Report Adopt 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 2023-01-19 House Journal Page 0029 Nays: Eastman And so, the motion passed. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HJR 1 (Prefile released January 9) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1 by Representative Josephson: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to marriage. was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary Committees. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 1 (Prefile released January 9) HOUSE BILL NO. 1 by Representatives Rauscher and Vance, entitled: "An Act relating to elections." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary Committees. HB 2 (Prefile released January 9) HOUSE BILL NO. 2 by Representative Vance, entitled: "An Act relating to contracts with public agencies; and relating to the State of Israel." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.