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2023-01-19 House Journal

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2023-01-19                     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                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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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                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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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.