Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-04-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-04-11 House Journal Page 0672 HB 53 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 53 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 1DP 1DNP 9AM 665 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date." 2025-04-11 House Journal Page 0673 There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 60, lines 21 - 26: Delete all material and insert: "(1) $949,722,100 to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of permanent fund dividends and for administrative and associated costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; (2) $2,849,166,298 to the general fund." Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative McCabe objected. Representative Tomaszewski moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn to 10:30 a.m., April 14. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House adjourn to 10:30 a.m., April 14?" The roll was taken with the following result: Adjourn to 10:30 a.m., April 14 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Nelson, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Excused: Moore, Prax, Stapp And so, the motion failed. Representative Fields, citing Section 123 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding the use of disorderly words. 2025-04-11 House Journal Page 0674 The Speaker stated that the point was duly noted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Foster, Johnson, McCabe, Nelson, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Excused: Moore, Prax, Stapp And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 53(FIN) am would be held in second reading to the April 14 calendar.