Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-04-15 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0758 HB 53 The following, which was held from the April 14 calendar (page 739), was before the House in second reading: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am "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 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." Amendment No. 34 was not offered. Amendment No. 35 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 7, following line 3: Insert new material to read: "APPROPRIATION GENERAL ALLOCATIONS ITEMS FUNDS Tourism Marketing 5,000,000 5,000,000 Tourism Marketing 5,000,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 35 be adopted. Representative Stutes objected. Representative Tomaszewski moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and he was required to vote. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0759 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 35 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 35 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Himschoot, Johnson, Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 35 was not adopted. Amendment No. 36 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 11, line 5: Delete "319,617,600" Insert "319,417,600" Delete "72,101,400" Insert "71,901,400" Page 11, line 20: Delete "15,608,900" Insert "15,408,900" Page 27, line 14: Delete "63,717,800" Insert "63,917,800" Delete "31,854,900" Insert "32,054,900" Page 27, line 18: Delete "1,287,500" Insert "1,487,500" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0760 Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 36 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 36 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 1, lines 11-19 of the amendment: Delete all material and insert: "Page 28, line 17: Delete "55,690,400" Insert "55,890,400" Delete "17,693,100" Insert "17,893,100" Page 28, line 18: Delete "7,009,100" Insert "7,209,100"" Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 36 be adopted. Representative Story objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 36 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 36 YEAS: 32 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Foster, Gray, Hall, Himschoot, Jimmie, Johnson, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Fields, Galvin, Hannan, Holland, Josephson, Kopp, Nelson, Story Jimmie changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 36 was adopted. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0761 Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 36 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 1, lines 1-9 of the amendment: Delete all material. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 36 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 36 was adopted. Representative Stutes rose to a point of order regarding impugning the motives of others. The Speaker stated that the point was duly noted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 36 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 36 as amended YEAS: 25 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Costello, Edgmon, Elam, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Holland, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Eischeid, Fields, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Jimmie, Mina, Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 36 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 37 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 3, line 22: Delete "64,602,800" in both places Insert "64,415,800" in both places 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0762 Page 3, line 29: Delete "10,130,400" Insert "9,943,400" Page 45, line 17: Delete "64,602,800" Insert "64,415,800" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 37 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 37 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 37 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Nelson, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 37 was not adopted. Amendment No. 38 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 2, line 10: Delete "106,034,000" Insert "105,557,800" Delete "93,941,800" Insert "93,465,600" 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0763 Page 2, line 18: Delete "1,743,100" Insert "1,266,900" Page 45, line 9: Delete "80,458,000" Insert "79,981,800" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 38 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 38 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 38 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, 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 And so, Amendment No. 38 was not adopted. Amendment No. 39 was not offered. Amendment No. 40 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 24, line 30: Delete "38,407,000" Insert "36,937,100" Delete "14,867,800" Insert "13,397,900" 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0764 Page 25, line 13: Delete "2,002,500" Insert "532,600" Page 26, line 3: Delete "57,352,100" Insert "55,376,700" Delete "5,678,000" Insert "3,702,600" Page 26, line 10: Delete "28,472,600" Insert "26,497,200" Page 26, line 12: Delete "29,497,400" Insert "25,129,300" Delete "4,860,600" Insert "492,500" Page 26, line 19: Delete "18,811,000" Insert "14,442,900" Page 26, line 22: Delete "15,586,400" Insert "9,799,800" Delete "9,492,200" Insert "3,705,600" Page 26, line 23: Delete "12,638,300" Insert "6,851,700" Page 49, line 5: Delete "8,830,400" Insert "2,545,100" Page 49, line 6: Delete "14,318,200" Insert "7,003,500" 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0765 Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Page 62, following line 7: Insert a new subsection to read: "(d) The sum of $13,600,000 is appropriated from employee contributions made under AS 23.20.290(d) and collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, as follows: APPROPRIATION ALLOCATION AMOUNT Alaska Vocational Alaska Vocational $5,786,600 Technical Center Technical Center Commissioner and Leasing 1,469,900 Administrative Services Employment and Training Workforce Services 1,975,400 Services Vocational Rehabilitation Client Services 4,368,100" Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 40 be adopted. Representative Fields objected.