Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-04-15 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0765 HB 53 The following was before the House with Amendment No. 40 (page 763) moved and pending: CS TO 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 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0766 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." The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 40 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 40 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. 40 was not adopted. Amendment No. 41 was not offered. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 11, line 5: Delete "319,617,600" Insert "318,440,100" Delete "72,101,400" Insert "70,923,900" Page 11, line 7: Delete "4,235,600" Insert "3,058,100" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. Representative Galvin objected. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0767 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 42 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42 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. 42 was not adopted. Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 35, line 26: Delete "116,307,400" Insert "115,850,400" Delete "457,000" Page 35, lines 30 - 31: Delete all material. Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 43 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0768 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Gray, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 43 was not adopted. Amendment No. 44 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 36, line 7: Delete "31,211,900" in both places Insert "22,225,000" in both places Page 36, line 9: Delete "30,596,900" Insert "21,610,000" Page 51, line 29: Delete "230,557,700" Insert "221,570,800" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 44 be adopted. Representative Hannan objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0769 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. 44 was not adopted. Amendment No. 45 was not offered. Amendment No. 46 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 4, line 21: Delete "20,460,400" Insert "19,360,400" Delete "9,842,500" Insert "8,742,500" Page 4, line 22: Delete "14,251,400" Insert "13,151,400" Page 4, lines 24 - 26: Delete all material. Page 13, line 26: Delete "14,091,000" Insert "16,191,000" Delete "3,250,700" Insert "4,350,700" Delete "10,840,300" Insert "11,840,300" Page 13, line 27: Delete "14,091,000" Insert "16,191,000" Page 45, line 22: Delete "16,970,300" Insert "15,870,300" 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0770 Page 47, line 8: Delete "42,913,000" Insert "43,913,000" Page 47, line 10: Delete "15,863,200" Insert "16,963,200" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 46 be adopted. There being no objection, Amendment No. 46 was adopted. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 28, line 17: Delete "55,690,400" Insert "56,090,400" Delete "17,693,100" Insert "18,093,100" Page 28, line 29: Delete "2,736,300" Insert "3,136,300" Page 28, following line 29: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs may issue grants to any organization that employs an accredited Veteran Service Officer." Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. Representative Galvin objected. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0771 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 47 YEAS: 37 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Foster, Galvin, Hall, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Fields, Gray, Hannan And so, Amendment No. 47 was adopted. Amendment No. 48 was not offered. Amendment No. 49 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 44, lines 15 - 24: Delete all material. Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 49 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 49 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 49 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0772 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. 49 was not adopted. Amendment No. 50 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 71, following line 4: Insert a new subsection to read: "(d) The sum of $6,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for operation of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028." Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 50 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 1, insert before line 1 of the amendment: "Page 40, line 24: Delete "1,110,699,400" Insert "1,114,699,400" Delete "676,510,600" Insert "680,510,600" Page 40, line 33: Delete "256,562,600" Insert "258,562,600" Page 41, line 25: Delete "487,110,100" Insert "489,110,100" 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0773 Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Page 70, line 25: Delete "(a)" Page 70, line 30, through page 71, line 4: Delete all material." Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Fields rose to a point of order and moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 be ruled out of order. Representative Costello objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 be ruled out of order?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50/Out of Order YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 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, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, the motion failed. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0774 CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Rauscher, Saddler, Schrage, Story, Stutes Allard changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Elam changed from "NAY" to "YEA" Saddler changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 50 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 1, following line 5 of the amendment: Insert "Page 40, line 24: Delete "1,110,699,400" Insert "1,108,699,400" Delete "676,510,600" Insert "674,510,600" Page 41, line 25: Delete "487,110,100" Insert "485,110,100" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly." Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 50 be adopted. There being no objection, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 50 was adopted. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0775 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 50 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 50 as amended YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Elam, Foster, Gray, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, Burke, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Galvin, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Rauscher, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Tilton Moore changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 50 was not adopted. Amendment No. 51 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 82, line 17: Delete "$6,315,507" Insert "$14,758,664" Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 51. Representative Holland objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be withdrawn?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51/Withdraw 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0776 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Hall, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Prax, Schrage, Story And so, the motion failed. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 51. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51/Table YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story And so, Amendment No. 51 was not tabled. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0777 Yeas: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Edgmon, Elam, Hall, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, Amendment No. 51 was not adopted. Amendment No. 52 was offered by Representative Jimmie: Page 17, line 30: Delete "5,521,000" Insert "4,521,000" Delete "2,006,100" Insert "3,006,100" Page 48, line 3: Delete "92,568,400" Insert "93,568,400" Page 48, line 5: Delete "72,959,500" Insert "71,959,500" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Jimmie moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 52 be adopted. Representative Stapp objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 52 was adopted. Amendment Nos. 53 and 54 were not offered. Amendment No. 55 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0778 Page 30, line 7: Delete "94,090,800" Insert "93,784,800" Delete "71,211,200" Insert "70,905,200" Page 30, line 9: Delete "35,288,300" Insert "34,982,300" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 55 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 55 was adopted. Amendment No. 56 was not offered. Amendment No. 57 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 5, line 18: Delete "9,995,300" Insert "9,257,300" Delete "9,770,300" Insert "9,032,300" Page 5, line 20: Delete "9,995,300" Insert "9,257,300" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be adopted. There was objection. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0779 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 57 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 57 YEAS: 38 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Rauscher, Stapp And so, Amendment No. 57 was adopted. Amendment No. 58 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 4, line 10: Delete "20,903,200" Insert "20,750,700" Delete "20,313,000" Insert "20,160,500" Page 4, line 11: Delete "20,903,200" Insert "20,750,700" Page 45, line 8: Delete "34,367,800" Insert "34,215,300" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 58 be adopted. There was objection. 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0780 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 58 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 58 YEAS: 32 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, Edgmon, Galvin, Gray, Josephson, Kopp, Schwanke, Story And so, Amendment No. 58 was adopted. Amendment No. 59 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 4, line 4: Delete "83,419,300" Insert "82,905,700" Delete "81,498,500" Insert "80,984,900" Page 4, line 5: Delete "40,612,100" Insert "40,098,500" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 59 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 59 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0781 CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 59 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. 59 was not adopted. Amendment No. 60 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 11, line 5: Delete "319,617,600" Insert "318,117,600" Delete "72,101,400" Insert "70,601,400" Page 11, line 16: Delete "2,520,900" Insert "1,020,900" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 60 be adopted. Representative Himschoot objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 60 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 60 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-04-15 House Journal Page 0782 Yeas: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 60 was not adopted.