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2025-04-15 House Journal

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2025-04-15                     House Journal                      Page 0794
HB 53                                                                                                                         
The following was before the House in second reading with                                                                       
Amendment No. 73 moved and pending:                                                                                             

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     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."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 73 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 53(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 73                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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. 73 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 74 was offered  by Representative Bynum:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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 "It is the intent of the legislature that no funds appropriated for the                                                        
functions of the legislature be expended for contracts, equipment,                                                              
services, or any other activities relating to the installation or ongoing                                                       
maintenance and operation of magnetometers, x-ray machines, or any                                                              
such similar devices or technologies for the purpose of Alaska State                                                            
Capitol visitor screening."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 74 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carrick objected.                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 was offered  by                                                                              
Representative Bynum:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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legislature that no appropriations in this Act be used for contracts,                                                           
equipment, services, or any other activities relating to the installation                                                       
or ongoing maintenance and operation of magnetometers, x-ray                                                                    
machines, or any such similar devices or technologies for the purpose                                                           
of Alaska State Capitol visitor screening.""                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 be adopted.  There being no                                                                 
objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 74 was adopted.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 74 as amended be                                                                      
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 53(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 74 as amended                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, 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, Saddler, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 74 as amended was not adopted.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 75 was not offered.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 76 was offered  by Representatives Costello, Tilton,                                                               
Vance, Schwanke, Allard, Johnson, Rauscher, Nelson, Moore, Stapp,                                                               
Tomaszewski, Prax, Elam, Underwood, Bynum, Saddler, and                                                                         
McCabe:                                                                                                                         

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"No money appropriated in this appropriation may be expended for an                                                             
abortion that is not a mandatory service required under                                                                         
AS 47.07.030(a) if the unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat.                                                           
The money appropriated for the Department of Health may be                                                                      
expended only for mandatory services required under Title XIX of the                                                            
Social Security Act, unless a U.S. Supreme Court decision provides                                                              
new precedent, and for optional services offered by the state under the                                                         
state plan for medical assistance that has been approved by the United                                                          
States Department of Health and Human Services."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Costello moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 76 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Mina objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 76 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 53(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 76                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Kopp,                                                                  
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,                                                              
Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 76 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 77 was not offered.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 78 was offered  by Representative Stapp:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 78 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson objected.