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2025-04-03 House Journal

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2025-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0605
HB 56                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 56                                                                                                           
    "An Act making supplemental appropriations; making                                                                          
    appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective                                                          
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                   Journal Page                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 6DP 2DNP 3NR                               591                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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. 56(FIN)                                                                                               
    "An Act making supplemental appropriations and capital                                                                      
    appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds;                                                                
    repealing 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."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Josephson:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 9, line 14:                                                                                                                
    Delete "1,875,567" in both places                                                                                           
    Insert "1,875,604" in both places                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

2025-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0606
Page 11, line 7:                                                                                                                
    Delete "1,875,567"                                                                                                          
    Insert "1,875,604"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 14, line 27:                                                                                                               
    Delete "the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024"                                                                               
    Insert "federal fiscal year 2023"                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 19, lines 2 - 7:                                                                                                           
    Delete all material and insert:                                                                                             
"* Sec. 20. CONTINGENCY. The appropriation made in sec. 11(c)                                                                 
of this Act is contingent on the Department of Health receiving notice                                                          
from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition                                                             
Service that a liability amount is again established for federal fiscal                                                         
year 2024, requiring the state to make a payment to satisfy the state's                                                         
liability for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program penalty                                                             
assessed for federal fiscal year 2023."                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Burke:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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    Insert new material to read:                                                                                                
                      "* * * * *                         * * * * *                                                            
                * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * *                                                               
                      * * * * *                         * * * * *                                                             
     APPROPRIATION  GENERAL     OTHER                                                                                           
     ITEMS     FUND      FUNDS                                                                                                  
Village Public Safety Officer Program                                                                                         
     1,660,500    1,660,500     0                                                                                             
 Village Public Safety  1,660,500                                                                                               
  Officer Program"                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     

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Representative Burke moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representative Prax, who was excused (page 603)                                                               
was noted.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 56(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                      
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                                                         
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 56(FIN) am was read the third time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 56(FIN) am pass the House?"  The                                                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 56(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp,                                                             
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 56(FIN) am passed the House.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved that the appropriations from the                                                                      
constitutional budget reserve fund (Article IX, Section 17(c),                                                                  
Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the appropriations from the constitutional                                                          
budget reserve fund be adopted?" The roll was taken with the                                                                    
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

2025-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0608
CSHB 56(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp,                                                             
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, lacking the required 30 votes, the appropriations from the                                                              
constitutional budget reserve fund were not adopted, and the new title                                                          
follows:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 56(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                                                           
    "An Act making supplemental appropriations and capital                                                                      
    appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds;                                                                
    repealing appropriations; and providing for an effective date."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                                                         
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 56(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  27   NAYS:  13   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid,                                                               
Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland,                                                                 
Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Nelson, Prax,                                                                    
Saddler, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Coulombe, Elam, McCabe, Moore, Rauscher,                                                                         
Ruffridge, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                                     
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                                                  

2025-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0609
CSHB 56(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) was referred to the Chief Clerk for                                                            
engrossment.