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2026-04-08 House Journal

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HB 263                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 263                                                                                                         
     "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."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                     Journal Page                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 4DP 7AM                                    2050                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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. 263(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; making supplemental appropriations; making                                                             

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     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.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 1 would                                                               
be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative McCabe:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 66, line 4, following "2027.":                                                                                             
     Insert "It is the intent of the legislature that community assistance                                                      
funding, including funding provided to nonprofit organizations, be                                                              
used in a manner that does not conflict with art. VIII, sec. 1, of the                                                          
Constitution of the State of Alaska."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 4 would                                                               
be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative McCabe:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 59, lines 19 - 28:                                                                                                         
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 263(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Frier, Johnson,                                                                 
Kopp, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                              
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin,                                                               
Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears,                                                               
Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 7 would                                                               
be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment Nos. 8 through 12 were not offered.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 13 was offered  by Representative Moore:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 39, line 7:                                                                                                                
     Delete "183,697,400"                                                                                                     
     Insert "185,697,400"                                                                                                     
     Delete "138,551,800"                                                                                                     
     Insert "140,551,800"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 39, line 24:                                                                                                               
     Delete "85,026,200"                                                                                                        
     Insert "87,026,200"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Moore moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 13 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hannan objected.