Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-04-08 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2060 HB 263 The following was before the House with Amendment No. 13 moved and pending: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 263(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; 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. 13 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 13 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 13 was not adopted. Amendment No. 14 was not offered. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2061 Amendment No. 15 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 15, following line 10: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Office of Children's Services engage in a public education campaign regarding safe surrender laws in this state and expressly inform the public that a parent seeking to surrender a child under the age of 21 days can call 911 and surrender the child directly to emergency services." Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 15 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 15 was adopted. Amendment No. 16 was not offered. Amendment No. 17 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 16, following line 8: Insert new material to read: "It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Family and Community Services use $491,850 of the amount appropriated in this allocation to provide a grant to open and operate a child advocacy center in the Kenai and Soldotna area." Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. Representative Stutes rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment before the body. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2062 CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 17 was not adopted. Amendment No. 18 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 15, line 17: Delete "83,076,900" Insert "82,816,900" Page 16, line 8: Delete "22,789,100" Insert "23,049,100" Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 18 be adopted. Representative Josephson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 18 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 18 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2063 Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 18 was not adopted. Amendment No. 19 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 15, line 15: Delete "1,820,700" Insert "1,470,700" Page 16, line 8: Delete "22,789,100" Insert "23,139,100" Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 19 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 19 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 19 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 19 was not adopted. Amendment No. 20 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2064 Page 8, line 7: Delete "361,054,000" Insert "360,518,100" Delete "351,625,300" Insert "351,089,400" Page 8, lines 8 - 9: Delete all material. Page 14, line 33: Delete "211,286,700" Insert "211,822,600" Delete "127,596,200" Insert "128,132,100" Page 16, line 8: Delete "22,789,100" Insert "23,325,000" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 20 be adopted. Representative Hannan objected. Representative Johnson rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment before the body. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken. Representative Stutes rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment before the body. The Speaker directed the member to speak to the amendment. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 20 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2065 CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 20 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 20 was not adopted. Representative Johnson placed a call of the House and lifted the call. Amendment No. 21 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 14, line 33: Delete "211,286,700" Insert "213,786,700" Delete "127,596,200" Insert "130,096,200" Page 16, line 8: Delete "22,789,100" Insert "25,289,100" Page 22, line 11: Delete "384,982,000" Insert "382,482,000" Delete "173,867,600" Insert "171,367,600" Page 22, line 15: Delete "73,358,400" Insert "70,858,400" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2066 Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 21 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 21 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 21 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 21 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 22 would be moved to the bottom of the amendments. Amendment No. 23 was offered by Representative St. Clair: Page 66, line 27, through page 67, line 4: Delete all material. Page 89, lines 3 - 6: Delete all material. Reletter the following subsection accordingly. Representative St. Clair moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 23 be adopted. Representative Galvin objected. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2067 Representative Johnson rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment. The Speaker ruled debate could proceed. Representative Stutes, citing Section 101 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding confining remarks to the amendment. The Speaker ruled debate could proceed. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 23 was offered by Representative Johnson: Page 1, line 6 of the amendment: Insert "Insert "10 million dollars distributed according to the BSA to provide monies for additional energy costs."" Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 23 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 23 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 23 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 23 as amended YEAS: 18 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 23 as amended was not adopted. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2068 Amendment No. 24 was offered by Representative St. Clair: Page 60, lines 19 - 22: Delete all material. Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 88, lines 13 - 14: Delete "and (d) - (f)" Insert "(d), and (e)" Representative St. Clair moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 24 be adopted. Representative Stapp objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 24 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 24 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 33 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Johnson, McCabe, Prax, St. Clair, Tomaszewski, Vance Nays: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Underwood And so, Amendment No. 24 was not adopted. Amendment No. 25 was offered by Representative St. Clair: Page 70, lines 7 - 10: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2069 Page 84, line 7: Delete "secs. 1 and 20" Insert "secs. 1 and 19" Page 88, lines 14 - 15: Delete "24(b), (c), and (i), 26, 27(a) - (h) and (j) - (p), 28(a) and (b), and 32(a)" Insert " 23(b), (c), and (i), 25, 26(a) - (h) and (j) - (p), 27(a) and (b), and 31(a)" Page 88, line 21: Delete "Sections 27(m) and (n)" Insert "Sections 26(m) and (n)" Page 88, line 22: Delete "Sections 1 - 26, 27(a) - (l) and (q), 28 - 31, 33, 34, and 36" Insert "Sections 1 - 25, 26(a) - (l) and (q), 27 - 30, 32, 33, and 35" Page 89, line 7: Delete "sec. 22(c)" Insert "sec. 21(c)" Page 89, line 12: Delete "Sections 27(m) and (n)" Insert "Sections 26(m) and (n)" Page 89, line 13: Delete "Sections 27(o) and (p) and 32" Insert "Sections 26(o) and (p) and 31" Page 89, line 14: Delete "Section 35" Insert "Section 34" Page 89, line 15: Delete "secs. 37 - 39" Insert "secs. 36 - 38" Representative St. Clair moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 25 be adopted. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2070 Representative Foster objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 25 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 25 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 32 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson, St. Clair, Tomaszewski, Vance Nays: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Underwood And so, Amendment No. 25 was not adopted. Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative St. Clair: Amendment No. 26 is published in House Journal Supplement No. 14. Representative St. Clair moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 26 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2071 Nays: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, D.Nelson, Prax, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 26 was not adopted. Amendment No. 27 was offered by Representative Elam: Page 11, line 27: Delete "16,891,300" Insert "17,191,300" Delete "6,505,400" Insert "6,805,400" Page 11, line 31: Delete "14,981,500" Insert "15,281,500" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Elam moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 27 be adopted. Representative Himschoot objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 27 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 27 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Frier, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance And so, Amendment No. 27 was not adopted. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2072 Amendment No. 28 was offered by Representative Schwanke: Page 18, line 20: Delete "3,480,500" Insert "5,723,600" Delete "4,059,100" Insert "1,816,000" Page 48, line 5: Delete "95,906,900" Insert "93,663,800" Page 48, line 7: Delete "76,454,000" Insert "78,697,100" Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly. Representative Schwanke moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 28 be adopted. Representative Jimmie objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 28 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 263(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 28 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 28 was not adopted. 2026-04-08 House Journal Page 2073 The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 263(FIN) am would be held in second reading to the April 9 calendar.