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2026-04-10 House Journal

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2026-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 2112
HB 263                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held in second reading from the April 8                                                                
calendar (page 2073), was before the House in second reading:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    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 Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 60                                                                   
through 69 and Amendment Nos. 71 and 72 would be moved to the                                                                   
bottom of the amendments.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 70 was offered  by Representative Bynum:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 66, line 31 through page 67, line 4:                                                                                       
 Delete all material and insert:                                                                                                
 “(f) The appropriation made in (e) of this section shall be reduced                                                            
by an amount equal to any increase in funding for the fiscal year                                                               
ending June 30, 2027, resulting from passage by the Thirty-Fourth                                                               
Alaska State Legislature during the Second Regular Session and                                                                  
enactment into law of a version of HB 374 or a similar bill increasing                                                          
the base student allocation, a version of HB 261 or a similar bill                                                              
changing how average daily membership is calculated, or a version of                                                            
HB 333 or a similar bill providing directive funding for technical                                                              
readiness and career training programs in school districts.”                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 89, lines 3-6:                                                                                                             
 Delete all material and insert:                                                                                                
 “(b) The appropriation made in sec. 13(f) of this Act is contingent                                                            
on passage by the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature during the                                                             

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Second Regular Session and enactment into law of a version of                                                                   
HB 374 or a similar bill increasing the base student allocation, a                                                              
version of HB 261 or a similar bill changing how average daily                                                                  
membership is calculated, or a version of HB 333 or a similar bill                                                              
providing directive funding for technical readiness and career training                                                         
programs in school districts.”                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 70 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Galvin objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 70 was offered  by                                                                              
Representative Elam:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 8 of the amendment, following "HB 333":                                                                            
    Insert ", HB 358,"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 17 of the amendment, following "HB 333":                                                                           
    Insert ", HB 358,"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Elam moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 70 be adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment                                                                  
No. 70 was adopted.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 as amended was offered by                                                                   
Representative Costello:                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 8 of the amendment, following "HB 333":                                                                            
    Insert ", HB 219,"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 17 of the amendment, following "HB 333":                                                                           
    Insert ", HB 219,"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Costello moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 as amended be adopted.                                                                      

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Representative Josephson objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70                                                                 
as amended be adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 263(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 as amended                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Eischeid, Elam, Johnson,                                                              
McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                    
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray,                                                            
Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears,                                                               
Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 70 as amended was not                                                                  
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
a call of the chair; and so, the House recessed at 12:07 p.m.