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2026-03-25                     House Journal                      Page 1959
HB 289                                                                                                                        
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House consider the Conference Committee with limited powers of free                                                             
conference report (page 1954) on CSHB 289(FIN)(brf sup maj fld)                                                                 
and SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved that the House adopt the Conference                                                                   
Committee with limited powers of free conference report, thus                                                                   
adopting the following, and recommended that the members vote yes:                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289                                                                                        
    "An Act making appropriations, including supplemental                                                                       
    appropriations, capital appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                         
    appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds;                                                                
    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."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    (technical title change)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House adopt the report?" The roll was                                                           
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289                                                                                                                      
Adopt                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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YEAS:  40   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski,                                                                
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, the House adopted CCS HB 289.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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 House adopt the constitutional budget                                                           
reserve fund appropriations?"  The roll was taken with the following                                                            
result:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289                                                                                                                      
Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  22   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore,                                                                   
D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair,                                                              
Stapp, 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:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(brf sup maj                                                                            
    fld H)                                                                                                                      
    "An Act making appropriations, including supplemental                                                                       
    appropriations, capital appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                         
    appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and                                                            
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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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:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289(brf sup maj fld H)                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  40   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski,                                                                
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Senate adopted the Conference Committee with limited powers of                                                              
free conference report (March 25).                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289(brf sup maj fld H) was referred to the Chief Clerk for                                                               
engrossment and enrollment.