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HB 289                                                                                                                        
Message dated March 18 was read stating the House failed to concur                                                              
in the Senate amendments to CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                   
NO. 289(FIN)(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations,                                                                    
including supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations,                                                                  
reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations;                                                            
capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date” and                                                                    
respectfully requests the Senate to recede from its amendments,                                                                 
namely:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 289(FIN) am S "An Act making supplemental                                                                         
          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."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In the event the Senate fails to recede, the Speaker has appointed the                                                          
following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like                                                                 
committee from the Senate to consider the bills:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Representative Josephson, Chair                                                                                            
     Representative Schrage                                                                                                     
     Representative Stapp                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved the Senate recede from its amendments and                                                                 
recommended the body vote no.                                                                                                   

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The question being: "Shall the Senate recede from its amendments?"                                                              
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S                                                                                                          
Shall the Senate Recede from its Amendments                                                                                     
to CSHB 289(FIN)(brf sup maj fld)?                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  0   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Rauscher, Stedman,                                                                  
Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Myers, Olson                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate failed to recede.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
President Stevens appointed the following members to a Conference                                                               
Committee to meet with the like committee from the House:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Senator Hoffman, Chair                                                                                                     
     Senator Stedman                                                                                                            
     Senator Cronk                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.