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2026-03-25                     Senate Journal                      Page 2051
HB 289                                                                                                                        
The following report was received and distributed at 8:29 a.m.,                                                                 
March 24:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                             March 23, 2026                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mr. President:                                                                                                                  
Mr. Speaker:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Conference Committee with limited powers of free conference                                                                 
considered SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN)                                                                         
am S and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN)(brf sup maj fld) and                                                                    
recommends                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

2026-03-25                     Senate Journal                      Page 2052
          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)                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
be adopted.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Representative Josephson, Chair, Representatives                                                            
Schrage, Stapp; Senator Hoffman, Chair, Senators Stedman, Cronk.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved the Senate adopt the Conference Committee                                                                 
Report.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate adopt the Conference                                                                      
Committee Report?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289                                                                                                                      
Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report?                                                                         
Budget Reserve Fund Section(s) - Effective Date(s)                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Rauscher,                                                                    
Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Myers                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and so, the report was adopted, thus adopting:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                                                                          

2026-03-25                     Senate Journal                      Page 2053
Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of the constitutional budget                                                             
reserve fund section.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund                                                               
section (Article IX, Section 17(c) Constitution of the State of Alaska)                                                         
be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 289                                                                                                                      
Adopt Budget Reserve Fund Section(s)?                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin,                                                              
Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Kaufman, Myers, Rauscher, Tilton                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
and so, the constitutional budget reserve fund section was adopted.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                               
adoption of the Conference Committee Report be considered the vote                                                              
on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.