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2026-05-13 House Journal

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2026-05-13                     House Journal                      Page 2540
SB 214                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                           
     supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making                                                                  
     appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and                                                           
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 7DP 3AM                                            2474                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN)                                                                               
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HCS CSSB 214(FIN) be adopted in lieu of                                                             
the original bill?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Adopt Finance HCS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson,                                                                
Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski,                                                              
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, HCS CSSB 214(FIN) was adopted.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Schrage:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 43, following line 22:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                            
to the Department of Revenue for necessary updates to the                                                                       
department's tax revenue management system and associated                                                                       
information technology modifications related to the implementation of                                                           
an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that originates from the                                                           
North Slope."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 43, line 26, following "products":                                                                                         
     Insert "or an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that                                                               
originates from the North Slope"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, following line 8:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(d)  The appropriation made in sec. 22(b) of this Act is                                                                  
contingent on passage by the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature                                                             
and enactment into law of a version of House Bill 381, Senate Bill                                                              
280, or a substantially similar bill relating to an alternative volumetric                                                      
tax on natural gas that originates from the North Slope."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 9:                                                                                                                
     Delete "sec. 22(b)"                                                                                                        
     Insert "sec. 22(c)"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 10:                                                                                                               
     Delete "a bill that requires"                                                                                              
     Insert "one or more bills that require"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 12, following "products":                                                                                         

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     Insert "or an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that                                                               
originates from the North Slope"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Schrage:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 3 of the amendment:                                                                                                
     Delete "$250,000"                                                                                                          
     Insert "$500,000"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Hall, Hannan,                                                                    
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                              
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Gray                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Coulombe:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 25:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS   FUND                                                                                                          
Alaska Center for the Performing    1,000,000  1,000,000                                                                        
 Arts, Inc.- Physical Plant Major Deficiencies                                                                                  
 Remediation (HD 9 - 24)"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, following line 9:                                                                                                       
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS   FUND                                                                                                          
Anchorage Sportsplex, Inc.      1,000,000   1,000,000                                                                           
 - The Dome Fabric Repairs (HD 9 - 24)                                                                                          
Denali Family Services       1,400,000   1,400,000                                                                              
 - Wonderland Project (HD 25-30)"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 24:                                                                                                                
     Delete "500,000" in both places                                                                                            
     Insert "2,100,000" in both places                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 4, lines 19 - 20:                                                                                                          
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                              
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
he was required to vote.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                 
question be divided.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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There was objection.