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2026-04-21 Senate Journal

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2026-04-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 2305
SB 214                                                                                                                        
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" was read the third time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Rauscher moved the bill be returned to second reading for all                                                           
amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to                                                           
second reading.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rauscher offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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  "APPROPRIATION GENERAL                                                                                                        
  ITEMS FUND                                                                                                                    
Prince William Sound College  476,000                476,000                                                                    
 Campus Renewal (HD 29)"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rauscher moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                     
Senator Stedman objected.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1?                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Cronk, Dunbar, Kaufman, Myers, Rauscher, Tilton, Yundt                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bjorkman, Claman, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                        
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Olson                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tilton offered Amendment No. 2 :                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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  "APPROPRIATION GENERAL                                                                                                        
  ITEMS FUND                                                                                                                    
Alaska Farmers' Market Association -                 750,000 750,000                                                            
 SNAP/WIC Senior Nutrition Incentive                                                                                            
 Programs at Farmers' Markets (HD 1-40)"                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     

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Senator Tilton moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator                                                               
Stedman objected.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2?                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Cronk, Kaufman, Myers, Rauscher, Tilton, Yundt                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                
Kiehl, Merrick, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Olson                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Kawasaki                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 2 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tilton offered Amendment No. 3 :                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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  "APPROPRIATION GENERAL                                                                                                        
  ITEMS FUND                                                                                                                    
Palmer Courthouse Expansion (HD 25)              22,223,900                                                                     
                                      22,223,900"                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tilton moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator                                                               
Stedman objected. Senator Tilton moved and asked unanimous                                                                      
consent to withdraw Amendment No. 3. Without objection,                                                                         
Amendment No. 3 was withdrawn.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN) was automatically in third                                                                      
reading.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall 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" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                           
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Rauscher,                                                                    
Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Olson                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                               
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                       
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.