Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/14/2016 08:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB130 | |
| HB314 | |
| SB130 | |
| HCR4 | |
| HB77 | |
| SB130 | |
| SB206 | |
| SB130 | |
| SB55 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 130 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 247 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 77 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HCR 4 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 55 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 314 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 206 | TELECONFERENCED | |
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA)
Relating to the duties of delegates selected by the
legislature to attend a convention of the states
called under art. V, Constitution of the United
States, to consider a countermand amendment to the
Constitution of the United States; establishing as a
joint committee of the legislature the Delegate
Credential Committee and relating to the duties of the
committee; providing for an oath for delegates and
alternates to a countermand amendment convention;
providing for a chair and assistant chair of the
state's countermand amendment delegation; providing
for the duties of the chair and assistant chair;
providing instructions for the selection of a
convention president; and providing specific language
for the countermand amendment on which the state's
convention delegates are authorized by the legislature
to vote to approve.
8:40:28 AM
REPRESENTATIVE SHELLEY HUGHES, SPONSOR; discussed the bill:
Recent actions taken by the White House and Department
of Interior constitute a new threshold of overreach in
Alaska unlike anything in recent history.
HJR14 and HCR 4 seek to restore the balance of power
between the states and federal government. The pair
would strengthen state sovereignty by providing states
with veto (countermand) power over federal decisions
not in their best interest through a precise and
careful mechanism established by an amendment to the
U.S. Constitution. These two resolutions in tandem are
intended to start the process of amending the US
Constitution via the powers granted in Article V of
that same document.
HJR 14 (The Application) provides Alaska's call to
Congress for a clearly defined, single-issue
Countermand Amendment Convention. The Countermand
Amendment to the United States Constitution, when
ratified, will allow states to propose Countermand
Initiatives, which upon approval by three-fifths of
state legislatures, will repeal any federal statute,
executive order, judicial decision, or regulatory
decision listed in the Initiative.
HCR 4 (The Delegate Resolution) enables the state
legislature to institute tight parameters for the
convention, to ensure that a "runaway convention" is
not possible and provides for a productive, safe and
timely process. The Delegate Resolution establishes a
Credential Committee for selection of delegates to the
convention, and outlines the duties of the delegates.
HCR 4 also includes the precise language of the
proposed Countermand Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
Passage of these resolutions is an actionable step the
Legislature can take toward restoration of the proper
balance of state and federal powers. These two
resolutions do not pertain to a conservative versus
liberal agenda; this is a state versus federal issue.
This is OUR Alaska, and it's time the federal
government understands that.
Vice-Chair Micciche restated that the committee had heard
SCR 4, the identical bill, and had taken public testimony.
8:44:35 AM
MIKE COONS, NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, CITIZENS
INITIATIVES, PALMER (via teleconference), testified in
support of the legislation.
Vice-Chair Micciche drew attention to FN 2, which was
indeterminate.
8:45:40 AM
AT EASE
8:46:09 AM
RECONVENED
Senator Hoffman MOVED to report CS HCR 4(STA) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note.
CSHCR 4(STA) was REPORTED out of committee with "no
recommendation" and with one previously published
indeterminate fiscal note: FN2 (LEG).
8:47:28 AM
AT EASE
8:50:03 AM
RECONVENED