02/03/2026 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

         HCR  9-DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:58:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION   NO.  9,  Honoring  the  250th                                                               
anniversary  of the  signing of  the Declaration  of Independence                                                               
and  celebrating  the 250th  birthday  of  the United  States  of                                                               
America.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CARRICK,  as  prime  sponsor   of  HCR  9,  described  the                                                               
difference between HR 6 [discussed  and held over as the previous                                                               
agenda item] and HCR 9.  She talked about moving HCR 9 forward.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
5:00:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 5:00 p.m. to 5:02 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:02:59 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK offered clarification regarding HR 6 and HCR 9.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
5:04:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STORY  began  a   motion  to  adopt  a  committee                                                               
substitute.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
5:04:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease at 5:04 p.m.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
5:04:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STORY  moved  to  adopt  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HCR 9,  Version  34-LS1091\I,  C.  Radford                                                               
1/30/26, as a working document.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK objected for discussion.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
5:05:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
STUART RELAY, Staff, Representative  Ashley Carrick, Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, gave a  summary of key additions in  the proposed CS                                                               
to HCR  9 on  behalf Representative Carrick,  prime sponsor.   In                                                               
the committee files, there is  a document summarizing the changes                                                               
as follows [original punctuation provided]:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     CS HCR 9 (STA) (Version I) merges several WHEREAS and                                                                      
       BE IT RESOLVED statements from House Resolution 6                                                                        
     honoring  America's  semiquincentennial     with  House                                                                    
     Concurrent   Resolution   9  which   similarly   honors                                                                    
     America's semiquincentennial.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     The changes are as follows:                                                                                                
     1st WHEREAS: Updated  language from HCR 9  version N. •                                                                    
     Deletes "a date  that is recognized as  the birthday of                                                                    
     the United States  of America." • Inserts  "a date that                                                                    
     signifies  the   founding  of  the  United   States  of                                                                    
     America."                                                                                                                  
     2nd WHEREAS: unchanged language from HCR 9 version N                                                                       
     3rd WHEREAS: unchanged language from HCR 9 version N                                                                       
     4th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                               
     5th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                               
     6th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                               
     7th WHEREAS: unchanged language from HCR 9 version N                                                                       
     8th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                               
     9th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                               
     10th WHEREAS: Added from HR 6                                                                                              
     11th WHEREAS: unchanged language from HCR 9 version N                                                                      
     12th WHEREAS: unchanged language from HCR 9 version N                                                                      
     1st  BE  IT  RESOLVED:  Updated  language  from  HCR  9                                                                    
     version N.                                                                                                                 
          • Deletes: "birthday of the United States of                                                                          
          America and encourages residents of the state to                                                                      
          celebrate this milestone."                                                                                            
          • Inserts: "anniversary of the founding of the                                                                        
          United States; and be it"                                                                                             
     2nd RESOLVED: Added from HR 6                                                                                              
     3rd RESOLVED: Added from HR 6                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
5:06:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease at 5:06 p.m.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
5:06:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR.  RELAY stated  the  "Whereas"  brought from  HR  6  to HCR  9                                                               
includes rights  to life,  liberty and  the pursuit  of happiness                                                               
and discusses  the principal  of federalism.   It  emphasizes the                                                               
importance   of    decentralized   government    and   encourages                                                               
commemorative activities.  He stated  that the "Further Resolved"                                                               
encourages educational institutions to enhance civic education.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CARRICK  put  a  correction  on record  that  it  was  the                                                               
Anniversary  of  the Declaration  of  Independence  not the  U.S.                                                               
Constitution for both resolutions.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
5:08:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK removed her objection to the motion to adopt                                                                      
Version I to HCR 9.  There being no further objection, Version I                                                                
was before the committee.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:09:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK opened public testimony on HCR 9, Version I.                                                                      
After ascertaining there was no one who wished to testify, she                                                                  
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK set amendment deadline for HCR 9.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK announced that HCR 9, Version I, was held over.