Legislature(2021 - 2022)GRUENBERG 120
05/04/2021 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB163 | |
| SB28 | |
| HJR7 | |
| HB73 | |
| HB124 | |
| HB142 | |
| HB5 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | SB 28 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HJR 7 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 73 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 124 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 142 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 163 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 5 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HJR 7-CONST. AM: PERM FUND & PFDS
3:27:59 PM
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS announced that the next order of business
would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7, Proposing amendments to
the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska
permanent fund, appropriations from the permanent fund, and the
permanent fund dividend.
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS opened public testimony.
3:29:10 PM
BERT HOUGHTALING, noted that aside from representing himself, he
represented 4,000 Alaskans. He stated his opposition to HJR 7,
as it would not protect the statutory PFD. He believed that the
resolution would make it easier for legislators to spend money
on the [operating] and capital budget while disregarding the
dividend. He claimed that every Alaskan who had filed for a PFD
would be against this proposal "if they were to actually
understand what is written in it." He urged the committee
members to oppose HJR 7 and continued by expressing his support
for SJR 1.
3:32:17 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TARR inquired about the 4,000 Alaskans that Mr.
Houghtaling represented.
MR. HOUGHTALING said he ran a "news organization page" with a
largely Alaskan following.
3:33:16 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN sought to clarify whether Mr. Houghtaling
claimed to represent all Alaskans who received a PFD or just the
Alaskans who follow his publication.
MR. HOUGHTALING replied, "I personally represent 650,000
Alaskans that receive their dividend because most of them don't
even know this committee hearing is even happening right now."
He clarified that the individuals he truly represented were the
4,000 people who followed his publication directly.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN noted that as one of the 650,000 Alaskans
that received a dividend, Mr. Houghtaling did not represent him.
3:34:09 PM
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS closed public testimony.
[HJR 7 was held over.]