Legislature(2019 - 2020)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/17/2020 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB152 | |
| SB55 | |
| SB137 | |
| SB150 | |
| SB47 | |
| SB30 | |
| HB122 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 122 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 152 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 30 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 47 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 55 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 137 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 150 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SENATE BILL NO. 152
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; making
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."
9:13:56 AM
Co-Chair Stedman noted that the first hearing of SB 152 was
on February 27.
Co-Chair von Imhof made a motion. [The motion was redone
shortly after.]
9:14:53 AM
AT EASE
9:15:14 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair Stedman clarified that there had been an
inadvertent error and Co-Chair von Imhof would re-do the
motion.
Co-Chair von Imhof MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee
substitute for SB 152, Work Draft 31-GS2197\U (Bruce,
3/16/20).
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.
9:15:44 AM
PETE ECKLUND, STAFF, SENATOR BERT STEDMAN, informed that
the Committee Substitute (CS) being considered was the
governor's introduced version of the bill, re-drafted in
the style of the Legislative Legal Services and the
Legislative Finance Division, which was different than that
of the Department of Law. He furthered that some sections
of the bill were reordered but the bill was substantively
the same. He informed that the Senate was completing budget
subcommittee close-outs and the following Monday there
would be a forthcoming CS for the House version of the
operating budget. He qualified that for comparison
purposes, it was easier for the public to track changes if
the committee adopted the version being considered.
Co-Chair Stedman asked for a review of eight items in the
bill that were worthy of attention.
Mr. Ecklund addressed a Summary of Changes document (copy
on file):
1. Title: Add "supplemental appropriations.
2. The lead-in language in section 1 on page 2 was
modified to the legislature's standard language that
appears in both HB 205 and HB 206 and that includes
the addition of this sentence, "A department-wide,
agency-wide, or branch-wide unallocated reduction set
out in this section may be allocated among the
appropriations made in this section to that
department, agency, or branch
3. Section 8 (page 50, starting line 21): Reorder
sections so that royalty deposits are first. Reword
section (c) so that the net amount to the general fund
is shown rather than the entire POMV draw.
4. Section 19(e) (page 57, line 7): Reword to simplify
since UA is the only named recipient. Because the
Governor did not include the appropriations for DOTPF
and AEA debt, the previous formatting with a list of
projects is unnecessary.
9:19:00 AM
Mr. Ecklund continued to address the changes in the CS:
5. Section 21(w) (page 65, line 10): Add fiscal year that
the revenue will be collected.
6. Section 22(l) (page 66, line 14): Add "unexpended and
unobligated" to clarify that existing fund obligations
are not affected by this appropriation.
7. Section 25(g) (page 71, line 18): Change 2020 to 2019
to correct error in Governor's bill.
8. Section 28 (page 72, line 8): Update references due to
reordering of sections.
9:19:58 AM
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The CS for SB 152 was
adopted.
Co-Chair Stedman commented that the bill was conformed for
clarity, so that when the operating budget was put together
by members there would be a clear comparison for the
public.
9:20:51 AM
AT EASE
9:21:23 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair Stedman reminded that there would be public
testimony on the operating budget the following two days.
He set the bill aside for further review.
[Co-Chair Stedman handed the gavel to Co-Chair von Imhof]
9:22:05 AM
AT EASE
9:23:19 AM
RECONVENED