HB 73-PERM FUND; ADVISORY VOTE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:59:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS  announced that  the next order  of business                                                               
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 73, "An  Act relating to use of income of                                                               
the  Alaska  permanent  fund;  relating  to  the  amount  of  the                                                               
permanent  fund   dividend;  relating   to  the  duties   of  the                                                               
commissioner  of revenue;  relating to  an advisory  vote on  the                                                               
permanent fund; providing for an  effective date by repealing the                                                               
effective date of sec. 8, ch.  16, SLA 2018; and providing for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  KREISS-TOMKINS   noted  that   HB  73  is   the  companion                                                               
legislation [to CSHJR 7(STA)].                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
5:00:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN stated he  does not support the legislation                                                               
but will vote to move it forward.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR  said she [does  not support  the legislation                                                               
but will vote  to move it forward] because  four items [revenues,                                                               
downward pressure  on the operating budget,  a constitutionalized                                                               
POMV,  and some  long-term conclusion  on the  dividend] must  be                                                               
under consideration for there to be the grand compromise.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STORY concurred with Representative Tarr.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:01:06 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CLAMAN moved  to report  HB 73  out of  committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
5:01:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote  was taken.    Representatives Story,  Claman,                                                               
Kaufman, Tarr,  and Kreiss-Tomkins voted  in favor of  the motion                                                               
to report HB 73 out  of committee with individual recommendations                                                               
and  the accompanying  fiscal notes.   Representatives  Vance and                                                               
Eastman voted against  it.  Therefore, HB 73 was  reported out of                                                               
the House State Affairs Standing Committee by a vote of 5-2.