HB 290-DELIVERY OF RESOLUTIONS  HCR 10-UNIFORM RULES: RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION  4:32:03 PM CO-CHAIR CARRICK announced that the final order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 290, "An Act relating to delivery of resolutions by the governor" and HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature relating to resolutions. CHAIR CARRICK noted that no amendments were received. 4:32:28 PM REPRESENTATIVE HOLLAND, as prime sponsor of HB 290 and HCR 10, presented and answered questions. He said HCR 10 makes a change to the Uniform Rules on how resolutions are distributed, and HB 290 sets a deadline. There is a fair amount of variable time that it takes the legislation to get distributed. He shared an example of a wildfire resolution that didn't get to the designated recipients until October. This is an important tool, and these changes are to look critically at the process. AYDEN NICHOL, Staff, Representative Ky Holland, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Holland, prime sponsor of HB 290 and HCR 10, gave answers to questions asked by the committee during a previous hearing on both pieces of legislation. He shared a research memo in conversations with Representative Vance and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The record shows the most recent overhaul of Uniform Rules in 1963 was a frenzied process without any justification for this rule. In 15 other states, the resolutions are not signed by the governor. In another eight states, there is a timeline for the governor to sign resolution, and it is the extension of the bill. 4:38:14 PM REPRESENTATIVE VANCE stated on line 6 of the legislation, all resolutions will be permanently filed with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The Clerk or Secretary shall send the resolutions to the distribution list. She asked then, "How do resolutions get to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor?" MR. NICHOL replied through the Governor's office, the resolutions get sent to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. 4:41:26 PM REPRESENTATIVE STORY moved to report HB 290 out of committee, with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. REPRESENTATIVE ST. CLAIR objected. He observed all the references say "joint resolution" but nowhere in the bill does it say joint resolution. MR. NICHOL replied that only joint resolutions are subject to the governor's signature. REPRESENTATIVE ST. CLAIR read proposed language in Section 1 of HB 290, beginning on page 1, line 8, which read as follows: If a resolution is transmitted to the governor while  the legislature is in session, the governor shall  return the resolution within 15 days, Sundays excepted. If a resolution is transmitted to the  governor while the legislature is not in session, the  governor shall return the resolution within 20 days,  Sundays excepted. REPRESENTATIVE ST. CLAIR then reiterated his concern. CHAIR CARRICK replied only joint resolutions are under this transmittal process. MR. NICHOL answered agreed. CHAIR CARRICK said that it should be reviewed to see if clarification is needed. REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE said that he will amend it on the floor. CHAIR CARRICK said she was personally not opposed to the amendment. REPRESENTATIVE VANCE stated if there are still questions about the bills, then it is the responsibility of the committee to clarify. Both bodies are hesitant to open Uniform Rules. CHAIR CARRICK noted that there was ample time to put in amendments to address concerns. If there are concerns about the timeline for amendments, please let her office know. 4:47:30 PM REPRESENTATIVE HOLLAND said this will help us prepare for the next step in the journey of this legislation. This has been reviewed and discussed by Legislative Legal Services, The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Chief Clerk's Office and the Senate Secretary's Office. REPRESENTATIVE ST. CLAIR said he apologized that it just came to him at the last minute. He didn't get his amendment back. He said he still maintains his objection for clarity. 4:49:11 PM REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE said he is excited to open the Uniform Rules and is comfortable doing that on the House floor. 4:49:48 PM CHAIR CARRICK said that last minute concerns can come up and the committee reacts to them. The House State Affairs Standing Committee is often the first committee of referral, so it doesn't need to put out a polished bill. The committee makes a lot of amendments, and it has done due diligence. REPRESENTATIVE ST. CLAIR maintained his objection. 4:51:20 PM A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Story, Himschoot, Holland, and Carrick voted in favor of the motion to report HB 290 out of committee, with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. Representatives St. Clair, Vance, and McCabe voted against it. Therefore, HB 290 was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee by a vote of 4-3. 4:52:16 PM REPRESENTATIVE STORY move to report HCR 10 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE objected. He remarked that he saw no legal memorandums drafted. He said he would like to see any legal memos that any committee member has had drafted put into the committee file. 4:53:13 PM The committee took an at-ease from 4:53 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. 4:55:13 PM CHAIR CARRICK noted that there were no legal memos to HCR 10 sent to her office. She requested members send all future memos to her office and the memos will be uploaded. REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE maintained his objection. 4:55:54 PM A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Story, Himschoot, Holland, and Carrick voted in favor of the motion to report HCR 10 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. Representatives McCabe, St. Clair, and Vance voted against it. Therefore, HCR 10 was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee by a vote of 4-3.