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 HJR 7].                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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  HB  73.                                                               
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.