ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 71  April 14, 2013 7:54 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT  Representative Shelley Hughes, Chair Representative Craig Johnson Representative Geran Tarr Senator Bert Stedman, Chair Senator Hollis French Senator Dennis Egan OTHER MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Paul Seaton COMMITTEE CALENDAR  HOUSE BILL NO. 71 "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance program; and providing for an effective date." - FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 71 SHORT TITLE: AK REGIONAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) HUGHES 01/16/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/16/13 (H) L&C, FIN 02/18/13 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124 02/18/13 (H) Heard & Held 02/18/13 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 03/04/13 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 106 03/04/13 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 03/04/13 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 03/05/13 (H) L&C AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124 03/05/13 (H) Moved CSHB 71(L&C) Out of Committee 03/05/13 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 03/07/13 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 1DP 5NR 03/07/13 (H) DP: JOSEPHSON 03/07/13 (H) NR: MILLETT, REINBOLD, HERRON, CHENAULT, OLSON 03/18/13 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/18/13 (H) Moved CSHB 71(FIN) Out of Committee 03/18/13 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/20/13 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 10DP 1AM 03/20/13 (H) DP: T.WILSON, EDGMON, THOMPSON, NEUMAN, MUNOZ, HOLMES, COSTELLO, GARA, STOLTZE, 03/20/13 (H) AUSTERMAN 03/20/13 (H) AM: KAWASAKI 03/27/13 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 03/27/13 (H) VERSION: CSHB 71(FIN) 03/28/13 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/28/13 (S) L&C, FIN 04/04/13 (S) L&C AT 5:00 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 04/04/13 (S) Heard & Held 04/04/13 (S) MINUTE(L&C) 04/06/13 (S) L&C RPT 2DP 1NR 04/06/13 (S) DP: DUNLEAVY, MICCICHE 04/06/13 (S) NR: STEDMAN 04/06/13 (S) L&C AT 9:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 04/06/13 (S) Moved CSHB 71(FIN) Out of Committee 04/06/13 (S) MINUTE(L&C) 04/11/13 (S) FIN RPT SCS 4DP 3NR NEW TITLE 04/11/13 (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, FAIRCLOUGH, BISHOP 04/11/13 (S) NR: KELLY, MEYER, DUNLEAVY 04/11/13 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 04/11/13 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 04/11/13 (S) FIN AT 1:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 04/11/13 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 71(FIN) Out of Committee 04/11/13 (S) MINUTE(FIN) 04/12/13 (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 71(FIN) 04/13/13 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE 04/13/13 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 04/13/13 (H) HUGHES (CHAIR), JOHNSON, TARR 04/13/13 (H) HB71 AT 8:30 PM BARNES 124 04/13/13 (H) BILL HEARING CANCELED 04/14/13 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 04/14/13 (S) STEDMAN (CHAIR), FRENCH, EGAN 04/14/13 (H) HB71 AT 10:00 AM BARNES 124 04/14/13 (S) HB71 AT 10:00 AM BARNES 124 WITNESS REGISTER  No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE 7:54:01 PM CHAIR SHELLEY HUGHES called the Conference Committee on HB 71 to order at 7:54 p.m. Representatives Hughes, Johnson, and Tarr, and Senators Stedman, Egan, and French were present at the call to order. 7:54:22 PM CHAIR HUGHES announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 71, "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance program; and providing for an effective date." [Before the committee was CS for HB 71(FIN) and SCS for CS for HB 71(FIN).] CHAIR HUGHES noted that the committee was acting under the limited powers of conference. 7:54:39 PM CHAIR HUGHES moved that the Conference Committee on HB 71 adopt sections 1-5 of the CS for HB 71(FIN), Version 28-LS0288\C. 7:54:51 PM SENATOR EGAN objected. A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Johnson, Tarr, and Hughes voted against adoption of Version C. [Senate members were not polled.] 7:55:21 PM The committee took an at-ease at 7:55 p.m. 7:55:51 PM CHAIR HUGHES directed the vote be voided. She then restated the motion to emphasize adoption of the version being voted upon. 7:56:05 PM A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Johnson, Tarr, and Hughes voted in favor of adopting the CS for HB 71(FIN), Version 28-LS0288\C. Therefore, adoption of Version C passed, by a vote of 3-0. Senators Egan, French, and Stedman voted against it. Therefore, adoption of Version C failed, by a vote of 0-3. 7:56:53 PM CHAIR HUGHES moved that the Conference Committee on HB 71 adopt section 6 of the SCS CS for HB 71(FIN), Version 28-LS0288\Y. 7:57:00 PM The committee took an at-ease from 7:57 p.m to 7:58 p.m. 7:59:57 PM CHAIR HUGHES restated the motion to adopt Version Y. 8:00:16 PM A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Tarr, Johnson, and Hughes voted against adoption of SCS CS for HB 71(FIN), Version 28-LS0288\Y. Therefore, adoption of Version Y failed, by a vote of 0-3. Senators Egan, French, and Stedman voted for it. Therefore, adoption of Version Y passed, by a vote of 3-0. 8:00:53 PM CHAIR HUGHES proposed that the committee, having failed to reach an agreement, submit a request for [limited powers of free conference]. She asked members to sign the prepared letter of request, for delivery to the Senate President and Speaker of the House. 8:01:17 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the Conference Committee on HB 71 was adjourned at 8:01 p.m.