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concerning Senate Bill No. 72, relating to the community revenue                                                                
sharing program. Without objection, the resolution was before the                                                               
Senate on final passage.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                          
NO. 24 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                                              
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 72,                                                                 
relating to the community revenue sharing program, pass the Senate?"                                                            
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HCR 24                                                                                                                          
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Hoffman, Huggins, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Therriault,                                                                 
Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kookesh                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24 passed the                                                                           
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the                                                           
House.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                              Standing Committee Reports                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 160                                                                                                                        
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered SENATE BILL NO.                                                                     
160 "An Act establishing an Alaska health care program to ensure                                                                
insurance coverage for essential health services for all residents of the                                                       
state; establishing the Alaska Health Care Board to define essential                                                            
health care services, to certify health care plans that provide essential                                                       
health care services, and to administer the Alaska health care program                                                          
and the Alaska health care fund; establishing the Alaska health care                                                            
clearinghouse to administer the Alaska health care program under the                                                            
direction of the Alaska Health Care Board; establishing eligibility                                                             
standards and premium assistance for persons with low income;                                                                   
establishing standards for accountable health care plans; creating the                                                          
Alaska health care fund; providing for review of actions and reporting                                                          
requirements related to the health care program; and providing for an                                                           
effective date" and recommended it be replaced with