Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2016-02-01 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1727 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Monday February 1, 2016 Fourteenth Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Meyer at 11:03 a.m. The roll showed eighteen members present. Senator Hoffman was excused from a call of the Senate today. Senator Olson was absent. The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, The Reverend Gordon Blue, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered. Eternal God, Fountain of Wisdom, it has pleased you to provide abundantly for us from this Great Land. It has pleased you to make us to be many peoples, But of one blood, You have given us the strength of many cultures. Spirit of justice, creator Spirit; help this Senate to preserve our many cultures, and bring us also to be of one mind. We give you thanks and praise for this Great Land, and for what has been achieved by past Legislatures. Have mercy, "Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as we have put our trust in you." (Psalm 33:22) 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1728 God, you know better than we the temptations that will bring us down. Protect us and guide our feet into the way of peace. May you be with these Senators, who have been called by the people. Give them strength to bear their own and one another's burdens. Bless them so that they may bring blessings upon the future generations of Alaska. Amen. Senator Wielechowski led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that Senator Olson be excused from a call of the Senate today. Without objection, Senator Olson was excused. Certification Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals for the eleventh through thirteen legislative days be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered. Communications The following reports are on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate: Alaska Court System Alaska Criminal Justice Commission Annual Report to the Alaska State Legislature February 1, 2016 in accordance with AS 44.19.647 Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water Alaska Drinking Water and Alaska Clean Water Annual Loan Funds Report 2015 in accordance with AS 37.05.035 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1729 Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills SB 114 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 114 BY SENATOR MCGUIRE, entitled: "An Act relating to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund, and the earnings reserve account; relating to the mental health trust fund; relating to deposits into the dividend fund; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance Committees. SB 165 SENATE BILL NO. 165 BY SENATOR MICCICHE, entitled: "An Act relating to the presence of minors in the licensed premises of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of alcoholic beverages; relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; relating to the offense of minor consuming; relating to revocation of a driver's license for a minor consuming offense; relating to the effect of the revocation of a driver's license for a minor consuming offense on a motor vehicle liability insurance policy; and amending Rule 17, Alaska Rules of Minor Offense Procedure." was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and Judiciary Committees. SB 166 SENATE BILL NO. 166 BY SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI, entitled: "An Act relating to the controlled substance prescription database; relating to the Board of Dental Examiners; relating to the State Medical Board; relating to the Board of Nursing; relating to the Board of Examiners in Optometry; relating to the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee. 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1730 Consideration of the Calendar Citations Honoring - Patrick M. Coullahan Senator(s) Meyer, Wielechowski, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Honoring - The Alaska Trappers Association Senator(s) Bishop, Meyer, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Honoring - Dr. Lawson W. Brigham 2015 Recipient Honorary Member Polar Medal Representative(s) Herron Senator(s) Hoffman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Honoring - Barbara Nore Representative(s) Wilson Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski In Memoriam - William Jonathan Lyon Senator(s) Gardner, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski In Memoriam - Thorvold L. Olsen Senator(s) Stevens, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Stutes 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1731 In Memoriam - Patricia Ellen Simeonoff Senator(s) Stevens, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Stutes In Memoriam - Charles "Bud" Cassidy Senator(s) Stevens, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stoltze, Wielechowski Representative(s) Stutes Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. Unfinished Business Senator MacKinnon moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused from a call of the Senate from afternoon plane time, February 19 through morning plane time, February 22; and from afternoon plane time, February 26 through evening plane time February 28. Without objection, Senator MacKinnon was excused. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that President Meyer be excused from a call of the Senate from 1:50 p.m. plane time, February 5 through 9:33 p.m. plane time, February 7. Without objection, Senator Meyer was excused. Announcements Announcements are at the end of the journal. Adjournment Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., February 3, 2016. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Liz Clark Secretary of the Senate 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1732 Announcements Americans with Disabilities Act Notice - Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative communication formats to access committee meetings may contact the appropriate committee office or the Legislative Information Office in their community. Reasonable advance notice is needed to accommodate the request. For further information, call the ADA Coordinator at 465-3854 Voice/465-4980 TDD. STANDING COMMITTEES + indicates teleconference = indicates bill previously heard/scheduled COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS Feb 02 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 04 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- EDUCATION Feb 02 Tuesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 04 Thursday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- FINANCE Feb 01 Monday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Presentation: FY16 Unallocated and Position Reductions Pat Pitney, Director, Office of Management and Budget 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1733 FINANCE (continued) Feb 02 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Presentation: New Sustainable Alaska Plan Pat Pitney, Director, Office of Management and Budget Randall Hoffbeck, Commissioner, Department of Revenue + SB 138 BUDGET: CAPITAL + SB 139 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS += SB 140 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET Feb 03 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Presentation: New Sustainable Alaska Plan Pat Pitney, Director, Office of Management and Budget Randall Hoffbeck, Commissioner, Department of Revenue + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 04 Thursday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Presentation: State Debt and Credit Rating Deven Mitchell, Executive Director, Alaska Municipal Bond Bank + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 05 Friday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES Feb 01 Monday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + SB 124 EXTEND SUNSET ON AK COMMISSION ON AGING + SB 151 DHSS CENT. REGISTRY; LICNSE;BCKGROUND CHK += SB 72 DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS FOR PATIENTS += SB 145 DAY CARE ASSISTANCE & CHILD CARE GRANTS += SB 147 SENIOR BENEFITS PROG. ELIGIBILITY + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled += SB 98 PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT PHYS. EXAM. += SB 55 OPTOMETRY & OPTOMETRISTS 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1734 HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (continued) Feb 03 Wednesday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 05 Friday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- JUDICIARY Feb 01 Monday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + Cathleen McLaughlin, Director, Partners for Progress Reentry Center Overview: No-Cost and Cost-Bending Ways to Improve Community Reentry and Reduce Recidivism + SB 157 AMUSEMENT DEVICES & GAMBLING DEFINITION -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- += SB 41 PSYCHOLOGIST & ASSOC CRIM HISTORY CHECKS -- Testimony <Invited & Public> -- Feb 03 Wednesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + Consideration of Chief Justice Nominations: Public Members to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics + HB 93 PROBATION AND PAROLE: WORK, TRAVEL ACCOM. += SCR 4 US COUNTERMAND CONVENTION DELEGATES += SJR 15 CALL FOR US COUNTERMAND CONVENTION += SB 157 AMUSEMENT DEVICES & GAMBLING DEFINITION -- Testimony <Invited & Public> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 05 Friday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- LABOR & COMMERCE Feb 02 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 125 LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF AGDC BOARD + SB 148 EMPLOYER REPORT OF WORKPLACE INJURY/DEATH + Presentation: Department of Labor and Workforce Development + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled -- Public Testimony -- 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1735 LABOR & COMMERCE (continued) Feb 04 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 104 PERSON W/DISABILITY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS + SB 141 E-CIGS: SALE TO AND POSSESSION BY MINOR + SB 142 INSURANCE FOR ANTI-CANCER MEDICATION + SB 158 REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSURE REQS + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled -- Public Testimony -- ---------------------------------------- RESOURCES Feb 01 Monday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Overview on Salmon Genetics Alaska Department of Fish and Game, NOAA Fisheries + Overview: Fiscal Effects of Commercial Fishing, Mining and Tourism Bob Loeffler, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska, Anchorage Feb 03 Wednesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM + HB 115 AK SOVEREIGNTY;US TRANSFER LAND TO ALASKA -- Public Testimony -- + SB 137 ELCTRNC TAX RETURN;MINING LIC. TAX & FEES -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- Feb 05 Friday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- STATE AFFAIRS Feb 02 Tuesday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM += SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS + Continuation of Presentation by Governor's Administration Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck & Attorney General Craig Richards -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1736 STATE AFFAIRS (continued) Feb 04 Thursday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM += SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + SB 114 DEPOSITS INTO THE DIVIDEND FUND + Presentation by Sponsor -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 04 Thursday Butrovich 205 5:30 PM += SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS -- Public Testimony -- Initial Statewide Public Testimony -- Public Testimony Limited to 2 Minutes -- Please Go to and Sign-in at Your Local LIO Limited Number of Off-Net Phone Lines Available Off-Net Participation Arrangements Must be made Through the Chair's Office Prior to Hearing Contact Chair's Office by Phone at 907-465-4958 For Approval Public Testimony can be Submitted in Writing by Email: senate.state.affairs@akleg.gov or by Fax: 907-465-4928 + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- TRANSPORTATION Feb 02 Tuesday Butrovich 205 1:00 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 04 Thursday Butrovich 205 1:00 PM -- Public Testimony -- + SB 92 PROHIBIT DAYLIGHT MANDATORY HEADLIGHT USE += SB 132 ELECTRONIC TAX RETURNS & MOTOR FUEL TAX ---------------------------------------- FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES COMMERCE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEV Feb 04 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 8:00 AM Budget Overview 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1737 CORRECTIONS Feb 09 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Budget Overview Feb 18 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Changes and Revisions Mar 01 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Final Closeout ---------------------------------------- HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES Feb 05 Friday Butrovich 205 11:00 AM Department of Health & Social Services Division of Public Assistance ---------------------------------------- LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Feb 04 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Budget Overview Feb 16 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Changes and Revisions Feb 25 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Final Closeout ---------------------------------------- MEDICAID REFORM Feb 01 Monday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM + SB 74 MEDICAID REFORM/PFD/HSAS/ER USE/STUDIES + SB 78 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE; REFORM + Valerie Davidson, Commissioner, Department of Health and Social Services 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1738 MEDICAID REFORM (continued) Feb 03 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM + SB 74 MEDICAID REFORM/PFD/HSAS/ER USE/STUDIES + SB 78 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE; REFORM + Presentation: Assessment of Medicaid Expansion and Reform Joel Menges, CEO, The Menges Group Emily Ricci, Consultant Feb 05 Friday Senate Finance 532 1:30 PM + SB 74 MEDICAID REFORM/PFD/HSAS/ER USE/STUDIES + SB 78 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE; REFORM + Presentation: Recommended Medicaid Redesign & Expansion Strategies for Alaska Thea Agnew Bemben, Agnew::Beck Nora Leibowitz, Health Management Associates Susan Pantely, Milliman, Inc. ---------------------------------------- NATURAL RESOURCES Feb 02 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Budget Overview Feb 11 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Changes and Revisions Feb 23 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 5:00 PM Final Closeout ---------------------------------------- PUBLIC SAFETY Feb 02 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 8:00 AM Budget Overview ---------------------------------------- TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES Feb 04 Thursday Fahrenkamp 203 11:00 AM Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Aviation & Airports 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1739 JOINT COMMITTEES ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Feb 09 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + AGENDA: Lieutenant General Russel J. Handy, U.S. Air Force; Commander, Alaska Command U.S. Northern Command Major General Bryan Owens, U.S. Army Commanding General, U.S. Army Alaska Commissioner Laurie Hummel, Col. (R) U.S. Army Adjutant General, Alaska National Guard and Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District ---------------------------------------- LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT Feb 06 Saturday House Finance 519 10:00 AM -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- Executive Session - Procurement Oil and Gas Consultants Other Committee Business ---------------------------------------- OTHER MEETINGS JOINT SESSION Feb 10 Wednesday House Chamber 11:00 AM + State of the Judiciary Address by the Honorable Craig Stowers, Chief Justice Feb 17 Wednesday House Chamber 11:00 AM + Annual Address by the Honorable Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator Feb 29 Monday House Chamber 11:00 AM + Annual Address by the Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator 2016-02-01 Senate Journal Page 1740 MISCELLANEOUS MEETING Feb 02 Tuesday Capitol 106 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn The Heat is On: Managing Declining Throughput Challenges Sponsored by Senator Giessel and Representative Nageak