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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                           TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                SECOND SESSION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Wednesday                   March 23, 2016                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                               Sixty-fifth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Meyer at 11:05 a.m.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed twenty members present.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Dan Wiese, Church of                                                             
the Nazarene. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent                                                                 
that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          God of grace and compassion, we pause before this                                                                     
          day's session to give you thanks. Thank you for each                                                                  
          of these Senators and their staff who give of their                                                                   
          time and effort to govern here in our great state. I                                                                  
          thank you for the people they represent, families and                                                                 
          hard workers, retirees and students, the singles and                                                                  
          families and their children. I pause to pray for the                                                                  
          families of people across our state who are hurting                                                                   
          from grief and sadness, who struggle to find hope and                                                                 
          purpose in life. I pray for families dealing with                                                                     
          alcohol abuse and drugs, suicide and abuse and for so                                                                 
          many struggling with the hardships of life. I pray for                                                                
          those struggling with financial hardships and for the                                                                 
          financial challenges of our state.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          Lord, I pray for your peace and hope and grace to be                                                                  
          upon us. Have mercy on us, O God, for all the people                                                                  
          that are hurting. May your grace and mercy be                                                                         
          poured out across this state and here in these Senate                                                                 
          chambers for these servants of Yours. May you guide                                                                   

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          them and give them discernment and conviction as                                                                      
          they make work for solutions to our state's                                                                           
          challenges, for right decisions for the state and its                                                                 
          precious people and for laws that are right and just.                                                                 
          Grant them and their loved ones Your divine                                                                           
                 blessing, I pray, in Jesus' name,     Amen.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dunleavy led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals                                                             
for the sixty-third and sixty-fourth legislative days be approved as                                                            
certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Messages from the Governor                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Letter dated March 21 was read stating in accordance with                                                                       
AS 08.87.010 and art. III, sec. 26 of the Alaska Constitution, I submit                                                         
the following name for legislative confirmation of appointment to the                                                           
position noted:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers                                                                                     
Robert Tracy - Eagle River                                                                                                      
Appointed: 3/14/2016   Term Expires: 3/1/2020                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The appointment was referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The resume for this appointment has been submitted to the Offices of                                                            
the Senate Secretary and the Chief Clerk.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated March 21 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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                        First Reading and Reference of                                                                       
                              House Resolutions                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HCR 17                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17(TRA) BY                                                                               
THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          Supporting the aviation industry; and urging the                                                                      
          governor to make state-owned land available to the                                                                    
          unmanned aircraft systems industry for the                                                                            
          management and operation of unmanned aircraft                                                                         
          systems and related research, manufacturing, testing,                                                                 
          and training.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and                                                                  
Resources Committees.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 154                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 154 BY REPRESENTATIVES EDGMON,                                                                                   
Gruenberg, Munoz, LeDoux, Gara, Kito, Tarr, Josephson, entitled:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
              "An Act allowing appropriations to the civil legal                                                               
          services fund from court filing fees."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Communications                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following report is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the                                                           
Senate:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Report from the Commissioner of the Department of Administration                                                                
dated March 21 was received stating the monetary terms for the                                                                  
collective bargaining agreement reached with the Public Employees                                                               
Local 71 representing the Labor Trades and Crafts Unit in accordance                                                            
with AS 23.40.215.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The President referred the report to the Finance Committee.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Report dated March 21 was read stating:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In accordance with AS 39.05.080, the Resources Committee reviewed                                                               
the following and recommends the appointment be forwarded to a                                                                  
joint session for consideration:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Board of Fisheries                                                                                                            
Israel Payton - Wasilla                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
This does not reflect an intent by any of the members to vote for or                                                            
against the confirmation of the individual during any further sessions.                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Giessel, Chair; Senators Costello,                                                                  
Wielechowski, Coghill, Micciche, Stoltze.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 1                                                                                                                          
The Finance Committee considered SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 1 "An Act prohibiting smoking in certain places;                                                                
relating to education on the smoking prohibition; and providing for an                                                          
effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                     CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE                                                                      
          BILL NO. 1(FIN)                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Signing amend: Senator MacKinnon, Cochair. Signing do pass:                                                                     
Senators Micciche, Bishop, Hoffman. Signing do not pass: Senator                                                                
Dunleavy.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 11, zero, Department of Administration                                                                     
         Fiscal Note No. 12, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                           
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 13, zero, Alaska Judicial System                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 14, zero, Department of Environmental                                                                      
      Conservation                                                                                                              
     Fiscal Note No. 15, zero, Department of Health and Social                                                                  
      Services                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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     Fiscal Note No. 16, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 17, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 18, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 19, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 20, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 21, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                          
      Facilities                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 104                                                                                                                        
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                         
NO. 104 "An Act relating to financial accounts for persons with                                                                 
disabilities; relating to financial institutions; relating to property                                                          
exemptions; relating to securities; and providing for an effective date"                                                        
and recommended it be replaced with                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(L&C) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing a program for financial accounts for                                                                     
          individuals with disabilities; creating a property                                                                    
          exemption for money in or paid from a financial                                                                       
          account in the program for an individual with a                                                                       
          disability; exempting the procurement of contracts                                                                    
          for the program from the State Procurement Code;                                                                      
          exempting certain information on participants in the                                                                  
          program from being subject to inspection as a public                                                                  
          record; providing that an account under the program                                                                   
          for an individual with a disability is not a security;                                                                
          allowing a state to file a claim against an individual's                                                              
          financial account under the program to recover                                                                        
          Medicaid payments after the individual's death;                                                                       
          relating to the distribution by the Department of                                                                     
          Health and Social Services of the proceeds of a                                                                       
          permanent fund dividend trust for a child in need of                                                                  
          aid; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Signing do pass: Senator Costello, Chair; Senators Giessel, Meyer.                                                              
Signing no recommendation: Senator Stevens.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Revenue                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 204                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 204 "An                                                                  
Act naming a shooting range in the Knik River Public Use Area the                                                               
Kenny and Patti Barber Shooting Range." Signing do pass: Senator                                                                
Stoltze, Chair; Senators Coghill, Huggins, Wielechowski.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Natural Resources                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 100                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                            
NO. 100(FIN) "An Act establishing a credit against the net income tax                                                           
for an in-state processing facility that manufactures urea, ammonia, or                                                         
gas-to-liquid products; relating to establishing the value of the state's                                                       
royalty share of gas production based on contracts with certain in-state                                                        
processing facilities that manufacture urea, ammonia, or gas-to- liquid                                                         
products; and providing for an effective date." Signing do pass:                                                                
Senator Giessel, Chair; Senators Costello, Micciche. Signing no                                                                 
recommendation: Senators Wielechowski, Coghill, Stoltze.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 2, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 205                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 205 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                               
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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          "An Act approving and ratifying the sale of royalty                                                                   
          oil by the State of Alaska to Tesoro Corporation and                                                                  
          Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company LLC; and                                                                        
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Natural Resources                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated March 21:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Meyer:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to approval and                                                                 
ratification of the sale of royalty oil by the State of Alaska to Tesoro                                                        
Refining and Marketing Company LLC (Tesoro).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Commissioner of Natural Resources has determined that it is in                                                              
the best interest of the State to take royalty oil in-kind. The bill would                                                      
approve and ratify the "Agreement for the Sale of Royalty Oil                                                                   
Between and Among the State of Alaska, and Tesoro Corporation, a                                                                
Delaware Corporation and Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company                                                                  
LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation." The agreement                                                                   
provides for the sale of 20,000 to 25,000 barrels a day of the royalty                                                          
oil, subject to certain nomination provisions, which the State would                                                            
take in-kind from lessees on the North Slope. The deliveries of royalty                                                         
oil under the agreement with Tesoro have an estimated start date of                                                             
August 1, 2016, and continue until July 31, 2021. The royalty oil                                                               
would be sold to Tesoro at a price in the agreement calculated to equal                                                         
or exceed the value that the State would obtain for the royalty oil if it                                                       
was taken in-value. The agreement includes provisions to support                                                                
employment of state residents and in-state processing.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
This bill is the culmination of diligent analysis and public process that                                                       
are imperative for responsible resource stewardship. The Department                                                             
of Natural Resources and the Alaska Royalty Oil and Gas                                                                         
Development Advisory Board (Board) considered the fiscal,                                                                       

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economic, societal, and environmental impacts and benefits of the                                                               
agreement. The Department of Natural Resources issued a Final Best                                                              
Interest Finding and Determination on the agreement that included                                                               
analysis of the factors for the sale of royalty oil in AS 38.05.183 and a                                                       
detailed response to public comments received on the sale.                                                                      
Additionally, the Board held a public hearing on the sale. In                                                                   
accordance with AS 38.06.050, the Board voted to approve a written                                                              
recommendation and report on March 15, 2016, recommending                                                                       
legislative approval of the agreement. A copy of the Final Best Interest                                                        
Finding and Determination with the proposed agreement as Exhibit 1,                                                             
the Board resolution recommending approval, and the report of the                                                               
Board required by AS 38.06.070(c) are available from the Department                                                             
of Natural Resources.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
This bill would allow the State to obtain the maximum value for its                                                             
royalty oil. I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 125                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES) was read the third time.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES)                                                                      
"An Act adding legislative nonvoting members to the board of                                                                    
directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation" pass the                                                               
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 125(RES)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly,                                                            
MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stevens, Stoltze                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Hoffman, Olson, Wielechowski                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Stedman                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES) passed the Senate.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gardner gave notice of reconsideration.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Savoonga Community Health Aide Practitioners                                                                         
Senator(s) Olson, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                             
Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                                    
McGuire, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                      
Representative(s) Foster                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Maynard Tapp                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Giessel, Huggins, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                                  
Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Hoffman, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                                      
McGuire, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Mike Williams, Sr.                                                                                                   
Senator(s) Hoffman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                 
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - 2016 Top Ten Iditarod Finishers                                                                                      
Senator(s) Hoffman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                 
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - 2016 West High School Girls and Boys Cross Country Ski                                                               
Teams                                                                                                                           
Representative(s) Claman                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Costello, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis,                                                             
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                                  
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Bethel Middle School Wrestling Team                                                                                  
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 - Daniel James Repasky                                                                                                 
Representative(s) Tuck                                                                                                          
Senator(s) Wielechowski, McGuire, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello,                                                             
Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly,                                                                        
MacKinnon, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - James Vignola                                                                                                        
Representative(s) Millett                                                                                                       
Senator(s) Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis,                                                             
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                                  
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Staff Sergeant Joseph Sallaffie                                                                                      
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                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Dr. Richard F. Buchanan                                                                                           
Senator(s) Gardner, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                 
Egan, Ellis, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Nathaniel Olemaun, Jr.                                                                                            
Senator(s) Olson, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan,                                                             
Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                                    
McGuire, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                               
Representative(s) Nageak                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Right Reverend Peter Cingarkaq Green                                                                              
Representative(s) Herron                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Hoffman, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                 
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam - Spencer DeVito                                                                                                    
Representative(s) Olson                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Micciche, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                              
McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Brian Douglas Nolan                                                                                               
Representative(s) Olson                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Micciche, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                              
McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Suzie Hyde                                                                                                        
Representative(s) Olson                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Micciche, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                              
McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Thomas P. English                                                                                                 
Representative(s) Olson                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Micciche, Meyer, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy,                                                                
Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon,                                                              
McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Linda Mae Carter-Jenkins                                                                                          
Representative(s) Wilson                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis,                                                             
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                                  
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Katheryn Helen Keener                                                                                             
Representative(s) Wilson                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis,                                                             
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                                  
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Donald Lewis Woods                                                                                                
Representative(s) Wilson                                                                                                        
Senator(s) Coghill, Meyer, Bishop, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis,                                                             
Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire,                                                                  
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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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                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 178                                                                                                                        
Senator McGuire moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw                                                                   
SENATE BILL NO. 178 "An Act relating to limitation of a driver's                                                                
license." Without objection, the bill was withdrawn.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                
from a call of the Senate from evening plane time, March 24 through                                                             
evening plane time, March 25. Without objection, Senator Micciche                                                               
was excused.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       Reconsideration of Senate Bills                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 125                                                                                                                        
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                      
reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES) "An Act                                                                      
adding legislative nonvoting members to the board of directors of the                                                           
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation" be taken up the same day.                                                               
Senator Gardner objected.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the reconsideration be taken up the same                                                             
day?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 125(RES)                                                                                                                   
Take up Reconsideration Same Day?                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Hoffman,                                                                   
Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman,                                                                   
Stevens, Stoltze                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Olson, Wielechowski                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, the bill was before the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                      
NO. 125(RES) "An Act adding legislative nonvoting members to the                                                                
board of directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation"                                                               
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 125(RES)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly,                                                            
MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stevens, Stoltze                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Hoffman, Olson, Stedman, Wielechowski                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES) passed the Senate on                                                                    
reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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                                 Engrossment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 125                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(RES) "An Act adding legislative                                                                      
nonvoting members to the board of directors of the Alaska Gasline                                                               
Development Corporation" was engrossed, signed by the President and                                                             
Secretary and transmitted to the House for consideration.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate                                                               
stand in adjournment until 10:00 a.m., March 25, 2016. Without                                                                  
objection, the Senate adjourned at 12:21 p.m.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
+= SB  88 TEACHERS & PUB EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS                                                                              
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                  EDUCATION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+             Confirmation Hearings:                                                                                            
              Board of Education & Early Development                                                                            
              Professional Teaching Practices Commission                                                                        
              University of Alaska Board of Regents                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mar 25        Friday                             Capitol 106          8:00 AM                                                 
              -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                            
              Joint with the House Education Committee                                                                          
+             Common Core Funding                                                                                               
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                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 23        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+             David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance                                                                         
              Division                                                                                                          
+= SB 114 PERM FUND: EARNINGS, DEPOSITS, ACCOUNTS                                                                               
+= SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS                                                                                 
              -- Public Testimony <Limited to 2 Minutes> --                                                                     
              1:30 - 2:15 Juneau                                                                                                
              2:15 - 2:45 Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Unalaska                                                                      
              2:45 - 3:15 Barrow, Tok, Delta Junction                                                                           
              3:15 - 3:45 Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg                                                                       
              3:45 - 4:15 Sitka, Cordova, Valdez                                                                                
              4:15 - 5:15 Statewide Teleconference - Offnet                                                                     
              Sites                                                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+ SB  91 OMNIBUS CRIM LAW & PROCEDURE; CORRECTIONS                                                                              
              <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                           
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled:                                                                                 
+= SB 114 PERM FUND: EARNINGS, DEPOSITS, ACCOUNTS                                                                               
+= SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS                                                                                 
              -- Public Testimony <Limited to 2 Minutes> --                                                                     
              9:00 - 10:00 Anchorage                                                                                            
              10:00 - 10:30 Glennallen, Seward, Homer                                                                           
              10:30 - 11:30 Fairbanks, Mat-Su                                                                                   
              11:30 - 12:15 Kenai, Kodiak, Dillingham                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            1:30 PM                                                 
+ SB 174 REG. OF FIREARMS/KNIVES BY UNIV. OF AK                                                                                 
              -- Public Testimony 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.--                                                                       
              -- Public Testimony Limited to 3 Minutes --                                                                       
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 25        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= SB  91 OMNIBUS CRIM LAW & PROCEDURE; CORRECTIONS                                                                             
              <Pending Referral>                                                                                                
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mar 23        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 25        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 23        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB   8 INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTION LICENSES                                                                                   
              <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                           
+ SB 165 ALCO. BEV. CONT. BOARD; MINORS; ALCOHOL                                                                                
              <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                           
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled:                                                                                 
+= SB  91 OMNIBUS CRIM LAW & PROCEDURE; CORRECTIONS                                                                             
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mar 25        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+ SB 203 MEDI-VAC FLIGHT CREW OVERTIME PAY                                                                                      
+             Consideration of Governor's Appointees:                                                                           
              Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                                                     
              Alaska Workers' Compensation Board                                                                                
              Board of Barbers & Hairdressers                                                                                   
              Board of Chiropractic Examiners                                                                                   
              Board of Nursing                                                                                                  
              Board of Psychologists & Psychological Examiners                                                                  
              Board of Registration Architects, Engineers                                                                       
              & Land Surveyors                                                                                                  
              Board of Social Work Examiners                                                                                    
              Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board                                                                     
              Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission                                                                          
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    

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                                  RESOURCES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 23        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+= HB 137 HUNT/FISH/TRAP: FEES;LICENSES;EXEMPTIONS                                                                              
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 25        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           9:00 AM                                                 
+ SB 154 BLOOD BANK OF ALASKA LICENSE PLATES                                                                                    
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+= SCR 16 SPECIAL SESSION TO BE HELD ON ROAD SYSTEM                                                                             
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+ HB 175 ESTABLISH MILITARY FAMILY DAY                                                                                          
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
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                                TRANSPORTATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Mar 24        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:00 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                OTHER MEETINGS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                JOINT SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Apr 15        Friday                       House Chamber            11:00 AM                                                  
              Consideration of Governor's Appointees