2020-05-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 2367
                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                              Senate Resolutions                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SCR 16                                                                                                                        
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 16 BY THE                                                                                      
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE,                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
          Suspending Rules 16, 24(a), 27(c), and 34(c),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, in                                                                     
          response to the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizing the                                                                    
          presiding officers to allow members to attend a                                                                       
          session to address matters related to the COVID-19                                                                    
          public health disaster emergency by videoconference                                                                   
          or teleconference in certain circumstances related to                                                                 
          the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency; and                                                                    
          relating to sessions where members are authorized to                                                                  
          attend a session by videoconference or teleconference.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and held on the Secretary's desk.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 243                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 243 BY THE SENATE FINANCE                                                                                       
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act approving and ratifying the actions of the                                                                    
          governor and executive branch in expending certain                                                                    
          federal receipts and of the Legislative Budget and                                                                    
          Audit Committee in approving the expenditure of                                                                       
          certain federal receipts during fiscal years 2020 and                                                                 
          2021; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.