2021-05-04                     House Journal                      Page 0864
                       MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
A message dated May 3 was read stating the Senate has passed the                                                                
following, and they are transmitted for consideration:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                      FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                            
                         OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SJR 13                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(CRA) by the                                                                               
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    Supporting broadband deployment in the state; recognizing the                                                               
    benefits of broadband; urging facilitation of broadband                                                                     
    deployment; urging engagement with stakeholders; urging the                                                                 
    development of a temporary centralized, technology-neutral                                                                  
    broadband and Internet access working group in the state; urging                                                            
    the United States Congress to include broadband in 2021 federal                                                             
    infrastructure legislation; urging broadband providers to use                                                               
    savings from federal infrastructure legislation to provide                                                                  
    broadband service at a reduced rate to the state and its political                                                          
    subdivisions; and urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to                                                               
    advocate for flexible broadband funding parameters.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                      FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                            
                            OF SENATE BILLS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SB 12                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 12 by Senators Kawasaki, Costello, Revak,                                                                       
Holland, Stevens, Gray-Jackson, Wielechowski, Hughes, Reinbold,                                                                 
Stedman, Bishop, and Micciche, entitled:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to temporary courtesy licenses for military                                                                
    spouses; and relating to the Department of Commerce,                                                                        
    Community, and Economic Development."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Labor &                                                           
Commerce Committees.