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04/25/2024 01:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

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* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ SENATE BILL: LOANS UNDER $25,000, PAYDAY LOANS TELECONFERENCED
<Pending Introduction & Referral>
*+ HB 347 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT TELECONFERENCED
<Pending Referral>
<Above Items Removed from Agenda>
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled: TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 337 ESTABLISHING 4-H DAY TELECONFERENCED
Moved HB 337 Out of Committee
+= HCR 13 RECOGNIZING NCSL ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY TELECONFERENCED
Moved HCR 13 Out of Committee
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
    SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                  
                         April 25, 2024                                                                                         
                           1:37 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Forrest Dunbar, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson                                                                                                       
Senator Jesse Bjorkman                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Donald Olson, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 337                                                                                                              
"An Act establishing 4-H Day."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HB 337 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13                                                                                              
Recognizing and commending the National Conference of State                                                                     
Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HCR 13 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 337                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: ESTABLISHING 4-H DAY                                                                                               
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) MEARS                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
02/20/24       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/20/24       (H)       CRA                                                                                                    
03/28/24       (H)       CRA RPT 5DP 1NR                                                                                        
03/28/24       (H)       DP: HIMSCHOOT, MCKAY, BAKER, MEARS,                                                                    
                         MCCORMICK                                                                                              
03/28/24       (H)       NR: MCCABE                                                                                             
03/28/24       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/28/24       (H)       Moved HB 337 Out of Committee                                                                          
03/28/24       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
04/17/24       (H)       TRANSMITTED TO (S)                                                                                     
04/17/24       (H)       VERSION: HB 337                                                                                        
04/19/24       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
04/19/24       (S)       CRA                                                                                                    
04/23/24       (S)       CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
04/23/24       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/23/24       (S)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
04/25/24       (S)       CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HCR 13                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: RECOGNIZING NCSL ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY                                                                               
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) SADDLER                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
02/20/24       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/20/24       (H)       STA                                                                                                    
03/26/24       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
03/26/24       (H)       -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                 
04/04/24       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
04/04/24       (H)       Moved HCR 13 Out of Committee                                                                          
04/04/24       (H)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
04/05/24       (H)       STA RPT 5DP 1DNP                                                                                       
04/05/24       (H)       DP: WRIGHT, CARRICK, STORY, CARPENTER,                                                                 
                         SHAW                                                                                                   
04/05/24       (H)       DNP: ALLARD                                                                                            
04/09/24       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
04/09/24       (H)       -- Rescheduled to 04/11/24 --                                                                          
04/12/24       (H)       TRANSMITTED TO (S)                                                                                     
04/12/24       (H)       VERSION: HCR 13                                                                                        
04/15/24       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
04/15/24       (S)       CRA                                                                                                    
04/23/24       (S)       CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
04/23/24       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/23/24       (S)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
04/25/24       (S)       CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DONNA MEARS, District 21                                                                                         
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered closing remarks on HB 337.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MELODIE WILTERDINK, Staff                                                                                                       
Representative Dan Saddler                                                                                                      
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered closing comments on HCR 13.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:37:52 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  FORREST DUNBAR  called the  Senate Community  and Regional                                                             
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to  order at 1:37 p.m. Present                                                               
at the  call to order  were Senators Gray-Jackson,  Bjorkman, and                                                               
Chair Dunbar.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                   HB 337-ESTABLISHING 4-H DAY                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:38:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR  announced the consideration  of HOUSE BILL  NO. 337                                                               
"An Act establishing 4-H Day."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
This is  the second  hearing of  HB 337  in Senate  Community and                                                               
Regional  Affairs  Committee.  He  invited the  sponsor  to  make                                                               
closing remarks on the bill.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:39:02 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE   DONNA   MEARS,   District   21,   Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, offered  closing remarks on  HB 337                                                               
and expressed  thanks to the  committee for hearing the  bill and                                                               
looking forward to Senate support.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:39:23 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:39:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report HB  337,  work order  33-                                                               
LS1396\B,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:39:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR found no objection and  HB 337 was reported from the                                                               
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
           HCR 13-RECOGNIZING NCSL ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:39:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  DUNBAR announced  the  consideration  of HOUSE  CONCURRENT                                                               
RESOLUTION  NO.  13  Recognizing   and  commending  the  National                                                               
Conference  of  State Legislatures  on  its  50th anniversary  in                                                               
2025.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
This is  the second  hearing of  HCR 13  in Senate  Community and                                                               
Regional  Affairs Committee.  He invited  Ms. Wilterdink  to make                                                               
closing comments on the resolution.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:40:13 PM                                                                                                                    
MELODIE  WILTERDINK, Staff,  Representative  Dan Saddler,  Alaska                                                               
State Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  offered closing  comments on                                                               
HCR 13 and  expressed gratitude to the committee  for hearing the                                                               
resolution and taking quick action on it.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:40:36 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:40:39 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report HCR  13,  work order  33-                                                               
LS1424\A,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached zero fiscal note(s).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:40:51 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR found no objection and  HCR 13 was reported from the                                                               
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:41:06 PM                                                                                                                    
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair Dunbar adjourned the Senate  Community and Regional Affairs                                                               
Standing Committee meeting at 1:41 p.m.                                                                                         

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