Legislature(2023 - 2024)BUTROVICH 205
02/20/2024 03:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
February 20, 2024
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator David Wilson, Chair
Senator James Kaufman, Vice Chair
Senator Löki Tobin
Senator Forrest Dunbar
Senator Cathy Giessel
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 149
"An Act relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance
program; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED SB 149 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 149
SHORT TITLE: FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ELIGIBILTY
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) GIESSEL
05/13/23 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
05/13/23 (S) HSS, FIN
02/13/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/13/24 (S) Heard & Held
02/13/24 (S) MINUTE(HSS)
02/20/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
PAIGE BROWN, Staff
Senator Cathy Giessel
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered closing comments for SB 149.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:30:44 PM
CHAIR DAVID WILSON called the Senate Health and Social Services
Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Present at the
call to order were Senators Tobin, Kaufman, Dunbar, Giessel and
Chair Wilson.
SB 149-FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ELIGIBILTY
3:31:09 PM
CHAIR WILSON announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 149
"An Act relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance
program; and providing for an effective date."
CHAIR WILSON stated the initial hearing for SB 149 was on
February 13, 2024. The bill was introduced, and invited and
public testimony were heard. No amendments were received.
3:31:51 PM
PAIGE BROWN, Staff, Senator Cathy Giessel, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, offered closing comments for SB
149. She clarified that SB 149 would not cost the state money in
terms of the actual benefit. The federal government covers it
100 percent. The state currently pays 50 percent of the
operating cost for the program, which is the reason for a fiscal
note.
3:32:43 PM
CHAIR WILSON solicited the will of the committee.
3:32:46 PM
SENATOR KAUFMAN moved to report SB 149, work order 33-LS0854\A,
from committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal note(s).
3:33:00 PM
CHAIR WILSON found no objection and SB 149 was reported from the
Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee.
3:33:20 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Wilson adjourned the Senate Health and Social Services
Standing Committee meeting at 3:33 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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| SB 149 2024.02.15 ANTHC Support.pdf |
SHSS 2/20/2024 3:30:00 PM |
SB 149 |