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2004-04-15 Senate Journal

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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                   
                                                                                                    
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                              
                                                                                                    
                  TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE -- SECOND SESSION                                     
                                                                                                    
Juneau, Alaska                    Thursday                    April 15, 2004                      
                                                                                                    
                               Ninety-fifth Day                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                 
Therriault at 11:20 a.m.                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The roll showed nineteen members present. Senator Gary Stevens was                                  
excused from a call of the Senate.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Tim Frega of the Auke                                
Bay Bible Church. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous                                         
consent that the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered.                            
                                                                                                    
          Dear Heavenly Father;                                                                     
                                                                                                    
          What an honor it is to be with these men and women                                        
          today. What an honor it is to be in Your service and                                      
          being in Your service it is a privilege to honor You                                      
          while we serve the mankind You made.                                                      
                                                                                                    
          I look at the weather You gave us the last two days                                       
          and I am grateful for the ability to see the sun.                                         
          Having the clouds cleared we can see the majestic                                         
          mountains and they remind us of Your great power.                                         
          The majestic mountains remind us that You are an                                          
          immutable God, who we can trust and rely on. In                                           
          Your immutability there is a comfort to You that You                                      
          are a God of Truth and Justice. May we revel in that                                      
          fact today.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
      In Christ's name I pray.                                     Amen.                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Guess led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                           
                                                                                                    

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                                Certification                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
journal for the ninety-fourth legislative day be approved as certified by                           
the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                           Messages from the House                                               
                                                                                                    
SB 289                                                                                            
Message dated April 14 was read, stating the House passed and                                       
returned:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
                  SENATE BILL NO. 289 "An Act extending the                                        
              termination date of the special education service                                    
          agency; and providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                                              
                                                                                                    
Message dated April 14 was read, stating the House passed and                                       
transmitted for consideration:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 188                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 188 BY REPRESENTATIVES HAWKER,                                                       
Kerttula, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to the authority of the Department of                                    
          Natural Resources to issue citations for certain skiing                                   
          violations; relating to establishing a bail schedule for                                  
          certain skiing violations and to procedures for issuing                                   
          a citation for a skiing violation."                                                       
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                             
                                                                                                    
SB 132                                                                                            
The Community and Regional Affairs Committee considered                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 132 "An Act removing the Old Minto townsite                                         
from the Minto Flats State Game Refuge; and authorizing the                                         
Department of Natural Resources to convey certain land at the historic                              
Old Minto site to the Minto Village Council" and recommended it be                                  
replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 132(CRA) "An Act                                                   
          removing the Old Minto townsite from the Minto                                            
          Flats State Game Refuge; and authorizing the                                              
          Department of Natural Resources to convey certain                                         
          land at the historic Old Minto site to the Native                                         
          Village of Minto."                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Stedman, Chair; Senators Lincoln, Wagoner,                                 
Elton.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Natural Resources                                       
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Resources Committee.                                                   
                                                                                                    
SB 255                                                                                            
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 255 "An Act                                        
relating to traffic preemption devices" and recommended it be                                       
replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 255(FIN)                                                           
          (forthcoming)                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Wilken, Cochair; Senators Dyson, Ben                                       
Stevens. Signing no recommendation: Senator Green, Cochair;                                         
Senator Hoffman. Signing amend: Senators Olson, Bunde.                                              
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 4, indeterminate, Department of Administration                                     
                                                                                                    

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The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Public Safety                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Law                                                         
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 311                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 311 "An                                          
Act providing for a special deposit for workers' compensation insurers;                             
relating to the board of governors of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty                                 
Association; relating to covered workers' compensation claims paid by                               
the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; stating the intent of the                                
legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation,                            
construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws;                                     
relating to restructuring the Alaska workers' compensation system;                                  
eliminating the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; establishing a                                  
division of workers' compensation within the Department of Labor and                                
Workforce Development and assigning certain Alaska Workers'                                         
Compensation Board functions to the division and the Department of                                  
Labor and Workforce Development; establishing a Workers'                                            
Compensation Appeals Commission; assigning certain functions of the                                 
Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to the Workers' Compensation                                     
Appeals Commission; relating to agreements that discharge workers'                                  
compensation liability; providing for hearing officers in workers'                                  
compensation proceedings; relating to workers' compensation awards;                                 
relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide                             
security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to                               
workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court                                      
jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals                                      
Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of- living                                  
adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; providing for                                        
administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate                                
security for workers' compensation; relating to assigned risk pools and                             
insurers; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be                                
replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 311(JUD) "An Act providing for a                                             
special deposit for workers' compensation insurers; relating to the                                 
board of governors of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association;                                    

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stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations,                                 
concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of                                  
workers' compensation laws; relating to restructuring the Alaska                                    
workers' compensation system; eliminating the Alaska Workers'                                       
Compensation Board; establishing a division of workers'                                             
compensation within the Department of Labor and Workforce                                           
Development and assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation                                      
Board functions to the division and the Department of Labor and                                     
Workforce Development; establishing a Workers' Compensation                                         
Appeals Commission; assigning certain functions of the Alaska                                       
Workers' Compensation Board to the Workers' Compensation Appeals                                    
Commission and the Workers' Compensation Hearings Board; relating                                   
to agreements that discharge workers' compensation liability;                                       
providing for hearing examiners and hearing panels in workers'                                      
compensation proceedings; relating to workers' compensation awards;                                 
relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide                             
security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to                               
workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court                                      
jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals                                      
Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of-living                                   
adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; providing for                                        
administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate                                
security for workers' compensation; relating to assigned risk pools and                             
insurers; and providing for an effective date."                                                     
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Chair. Signing do not pass: Senator                               
Ellis. Signing no recommendation: Senators Therriault, Ogan. Signing                                
amend: Senator French.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Community and Economic                                  
          Development                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Law                                                     
     Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Labor and Workforce                                           
          Development                                                                               
        Fiscal Note No. 4, indeterminate, Department of Administration                             
     Fiscal Note No. 5, Alaska Court System                                                         
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                     
                                                                                                    

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SB 337                                                                                            
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 337 "An Act                                        
relating to the powers of the Alaska Energy Authority to make grants                                
and loans and enter into contracts; relating to the bulk fuel revolving                             
loan fund; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority's liability for the                              
provision of technical assistance to rural utilities; relating to the                               
Alaska Energy Authority's investment of the power development fund;                                 
repealing the electrical service extension fund; and providing for an                               
effective date" and recommended the adoption of the Labor and                                       
Commerce Committee Substitute offered on page 2704.                                                 
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senators Green, Wilken, Cochairs; Senators Dyson,                                  
Hoffman, Olson, Bunde, Ben Stevens.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Revenue                                                     
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Community and Economic                                      
          Development                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 379                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 379 "An                                          
Act providing that public members of the Board of Trustees of the                                   
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation may be removed only for cause;                                    
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                 
with                                                                                                
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 379(JUD)                                                           
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Chair; Senator Therriault. Signing                                
no recommendation: Senators Ellis, French, Ogan.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Revenue                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Law                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                     

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SB 382                                                                                            
The Community and Regional Affairs Committee considered                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 382 "An Act relating to replat approval; relating                                   
to the platting of right-of-way acquired through eminent domain                                     
proceedings; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it                                
be replaced with                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 382(CRA)                                                           
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Stedman, Chair; Senator Wagoner. Signing                                   
no recommendation: Senators Lincoln, Elton.                                                         
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                               
          Facilities                                                                                
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 383                                                                                            
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                                      
SENATE BILL NO. 383 "An Act relating to the Alaska children's                                       
trust grant awards." Signing do pass: Senator Dyson, Chair; Senator                                 
Davis. Signing no recommendation: Senator Wilken. Signing amend:                                    
Senators Guess, Green.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                              
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                     
                                                                                                    
HJR 44                                                                                            
The Resources Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE JOINT                                               
RESOLUTION NO. 44(RES) am Relating to research into the decline                                     
of the Southwest Alaska population of the Northern Sea Otter in the                                 
western Gulf of Alaska. Signing do pass: Senator Ogan, Chair;                                       
Senators Seekins, Wagoner, Dyson.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, House Resources Committee                                             
                                                                                                    

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The resolution was referred to the Finance Committee.                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                     
                                                                                                    
SB 388                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 388 BY THE SENATE JUDICIARY                                                         
COMMITTEE BY REQUEST, entitled:                                                                     
                                                                                                    
              "An Act relating to the creation of a civil legal                                    
          services fund."                                                                           
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance                                   
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
SB 389                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 389 BY THE SENATE LABOR AND                                                         
COMMERCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
                "An Act relating to the conversion of certain                                      
               corporations to limited liability companies; and                                    
          providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce                                      
Committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                            
                                                                                                    
                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                            
                                                                                                    
SB 351                                                                                            
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 351(FIN) was read the third time.                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 351(FIN)                                          
"An Act requiring the Alaska Public Offices Commission to accept                                    
documents by nonelectronic means, and specifying the manner of                                      
preparing the forms that are provided by the commission" pass the                                   
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    

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CSSB 351(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, Green, Guess,                                    
Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B,                                         
Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  French                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Stevens G                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 351(FIN) passed the Senate.                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Ellis gave notice of reconsideration.                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                             Unfinished Business                                                 
                                                                                                    
SB 218                                                                                            
President Therriault added a Labor and Commerce Committee referral                                  
to SENATE BILL NO. 218 "An Act authorizing a pilot program                                          
relating to state procurement and the use of electronic commerce tools;                             
and providing for an effective date".                                                               
                                                                                                    
The bill was returned to the Labor and Commerce Committee.                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Reconsideration of House Bills                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 349                                                                                            
Senator Lincoln requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS                                     
FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 349(JUD) be taken up. The bill was                                        
before the Senate on reconsideration.                                                               
                                                                                                    
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 349(JUD) "An Act amending Rule 412, Alaska                                           
Rules of Evidence" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                    
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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SCS CSHB 349(JUD)                                                                                   
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                  
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Elton, French, Green, Guess, Ogan,                                    
Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln                                                               
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Stevens G                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 349(JUD)                                                
passed the Senate on reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary                              
for engrossment.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Wilken moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                      
from the Senate, not subject to a call, from evening plane time, April                              
27 to evening plane time, April 28. Without objection, Senator Wilken                               
was excused.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Olson moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                       
from a call of the Senate from afternoon plane time, April 16 to plane                              
time, April 19. Without objection, Senator Olson was excused.                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 357                                                                                            
The reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 357(FIN) "An                                          
Act relating to the regulation of insurance, insurance licenses,                                    
qualifications of insurance producers, surplus lines, fraud                                         
investigations, electronic transactions, and compliance with federal                                
law and national standards; and providing for an effective date" was                                
not taken up this legislative day and the bill was referred to the                                  
Secretary for engrossment.                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                 Engrossment                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 349                                                                                            
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 349(JUD) "An Act                                                
amending Rule 412, Alaska Rules of Evidence" was engrossed, signed                                  
by the President and Secretary and returned to the House for                                        
consideration.                                                                                      
                                                                                                    

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                                 Adjournment                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
Senate stand in adjournment until 10:00 a.m., April 16, 2004. Without                               
objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:46 a.m.                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                Kirsten Waid                        
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                   April 2004                       

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                 
+ indicates teleconference                                                                          
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                         
                                                                                                    
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                            
                                                                                                    
Apr 16        Friday                       Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                     
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Apr 19        Monday                       Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                     
+ SB 387 COMMERCIAL FISHING LOANS FOR QUOTA SHARES                                                  
                                                                                                    
Apr 21        Wednesday                    Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                     
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Apr 23        Friday                       Fahrenkamp 203             1:30 PM                     
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                  
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                                   FINANCE                                                       
                                                                                                    
Apr 15        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+             State of Alaska Credit Outlook Presentation                                           
              Mr. Gabriel Petek, Credit Analyst,                                                    
              Standard and Poor's                                                                   
+= SB  65 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EXPANSION                                                           
+= SB 337 ENERGY PROGRAMS & FUNDS                                                                   
+= SB 350 4 DAM POOL JOINT ACTION AGENCY                                                            
              <Bill Hearing Postponed>                                                              
+= SB 255 ILLEGAL USE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION DEVICE                                                     
+ SB 311 INSURANCE & WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM                                                   
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    

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                             FINANCE (continued)                                                 
                                                                                                    
Apr 16        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+ SB 231 DECREASE TIME TO CLAIM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY                                                  
+ SB 365 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANTS                                                     
+ SB 170 CRIMINAL LAW/SENTENCING/ PROBATION/PAROLE                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 19        Monday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+ SB 226 STATE AGENCY RECEIPTS                                                                      
+= SB 303 BIG GAME GUIDE BOARD & SERVICES                                                           
+ SR   3 COMMEMORATING SEN. FRANK FERGUSON                                                          
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+= HB 375 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS                                                      
+= HB 377 APPROP:MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET                                                               
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 21        Wednesday                 Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+= HB 347 EXEMPT TAXIS FROM VEHICLE RENTAL TAX                                                      
+= SB 368 TOBACCO TAX; LICENSING; PENALTIES                                                         
+ SB 307 APPEAL BONDS: TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PARTIES                                                   
+= SB 311 INSURANCE & WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                  Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+= SB  31 RAILROAD UTILITY CORRIDOR TO & IN CANADA                                                  
+= SB 366 STATE  SALES TAX                                                                          
+ SB 385 SECURITY;DIV. HOMELAND SECURITY/EMER. MGT                                                  
+ SB 378 POLLUTION DISCHARGE & WASTE TRMT/DISPOSAL                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 23        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                     
+= SB 257 APPROP: CAPITAL PROJECTS                                                                  
+ SB 364 LIMIT STATE AID FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE                                                     
+ SB 278 LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FEES                                                         
+ SB 372 SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS                                                               
              <Pending Referral>                                                                    
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
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                     HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES                                         
                                                                                                    
Apr 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
+             Confirmation Hearings                                                                 
     HB 385 AWARDING CHILD CUSTODY                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
+= SB 376 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SUBPOENA POWER                                                      
+= HB  25 HEALTH CARE SERVICES DIRECTIVES                                                           
                                                                                                    
Apr 19        Monday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 23        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                                  JUDICIARY                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                     
+ SB 219 OFFENSES AGAINST UNBORN CHILDREN                                                           
+ HB 451 THERAPEUTIC COURTS                                                                         
+ HB 503 TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT                                                        
+ HB 514 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT/ CRIMES                                                          
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 19        Monday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                     
+ HB 285 ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS & SIGNATURES                                                       
+= SB 318 CONSUMPTIVE USE OF FISH AND GAME                                                          
+= HB 414 U.S.SENATE VACANCY/DEF OF POLITICAL PARTY                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                     
              -- Time Change --                                                                     
+ HB 447 2004 REVISORS BILL                                                                         
+= SB 354 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROCEDURES                                                        
+= HB 230 POLITICAL SIGNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY                                                       
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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                            JUDICIARY (continued)                                                
                                                                                                    
Apr 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                     
+ HCR 29 SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC COURTS                                                                 
+ HB  56 UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ATTY FEES/COSTS                                                     
+= HB  83 REVISED UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT                                                           
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 23        Friday                          Butrovich 205           8:00 AM                     
+ HB 378 FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, CERTAIN DEVICES                                                    
              <Pending Referral>                                                                    
+ HB  29 REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS/LICENSEES                                                       
              <Pending Referral>                                                                    
+= SB 246 HATE CRIMES/DISCRIMINATION/TOLERANCE PROG                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                  
                                                                                                    
Apr 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         1:30 PM                     
+ HB  29 REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS/LICENSEES                                                       
+= HB 428 CIVIL PENALTY: UNDERAGE ALCOHOL PURCHASES                                                 
+= HB  91 RETIRED PEACE OFFICER'S MEDICAL BENEFITS                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
              Including but Not Limited to:                                                         
+= SB 272 DEFERRED DEPOSIT ADVANCES (PAYDAY LOANS)                                                  
+= SB 377 STATE MECHANICAL CODE                                                                     
+= SB 358 ALASKA RAILROAD TRACK WORK                                                                
+             Confirmation Hearings:                                                                
              State Board of Registration - Architects,                                             
              Engineers and Land Surveyors                                                          
              Clifford E. Baker - Kenai                                                             
              Boyd J. Brownfield - Anchorage                                                        
              Richard A. Hughes - Fairbanks                                                         
              Kenneth D. Maynard - Anchorage                                                        
              Alaska Labor Relations Agency                                                         
              Gary P. Bader - Anchorage                                                             
              Dennis Niedermeyer - Eagle River                                                      
              James S. Spalding - Anchorage                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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                         LABOR & COMMERCE (continued)                                            
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                               Beltz 211         1:30 PM                     
+= HB 428 CIVIL PENALTY: UNDERAGE ALCOHOL PURCHASES                                                 
+ SB 369 UNIV. STUDENT PRACTICUM LIABILITY/WAGES                                                    
+ SB 349 MIDWIFERY BIRTH CENTER LICENSING                                                           
+ SB 389 CORP. CONVERSION: LIMITED LIABILITY CO.                                                    
+             Senate Bill:                                                                          
              Regulatory Commission of Alaska                                                       
              <Pending Introduction & Referral>                                                     
+ SB 387 COMMERCIAL FISHING LOANS FOR QUOTA SHARES                                                  
              <Pending Referral>                                                                    
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
              Including, but not Limited to:                                                        
+= SB 272 DEFERRED DEPOSIT ADVANCES (PAYDAY LOANS)                                                  
+= HB  15 SOLICITATIONS/CONSUMER PROTECTION                                                         
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                              Beltz 211         1:30 PM                     
+= SB 218 STATE PROCUREMENT PILOT PROGRAM                                                           
+ HB 351 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION DEVICES                                                          
+ HB 339 TRADE PRACTICES: FREE TRIAL/OPT-OUT PLANS                                                  
+ HB 464 EXTEND BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS                                                     
+ HB 419 REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASS'NS./TAX                                                   
+ HB 540 WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE RATES                                                      
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
              Including, but not Limited to:                                                        
+= HB  29 REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS/LICENSEES                                                      
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                                  RESOURCES                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 16        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                     
+             Confirmation Hearings:                                                                
              Board of Fisheries                                                                    
              <Board of Agriculture & Conservation                                                  
              Hearing Canceled>                                                                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
+= SB 297 TAKING BLACK, BROWN,& GRIZZLY BEAR/GUIDES                                                 
+= HB 409 SEINE VESSEL LENGTH                                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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                            RESOURCES (continued)                                                
                                                                                                    
Apr 19        Monday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                     
+ SB 132 MINTO FLATS GAME REFUGE & TOWNSITE                                                         
+ HJR 35 MAD COW DISEASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELS                                                   
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 21        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 23        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                     
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                    
                                                                                                    
Apr 15        Thursday                              Beltz 211         3:30 PM                     
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                               Beltz 211         3:30 PM                     
+             Confirmation Hearing: Roger E. Holl                                                   
              Alaska Public Offices Commission                                                      
+= HB  93 BOATING SAFETY,REGISTRATION, NUMBERING                                                    
+= SB 224 LOWER DWI FOR MINORS TO .02                                                               
+ SB 380 STATE LEASE AND CONTRACT EXTENSIONS                                                        
+ HB 378 FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, CERTAIN DEVICES                                                    
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                              Beltz 211         3:30 PM                     
+ HJR 41 LAND RECREATIONAL VISITOR PROTECTION ACT                                                   
+ HB 496 YOUTH VOTE AMBASSADOR PROG/ELECTION BDS                                                    
+ HB 373 STATE TREASURY WARRANTS                                                                    
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                                TRANSPORTATION                                                   
                                                                                                    
Apr 15        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
+ SB 384 ROUTE OF NAT GAS PIPELINE FUNDED BY RR                                                     
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      

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                          TRANSPORTATION (continued)                                             
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                     
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                      
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                               JOINT COMMITTEES                                                  
                                                                                                    
                          LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT                                             
                                                                                                    
Apr 15        Thursday                   House Finance 519           12:00 PM                     
              -- Meeting Canceled --                                                                
              Veteran's Home Feasibility Study                                                      
              Presented by ASCG                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                   House Finance 519           12:00 PM                     
              ASCG's Final Draft of the Veteran's Home                                              
              Feasibility Study                                                                     
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS                                       
                                                                                                    
Apr 22        Thursday                  Anch Lio Conf Rm              8:30 AM                     
              -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --                                                    
              **SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING**                                                              
+              Open Meetings                                                                        
                   ----------------------------------------                                        
                                                                                                    
                                OTHER MEETINGS                                                   
                                                                                                    
                       JOINT LEGISLATIVE HEALTH CAUCUS                                           
                                                                                                    
Apr 20        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205          12:00 PM                     
+             "Who Covers You?  Exploration of the Many                                             
              Ways Alaskans are Insured for Health"