2018-02-16                     House Journal                      Page 2441
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker later removed the Labor & Commerce Committee                                                                        
referral.  CSSB 37(FIN) was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                              COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following were received:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                                                          
Annual Report                                                                                                                   
February 15, 2018                                                                                                               
(as required by AS 14.03.078)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Office of the Ombudsman                                                                                                         
2017 Annual Report                                                                                                              
(as required by AS 24.55.230)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HJR 21                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                              
     NO. 21                                                                                                                     
     Urging the federal government to respect the authority of the state                                                        
     to regulate marijuana use, production, and distribution and to                                                             
     honor previous federal guidance on marijuana policy; and urging                                                            
     the federal government to reconsider its listing of marijuana as a                                                         
     schedule I controlled substance.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Chair, with                                                             
the following individual recommendations:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (5):  Tuck, Birch, Knopp, Wool, Johnson                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  LeDoux