2017-01-23                     Senate Journal                      Page 0070
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 32                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 32 BY SENATOR HUGHES, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
             "An Act relating to biological products; relating to                                                              
              the practice of pharmacy; relating to the Board of                                                               
          Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Health and Social Services                                                          
and Labor and Commerce Committees.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 33                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 33 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
             "An Act naming the state ferries built in Ketchikan                                                               
              and entering Alaska marine highway system service                                                                
           on or after 2017; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation Committee.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                                
 Facilities                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 20:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Kelly:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill to establish the authorized names                                                        
for the State ferries built in Ketchikan and entering the Alaska Marine                                                         
Highway System service on or after 2017.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Currently, two Day Boat Alaska Class Ferries are under construction                                                             
at Vigor Alaska in Ketchikan. As required by Alaska law, each vessel                                                            
bears the name of an Alaska glacier. One ferry will be named the                                                                
Motor Vessel Tazlina and the other the Motor Vessel Hubbard.