Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2020-03-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2020-03-24 Senate Journal Page 2253 SB 241 SENATE BILL NO. 241 "An Act extending the March 11, 2020, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; relating to the powers of the director of insurance; relating to standing orders issued by the chief medical officer; relating to professional licensing; relating to telemedicine and telehealth; relating to board of nursing fingerprint requirements; relating to the 2020 primary and general elections; relating to permanent fund dividend applications; relating to automatic voter registration; relating to tax; relating to shareholder meetings; and providing for an effective date" which had been moved to the bottom of the calendar, was read the third time. Senator Coghill moved the bill be returned to second reading for all amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. 2020-03-24 Senate Journal Page 2254 Senator Coghill, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Rules Committee Substitute offered on page 2227. Senator Begich objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 241(RLS) "An Act extending the March 11, 2020, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; relating to the COVID-19 outbreak; relating to a financing plan; relating to standing orders of the chief medical officer; relating to occupational and professional licensing; relating to telemedicine and telehealth; relating to fingerprinting requirements; relating to elections in calendar year 2020; relating to permanent fund dividend applications; relating to automatic voter registration; relating to tax filings, payments, and penalties; relating to shareholder meetings; and providing for an effective date" was adopted. Senator Reinbold offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 5, lines 29 - 30: Delete "the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives" Insert "each legislator" Senator Reinbold moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 241(RLS) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 8 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Hughes, Kawasaki, Micciche, Olson, Reinbold, Shower, Wielechowski, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kiehl, Revak, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof Excused: Costello and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. 2020-03-24 Senate Journal Page 2255 Senator Olson offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 7, following line 5: Insert "(4) not increasing licensing fees." Senator Olson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Coghill objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Senators Olson, Hughes offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 7, line 29, following "certification;": Insert "and" Page 7, line 30, through page 8, line 2: Delete all material. Renumber the following paragraph accordingly. Senator Olson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Coghill objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Senator Begich offered Amendment No. 4 : Page 9, following line 3: Insert a new subsection to read: "(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the division of elections partner with the University of Alaska and private sector colleges to recruit a younger election workforce." Reletter the following subsection accordingly. Senator Begich moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Senator Coghill objected.