2019-01-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 0048
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 26                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 26 BY SENATOR BEGICH, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to an annual report concerning the                                                                   
          payment of equal pay for comparable work;                                                                             
          increasing the minimum wage; and providing for an                                                                     
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                             Unfinished Business                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 10                                                                                                                         
Senators Costello, Stevens, von Imhof, Hughes, Begich, Olson, Birch,                                                            
Wilson, Kiehl, Coghill, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Wielechowski,                                                                    
Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                        
cosponsors on SENATE BILL NO. 10 "An Act extending the                                                                          
termination date of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and                                                               
providing for an effective date". Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                 
from a call of the Senate on January 21 to evening plane time. Without                                                          
objection, Senator Stedman was excused.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                  
from a call of the Senate from evening plane time, January 18 through                                                           
evening plane time, January 21. Without objection, Senator Wilson                                                               
was excused.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Costello moved and asked unanimous consent Senator Giessel                                                              
be excused from a call of the Senate from evening plane time, January                                                           
18 through morning plane time, January 21. Without objection,                                                                   
Senator Giessel was excused.