2021-02-19                     House Journal                      Page 0179
                         MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
A messaged dated February 3 was read stating the Senate passed the                                                              
following, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                       FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                           
                          OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SCR 1                                                                                                                         
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 am by Senator                                                                                
Stevens:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Suspending Rules 24(a) and 34(c), Uniform Rules of the Alaska                                                              
     State Legislature, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;                                                                   
     authorizing the presiding officers to allow members to attend a                                                            
     session by videoconference or teleconference in certain                                                                    
     circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic; and relating to                                                            
     sessions where members are authorized to attend a session by                                                               
     videoconference or teleconference.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs and State Affairs Committees.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                              COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following were received:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A letter dated May 18, 2020, was received from Joel Bolger, Chief                                                               
Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, stating that he nominated the                                                              
following alternate member to the Select Committee on Legislative                                                               
Ethics pursuant to AS 24.60.131(b)(3):                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Gerald (Jerry) McBeath                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
A letter dated January 20, 2021, was received from Joel Bolger, Chief                                                           
Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, stating that he reappointed the                                                            
following public member to the Select Committee on Legislative                                                                  
Ethics pursuant to AS 24.60.130(b):                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Dennis "Skip" Cook