2021-01-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 0038
SB 15                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 15 BY SENATOR COSTELLO, entitled:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to the Open Meetings Act; and establishing                                                                 
    a civil penalty for violations of the open meeting                                                                          
    requirements by members of governmental bodies."                                                                            
    (Prefile released January 8, 2021)                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community and Regional                                                              
Affairs and Judiciary Committees.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SB 16                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 16 BY SENATORS BEGICH, Gray-Jackson,                                                                            
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
      "An Act relating to the authority and procedures of the                                                                   
      State Commission for Human Rights; requiring an annual                                                                    
      report concerning the payment of equal pay for                                                                            
      comparable work; increasing the minimum wage; relating                                                                    
      to and prohibiting wage discrimination based on the sex of                                                                
      an employee; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
      (Prefile released January 8, 2021)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce,                                                                 
Judiciary and Finance Committees.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SB 17                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 17 BY SENATOR BEGICH, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
      "An Act relating to the retrofitting of certain public                                                                    
      facilities and community facilities; relating to the                                                                      
      performance of energy audits on schools and community                                                                     
      facilities; relating to the duties of the Alaska Energy                                                                   
      Authority and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation;                                                                     
      creating a rapid economic recovery office in the Alaska                                                                   
      Industrial Development and Export Authority; and relating                                                                 
      to the state energy policy and energy source reporting by                                                                 
      state agencies."                                                                                                          
      (Prefile released January 8, 2021)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community and Regional                                                              
Affairs, Labor and Commerce and Finance Committees.