2021-04-23                     Senate Journal                      Page 0794
                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
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SCR 5                                                                                                                         
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY THE SENATE                                                                                
FINANCE COMMITTEE,                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                                                                        
          concerning House Bill No. 76, extending the January                                                                   
          15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health                                                                   
          disaster emergency in response to the novel                                                                           
          coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic;                                                                              
          approving and ratifying declarations of a public                                                                      
          health disaster emergency; providing for a financing                                                                  
          plan; making temporary changes to state law in                                                                        
          response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following                                                                    
          areas: occupational and professional licensing,                                                                       
          practice, and billing; telehealth; fingerprinting                                                                     
          requirements for health care providers; charitable                                                                    
          gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal                                                                     
          stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade                                                                 
          practices; meetings of shareholders; and school                                                                       
          operating funds; relating to informed consent for                                                                     
          COVID-19 vaccines; relating to personal objections                                                                    
          to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines;                                                                           
          providing immunity from liability and disciplinary                                                                    
          action for occupational licensees for exposure of                                                                     
          clients to COVID-19; and providing immunity from                                                                      
          liability for persons engaging in business and their                                                                  
          employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and held on the Secretary's desk.