Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-02-18 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1839 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Friday February 18, 2022 Thirty-second Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Micciche at 10:34 a.m. The Senate was convened for the purpose of a technical session. Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the roll call of the Senate be waived. Without objection, it was so ordered. Standing Committee Reports Report dated February 17 was read stating: In accordance with AS 39.05.080, the Health and Social Services Committee held a hearing on the following appointee(s). A signature on this report does not reflect an intent by any of the members to vote for or against the confirmation of the individual(s) during any further sessions. State Medical Board Matt Heilala David Wilson Signing the report: Senator Wilson, Chair; Senators Reinbold, Costello, Begich, Hughes. SB 7 The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 7 "An Act requiring the Department of Public Safety to publish certain policies and procedures on the department's Internet website" and recommended it be replaced with CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 7(JUD) 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1840 Signing amend: Senator Holland, Chair. Signing do pass: Senators Myers, Kiehl. Signing no recommendation: Senators Hughes, Shower. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety The bill was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 26 The Labor and Commerce Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 26 "An Act repealing the certificate of need program for health care facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 26(L&C) Signing do pass: Senator Costello, Chair. Signing no recommendation: Senators Stevens, Micciche, Revak. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Health and Social Services Fiscal Note No. 4, indeterminate, Department of Health and Social Services The bill was referred to the Rules Committee. HB 148 The State Affairs Committee considered HOUSE BILL NO. 148 am "An Act relating to the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022." Signing do pass: Senator Shower, Chair; Senators Costello, Holland. Signing no recommendation: Senators Reinbold, Kawasaki. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Natural Resources The bill was referred to the Resources Committee. 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1841 Announcements Announcements are at the end of the journal. Adjournment Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the Senate stand in adjournment until 10:30 a.m., February 22, 2022. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 10:40 a.m. Liz Clark Secretary of the Senate 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1842 Announcements Americans with Disabilities Act Notice - Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative communication formats to access committee meetings may contact the appropriate committee office or the Legislative Information Office in their community. Reasonable advance notice is needed to accommodate the request. For further information, call the ADA Coordinator at 465-3854 Voice/465-4980 TDD. STANDING COMMITTEES + indicates teleconference = indicates bill previously heard/scheduled COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS Feb 22 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM += SB 181 IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR IN ADS += SB 172 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 24 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 3:30 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** ---------------------------------------- EDUCATION Feb 18 Friday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 21 Monday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 23 Wednesday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM += SB 174 ALLOW NATURAL HAIRSTYLES -- Public Testimony -- += SB 34 STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1843 EDUCATION (continued) Feb 25 Friday Butrovich 205 9:00 AM + SB 198 RAMPART SCHOOL: YUKON-KOYUKUK DISTRICT -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + SB 146 UNIVERSITY: TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS COST -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- FINANCE Feb 18 Friday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + PRS / TRS Update Ajay Desai, Director of Division of Retirement & Benefits Kevin Worley, Chief Finance Officer, Division of Retirement & Benefits Emily Ricci, Health Care Policy Administrator Jim Puckett, Chief Pension Officer + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 21 Monday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + SB 199 PERM FUND; PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + SB 200 PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND; 25/75 POMV SPLIT -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 21 Monday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM += SB 199 PERM FUND; PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND += SB 200 PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND; 25/75 POMV SPLIT -- Public Testimony -- 2-Minute Time Limit Call In/Sign Up by 2:30 p.m. + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 22 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Sovereign Wealth Funds-Global Trends & Practices -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- Dr. Malan Rietveld + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1844 FINANCE (continued) Feb 22 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 23 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM += SB 199 PERM FUND; PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND += SB 200 PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND; 25/75 POMV SPLIT + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 23 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 24 Thursday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + SB 151 EXTEND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + SB 173 DENTIST SPEC. LICENSE/RADIOLOGIC EQUIP -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + SJR 12 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT REDUCTION REPEAL -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 24 Thursday Senate Finance 532 1:00 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 25 Friday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES Feb 22 Tuesday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Consideration of Governor's Appointees: Kevin F. Fimon, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of Trustees -- Public Testimony -- + SB 169 SMOKE/FIRE DAMPERS & SMOKE CTRL SYSTEMS -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1845 HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (continued) Feb 24 Thursday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Consideration of Governor's Appointees: Sola Olamikan, State Medical Board -- Public Testimony -- + SB 175 HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY TELEHEALTH -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled ---------------------------------------- JUDICIARY Feb 18 Friday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 21 Monday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 23 Wednesday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Jedediah Cox, Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Jason Wilson, State Board of Parole Jeff Brown, Alaska Police Standards Council Michael Craig, Alaska Police Standards Council + SB 187 HARASSMENT; SEX OFFENDERS & OFFENSES + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled Feb 25 Friday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM + Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Jessie Ruffridge, State Commission for Human Rights Zackary Gottshall, State Commission for Human Rights David Knapp, Alaska Police Standards Council Greg Bringhurst, Violent Crime Compensation Board += SB 187 HARASSMENT; SEX OFFENDERS & OFFENSES + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1846 LABOR & COMMERCE Feb 18 Friday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 21 Monday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 201 USE OF INTERNET FOR CHARITABLE GAMING -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 23 Wednesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + SB 179 UTILITIES: RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + SB 132 CONTROLLED SUB. DATA: EXEMPT VETERINARIAN -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 25 Friday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- RESOURCES Feb 18 Friday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM -- MEETING CANCELED -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 21 Monday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM += HB 28 REGISTRATION OF BOATS: EXEMPTION + HCR 2 SUPPORTING ALASKA OCEAN CLUSTER -- Invited & Public Testimony -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 23 Wednesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM -- Agenda to be Announced -- + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 25 Friday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1847 STATE AFFAIRS Feb 22 Tuesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled Feb 24 Thursday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM No Meeting Scheduled ---------------------------------------- TRANSPORTATION Feb 22 Tuesday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM += SB 170 MARINE HIGHWAY CORPORATION + Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled **Streamed live on AKL.tv** Feb 24 Thursday Beltz 105 (tsbldg) 1:30 PM + Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Board of Marine Pilots DOT Commissioner **Streamed live on AKL.tv** ---------------------------------------- FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES COMMERCE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEV Feb 22 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 5:30 PM + Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development Budget Overview ---------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Feb 23 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 5:30 PM + Department of Environmental Conservation Budget Overview ---------------------------------------- REVENUE Feb 21 Monday Senate Finance 532 5:30 PM + Department of Revenue Budget Overview 2022-02-18 Senate Journal Page 1848 JOINT COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Feb 23 Wednesday Adams 519 7:00 AM -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- Teleconference Listen Only -- I. Committee Business - Executive Session a. Juneau Warehouse Storage Space Lease b. Briefing on Forward Funding Education, HB 69 Effective Date, Alaska Higher Education Investment Fund Litigation + II. Committee Business a. Leg Council/Legislature FY23 Budget b. Assembly Building Utilization Subcommittee Recommendation c. FY21 Legislature Audit d. Review of Legislative Council COVID-19 Mitigation Policy **Streamed live on AKL.tv** ---------------------------------------- OTHER MEETINGS JOINT SESSION Feb 22 Tuesday House Chamber 11:00 AM Annual Address by Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator ---------------------------------------- MISCELLANEOUS MEETINGS Feb 22 Tuesday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn Presentation: Affordable, Sustainable Housing by Mindy O'Neall, Executive Director of the Cold Climate Research Center Sponsored by Senator Kawasaki Feb 24 Thursday Butrovich 205 12:00 PM Lunch & Learn Presentation: Protecting Water Quality & Health In Alaska: Understanding PFAS Sponsored by Senator Kiehl & Representative Hannan