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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                        THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                             SECOND SESSION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                  Thursday                   May 2, 2024                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                         One Hundred Eighth Day                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Tilton at 10:36 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 40 members present.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Greg Weinert of                                                              
Emmanuel Baptist Church.  Representative Vance moved and asked                                                                  
unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.  There                                                          
being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    In deepest reverence for the beliefs of all Alaskans, I invite                                                              
    you into a time of reflection on our solemn covenant as                                                                     
    servants of the people:                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
    Our Father, creator of all, we praise your name. You have                                                                   
    demonstrated insight when we have been blind, grace when                                                                    
    we have been belligerent, and holiness when we have acted                                                                   
    dishonorably.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    We invoke your divine guidance on the people of this                                                                        
    chamber. You have placed a great burden of service and                                                                      
    stewardship upon them. We ask for strength and resolution in                                                                
    the tasks before them. Help inspire them to create in your                                                                  
    image a state known not just for the immense beauty but also                                                                
    for a people of grace, equity, and unity.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    Protect us all from the pettiness of partisanship, but preserve                                                             
    the courage of our conscious. Open our hearts and minds to                                                                  

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    respect for you and your creation, including the dignity of the                                                             
    human soul. Teach us as a people to pursue justice, extend                                                                  
    mercy, and to love not only our neighbors, but our enemies as                                                               
    well.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     This we pray and petition, not to our glory, Lord, but to you                                                             
     and you alone. I pray this in the name of the Father, the Son,                                                            
    and the Holy Spirit. Amen.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Ortiz.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                      CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
journal for the 107th legislative day be approved as certified by the                                                           
Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                        MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 268                                                                                                                        
A message received at 4:49 p.m., May 1 was read stating the Senate                                                              
passed:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 268(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                                                          
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                    
    program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                              
    capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making                                                                         
    supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing                                                             
    for an effective date."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 268(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                    
    program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                              
    capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending                                                                      
    appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and                                                                      
    reappropriations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
    (technical title change)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 268(FIN) is under Unfinished Business.                                                                                     

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HB 270                                                                                                                        
A message received at 4:49 p.m., May 1 was read stating the Senate                                                              
passed CSHB 270(FIN) with the following amendment, and it is                                                                    
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 270(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital                                                                 
    expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                              
    program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 270(FIN) is under Unfinished Business.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                             COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following was received:                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                                      
Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys                                                                                    
Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission                                                                                        
2023 Annual Report to the Governor and State Legislature                                                                        
(as required by AS 44.37.067)                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                     REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The Labor & Commerce Committee reviewed the qualifications of the                                                               
following and recommends the appointments be forwarded to a joint                                                               
session for consideration:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                               Mark Diehl                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
as a member of the Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                               Paul Baril                                                                                      
                               John Barry                                                                                      
                            Jeffrey Garness                                                                                    
                             Colin Maynard                                                                                     
                            Bradford Rinckey                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
as members of the State Board of Registration for Architects,                                                                   
Engineers, and Land Surveyors.                                                                                                  

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                           Tenaya Miramontes                                                                                   
                              Wendy Palin                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
as members of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                              Justin Mack                                                                                      
                             Jennifer Yuhas                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
as members of the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                              Carla Hebert                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
as a member of the Board of Pharmacy.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                             Jenny Buswell                                                                                     
                              Mae Sprague                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
as members of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                             John Espindola                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
as a member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                               Nancy Shaw                                                                                      
                               Amy Steele                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
as members of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                              Pamela Cline                                                                                     
                              John Corbett                                                                                     
                              Bronson Frye                                                                                     
                            Steven Heidemann                                                                                   
                              Debbie White                                                                                     
                             Brian Zematis                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
as members of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Sumner, Chair; and                                                                      
Representatives Ruffridge, Prax, Wright, Fields, and Carrick.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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HB 107                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 107                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to criminal law definitions."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 107(JUD)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the definition of 'person' in Alaska Statutes;                                                          
    relating to criminal law definitions; and providing for an effective                                                        
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Vance, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Vance                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (2):  Gray, Groh                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Sumner, Allard, Carpenter                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 107(JUD):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Law                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 107 was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 358                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 358                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to use of artificial intelligence to create or alter a                                                     
    representation of the voice or likeness of an individual."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 358(2d JUD)                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to defamation claims based on the use of                                                                   
    deepfakes; and relating to the use of deepfakes in electioneering                                                           
    communications."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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The report was signed by Representative Vance, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Gray, Carpenter, Allard, Sumner                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Vance                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 358(2d JUD):                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Office of the Governor/Combined                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 358 was returned to the Rules Committee.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                     REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HR 8                                                                                                                          
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                                      
    Encouraging the Department of Fish and Game to adopt certain                                                                
    regulations relating to fisheries bycatch.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8(FSH)                                                                                          
    Encouraging the Department of Fish and Game to adopt a bycatch                                                              
    policy and certain regulations relating to fisheries bycatch.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Vance, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Carpenter, McCabe, Vance                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Himschoot                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHR 8(FSH):                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, House Special Committee on Fisheries/Legislative Agency                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HR 8 was referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                                   

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                       INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Karen S. Burns                                                                                                       
By Representative Allard                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Duane Mayes                                                                                                          
By Representatives Allard, Fields, Wright                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – United Methodist Church of Chugiak, 70th Anniversary                                                                 
By Representative Saddler; Senator Merrick                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Native Studies                                                                
Department                                                                                                                      
By Representatives Edgmon, Fields, Wright                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Robert Hannon                                                                                                        
By Senator Bishop                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Lightbotics 18185 Team                                                                                               
By Senator Myers; Representatives Cronk, Tomaszewski                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Mark Houle                                                                                                        
By Representatives Saddler, Allard                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Lee Staheli                                                                                                       
By Representative Baker                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Dr. Christopher Thomas Fallen                                                                                     
By Senators Kawasaki, Bishop; Representative Dibert                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Benjamin "Benny" Jose Ramos                                                                                       
By Senator Kawasaki; Representatives Dibert, Stapp                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Anne Theresa Tilly                                                                                                
By Senators Kawasaki, Bishop; Representative Dibert                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Gary Smith                                                                                                        
By Senator Tobin                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam – Margaret "Marge" May Whaley                                                                                       
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Claudia Mae Cope                                                                                                  
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Kirtley E. Franse, Jr.                                                                                            
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                     SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 226                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 226                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to insurance;                                                           
    relating to pharmacies; relating to pharmacists; relating to                                                                
    pharmacy benefits managers; relating to patient choice of                                                                   
    pharmacy; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
with the: Journal Page                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
 HSS RPT CS(HSS) 6DP 1NR 1711                                                                                                   
 FN1: (ADM) 1711                                                                                                                
 FN2: (CED) 1711                                                                                                                
 FN3: (CED) 1711                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 1DNP 1NR 2395                                                                                    
 FN4: ZERO(ADM) 2395                                                                                                            
 FN5: ZERO(CED) 2395                                                                                                            
 FN6: ZERO(CED) 2395                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits                                                                
    managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an                                                                 
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Eastman objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                   
abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was                                                           
heard, and he was required to vote.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House adopt CSHB 226(L&C)?"  The                                                                
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 226                                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Adopt Labor & Commerce CS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                               
Shaw, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Prax, Stapp                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 226(L&C) was adopted.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Stapp:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to article 1                                                           
to read:                                                                                                                        
         Sec. 14.40.118. Health care insurance plans. (a) If the                                                              
    University of Alaska offers a group health care insurance plan                                                              
    covering university employees, including by means of self-                                                                  
    insurance, the university health care insurance plan, including the                                                         
    administration and management of pharmacy benefits under the                                                                
    plan, is subject to the requirements of AS 21.27.901 - 21.27.975                                                            
    and AS 21.36.520.                                                                                                           
         (b)  In this section, "health care insurance plan" has the                                                             
    meaning given in AS 21.54.500."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               

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Page 2, line 22:                                                                                                                
    Delete "a new section"                                                                                                      
    Insert "new sections"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, following line 30:                                                                                                      
    Insert a new section to read:                                                                                               
         "Sec. 21.27.908. Contract disclosure. (a) A pharmacy                                                                 
    benefits manager shall exercise good faith and fair dealing in the                                                          
    performance of its contractual duties with an insurer.                                                                      
         (b)  Within 60 days after receiving a request from an insurer, a                                                       
    pharmacy benefits manager shall provide a copy of a contract                                                                
    between the pharmacy benefits manager and the insurer. Nothing                                                              
    in this subsection requires the disclosure of proprietary business                                                          
    information or protected health information.                                                                                
         (c)  A contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and an                                                             
    insurer must allow an insurer the right to request an annual audit.                                                         
         (d)  A pharmacy benefits manager may require an insurer to                                                             
    sign a nondisclosure agreement acknowledging that the                                                                       
    information obtained during an audit is proprietary information of                                                          
    the pharmacy benefits manager."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, following line 21:                                                                                                     
    Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                           
"* Sec. 14. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to                                                              
read:                                                                                                                           
             (68)  AS 29.20.420 (health care insurance plans).                                                                  
   * Sec. 15. AS 29.20 is amended by adding a new section to article 5                                                        
to read:                                                                                                                        
         Sec. 29.20.420. Health care insurance plans. (a) If a                                                                
    municipality offers a group health care insurance plan covering                                                             
    municipal employees, including by means of self-insurance, the                                                              
    municipal health care insurance plan, including the administration                                                          
    and management of pharmacy benefits under the plan, is subject to                                                           
    the requirements of AS 21.27.901 - 21.27.975 and AS 21.36.520.                                                              
         (b)  This section applies to home rule and general law                                                                 
    municipalities.                                                                                                             
         (c)  In this section, "health care insurance plan" has the                                                             
    meaning given in AS 21.54.500.                                                                                              
   * Sec. 16. AS 39.30.090(a) is amended to read:                                                                             
         (a)  The Department of Administration may obtain a policy or                                                           

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    policies of group insurance covering state employees, persons                                                               
    entitled to coverage under AS 14.25.168, 14.25.480,                                                                         
    AS 22.25.090, AS 39.35.535, 39.35.880, or former AS 39.37.145,                                                              
    employees of other participating governmental units, or persons                                                             
    entitled to coverage under AS 23.15.136, subject to the following                                                           
    conditions:                                                                                                                 
             (1)  a group insurance policy shall provide one or more of                                                         
    the following benefits: life insurance, accidental death and                                                                
    dismemberment insurance, weekly indemnity insurance, hospital                                                               
    expense insurance, surgical expense insurance, dental expense                                                               
    insurance, audiovisual insurance, or other medical care insurance;                                                          
             (2)  each eligible employee of the state, the spouse and                                                           
    the unmarried children chiefly dependent on the eligible employee                                                           
    for support, and each eligible employee of another participating                                                            
    governmental unit shall be covered by the group policy, unless                                                              
    exempt under regulations adopted by the commissioner of                                                                     
    administration;                                                                                                             
             (3)  a governmental unit may participate under a group                                                             
    policy if                                                                                                                   
                  (A)  its governing body adopts a resolution                                                                   
         authorizing participation and payment of required premiums;                                                            
                  (B)  a certified copy of the resolution is filed with the                                                     
         Department of Administration; and                                                                                      
                  (C)  the commissioner of administration approves the                                                          
         participation in writing;                                                                                              
             (4)  in procuring a policy of group health or group life                                                           
    insurance as provided under this section or excess loss insurance                                                           
    as provided in AS 39.30.091, the Department of Administration                                                               
    shall comply with the dual choice requirements of AS 21.86.310,                                                             
    and shall obtain the insurance policy from an insurer authorized to                                                         
    transact business in the state under AS 21.09, a hospital or                                                                
    medical service corporation authorized to transact business in this                                                         
    state under AS 21.87, or a health maintenance organization                                                                  
    authorized to operate in this state under AS 21.86; an excess loss                                                          
    insurance policy may be obtained from a life or health insurer                                                              
    authorized to transact business in this state under AS 21.09 or                                                             
    from a hospital or medical service corporation authorized to                                                                
    transact business in this state under AS 21.87;                                                                             
             (5)  the Department of Administration shall make                                                                   
    available bid specifications for desired insurance benefits or for                                                          

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    administration of benefit claims and payments to (A) all insurance                                                          
    carriers authorized to transact business in this state under                                                                
    AS 21.09 and all hospital or medical service corporations                                                                   
    authorized to transact business under AS 21.87 who are qualified                                                            
    to provide the desired benefits; and (B) insurance carriers                                                                 
    authorized to transact business in this state under AS 21.09,                                                               
    hospital or medical service corporations authorized to transact                                                             
    business under AS 21.87, and third-party administrators licensed                                                            
    to transact business in this state and qualified to provide                                                                 
    administrative services; the specifications shall be made available                                                         
    at least once every five years; the lowest responsible bid submitted                                                        
    by an insurance carrier, hospital or medical service corporation, or                                                        
    third-party administrator with adequate servicing facilities shall                                                          
    govern selection of a carrier, hospital or medical service                                                                  
    corporation, or third-party administrator under this section or the                                                         
    selection of an insurance carrier or a hospital or medical service                                                          
    corporation to provide excess loss insurance as provided in                                                                 
    AS 39.30.091;                                                                                                               
             (6)  if the aggregate of dividends payable under the group                                                         
    insurance policy exceeds the governmental unit's share of the                                                               
    premium, the excess shall be applied by the governmental unit for                                                           
    the sole benefit of the employees;                                                                                          
             (7)  a person receiving benefits under AS 14.25.110,                                                               
    AS 22.25, AS 39.35, or former AS 39.37 may continue the life                                                                
    insurance coverage that was in effect under this section at the time                                                        
    of termination of employment with the state or participating                                                                
    governmental unit;                                                                                                          
             (8)  a person electing to have insurance under (7) of this                                                         
    subsection shall pay the cost of this insurance;                                                                            
             (9)  for each permanent part-time employee electing                                                                
    coverage under this section, the state shall contribute one-half the                                                        
    state contribution rate for permanent full-time state employees,                                                            
    and the permanent part-time employee shall contribute the other                                                             
    one-half;                                                                                                                   
             (10)  a person receiving benefits under AS 14.25,                                                                  
    AS 22.25, AS 39.35, or former AS 39.37 may obtain auditory,                                                                 
    visual, and dental insurance for that person and eligible                                                                   
    dependents under this section; the level of coverage for persons                                                            
    over 65 shall be the same as that available before reaching age 65                                                          
    except that the benefits payable shall be supplemental to any                                                               

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    benefits provided under the federal old age, survivors, and                                                                 
    disability insurance program; a person electing to have insurance                                                           
    under this paragraph shall pay the cost of the insurance; the                                                               
    commissioner of administration shall adopt regulations                                                                      
    implementing this paragraph;                                                                                                
             (11)  a person receiving benefits under AS 14.25,                                                                  
    AS 22.25, AS 39.35, or former AS 39.37 may obtain long-term                                                                 
    care insurance for that person and eligible dependents under this                                                           
    section; a person who elects insurance under this paragraph shall                                                           
    pay the cost of the insurance premium; the commissioner of                                                                  
    administration shall adopt regulations to implement this                                                                    
    paragraph;                                                                                                                  
             (12)  each licensee holding a current operating agreement                                                          
    for a vending facility under AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210 shall be                                                              
    covered by the group policy that applies to governmental units                                                              
    other than the state;                                                                                                   
             (13)  a group health insurance policy covering                                                                 
    employees of a participating governmental unit must meet the                                                            
    requirements of AS 21.27.901 - 21.27.975 and AS 21.36.520,                                                              
    including requirements relating to administration and                                                                   
    management of pharmacy benefits under the policy.                                                                       
   * Sec. 17. AS 39.30.091 is amended to read:                                                                                
         Sec. 39.30.091. Authorization for self-insurance and excess                                                          
    loss insurance. Notwithstanding AS 21.86.310 or AS 39.30.090,                                                             
    the Department of Administration may provide, by means of self-                                                             
    insurance, one or more of the benefits listed in AS 39.30.090(a)(1)                                                         
    for state employees eligible for the benefits by law or under a                                                             
    collective bargaining agreement and for persons receiving benefits                                                          
    under AS 14.25, AS 22.25, AS 39.35, or former AS 39.37, and                                                                 
    their dependents. The department shall procure any necessary                                                                
    excess loss insurance under AS 39.30.090. A self-insured group                                                          
    medical plan covering active state employees provided under                                                             
    this section is subject to the requirements of AS 21.27.901 -                                                           
    21.27.975 and AS 21.36.520, including requirements relating                                                             
    to administration and management of pharmacy benefits                                                                   
    under the plan."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 1 - 19"                                                                                                       

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Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 21"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 22"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carrick objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                               
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
he was required to vote.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Eastman, Foster, Gray,                                                              
Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Prax, Shaw, Stapp, Stutes, Sumner,                                                                
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin,                                                                
Groh, Himschoot, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears,                                                                    
Mina, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Story                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Ortiz                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Gray changed from "NAY" to "YEA"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                                            
    Insert "relating to disciplinary sanctions by the Board of                                                                
Pharmacy;"                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Section 1. AS 08.80.261 is amended by adding a new subsection                                                              
to read:                                                                                                                        
         (c)  The board may not deny a license to an applicant or                                                               
    impose disciplinary sanctions against a pharmacist for making a                                                             
    political statement, including criticism of a governmental agency                                                           
    or information disseminated by a governmental agency."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                        
    Insert "Sec. 2"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 2 - 15"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 17"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 18"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  2   NAYS:  37   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Vance                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Mears                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 17 - 18:                                                                                                          
    Delete ", and each separate violation is subject to the maximum                                                             
civil penalty under AS 21.97.020."                                                                                              
    Insert ". Penalties against a person under this subsection may not                                                          
exceed an aggregate total of $25,000."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 7, line 17, following "AS 21.27.440.":                                                                                     
    Insert "Penalties against a person under this subsection may not                                                            
exceed an aggregate total of $25,000 during any three-month period."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  2   NAYS:  38   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Eastman, Prax                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                               
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                                 
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "insurance;" (title amendment):                                                                     
    Insert "relating to vaccines;"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. AS 18.15 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                                
    Article 7A. Vaccines and Vaccinations.                                                                                    
         Sec. 18.15.520. Adverse events. A health care provider or                                                            
    health care facility that observes a patient experience an adverse                                                          
    event as a result of receiving a vaccine, or that receives a report                                                         
    from a patient or a patient's family member that the patient has                                                            
    recently experienced an adverse event as a result of receiving a                                                            
    vaccine, shall report the adverse event in a timely manner to the                                                           
    Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System in the United States                                                                 
    Department of Health and Human Services and record the adverse                                                              
    event in the patient's medical record. In this section,                                                                     
             (1)  "health care facility" means an office or institution                                                         
    that provides care or treatment for physical, mental, emotional,                                                            
    dental, physiological, or psychological diseases or conditions;                                                            
             (2)  "health care provider" means an individual licensed,                                                          
    certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to provide                                                           
    health care services; in this paragraph, "health care services"                                                             
    means care, treatment, a service, or a procedure to maintain,                                                               
    diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental                                                            
    condition;                                                                                                                  
             (3)  "vaccine" means a substance                                                                                   
                  (A)  used to stimulate the production of antibodies                                                           
         and provide immunity against a disease;                                                                                

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                  (B)  prepared from the causative agent of a disease or                                                        
         its products or from a synthetic substitute;                                                                           
                  (C)  treated to act as an antigen to a disease without                                                        
         inducing the disease; and                                                                                              
                  (D)  that is designed to be administered to a patient                                                         
         only after the patient gives voluntary and knowing consent to                                                          
         receive the substance or, if the patient is a minor, only after a                                                      
         parent or guardian of the minor gives voluntary and knowing                                                            
         consent to administer the substance to the minor."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 29:                                                                                                               
    Delete "This Act applies"                                                                                                   
    Insert "Sections 1 and 3 - 15 of this Act apply"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 1 and 3 - 15"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 17"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 18"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Eastman, Rauscher, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw,                                                             
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Wright                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "insurance;" (title amendment):                                                                     
    Insert "relating to the prescription and dispensation of                                                                  
ivermectin;"                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                                                       
    Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                           
"* Section 1. AS 08.64.367(d) is amended by adding a new                                                                      
paragraph to read:                                                                                                              
             (3)  "chief medical officer" means the chief medical                                                               
    officer of the Department of Health.                                                                                        
   * Sec. 2. AS 08.64.367 is amended by adding new subsections to                                                             
read:                                                                                                                           
         (e)  A physician or the chief medical officer may prescribe                                                            
    ivermectin by standing order. A standing order issued under this                                                            
    subsection must                                                                                                             
             (1)  be written and signed by a physician licensed under                                                           
    this chapter or by the chief medical officer, as applicable;                                                                
             (2)  specify a protocol allowing a pharmacist licensed                                                             
    under AS 08.80 to dispense ivermectin under the delegated                                                                   
    prescriptive authority of the physician or the chief medical officer;                                                       
    and                                                                                                                         
             (3)  include a plan for evaluating and treating adverse                                                            
    events.                                                                                                                     
         (f)  An action may not be brought against a physician or the                                                           
    chief medical officer for damages resulting from the good faith                                                             
    standing order prescription of ivermectin under this (e) of this                                                            
    section."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Page 1, line 4:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                        
    Insert "Sec. 3"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 4. AS 08.80 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                               
         Sec. 08.80.336. Standing order for ivermectin. (a) A                                                                 
    pharmacist following a standing order issued under                                                                          
    AS 08.64.367(e) may dispense ivermectin to a person in this state                                                           
    without a prior prescription.                                                                                               
         (b)  A pharmacist following a standing order under this                                                                
    section may not                                                                                                             
             (1)  seek personal financial benefit by participating in an                                                        
    incentive-based program; or                                                                                                 
             (2)  accept an inducement that influences or encourages                                                            
    therapeutic or product changes or the ordering of tests or services.                                                        
         (c)  A pharmacist shall provide each recipient of ivermectin                                                           
    under this section with a standardized information sheet written in                                                         
    plain language that includes information on the importance of                                                               
    follow-up care and health care referral information. The                                                                    
    information sheet may not discourage the recipient from using                                                               
    ivermectin for the treatment of novel coronavirus disease                                                                   
    (COVID-19).                                                                                                                 
         (d)  An action may not be brought against a pharmacist for                                                             
    damages resulting from the good faith dispensation of ivermectin                                                            
    under this section."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 29:                                                                                                               
    Delete "This Act applies"                                                                                                   
    Insert "Sections 3 and 5 - 17 of this Act apply"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 3 and 5 - 17"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 19"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 20"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  34   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coulombe, Eastman, Rauscher, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert,                                                             
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                  
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp,                                                             
Story, Stutes, Sumner, Wright                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "insurance;" (title amendment):                                                                     
    Insert "relating to vaccines and vaccinations;"                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. AS 18.15 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                               
   Article 7A. Vaccines and Vaccinations.                                                                                     
         Sec. 18.15.500. Information on vaccine. (a) A health care                                                            

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    provider or health care facility that recommends or administers a                                                           
    vaccine to a patient shall, before administering the vaccine,                                                               
    provide to the patient or, if the patient is a minor, to the patient's                                                      
    parent or guardian information that identifies the risks and benefits                                                       
    of the vaccine based on the patient's health record and the right of                                                        
    the patient or, if the patient is a minor, the patient's parent or                                                          
    guardian to accept or refuse the vaccine.                                                                                   
         (b)  The information provided under (a) of this section must                                                           
    be in writing, must be signed by the patient or, if the patient is a                                                        
    minor, the patient's parent or guardian and must include                                                                    
             (1)  the name and manufacturer of the vaccine;                                                                    
             (2)  the ingredients of the vaccine, including adjuvants                                                           
    and excipients; in this paragraph,                                                                                          
                  (A)  "adjuvant" means a substance that enhances the                                                           
         pharmacological effect of a drug or increases the ability of an                                                        
         antigen to stimulate the immune system;                                                                                
                  (B)  "excipient" means an ingredient that is                                                                  
         intentionally added to a drug for a purpose other than the                                                             
         therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dose;                                                                
             (3)  the Internet website of the manufacturer for access to                                                        
    the vaccine manufacturer's product insert for disclosed                                                                     
    contraindications and adverse events and any related information;                                                           
             (4)  the Internet website of the United States Health                                                              
    Resources and Services Administration for access to the vaccine                                                             
    injury compensation program and the vaccine injury table and                                                                
    information regarding reports of adverse effects and recalls of                                                             
    vaccines;                                                                                                                   
             (5)  the Internet website of the United States Food and                                                            
     Drug Administration for access to vaccine recall information;                                                             
             (6)  information regarding patient exemption rights,                                                               
    including the right to an exemption from a vaccination for a                                                                
    medical, personal, religious, or other reason;                                                                              
             (7)  information regarding rights concerning vaccination                                                           
    data collection by the department;                                                                                          
             (8)  information regarding limitations on liability for a                                                          
    person who administers a vaccine;                                                                                           
             (9)  information regarding incentives received by the                                                              
    health care provider or health care facility related to vaccination                                                         
    services;                                                                                                                   
             (10)  information regarding the risks of contracting the                                                           

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    disease or illness for which the vaccine is given;                                                                          
             (11)  the name, manufacturer, and ingredients of any                                                               
    vaccine scheduled to be administered to the patient at a future                                                             
    appointment; and                                                                                                            
             (12)  a notification of any potential right of action the                                                          
    patient may have against a vaccine manufacturer for an injury                                                               
    resulting from the vaccine that was not specified in the                                                                    
    manufacturer's product insert.                                                                                              
         (c)  If the department publishes an advertisement that                                                                 
    promotes a vaccine, the department shall list potential adverse                                                             
    reactions associated with the vaccine and identify persons for                                                              
    whom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United                                                                 
    States Department of Health and Human Services, recommends                                                                  
    against receiving the vaccine.                                                                                              
         (d)  In this section,                                                                                                  
             (1)  "health care facility" means an office or institution                                                         
    that provides care or treatment for physical, mental, emotional,                                                            
    dental, physiological, or psychological diseases or conditions;                                                            
             (2)  "health care provider" means an individual licensed,                                                          
    certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to provide                                                           
    health care services; in this paragraph, "health care services"                                                             
    means care, treatment, a service, or a procedure to maintain,                                                               
    diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental                                                            
    condition;                                                                                                                  
             (3)  "minor" means an individual under 18 years of age                                                             
      whose disabilities have not been removed under AS 09.55.590;                                                             
             (4)  "vaccination" means treatment with a vaccine;                                                                 
             (5)  "vaccine" means a substance                                                                                   
                  (A)  used to stimulate the production of antibodies                                                           
         and provide immunity against a disease;                                                                                
                  (B)  prepared from the causative agent of a disease or                                                        
         its products or from a synthetic substitute;                                                                           
                  (C)  treated to act as an antigen to a disease without                                                        
         inducing the disease; and                                                                                              
                  (D)  that is designed to be administered to a patient                                                         
         only after the patient gives voluntary and knowing consent to                                                          
         receive the substance or, if the patient is a minor, only after a                                                      
         parent or guardian of the minor gives voluntary and knowing                                                            
         consent to administer the substance to the minor."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 1 and 3 - 15"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 17"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 18"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 6                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  5   NAYS:  35   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Eastman, Rauscher, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw,                                                             
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Wright                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
a Call of the Chair; and so, the House recessed at 11:58 a.m.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                              AFTER RECESS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 1:20 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                     SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 226                                                                                                                        
The following was before the House in second reading:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits                                                                
    managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an                                                                 
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Stapp:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 22:                                                                                                                
    Delete "a new section"                                                                                                      
    Insert "new sections"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 22:                                                                                                      
    Insert a new section to read:                                                                                               
         "Sec. 21.27.906. Registration fees. A pharmacy benefits                                                              
    manager shall pay a registration fee of $50,000 upon                                                                        
             (1)  initial registration; and                                                                                     
             (2)  renewal."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 26:                                                                                                               
    Delete "AS 21.27.950 and 21.27.955"                                                                                         
    Insert "AS 21.27.905(b), 21.27.950, and 21.27.955"                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 7                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Galvin, Gray, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                                     
Josephson, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Stapp, Stutes, Vance                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman,                                                              
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Groh, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                     
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story,                                                                   
Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carpenter                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 8 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 9 was offered  by Representative Stapp:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, following line 21:                                                                                                     
    Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                           
"* Sec. 13. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to                                                              
read:                                                                                                                           
             (68)  AS 29.20.420 (health care insurance plans).                                                                  
   * Sec. 14. AS 29.20 is amended by adding a new section to article 5                                                        
to read:                                                                                                                        
         Sec. 29.20.420. Health care insurance plans. (a) If a                                                                
    municipality offers a group health care insurance plan covering                                                             
    municipal employees, including by means of self-insurance, the                                                              
    municipal health care insurance plan, including the administration                                                          
    and management of pharmacy benefits under the plan, is subject to                                                           
    the requirements of AS 21.27.901 - 21.27.975 and AS 21.36.520.                                                              
         (b)  This section applies to home rule and general law                                                                 
    municipalities.                                                                                                             
         (c)  In this section, "health care insurance plan" has the                                                             
    meaning given in AS 21.54.500."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 1 - 16"                                                                                                       

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Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 18"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 19"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 9 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 9                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  32   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Cronk, Eastman, Gray, Hannan, Ortiz, Stapp, Stutes                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                                     
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Sumner,                                                               
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carpenter                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 10 was offered  by Representative Stapp:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to article 1                                                           
to read:                                                                                                                        
         Sec. 14.40.118. Health care insurance plans. (a) If the                                                              
    University of Alaska offers a group health care insurance plan                                                              
    covering university employees, including by means of self-                                                                  

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    insurance, the university health care insurance plan, including the                                                         
    administration and management of pharmacy benefits under the                                                                
    plan, is subject to the requirements of AS 21.27.901 - 21.27.975                                                            
    and AS 21.36.520.                                                                                                           
         (b)  In this section, "health care insurance plan" has the                                                             
    meaning given in AS 21.54.500."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 12, line 31:                                                                                                               
    Delete "secs. 1 - 14"                                                                                                       
    Insert "secs. 1 - 15"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 9:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Section 16"                                                                                                         
    Insert "Section 17"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 10:                                                                                                               
    Delete "sec. 17"                                                                                                            
    Insert "sec. 18"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 10 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Sumner objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 10                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Cronk, Eastman, Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Ortiz,                                                             
Prax, Stapp, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields,                                                             
Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot, Josephson, McCabe,                                                                       
McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                    
Schrage, Shaw, Story, Sumner, Wright                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Absent:  Carpenter                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 11 was not offered.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 226(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 226(L&C) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                       
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                     SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 129                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE BILL NO. 129                                                                                                         
    "An Act naming the Matt Glover Bike Path."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                  Journal Page                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
SB 129 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                  
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 129 was read the third time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall SB 129 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 129                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh,                                                             
Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  McCabe                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, SB 129 passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and                                                                  
Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                      THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 144                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 1                                                               
calendar (page 2587), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 144 am                                                                                                       
    "An Act relating to education tax credits; and providing for an                                                             
    effective date by repealing the effective date of secs. 1, 2, and 21,                                                       
    ch. 61, SLA 2014."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 144 am pass the House?"  The roll was                                                            
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 144 am                                                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Foster, Gray, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                               
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes,                                                          
Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Fields, Galvin, Hannan, Schrage                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Edgmon                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 144 am passed the House.                                                                                             

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Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                         
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 144 am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
House revert to Introduction of Guests. There being no objection, it                                                            
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House advance to Consideration of the Daily Calendar. There being no                                                            
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                      THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 228                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 1                                                               
calendar (page 2558), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(STA) am                                                                                           
    "An Act establishing the Alaska task force for the regulation of                                                            
    psychedelic medicines approved by the United States Food and                                                                
    Drug Administration; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 228(STA) am pass the House?"                                                                   
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp,                                                            
Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Eastman, D.Johnson, Saddler                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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And so, CSHB 228(STA) am passed the House.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                         
effective date clause.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                                                         
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                                 
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Eastman                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  C.Johnson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 228(STA) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 330                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 1                                                               
calendar (page 2563), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 330 am                                                                                                       
    "An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by                                                         
    prisoners; and relating to prisoner communication reimbursement                                                             
    rates."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carrick placed a call of the House.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The call was satisfied.                                                                                                         

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The question being:  "Shall HB 330 am pass the House?"  The roll was                                                            
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 330 am                                                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                   
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, Mears,                                                                      
Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes,                                                            
Sumner, Tilton, Vance, Wright                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Eastman, D.Johnson, McKay, Rauscher, Stapp,                                                                      
Tomaszewski                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 330 am passed the House.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 330 am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                         LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House approve the citations on the calendar.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                   
consent to divide the question and take up the citation, Honoring –                                                             
Beth McEwen, 2023 Clerk of the Year separately.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the question be divided?"  The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Approve Citation(s) on Calendar                                                                                                 
Divide the Question                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  32   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Carpenter, Eastman, Prax, Rauscher, Stapp, Tilton,                                                               
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                               
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Ortiz, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Sumner,                                                                
Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion failed.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House approve the citations on the                                                              
Calendar?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Approve the Citation(s) on the Calendar                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe,                                                                  
Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Archie Young                                                                                                         
By Representatives Cronk, Himschoot, Ortiz                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Tehya Titus                                                                                                          
By Representative Cronk; Senator Bishop                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Beth McEwen, 2023 Clerk of the Year                                                                                  
By Senator Kiehl; Representatives Hannan, Story                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Anna Brown Ehlers, 2023 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist                                                                
By Senator Kiehl; Representatives Hannan, Story                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Randy Smith Middle School, Parliamentary Debate Team,                                                                
2024 State Junior Varsity Champions                                                                                             
By Senator Myers; Representatives Tomaszewski, Cronk                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring – UAA College of Business and Public Policy, 50th                                                                      
Anniversary                                                                                                                     
By Senator Kaufman; Representative Wright                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Royal Family Kids Camp Anchorage                                                                                     
By Senator Kaufman; Representatives Vance, Ruffridge                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Quana May Northway                                                                                                
By Representatives Cronk, Prax; Senator Bishop                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – First Chief and Mayor Wilmer Beetus                                                                               
By Representatives Cronk, Baker; Senator Bishop                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Martha Dunlap                                                                                                     
By Representative Cronk; Senator Bishop                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Jill Dunlap Kranenburg                                                                                            
By Representative Cronk; Senator Bishop                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Elverda Emma Lincoln                                                                                              
By Representative Eastman; Senator Wilson                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Ian Campbell Clift                                                                                                
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Mildred "Millie" Opland                                                                                           
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Carolyn Eaton                                                                                                     
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Lawrence "Larry" Edward Hall                                                                                      
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Jane Ellen Schlittler                                                                                             
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Dianne Day-Altrock                                                                                                
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Wright                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam – Joseph Bear                                                                                                       
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Darryl R. Logan                                                                                                   
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Douglas Lawrence Arlian                                                                                           
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Allan "Al" Arthur Bentson                                                                                         
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Mike Case                                                                                                         
By Senator Kiehl; Representatives Hannan, Story                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                          UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 134                                                                                                                        
The Speaker removed the Finance Committee referral for the                                                                      
following:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 134(JUD)                                                                                             
    "An Act relating to insurance; relating to insurance data security;                                                         
    relating to mammograms; amending Rule 26, Alaska Rules of                                                                   
    Civil Procedure, and Rules 402 and 501, Alaska Rules of                                                                     
    Evidence; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 134(JUD) is in the Judiciary Committee.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 397                                                                                                                        
The Speaker added a Finance Committee referral for the following:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 397                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to eliminating vacant positions in the classified                                                          
    and partially exempt service of the state; and providing for an                                                             
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 397 is in the State Affairs Committee with further referral to the                                                           
Finance Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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HR 8                                                                                                                          
The Speaker removed the Resources Committee referral for the                                                                    
following:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                                      
    Encouraging the Department of Fish and Game to adopt certain                                                                
    regulations relating to fisheries bycatch.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HR 8 was removed from the Resources Committee and referred to the                                                               
Rules Committee.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 127                                                                                                                        
Representative Foster, Co-chair, moved and asked unanimous consent                                                              
that the following be discharged from the Finance Committee:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 127(FIN)                                                                                             
    "An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of                                                       
    subpoenas related to tax records; and providing for an effective                                                            
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 127(FIN) was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 226                                                                                                                        
Representative Josephson added as a cosponsor to:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits                                                                
    managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an                                                                 
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 228                                                                                                                        
Representative Cronk added as a cosponsor to:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(STA) am                                                                                           
    "An Act establishing the Alaska task force for the regulation of                                                            
    psychedelic medicines approved by the United States Food and                                                                
    Drug Administration; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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HB 251                                                                                                                        
Representative Mears added as a cosponsor to:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 251                                                                                                          
    "An Act exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in a person's                                                           
    uninspected home kitchen from state labeling, licensing,                                                                    
    packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements; and                                                                     
    permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an                                                            
    ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 330                                                                                                                        
Representative Mina added as a cosponsor to:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 330 am                                                                                                       
    "An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by                                                         
    prisoners; and relating to prisoner communication reimbursement                                                             
    rates."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 129                                                                                                                        
Representatives Tomaszewski and Schrage added as cross sponsors to:                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE BILL NO. 129                                                                                                         
    "An Act naming the Matt Glover Bike Path."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                              ENGROSSMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 144                                                                                                                        
HB 144 am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                                 
and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 228                                                                                                                        
CSHB 228(STA) am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                 
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 330                                                                                                                        
HB 330 am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                                 
and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following meetings today were changed:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Finance Committee                                                                                                               
CHANGED TO:                                            Call of the Chair                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Health & Social Services Committee                                                                                              
CHANGED TO:                                   20 min after adjournment                                                          
                                                                                                                                
State Affairs Committee                                                                                                         
CHANGED TO:                                   10 min after adjournment                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Transportation Committee                                                                                                        
CHANGED TO:                                   10 min after adjournment                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., May 3.  There being no objection, the                                                           
House adjourned at 3:33 p.m.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                            Crystaline Jones                                                                    
                                            Chief Clerk