2023-03-01                     Senate Journal                      Page 0377
                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                                 Senate Bills                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 87                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 87 BY SENATOR BJORKMAN, entitled:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to a lumber grading training program and                                                                  
     lumber grading certificates; relating to use of lumber graded                                                              
     and certified by a person holding a lumber grading training                                                                
     program certificate; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 88                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 88 BY SENATORS GIESSEL, Bishop, Stevens,                                                                        
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System                                                                
     of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing                                                                   
     certain employees an opportunity to choose between the                                                                     
     defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public                                                               
     Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers'                                                                   
     retirement system; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 89                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 89 BY SENATOR STEVENS, entitled:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic                                                                  
     smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine;                                                              
     raising the minimum age to purchase, sell, exchange, or                                                                    
     possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an                                                                      
     electronic smoking product; relating to the taxation of                                                                    
     electronic smoking products and vapor products; and                                                                        
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.