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2023-03-31 Senate Journal

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                                SENATE JOURNAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                           ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                           THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                FIRST SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                      Friday                   March 31, 2023                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                              Seventy-fourth Day                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President                                                             
Stevens at 10:33 a.m.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The roll showed nineteen members present. Senator Hoffman was                                                                   
excused from a call of the Senate.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Reverend Gordon Blue, Holy                                                              
Trinity Episcopal Church. Senator Olson moved and asked unanimous                                                               
consent the prayer be spread. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Today, in the Tradition, we hear the words of Psalm 143:                                                                   
     Lord Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for                                                               
     I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I                                                            
     lift up my soul to you. Teach me to do what pleases you, for                                                               
     you are my God; let your good Spirit lead me on level                                                                      
     ground.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Spirit of Life, Creator Spirit, Font of Wisdom: Be a present                                                               
     strong help, a goad to this Senate: That they may serve you.                                                               
     That they may reconcile with each other, That they may                                                                     
     govern equitably and teach strategies of acceptance That they                                                              
     may live in integrity, serve in humility, and That we may be                                                               
     led by them into the season of healing that is now coming to                                                               
     greet us.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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     O Lord Revive us, Lord, for your Name's sake; for your                                                                     
     righteousness' sake, bring us out of trouble. For the actions                                                              
     that they take let this Senate be remembered with respect in                                                               
     the times to come, For their considerate deliberation, For their                                                           
     wise decisions, For their beneficial service to our people,                                                                
     Now and for generations.             Amen.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Merrick led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the journals for                                                              
the seventy-second and seventy-third legislative days be approved as                                                            
certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated March 29 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                        First Reading and Reference of                                                                       
                              House Resolutions                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HJR 11                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 BY REPRESENTATIVES                                                                                
STAPP, Carrick, Dibert, Tomaszewski, Prax, Cronk, McCabe,                                                                       
Coulombe, Vance, Wright, Saddler, McKay, D. Johnson, Ruffridge,                                                                 
Sumner, Mears, C. Johnson, Galvin, Ortiz, Carpenter, Groh, Tilton,                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          Urging the United States Environmental Protection                                                                     
          Agency to develop a woodstove certification program                                                                   
          that addresses the threat to clean and healthy winter                                                                 
          air in Fairbanks; and urging the state Department of                                                                  
          Environmental Conservation to develop an                                                                              
          economically and legally defensible state                                                                             
          implementation plan for the Fairbanks North Star                                                                      
          Borough nonattainment area.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Merrick added as a cross sponsor on the resolution.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 56                                                                                                                         
HOUSE BILL NO. 56 BY REPRESENTATIVES RUFFRIDGE,                                                                                 
Hannan, Carrick, Sumner, Galvin, Mears, Gray, Schrage, Prax,                                                                    
McKay, Carpenter, Mina, Allard, McCormick, Himschoot, Stutes,                                                                   
Saddler, Story, Wright, Ortiz, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Armstrong,                                                                   
Dibert, C. Johnson, Cronk, Tilton, Rauscher, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act exempting controlled substances prescribed                                                                    
          or dispensed by a veterinarian to treat an animal from                                                                
          the requirements of the controlled substance                                                                          
          prescription database."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce                                                                  
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 103                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 103 BY REPRESENTATIVES CRONK,                                                                                    
Rauscher, Schrage, C. Johnson, McCabe, Armstrong, Story, Saddler,                                                               
Patkotak, Tomaszewski, Wright, entitled:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
             "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska                                                              
          Minerals Commission."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Communications                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following report is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the                                                           
Senate:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Department of Public Safety                                                                                                   
Alaska's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault                                                                        
2022 Annual Report                                                                                                            
in accordance with AS 18.66.050                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Report dated March 29 was read stating:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In accordance with AS 39.05.080, the Judiciary Committee held a                                                                 
hearing on the following appointee(s). A signature on this report does                                                          
not reflect an intent by any of the members to vote for or against the                                                          
confirmation of the individual(s) during any further sessions.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Commission on Judicial Conduct                                                                                                
Todd Fletcher                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
State Board of Parole                                                                                                         
Sarah Possenti                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Claman, Chair; Senators Tobin, Kaufman,                                                             
Kiehl.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 67                                                                                                                         
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 67 "An                                                                       
Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective                                                         
date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 67(RES)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Giessel, Bishop, Cochairs; Senators                                                                   
Claman, Wielechowski, Dunbar, Kaufman. Signing amend: Senator                                                                   
Kawasaki.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Transportation and Public                                                                 
       Facilities                                                                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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SB 87                                                                                                                         
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 87 "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."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Giessel, Bishop, Cochairs; Senators                                                                   
Claman, Wielechowski, Dunbar, Kaufman. Signing amend: Senator                                                                   
Kawasaki.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Natural Resources                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 93                                                                                                                         
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                         
NO. 93 "An Act relating to claims against protection and indemnity                                                              
insurance policies of vessel owners; and providing for an effective                                                             
date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 93(L&C) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to claims for injury, disability, or heart attack                                                            
          payable from the fishermen's fund; relating to claims                                                                 
          against protection and indemnity insurance policies                                                                   
          of vessel owners; and providing for an effective                                                                      
          date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Bjorkman, Chair; Senators Dunbar, Bishop,                                                              
Gray-Jackson.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
          Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Labor and Workforce                                                           
      Development                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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SJR 10                                                                                                                        
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE                                                                      
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10 Encouraging Alaska's Congressional                                                                      
delegation and the federal government to raise Medicare                                                                         
reimbursement rates to meet the actual cost of care for the state's                                                             
senior citizens.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Wilson, Chair; Senators Tobin, Dunbar,                                                                 
Giessel. Signing no recommendation: Senator Kaufman.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SJR 11                                                                                                                        
The Transportation Committee considered SENATE JOINT                                                                            
RESOLUTION NO. 11 Recognizing the Don Young Coast Guard                                                                         
Authorization Act of 2022 and the importance of certain provisions                                                              
intended to enhance oil spill response capabilities in Western Alaska                                                           
and the United States Arctic to promote improved safety in shipping                                                             
commerce, protection of communities in the state, and the health of                                                             
critical marine resources; urging the United States Coast Guard to                                                              
consider the unique challenges of the state when developing oil spill                                                           
response requirements for Western Alaska and the United States                                                                  
Arctic; and urging the deployment of individualized oil spill response                                                          
resources for the state that use modern technologies to track the                                                               
operation of large vessels in the region and local service providers                                                            
with knowledge of the region and local wildlife.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senator Kaufman, Chair; Senators                                                                     
Myers, Wilson. Signing do pass: Senators Tobin, Kiehl.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Senate Transportation Committee                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 119                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 119 BY SENATOR MYERS, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to state identifications and driver's                                                                
          licenses for persons in the custody of the Department                                                                 
          of Corrections; relating to state identifications issued                                                              
          by the Department of Corrections; relating to the                                                                     
          duties of the commissioner of corrections; relating to                                                                
          misconduct involving confidential information;                                                                        
          relating to voter identification; relating to                                                                         
          identification for fishing permits; relating to                                                                       
          identification for debtor financing statements; and                                                                   
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SB 120                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 120 BY THE SENATE EDUCATION                                                                                     
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act extending the education tax credits;                                                                          
          providing for an effective date by amending the                                                                       
          effective date of secs. 1, 2, and 21, ch. 61, SLA 2014;                                                               
          and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Education and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 121                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 121 BY SENATOR GIESSEL BY REQUEST,                                                                              
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          "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."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 25                                                                                                                         
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 25(FIN) "An Act relating to inactive                                                                     
state accounts and funds; relating to the curriculum improvement and                                                            
best practices fund; relating to the fuel emergency fund and fuel                                                               
emergency grants; relating to the special Alaska Historical                                                                     
Commission receipts account; relating to the rural electrification                                                              
revolving loan fund and loans from the fund; and relating to the Exxon                                                          
Valdez oil spill unincorporated rural community grant fund and grants                                                           
from the fund" was read the third time.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 25(FIN) "An                                                                   
Act relating to inactive state accounts and funds; relating to the                                                              
curriculum improvement and best practices fund; relating to the fuel                                                            
emergency fund and fuel emergency grants; relating to the special                                                               
Alaska Historical Commission receipts account; relating to the rural                                                            
electrification revolving loan fund and loans from the fund; and                                                                
relating to the Exxon Valdez oil spill unincorporated rural community                                                           
grant fund and grants from the fund" pass the Senate?" The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 25(FIN)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                 
Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower,                                                                
Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hoffman                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 25(FIN) passed the Senate and                                                                    
was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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SB 46                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 46 "An Act establishing the month of March as                                                                   
Brain Injury Awareness Month" was read the third time.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE BILL NO. 46 "An Act                                                                           
establishing the month of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month"                                                                
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 46                                                                                                                           
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                 
Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower,                                                                
Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hoffman                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 46 passed the Senate and was referred to                                                                
the Secretary for engrossment.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                  Citations                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Chief Justice Daniel Winfree                                                                                         
Senator(s) Kawasaki, Bishop                                                                                                     
Representative(s) Stapp                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Leann Young                                                                                                          
Representative(s) Cronk                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Bishop                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Crystal Kennedy                                                                                                      
Representative(s) Allard                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring – Timothy Barto                                                                                                        
Representative(s) Allard                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam – Jesus Antonio “Jesse” V. Vizcocho                                                                                 
Senator(s) Stevens, Claman                                                                                                      
Representative(s) Stutes, Armstrong                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

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In Memoriam – Elsie Pitka                                                                                                       
Representative(s) Cronk                                                                                                         
Senator(s) Bishop                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the citations be                                                              
adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to                                                          
the Secretary for transmittal.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                             Unfinished Business                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Myers moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                   
from a call of the Senate from afternoon plane time, April 3 through                                                            
evening plane time, April 9. Without objection, Senator Myers was                                                               
excused.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HJR 11                                                                                                                        
Senators Myers, Kawasaki, Tobin, Shower, Kaufman, Dunbar,                                                                       
Bjorkman, Bishop, Stedman, Claman, Hughes moved and asked                                                                       
unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on HOUSE JOINT                                                                  
RESOLUTION NO. 11 Urging the United States Environmental                                                                        
Protection Agency to develop a woodstove certification program that                                                             
addresses the threat to clean and healthy winter air in Fairbanks; and                                                          
urging the state Department of Environmental Conservation to develop                                                            
an economically and legally defensible state implementation plan for                                                            
the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area. Without                                                                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 56                                                                                                                         
Senators Myers, Tobin, Kaufman, Wilson, Dunbar, Gray-Jackson,                                                                   
Bjorkman, Bishop, Claman moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                                                
shown as cross sponsors on HOUSE BILL NO. 56 "An Act exempting                                                                  
controlled substances prescribed or dispensed by a veterinarian to treat                                                        
an animal from the requirements of the controlled substance                                                                     
prescription database.” Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 103                                                                                                                        
Senators Bishop, Kawasaki, Myers, Kaufman, Dunbar, Merrick,                                                                     
Claman, Stedman, Bjorkman moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                  
be shown as cross sponsors on HOUSE BILL NO. 103 "An Act                                                                        
extending the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission."                                                              
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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SB 92                                                                                                                         
Senators Bishop, Bjorkman moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                                               
shown as cosponsors on SENATE BILL NO. 92 "An Act relating to                                                                   
state ownership of submerged land underlying navigable water within                                                             
the boundaries of and adjacent to federal areas; and providing for an                                                           
effective date." Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SJR 11                                                                                                                        
Senator Tobin moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as a                                                                
cosponsor on SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 Recognizing                                                                         
the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the                                                                     
importance of certain provisions intended to enhance oil spill response                                                         
capabilities in Western Alaska and the United States Arctic to promote                                                          
improved safety in shipping commerce, protection of communities in                                                              
the state, and the health of critical marine resources; urging the United                                                       
States Coast Guard to consider the unique challenges of the state when                                                          
developing oil spill response requirements for Western Alaska and the                                                           
United States Arctic; and urging the deployment of individualized oil                                                           
spill response resources for the state that use modern technologies to                                                          
track the operation of large vessels in the region and local service                                                            
providers with knowledge of the region and local wildlife. Without                                                              
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                                                
from a call of the Senate from evening plane time, April 5 through                                                              
evening plane time, April 9. Without objection, Senator Bjorkman was                                                            
excused.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 118                                                                                                                        
Senators Bjorkman, Myers moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                                                
shown as cosponsors on SENATE BILL NO. 118 "An Act relating to                                                                  
critical and essential minerals and the global energy transition."                                                              
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Announcements                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                                 Engrossment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 25                                                                                                                         
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 25(FIN) "An Act relating to inactive                                                                     
state accounts and funds; relating to the curriculum improvement and                                                            
best practices fund; relating to the fuel emergency fund and fuel                                                               
emergency grants; relating to the special Alaska Historical                                                                     
Commission receipts account; relating to the rural electrification                                                              
revolving loan fund and loans from the fund; and relating to the Exxon                                                          
Valdez oil spill unincorporated rural community grant fund and grants                                                           
from the fund" was engrossed, signed by the President and Secretary                                                             
and transmitted to the House for consideration.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 46                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 46 "An Act establishing the month of March as                                                                   
Brain Injury Awareness Month" was engrossed, signed by the                                                                      
President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for                                                                        
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                 Adjournment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the Senate stand                                                              
in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., April 3, 2023. Without objection, the                                                          
Senate adjourned at 11:05 a.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    Liz Clark                                                   
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                             
+ indicates teleconference                                                                                                      
= indicates bill previously heard/scheduled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB 103 PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING PROGRAM                                                                                       
              Presentation: Missing and Murdered Indigenous                                                                     
              Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Alaska Working                                                                       
              Group by Kendra Kloster, Co-Director, Law &                                                                       
              Policy, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center;                                                                    
              Kelsey Potdevin, Education and Outreach Manager,                                                                  
              Alaska Native Justice Center; Emily Edenshaw,                                                                     
              President & CEO, Alaska Native Heritage Center;                                                                   
              Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok, Executive Director &                                                                     
              Co-Founder, Data For Indigenous Justice                                                                           
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                  EDUCATION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Apr 03        Monday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
+ SB 113 REAA FUND: MT. EDGECUMBE, TEACHER HOUSING                                                                              
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+= SB  97 TEACHER RECRUITMENT; LUMP SUM PAYMENT                                                                                 
              - Invited & Public Testimony -                                                                                    
(Continued on Next Page)                                                                                                      

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                            EDUCATION (continued)                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
(Continued from Previous Page)                                                                                                
+ SB 110 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSUR                                                                                
              --- Invited & Public Testimony ---                                                                                
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees:                                                                           
              University of AK Board of Regents - Joey Crum                                                                     
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
+= SB  99 FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE IN SCHOOLS                                                                                  
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+ SB 120 EXTEND EDUCATION TAX CREDITS                                                                                           
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees:                                                                           
              University of AK Board of Regents - John Jepson                                                                   
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 07        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                   ----------------------------------------                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                   FINANCE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Friday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
+= SB  98 POWER COST EQUALIZATION ENDOWMENT FUND                                                                                
              <Above Bill Removed from Agenda>                                                                                  
+ SB 114 OIL & GAS PRODUCTION TAX; INCOME TAX                                                                                   
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 03        Monday                    Senate Finance 532            9:00 AM                                                 
              Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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                             FINANCE (continued)                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04 Tuesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM                                                                                     
+ SB  22 PROCLAIM JUNETEENTH DAY A HOLIDAY                                                                                      
              <Invited & Public Testimony>                                                                                      
              <Time Limit May Be Set>                                                                                           
+ SB  74 PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT                                                                                     
              <Invited & Public Testimony>                                                                                      
              <Time Limit May Be Set>                                                                                           
+ SB  75 AUD. & SPEECH-LANG INTERSTATE COMPACT                                                                                  
              <Invited & Public Testimony>                                                                                      
              <Time Limit May Be Set>                                                                                           
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05 Wednesday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM                                                                                   
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06 Thursday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM                                                                                    
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Apr 07 Friday Senate Finance 532 9:00 AM                                                                                      
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                           HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04 Tuesday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM                                                                                          
+ SB 106 HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER SERVICES                                                                               
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06 Thursday Butrovich 205 3:30 PM                                                                                         
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31 Friday Butrovich 205 1:30 PM                                                                                           
+= SB  64 CONTROLLED SUB.;HOMICIDE;GOOD TIME DEDUC.                                                                             
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

2023-03-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 0636
                            JUDICIARY (continued)                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Apr 03        Monday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees:                                                                           
              - State Commission for Human Rights                                                                               
              - Alaska Police Standards Council                                                                                 
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
+= SB  37 CRIME COUNTERFEIT/NONFUNCTIONING AIRBAG                                                                               
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB  53 FIVE-YEAR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS                                                                                     
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+ SB  20 APPROPRIATION LIMIT; GOV BUDGET                                                                                        
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+ SJR  4 CONST. AM: APPROP LIMIT                                                                                                
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 07        Friday                          Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                               LABOR & COMMERCE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+= SB  83 PROFESSIONAL LICENSING; TEMP PERMITS                                                                                  
              <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                           
+= SB  84 MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY                                                                                  
              -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                    
+= SB  89 AGE FOR TOBACCO/NICOTINE/E-CIG; TAX E-CIG                                                                             
              -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                    
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 03        Monday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+ SB  94 PROFESSION OF PHARMACY                                                                                                 
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
+= SB  89 AGE FOR TOBACCO/NICOTINE/E-CIG; TAX E-CIG                                                                             
              -- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                    
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

2023-03-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 0637
                         LABOR & COMMERCE (continued)                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05        Wednesday                   Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
+ SB  85 PERM FUND; EMPLOYMENT; ELIGIBILITY                                                                                     
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
              -- <Time Limit May Be Set> --                                                                                     
+= SB  45 DIRECT HEALTH AGREEMENT: NOT INSURANCE                                                                                
              -- Public Testimony -- <Time Limit May Be Set>                                                                    
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 07        Friday                      Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          1:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                  RESOURCES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mar 31        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              Presentation: Cook Inlet Update by Colleen                                                                        
              Glover, Tax Division Director, Department of                                                                      
              Revenue; and Dan Stickel, Chief Economist,                                                                        
              Department of Revenue                                                                                             
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 03        Monday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Board                                                                     
              of Fisheries: Stanley Zuray                                                                                       
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Big                                                                       
              Game Commercial Services Board: Larry Kunder,                                                                     
              Michael Flores                                                                                                    
              -- Public Testimony --                                                                                            
+ HB 103 EXTEND ALASKA MINERALS COMMISSION                                                                                      
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+ SB  78 HUNT/FISH LICENSE FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENT                                                                              
              -- Invited & Public Testimony --                                                                                  
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

2023-03-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 0638
                            RESOURCES (continued)                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Apr 05        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              Presentation: Alaska Energy Authority (AEA)                                                                       
              Overview by Curtis Thayer, Executive Director of                                                                  
              Alaska Energy Authority and Bryan Carey,                                                                          
              Director of Owed Assets, Alaska Energy Authority                                                                  
              Presentation: Interior Gas Utility (IGU) Update                                                                   
              by Dan Britton, General Manager, Interior Gas                                                                     
              Utility and Elena Sudduth, Director of Public                                                                     
              Relations and Customer Service, Interior Gas                                                                      
              Utility                                                                                                           
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 07        Friday                          Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04        Tuesday                     Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06        Thursday                    Beltz 105 (tsbldg)          3:30 PM                                                 
              No Meeting Scheduled                                                                                              
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                                TRANSPORTATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04        Tuesday                         Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
              Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Edward                                                                    
              Sinclair, Board of Marine Pilots                                                                                  
+  Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                             
  -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --                                                                                            
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Apr 06        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           1:30 PM                                                 
+             Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled                                                                                  
              -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --                                                                                
              **Streamed live on AKL.tv**                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2023-03-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 0639
                            FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                ADMINISTRATION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Apr 12        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           6:40 PM                                                 
              Budget Closeout                                                                                                   
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                                 CORRECTIONS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Apr 12        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           6:20 PM                                                 
              Budget Closeout                                                                                                   
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                         FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Apr 13        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           3:30 PM                                                 
              -- Rescheduled from 03/28/23 --                                                                                   
+             Department of Family & Community Services                                                                         
              Budget Overview                                                                                                   
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
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                                    HEALTH                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Apr 13        Thursday                        Butrovich 205           4:00 PM                                                 
              -- Rescheduled from 03/29/23 --                                                                                   
              Department of Health Budget Overview                                                                              
              -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --                                                                                 
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                                  JUDICIARY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Apr 12        Wednesday                       Butrovich 205           6:00 PM                                                 
              Budget Closeout                                                                                                   
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                      TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Apr 04        Tuesday                   Senate Finance 532            7:30 AM                                                 
+             Closeout