2026-05-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 2484
SB 169                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 169 "An                                                                  
Act establishing the welcoming Alaska office; establishing the                                                                  
welcoming Alaska center; establishing the Welcoming Alaska                                                                      
Advisory Committee; repealing the office of citizenship assistance;                                                             
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 169(STA) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing the welcoming Alaska office;                                                                             
          establishing the welcoming Alaska center;                                                                             
          establishing the Welcoming Alaska Advisory                                                                            
          Committee; relating to the state's refugee services                                                                   
          program; repealing the office of citizenship                                                                          
          assistance; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing amend: Senator Kawasaki, Chair. Signing do pass: Senator                                                                
Gray-Jackson. Signing no recommendation: Senators Wielechowski,                                                                 
Tilton, Bjorkman.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Office of the Governor                                                                            
     Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Labor and Workforce                                                                       
          Development                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.