Legislature(2025 - 2026)SENATE FINANCE 532

05/15/2026 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE

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+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled: TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 23 STATE COMMISSION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS TELECONFERENCED
Moved SCS CSHB 23(FIN) Out of Committee
+= HB 52 MINORS & PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS TELECONFERENCED
Moved SCS CSHB 52(FIN) Out of Committee
+= HB 96 HOME CARE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADV BOARD TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHB 96(L&C) AM Out of Committee
+= HB 14 REPEAL CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS/MED ASSIST TELECONFERENCED
Moved HB 14 Out of Committee
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(L&C)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act renaming the State  Commission for Human Rights                                                                    
     the Alaska State Commission  for Civil Rights; relating                                                                    
     to  removal  of  commissioners   of  the  Alaska  State                                                                    
     Commission for  Civil Rights; relating to  reports from                                                                    
     the Alaska State Commission  for Civil Rights; relating                                                                    
     to  the definition  of 'employer'  for the  purposes of                                                                    
     the  Alaska  State  Commission for  Civil  Rights;  and                                                                    
     relating to local civil rights commissions."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:36:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl MOVED to ADOPT the committee substitute for                                                                       
CSHB 23 (L and C), Work Draft 34-LS0249\G (A. Radford,                                                                          
5/11/26).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:36:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LIZ HARPOLD, STAFF, SENATOR DONNY OLSON, discussed the                                                                          
Explanation of Changes (copy on file):                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Title:   Updates   title   to  include   reference   to                                                                    
     investigations  and conciliation  by  the Alaska  State                                                                    
     Commission for Civil Rights.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Section  3:   New  section.  Adds  language   for  pre-                                                                    
     determination agreements.                                                                                                  
     Following sections, renumbered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO                                                                         
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
Senator  Kiehl  MOVED  to  REPORT   SCS  CSHB  23(FIN)  from                                                                    
committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  attached                                                                    
fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB  23(FIN) was REPORTED  out of committee  with three                                                                    
"do pass" recommendations, three  "no recommendations",  and                                                                    
with "no recommendations", and one  new fiscal note from the                                                                    
Office of the Governor.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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