01/29/2026 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

         HB  81-ACCESS TO MARIJUANA CONVICTION RECORDS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:48:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK announced that the  next order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  81 HOUSE  BILL NO.  81 "An  Act restricting  the                                                               
release of certain  records of convictions; and  providing for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:49:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK moved  to adopt Amendment 1 to HB  81, labelled 34-                                                               
LS0474\N.1, C. Radford, 1/27/26, which read:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "2026"                                                                                                         
          Insert "2027"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK  stated this amendment  changes the  effective date                                                               
from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID  NELSON, Alaska State Legislature,  as prime                                                               
sponsor, stated he was supportive of Amendment 1.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK removed her objection  and asked for any additional                                                               
discussion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  D.  NELSON  stated   this  bill  has  been  three                                                               
different  committee  sessions  in  the making.    He  encouraged                                                               
everyone  to say  yes for  workforce development  and for  people                                                               
that have served their time and paid their debt to society.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:50:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STORY  moved to report  HB 81, as amended,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal notes and to authorize  Legislative Legal Services to make                                                               
any necessary or  conforming changes.  There  being no objection,                                                               
CSHB  81(STA)  was  reported  out  of  the  House  State  Affairs                                                               
Standing Committee.