04/08/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

                HCR  3-AI LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:40:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT announced  that  the next  order of  business                                                               
would  be HOUSE  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION NO.  3, Establishing  the                                                               
Joint Legislative Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:41:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS  moved to adopt the  proposed Committee Substitute                                                               
(CS)  for  HRC 3,  Version  34-LS0603\G,  Walsh, 4/5/25,  as  the                                                               
working document.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:41:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
THATCHER  BROUWER,   Staff,  Representative   Rebecca  Himschoot,                                                               
Alaska State  Legislature, on behalf of  Co-Chair Himschoot, gave                                                               
an  explanation  of  the  three primary  changes  in  Version  G:                                                               
including "generated images" as  part of artificial intelligence;                                                               
creating a  common set of  terms and definitions as  a foundation                                                               
of  the task  force work  in future  legislation; and  creating a                                                               
zero-cost  task  force  to  bring  the fiscal  note  to  zero  by                                                               
removing the per diem allowance and allowing virtual attendance.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX  asked to  hear  from  the bill  sponsor  on                                                               
Version G.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:44:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GEORGE  RAUSCHER,  Alaska State  Legislature,  as                                                               
prime  sponsor of  HCR 3,  said he  would not  oppose any  of the                                                               
changes  in Version  G and  anticipated the  bill moving  forward                                                               
with their inclusion.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX expressed concern  about the zero fiscal note                                                               
because "you  get what you pay  for" and asked whether  it sets a                                                               
realistic expectation for the task force.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER  pointed out  that past task  forces have                                                               
operated on zero dollars.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:46:44 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE  asked who paid  for the hard  copies of                                                               
the final report for the [Alaska Food Strategy Task Force].                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RAUSCHER   said  it   was  printed   through  the                                                               
legislative print shop.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:47:17 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX  removed  his  objection.   There  being  no                                                               
further objection, Version G was before the committee.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:47:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HIMSCHOOT  announced that CSHCR  3, Version G,  was held                                                               
over.