04/15/2025 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

               SB  34-REPEAL 90 DAY SESSION LIMIT                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:34:36 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 34                                                               
"An Act  relating to  the duration  of a  regular session  of the                                                               
legislature."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:34:58 PM                                                                                                                    
PAIGE  BROWN,   Staff,  Senator   Cathy  Giessel,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, presented  a brief  recap of  SB 34                                                               
and  stated that  in 2006,  voters approved  a ballot  initiative                                                               
limiting  legislative sessions  to  90 days;  SB  34 proposes  to                                                               
repeal that statutory cap.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:35:24 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  YUNDT asked  what  percentage of  people  voted for  the                                                               
ballot initiative.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:35:39 PM                                                                                                                    
MS.  BROWN answered  that just  over 50  percent, though  she can                                                               
verify and send the exact number to the committee.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:36:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  opened public testimony  on SB 34;  finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:36:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:36:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BJORKMAN moved  to report SB 34,  work order 34-LS0323\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:36:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  found no  objection and SB  34 was  reported from                                                               
the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.