02/19/2025 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

          SB  98-EXTEND BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:50:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 98                                                                
"An Act extending the termination date of the Board of                                                                          
Veterinary Examiners; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:51:06 PM                                                                                                                    
MATT CHURCHILL, Staff, Senator Jesse Bjorkman, Alaska State                                                                     
Legislator, Juneau, Alaska, provided a brief recap of SB 98:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     As  the  Committee  heard  on  Monday,  February  17th,                                                                    
     Senate Bill 98  seeks to extend the sunset  date of the                                                                    
     state  Board of  Veterinary Examiners  by six  years to                                                                    
     June 30, 2031.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:52:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN opened public testimony on SB 98; finding none,                                                                  
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:52:30 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:52:32 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MERRICK moved to report SB 98, work order 34-LS0577\A,                                                                  
from committee with individual recommendations and attached                                                                     
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:52:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and SB 98 was reported from                                                                   
the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.