05/15/2025 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

                SB 107-ALASKA SUNSET COMMISSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:32:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI announced  the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
107 "An  Act establishing  a violation  for hindering  the Alaska                                                               
Sunset Commission;  establishing the Alaska Sunset  Commission to                                                               
review, audit, and make recommendations  on discontinuation of or                                                               
changes to state entities; and relating to the powers and duties                                                                
of the Alaska Sunset Commission."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:32:25 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:32:35 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR YUNDT moved to adopt the committee substitute (CS) for                                                                  
SB 107, work order 34-LS0111\T, as the working document.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:32:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:33:02 PM                                                                                                                    
JOE HAYES, Staff, Senator Scott Kawasaki, Alaska State                                                                          
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, presented the summary of changes                                                                   
version H to version T for SB 107 and read the following:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Summary of Changes CS SB 107 (SSTA) 34 LS-0111\T                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     This committee substitute makes two changes:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, Lines 7-14                                                                                                         
     • Provides that the governor may only remove a member                                                                      
     of the Sunset Commission for cause and establishing a                                                                      
     process for doing so. This provision is found on                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 5, Lines 13-17                                                                                                        
         • Adds tax credits to the list of programs the                                                                         
     Commission shall review and prepare recommendations as                                                                     
     to whether they should be discontinued or changed.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:33:47 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI removed his objection; found no further objection                                                                
and CSSB 107 was adopted as the working document.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:34:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI opened public testimony on SB 107; finding none,                                                                 
he kept public testimony open.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:34:21 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI held SB 107 in committee.