05/13/2024 09:00 AM House RULES

             SB 189-EXTEND ALASKA COMMISSION ON AGING                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
12:41:56 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR C. JOHNSON announced that  the next order of business would                                                               
be SENATE  BILL NO. 189,  "An Act extending the  termination date                                                               
of  the  Alaska  Commission  on   Aging;  and  providing  for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
12:42:16 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TILTON   moved  to   adopt  the   proposed  House                                                               
committee substitute  (HCS) for  SB 189, Version  33-LS1179\S, A.                                                               
Radford/Bergerud, 5/8/24, as a working document.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR C. JOHNSON objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
12:42:36 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
TOM  WRIGHT,  Staff,  Representative  C.  Johnson,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  explained  that  Version  S  combines  four  sunset                                                               
bills:   SB 182, which  extends the  Big Game Services  Board; SB
, which extends  the Board of Massage Therapists;  and SB 234,                                                               
which extends  the Marijuana Control  Board.  The  primary reason                                                               
is to  alleviate a backlog  in the  House Finance Committee.   He                                                               
highlighted  the existing  and new  fiscal notes:   one  from the                                                               
Committee  on Aging  for $449,000  non-general fund  (GF); a  new                                                               
fiscal note  from the  Alcohol and  Marijuana Control  Office for                                                               
$2,079,000  undesignated  general   funds  (UGF)  and  designated                                                               
general funds  (DGF) for the  Marijuana Control Board; and  a new                                                               
fiscal  note  from  the  Department   of  Commerce,  Community  &                                                               
Economic Development (DCCED) for  $53,000 in receipt services for                                                               
the Big Game  Commercial Services Board and the  Board of Massage                                                               
Therapists.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
12:43:51 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  SCOTT  KAWASAKI,  Alaska  State  Legislature,  as  prime                                                               
sponsor,  gave   his  approval  of   the  House   Rules  Standing                                                               
Committee's proposed House committee substitute for SB 189.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
12:44:18 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR C. JOHNSON  removed his objection.  There  being no further                                                               
objection, Version S was before the committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
12:44:43 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TILTON  moved to  report HCS  SB 189,  Version 33-                                                               
LS1179\S,  A. Radford/Bergerud,  5/8/24,  out  of committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection,  HCS SB 189(RLS)  was reported  out of                                                               
the House Rules Standing Committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
12:45:10 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease at 12:45 p.m.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
12:45:36 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR C.  JOHNSON reiterated  that HCS  SB 189(RLS)  was reported                                                               
out of the House Rules Standing Committee.