05/13/2024 09:00 AM House RULES

             SB 189-EXTEND ALASKA COMMISSION ON AGING                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
[Contains discussion of SB 182, SB 228, and SB 234.]                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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 the  following                                                               
sunset  bills:   SB  182,  which extends  the  Big Game  Services                                                               
Board; SB  228, 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.