Legislature(2021 - 2022)GRUENBERG 120

03/24/2022 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

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03:03:47 PM Start
03:04:38 PM Confirmation Hearing(s):|| State Commission for Human Rights|| Board of Parole|| State Personnel Board|| Public Offices Commission
04:02:45 PM HB31
04:48:48 PM HB124
05:03:24 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: State TELECONFERENCED
Commission for Human Rights: Zackary Gottshall
and Jessie Ruffridge; State Board of Parole:
Jason Wilson; Personnel Board: Keith Hamilton;
Alaska Public Offices Commission: Lanette
Blodgett
-- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --
+= HB 31 OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ALL YEAR TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Public Testimony <Time Limit May Be Set> --
+= HB 124 FILLING VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
             HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                           
                         March 24, 2022                                                                                         
                           3:03 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Chair (via                                                                              
teleconference)                                                                                                                 
Representative Matt Claman, Vice Chair                                                                                          
Representative Geran Tarr (via teleconference)                                                                                  
Representative Sarah Vance                                                                                                      
Representative James Kaufman                                                                                                    
Representative David Eastman                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Andi Story                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
State Commission for Human Rights                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Zackary Gottshall  Anchorage                                                                                               
     Jessie Ruffridge  Soldotna                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) ADVANCED                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Board of Parole                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Jason Wilson - Juneau                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) ADVANCED                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Public Offices Commission                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     Lanette Blodgett                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) ADVANCED                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
State Personnel Board                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Keith Hamilton  Soldotna                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - CONFIRMATION(S) ADVANCED                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 31                                                                                                               
"An Act relating to daylight saving time; and providing for an                                                                  
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD & HELD                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 124                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to filling a vacancy in the legislature by                                                                     
appointment."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD AND HELD                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB  31                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ALL YEAR                                                                              
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) ORTIZ                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
02/18/21       (H)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/21                                                                                
02/18/21       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/18/21       (H)       STA, FIN                                                                                               
05/18/21       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
05/18/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/18/21       (H)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
03/24/22       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 124                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: FILLING VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE                                                                                     
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) CARPENTER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
03/03/21       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
03/03/21       (H)       STA, JUD                                                                                               
04/24/21       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
04/24/21       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
05/04/21       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
05/04/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/04/21       (H)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
03/24/22       (H)       STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ZACKARY GOTTSHALL, Appointee                                                                                                    
State Commission for Human Rights                                                                                               
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified as appointee to the State                                                                      
Commission for Human Rights.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JESSIE RUFFRIDGE, Appointee                                                                                                     
State Commission for Human Rights                                                                                               
Soldotna, Alaska                                                                                                                
POSITION  STATEMENT:    Testified   as  appointee  to  the  State                                                             
Commission for Human Rights.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JASON WILSON, Appointee                                                                                                         
Board of Parole                                                                                                                 
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION  STATEMENT:   Testified  as appointee  to  the Board  of                                                             
Parole.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
LANETTE BLODGETT, Appointee                                                                                                     
Alaska Public Offices Commission                                                                                                
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified as  appointee to the Alaska Public                                                             
Office Commission.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
KEITH HAMILTON, PhD, Appointee                                                                                                  
State Personnel Board                                                                                                           
Soldotna, Alaska                                                                                                                
POSITION  STATEMENT:   Testified  as appointee  to the  Personnel                                                             
Board.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ROBIN O'DONOGHUE                                                                                                                
Alaska Public Interest Research Group                                                                                           
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION  STATEMENT:    Expressed opposition  to  Dr.  Hamilton's                                                             
appointment to the State Personnel Board.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAN ORTIZ                                                                                                        
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:   Provided introductory remarks  and answered                                                             
questions during the hearing on HB 31, as the prime sponsor.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ABIGAIL SWEETMAN, Staff                                                                                                         
Representative Dan Ortiz                                                                                                        
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Answered questions  during the hearing on HB
31.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
TOM WILLIAMS, Chief Financial Officer                                                                                           
Ward Air                                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified in support of HB 31.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SUZY CROSBY, Owner                                                                                                              
Cottonwood Creek Farm                                                                                                           
Wasilla, Alaska                                                                                                                 
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified in support of HB 31.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
LISA ALEXIA                                                                                                                     
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified in opposition to HB 31.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
KEN LANDFIELD                                                                                                                   
Homer, Alaska                                                                                                                   
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified during the hearing on HB 31.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ANDY MILLS, Legislative Liaison                                                                                                 
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Answered questions during the hearing on HB
31.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BEN CARPENTER                                                                                                    
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Provided introductory remarks on HB 124, as                                                              
the prime sponsor.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEGAN WALLACE, Director                                                                                                         
Legislative Legal Services                                                                                                      
Legislative Affairs Agency                                                                                                      
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Answered questions during the hearing on HB
31.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:03:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  called the House  State Affairs  Standing Committee                                                             
meeting to  order at 3:03  p.m.  Representatives  Eastman, Vance,                                                               
Kaufman,   Tarr   (via   teleconference),   Kreiss-Tomkins   (via                                                               
teleconference), and Claman were present at the call to order.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
^CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                                       
^State Commission for Human Rights                                                                                            
^Board of Parole                                                                                                                
^State Personnel Board                                                                                                          
^Public Offices Commission                                                                                                    
                    CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):                                                                                
               State Commission for Human Rights                                                                            
                        Board of Parole                                                                                     
                     State Personnel Board                                                                                  
                Alaska Public Offices Commission                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:04:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
confirmation hearings for various boards and commissions.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:05:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ZACKARY GOTTSHALL, Appointee, State  Commission for Human Rights,                                                               
shared a brief  history of his military  service and professional                                                               
career.  He  expressed his interest in helping those  in need and                                                               
ensuring  their fair  treatment  in both  the  workplace and  the                                                               
public sector.  He welcomed questions from committee members.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN  asked whether  he  was  currently serving  on  the                                                               
commission or whether he was a new appointee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. GOTTSHALL said he was a relatively new appointment.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:07:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN  asked  Mr.   Gottschall  to  define  the                                                               
commission's role.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MR.  GOTTSHALL shared  his  understanding that  the  role of  the                                                               
commission was  to assist the  legislative body on  improving and                                                               
upholding Alaska Statutes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked what  made Mr.  Gottschall uniquely                                                               
qualified to serve on the commission.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR. GOTTSHALL recalled how he  handled challenges associated with                                                               
personnel actions during his time in the military.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether he had  any recommendations                                                               
on statutes that could be improved upon.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. GOTTSHALL said  not at this time, adding that  there was much                                                               
for him to learn.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:10:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN  thanked him for  his desire to  serve and                                                               
commended him for the certifications on his resume.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:11:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JESSIE RUFFRIDGE,  Appointee, State Commission for  Human Rights,                                                               
shared  a brief  history  of her  life,  professional career  and                                                               
experience  working with  marginalized persons.   She  noted that                                                               
she was appointed in August  2021 and had attended two commission                                                               
meetings so far.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN asked  whether  she was  currently  serving on  the                                                               
commission or whether she was a new appointee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. RUFFRIDGE reiterated that she was a fairly new appointment.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:13:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN  asked  whether she  had  family  members                                                               
serving on other boards or commissions.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS.  RUFFRIDGE answered  yes, her  husband  Justin Ruffridge  was                                                               
serving on the Board of Pharmacy.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN asked  what made  Ms. Ruffridge  uniquely                                                               
qualified to serve on the commission.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS. RUFFRIDGE  answered life experience  and a willingness  to do                                                               
the work.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether  service on  the commission                                                               
would limit Ms. Ruffridge's ability  to express personal opinions                                                               
- political or otherwise.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS.  RUFFRIDGE answered  no, adding  that she  looked forward  to                                                               
promoting an Alaska free of discrimination.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:16:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JASON WILSON, Appointee, Board of  Parole, shared a brief history                                                               
of his life  and professional career.  He reported  that this was                                                               
his second  term on the Board  of Parole, serving a  total of six                                                               
years.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:18:22 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  sought to confirm whether  Mr. Wilson was                                                               
working with a high school softball team.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON  answered yes, he  was serving as the  assistant coach                                                               
for  the Thunder  Mountain High  School softball  team while  his                                                               
daughter was on the team.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked what uniquely qualified  Mr. Wilson                                                               
to serve on the board.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MR.  WILSON said  as  an  Alaska Native,  he  brought a  cultural                                                               
understanding and different perspective to the board.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:20:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TARR  asked whether  a  fellow  board member  was                                                               
currently running for  office and whether he/she  was required to                                                               
step down.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON  understood that  the woman  in question  had resigned                                                               
from the Board of Parole to pursue that endeavor.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:21:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether  Mr. Wilson had  been asked                                                               
to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON said not that he was aware of.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether Mr. Wilson  anticipated any                                                               
board-related actions or  conflicts that he would  need to recuse                                                               
himself from.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON answered no.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:23:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN shared  a  concern  he had  heard  about the  board                                                               
rarely granting  parole.  He  asked Mr. Wilson how  he determined                                                               
whether parole should be granted.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON conveyed  that a lot went into  determining a person's                                                               
eligibility for discretionary parole.   He explained the process,                                                               
which included an interview with  the parolee.  He suggested that                                                               
a release plan and some  indication that the individual had taken                                                               
steps  or participated  in programing  to address  the underlying                                                               
factors  that lead  to incarceration  were important  indicators.                                                               
He pointed out  that COVID-19 minimized the  availability of such                                                               
programming  inside DOC  facilities,  which  could have  factored                                                               
into the  suggestion that  there were  fewer releases  during the                                                               
pandemic.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN  asked  how  many   times  the  board  had  granted                                                               
discretionary parole  during Mr. Wilson's six-year  tenure on the                                                               
board and whether he had noticed any trends.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON shared his belief that trends appeared in waves.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:28:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN asked  whether  the  time period  between                                                               
evaluations for  a person who  was granted parole  was sufficient                                                               
to make informed decisions.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON shared his belief  that the board received information                                                               
in a timely manner.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether  the board  received timely                                                               
information  in terms  of reviewing  past decisions  to grant  or                                                               
deny parole.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON clarified that once  discretionary parole was granted,                                                               
the board  would not be  made aware of the  individual's success;                                                               
however,  if the  individual violated  the conditions  of parole,                                                               
he/she would be required to appear before the board again.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR.  WILSON,  in  response  to  a  question  from  Representative                                                               
Claman,  explained that  an inmate  who was  denied parole  could                                                               
reapply or ask for reconsideration at any time.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  asked whether inmates  had to  apply to be  seen by                                                               
the board.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON  indicated that inmates  were required to apply  via a                                                               
parole officer to appear before the board.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:35:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  inquired about  the board's  workload and                                                               
whether there was enough time to make thoughtful decisions.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON  explained that  a week prior  to the  parole hearing,                                                               
packets on the  parolees' history were sent to  the board members                                                               
for  review.   He confirmed  that a  week was  adequate time  for                                                               
preparation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN inquired about the  role of victims in the                                                               
parole process.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR. WILSON opined that the board and  its staff did a good job at                                                               
assisting victims who wanted to be involved in the process.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:38:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LANETTE  BLODGETT, Appointee,  Alaska  Public Offices  Commission                                                               
(APOC),  shared a  brief  history of  her  life and  professional                                                               
career.  She believed that  her unique skills would contribute to                                                               
fact checking and investigations in particular.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN asked  whether  she was  currently  serving on  the                                                               
commission or whether she was a new appointee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLODGETT said this was  her first time before the legislature                                                               
for confirmation.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:40:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN asked  which seat  she was  fulfilling on                                                               
the commission.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLODGETT  answered, "The Democrats seat,  because they're the                                                               
ones that put my name forward."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN   asked  Ms.   Blodgett  to   define  the                                                               
commission's role.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLODGETT opined  that APOC provided the public with  a way to                                                               
"build a  good record" in case  there was an appeal.   She shared                                                               
her  understanding that  the commission  enforced regulation  and                                                               
helped people process problems.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:42:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR asked Ms. Blodgett  to comment on APOC's role                                                               
in  working  with  the  legislature  to  establish  new  campaign                                                               
finance limits.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLODGETT  stated that she had  not had the chance  to read up                                                               
on that issue.   She said she would like to keep  an open mind on                                                               
this as it evolved.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TARR expressed  appreciation  for Ms.  Blodgett's                                                               
willingness to learn.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:46:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN remarked:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     There are  some that feel  and have a concern  that the                                                                    
     process  is  designed  for  those  that  are  connected                                                                    
     politically  or   understand  the  rules  or   have  an                                                                    
     attorney  or a  treasurer they  can turn  to when  they                                                                    
     have  questions,  and  then there's  another  group  of                                                                    
     people  who are  afraid  of the  rules  and don't  have                                                                    
     those personal  relationships with  people    and don't                                                                    
     engage  in the  political  process to  the extent  that                                                                    
     they would  otherwise like to  because of the  way that                                                                    
     APOC works.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLODGETT observed that APOC had  a lot of power to negotiate,                                                               
which was  not the  case for  every state  agency.   She believed                                                               
that the commission  handled cases in a  compassionate, fair, and                                                               
personal  matter.   She concluded  by stating  that she  would be                                                               
proud to serve on the commission.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:50:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEITH HAMILTON,  PhD, Appointee, State Personnel  Board, shared a                                                               
brief  history of  his life  and professional  career.   He noted                                                               
that he was up for reappointment.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  asked whether Dr. Hamilton  was initially appointed                                                               
by former Governor Parnell.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DR. HAMILTON answered yes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:53:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked Dr. Hamilton to  define the board's                                                               
role.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
DR.  HAMILTON  stated that  the  board  spent  most of  its  time                                                               
working on  amendments to personnel  rules, as well as  acting on                                                               
recommendations on  the extension  of a partially  exempt service                                                               
and  classified   service,  which  came  from   the  Division  of                                                               
Personnel, DOA.  Additionally, the  board was occasionally called                                                               
to work for the administration  under the Alaska Executive Branch                                                               
Ethics  Act   on  ethics  complaints,  which   were  confidential                                                               
matters.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:54:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN opened public testimony on the appointees.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:55:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ROBIN   O'DONOGHUE,  Alaska   Public   Interest  Research   Group                                                               
(AKPIRG), stated  his opposition to Dr.  Hamilton's reappointment                                                               
to the State Personnel Board.   He indicated the organization was                                                               
opposed on the grounds that  AKPIRG had submitted multiple ethics                                                               
complaints,  which the  board failed  to respond  to despite  its                                                               
statutory  obligation to  do  so.   He  claimed  that AKPIRG  had                                                               
testified before  the board  on its failure  to respond  and sent                                                               
multiple communications.   He urged committee members  to ask Dr.                                                               
Hamilton about this incident.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:56:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether the objection  was specific                                                               
to Dr. Hamilton or to all members of the board.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR.  O'DONOGHU said  given that  the  board in  its entirety  had                                                               
failed to respond  to the complaints, AKPIRG  was frustrated with                                                               
the board  overall; nonetheless,  as it was  Dr. Hamilton  up for                                                               
reappointment  today,  AKPIRG  was specifically  opposed  to  his                                                               
reappointment.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether a particular  member of the                                                               
board could unilaterally respond to an ethics complaint.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. O'DONOGHU was unsure of the answer.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:58:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS  asked Dr.  Hamilton to  respond to                                                               
Mr. O'donoghu's testimony.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DR.   HAMILTON  understood   that  AKPIRG   may  be   frustrated;                                                               
nonetheless, he emphasized that  the board followed its statutory                                                               
requirements.    He explained  that  upon  receipt of  an  ethics                                                               
complaint, the chair of the  board would take it under advisement                                                               
and  involve the  Division  of  Personnel, DOA.    He shared  his                                                               
understanding that the board had responded to each complaint.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:00:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN closed public testimony.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:01:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE  moved  to   advance  the  confirmation  of                                                               
appointees to  the State  Commission for  Human Rights,  Board of                                                               
Parole,  Alaska Public  Offices Commission,  and State  Personnel                                                               
Board  to  the  joint  session   of  the  House  and  Senate  for                                                               
consideration.   She  reminded members  that signing  the reports                                                               
regarding  appointment  to  board   and  commissions  in  no  way                                                               
reflected  individual members'  approval  or  disapproval of  the                                                               
appointees,  and that  the nominations  were merely  forwarded to                                                               
the full legislature for confirmation  or rejection.  There being                                                               
no objection, the confirmation was advanced.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          HB 31-OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ALL YEAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:02:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the next order of business would be                                                                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 31, "An Act  relating to daylight saving time; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:04:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DAN   ORTIZ,  Alaska  State   Legislature,  prime                                                               
sponsor, summarized  HB 31 by paraphrasing  the sponsor statement                                                               
[included in  the committee packet],  which read in  its entirety                                                               
as follows [original punctuation provided]:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     House Bill 31 establishes Daylight Saving Time (DST)as                                                                     
     the official time for the State of Alaska year-round,                                                                      
     subject to the authorization of federal law. DST is                                                                        
     observed between the second Sunday of March and the                                                                        
     first Sunday of November.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Adoption of this legislation is the first step. To                                                                         
     fully implement the change to full-time DST, action by                                                                     
     the United States Congress is required. Congress will                                                                      
     need to amend federal law to allow states to observe                                                                       
     DST throughout the calendar year.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Nationally, the initiative to change to full-time DS                                                                       
     is gaining traction. As of December 2020, 13 states                                                                        
     have enacted DST legislation. In 2020 alone, 32 states                                                                     
     considered DST legislation. On the west coast                                                                              
     California voters authorized the change pending                                                                            
     legislation and in 2019, both Washington and Oregon                                                                        
     passed legislation similar to HB31. Our Canadian                                                                           
     neighbors have also taken steps to move to full-time                                                                       
     DST. British Columbia passed legislation to implement                                                                      
     full-time DST contingent on the U.S. west coast also                                                                       
     implementing it. Yukon began full-time DST on March 8,                                                                     
     2020.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Because of our close economic and geographic ties to                                                                       
     the U.S. and Canadian west coasts, Alaska can avoid                                                                        
     being 'left in the dark' by passing HB31.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:08:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN inquired about  the benefits of year-round                                                               
Daylight  Saving Time  (DST), as  opposed to  year-round Standard                                                               
Time ("ST").                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIZE  ORTIZ   explained  that  DST  was   important  to                                                               
Alaska's  major industries,  like tourism,  as it  would maintain                                                               
the existing  daylight hours  in the  summer and  extend daylight                                                               
hours  later  in the  day  in  the  winter,  which seemed  to  be                                                               
favorable to morning daylight, he said.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:09:59 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether the federal  government had                                                               
the authority to dictate Alaska's time zones.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:10:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ABIGAIL SWEETMAN,  Staff, Representative Dan Ortiz,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, on  behalf of  Representative Ortiz,  prime sponsor,                                                               
answered,  "No,  that's  still  under  federal  decision."    She                                                               
offered to follow up with  a legal memorandum that addressed that                                                               
concern.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIZE  ORTIZ  opined that  it  would  be better  if  all                                                               
states were  united on this issue,  as it would allow  for easier                                                               
communication.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN asked whether  Alaska had the authority to                                                               
create  multiple  time zones  within  the  state without  seeking                                                               
approval from the federal government.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS. SWEETMAN said that was under federal jurisdiction.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:12:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE  directed attention to  page 2, line  1, and                                                               
asked why the bill specified December 31, 2030.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ  stated that he  didn't have an answer.   He                                                               
welcomed an amendment on that language.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:14:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN pointed  out  that some  states,  such as  Arizona,                                                               
chose to stay on ST year-round.   He asked whether Arizona had to                                                               
gain permission from the federal government to do so.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ORTIZ offered  his understanding  that all  time-                                                               
zone-related decisions  in any state  required approval  from the                                                               
federal government.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:16:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KREISS-TOMKINS recalled  that  the United  States                                                               
experimented with permanent DST in  the 1970s, which was met with                                                               
a "loudly negative"  response from the general public.   He asked                                                               
what had  changed from the  1970s and why the  legislature should                                                               
expect a different response.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MS. SWEETMAN  explained that before  permanent DST  was instated,                                                               
it had  a high approval  rating of 79 percent,  which immediately                                                               
dropped  to 42  percent, as  parents were  concerned about  their                                                               
school-age  children walking  or riding  bikes to  school in  the                                                               
dark.  However, a study conducted  in 2009 indicated that only 13                                                               
percent of  students walked or rode  their bikes to school.   She                                                               
concluded that the  decline in approval in the  1970s was largely                                                               
due to children going to school.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:20:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KAUFMAN  asked  whether  the origin  of  DST  was                                                               
considered  by the  bill sponsor.   He  shared his  understanding                                                               
that  the original  purpose was  to align  production hours  with                                                               
factories that  were still  lit by skylights.   He  asked whether                                                               
there was  a bias in  either permanent  DST or permanent  ST that                                                               
was better for Alaska.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ believed that there  was a regional bias, as                                                               
opposed to a consensus bias.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:23:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  asked whether there would  be any health-                                                               
related benefits from making this change.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ  anecdotally reported  that there  were more                                                               
incidents of heart  attacks during the switchover from  ST to DST                                                               
and vice  versa.  The  medical community  was united in  the idea                                                               
that sticking to  one, whether it be Standard Time  or DST, would                                                               
improve people's circadian rhythm.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:24:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TARR  wondered  whether   the  bill  sponsor  had                                                               
gathered perspectives  from local governments  and municipalities                                                               
on  the issue.    Further,  she asked  whether  other states  had                                                               
considered it.  She wondered  whether approaching congress with a                                                               
coordinated proposal from a block of states would be beneficial.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ  emphasized that the bill  was contingent on                                                               
support from West  Coast states in addition to  approval from the                                                               
federal government.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:28:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN opened public testimony.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:28:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TOM  WILLIAMS,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  Ward  Air,  expressed                                                               
support for  HB 31 for  the following  reasons: it would  end the                                                               
twice-a-year  changing  of  clocks,  which  was  associated  with                                                               
higher  rates of  health risks;  maintain  the existing  daylight                                                               
hours in  the summer  that were critical  for the  Alaska tourism                                                               
industry;  extend daylight  hours  later in  the  day during  the                                                               
winter,  allowing  for later  flight  operations  and more  after                                                               
school  daylight; and  reduce the  time  zone difference  between                                                               
Alaska and  the East Coast  financial markets.  He  addressed the                                                               
three  other   West  Coast  states      California,  Oregon,  and                                                               
Washington    that  were supporting  year-round DST,  as well  as                                                               
potentially  British Columbia.    He reiterated  his belief  that                                                               
Alaska should join  its neighbors in the effort  to encourage the                                                               
U.S. Department  of Transportation to approve  year-round DST for                                                               
all four West Coast states, if not the entire United States.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:32:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SUZY CROSBY, Owner, Cottonwood Creek  Farm, expressed her support                                                               
for  HB  31.    She discussed  the  disadvantages  of  year-round                                                               
Standard Time, explaining  that her support for  the bill stemmed                                                               
from  the  fear  of  a  proposal  to  eliminate  DST,  which  she                                                               
characterized  as  a  disastrous  idea.   She  argued  that  most                                                               
Alaskans preferred the  extended daylight at the end  of the day,                                                               
as opposed to  the beginning.  She discussed the  history of time                                                               
zones in Alaska.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:36:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LISA ALEXIA, paraphrased the  following written remarks [original                                                               
punctuation provided]:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     As  a  psychiatric  physician  assistant  who  provides                                                                    
     health care  in rural  Alaska as  well as  Anchorage, I                                                                    
     write   with  professional,   academic,  and   personal                                                                    
     knowledge  of  the  impact   that  Alaska's  long  dark                                                                    
     mornings  have  on  human health,  mental  health,  and                                                                    
     safety.  I  respectfully  request that  you  reconsider                                                                    
     your  approach  to  eliminating the  clock  change  and                                                                    
     advocate   instead   for   permanent   Standard   Time.                                                                    
     Eliminating the clock change  is importantwe  can agree                                                                    
     on   thatbut   please   understand   that  making   DST                                                                    
     permanent would  worsen the quality of  life and health                                                                    
     outcomes for a majority of Alaskans.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Permanent   Daylight    Saving   Time    is   federally                                                                    
     prohibited.  It would  delay Juneau  sunrise to  9:46am                                                                    
     (past  8am 4.1  months), Anchorage  sunrise to  11:15am                                                                    
     (past 8am 5.7  months). On St. Paul  Island, sunrise on                                                                    
     winter  solstice  would  not take  place  until  nearly                                                                    
     noon!  This may  not seem  like a  big deal  in Eastern                                                                    
     Alaska,  but  as  someone who  has  worked  in  Western                                                                    
     Alaskan communities, and Anchorage,  (where most of our                                                                    
     state  population resides),  I  can tell  you that  the                                                                    
     delayed  clock  time  is  a   big  problem.  Long  dark                                                                    
     mornings  for much  of the  year, and  extended evening                                                                    
     light in the spring,  wreak havoc on schoolchildren and                                                                    
     entire  communities who  struggle  with getting  enough                                                                    
     sleep when  they must  convince children  to go  to bed                                                                    
     early in  April in May  when it  is light late,  and to                                                                    
     wake hours before dawn for  most of the school yearnot                                                                     
     because  they  are  far  north,   but  because  of  the                                                                    
     displacement  of the  civil clock  from true  sun time.                                                                    
     Alaska lost most of its time  zones in the 80s and this                                                                    
     has disproportionately  affected the health  and safety                                                                    
     of Western Alaska  (including Anchorage and Fairbanks).                                                                    
     HB  31 would  worsen  an  already difficult  situation.                                                                    
     Permanent DST  would force  earlier waking  relative to                                                                    
     sunrise,   further  misalign   clocks  from   circadian                                                                    
     rhythms  during  the  winter when  Alaskans  most  need                                                                    
     morning light, and chronically deprive sleep.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     For  Alaska in  particular, our  high rates  of cancer,                                                                    
     diabetes, unintentional injury,  suicide, homicide read                                                                    
     like  a   treatise  on  all  the   harms  of  displaced                                                                    
     circadian rhythms and the  sleep deprivation it causes.                                                                    
     If Alaska  were to  implement permanent  Standard Time,                                                                    
     we might  finally make some  headway on  improving some                                                                    
     of  these public  health issues.  But if  HB31 were  to                                                                    
     pass and the state went  to permanent DST, these public                                                                    
     health problems  (for which AK is  already notorious in                                                                    
     the nation and the world) would worsen.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Permanent DST has failed before  with loss of life. The                                                                    
     National Education Association,  National School Boards                                                                    
     Association,  National  Safety Council,  National  PTA,                                                                    
     American  College   of  Occupational   &  Environmental                                                                    
     Medicine, American  Academy of Sleep  Medicine, Society                                                                    
     for  Research  on   Biological  Rhythms,  The  American                                                                    
     College  of  Chest  Physicians, and  many  others  urge                                                                    
     permanent  Standard Time  as best  for health,  safety,                                                                    
     and prosperity.  Please consider amending this  bill to                                                                    
     advocate for  permanent Standard Time.  Eliminating the                                                                    
     clock   change  can   happen  at   a  state   level  by                                                                    
     eliminating  DST  completely   and  just  remaining  on                                                                    
     standard time.  Arizona and Hawaii  do this.  It's time                                                                    
     Alaska does  the same. Eliminating the  clock change to                                                                    
     convert to  DST actually would take  longer because you                                                                    
     will be waiting for federal action.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN sought to confirm that under current federal law,                                                                  
states could opt-out of DST; however, they were not allowed to                                                                  
opt-in to year-round DST.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. ALEXIA answered yes.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN inquired about the process of opting out                                                                 
and what that entailed.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS.  ALEXIA was  unsure of  the answer.   She  suspected that  it                                                               
involved the legislative process.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:42:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEN LANDFIELD questioned  why the bill was proposing  a switch to                                                               
DST over ST.   He argued that  ST was more in  line with people's                                                               
circadian rhythm.   He pointed  out that both Arizona  and Hawaii                                                               
were on ST,  arguing that Alaska should "hitch its  wagon" to the                                                               
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48   and 50   states  to  present a  unified western  front.   He                                                               
acknowledged  that time  was an  artificial construct,  admitting                                                               
that either year-round DST or  year-round ST would be better than                                                               
switching back and forth.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:44:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN closed public testimony.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:44:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE referenced the  document, titled "Research                                                                 
4.  Vehicle Crashed  by  AJPH," which  suggested  that DST  saved                                                               
pedestrian  lives and  could save  additional lives  by extending                                                               
daylight further into the winter  months.  She inquired about the                                                               
correlation between time change and [car crashes].                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:45:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ANDY MILLS,  Legislative Liaison, Department of  Transportation &                                                               
Public  Facilities  (DOT&PF),  offered  to  follow  up  with  the                                                               
requested information.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:46:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN  asked   whether  Alaska  could  petition                                                               
congress for  an allowance  to make  its own  decisions regarding                                                               
time zones.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ORTIZ   offered  to  discuss  that   option  with                                                               
Alaska's federal delegation.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:48:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that HB 31 was held over.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
             HB 124-FILLING VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:48:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 124, "An Act  relating to filling a vacancy in the                                                               
legislature by appointment."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:50:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BEN CARPENTER,  Alaska  State Legislature,  prime                                                               
sponsor of  HB 124, provided  a summary  of the legislation.   He                                                               
indicated that the  bill would clarify the  existing ambiguity in                                                               
AS  15.40.320  regarding  filling  vacancy  appointments  to  the                                                               
Alaska State Legislature.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:52:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE directed attention  to paragraph (2) on page                                                               
1, line 13, of  HB 124 and asked how a  special election could be                                                               
held before the  legislature convened by special  session if that                                                               
were to occur.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:53:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEGAN WALLACE, Director,  Legislative Legal Services, Legislative                                                               
Affairs Agency, explained  that a special election  would be used                                                               
to fill  a vacancy in the  Senate that occurred for  an unexpired                                                               
term of more  than two years and five full  calendar months.  She                                                               
remarked:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     What the  statute says  is that  the governor  will not                                                                    
     fill that vacancy if that  special election is going to                                                                    
     determine    who's going to  fill that seat  before the                                                                    
     next special session or the  next time the legislature,                                                                    
     for example,  convenes its second  session or  meets in                                                                    
     some other manner.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE asked:                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     So, if  we were in  that window  of time and  a special                                                                    
     session was called, what would  be the process? Is that                                                                    
     the  person for  Senate would  just go  along with  the                                                                    
     election  along  with   the  two-year  representatives'                                                                    
     election? Or  would there  be a  time that  there would                                                                    
     have  to be  a  seat filled  so that  there  is a  full                                                                    
     session during a special session?                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MS. WALLACE asked her to repeat the question.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE inquired about  the timeline and sequence of                                                               
events  that would  occur if  a  vacancy occurred  and a  special                                                               
session was called.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MS. WALLACE shared her understanding  that if the legislature was                                                               
going  to  meet  before  a  special election  could  be  held  to                                                               
permanently  fill   a  vacancy  in  the   Senate,  the  temporary                                                               
appointment would serve  until there was a  special election held                                                               
to fill the seat.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:57:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  shared his understanding  that the  current statute                                                               
on special  elections suggested  that the  governor would  not be                                                               
allowed to fill a vacancy in  the Senate that occurred within the                                                               
first year and a half of a  four-year term.  He explained that in                                                               
that scenario, a "special election"  would be held in November of                                                               
that next  "go-around," effectively  holding an election  to fill                                                               
the remaining  two years of  the four-year term.   Alternatively,                                                               
as  members  of the  House  were  elected  every two  years,  the                                                               
governor could  appoint an  individual to fill  a vacancy  in the                                                               
House for the remainder of the two years.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. WALLACE believed that he was correct.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:00:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EASTMAN   considered  a  scenario  in   which  an                                                               
election was held  to fill a vacancy in the  House to ensure that                                                               
a portion  of the state  didn't lose representation for  a period                                                               
of time.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER remarked:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     I think I understand what  you're saying- if you have a                                                                    
     vacancy that  occurs generally  around an  election and                                                                    
     the election occurs and there's  a certified winner but                                                                    
     the vacancy  hasn't been filled yet,  then the governor                                                                    
     just appointing the winner of  the election to fill the                                                                    
     vacancy  and then  when  the  next legislative  session                                                                    
     happens, then the winner of  that election continues on                                                                    
     for their new term.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER asked if that was correct.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  answered yes; however, he  suggested that                                                               
vacancy could  be automatically filled by  the certified election                                                               
winner.  He surmised that  the governor wouldn't necessarily need                                                               
to appoint the certified winner to fill the vacancy.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CARPENTER  pointed  out   that  whether  the  new                                                               
legislator was  appointed or  won the  election, he/she  would be                                                               
sworn in to fill the two-year term.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  agreed; however, he pointed  out that the                                                               
process of swearing in a legislator  did not have to occur during                                                               
session.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that HB 124 was held over.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
5:03:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
State Affairs  Standing Committee  meeting was adjourned  at 5:03                                                               
p.m.                                                                                                                            

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HB 31 Research - 5. Poll by The Economist 11.4.21.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Updated Research Index 03.24.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Updated Sponsor Statement version A 03.10.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Additional Info - Position Statements in Opposition submitted by Save Standard Time 03.24.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Supporting Emails 3.23.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Opposing Emails 3.23.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 396 Background Info - NCSL - Memo re State Actions in Response to Russian Invasion of Ukraine 03.22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 396
HB 396 Background Info - NCSL - State Actions in Support of Ukraine 03.19.22 Update.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 396
Gov Appointee - Human Rights Comm - Jessie Ruffridge_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - Human Rights Comm - Zackary Gottshall_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - Human Rights Comm - Zackary Gottshall Resume_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - Personnel Board - Keith Hamilton CV_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - APOC - Lanette Blodgett Application_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - Board of Parole - Jason Wilson Board Application_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
Gov Appointee - Board of Parole - Jason Wilson Resume_Redacted.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 124 Fiscal Note GOV-EXE-3-19-22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 124
HB 31 Fiscal Note DOT-FAC-3-20-22.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Research from DOT - 06-01-01_TRR1953_DaylightSavingsTime.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Research from DOT - 17-03-22_Impact of DaylightSavingsTimeSystematicReviewUK.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31
HB 31 Response Letter from DOT re 03-24-2022 hearing.pdf HSTA 3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM
HB 31