Legislature(2023 - 2024)DAVIS 106

01/31/2024 06:00 PM House WAYS & MEANS

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06:02:03 PM Start
06:02:49 PM HB190
06:09:22 PM Adjourn
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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
           HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS                                                                          
                        January 31, 2024                                                                                        
                           6:02 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ben Carpenter, Chair                                                                                             
Representative Jamie Allard                                                                                                     
Representative Tom McKay                                                                                                        
Representative Kevin McCabe                                                                                                     
Representative Cathy Tilton                                                                                                     
Representative Andrew Gray                                                                                                      
Representative Cliff Groh                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 190                                                                                                              
"An Act establishing a violation  for hindering the Alaska Sunset                                                               
Commission;   relating  to   the  duties   of  the   legislature;                                                               
establishing  the Alaska  Sunset  Commission to  review and  make                                                               
recommendations  on  discontinuation  of   or  changes  to  state                                                               
entities; relating to the powers  and duties of the Alaska Sunset                                                               
Commission; and providing for an effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD & HELD                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 190                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: ALASKA SUNSET COMMISSION                                                                                           
SPONSOR(s): WAYS & MEANS                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
05/03/23       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
05/03/23       (H)       W&M, STA, FIN                                                                                          
05/08/23       (H)       W&M AT 6:00 PM DAVIS 106                                                                               
05/08/23       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
05/09/23       (H)       W&M AT 6:00 PM DAVIS 106                                                                               
05/09/23       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/09/23       (H)       MINUTE(W&M)                                                                                            
01/24/24       (H)       W&M AT 6:00 PM DAVIS 106                                                                               

01/24/24 (H) Heard & Held

01/24/24 (H) MINUTE(W&M)

01/31/24 (H) W&M AT 6:00 PM DAVIS 106 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE 6:02:03 PM CHAIR BEN CARPENTER called the House Special Committee on Ways and Means meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Representatives Groh, McCabe, Allard, Tilton, and Carpenter were present at the call to order. Representatives Gray and McKay arrived as the meeting was in progress. HB 190-ALASKA SUNSET COMMISSION 6:02:49 PM CHAIR CARPENTER announced that only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 190, "An Act establishing a violation for hindering the Alaska Sunset Commission; relating to the duties of the legislature; establishing the Alaska Sunset Commission to review and make recommendations on discontinuation of or changes to state entities; relating to the powers and duties of the Alaska Sunset Commission; and providing for an effective date." 6:03:03 PM CHAIR CARPENTER opened public testimony on HB 190. After ascertaining there was no one who wished to testify, he closed public testimony. 6:03:51 PM REPRESENTATIVE TILTON suggested the committee consider the makeup of the commission. Currently there are four members from the legislature and three from the administration. She remarked that that could seem imbalanced, except that two of the four legislative members are from the House and the other two are from the Senate, and those bodies are "not always on the same page." She proffered that the executive branch "actually ends up with more power." She said she does not know what the makeup of the commission should look like, just that it may be a point of consideration. 6:05:26 PM CHAIR CARPENTER indicated that before HB 190 had been brought forward, there had been consideration of the makeup of the commission, and "we settled on placing it within the ... administrative purview of the lieutenant governor because the lieutenant governor has regulatory review already, and it just kind of fit." Notwithstanding that, he said he is open to suggestions. Chair Carpenter noted that some amendments had been received by the previous deadline, and in consideration of the committee process, he would extend the deadline for amendments to 2/6/24. 6:06:53 PM REPRESENTATIVE TILTON reemphasized that if the goal of the Sunset Commission is to review departments, then it would be prudent of the legislature to have the most authority when it comes to that review. She allowed that she understood the decision to go with the lieutenant governor but encouraged a balanced approach with the legislature having "the majority of the authority of the commissioners on board." 6:07:51 PM REPRESENTATIVE GRAY, regarding a legal opinion that the committee had received and the ability of the governor to delete the commission through an executive order, suggested the committee could "amend the bill to make it really the property of legislature that couldn't be deleted through an executive order." CHAIR CARPENTER repeated the key points that had been discussed before Representative Gray's arrival. 6:09:03 PM CHAIR CARPENTER [announced that HB 190 was held over]. 6:09:22 PM ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the committee, the House Special Committee on Ways and Means meeting was adjourned at 6:09 p.m.

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HB 190 v.B.PDF HW&M 5/9/2023 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 - Sponsor Statement.pdf HW&M 5/9/2023 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 - Sectional Analysis.pdf HW&M 5/9/2023 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB190 Alaska Sunset Commission Presentation.pdf HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 List of Divisions and Corporations Under Each Department (for presentation).pdf HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 - Amendment 1.pdf HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 - Amendment 2.pdf HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190 - Amendment 3.pdf HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190
HB 190-OOG-LTG-01-11-24 Fiscal Note.pdf HW&M 1/24/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 1/31/2024 6:00:00 PM
HW&M 2/14/2024 6:00:00 PM
HB 190