Legislature(2023 - 2024)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/14/2024 01:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
March 14, 2024
1:31 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Forrest Dunbar, Chair
Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson
Senator Jesse Bjorkman
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Donald Olson, Vice Chair
Senator Cathy Giessel
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 256
"An Act establishing May as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Awareness Month; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED SB 256 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 256
SHORT TITLE: ESTABLISH ALS AWARENESS MONTH
SPONSOR(s): STATE AFFAIRS BY REQUEST
02/28/24 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/28/24 (S) CRA
03/12/24 (S) CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/12/24 (S) Heard & Held
03/12/24 (S) MINUTE(CRA)
03/14/24 (S) CRA AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
WITNESS REGISTER
SENATOR SCOTT KAWASAKI, District P
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided closing remarks on SB 256.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:31:21 PM
CHAIR FORREST DUNBAR called the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:31 p.m. Present
at the call to order were Senators Gray-Jackson, Bjorkman, and
Chair Dunbar.
SB 256-ESTABLISH ALS AWARENESS MONTH
1:31:45 PM
CHAIR DUNBAR announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 256
"An Act establishing May as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Awareness Month; and providing for an effective date."
The intention is to look to the will of the committee on SB 256.
The committee heard an introduction, the sectional analysis,
invited testimony, and public testimony from the bill sponsor
and his staff at the previous meeting. He invited Senator
Kawasaki to put himself on record and provide closing comments.
1:32:27 PM
SENATOR SCOTT KAWASAKI, District P, Alaska State Legislature,
Juneau, Alaska, provided closing remarks on SB 256,
acknowledging that while the bill might not seem significant to
some, it is profoundly impactful for the 60 Alaskans with ALS
and their families. He explained that May is recognized as ALS
Awareness Month nationally but stressed the importance of
establishing local awareness in Alaska. He noted that ALS can
affect anyone but is nearly twice as prevalent among military
veterans, an issue of particular concern given Alaska's large
veteran and active-duty population. He affirmed that SB 256 is a
crucial step in raising ALS awareness and thanked the committee
for its attention to the bill.
1:34:06 PM
CHAIR DUNBAR solicited the will of the committee.
1:34:13 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to report SB 256, work order 33-
LS1444\B, from committee with individual recommendations and
attached zero fiscal note(s).
CHAIR DUNBAR found no objection and SB 256 was reported from the
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee
1:34:48 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Dunbar adjourned the Senate Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee meeting at 1:34 p.m.
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