HB  29-INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:15:17 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration  of  CS FOR  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  29(JUD) am  "An  Act                                                               
prohibiting  certain  insurance  decisions   based  solely  on  a                                                               
person's status as an elected official."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:15:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN  opened public testimony  on HB 29;  finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:16:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:16:36 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved  to adopt Amendment 1,  work order 33-                                                               
LS0272\U.A.1.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                               33-LS0272\U.A.1                                                                  
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                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE                                                                                                      
          TO:  CSHB 29(JUD) am                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 7, following "governor,":                                                                                     
         Insert "a member of the state's congressional                                                                          
     delegation,"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:16:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN objected for purposes of explanation.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:16:58 PM                                                                                                                    
KONRAD  JACKSON,  Staff,  Senator Jesse  Bjorkman,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said  U.A.1 corrects an oversight by                                                               
adding "a member of the  state's congressional delegation" to the                                                               
definition of elected officials.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:17:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN  removed  his  objection.  He  found  no  further                                                               
objection, and Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:17:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:17:59 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to report  CSHB 29(JUD) am, work order                                                               
33-LS0272\U.A,  as   amended,  from  committee   with  individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:18:16 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN  found no  objection  and  SCS CSHB  29(L&C)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.