HB 127-MUNI BOND BANK: UA, LOAN AND BOND LIMITS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:30:53 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGHES  announced the consideration  of HOUSE BILL  NO. 127                                                               
"An Act relating to the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES  opened public  testimony on  HB 127,  finding none,                                                               
she closed public testimony.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HUGHES asked  Representative  LeBon if  he  had any  final                                                               
remarks on HB 127.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:32:35 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE  BART  LEBON,  Alaska State  Legislature,  Juneau,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor of  HB 127, stated he learns  something new about                                                               
the Alaska Municipal  Bond Bank every time he  presents the bill.                                                               
He thanked Chair Hughes for  the robust conversation in committee                                                               
and the opportunity to present the bill.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HUGHES  referred  Representative  LeBon  to  her  recently                                                               
published  newsletter   that  included   an  article   about  the                                                               
Municipal Bond  Bank. She liked  that this bill would  not impose                                                               
extra costs on students or patients,  and it has the potential to                                                               
reduce  the  Medicaid budget.  For  those  reasons, she  supports                                                               
HB 127.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:33:57 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS  moved to  report HB  127, work  order 32-LS0629\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:34:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGHES found no objection and  HB 127 was reported from the                                                               
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.