HB 138-MARCH: SOBRIETY AWARENESS MONTH
3:06:35 PM
CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that the first order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 138, "An Act establishing the month of March
as Sobriety Awareness Month."
3:06:50 PM
REPRESENTATIVE DEAN WESTLAKE, Alaska State Legislature,
paraphrased from the sponsor statement, which read:
House Bill 138 seeks to have the State of Alaska
recognize March as Sobriety Awareness Month. The
purpose of Sobriety Awareness Month is to call
attention to Alaska's aggregate population of
citizens, who practice a positive and healthy non-
consumer lifestyle of any mood/mind altering
substances. Sobriety Awareness Month is an opportunity
for schools, community groups, and other public and
private agencies and individuals to recognize,
appreciate, and celebrate the existence of all
Alaska's citizenry, who by virtue of their freely
chosen lifestyle, serve as Living Examples-To-The-
Truth (LETTT) that life can be lived and enjoyed
without having to consume mood/mind altering
substances. Individuals that lead a sober life are an
asset to Alaska in that they can help reduce the
incidence of alcohol or drug related social ills such
as crime, domestic violence, and child abuse &
neglect. Please join me in support of recognizing this
valuable group of Alaskans and their lifestyle.
3:07:39 PM
CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ opened public testimony.
3:07:51 PM
CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ closed public testimony.
3:08:11 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EDGMON moved to report HB 138 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, HB 138 was moved from the
House Health and Social Services Standing Committee.
3:08:31 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:08 p.m. to 3:11 p.m.