SB 68-PUBLIC NOTICE FOR STATE ACTIONS/HEARINGS  3:03:10 PM CHAIR SHAW announced that the first order of business would be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 68(RES) AM, "An Act relating to public notice for certain state actions and public hearings; and providing for an effective date." 3:03:33 PM CHAIR SHAW moved to adopt Amendment 1 to CSSB 68(RES) AM, labeled 33-LS0412\D.A.1, Bullard, 3/16/24, which read: Page 1, line 1, following "notice": Insert "requirements for museums and" Page 1, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read:  "* Section 1. AS 14.57.210(b) is amended to read: (b) To acquire title under (a) of this section, the museum shall publish a notice for at least four  consecutive weeks on a dedicated Internet webpage  maintained by the museum responsible for the  undocumented property and at least once a week for four consecutive weeks either in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the museum is located or on a social media account  maintained by the museum. The notice must include (1) a brief and general description of the property; (2) the date or approximate date, if known, of the acquisition of the property by the museum; (3) the name, address, electronic mail  address, and telephone number of the museum representative to contact for more information or to make a claim of ownership; (4) the initial date of publication on the  Internet webpage [DATE OF THE LAST PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION]; and (5) a statement that the museum will acquire title to the property if a valid claim of an owner to the property is not received by the museum within 45 days from the date of the last publication of the notice under this subsection." Page 1, line 4: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT objected. 3:03:46 PM The committee took an at-ease from 3:03 p.m. to 3:07 p.m. 3:07:46 PM BUDDY WHITT, Staff, Representative Laddie Shaw, answered committee questions related to CSSB 68(RES) am. He suggested Chair Shaw table Amendment 1 and await further information related to the proposed amendment. 3:08:34 PM CHAIR SHAW announced that the committee would [table Amendment 1]. There being no objection, Amendment 1, with pending objection, was tabled. 3:08:38 PM CHAIR SHAW [moved to adopt] Amendment 2 to CSSB 68(RES) AM, labeled 33-LS0412\D.A.2, Bullard, 4/6/24, which read as follows: Page 7, line 21, following "circulation": Insert ", and in other appropriate information  media," Page 7, lines 22 - 23: Delete "The department" Page 7, lines 24 - 26: Delete "] may also publish the notice [BE PUBLISHED] in other appropriate information media." Insert "MAY ALSO BE PUBLISHED IN OTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MEDIA.]" REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT objected for the purpose of discussion. 3:08:51 PM The committee took an at-ease from 3:08 p.m. to 3:09 p.m. 3:09:14 PM MR. WHITT, on behalf of Chair Shaw, explained that Amendment 2 would clean up language in Section 10, on page 7. He said that the proposed amendment is a clarifying amendment to straighten out unclear language currently in CSSB 68(RES) AM. 3:11:22 PM REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT removed his objection to the motion to adopt Amendment 2. There being no further objection, Amendment 2 was adopted. 3:11:32 PM The committee took an at-ease from 3:11 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. 3:15:59 PM CHAIR SHAW announced that the committee would [take Amendment 1 off the table]. 3:16:20 PM REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK, [who had not been present when Chair Shaw moved to adopt Amendment 1] made a second motion to adopt Amendment 1 [text previously provided]. REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT made a second objection for the purpose of discussion. REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK, as the original sponsor of Amendment 1, explained how the proposed amendment would affect CSSB 68(RES) AM. She said that Amendment 1 aims to change Alaska Statute (AS) 14.57.210 to make online postings of museum collections more practical and noticeable to people living in rural areas of Alaska. 3:18:44 PM CHAIR SHAW asked Representative Wright if he maintained his objection. REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT said, "I do." 3:18:51 PM The committee took an at-ease from 3:18 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. 3:20:30 PM REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT withdrew his objection to the motion to adopt Amendment 1 to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 68(RES) AM. There being no further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. 3:21:06 PM REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to report CSSB 68(RES) am, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HCS CSSB 68(STA) was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.