HB   2-CONTRACTS: PROHIBIT ISRAEL DISCRIMINATION                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:02:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW  announced that the  first order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  2, "An  Act  relating to  contracts with  public                                                               
agencies; and relating to the State of Israel."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:03:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOSH  WALTON, Staff,  Representative  Laddie  Shaw, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, presented  a summary of  changes in the  proposed CS                                                               
for HB  2, [Version 32-LS0084\B,  Dunmire, 3/1/23],  "Version B,"                                                               
which read as follows [original punctuation provided]:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     The CS for HB 2 adds a provision to Section 2 on page                                                                      
       2 at line 20 specifying that the section does not                                                                        
     apply to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:04:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JAKE  ALMEIDA, Staff,  Representative Sarah  Vance, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, confirmed that  Version B made the  simple change of                                                               
excluding the  Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation  (APFC) from the                                                               
bill, so  that any  investments made  by the  independent, quasi-                                                               
governmental corporation, would not be interfered with.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:05:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  WRIGHT  moved  to adopt  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute (CS)  for HB 2, Version  32-LS0084\B, Dunmire, 3/1/23,                                                               
as  the work  draft.   There being  no objection,  Version B  was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:05:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW announced that the bill would be held over.