SENATE BILL NO. 25                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  relating to the establishment  and maintenance                                                                    
     of an  Internet website providing information  on state                                                                    
     government  financial transactions  and specifying  the                                                                    
     information to be made available on the website."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:03:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BILL WIELECHOWSKI,  SPONSOR  stated  that the  bill                                                                    
would  create   an  online   searchable  website   of  state                                                                    
expenditures. He stated the state  was rated forty-ninth out                                                                    
of  the  fifty states  in  terms  of  public access  to  the                                                                    
states  financial  information. He shared that  the bill had                                                                    
widespread  support and  was hopeful  that it  would quickly                                                                    
move from committee.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman MOVED  to ADOPT  the committee  substitute                                                                    
for SB 25, Work Draft 32-LS0217\W (Marx, 2/20/22).                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:04:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ERIN  SHINE,  STAFF,  SENATOR CLICK  BISHOP,  explained  the                                                                    
proposed committee substitute.  discussed the Explanation of                                                                    
Changes (copy on file):                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 30  Page 5, line 9                                                                                            
     Rearranges  37.05.215(c)(2)  and  (3)  to  clarify  the                                                                    
     Department of  Administration is to be  responsible for                                                                    
     maintaining the portion of  the Alaska Online Checkbook                                                                    
     that  provides   information  related   to  independent                                                                    
     contractors and service procurement contracts.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Page 5, line 24-25                                                                                                         
     Clarifies  the  definition   of  expenditure  does  not                                                                    
     include  salary and  wage payments  to state  employees                                                                    
     and benefit payments to a  member or former member of a                                                                    
     state retirement system.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 5, line 26-27                                                                                                         
     Adds new  language to clarify  that PFD  payments would                                                                    
     not be included in the Online Checkbook.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 6, line 6                                                                                                             
     Changes delayed availability  effective date to October                                                                    
     1, 2023                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 6, line 12                                                                                                            
     Changes  transitional   provision  effective   date  to                                                                    
     October 1, 2024                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Bishop  WITHDREW  his objection.  There  being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski  explained the  new fiscal  impact note                                                                    
for $250,000 of capital cost.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman   MOVED  to   REPORT  CSSB   25(FIN)  from                                                                    
committee  with individual  recommendation and  attached new                                                                    
fiscal impact  note from  the Department  of Administration.                                                                    
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 25(FIN)  was REPORTED  out of  committee with  five "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendations and  with  a new  fiscal impact  note                                                                    
from the Department of Administration.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:08:12 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:09:19 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED