1:57:16 PM CHAIR WILSON reconvened the meeting and reviewed upcoming schedules. He recognized Senator Begich. 1:57:44 PM SENATOR BEGICH moved to report SB 72, version LS0615\A, from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying zero fiscal note. CHAIR WILSON objected. SENATOR BEGICH said the committee recently passed out another piece of legislation [SB 124] it felt was not germane to its purview. SB 72 relates to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Employment and discrimination against transgender people. That would be more appropriately fall under the purview of Judiciary. That particular piece of legislation had tremendous testimony over a day and half. There has been a request that it be heard again. The public testimony was closed over his objection. He removed his objection with an on-the-record assurance from the chair that there would be action on the bill. Based on the comments in the hearing of the other piece of legislation that passed out, it is clear to him that if a bill is not within the purview of this committee, it should be moved to the next committee of referral to be appropriately addressed. There was tremendous support from the public on that legislation, while there was also opposition, unlike the bill they did pass out. He asked that there be due consideration to move SB 72 to the next committee of referral. 1:59:23 PM CHAIR WILSON said he had spoken to the sponsor of SB 72 and his understanding was that that the [State Commission for Human Rights] was going through the regulatory process. He has not had an official response on the process of moving that legislation. He maintained his objection and asked for a roll call. 2:00:46 PM A roll call vote was taken. Senator Begich voted in favor of the motion to move SB 72 from committee and Senators von Imhoff, Giessel, and Wilson voted against it. Therefore, the motion failed by a 1:3 vote. SENATOR BEGICH thanked Chair Wilson for considering the request.