SB  70-OPIOID OVERDOSE DRUGS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:39:52 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   WILSON  reconvened   the   meeting   and  announced   the                                                               
consideration of  SENATE BILL NO.  70 "An Act relating  to opioid                                                               
overdose drugs;  and providing for  an effective date."  He noted                                                               
the committee  had had an  overview of  the bill and  took public                                                               
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:40:16 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES moved  to adopt the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 70, work order 32-LS0390\B, as the working document.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON  objected for purposes  of discussion.  He explained                                                               
that  the   CS  retains  the   reporting  requirement   that  was                                                               
originally  adopted  in  SB  91  in  2017  as  requested  by  the                                                               
committee in  its previous discussions.  The committee  still has                                                               
to  repeal  the  old  documentation   and  add  a  new  reporting                                                               
requirement  as  the  old reporting  requirement  referenced  the                                                               
opioid   epidemic.  Since   that  is   ending  as   an  emergency                                                               
declaration,  the reporting  language requirement  is changed  to                                                               
reference the opioid overdose drug distribution instead.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HUGHES asked  if  the opioid  declaration  was state  or                                                               
federal.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON  answered that was a  state declaration in SB  91 by                                                               
former Governor Bill Walker.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BEGICH thanked  the chair  for taking  into account  the                                                               
committee comments in the CS.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGHES said  that she appreciated the  input from Michael                                                               
Clarkson of MyHouse in Wasilla regarding this bill.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:42:23 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  WILSON removed  his objection.  There  being no  objection                                                               
Version B was adopted as the working document.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:42:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WILSON asked for the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:42:45 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES moved to report  the committee substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 70,  work order  32-LS0390\B, with  attached fiscal  notes and                                                               
individual recommendations.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON  Found no objection  and reported CSSB  70(HSS) from                                                               
the Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee.