SB 120-ADMIN. REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:54:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER announced  the consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 120                                                               
"An  Act   establishing  the  Administrative   Regulation  Review                                                               
Committee."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:55:17 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  REINBOLD,  speaking  as  sponsor,  stated  that  SB  120                                                               
reestablishes the  Administrative Regulation Review  Committee to                                                               
ensure  that regulations  the administration  writes reflect  the                                                               
intent  of  bills  the  legislature  passes.  She  said  she  was                                                               
seriously concerned about  the 14 pages of  regulations that were                                                               
suspended under  the Disaster  Act and this  bill will  provide a                                                               
check on the executive.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:57:47 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  COSTELLO said  it  is incumbent  on  the legislature  to                                                               
ensure that the  regulations fall in line with the  intent of the                                                               
laws it passes.  She characterized SB 120 as  a better government                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:58:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KAWASAKI commented that it  was the responsibility of the                                                               
legislature  to stay  abreast  of what  the  executive branch  is                                                               
doing but  it was difficult  to keep  up with the  information on                                                               
regulatory changes that comes in several times a week.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER stated agreement.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:59:29 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER opened public testimony on SB 120.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
5:00:03 PM                                                                                                                    
BERT HOUGHTALING,  representing self,  Big Lake, Alaska,  said he                                                               
supports  anything that  will help  reduce regulations  and allow                                                               
the economy to  thrive. He advised that he tried  to call earlier                                                               
to  state support  for SB  31 to  eliminate binding  caucuses. He                                                               
said  Alaskans  are  tired  of  having  their  voices  and  votes                                                               
disregarded by binding  caucus rules. He stated  opposition to SB                                                               
126  saying the  legislature's  work can  be  accomplished in  90                                                               
days.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
5:01:54 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER closed public testimony on SB 120.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  REINBOLD summarized  that the  Administrative Regulation                                                               
Review  Committee emboldens  and  empowers a  positive check  and                                                               
balance on the executive branch.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
5:03:01 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HOLLAND moved  to report SB 120,  work order 32-LS0477\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER found no objection and  SB 120 was reported from the                                                               
Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.