SB  66-MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:16:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   SHOWER  reconvened   the   meeting   and  announced   the                                                               
consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.  66  "An Act  relating to  the                                                               
membership  of  the  legislative  council; and  relating  to  the                                                               
membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SHOWER  explained  that the  bill  was  previously  heard,                                                               
conceptually amended,  and passed from committee  on February 17,                                                               
2022.  Due to  a technical  error, Senator  Kawasaki's conceptual                                                               
amendment  was  not  incorporated  into  a  committee  substitute                                                               
before  the  bill  was  transmitted  to  the  next  committee  of                                                               
referral. The bill  was back before the committee  to remedy that                                                               
omission. He asked for a  motion to adopt the corrected committee                                                               
substitute, which accurately reflects the committee's intention.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:16:40 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COSTELLO  moved to adopt  CSSB 66(2dSTA), work  order 32-                                                               
LS0410\I, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:16:50 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER objected to entertain questions or debate.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:17:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  SHOWER   removed  his  objection;  he   found  no  further                                                               
objection and version  I was adopted as the  working document. He                                                               
asked the sponsor if he had any comments or closing remarks.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:17:26 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  TOM BEGICH,  Alaska State  Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska,                                                               
sponsor of  SB 66, said he  had no comments but  was hopeful that                                                               
the bill would move forward.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER solicited a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:17:46 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  COSTELLO  moved  to  report  CSSB  66,  work  order  32-                                                               
LS0410\I,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER found no objection  and CSSB 66 (2dSTA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BEGICH thanked the members.