ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL  SEPTEMBER 02, 2015  1:04 PM  Approved December 4, 2015    MEMBERS PRESENT  Senator Gary Stevens, Chair Representative Bob Herron, Vice Chair Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Kevin Meyer Representative Mike Hawker MEMBERS ON TELECONFERENCE  Senator John Coghill Representative Mike Chenault Representative Craig Johnson Representative Sam Kito Representative Charisse Millett Representative Mark Neuman Representative Steve Thompson, alternate   MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Charlie Huggins Senator Peter Micciche Senator Lesil McGuire, alternate   OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT OR ON TELECONFERENCE  Representatives Drummond, Gruenberg, Josephson, Tuck and Vazquez AGENDA  EXECUTIVE SESSION - LEGAL ISSUES ON MEDICAID EXPANSION SPEAKER REGISTER 1:02:42 PM I. CHAIR GARY STEVENS called the Legislative Council meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office Auditorium. Present at the call were Senators Meyer, Hoffman, MacKinnon, and Stevens; Representatives Hawker and Herron. Participating via teleconference was Senator Coghill, as well as Representatives Johnson, Kito, Millett, Neuman and Thompson, alternate member. Representative Chenault joined the meeting via teleconference during executive session. Absent were Senators Huggins, Micciche, and McGuire, alternate member. II. EXECUTIVE SESSION - LEGAL ISSUES ON MEDICAID EXPANSION  CHAIR STEVENS said that the reason for this meeting was to give Legislative Council members an opportunity to hear from Legal Services Director Doug Gardner as well as a staff attorney in an executive session regarding legal issue regarding Medicaid expansion. He noted that the Chair's intention is that this be an informational meeting only; that no actions will be taken, no motions will be allowed and that Council will adjourn after coming out of executive session. 1:04:27 PM VICE CHAIR HERRON moved that Legislative Council go into executive session under Uniform Rule 22(b)(3) to discuss a matter that may, by law, be required to be confidential, to allow Council to receive legal advice in the form of Attorney-Client communications from legal counsel. I would ask that the following individuals remain in the room or on teleconference: Pam Varni, Doug Gardner, Kate Glover, Erin Shine, Suzanne Armstrong, Chad Hutchison, Mark Higgins, Tom Wright, Linda Hay, Grace Abbott, and Megan Wallace. We also welcome any Legislators that are not on Legislative Council. A roll call vote was taken. YEAS: Meyer, Coghill, Hoffman, MacKinnon, Hawker, Johnson, Kito, Millett, Neuman, Thompson, Herron, and Stevens NAYS: None The motion passed 12-0. 1:06:41 PM Council went into Executive Session. 2:48:20 PM Council out of Executive Session. There being no further business before the committee, the Legislative Council meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. 2:48:34 PM