ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
   HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS                                                                  
                         March 18, 2021                                                                                         
                           1:02 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Chris Tuck, Chair                                                                                                
Representative Matt Claman                                                                                                      
Representative Laddie Shaw                                                                                                      
Representative David Nelson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Andi Story                                                                                                       
Representative Geran Tarr                                                                                                       
Representative George Rauscher                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 125                                                                                                              
"An  Act   relating  to  private  sector   and  state  employment                                                               
preferences  for active  service members,  veterans, and  spouses                                                               
and dependent  children of active  service members  and veterans;                                                               
relating  to  employment  preferences for  surviving  spouses  of                                                               
deceased   service  members   and  veterans;   and  relating   to                                                               
employment   preferences  for   disabled   veterans  and   former                                                               
prisoners of war."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HB 125 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 125                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: MILITARY AND FAMILY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE                                                                          
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) NELSON                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
03/05/21       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
03/05/21       (H)       MLV, L&C                                                                                               
03/16/21       (H)       MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
03/16/21       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/16/21       (H)       MINUTE(MLV)                                                                                            
03/18/21       (H)       MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
No witnesses to record                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:02:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CHRIS TUCK  called the House Special  Committee on Military                                                             
and   Veterans'   Affairs  meeting   to   order   at  1:02   p.m.                                                               
Representatives Claman,  Nelson, Shaw, Tuck* were  present at the                                                               
call to order.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
        HB 125-MILITARY AND FAMILY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:03:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TUCK announced that the only  order of business would be of                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO.  125 "An Act relating to private  sector and state                                                               
employment preferences for active  service members, veterans, and                                                               
spouses  and dependent  children  of active  service members  and                                                               
veterans;  relating  to   employment  preferences  for  surviving                                                               
spouses of  deceased service members  and veterans;  and relating                                                               
to  employment  preferences  for  disabled  veterans  and  former                                                               
prisoners of war."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:04:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  TUCK   opened  public   testimony  on   HB  125.     After                                                               
ascertaining  that there  was no  one who  wished to  testify, he                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:04:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN  moved to  report HB  125 out  of committee                                                               
with individual recommendations and  the accompanying zero fiscal                                                               
note.  There  being no objection, HB 125 was  reported out of the                                                               
House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:06:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Special Committee  on Military and Veterans'  Affairs meeting was                                                               
adjourned at 1:06 p.m.