ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS  March 23, 2023 1:05 p.m. DRAFT MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Stanley Wright, Chair Representative Ben Carpenter Representative George Rauscher Representative Cliff Groh Representative Andrew Gray MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Laddie Shaw Representative Dan Saddler COMMITTEE CALENDAR  HOUSE BILL NO. 25 "An Act relating to eligibility for the permanent fund dividend; and providing for an effective date." - MOVED CSHB 25(MLV) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 25 SHORT TITLE: PFD ELIGIBILITY UNIFORMED SERVICES SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) STORY 01/19/23 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/23 01/19/23 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/19/23 (H) STA, MLV, FIN 01/31/23 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 01/31/23 (H) Heard & Held 01/31/23 (H) MINUTE(STA) 02/16/23 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 02/16/23 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 02/21/23 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 02/21/23 (H) Moved CSHB 25(STA) Out of Committee 02/21/23 (H) MINUTE(STA) 02/22/23 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 5DP 1NR 02/22/23 (H) DP: ARMSTRONG, ALLARD, STORY, CARPENTER, SHAW 02/22/23 (H) NR: C.JOHNSON 03/09/23 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/09/23 (H) Heard & Held 03/09/23 (H) MINUTE(MLV) 03/14/23 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/14/23 (H) Heard & Held 03/14/23 (H) MINUTE(MLV) 03/16/23 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/16/23 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 03/21/23 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/21/23 (H) Heard & Held 03/21/23 (H) MINUTE(MLV) 03/23/23 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 WITNESS REGISTER FORREST WOLFE, Staff Representative Stanley Wright Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Provided an explanation of changes in the proposed committee substitute to HB 25 on behalf of Representative Wright, prime sponsor. ACTION NARRATIVE 1:05:05 PM CHAIR STANLEY WRIGHT called the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. Representatives Carpenter, Groh, Gray, Rauscher, and Wright were present at the call to order. HB 25-PFD ELIGIBILITY UNIFORMED SERVICES  1:05:48 PM CHAIR WRIGHT announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 25, "An Act relating to eligibility for the permanent fund dividend; and providing for an effective date." [Before the committee was CSHB 25.] 1:06:22 PM REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HB 25, version 33-LS0265\U, Nauman, 3/21/23, as a working document. 1:06:52 PM REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER objected for the purpose of discussion. 1:07:10 PM FORREST WOLFE, Staff, Representative Stanley Wright, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Wright, prime sponsor, explained that the proposed Version U removes section 3 of the bill, added by the House State Affairs Standing Committee in CSHB 25 (STA), which provided an extension of the filing deadline for dependents of Alaskans who failed to file their dividends due to a medical emergency. He elaborated that the proposal to remove the section was made after the Department of Revenue said it would be difficult to determine the cost of the section. He stated that the proposed CS keeps the original intent of the previous committee's substitute while also removing the potential fiscal burden on the department. 1:08:15 PM REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, version U was before the committee. 1:09:36 PM REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER moved to report CSHB 25, version 33- LS0265\U, Nauman, 3/21/23, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 25(MLV) was reported out of the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs. 1:10:09 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.