ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES  January 21, 2020 4:44 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Cathy Giessel, Chair Senator John Coghill Senator Natasha von Imhof Senator Tom Begich Senator Lyman Hoffman MEMBERS ABSENT  All members present OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT Senator Gary Stevens Senator Bert Stedman COMMITTEE CALENDAR  Adopt an amended Committee on Committees Report - Report Adopted   PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record. ACTION NARRATIVE 4:44:37 PM CHAIR CATHY GIESSEL called the Senate Committee on Committees meeting to order at 4:44 p.m. in accordance with Uniform Rules 1(e) and 20. Present at the call to order were Senate Rules Chair John Coghill, Senate Majority Leader Lyman Hoffman, Senate Finance Co-Chair Natasha von Imhof, Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, and Senate President Cathy Giessel. ^Amend the Committee on Committees Reports Adopted in 2020 Amend the Committee on Committees Reports Adopted in 2019  4:45:28 PM CHAIR GIESSEL stated that the purpose of this meeting is to amend the membership in Senate committees as follows: 4:45:33 PM Community and Regional Affairs Committee  • Replace Senator Costello with Senator Shower. • Appoint Senator Micciche and name him vice chair. Education Committee  • Appoint Senator Coghill. • Name Senator Hughes Vice Chair. 4:45:53 PM Finance Committee • Remove Senator Micciche and Senator Shower.   Health and Social Services Committee  • Replace Senator Coghill with Senator von Imhof and name Senator von Imhof Vice Chair. • Replace Senator Stevens with Senator Shower.   4:46:13 PM  Judiciary Committee • Replace Senator Shower with Senator Coghill and name Senator Coghill Chair. 4:46:29 PM at ease CHAIR GIESSEL reconvened the meeting and stated that the previous statement regarding the Judiciary Committee was in error. Rather, the changes to the Judiciary Committee membership should be as follows: Judiciary Committee  • Replace Senator Hughes with Senator Coghill and name Senator Coghill Chair. • Name Senator Micciche Vice Chair [The Senate adopted the Committee on Committees Report, as written, establishing that Senator Coghill replaced Senator Shower on the Judiciary committee and Senator Coghill was named Chair.]   Labor and Commerce Committee  • Name Senator Bishop Chair. • Appoint Senator Revak. • Replace Senator Reinbold with Senator Stevens and name him Vice Chair.   4:47:27 PM  Resources Committee  • Appoint Senator Micciche Chair. • Replace Senator Reinbold with Senator Revak.   State Affairs Committee  • Replace Senator Shower with Senator Revak and name Senator Revak Chair. • Replace Senator Reinbold with Senator Costello. • Replace Senator Micciche with Senator Wilson. 4:47:54 PM At ease   4:48:16 PM CHAIR GIESSEL reconvened the meeting and continued to read the Committee on Committees Report. Transportation Committee • Replace Senator Shower with Senator Costello and name her Chair. • Name Senator Wilson Vice Chair. 4:48:31 PM Joint Armed Services Committee  • Replace Senator Shower with Senator Revak and name Senator Revak Chair. • Replace Senator Hughes with Senator Olson.   4:48:46 PM  Legislative Budget & Audit Committee  • Replace Senator Micciche, alternate, with Senator Wielechowski, alternate. Legislative Council • Replace Senator Costello with Senator Begich. 4:49:04 PM CHAIR GIESSEL solicited a motion from Rules Chair, Senator Coghill. 4:49:11 PM SENATOR COGHILL moved that the Senate Committee on Committees adopt the foregoing changes. 4:49:16 PM CHAIR GIESSEL stated that without objection, the changes are approved. She asked the members to sign the report which will then be forwarded to the Senate for approval once the floor session reconvenes. 4:49:29 PM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Giessel adjourned the Committee on Committees meeting at 4:49 p.m.