ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES                                                                               
                        January 21, 2025                                                                                        
                           2:01 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gary Stevens, Chair                                                                                                     
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
Senator Lyman Hoffman                                                                                                           
Senator Bill Wielechowski                                                                                                       
Senator Mike Shower                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ADOPT COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES REPORT dated JANUARY 21, 2025                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     - ADOPTED -                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
No previous action to report                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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2:01:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  GARY STEVENS  called the  Senate  Committee on  Committees                                                             
meeting to order  at 2:01 p.m. Present at the  call to order were                                                               
Senators  Hoffman,  Giessel,   Shower,  Wielechowski,  and  Chair                                                               
Stevens.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
^Adopt Committee on Committees Report                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
              ADOPT COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES REPORT                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:01:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  STEVENS [stated  that the  purpose  of the  meeting is  to                                                               
establish the members for the  ten Senate Standing Committees for                                                               
the 34th legislature.  He directed attention to  the Committee on                                                               
Committees  Report  that  was  before the  members.  It  read  as                                                               
follows:]                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                 Committee on Committee Report                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
     January 21, 2025                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Mister President:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     The Committee on Committees has met and submits to the                                                                     
     Senate for its consideration chairs and members of the                                                                     
     ten standing committees as approved by the Committee                                                                       
     on Committees:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Community and Regional Affairs Committee                                                                                 
          Senator Merrick, Chair                                                                                                
          Senator Dunbar, Vice-Chair                                                                                            
          Senator Gray-Jackson                                                                                                  
          Senator Olson                                                                                                         
          Senator Yundt                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Education Committee                                                                                                      
          Senator Tobin, Chair                                                                                                  
          Senator Stevens, Vice-Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Bjorkman                                                                                                      
          Senator Kiehl                                                                                                         
          Senator Cronk                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Finance Committee                                                                                                        
          Senator Hoffman, Co-Chair                                                                                             
          Senator Olson, Co-Chair                                                                                               
          Senator Stedman, Co-Chair                                                                                             
          Senator Merrick, Vice-Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Kiehl                                                                                                         
          Senator Kaufman                                                                                                       
          Senator Cronk                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Health and Social Services                                                                                               
          Senator Dunbar, Chair                                                                                                 
          Senator Giessel, Vice-Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Claman                                                                                                        
          Senator Tobin                                                                                                         
          Senator Hughes                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Judiciary Committee                                                                                                      
          Senator Claman, Chair                                                                                                 
          Senator Kiehl, Vice-Chair                                                                                             
          Senator Stevens                                                                                                       
          Senator Tobin                                                                                                         
          Senator Myers                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Labor and Commerce Committee                                                                                             
          Senator Bjorkman, Chair                                                                                               
          Senator Merrick, Vice-Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Gray-Jackson                                                                                                  
          Senator Dunbar                                                                                                        
          Senator Yundt                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Resources Committee                                                                                                      
          Senator Giessel, Chair                                                                                                
          Senator Wielechowski, Vice-Chair                                                                                      
          Senator Claman                                                                                                        
          Senator Dunbar                                                                                                        
          Senator Kawasaki                                                                                                      
          Senator Hughes                                                                                                        
          Senator Myers                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Rules Committee                                                                                                          
          Senator Wielechowski, Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Stevens, Vice-Chair                                                                                           
          Senator Hoffman                                                                                                       
          Senator Stedman                                                                                                       
          Senator Shower                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     State Affairs Committee                                                                                                  
          Senator Kawasaki, Chair                                                                                               
          Senator Bjorkman, Vice-Chair                                                                                          
          Senator Wielechowski                                                                                                  
          Senator Gray-Jackson                                                                                                  
          Senator Yundt                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Transportation Committee                                                                                                 
          Senator Bjorkman, Chair                                                                                               
          Senator Tobin, Vice-Chair                                                                                             
          Senator Kiehl                                                                                                         
          Senator Stedman                                                                                                       
          Senator Shower                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:01:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to adopt the January 21, 2025,                                                                       
Committee on Committees Report as presented.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:01:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEVENS objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:02:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEVENS removed his objection. He found no further                                                                        
objection and announced that the Committee on Committees Report                                                                 
dated January 21, 2025, is adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:02:31 PM                                                                                                                    
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
Chair Stevens adjourned the Senate Committee on Committees                                                                      
meeting at [2:02 p.m.]