ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                   
                        January 25, 2002                                                                                        
                           12:32 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
Senator Randy Phillips, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator Rick Halford                                                                                                            
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA) am                                                                                
Declaring   February   2002   to   be   African-American   Citizen                                                              
Recognition Month.                                                                                                              
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HCR 4 - See State Affairs minutes dated 1/22/02.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN RANDY PHILLIPS called the  Senate Rules Committee meeting                                                            
to order at 12:32  p.m. Senators Halford, Ellis  and Phillips were                                                              
present.  The committee took up CSHCR 4(STA) am.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HALFORD  moved  to calendar  CSHCR  4(STA)  am  -AFRICAN-                                                          
AMERICAN CITIZEN  RECOGNITION MONTH  at the Chairman's  discretion                                                          
and asked for unanimous consent.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS clarified the bill  will be calendared on Monday                                                              
and announced with no objection, the motion carried.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELLIS said  he would  prefer  that future  motions be  to                                                              
place legislation on the calendar.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business, CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS  adjourned the                                                              
meeting at 12:33 p.m.