
Senator · Alaska State Senate · District S
15 articles · 20 transcripts
“ACSA appreciates the thoughtful approach to the proposed 5% cap on the growth of the required local contribution.”
“If I were Fairbanks and the line was going to be built over 5 to 10 years, $50 million is not even going to be able to address the concerns that possibly Fairbanks might have, let alone the rest of the impacted areas of the state.”
“In the language— the language changes adds definitions to the section on theft in the third degree for first authorizing depositories, second mailing, third mailing receptacles, and fourth postage. Adds an exemption for a tech employee or contractor whose sole job is to seek and destroy child sexual abuse material or obscene generated, CSAM, from the offenses of distributing these materials if they are doing so only in the course of doing their job, expands the Border Patrol from parole from 5 members to 7 and adds a 2-year limit.”
“my objection is that I think it should stay in place knowing we have the report coming and the report obviously is going to be addressing not only the energy relief portion of this bill, but the 5% provision”
“I'm just objecting because, you know, listening to constituents and what the high— actually, we had a really long winter, extremely high prices now that are looking like they're going to go into this winter. I'm thinking the largest PFD that we could pay would be the best choice for Alaskans.”
“The first item on today's calendar is HB 23, State Commission for Civil Rights. This bill was first heard on April 21st. We took public testimony and reviewed the fiscal notes at At that time we have a CS for introduction.”
“I move Senate Bill 170, Work Order 34-LS, 0213/E as adopted with individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes”
“We'll hear invited testimony from members of the oil and gas industry at that meeting”
“This action closes conference— conferenceable items 1 through 3, item 5 through 20, item 22 through 25 in the FY26 supplemental operating budget.”
“Is there objection to moving the bill from committee with individual recommendations to the Rules Committee? Seeing none, that bill passes on to the Rules Committee.”
“Under limited powers, the Conference Committee may adopt any amount between zero and the high number of either the House or the Senate version of each item subject to the conference.”
“Seeing none, that bill passes from committee and moves on to the next committee referral, which will be the Rules Committee.”
“The first item is Senate Bill 178, expanding early intervention services. This bill was first heard on March 4th.”
“The Senate's operating budget, when combined with the spending agreements for the capital budget, balances at $70 a barrel oil for with $46 million left over for supplementals next year.”
“We have Ms. Rosaro, the Acting Deputy Director for the Division of Behavioral Health Online, if members have comments, questions?”