Name: Justin Ruffridge: this is not something that we heard it in committee before that is ready for prime time. You know, I think Speaker Edgeman talks about collaborative effort, and I mean, that is certainly a nice narrative to have, and there is obviously a lot of work that a lot of people have put forward to this bill, but collaborative it has not been. It has been essentially closed-door sessions, some work. This is— I saw this for the first time this morning.
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Justin Ruffridge

40:14 - 40:48

"this is not something that we heard it in committee before that is ready for prime time. You know, I think Speaker Edgeman talks about collaborative effort, and I mean, that is certainly a nice narrative to have, and there is obviously a lot of work that a lot of people have put forward to this bill, but collaborative it has not been. It has been essentially closed-door sessions, some work. This is— I saw this for the first time this morning."

“this is not something that we heard it in committee before that is ready for prime time. You know, I think Speaker Edgeman talks about collaborative effort, and I mean, that is certainly a nice narrative to have, and there is obviously a lot of work that a lot of people have put forward to this bill, but collaborative it has not been. It has been essentially closed-door sessions, some work. This is— I saw this for the first time this morning.”

Speaker: Justin Ruffridge
Timestamp: 40:14 – 40:48
Source: Alaska Legislature: MSC2-20260716-0800
Community: Alaska News
Location: Alaska
Captured at: July 16, 2026

From the transcript

And I think that that brings really forward the question of, you know, this is not something that we heard it in committee before that is ready for prime time. You know, I think Speaker Edgeman talks about collaborative effort, and I mean, that is certainly a nice narrative to have, and there is obviously a lot of work that a lot of people have put forward to this bill, but collaborative it has not been. It has been essentially closed-door sessions, some work. This is— I saw this for the first time this morning.

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