
Calvin Schrage
13:22 - 13:42
"After discussions with committee members, there is interest in starting with the Senate Finance version. Which largely mirrors and builds upon the bill passed by the House."
“After discussions with committee members, there is interest in starting with the Senate Finance version. Which largely mirrors and builds upon the bill passed by the House.”
Back on the record at 2:09 PM. Before we move on to today's presentation, I want to briefly outline the committee's process. Typically, a conference committee would begin by reviewing both the House and Senate versions of the bill. After discussions with committee members, there is interest in starting with the Senate Finance version. Which largely mirrors and builds upon the bill passed by the House.
The HB 381 conference committee failed Friday to adopt either the House or Senate version of the Alaska LNG tax bill, with each body's delegation voting against the other's version. Chair Calvin Schrage announced the committee will proceed under limited powers of free conference to write a compromise from scratch, with a follow-up meeting set for Saturday morning.

A confidential AGDC draft document describing a paid state clawback option over Glenfarne circulated publicly before Friday's conference committee hearing, prompting AGDC and Glenfarne officials to address what Kissinger called a stolen document on the record and raising questions about what legislators knew and when.
