Alaska Legislature: JLEC-260617-0800

I'm going to call this meeting of the Legislative Council to order. Today is January 17th. It is 11:18 a.m. Ms. Truitt, can you please call the roll? Representative Carrick. Here.

Representative Edgeman. Here. Representative Johnson? Here! Representative Kopp?

Representativishragi? Here! Representative Stutes? Representative Mears? Here!

Senator Giesel? Here! Senator Gray Jackson? Honored to be here—. Senator Hoffman; Senator Keele?

Here! Senator Steadman?

Senator Tobin? Here. Vice Chair Stevens? Here. Chair Hannon?

Here. 12 Members present. Thank you.

With 12 members present, we have a quorum to conduct business. President Stevens, do you have a motion regarding the agenda? Yes, Madam Chair, I move that Legislative Council amend the agenda to address address executive session items immediately following Item 3, approval of minutes, and then take up items under 4, committee business. And I heard a move that Item VB, animals in legislative facilities policy revision, be removed from the agenda.

Okay. All right. Hearing and seeing no objection— Madam Chair? Yes? Representative Hughes.

Can you help me understand why we removed item B? 5B, the animals legislative facilities? Yes. We are anticipating— we have some things that are time present that must be dealt with today or the immediate. It is my sense the Senate has some other meetings that they are all going to need to leave to go to.

And we—.

That policy may provoke a lengthy discussion. I will tell you, of all the things on the agenda item, I have had more inquiries about the pets policy. So my sense is that members will want to talk about it. And so we want to make sure that it is given adequate time to be discussed, but not shoved through. And because that policy doesn't have to be implemented imminently because it is about the pet policies in the Capitol Building and our LIO facilities, we thought that we could move it to our next meeting later in the summer.

So there is another— follow-up, please, Madam Chair. Go ahead. Thank you. So there is another anticipated meeting that will address this this summer? Yes.

It is anticipated that this will not be the last Legislative Council meeting of the interim and that I don't know that it is next month. I am looking for feedback, but yes, it is not my intention. As you know, that policy has had a lot of discussion in it— As I know, Madam Chair. Over the last year. Over the last year.

You as Rules Chair know that. So we understand that it needs to be addressed and fleshed out. Thank you. Appreciate it. Yeah.

But because the Senate has other engagements today, we just want to make sure that it isn't done. And it looks like August will probably be our next legislative council meeting. Representative Johnson. Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to keep the record straight, would you please repeat the motion?

Senator Stevens. The motion was that legislative council amend the agenda to address executive session items immediately following item 3, approval of minutes. And then take up items under 4, committee business. I further move that item 5B, animals in legislative facilities policy revision, be removed from the agenda. Representative Mears.

Paula, I raised my hand when she stopped. Oh, okay. Anyone else?

Hearing and seeing no further attention seeking, meeting mine, The agenda is approved as amended. That brings us to approval of the minutes. Senator Steadman— or Senator Steadman, excuse me, Senator Stevens. I appreciate that.

I move and ask unanimous consent that Legislative Council approve the minutes dated April 15th, 2026, as presented.

I'm looking to see if there is any objection. Hearing and seeing no objection, the minutes are approved.

All right. So then that brings us to executive session. So we're going to jump ahead, Senator. In business. Oh, excuse me.

Well—. In national officer. We're going to take up— excuse me, brief it is.

We're going to come back to order. Senator Stevens, do you have a motion for us regarding executive session? Madam Chair, I move that legislative council go into executive session under Uniform Rule 22(b)(1), 22(b)(1), discussion of matters, immediate knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of government unit, and 22(b)(3), 22(b)(3), discussion of a matter that may by law be required to be confidential. The following people may remain in the room or online for the executive session: Jessica Geary, Jacey Kestrel, Stacy Bentley, Shea Wilson, Joe Rogaczynski, Emily Nowlin, Megan Wallace, David Monroe, Wayne Jensen, Rick Shattuck, Reed Stoops, Eric Koonfer— Koonfer. Talula Lastooka, Helen Phillips, any legislator not on legislative council or any staff member, any member of staff on legislative council members, and anybody whose name I mispronounce, please say.

All right. I'm going to take a brief at ease while we secure executive session.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

We are going to call this meeting back to order of legislative council and ask Ms. Truitt to please call the roll to reestablish that we still have a quorum to conduct business.

Representative Carrick. Here. Representative Edgeman. Yes. Representative Johnson.

Here.

Representative Kopp. Representative Schraggi? Here! Representative Stutes? Here!

Representative Mears? Here! Senator Giesel? Here! Senator Gray Jackson?

Honored to be here... Senator Hoffman? Senator Keele? Here! Senator Steadman?

Here! Senator Tobin? Here! Vice Chair Stevens? Here!

Chairman Hannon? Here! 13 Members present. With 13 members present, we have a quorum to conduct business. We have just concluded our executive session.

And Senator Stevens, I'm going to turn to you for a motion on the legislative apartments. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Legislative Council accept the donation of certain properties from the Juneau Community Foundation to the Alaska State Legislature and authorize the Executive Director of the Legislative Affairs Agency to execute the donation agreement and any related documents necessary to complete the transaction. I'm going to object for purposes of discussion and ask Jessica Geary to please reprise our previous discussion and see if we have any discussion on the record. All right.

For the record, Jessica Geary, Executive Director, Legislative Affairs Agency. And before the committee today is the decision of whether to accept the donation of the 3 legislative apartment buildings. As we learned, they are currently owned by Develop Juno, Inc. They will be transferred to the Juno Community Foundation, who would like legislative council's vote in the affirmative to accept that donation. So once they know legislative council has agreed to accept the donation, they will begin renovations of those buildings.

So the— Thank you. The apartment buildings in question, it's 2 fourplexes and one eightplex for a total of 16 units, and those units are all 2-bedroom units. So it'll be a— it'll be a nice addition to our legislative housing that we currently have at the Assembly Building. And, and with that, I'm happy to answer any questions from members. Senator Kiel.

Madam Chair, now that we're back on the public record, I want to disclose that my home is between the two fourplexes. It's within 200 feet of both of them. I don't believe that it poses a conflict of interest. I don't stand to gain anything or lose anything from this transaction, but I wanted to make a public disclosure that I'm right between them. Representative Carrick.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And just now that we're back on the record, I think It's worth just summarizing that many on this council are strongly supportive and excited about Juneau Community Foundation's donation and just really thankful for it. And I just echo some of the— some of those sentiments and also the sentiment that Juneau is an incredibly welcoming community and this is just yet another example of why we should keep the capital in Juneau. So strongly supportive of it. Thank you.

Other members? And I guess before I remove my objection, and then we will have a roll call vote, I will just put so that they are in there even though it is in the memo, the 3— the locations are a 4-plex at 611 6th Street, a 4-plex at 611 Gold Street, and then the 8-plex at 700 Gold Street. Senator Stevens shared in executive session, he's been a resident there for over 20 years. 26. 26 Years.

I'm sure that he will miss living there, but we'll get new carpet and paint if we accept this donation. So anyone else seeking the floor? I might say that I have taken up clog dancing and we live right above The speaker. I'm sure that's why he said he wanted a little sound. For the record, he is a very good clog dancer.

I've heard he's a good tap dancer, but we'll add clogging there. A little more weight. Anyone else? Then I'm going to remove my objection and ask Ms. Truitt to call the roll on the motion. And the motion is to accept the donation from the Juneau Community Foundation of the 3 properties.

Ms. Truitt?

Representative Carrick? Yes! Representative Edgeman? Yes! Representative Johnson?

Yes! Representative Schraggy? Yes! Representative Stutes? Yes!

Representative Mears? Yes! Senator Giesel? Yes! Senator Gray Jackson?

Yes. Senator Keel? Yes. Senator Steadman? Yes.

Senator Tobin? Yes. Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon?

Yes. 13 Yays, 0 nays. So with 13 yays and 0 nays, the motion has passed. That brings us to our next motion on Darktrace software renewal. Senator Stevens?

Madam Chair, I move the Legislative Council approve the expenditure of $70,733 to Software House International to license the legislature to continue to use Darktrace. Again, I'm going to object for the purpose of discussion and ask Mr. Wilson to come forward and take any questions.

Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the Legislative Council. For the record, my name is Shea Wilson, Chief Information Officer for the legislative Affairs Agency. You each have in your packet a memo regarding the Darktrace renewal. You also have, that you received today, amended memo. The difference between the original memo and the amended memo is that there was a discrepancy between the numerical part and the spelled-out part of the motion for the price.

That is why you received an amended memo. The Division of Technology and Information utilizes several cybersecurity tools to help protect the legislature. Darktrace is one of those tools. Darktrace learns the normal work profiles of each individual device within the legislative network. The software then listens to network traffic and compares it to the normal work profile.

If activities are out of line with normal behavior, it alerts DTI cybersecurity personnel to research and respond to activities. We have been using the software for 4 years. Without this purchase, DTI would lose valuable visibility into the activities on the legislative network. The cost to renew Darktrace for this year is $70,733.

Thank you for your consideration. I'm happy to answer any questions. Is there any questions for Mr. Wilson? Seeing none, I'm going to remove my objection and ask Ms. Truitt to call the roll on the motion.

Representative Carrick? Yes! Representative Edgman? Yes! Representative Johnson?

Yes! Representative Schraggy? Yes! Representative Stutes? Yes!

Representative Mears? Yes! Senator Giesel? Yes! Senator Gray Jackson?

Yes! Senator Keele? Yes! Senator Steadman? Yes!

Senator Tobin? Yes. Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon?

Yes. 13 Yeas, 0 nays. So with a vote of 13 yeas and 0 nays, the motion to adopt has passed. And that's going to bring us back to item 4 on our amended agenda under committee business. The first item is the MATSU office space lease renewal number 5.

Senator Stevens. Madam Chair, I move that Legislative Council approve renewal number 5 of the lease extension for Matsu office space in an amount of $195,125.16.

I'm going to object for purposes of discussion and ask Procurement Officer J.C. Kestel to come forward, provide us information on this item and take questions.

Thank you, Chair Hannan and members of the Committee. For the record, J.C. Kestel, Procurement Officer for the Legislative Affairs Agency. Included in your— in members' packets is the memorandum requesting this lease extension renewal for the Matsu office space. To summarize that memo for you, the Legislative Affairs Agency is seeking authorization to proceed with renewal number 5 of the lease for the Matsu office space. This lease has been in place for quite some time.

This is the final renewal option available for this lease. If approved by the committee, the 1-year renewal would expire next July 31st, 2026. 7. This lease does exceed $50,000 annually, so therefore Legislative Council's approval is required, and I'm happy to answer questions members may have. Any discussion or questions for Mr. Kestel?

Representative Stutes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just curious, how many offices are in this space? Through the chair, Representative Stutes, we have a total of 9— no, sorry, 8 legislators' offices as well as the LIO staff there. I see it now.

Thank you. I believe it's 9. 9. Yeah, it's 9. 9.

9 Plus LIO. Yes, you are correct. Other members?

Going twice. Okay. I'm going to remove my objection. It means we are ready for a vote on the motion to renew the lease for the Matsu LIO. Representative Carrick?

Yes. Representative Edgman? Yes. Representative Johnson? Yes.

Representative Schragg? Yes. Representative Stutes? Yes. Representative Mears?

Yes. Senator Giesel? Yes. Senator Gray Jackson? Yes.

Senator Keel? Yes. Senator Steadman? Yes. Senator Tobin?

Yes. Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon? Yes.

13 Yays, 0 nays. So with 13 yays and 0 nays, the motion has been adopted and we have renewed the Mat-Su office space, or will renew it. The next action item is the Office of Victims' Rights case management software contract. Senator Stevens. Madam Chair, I move that the Legislative Council adopt Amendment Number 1 of the Office of Victims' Rights contract for case management software products and services from Carpel Computer Systems Incorporated.

I'm going to object for purpose of discussion. And ask— so we have Executive Director Angela Gray of the Victims' Rights Office and our procurement officer, Jake C. Kestel, to provide information and answer any questions. But we will have Mr. Kestel start.

Thank you, Chair Hannon. I think Angela Gray was prepared to present this one. If she is online. Ms. Gray.

Yes. Okay. You are pretty fuzzy. So if you are on speaker, try coming off of speaker. Is that better, Your Honor?

Yes. That is much better. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you.

For the record, my name is Angela Gray. I am the executive director of the Alaska Office of Victims' Rights. And we are asking to amend the contract contract that was approved on November 5th, 2025 with Corpel Computer Systems. We are seeking to officially change the software product that was approved, which is Prosecutor by Corpel, to Defender by Corpel, because it is better suited to the work that OVR does. There would be no increase in compensation or change in the scope of work, the timeline would remain as set.

It would just simply be moving to a product that is better suited because Defender by Corpel actually is a product with client base rather than Prosecutor by Corpel, which is more focused on the charges because, of course, prosecutors don't have clients and public defenders do. So Thank you. That is my request, and I am available to answer any questions.

Members, any questions? And let me affirm, Mr. Kestel, so we— this motion is not authorizing any additional expenditure of funds, but it is changing which product we are buying, in essence. Yes, Chair Herndon, that is correct. It is essentially replacing one document within the contract that states that we will— OVR will receive the Defender version.

Anyone? Third time's a charm. I'm going to remove my objection. Ms. Truitt, please call the roll on the motion.

Representative Carrick? Yes. Representative Edgeman? Yes. Representative Johnson?

Yes. Representative Schragg? Yes. Representative Stoots? Yes!

Representative Mears? Senator Giesel? Yes! Senator Gray Jackson? Yes!

Senator Keele? Yes! Senator Steadman? Yes! Senator Tobin?

Vice Chair Stevens? Chairman Hannon? 13 Yeas; zero nays. So with 13 yays and zero nays, motion has been adopted to amend Senate Bill for the Office of Victims' Rights contract for case management software to be amended. That brings us to our next action item, Software House International's Microsoft agreement.

Senator Stevens, do we have a motion? Madam Chair, I move that legislative council approve the expenditure of $339,314 for the third of 5 annual installments to Software House International that licenses the legislature to use Microsoft software. I'm going to object for purposes of discussion and ask Chief Information Officer Shea Wilson to come forward and provide us information on this item.

Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the Leg Council. Again, for the record, my name is Shea Wilson, Chief Information Officer for the Legislative Affairs Agency. Discrepancy. You each have in your packet a memo regarding the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. You would have also received today an amended memo.

I made again the same mistake where the numerical quantity was— had a discrepancy between the spelled out quantity and the motion. In addition, the subject line references FY26 when it should be fiscal year 2007. Those are the differences between the amended memo you received today and the original memo. So you have in your packet those memos regarding the Microsoft agreement. In 2024, Legislative Council authorized DTI to enter a 5-year contract with Microsoft with annual renewals.

This is the third renewal to the Microsoft contract. The software we license from Microsoft covers a wide range of applications that we use daily. From the operating system that powers your computer and office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, to email application and storage. Microsoft also provides collaborative software, Teams and SharePoint. It is also the software that runs the, the databases that power our servers and our web server.

So BASIS is powered by Microsoft products. The contract was negotiated in conjunction with the executive and judicial branches, as well as utilizing the software reseller, Software House International, to secure the lowest possible pricing for the software licensing. The total price for 1 year of the enterprise agreement this year is $339,314 to be paid out of operating funds that have already been allocated to the Division of Technology and Information. Thank you for your consideration, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Any questions?

Okay. That's going to be my third call. I'm going to remove my objection and ask Ms. Truitt to call the roll on the motion to continue using our Microsoft-supported software.

Representative Carrick? Yes. Representative Edgeman? Yes. Representative Johnson?

Yes. Representative Schraggy? Yes. Representative Stutes? Yes.

Representative Mears? Yes. Senator Giesel? Yes. Senator Gray Jackson?

Yes. Senator Philpott? Yes. Senator Steadman? Yes.

Senator Tobin? Yes. Vice Chair Stevens. Yes. Chair Hannon.

Yes. 13 Yays, 0 nays. So with 13 yays and 0 nays, the motion is passed. That brings us to our next action item, which is our Chambers Voting Board control modification. Senator Stevens, do you have a motion?

Madam Chair, I move that Legislative Council approve the expenditure of $120,000 $1,739 to International Roll Call, IRC, for the suggested voting board maintenance. I'm going to object for purposes of discussion. Mr. Wilson. Thank you once again, Madam Chair and members of legislative council. Again, my name is Jay Wilson, Chief Information Officer for the Legislative Affairs Agency.

You each have in your packet 3 documents. Memo from myself, correct this time, a detailed quote, and a justification, a Section 040 justification for the— as per the procurement code for why a competitive procurement was not justified in this instance. Thank you.

So you have all 3 documents.

The item at hand is the voting boards. In 2018, Legislative Council paid International Roll Call to install new voting boards in both chambers. There are a number of subsystems that interface to make the voting boards work. This year, IRC advised LA's Division of Information and Technology— Technology and Information— that several of the control systems that work to, to control the boards and make them work were aging and would not be able to install future security updates. IRC advised DTI that replacement would be advisable.

The quote that IRC provided to accomplish this work is $120,739 including redundant systems and installation by qualified IRC and Daktronics engineers. Without this work, we risk the voting board's failing at an inopportune time. Thank you for your consideration. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Senator Stevens. Thank you. Is there any way that when we are in a joint session that the Senate could vote on the board as the House does? It takes so much time, and I know it annoys the hell out of the House hear all of our names every time. Through the Chair, Senator Stevens, I have been asked this question a couple of times and we are researching options with IRC.

That's not what this quote is about, but we are researching options for that availability. The difficulty is providing a voting mechanism.

Thank you. Representative Carrick. Thank you, Madam Chair. So the issue is compatibility with the Windows system, it sounds like, with our current operation. And I just wanted to ask, with the upgrade, will that system be compatible with, as far as we can tell, future operating systems so we don't have to come back and do this again in 5 to 10 years.

It seems like our technology works fine. It just isn't communicating. It won't be able to communicate with the system. So as we look to spend $120,000+ for a new system, do we have some sense that it will remain compatible for a period of time? Representative Carrick, through the chair, I had a meeting with the President of IRC and asked that very same question.

These are the items that we're replacing, our computers, and they are expected to have a 6 to 8 year lifespan. So we would be expecting to upgrade these again in 6 to 8 years. The voting boards themselves are much more expensive and are expected to last another 20 years plus. Follow-up? Thank you, Madam Chair.

So are we also replacing with this quote the voting boards themselves too? And are you saying that we may not have to do that piece again after this upgrade for a period of time? Representative Carrick, through the chair, we are not replacing any of the display mechanisms. These are all controlled mechanisms.

Seeing no one seeking my attention, I'm going to remove my objection. And that means we're ready for a motion to— we're ready to vote on the motion to control modifications for the chambers voting boards. Ms. Truitt, go ahead and call the roll. Representative Carrick.

Chair Hannon. Yes. 13 Yeas, 0 nays. So with 13 yeas and 0 nays, the motion has been adopted. That brings us to our last area of action for our meeting today, and that is late travel reimbursement claims.

If a legislator misses a 60-day deadline for claiming expenses following business travel, The reimbursement claim must come before Legislative Council. Today we have late reimbursement requests from Representative Bynum, Senator Bjorkman, and Representative Gray. And the first ones that we will consider are Representative Bynum's request. And Senator Stevens, I'm going to ask for a motion. This is so embarrassing, but I move that Legislative Council approve Representative Bynum's late travel reimbursement request.

For travel which took place from August 3rd, 2025 through August 7th, 2025; December 15th, 2025 through December 20th, 2025; and December 29th, 2025 through December 31st, 2025. And I'm going to object for purposes of discussion. And Representative Stutes. I do have a couple questions on these. Sorry.

My first question is On the first reimbursement for 223885, it says new member confirmation, but you had already been in for a year. This is a year old. This is travel on 1225. And so I'm a little confused with that. And then my second question—.

Are they all about Representative Bynum's? They are. Okay. So let me bring Representative Bynum up.

So they can make sure he has his focus on you when you are asking the questions. Okay. Mm-hmm. Go ahead. Representative Bynum, for the record.

Representative Stutes, thank you for the question. The first question, new member confirmation was for, if we recall, there were 2 members in the House that had left service in the House., and we had a confirmation for 2 new members, and there was an authorization from the Speaker's office for those of us that needed to travel to Anchorage to be there and present for that confirmation. Appreciate that. Thank you. I forgot about that.

And then my second question is I just found it a little odd, and maybe it's not, and maybe they can let us know through Ledge Accounting, but on these Western Academy and the NCSL, they usually provide shuttles. So I found it curious that there was a car rental on each of those items. Is that the norm? And maybe Jessica can answer that, or Stacy Nyland. I'm not sure, but I just didn't know if that was the norm when there's shuttles provided.

I could take that one. Through the Chair, Representative Stutes. So specifically for the NCSL, it appears there was a taxi, which is often common from getting from the airport to the conference hotel and then shuttles from there on out. And Representative Bynum can correct me, but regarding the Colorado Springs trip, flew into the Denver airport and his flight was delayed and I think he arrived at like 3 in the morning or somewhere thereabouts. So the cost to rent the car was the same as what it would have been to take an Uber.

So he opted to rent the car instead. If there is anything else to add, that is my understanding. I truly appreciate the opportunity for clarification on those issues. Thank you. Senator Tobin.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. This may be a question as well for you, Executive Director Geary. I apologize. I was under the impression that Western Legislative Academy came out of office accounts. It was not compensated by our legislative council or any other House funds.

So I see here the accounting code and I'm just a little bit curious as I was under the impression that that was part of the legislators' responsibility to get themselves to WLA. Through the chair to Senator Tobin. So there's a couple different options for funding travel like this. You could go to your presiding officer and ask them to approve it, or you can cover it out of your office allowance account. So that's my understanding what Representative Bynum decided to do.

Representative Kehrer. Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to corroborate about the travel. Western Legislative Academy does have a shuttle, but it didn't work for the flight that I think all of the Alaskans coming to the conference were on. So I also rented a car and it was the same price.

And I, I just want to corroborate what was said earlier about Representative Bynum's travel. Thank you. So I have one last question. Representative Stutes. Thank you.

One last question. I guess the question begs to be answered. Did Representative Johnson authorize these expenses as the presiding officer for the minority? I don't think I was there at that time. I'm sorry, I can't hear.

I was the chair. I don't believe I was minority leader at that time. Oh, okay. Anyway, just thought I'd ask it. Thanks.

Senator Steadman. Thank you, Madam Chairman. My understanding is Representative Bynum is a member of the Senate Finance or House Finance Committee. Is that right? Yes.

Yes, sir. Just checking. All right. Okay. I think Delaine has got a question.

Representative Johnson. Thank you, Madam Chair. I just thought maybe as a member of the House Finance Committee, we would recommend next time you wear a tie. I will, and I'll put on the record that Representative Bynum came into the meeting earlier at about 11:16 and asked whether I required him to have a tie in here. I told him no, forgetting that he might be grilled at the dais by some of you.

So I apologize on the record, Representative Bynum, for misleading you on the importance of a tie today here. Thank you, Madam Chair.

All right. I'm going to remove my objection and that means we are ready for the motion to be voted on to approve Representative Bynum's travel filings. Ms. Truitt, call the roll. Representative Carrick. Yes.

Representative Edgeman. Yes! Representative Johnson? Yes! Representative Schragg?

Yes! Representative Stutes? Yes! Representative Mears? Yes!

Senator Giesel? Yes! Senator Gray Jackson? Yes! Senator Keel?

Wow—. Yes!

Can you repeat that? Yes!

Thank you. Senator Steadman? Yes. Senator Tobin? Yes.

Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon? Yes. 13 Yays, 0 nays.

With 13 yays and 0 nays, we have approved those travel reimbursement claims. That brings us to the next one, which is a request from Senator Bjorkman's office. Senator Stevens? Do we have a motion? Madam Chair, I move that Legislative Council approve Senator Bjorkman's late travel reimbursement request for travel which took place from January 14th, 2026 through January 17th, 2026.

I'm going to object for purpose of discussion. Senator Bjorkman is here if we need him for questions. Are there any questions from the members at the table?

Senators are all relaxed now because it's a senator, and so there are no questions.

So I'm going to remove my objection. Ms. Truitt, please call the roll. Representative Carrick. Yes. Representative Edmond.

Yes. Representative Johnson. Yes. Representative Schraggi. Yes.

Representative Stutes? Yes. Representative Mears? Yes. Senator Giesel?

Yes. Senator Gray Jackson? No— just kidding; yes. Okay. Yeah.

Senator Keele? Yes. Senator Steadman? Yes. Senator Tobin?

Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon? Yes. 13 Yays, 0 nays.

So with 13 yays and 0 nays, the request for travel reimbursement for Senator Bjorkman has been approved. That brings us to our third, which is a request from— for Representative Gray. Senator Stevens, do you have a motion? Madam Chair, I move that Legislative Council approve Representative Gray's late travel reimbursement request for travel which took place from March 14th, 2026 through March 15th, 2026. And again, I'm going to object for purpose of discussion.

And Representative Gray is available if we have any questions.

Did I already object? I think I objected for purpose of discussion. I'm seeing no discussion.

For those of you doing the calculation, yes, his was only late by 2 days or a day. So his is really close, barely late. On legislative time, that almost counts. But we still need to formally— so I'm going to remove my objection and we will now vote on the motion to— on Representative Gray's late travel reimbursement. Representative Carrick.

Yes. Representative Edgeman? Yes. Representative Johnson? Yes.

Representative Schraggy? Yes. Representative Stutes? Yes. Representative Mears?

Yes. Senator Giesel? Yes. Senator Gray Jackson? Yes.

Senator Keele? Yes. Senator Steadman? Yes. Senator Tobin?

Yes. Vice Chair Stevens? Yes. Chair Hannon. Yes.

13 Yays, 0 nays. So with 13 yays and 0 nays, the motion has been adopted. That brings us to the end of our agenda as it was amended earlier. And I don't believe we have anything to come before us, and that may allow time for some of you senators to get lunch before your next Meeting. Anything else?

Then I'm going to adjourn Legislative Council at 12:42 PM.