Alaska Legislature: Senate Floor Session, 7/1/26, 11am

Will the Senate please come to order for the purpose of a technical session.

Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President. I move and ask unanimous consent the roll call of the Senate be waived. Hearing no objection, the roll call has been waived.

Since we are in technical session, we will forgo The invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the certification of the journal. We are now on to guests. Are there introduction of guests?

Are there messages from the Governor? A message dated June 22 stating, under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without without signature. SCS for CS for sponsor substitute for House Bill number 13, State Affairs, Municipal Property Tax Exemptions Refund, Chapter 25, SLA 2026. Also dated June 22, a message stating under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 36, Finance, Foster Children, Psychiatric Treatment Homes.

Chapter number 26, SLA 2026, dated June 22, stating under the authority of Article II, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. Committee substitute for House Bill number 39, Education, Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Chapter 27, SLA 2026, message dated June 22, stating under the authority of Article II, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill Number 110, Finance, amended Senate Health Care Licensure Compacts, Social Work, Chapter 28, SLA 2026. Message dated June 22, stating under the authority of Article II, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 298, Judiciary, Legislative Ethics Committee and Proceedings, Chapter 29, SLA 2026, message dated June 22, stating under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature.

House Bill 50, Snow Classics, Chapter 30, SLA 2026, message dated June 22, stating under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without without signature. House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 29, Finance, Big Game Commercial Services Board, Board of Dental Examiners, Chapter 31, SLA 2026. Message dated June 22 stating, under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill number 130, Finance, Fisheries Production Development Tax Credit, Chapter 32, SLA 2026. Message dated June 22 stating, under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature.

House Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 200, Community and Regional Affairs, amended House Municipal Service Areas, Farm and Agricultural Land, Chapter 33, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24 stating, on this date I have signed with line item vetoes the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies. To the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing. Conference Committee Substitute for House Bill 263, Budget Reserve Fund Supermajority Failed House Appropriations Operating Budget Funds Supplemental, Chapter 34, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24th stating, on this date I have signed with line item vetoes the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing.

House Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 214, Finance, Amended House Appropriation, Capital Funds Supplemental Reappropriations, Amending Chapter 35, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24th stating, on this date I have signed with line item vetoes the following bill, and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing. Conference Committee Substitute for House Bill 206, 65, Appropriation, Mental Health Budget, Chapter 36, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24 stating, on this date I have signed the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing. Senate Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 126, Labor and Commerce, Reinstatement of Native Corporations, ANCSA Reports, Chapter 37, SLA 2026.

Message dated June 24th stating, on this date I have signed the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing. Senate Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 73, Finance, Complex Care Residential Homes, Chapter 38, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24th stating, on this date I have signed the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing. Senate Bill Number 239, amended House, Motor Vehicles Registration, Commercial Examination Insurance, Chapter 39, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24th stating, on this date I have signed the following bill and I am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing.

House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill Number 230, Resources Refuges, Habitat Areas, Public Use Area, Chapter 40, SLA 2026. Message dated June 24 stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill: Senate Bill Number 174, Invasive Species Management. Message dated June 24 stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill. Senate Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 25, Labor and Commerce, Disposable Food Serviceware. Message dated June 24th, stating under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill.

Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill number 79, Resources, Vic Fisher Marine Park Research Program. Message stated June 24th, stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill: Committee Substitute for House Bill Number 96, Labor and Commerce, Amended, Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board. Message stated June 24th, stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill: Senate committee substitute for committee substitute for House Bill number 133, Finance, amended Senate payment of contracts. Message dated June 24th stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill. Senate committee substitute for committee substitute for House Bill number 278, State Affairs, Economic Development, Alaska-Ireland Trade Commission.

I have no further messages from the governor this this morning, Mr. President. Thank you. Are there messages from the House? I have no messages from the House today. Are there communications?

The following report is on file from the Department of Health: Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program 2025-2026 Annual Report in accordance with AS1809210. Those are all the communications this morning, Mr. President. Are there reports from standing committees? There are no standing committee reports today. Are there reports from special committees?

There are no special committee reports to be read in a technical session today. As we are in technical session, there are no Senate resolutions for introduction today, no Senate bills for introduction today, no items on today's daily calendar, and no matters of unfinished business in order today. Are there committee announcements?

Are there other announcements? As we are in technical session, there are no special orders today. Mr. Majority Leader. I move that the Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Hearing no objection, the Senate is adjourned. We are adjourned.