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Senator Jesse Bjorkman, the bill's sponsor, said SB137 extends the boards for direct-entry midwives, nurses, parole, and the Board of Veterinary Examiners and follows recommendations from the state auditors for each board. The committee also adopted a committee substitute (CES) that includes the Board of Veterinary Examiners, the transcript shows. No amendments were submitted.

Senator Staseman moved the committee substitute from committee \"with attached and forthcoming fiscal notes and individual recommendations.\" The motion carried with no objection; the committee recorded that the bill will move on to the rules committee for further consideration. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote.

The committee's recorded action was procedural: approval to forward the committee substitute with attached and forthcoming fiscal notes and recommendations, and referral to the rules committee. The transcript does not provide text of the substitute or details of the auditor recommendations; it records only the sponsor summary and the committee's procedural disposition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04/29/2025 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Finance Committee on April 29 approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 137, extending boards for several professions, and moved the measure on to the rules committee with attached and forthcoming fiscal notes.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Alaska, Alaska","taxId",78559,"location","Alaska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6256278,"Committee advances bill to set timelines, electronic process for insurance prior authorizations",127,550000,677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156936-2517cb8b833bdebb0f694eba33660c01&start=550&end=677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156936-2517cb8b833bdebb0f694eba33660c01/thumbnail_550000.jpg","/articles/6256278/Alaska/Committee-advances-bill-to-set-timelines-electronic-process-for-insurance-prior-authorizations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256278-96c454170788aa397c53db75a2ccf9b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775538309&Signature=anZTkoO~VcVpmJNtXJPCzO9HxLi83hS7itsT7so1zB7Mh70NEeIL1JuqN~xknMm3gu0CC1EQQIsCaD2OaHQBx0hykvlJfcRcaWZWOAQW6IOr~wlNg6Ba8vlEHit3dz2z90nSTXegsaTAIJVA0K9jIMyCnXH3a7OKgUQad1D5luSBPm~B0TeSjTdDA92BvVx80SGiUoJmMiMU5tNCCGTLH7-kNKvZ4IEW1eGHv4LqOItx-4ridDwxDaDvbRImKeK0cfelOGDYhhiwkCogc~3Zhy9KcNMCBs2m9reIJSsUUAuQNkmQ4qR0WwNgIlt5lXjkj6t4KcNTxBhST8qdW61qMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alaska Senate Finance Committee on April 29 moved Senate Bill 133 (insurance prior authorizations) out of committee with attached fiscal notes and individual recommendations.

Senator Jesse Bjorkman, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to \"rationalize\" the process by which health insurers approve covered medical care. The bill requires clear timelines so patients do not face extended delays, calls for clear communication among insurers, providers and patients, and encourages use of electronic data transmission through an insurer portal to expedite decisions. It also gives the director of the Division of Insurance authority to monitor compliance with the system, Bjorkman said.

Bjorkman described the bill as the product of multiple meetings since the previous spring with hospitals, health-care providers and insurers. No amendments were received by the committee; Senator Stedman moved the bill from committee \"with attached fiscal notes and individual recommendations.\" The committee recorded no objection and the motion carried by voice.

The transcript does not include a roll-call tally. The committee's action was procedural approval to send SB133 forward with fiscal documentation and recommendations; the text of the bill and specific timeline durations were not recited in the committee hearing recorded in the transcript.","Senate Bill 133, sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman, was moved out of the Senate Finance Committee with fiscal notes and recommendations. The bill sets timelines and electronic processes for insurer prior authorization and grants the director of the Division of Insurance authority to monitor compliance.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6256283,"Senate Finance Committee advances bill changing Local Boundary Commission membership and chair selection",174,376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156936-2517cb8b833bdebb0f694eba33660c01&start=376&end=550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156936-2517cb8b833bdebb0f694eba33660c01/thumbnail_376000.jpg","/articles/6256283/Alaska/Senate-Finance-Committee-advances-bill-changing-Local-Boundary-Commission-membership-and-chair-selection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256283-00ea584f67fb5d8be1a804532864d017/orig.mp4?Expires=1775538309&Signature=cKzqDsNyOarb44gC7bTWr0iilEGU-UsgDUecq4O32uZv17sDq6126LTAecaRUrFwp9yGMAsLS2V~LGESdtaEvv0M1iY090OAZKf2AYGGYC99vmy6LSva~bTlMo5dbIJRW1OCUuYZj-1bNh1c2QyL2pkXpwfrGddJkPcNMelCx4RpoHOcAavo41y7aAYhqT9x1XAcYnnRNX7ViPJVDPJ0DB0li4yxL439-NqZNyZ43z71uHMMIEGmqoMaSV3TsEvSisZpGwzLzZ9eNE8flbSIjL9RVsFvZAHsxY8DKO46ktRZg57DdgQAZ0BgYeptZo9j4DOHI8h1y2f4wEELo0Walw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alaska Senate Finance Committee on April 29 moved Senate Bill 63, relating to the Local Boundary Commission, out of committee with attached fiscal notes and individual recommendations.

Senator Cronk, the bill's prime sponsor, told the committee the measure requires insurance commissioners appointed from each of the four judicial districts to live and vote in the judicial district from which they are appointed, creates an additional seat to ensure at least one of the six commissioners comes from an unorganized borough, and changes the statute so the commission chair is elected by the commission rather than automatically coming from a member at large. \"And that is pretty much exactly what the bill does,\" Senator Cronk said.

The bill was previously passed by the other body last year unanimously and passed in the Senate earlier but did not make it to the final clearing, Cronk said. No amendments were submitted to the committee, and no committee members asked questions during the reintroduction. Senator Stedman moved the bill from committee \"with attached fiscal notes and individual recommendations.\" Committee members raised no objections and the motion carried by voice; the committee signed the report to transmit the bill.

The action recorded in committee was procedural approval to send the bill forward with fiscal documentation and the committee's recommendations; the transcript contains no roll-call vote. The committee identified the measure as Senate Bill 63, Local Boundary Commission, and the committee-recorded motion and \"no objection\" were the formal disposition taken during this meeting.

The committee scheduled no further discussion on SB63 during this session; the transcript does not specify subsequent committee or floor calendar placement.","Senate Bill 63 was moved out of the Senate Finance Committee with committee fiscal notes and recommendations. The bill requires certain commissioners to reside in the judicial district that appoints them, adds a seat for the unorganized borough, and changes how the commission chair is chosen.","actionData","errors"]

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