04/28/2026 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

Senate State Affairs Committee · April 28, 2026

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Call to order and agenda

Announcement

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Chair Kawasaki called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, listed the day's three first hearings (HB278, HB25, HB13), and announced a committee substitute (SB243) would be uploaded to the committee drive and heard Saturday. He named present senators and staff.

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The Alaska Senate State Affairs Committee met April 28 in Juneau for first hearings on three bills: HB278 to create an Alaska–Ireland Trade Commission, HB25 to ban disposable polystyrene food service ware, and HB13 to offer optional municipal property tax exemptions to encourage housing. Presenters included sponsors, staff, invited testimony from an Irish senator and statewide stakeholders, and agency staff answered implementation questions.

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