Thread by @mattbuxton

The House floor is underway. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson was in the gallery. Also Reps. Eastman and Kurka introduced a move-the-capitol-to-Willow bill that got tagged with three committees of referral.

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First on the legislation agenda is Rep. Zulkosky's HB198, establishing Sept. 10 as Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day. As introduction, she's talking about the importance of health aides provide care throughout the state.

Rep. Zulkosky said in her opening comments that Sept. 10 was picked because it was the first planning and advisory committee meeting in 1973.

In questions, Rep. Eastman asks why Sept. 10.

Rep. Zulkosky repeats the explanation in closing.

And House Bill 198 passes the House on a 39-0 vote.

And then we're onto House Resolution 10 by Rep. Tuck. It would declare March 2022 as Brain Injury Awareness Month.

There's an amendment 1 by Rep. Eastman. It's offered and adopted without objection.

Tuck talks about the invisibility of traumatic brain injuries, noting they come from all different things. He notes he knows of someone suffered one while curling, "that's the broom thing we've got going on. Pretty respectable sport there in Canada."

Rep. Thompson says that he supports it but would like to see it become a permanent part of law.

Then Rep. McCarty refers to "50 First Dates." Says it's a very funny movie, but it's about serious real-world brain trauma.

In closing, Rep. Tuck shares that House Speaker Stutes lost her father at the age 58 to a traumatic brain injury.

With tears in her voice, she calls the vote.

HR10, proclaiming March 2022 as Brain Injury Awareness Month, passes the House 39-0.

And they recess so they can get set up for the State of the Judiciary.

The House is back. They're taking up concurrence on the Senate version of House Bill 44, dealing with accounting and licensure. it passes 39-0.