Sen. Matt Klayman said SB 246 responds to concerns that vetoed earlier legislation raised, preserves key statutory language, narrows exemptions, and keeps an 11-member board while creating a pathway to registration for interior designers; invited testimony from the state auditor, architects and the Alaska Professional Design Council supported the bill, and fiscal notes showed some first-year costs with projected revenue offsets. The committee set the bill aside.

Committee hears strong support for SB 54 to register interior designers in Alaska.