2000-03-15                     House Journal                      Page 2491
HB 378                                                                       
The Finance Committee has considered:                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 378                                                            
"An Act eliminating certain taxes under AS 21.09 on premiums                  
from the sale of workers' compensation insurance; relating to the              
establishment, assessment, collection, and accounting for service              
fees for state administration of workers' compensation and worker              
safety programs; establishing civil penalties and sanctions for late           
payment or nonpayment of the service fee; and providing for an                 
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 378(L&C)                                                
"An Act eliminating certain taxes under AS 21.09 on premiums                  
from the sale of workers' compensation insurance; relating to the              
establishment of, assessment of, collection of, and accounting for             
service fees for state administration of workers' compensation and             
workers' safety programs; establishing civil penalties and sanctions           
for late payment or nonpayment of the service fee; and providing               
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representatives Therriault and Mulder, Co-            
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                         
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Mulder, Davies, Phillips                                         
                                                                               
No recommendation (5):  Therriault, Bunde, Foster, Williams, Davis             
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 378(L&C):                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor/All Depts., 3/15/00                        
Fiscal note, University of Alaska, 3/15/00                                     
Fiscal note, Dept. of Community & Economic Development, 2/16/00                
Fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development, 2/16/00              
                                                                               
HB 378 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.