2001-05-03                     House Journal                      Page 1501
SB 176                                                                                            
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 176(L&C) am by the Senate Labor &                                            
Commerce Committee, entitled:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
    "An Act prohibiting certain coercive activity by distributors;                                  
    relating to certain required distributor payments and purchases;                                
    prohibiting distributors from requiring certain contract terms as a                             
    condition for certain acts related to distributorship and ancillary                             
    agreements; allowing dealers to bring certain court actions against                             
    distributors for certain relief; and exempting from the provisions                              
    of the Act franchises regulated by the federal Petroleum                                        
    Marketing Practices Act, situations regulated by the Alaska                                     
    gasoline products leasing act, and distributorship agreements                                   
    relating to motor vehicles required to be registered under AS                                   
    28.10."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                    
Judiciary Committees.