2001-05-08                     House Journal                      Page 1713
SB 176                                                                                            
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following which had                                 
been held in second reading from the May 7, 2001, calendar (page                                    
1652), would be returned to the Rules Committee:                                                    
                                                                                                    
      HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 176(JUD) am                                               
      H(efd add H)                                                                                  
      "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, distributorship agreements                                     
      relating to motor vehicles required to be registered under AS                                 
      28.10, and certain manufacturers; and providing for an effective                              
      date."