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SB 176                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 176(L&C) am                                                              
    "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                             

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    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."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with the following committee                                          
substitute, with a new title, pending authorization by a House                                      
concurrent resolution:                                                                              
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 176(JUD)                                                    
    "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, certain alcoholic beverage licensees, and certain                                        
    manufacturers."                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Meyer, Coghill, James, Rokeberg                                                       
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (2):  Berkowitz, Kookesh                                                          
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 176(JUD):                                            
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
                                                                                                    
CSSB 176(L&C) am is on today's calendar.