2002-04-19                     House Journal                      Page 3027
SB 176                                                                                            
The Rules Committee has considered:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    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."                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 176(RLS)                                                    
    "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 making exemptions that relate to                           
    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, activities and agreements by                                      
    persons licensed under AS 04, contracts between persons licensed                                
    under AS 04 and out-of-state persons in the alcoholic beverage                                  
    industry, distributorship agreements involving cigarettes, food,                                
    drink, or components of food or drink, manufacturers with 50 or                                 
    fewer employees, suppliers, manufacturers, importers, and                                       
    wholesalers of alcoholic beverages."                                                            
                                                                                                    
    (HCR 19 - title change resolution)                                                              
                                                                                                    

2002-04-19                     House Journal                      Page 3028
The report was signed by Representative Kott, Chair, with the                                       
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (2):  McGuire, Porter                                                                       
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Kohring, Kott, Berkowitz                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 176(RLS):                                            
                                                                                                    
2.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 176(JUD) am H(efd add H) is on today's calendar.