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SB 176                                                                                            
Message dated April 19 was read, stating the House passed and                                       
returned for consideration 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                                 
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" with the following amendment:                                         
                                                                                                    
     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                                           

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     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." (Title change authorized by HCR 19)