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SB 176                                                                                            
Message dated and received May 3 was read, stating the Governor                                     
signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled                                
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                    
                                                                                                    
          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                                          

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          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."                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                             Chapter 15, SLA 2002                                                  
                           Effective Date: 08/01/02