2003-04-04                     Senate Journal                      Page 0689
SB 136                                                                                            
The Community and Regional Affairs Committee considered                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 136 "An Act increasing an optional exclusion or                                     
exemption from municipal taxation for residential property." Signing                                
do pass: Senator Wagoner, Chair. Signing no recommendation:                                         
Senators Gary Stevens, Lincoln, Elton, Taylor.                                                      
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                            
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Community and Economic                                      
  Development                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                     
                                                                                                    
SB 137                                                                                            
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 137 "An                                      
Act imposing a tax on employment; and providing for an effective                                    
date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                           
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 137(STA)                                                           
          (forthcoming)                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Gary Stevens, Chair; Senator Cowdery.                                      
Signing no recommendation: Senators Dyson, Guess.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 16                                                                                             
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                              
16(FIN) am "An Act amending, for purposes of the Alaska Stranded                                    
Gas Development Act, the standards applicable to determining                                        
whether a proposed new investment constitutes a qualified project, the                              
standards used to determine whether a person or group qualifies as a                                
project sponsor or project sponsor group, and the deadline for                                      
applications relating to the development of contracts for payments in                               
lieu of taxes and for royalty adjustments that may be submitted for                                 
consideration, and modifying the conditions bearing on the use of                                   
independent contractors to evaluate applications or to develop contract