2012-03-12                     House Journal                      Page 1845
HB 224                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         

2012-03-12                     House Journal                      Page 1846
     HOUSE BILL NO. 224                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the prohibition of selling or giving tobacco or                                                        
     a product containing nicotine to a minor unless prescribed by a                                                            
     licensed physician."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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 JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 4DP 3NR                                             987                                                     
 FN1: ZERO(DHS)                                                         987                                                     
 FN2: ZERO(LAW)                                                         987                                                     
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 9DP 1AM                                           1730                                                      
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 FN4: ZERO(LAW)                                                       1730                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                           
bill:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 224(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act prohibiting the sale or gift of a product containing                                                               
     nicotine to a minor under certain conditions."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Seaton and Gara:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 11:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
         "(c)  An employer is legally accountable as provided in                                                                
     AS 11.16.110 for the conduct of an employee who violates (a) of                                                            
     this section if the employer negligently fails to advise the                                                               
     employee regarding the conduct prohibited in (a) of this section."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Seaton moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
CSHB 224(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                                                         
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 224(FIN) am was read the third time.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 224(FIN) am pass the House?"  The                                                              
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 224(FIN) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick, Doogan,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, Keller, Lynn, Miller, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson,                                                                  
Petersen, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thompson, Tuck, T.Wilson                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto, Kerttula, P.Wilson                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Thomas                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 224(FIN) am passed the House and was referred to the                                                               
Chief Clerk for engrossment.