2011-01-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 0035
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and                                                        
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 40                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 40 BY SENATOR MEYER, entitled:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
               "An Act prohibiting certain automated telephone                                                                 
          solicitations."                                                                                                       
          (Prefile released January 14, 2011)                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Judiciary Committees.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SB 41                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 41 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
             "An Act suspending the motor fuel tax; and providing                                                              
          for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation, Labor and                                                           
Commerce and Finance Committees.                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Revenue                                                                                       
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                                               
      Facilities                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 14:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill suspending the State motor fuel                                                          
tax. In an effort to provide immediate, individual tax relief, I am                                                             
proposing that the State motor fuel tax be suspended for a period of 24                                                         
months.