Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-05-17 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-05-17 House Journal Page 2982 SB 45 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) "An Act raising the minimum age to purchase, sell, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to selling a tobacco product; relating to possession of tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine by a person under 21 years of age; relating to the definition of 'nicotine'; relating to transporting tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products; relating to electronic smoking products; relating to the marketing of electronic smoking products; relating to tobacco products; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 1DP 5NR 4AM 2899 FN4: ZERO(DHS/DOH) 2899 FN6: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) 2899 FN7: (REV) 2899 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) "An Act raising the minimum age to purchase, sell, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to selling a tobacco product; relating to possession of tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine by an underaged person; relating to the definition of 'nicotine'; relating to transporting tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products; relating to electronic smoking products; relating to the marketing of electronic smoking products; relating to tobacco products; and providing for an effective date." (HCR 16 – title change resolution) 2022-05-17 House Journal Page 2983 There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Wool: Page 7, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 14. AS 43.50.300, as amended by sec. 13 of this Act, is amended to read: Sec. 43.50.300. Excise tax levied. An excise tax is levied on tobacco products and electronic smoking products in the state. The tax is (1) 75 percent of the wholesale price of tobacco products; (2) 45 [25] percent of the wholesale price of (A) a closed-system electronic smoking product; (B) a vapor product sold as part of an open-system electronic smoking product; (C) a vapor product sold separately from a closed- or open- system electronic smoking product." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 8: Delete "sec. 19" Insert "sec. 20" Page 17, following line 12: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 37. Section 14 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2024." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 17, line 13: Delete "This" Insert "Except as provided in sec. 37 of this Act, this" Representative Wool moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There was objection. 2022-05-17 House Journal Page 2984 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that Representative Zulkosky be excused from a call of the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 45(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, Ortiz, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tuck, Wool Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Vance Excused: Carpenter, Cronk, Zulkosky Absent: Rasmussen And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 6, line 22: Delete "25" Insert "35" Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. **The presence of Representative Zulkosky, who was excused (page 2984), was noted. 2022-05-17 House Journal Page 2985 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 45(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, McCabe, McKay, Ortiz, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurka, LeBon, McCarty, Merrick, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Thompson, Tilton Excused: Carpenter, Cronk And so, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS CSSB 45(FIN) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. HCS CSSB 45(FIN) am H will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.