02/02/2000 11:40 AM Senate RLS

           SB 176-SEX DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CLUBS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Kris Knauss, legislative assistant to Senator Drue Pearce, sponsor                                                              
of SB 176, explained that the Senate Rules committee substitute                                                                 
adds to line 7, "This subsection does not apply to a physical                                                                   
fitness facility operated by a state or by a municipality." That                                                                
change was made after Senator Mackie and Senator Pearce discussed                                                               
the bill's applicability to government-operated facilities and                                                                  
decided it would be best if the bill applies only to private sector                                                             
facilities or to facilities owned by a government entity but leased                                                             
to the private sector.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN said he is opposed to the Rules committee substitute                                                              
because it distinguishes what state and municipal entities can do                                                               
from what the private sector can do.  He noted he supports the                                                                  
bill, but he believes the addition of the new provision is unwise,                                                              
especially in light of the fact that he has not seen any problem                                                                
that it will fix.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved to adopt CSSB 176(RLS) as the working version                                                              
of the committee.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The motion to adopt CSSB 176(RLS) failed with Senators Miller and                                                               
Kelly voting "yea," and  Senators Leman and Ellis voting "nay."