03/10/1994 08:30 AM Senate FIN

  SB 319:   An Act relating  to the  possession of  controlled                 
            substances within 500 feet of recreation and youth                 
            centers; and permitting municipalities  to install                 
            `drug-free  recreation  and  youth   center  zone'                 
            signs.                                                             
                                                                               
            Co-chair Pearce,  sponsor  of  SB  319,  spoke  in                 
            support of the bill.   SB 319 was REPORTED  OUT of                 
            committee with a  "do pass" and zero  fiscal notes                 
            for the  Department of Corrections,  Department of                 
            Law, Department  of Safety, and the  Department of                 
            Health & Social Services.                                          
                                                                               
  ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BILL SCHEDULING:                                           
                                                                               
  CO-CHAIR PEARCE referred to several  bills already heard but                 
  held in committee.   She said  the following bills would  be                 
  heard on Saturday,  March 12, 1994.   SB 251  had been  held                 
  until  Senators Jacko and Kelly had  amendment(s) ready.  SB
 had been  held until a subcommittee of  Senators Rieger,                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Kerttula and  Kelly could  address the  fiscal note and  any                 
  amendments.  SB  278 had been  held because of questions  on                 
  the bill.  She urged members  to bring amendments forward on                 
  March 12, 1994 or the bills would be tabled.                                 
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce announced  a new subcommittee  consisting of                 
  herself as chair and  Senators Sharp and Rieger,  to address                 
  SB 308.   She hoped that bill  would be before the committee                 
  next week.  HB 450 was passed out to the committee and there                 
  being no objections,  Co-chair Pearce  said that this  House                 
  bill would be introduced in the Senate version.                              
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 319:                                                         
                                                                               
       An  Act  relating  to  the   possession  of  controlled                 
       substances  within  500  feet of  recreation  and youth                 
       centers;  and  permitting  municipalities   to  install                 
       `drug-free recreation and youth center zone' signs.                     
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce,  sponsor  of  SB  319,  said there  was  a                 
  companion   bill   on   the   House   side   introduced   by                 
  Representative Jim Nordlund.   She went  on to list all  the                 
  organizations that supported SB 319.                                         
                                                                               
  Discussion was held by Senators  Kelly, Rieger and Co-chairs                 
  Pearce and  Frank regarding  the possibility  of adding  the                 
  word "gun-free" to  SB 319.   Co-chair Pearce  said she  was                 
  told that was impossible.                                                    
                                                                               
  Senator Rieger MOVED  for passage of  SB 319 from  committee                 
  with  individual recommendations.   No objection having been                 
  raised, SB  319 was  REPORTED OUT  of committee  with a  "do                 
  pass,"  and  zero   fiscal  notes  for  the   Department  of                 
  Corrections, the Department of Law, the Department of Health                 
  &  Social Services, and the Department of Safety.  Co-chairs                 
  Pearce and Frank,  Senators Rieger, Kelly, and  Sharp signed                 
  "do pass."                                                                   
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:15 a.m.