Legislature(1999 - 2000)
05/14/1999 04:08 PM House RLS
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HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE
May 14, 1999
4:08 p.m
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative John Cowdery, Chairman
Representative Brian Porter
Representative Joe Green
Representative Gail Phillips
Representative Pete Kott
Representative Ethan Berkowitz
Representative Reggie Joule
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HB 212(TITLE AM)
"An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information
related to attorney general investigations of unlawful trade
practices and antitrust activities."
- MOVED CSHB 212(RLS) OUT OF COMMITTEE
(* First public hearing)
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 212
SHORT TITLE: UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICES/ANTITRUST
SPONSOR(S): JUDICIARY
Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action
4/26/99 1005 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S)
4/26/99 1005 (H) JUD
5/03/99 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
5/03/99 (H) MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE
5/04/99 1153 (H) JUD RPT 2DP 1DNP 3NR
5/04/99 1154 (H) DP: MURKOWSKI, KOTT; DNP: KERTTULA;
5/04/99 1154 (H) NR: CROFT, GREEN, ROKEBERG
5/04/99 1154 (H) ZERO FISCAL NOTE (H.JUD)
5/11/99 1319 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/99
5/11/99 1319 (H) HELD TO 5/12/99
5/12/99 1342 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME
5/12/99 1343 (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y27 N13
5/12/99 1343 (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
5/12/99 1344 (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y16 N24
5/12/99 1345 (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13
CALENDAR
5/13/99 1377 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 212(TITLE AM)
5/13/99 1377 (H) RETURN TO RLS COMMITTEE
5/14/99 (H) RLS AT 4:00 PM CAPITOL 124
WITNESS REGISTER
MARCO PIGNALBERI, Legislative Assistant
for Representative Cowdery
Alaska State Legislature
Capitol Building, Room 204
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Telephone: (907) 465-3879
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 99-8, SIDE A
Number 0001
CHAIRMAN JOHN COWDERY called the House Rules Standing Committee
meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. Members present at the call to order
were Representatives Cowdery, Porter, Green, Phillips, Kott and
Berkowitz. Representative Joule arrived at 4:09 p.m.
HB 212-UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICES/ANTITRUST
Number 0045
CHAIRMAN COWDERY announced that the only order of business before
the committee is HB 212(TITLE AM), "An Act relating to the
confidentiality of certain information related to attorney general
investigations of unlawful trade practices and antitrust
activities."
REPRESENTATIVE KOTT moved that the committee adopt Amendment 1
which would change the title and add some language in the body of
the bill. This would alleviate some of the concerns that the
proposed statute change in HB 212 would have an affect on the
BP-ARCO merger. The language in Amendment 1 would clearly indicate
that it does not.
Amendment 1 reads as follows:
Page 1, line 1 to read:
"An Act relating to unlawful trade practices; antitrust
activities other than mergers and acquisitions subject to
the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission; the
confidentiality of certain investigative records; and the
disclosure of certain testimony.."
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS noted that the title of HB 212 was amended
on the floor. Therefore, that version, HB 212(TITLE AM), should be
before the committee.
MARCO PIGNALBERI, Legislative Assistant for Representative Cowdery,
Alaska State Legislature, indicated that HB 212(TITLE AM) should be
forthcoming in draft, and that the title amendment as displayed in
BASIS is in the members' committee packet.
Number 0183
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved that the committee adopt HB 212(TITLE
AM) as the working draft before the committee. There being no
objection, it was so ordered.
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER informed the committee that nothing in the
bill itself was changed by that amendment, only the title was
restricted. The current amendment, Amendment 1, would only address
the title.
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS said that she would like to see the wording
on the title amendment from the floor.
The draft of HB 212(TITLE AM) was passed out to members.
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER clarified that the version before the
committee is version A.a 212(TITLE AM).
CHAIRMAN COWDERY asked if there were objections to Amendment 1.
There being no objections, Amendment 1 was adopted.
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS pointed out that there is another proposed
amendment. Only the title amendment was adopted as Amendment 1.
REPRESENTATIVE KOTT clarified that he was moving both amendments as
Amendment 1.
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS requested that for clarity sake, the
portion of the language referring to the BP-ARCO merger would be
Amendment 2.
REPRESENTATIVE KOTT moved that the committee adopt Amendment 2
which reads as follows:
Page 2, line 14 by adding a new sentence following the
phrase "or national basis." to read:
This section does not apply to information obtained by
the attorney general with respect to a merger or
acquisition that is subject to the jurisdiction of the
Federal Trade Commission.
There being no objection, Amendment 2 was adopted.
Number 0536
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved to report CSHB 212 out of committee
with individual recommendations. There being no objection, CSHB
212(RLS) was reported out of committee.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Rules Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 4:14 p.m.
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