Legislature(2007 - 2008)

02/29/2008 09:32 AM Joint SB59


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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
                 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB 59                                                                                
                       February 29, 2008                                                                                        
                           9:32 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gary Stevens, Chair                                                                                                     
Senator Bill Wielechowski                                                                                                       
Senator Thomas Wagoner                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bill Stoltze                                                                                                     
Representative Reggie Joule                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kyle Johansen, Chair                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 59(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An  Act  relating   to  the  use  of   broadcasting  to  promote                                                               
charitable  raffles and  lotteries  and  to establishing  cabbage                                                               
classics as a form of charitable gaming."                                                                                       
     MOVED CCS SB 59 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 59(FIN)                                                                                     
"An  Act relating  to  the  use of  broadcasting  to promote  dog                                                               
mushers' contests  and charitable  raffles and lotteries;  to the                                                               
maximum  amount of  prices  that may  be  awarded for  charitable                                                               
gaming activities  other than bingo;  to the use of  the proceeds                                                               
of charitable gaming;  and to establishing cabbage  classics as a                                                               
form of charitable gaming."                                                                                                     
     MOVED CCS SB 59 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  59                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: GAMING:  BROADCASTING/CABBAGE CLASSICS                                                                             
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) STEVENS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
01/19/07       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/19/07 (S) L&C 02/06/07 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211 02/06/07 (S) Heard & Held 02/06/07 (S) MINUTE(L&C) 02/08/07 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211 02/08/07 (S) Moved SB 59 Out of Committee 02/08/07 (S) MINUTE(L&C) 02/09/07 (S) L&C RPT 5DP 02/09/07 (S) DP: ELLIS, BUNDE, DAVIS, STEVENS, HOFFMAN 03/02/07 (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED 03/13/07 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 03/13/07 (S) Moved CSSB 59(FIN) Out of Committee 03/13/07 (S) MINUTE(FIN) 03/14/07 (S) FIN RPT CS 4DP 3NR NEW TITLE 03/14/07 (S) DP: HOFFMAN, STEDMAN, THOMAS, HUGGINS 03/14/07 (S) NR: ELTON, DYSON, OLSON 03/21/07 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 03/21/07 (S) VERSION: CSSB 59(FIN) 03/22/07 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/22/07 (H) STA, FIN 04/12/07 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 04/12/07 (H) Moved HCS CSSB 59(STA) Out of Committee 04/12/07 (H) MINUTE(STA) 04/13/07 (H) STA RPT HCS(STA) NT 6DP 1NR 04/13/07 (H) DP: JOHANSEN, ROSES, GRUENBERG, COGHILL, DOLL, LYNN 04/13/07 (H) NR: JOHNSON 05/01/07 (H) FIN AT 8:30 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 05/01/07 (H) Moved HCS CSSB 59(FIN) Out of Committee 05/01/07 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 05/02/07 (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT 5DP 4NR 05/02/07 (H) DP: THOMAS, JOULE, FOSTER, MEYER, CHENAULT 05/02/07 (H) NR: KELLY, GARA, NELSON, STOLTZE 05/09/07 (H) ENGROSSED 05/10/07 (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 59(FIN) 05/10/07 (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP 05/10/07 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 05/10/07 (S) STEVENS (CHAIR), WIELECHOWSKI, WAGONER 05/11/07 (H) RECEDE MESSAGE 02/11/08 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 02/11/08 (H) JOHANSEN (CHAIR), STOLTZE, JOULE WITNESS REGISTER DOUG LETCH, Staff to Senator Stevens Alaska State Capitol Juneau, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Explained changes in CCS for SB 59. ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR GARY STEVENS called the meeting to order at 9:32:56 AM. Present at the call to order were Senators Stevens, Wielechowski and Wagoner and Representatives Stoltze, and Joule. SB 59-GAMING: BROADCASTING/CABBAGE CLASSICS 9:33:06 AM CHAIR STEVENS announced the consideration of SB 59 and asked for a motion to bring the Conference Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 59 before the committee. SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to adopt CCS SB 59, labeled 25- LS0410\L, for discussion purposes. DOUG LETCH, Staff to Senator Stevens, sponsor of SB 59, explained that the Conference Committee Substitute (CCS) removed Section 3 of version K [HCS CSSB 59(FIN), 25-LS0410\K]. That provision stated that monies raised by political action groups could not be used for political purposes. The CCS also fixed a typographical error on line 2 of the title; the word "prices" was changed to "prizes." REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE asked him to outline which provisions added by House members would be retained. MR. LETCH explained that the original bill was to allow broadcasts of raffles and lotteries that were currently limited to the print media. The Senate President asked that the Palmer State Fair "cabbage classic" be included. It was deemed noncontroversial and so it was added. The House State Affairs Committee amended the bill to allow broadcasting of dog mushers' contests, and Representative Joule offered an amendment in the House Finance Committee to increase the maximum charitable gaming award [from a municipality or qualified organization] from $1 million per year to $2 million per year. 9:36:34 AM REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE highlighted that the intent of the amendment in Section 3, version K, reflected good public policy and continued his efforts to ensure that charitable gaming proceeds actually went to charities and not to politicians. "I understand that you [Chair Stevens] had a very meritorious issue and I had a meritorious issue. We put one of the meritorious issues aside temporarily," he stated. SENATOR STEVENS asked for a motion. SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to report CCS SB 59, Version L, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE asked whether joint resolutions were needed. MR. LETCH said the title change was technical; it corrected a typographical error. 9:38:28 AM CHAIR STEVENS announced that, there being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Stevens adjourned the meeting at 9:38:38 AM.

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