Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/27/2018 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE
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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
April 27, 2018
2:12 p.m.
2:12:15 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair MacKinnon called the Senate Finance Committee
meeting to order at 2:12 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Co-Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon, Co-Chair
Senator Click Bishop, Vice-Chair
Senator Peter Micciche
Senator Donny Olson
Senator Gary Stevens
Senator Natasha von Imhof
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
Juli Lucky, Staff, Senator Anna MacKinnon.
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
Anna Brawley, Coordinator, Title 4 Review Project,
Anchorage; Erika McConnell, Director, Alcohol and Marijuana
Control Office, Anchorage; Tiffany Hall, Recover Alaska,
Anchorage.
SUMMARY
SSSB 76 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL; ALCOHOL REG
SB 76 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
SENATE BILL NO. 76
"An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; relating to
the regulation of manufacturers, wholesalers,
retailers, and common carriers of alcoholic beverages;
relating to licenses, endorsements, and permits
involving alcoholic beverages; relating to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; relating to offenses
involving alcoholic beverages; amending Rule 17,
Alaska Rules of Minor Offense Procedure; and providing
for an effective date."
2:13:45 PM
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to ADOPT the committee substitute
for SSSB 76, Work Draft 30-LS0015\C (Bruce, 4/27/18).
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED for DISCUSSION.
2:14:05 PM
JULI LUCKY, STAFF, SENATOR ANNA MACKINNON, discussed the
"Explanation of Changes" (copy on file):
Changes for clarity, correcting statutory cites, and
technical amendments were made throughout the bill at
the request of Legislative Affairs Legal and
Department of Law. The substantive changes to the bill
are as follows:
Page 18, line 30: adds "rodeos" to the definition of
"sporting event site" to ensure that the current
practice for sporting event licenses remains
consistent.
Page 61, lines 13-15: codifies the current practice of
allowing of selling of a beverage dispensary tourism
license.
Page 68, line 31: shortens the time that a
municipality must wait between requesting restaurant
or eating place licenses to three years, instead of
five years.
Page 88, lines 12-13: clarifies the intent of the
prohibition on "consuming alcohol at a school event."
Page 92, lines 19-23: requires a license to be revoked
if for a third violation of certain offenses within
five years:
• 04.16.022 Online sales and purchase of
alcoholic beverages
• 04.16.030 Prohibited conduct relating to
drunken persons
• 04.16.052 Furnishing of alcoholic beverages to
persons under the age of 21 by licensees.
• 04.16.110 Sale of certain alcoholic beverages
prohibited.
• 04.16.175 Furnishing alcoholic beverages in aid
of gambling enterprise.
2:19:01 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon requested an outline. Ms. Lucky
continued with the "Explanation of Changes":
Page 61: Deletes previous section 37, which sunset AS
04.11.360(9) and (10) - these are now included with
the repeals in section 152. All section numbers
following this section have been renumbered.
Page 63, line 25; Page 64, lines 1, 12, 21, 27; Page
65, lines 25: statutory reference corrected; Page 66,
line 9: Corrects statutory references.
Page 82, lines 28-29: Rewords for clarity. The intent
is that the license holder is liable for a violation
by an employee and they are subject to a $250
administrative penalty.
Page 85, line 25 through page 86, line 18: Makes
conforming changes to AS 04.16.051(d) and adds a new
(e). These sections insert existing penalties into the
correct sections and reformats the language to conform
to the rest of the bill.
Page 86, lines 20-24: Rewords for clarity. The intent
is that the license holder is liable for a violation
by an employee and they are subject to a $250
administrative penalty.
Page 104, lines 11-13: Reformats the language to
conform to the rest of the bill.
Page 109, line 3: Adds repeals that were previously in
section 37 (see page 61 note).
Page 109, lines 10-11 through page 111, line 22:
Corrects section numbers and statutory references in
applicability and transition language.
Page 113, lines 8-9: Corrects effective dates -
specifically removes previous sections 96 and 133 from
immediate effective date provision and add sections
157(a)(1), 157(a)(2) and 157 (b)(8).
2:22:15 PM
Senator Micciche thanked the committee for the suggestions.
He felt that there were legitimate concerns, and those
questions were brought to the Alcohol Beverage Control
(ABC) Board which resulted in a better bill. He spoke
specifically to the protection of the key issues in the
state related to alcohol abuse and minor consumption.
Co-Chair MacKinnon wondered whether the committee
substitute was "ok to adopt." Senator Micciche replied in
the affirmative.
Co-Chair MacKinnon WITHDREW the objection. There being NO
further OBJECTION, the proposed committee substitute was
ADOPTED.
Co-Chair MacKinnon OPENED public testimony.
2:24:09 PM
ANNA BRAWLEY, COORDINATOR, TITLE 4 REVIEW PROJECT,
ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), stated that she did not
have any additional comments, but was available for
questions.
2:24:44 PM
ERIKA MCCONNELL, DIRECTOR, ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA CONTROL
OFFICE, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), stated that she did
not have any additional comments, but was available for
questions.
2:24:59 PM
TIFFANY HALL, RECOVER ALASKA, ANCHORAGE (via
teleconference), stated that she did not have any
additional comments, but was available for questions.
Vice-Chair Bishop discussed the fiscal notes.
Co-Chair MacKinnon announced that new fiscal notes were not
needed with the new committee substitute.
Senator Micciche thanked the committee and the staff for
the work on the legislation and changes in the committee
substitute. He spoke to the local option for the cities to
petition the ABC Board for additional licenses.
2:30:39 PM
Vice-Chair Bishop discussed the zero fiscal note.
Co-Chair MacKinnon noted that the bill was long. She
stressed that there were many technical aspects to the
changes in the CS.
SB 76 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
ADJOURNMENT
2:35:02 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 76 Work Draft Version C.pdf |
SFIN 4/27/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 76 |
| SB 76 SCS FIN v.C Explanation.pdf |
SFIN 4/27/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 76 |