Legislature(2007 - 2008)BUTROVICH 205

05/13/2007 02:00 PM Senate JUDICIARY


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02:09:26 PM Start
02:09:58 PM SB168
02:12:45 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
= SB 168 PASSENGER VESSEL TAX CREDIT
Moved SB 168 Out of Committee
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                          May 13, 2007                                                                                          
                           2:09 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hollis French, Chair                                                                                                    
Senator Bill Wielechowski                                                                                                       
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Charlie Huggins, Vice Chair                                                                                             
Senator Lesil McGuire                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 168                                                                                                             
"An Act providing  a credit for the payment  of certain municipal                                                               
passenger taxes or  fees against the excise tax  on travel aboard                                                               
commercial  passenger vessels;  and  providing  for an  effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
     MOVED SB 168 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB 168                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: PASSENGER VESSEL TAX CREDIT                                                                                        
SPONSOR(s): FINANCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
05/02/07       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
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05/04/07       (H)       FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519                                                                       
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05/07/07       (S)       DP: STEDMAN, ELTON                                                                                     
05/07/07       (S)       NR: HOFFMAN, THOMAS, DYSON, HUGGINS,                                                                   
                         OLSON                                                                                                  
05/07/07       (S)       FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532                                                                      
05/07/07       (S)       Moved SB 168 Out of Committee                                                                          
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05/09/07       (S)       JUD REFERRAL ADDED                                                                                     
05/12/07       (S)       JUD AT 2:00 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
05/12/07       (S)       JUD AT 5:15 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
05/12/07       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
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05/13/07       (S)       JUD AT 2:00 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HOLLIS   FRENCH  called  the  Senate   Judiciary  Standing                                                             
Committee meeting to order at 2:09:26  PM. Present at the call to                                                             
order were Senators Therriault, Wielechowski, and Chair French.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
               SB 168-PASSENGER VESSEL TAX CREDIT                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration of SB 168.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:09:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR THERRIAULT  said that  regarding discussion  the previous                                                               
day regarding  building infrastructure  in communities,  it won't                                                               
be possible  to apply the  funds in question to  the communities.                                                               
Testimony  had  been  heard  about  support  for  the  bill  from                                                               
communities  that  will benefit  from  the  tax; whether  or  not                                                               
passage of  the bill  will result  in communities  imposing their                                                               
own head taxes,  the will of the people is  still honored. Having                                                               
a better understanding of the  math, he is comfortable forwarding                                                               
the bill to the floor.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
He  then  made a  motion  to  move  SB  168 from  committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note(s).  There                                                               
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI said  that he  won't object  to moving  the                                                               
bill to the  floor but he thinks it is  unconstitutional and will                                                               
vote no on ultimately passing it.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair French adjourned the meeting at 2:12:45 PM.                                                                             

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