Legislature(2003 - 2004)
06/17/2004 01:07 PM Senate L&C
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
June 17, 2004
1:07 p.m.
TAPES 04-41, 42
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Con Bunde, Chair
Senator Gary Stevens
Senator Bettye Davis
Senator Hollis French
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Ralph Seekins, Vice Chair
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Mike Hawker
Representative Ralph Samuels
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
^Overview: Tobacco Tax Issues
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
CHAIR CON BUNDE convened the meeting of the Senate Labor and
Commerce Standing Committee at 1:07 p.m.
COMMISSIONER STEVE GILBERTSON, Department of Health and Social
Services (DHSS), summarized use of tobacco and its effects on
health related issues.
MS. JOANNA BALES, Program Manager, Cigarette and Tobacco Excise
Tax Division, Department of Revenue (DOR), apprised the
committee on the fiscal and administrative impacts of likely
changes in the tobacco tax law.
MS. PAT LUBY, AARP, testified on the effects of tobacco usage on
society and individual health.
MS. KATARYNA STILES, Alaska Native Health Board (ANHB),
emphasized ways tobacco use impacts the health of Native
Alaskans, primarily its youth, and how important prevention is.
MS. STACY THEUSCH, Girdwood resident, informed the committee of
the community's support of the tax.
MS. JENNIFER APP, Advocacy Director, American Heart Association,
related how tobacco use is the number one cause of disease and
preventable death in general.
MS. EMILY NENON, CEO, American Cancer Society, related how the
tax is the single best way to prevent youth from smoking.
MS. CHRISTIE GARBE, CEO, American Lung Association, urged
legislators to act quickly and related how youth, in general,
would be sensitive to the tax increase and that public support
for it is great and growing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No announcements.
COMMITTEE ACTION
No committee action.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIR CON BUNDE adjourned the meeting at 2:48 p.m.
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were
taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by
contacting the Senate Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3,
Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2870, and
after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-Third
Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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