Legislature(1999 - 2000)

02/16/2000 11:15 AM Senate RLS

Audio Topic
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
txt
                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                  February 16, 2000                                                                                             
                      11:15 a.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 114                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to impersonating a public servant."                                                                            
     -MOVED SB 114 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 176                                                                                                             
"An Act permitting a physical fitness facility or gymnasium to                                                                  
limit public accommodation to only males or only females."                                                                      
     -MOVED SB 176 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 186                                                                                                             
"An Act establishing a college tuition savings plan; and providing                                                              
for an effective date."                                                                                                         
     -MOVED SB 186 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 222                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to the remedies available to judgment creditors                                                                
against limited liability company members and their assignees and                                                               
against limited partnership general and limited partners and their                                                              
assignees; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
     -MOVED HB 222 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 229                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to the employment of hearing examiners and                                                                     
mediators by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; repealing a                                                                   
requirement that the principal office of the Alaska Oil and Gas                                                                 
Conservation Commission move to the same location as the principal                                                              
office of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; relating to the                                                                  
sharing of record-keeping facilities and clerical staff by the two                                                              
commissions; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
     -MOVED SB 229 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 222                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to standard industrial classification for,                                                                     
eligibility for benefits under, and the definition of 'benefit                                                                  
year' for, the Alaska Employment Security Act; and providing for an                                                             
effective date."                                                                                                                
     -MOVED SB 222 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 114 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/29/99, 4/12/99, 5/10/99, and                                                             
         5/13/99 and Finance report dated 2/11/00.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 176 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 1/13/00, and 1/25/00.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SB 186 - See HESS minutes dated 1/24/00 and Finance report dated                                                                
          2/11/00.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 222 - No previous Senate action.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB 229 - See Finance Report dated 2/15/00.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SB 222 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 2/10/00.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
TAPE 00-02, SIDE A                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 11:15 a.m.  Present were Senators Pearce, Leman, Miller, Ellis,                                                              
and Kelly.  CHAIRMAN KELLY announced SB 114 was before the                                                                      
committee for calendaring.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to report all versions of SB 114-IMPERSONATE                                                                
POLICE/EMERGENCY VEHICLE, with individual recommendations and                                                                   
accompanying fiscal notes, for calendaring at the Chairman's                                                                    
discretion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected and stated that he wants to verify that                                                                  
concerns about community patrols were addressed.  Senator Ellis                                                                 
said he would do the research, and he withdrew his objection.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the committee would wait to calendar SB 114                                                               
until Senator Ellis received his information.  Without further                                                                  
objection, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked Senator Pearce about waiting to calendar SB
176.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE replied she would like to wait until Monday,                                                                     
February 21, 2000 to calendar SB 176.  Senator Pearce also replied                                                              
she would like to bring SB 176 to the floor as a Labor & Commerce                                                               
Committee Substitute.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved to calendar all versions of SB 176-SEX                                                                     
DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CLUBS, with individual recommendations and                                                             
accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected and asked if the Labor & Commerce version                                                                
takes care of Senator Leman's objection about private and public                                                                
sector differences.  Senator Ellis removed his objection.  Without                                                              
further objection, CHAIRMAN KELLY announced SB 176 would be                                                                     
calendared the following week.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to report all versions of SB 186-COLLEGE                                                                    
TUITION SAVINGS PLAN, with individual recommendations and                                                                       
accompanying fiscal notes, for calendaring.  Without objection, the                                                             
motion carried.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to report HB 222-LTD PARTNERSHIPS AND LTD.                                                                  
LIAB. COMPANIES, with individual recommendations and accompanying                                                               
fiscal notes, for calendaring at the Chairman's discretion.                                                                     
Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved to calendar all versions of SB 229-REGULATORY                                                              
COMM. OF ALASKA/ AOGCC, with individual recommendations and                                                                     
accompanying fiscal notes, at the Chairman's discretion.  Without                                                               
objection, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all versions of SB 222-EMPLOYMENT                                                               
SECURITY ACT, with individual recommendations and accompanying                                                                  
fiscal notes today.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:20 a.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

Document Name Date/Time Subjects