03/04/1993 03:12 PM Senate RLS

                                                                               
                                                                               
                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                          March 4, 1993                                        
                            3:12 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
  Senator George Jacko, Chairman                                               
  Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chairman                                          
  Senator Rick Halford                                                         
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Suzanne Little                                                       
  Senator Fred Zharoff                                                         
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
  HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                                
  Relating  to  implementation of  the  Aleutian Trade  Act of                 
  1990.                                                                        
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 49                                                           
  "An Act relating to preelection reports; closing the two-day                 
  reporting gap in those reports; setting the date of February                 
  15  for  filing  year-end   campaign  finance  reports;  and                 
  requiring reporting of zero year-end reports."                               
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 90                                                           
  "An Act clarifying powers and  duties of state officials  in                 
  relation to a  disaster emergency  caused by a  catastrophic                 
  oil discharge or the release of a hazardous substance."                      
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
  HJR 25 - See Transportation minutes dated 3/2/93.                            
                                                                               
  SB  49 - See Senate State Affairs minutes dated 1/29/93.                     
           See Judiciary minutes dated 2/17/93, 2/19/93,                       
           2/22/93.  Finance report 3/1/93.                                    
                                                                               
  SB  90 - See Oil & Gas minutes dated 2/16/93.  See Resources                 
           minutes dated 2/24/93.                                              
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
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  The Senate Rules  Committee was called to  order by Chairman                 
  Jacko at 3:12 p.m.                                                           
  CHAIRMAN  JACKO  introduced  HJR 25  (IMPLEMENTING  ALEUTIAN                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  TRADE ACT OF 1990) as the first order of business.  He noted                 
  the presence of Representative Carl  Moses, prime sponsor of                 
  HJR 25.                                                                      
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved  and asked unanimous consent  that HJR
 be approved  for calendaring  at the Chair's  discretion.                 
  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                     
  CHAIRMAN JACKO  introduced SB 49 (YEAR-END  CAMPAIGN FINANCE                 
  REPORTS) as the next order of business.                                      
                                                                               
  There was  brief discussion  on the  $250 minimum  reporting                 
  requirement and if  it should be raised to  $500, but it was                 
  agreed to go ahead and approve the bill for calendaring.                     
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 49                 
  be  approved  for  calendaring  at  the  Chair's discretion.                 
  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                     
  CHAIRMAN  JACKO  brought  SB  90  (DECLARATION  OF  DISASTER                 
  EMERGENCIES)  before  the committee  as  the final  order of                 
  business.  He noted Annette Kreitze, staff to Senator Leman,                 
  was present to respond to questions.                                         
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 90                 
  be  approved  for  calendaring  at the  Chair's  discretion.                 
  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                     
  There  being  no   further  business  to  come   before  the                 
  committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:18 p.m.