02/26/1998 11:47 AM Senate RLS

                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                  February 26, 1998                                            
                      11:47 a.m.                                               
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
All members present                                                            
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 208                                                            
"An Act relating to municipal service areas and providing for voter            
approval of the formation, alteration, or abolishment of certain               
service areas."                                                                
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 261                                                            
"An Act relating to the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be              
held in Anchorage in the year 2001; establishing a reserve fund for            
the games; providing certain duties and authority for the Alaska               
Industrial Development and Export Authority regarding financing for            
those games; and providing for an effective date."                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 285                                                            
"An Act relating to state procurement practices."                              
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SB 208 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 2/9/98 and             
         Judiciary minutes dated 2/25/98.                                      
                                                                               
SB 261 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/5/98.                               
         Finance report 2/15/98.                                               
                                                                               
SB 285 - Finance report 2/16/98.                                               
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 11:47 a.m, and noted all members were present.                              
CHAIRMAN KELLY reviewed the committee calendar and then requested              
calendaring motions on the legislation.                                        
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 208 - VOTER                 
APPROVAL OF SERVICE AREA CHANGES be approved for calendaring at the            
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
SB 261                                                                         
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 261 - SPECIAL               
OLYMPICS 2001 be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the             
Chair.  SENATOR TAYLOR objected and asked if the legislation                   
included an amendment requested by Representative Terry Martin and             
CHAIRMAN KELLY assured him that it did not.  SENATOR TAYLOR                    
withdrew his objection, and there being no further objection,                  
CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the calendaring motion carried.                          
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 285 - STATE                 
PROCUREMENT be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the               
Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                               
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 11:49 a.m.