ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE  May 1, 2006 10:12 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Norman Rokeberg, Chair Representative John Coghill Representative John Harris Representative Lesil McGuire Representative Ethan Berkowitz Representative David Guttenberg MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Vic Kohring COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 240 "An Act relating to brewery and brew pub licensing." - MOVED CSHB 240(RLS) OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 13 "An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; and providing for an effective date." - SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD HOUSE BILL NO. 362 "An Act increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state financing of public education; and providing for an effective date." - SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION BILL: HB 240 SHORT TITLE: BREWERY & BREWPUB LICENSES SPONSOR(s): JUDICIARY 03/30/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/30/05 (H) L&C, JUD 04/06/05 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17 04/06/05 (H) 03/22/06 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17 03/22/06 (H) 03/29/06 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17 03/29/06 (H) Heard & Held 03/29/06 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 04/12/06 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17 04/12/06 (H) Moved CSHB 240(L&C) Out of Committee 04/12/06 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 04/18/06 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 5DP 1AM 04/18/06 (H) DP: CRAWFORD, LYNN, KOTT, GUTTENBERG, ANDERSON; 04/18/06 (H) AM: LEDOUX 04/19/06 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 04/19/06 (H) Moved CSHB 240(JUD) Out of Committee 04/19/06 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/21/06 (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 3DP 4NR 04/21/06 (H) DP: KOTT, GRUENBERG, MCGUIRE; 04/21/06 (H) NR: GARA, COGHILL, WILSON, ANDERSON 05/01/06 (H) RLS AT 10:00 AM CAPITOL 106 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record. ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR NORMAN ROKEBERG called the House Rules Standing Committee meeting to order at 10:12:31 AM. Representatives Rokeberg, Coghill, Harris, Berkowitz, and Guttenberg were present at the call to order. Representatives McGuire arrived as the meeting was in progress. HB 240-BREWERY & BREWPUB LICENSES 10:12:39 AM CHAIR ROKEBERG announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 240, "An Act relating to brewery and brew pub licensing." CHAIR ROKEBERG explained that HB 240 would allow an increase in gallonage for brewpubs, which have to have a beverage dispensary license and are allowed to brew and sell beer on the premise. 10:13:22 AM REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved to adopt CSHB 240, Version 24- LS0734\B, Luckhaupt, 4/29/06, as the working document. There being no objection, Version B was before the committee. CHAIR ROKEBERG then reviewed the changes encompassed in Version B, which include the addition of a provision in Section 1 that allows beverage dispensary licensees to provide free samples to the public and prohibits the municipality from prohibiting the aforementioned. On page 2, line 6, the amount allowed to be sold by a brewery is changed from "36 ounces a day" to "24 ounces a day". Furthermore, the language "dancing, electronic or other games, game tables, or other recreational or gaming opportunities on the premises" was added to Section 3(e)(1). "In other words, these are breweries not pubs," he said. 10:14:44 AM The committee took a brief at-ease. 10:17:11 AM REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved to report CSHB 240, Version 24- LS0734\B, Luckhaupt, 4/29/06, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 240(RLS) was reported from the House Rules Standing Committee. 10:17:17 AM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Rules Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 10:18 a.m., although the chair noted that the hearing on HB 13 and HB 362 remained recessed to the call of the chair.