SENATE RULES COMMITTEE April 25, 1994 10:13 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Rick Halford, Chair Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair Senator George Jacko Senator Suzanne Little Senator Fred Zharoff MEMBERS ABSENT All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 327 "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Veterinary Examiners; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 407(STA) "An Act relating to issuance of commemorative gold rush motor vehicle license plates; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 67 "An Act amending provisions of ch. 66, SLA 1991, that relate to reconstitution of the corpus of the mental health trust, the management of trust assets, and to the manner of enforcement of the obligation to compensate the trust; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 338 "An Act relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for acquisition and construction of the Alaska Discovery Center for the Ship Creek Project in Anchorage; relating to a study of the feasibility and financial viability of the Alaska Discovery Center; relating to construction of the Alaska Discovery Center; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 343 "An Act relating to the operation of courtesy cars at certain airports." SENATE BILL NO. 195 "An Act extending the termination date of the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 454(FIN) "An Act making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Law to pay costs of certain continuing legal proceedings; and providing for an effective date." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 327 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 3/8/94 & 3/10/94. Finance report 4/20/94. HB 407 - See Transportation minutes dated 3/31/94. Finance report 4/20/94. SB 67 - See Resources minutes dated 2/3/93 and 2/5/93. See Judiciary minutes dated 3/1/93, 3/8/93, 3/24/93, 3/29/93, and 3/31/93. Finance reports 5/7/93 & 4/22/94. SB 338 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 3/1/94. Finance report 4/20/94. SB 343 - See Transportation minutes dated 3/31/94, 4/12/94, and 4/19/94. SB 195 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 4/22/93. See Health, Education and Social Services minutes dated 4/11/94. Also see Rules minutes dated 4/20/94. HB 454 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/21/94 & 3/23/94. Finance report 3/28/94. See Rules minutes dated 4/18/94. WITNESS REGISTER Jim Baldwin, Assistant Attorney General Department of Law P.O. Box 110300 Juneau, AK 99811-0300 POSITION STATEMENT: Supports new Rules SCS on HB 454 ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 94-6, SIDE A Number 001 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 10:13 a.m. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 327 (EXTEND BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 407(STA) ) (COMMEMORATIVE GOLD RUSH LICENSE PLATES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 67 (MENTAL AL HEALTH TRUST AMENDMENTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 338 (CROSSROADS DISCOVERY CENTER\SHIP CRK) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 343 (COURTESY CARS OPERATED AT AIRPORTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought SB 195 (PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BOARDS EXT.) before the committee as the next order of business. SENATOR RIEGER explained that the committee had adopted a Rules CS at its 4/20/94 meeting. However, when the new language was adopted in the Rules CS, it necessitated a title change, and the new committee substitute before the committee makes that change. SENATOR RIEGER moved that CSSB 195(RLS) (dated 4/21/94, version o) be adopted in lieu of the original committee substitute. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR RIEGER moved that CSSB 195(RLS) be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 195(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought CSHB 454(FIN) (APPROP: COST OF OIL/GAS LITIGATION) before the committee. The legislation was before the committee on 4/18/94, and, at that time, a Senate CS was adopted that changed the general fund to the constitutional budget reserve fund. Inadvertently, when that amendment was drafted, a title amendment was included which wasn't necessary. The new committee substitute changes the title back to its original title. JIM BALDWIN, Assistant Attorney, Department of Law, stated he reviewed the new work draft and it appears to him to be in appropriate form. SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSHB 454(RLS) (dated 4/20/94, version o) be adopted. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS CSHB 454(RLS) be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS CSHB 454(RLS) 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 10:22 a.m.