SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                          May 1, 1996                                          
                           1:55 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Mike Miller, Chair                                                    
 Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 All members present                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32                                           
 Suspending Uniform Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e) of the Alaska            
 State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 109, relating to                  
 telephone solicitations, advertisements, and directory listings.              
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 136                                                           
 "An Act making appropriations for capital project matching grant              
 funds and to capitalize funds; making, amending, and repealing                
 capital appropriations; and providing for an effective date."                 
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 265                                                           
 "An Act relating to receipts of commercial fisheries test fishing             
 operations; and providing for an effective date."                             
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 341(FIN)                                                
 "An Act relating to administrative adjudication and judicial                  
 appeals and to the informal resolution of certain factual disputes            
 between taxpayers and the Department of Revenue; establishing the             
 office of tax appeals as a quasi-judicial agency in the Department            
 of Administration; revising the procedures for hearing certain tax            
 appeals, including appeals regarding seafood marketing assessments;           
 relating to consideration and determination by the superior court             
 of disputes involving certain taxes and penalties due, and amending           
 provisions relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of                
 taxes and penalties by the state and to the tax liability of                  
 taxpayers; providing for the release of agency records relating to            
 formal administrative tax appeals; relating to litigation                     
 disclosure of public records; clarifying administrative subpoena              
 power in certain tax matters; and providing for an effective date."           
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 434(L&C)                                                
 "An Act relating to unclaimed property; and providing for an                  
 effective date."                                                              
                                                                               
 SB 152 (PUB. EMPLOYEE PAY/BENEFITS/CONTRACTS/RIP) was scheduled but           
 not taken up this date.                                                       
                                                                               
 SB 215 (OMNIBUS STATE AGENCY OPERATIONS & PROGRAM) was scheduled              
 but not taken up this date.                                                   
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SCR 32 - No previous action to record.                                        
                                                                               
 SB 136 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 3/29/95 and           
      State Affairs minutes dated 4/11/95.                                     
      Finance report 5/2/95.                                                   
          Rules minutes dated 5/2/95.                                          
      Returned to Rules 5/15/95.                                               
      Returned to Finance 4/29/96.                                             
      Finance report 4/30/96.                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 265 - Finance report 4/30/96.                                              
                                                                               
 HB 341 - See Judiciary minutes dated 4/19/96.                                 
      Finance report 4/30/96.                                                  
                                                                               
 HB 434 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 4/30/96.                          
                                                                               
    ACTION NARRATIVE                                                           
 TAPE 96-10, SIDE A                                                            
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MILLER  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order          
 at 1:55 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SCR 32  (SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB                
 109)before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the            
 pleasure of the committee.                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 32 be approved            
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 136  (APPROP: FY 97 CAPITAL PROJECTS)             
 back before the committee.  The bill was returned to the Rules                
 Committee from the Senate floor 5/15/95 and a Finance referral was            
 added 4/29/96.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of           
 the committee.                                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SB 136 be approved            
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 265  (RECEIPTS OF TEST FISHING                    
 OPERATIONS) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked            
 for the pleasure of the committee.                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent SB 265 be approved            
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  HB 341  (TAX APPEALS, ASSESSMENT, LEVY,              
 COLLECTION) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked            
 for the pleasure of the committee.                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent HB 341 be approved            
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  HB 434  (UNCLAIMED PROPERTY) before the              
 committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the           
 committee.                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent HB 434 be approved            
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.