SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                       February 25, 1997                                       
                           10:35 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator Robin Taylor                                                          
 Senator John Torgerson                                                        
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12                                                
 Relating to reconstruction and paving of the Alaska Highway.                  
                                                                               
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14                                                
 Relating to support for federal legislation permitting state                  
 concealed handgun permittees to carry concealed handguns in other             
 states.                                                                       
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 8                                                             
 "An Act relating to the noise levels of airports and sport shooting           
 facilities."                                                                  
                                                                               
 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4                                            
 Relating to declaring March 1997 as Sobriety Awareness Month.                 
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 41(L&C)                                                 
 "An Act relating to impairment rating guides used in evaluation of            
 certain workers' compensation claims."                                        
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SJR 12 - Senate Transportation Committee minutes dated 2/18/97 and            
          2/20/97.                                                             
                                                                               
 SJR 14 - Senate State Affairs minutes dated 2/13/97.                          
                                                                               
 SB   8 - Senate Transportation Committee minutes dated 1/28/97                
          and 2/3/97 and Resources minutes dated 2/5/97.                       
                                                                               
 SCR  4 - Health, Education & Social Services Committee waived                 
          referral 2/24/97.                                                    
                                                                               
 HB  41 - Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 2/20/97.                  
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
 Greg Nostine, Staff to Senator Jerry Ward                                     
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
  TAPE 97-2, SIDE A                                                            
                                                                               
  VICE CHAIRMAN LEMAN  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 10:35 a.m.  He then asked the pleasure of the committee              
 on the items on the committee calendar.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent  SJR 12                     
 (CONSTRUCTION OF ALASKA HIGHWAY) be approved for calendaring.                 
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent  SJR 14  (SUPPORT          
 FEDERAL CONCEALED GUN LEGISLATION) be approved for calendaring.               
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent  SB 8                      
 (AIRPORT/SHOOTING FACILITY NOISE LEVELS) be approved for                      
 calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SCR 4  (SOBRIETY AWARENESS MONTH) was before the committee.   GREG           
 NOSTINE , staff to Senator Jerry Ward, requested that the resolution          
 be placed on the Senate calendar before the end of the month so               
 that it can pass both bodies by the first of March, which is the              
 beginning of sobriety awareness month.   VICE CHAIRMAN LEMAN  agreed          
 it was a reasonable request, and he then asked for a motion on the            
 resolution.                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 4 be approved          
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent  CSHB 41(L&C)              
 (IMPAIRMENT RATING GUIDES FOR WORKERS COMP) be approved for                   
 calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                        
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.