SENATE RULES COMMITTEE March 29, 1999 12:00 noon MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Tim Kelly, Chair Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair Senator Mike Miller Senator Drue Pearce Senator Johnny Ellis MEMBERS ABSENT None COMMITTEE CALENDAR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(FIN) Relating to federal claims against funds obtained by settlement of state tobacco litigation. -MOVED CSHJR 12(FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28(RES) Requesting that the National Marine Fisheries Service and the United States Congress act immediately to reverse the decline of the Cook Inlet beluga whale population and to regulate the harvest of the beluga whales in Cook Inlet until the beluga whale population has recovered. -MOVED CSHJR 28(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE BILL NO. 51 "An Act relating to barbers, hairdressers, manicurists, and cosmetologists; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 51 OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21 Relating to new evaluation and selection criteria for military base realignment and closure actions. -MOVED HJR 21 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HJR 12 - See HESS minutes dated 3/10/99 and 3/15/99. HJR 28 - No previous Senate action. SB 51 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 2/16/99. HJR 21 - No previous Senate action. ACTION NARRATIVE [NO TAPE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING DUE TO A RECORDING MALFUNCTION.] CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 12:00 noon. All members were present. SENATOR LEMAN moved CSHJR 12-NO FED. CLAIM ON STATE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT(FIN) for calendaring. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIRMAN KELLY announced that public testimony would be taken on CSHJR 28(RES)-COOK INLET BELUGA POPULATION. There being no public testimony or discussion, SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 28(RES). The motion carried with no objection. SENATOR LEMAN moved all versions of SB 51-LICENSING OF COSMETOLOGISTS for calendaring. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIRMAN KELLY announced the committee would hear public testimony on CSHJR 12(FIN)-NO FED. CLAIM ON STATE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. There being no public testimony, SENATOR LEMAN moved CSHJR 12(FIN) for calendaring. The motion carried with no objection. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the Senate Rules Committee hearing at 12:04 p.m.