SENATE RULES COMMITTEE May 5, 1999 12:47 p.m. 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 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8 Creating the Long-Term Care Task Force of 1999. -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SCR 8 OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25 Relating to voluntary school prayer. -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SJR 25 OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE BILL NO. 78 "An Act relating to the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry." -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 78 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(FIN) Relating to using oil spill settlement funds to create a long-term research and monitoring endowment. -MOVED CSHJR 13(FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14 Relating to the National Museum of Women's History and the National Museum of Women's History Alaska Council. -MOVED SSHJR 14 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15(RES) Relating to support for the "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act" in the United States Congress. -MOVED CSHJR 15(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 Urging the Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals. -MOVED HJR 20 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26(WTR) Relating to establishing maritime boundaries with Canada. -MOVED CSHJR 26(WTR) OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27(STA) Relating to the maritime boundary between Alaska and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. -MOVED CSHJR 27(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 34 Relating to the federal estate and gift taxes. -MOVED HJR 34 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 36(HES) am Relating to rejecting the conclusions in a recent article published by the American Psychological Association that suggests that sexual relationships between adults and children might be positive for children; and urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to similarly reject these conclusions. -MOVED CSHJR 36(HES)am OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 94 "An Act removing employees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from the exempt service." -MOVED HB 94 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 101(L&C) "An Act relating to the mailing requirements that must be followed by the commissioner of commerce and economic development to involuntarily dissolve certain organized entities; relating to the reinstatement of corporations that are public utilities and that have been involuntarily dissolved; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED CSHB 101(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SCR 8 - See HESS minutes dated 4/19/99 and Finance report dated 5/4/99. SJR 25 - See Judiciary Committee minutes dated 5-3-99. SB 78 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 4/15/99. HJR 13 - See Resources minutes dated 3/31/99 and Finance report dated 4/27/99. HJR 14 - No previous Senate action. HJR 15 - See Resources minutes dated 4/14/99, 4/19/99 and 4/23/99. HJR 20 - No previous Senate action. HJR 26 - No previous Senate action. HJR 27 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/29/99. HJR 34 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/29/99. HJR 36 - See HESS minutes dated 5-3-99. HB 94 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 4/13/99 and Finance report dated 4/29/99. HB 101 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 4/27/99. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 99-8, SIDE A CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 12:47 p.m. All members were present. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all versions of SCR 8-LONG-TERM CARE TASK FORCE OF 1999. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all versions of SJR 25-VOLUNTARY SCHOOL PRAYER. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar all versions of SB 78-USE OF DRUGS BY OPTOMETRISTS. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 13(FIN)-UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT FOR RESEARCH. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SSHJR 14-NATIONAL MUSEUM WOMEN'S HISTORY AK COUNCIL. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 15(RES)-SUPPORT AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY ACT. SENATOR ELLIS objected. The motion to calendar CSHJR 15(RES) carried with Senators Pearce, Miller, Leman, and Kelly voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay." SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar HJR 20-FEDERAL INCOME TAX MARRIAGE PENALTY. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 26(WTR)-ALASKA MARITIME BOUNDARY WITH CANADA. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 27(STA)-ALASKA/RUSSIA MARITIME BOUNDARY. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar HJR 34-REPEAL ESTATE AND GIFT TAX. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHJR 36(HES)am-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION REPORT. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar HB 94-ABC BD EMPLOYEES NOT EXEMPT EMPLOYEES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHB 101(L&C)-CORPORATE PUBLIC UTILITY REINSTATEMENT. There being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 12:55 p.m.