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SB 200                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 200 "An                       
Act allowing the holders of a multiple-beneficiary charitable gaming           
permit that consists entirely of noncommercial broadcasting stations           
or networks of such stations to sell a pull-tab series at more than            
one location during the same day if the sales are made at the                  
customary business location of one or more of the holders, at                  
another location by an employee of one of the stations or networks,            
or by a registered vendor; allowing permittees that are                        
noncommercial broadcasting stations or networks of such stations to            
contract with vendors to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the permittee at          
retail establishments, eating establishments, and establishments with          
liquor licenses; allowing municipalities to prohibit vendors from              
conducting gaming activities within the municipality; relating to              
reports by  the commissioner  regulating  charitable  gaming  to the           
legislature; requiring registration of vendors; relating to                    
multiple-beneficiary charitable gaming permits and door prizes for             
charitable gaming; preventing persons with felony convictions or               
convictions for crimes involving theft or dishonesty or a violation of         
gambling laws from being involved in charitable gaming activities              
as a permittee, licensee, vendor, person responsible for an activity,          
fund raiser or consultant of a licensee, or employee in a managerial           
or supervisory capacity and providing exceptions for certain persons           
whose convictions are at least 10 years old and are not for violation          
of an unclassified felony described in AS 11, a class A felony, or             
extortion; prohibiting a prize or award of more than $250,000 in a             
pull-tab game that provides a right to participate in a lottery;               
requiring a vendor contracting with a permittee to pay the permittee           
at least 50 percent of the ideal net for each pull-tab series delivered        
to the vendor by the permittee; and providing for an effective date"           
and recommended it be replaced with                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(FIN), entitled:                                     
"An Act allowing the holders of a multiple-beneficiary charitable              
gaming permit that consists entirely of noncommercial broadcasting             
stations or networks of such stations to sell a pull-tab series at more        
than one location during the same day if the sales are made at the             
customary business location of one or more of the holders, at                  
another location by an employee of one of the stations or networks,            
or by a registered vendor; allowing permittees that are                        
noncommercial broadcasting stations or networks of such stations to            
contract with vendors to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the permittee at        

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SB 200                                                                       
retail establishments, eating establishments, and establishments with          
liquor licenses; requiring at least 50 percent of the net proceeds of          
certain activities conducted by noncommercial broadcasting stations            
and networks of those stations be placed in an endowment fund, the             
earnings of which may be used for the purposes, and under the                  
procedures, provided by law; allowing municipalities to prohibit               
vendors from conducting gaming activities within the municipality;             
relating to reports by the commissioner regulating charitable gaming           
to the legislature; requiring registration of vendors; relating to             
multiplebeneficiary charitable gaming permits and door prizes for              
charitable gaming; preventing persons with certain convictions from            
being involved in charitable gaming activities as a vendor;                    
prohibiting a pull-tab game that provides a right to participate in a          
lottery if a prize or award in the lottery exceeds $250,000; requiring         
a vendor contracting with a permittee to pay the permittee at least t          
50 percent of the ideal net for each pull-tab series delivered to the          
vendor by the permittee; and providing for an effective date."                 
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senators Frank, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators Jacko,            
Rieger.  Signing do not pass:  Senators Kelly, Kerttula.  Signing no           
recommendation:  Senator Sharp.                                                
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note for the bill and the committee substitute published           
today from Department of Commerce and Economic Development.                    
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 200 was referred to the Rules Committee.