1995-05-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 1896
HB 286                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                         
286(FIN) am "An Act providing an exemption from gambling and                   
certain alcoholic beverage laws for gambling conducted by cruise               
ships for their ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state;        
relating to promotions on board cruise ships; defining 'cruise ship';          
providing for exemption procedures for certain cruise ships before             
they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state;                  
providing an exemption from the coin-operated device tax for cruise            
ships exempted from the gambling laws; and providing for an                    
effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                            
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
286(FIN)                                                                       
                                                                               
Signing no recommendation: Senator Halford, Cochair, Senators                  
Donley, Zharoff.  Signing do not pass: Senator Phillips.  Signing do           
pass: Senators Rieger, Sharp.                                                  
                                                                               
Previous House fiscal note.                                                    
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.