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SB 172                                                                                            
The Conference Committee considering:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 172(FIN) am H                                                      
    "An Act relating to election pamphlets and to the presentation of                               
    initiatives and referenda on the ballot; relating to review of                                  
    applications for certification of initiatives; relating to the                                  
    circulation and subscription of recall petitions; and providing for                             
    an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                    
    (HCR 37 - title change resolution)                                                              
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    SENATE BILL NO. 172                                                                             
    "An Act relating to the presentation of initiatives and referenda on                            
    the ballot."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
requests limited powers of free conference on the following specific                                
point(s):                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
    Section 3 of the House Version                                                                  
                                                                                                    
           AS 15.45.180(a), which was amended by both bodies,                                      
    requires an additional definition of 'subsection' not contained                                
    in either version of the bill.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The request was signed by Representatives Seaton (Chair), Meyer,                                    
Gara; and Senators Therriault (Chair), Bunde, Elton.                                                
                                                                                                    
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as                                        
requested.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                
                                                                                                    

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The Conference Committee with limited powers of free conference                                     
considering HCS SB 172(FIN) am H and SB 172 recommends the                                          
following be adopted:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
    CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 172                                                           
    "An Act relating to election pamphlets and to the presentation of                               
    initiatives and referenda on the ballot; relating to review of                                  
    applications for certification of initiatives; relating to the                                  
    circulation and subscription of recall petitions; and providing for                             
    an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Seaton (Chair), Meyer,                                     
Gara; and Senators Therriault (Chair), Bunde, Elton.                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CCS SB 172:                                                   
                                                                                                    
3.  Fiscal, Office of the Governor                                                                  
4.  Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Office of the Governor                                          
5.  Fiscal, Dept. of Law                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved that the House adopt the Conference                                    
Committee with limited powers of free conference report, thus                                       
adopting CCS SB 172.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the House adopt the Conference                                          
Committee with limited powers of free conference report?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CCS SB 172                                                                                          
Adopt                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  5                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom,                                   
Elkins, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm,                                     
Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire,                                    
Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton,                                     
Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson                                                                  
                                                                                                    

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Excused:  Foster                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Anderson, Croft, Gruenberg, Kott, Salmon                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, the House adopted the Conference Committee with limited                                     
powers of free conference report, thus adopting CCS SB 172.                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.