2010-04-02                     Senate Journal                      Page 2090
SB 117                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 117 "An Act                                                                    
requiring the Department of Revenue to set the minimum price for                                                                
cigarettes for sale by wholesalers and retailers; and prohibiting a                                                             
wholesaler or retailer from selling at wholesale or retail cigarettes at a                                                      
lower price than the price set by the Department of Revenue" and                                                                
recommended the adoption of the Labor and Commerce Committee                                                                    
Substitute offered on page 1719. Signing do pass: Senators Hoffman,                                                             
Stedman, Cochairs; Senators Huggins, Thomas, Egan, Ellis. Signing                                                               
no recommendation: Senator Olson.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Revenue                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 143                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 143 "An                                                                      
Act establishing the Greater Railbelt Energy and Transmission                                                                   
Corporation and relating to the corporation; relating to transition,                                                            
financial plan, and reporting requirements regarding planning for the                                                           
initial business operations of the Greater Railbelt Energy and                                                                  
Transmission Corporation; relating to a report on legislation regarding                                                         
the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and the Greater Railbelt Energy                                                             
and Transmission Corporation; authorizing the Alaska Energy                                                                     
Authority to convey the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project and the                                                              
Alaska Intertie to the Greater Railbelt Energy and Transmission                                                                 
Corporation; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it                                                            
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 143(RES) "An Act                                                                               
          authorizing the organization of the Greater Railbelt                                                                  
          Energy and Transmission Corporation; relating to                                                                      
          energy and transmission corporations, and to the                                                                      
          Alaska Energy Authority's contracting with energy                                                                     
          and transmission corporations to operate a power                                                                      
          project; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators McGuire, Wielechowski, Cochairs. Signing                                                              
no recommendation: Senators Huggins, Stevens, French.