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2019-02-22 Senate Journal
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Full Journal pdf2019-02-22 Senate Journal Page 0375 Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills SB 69 SENATE BILL NO. 69 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled: "An Act establishing an exception from permit and fee requirements for certain charitable gaming activities; relating to fees for applicants for a charitable gaming permit; amending the definition of 'permittee'; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and Finance Committees. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Revenue Governor's transmittal letter dated February 21: Dear President Giessel: Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that would reduce unnecessary regulatory requirements for municipalities and qualified organizations operating small charitable gaming fundraisers. Per AS 05.15.690(39), a “qualified organization” means “a bona fide civic or service organization or a bona fide religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, labor, political, or educational organization, police or fire department and company, dog mushers’ association, outboard motor association, or fishing derby or nonprofit trade association in the state, that operates without profits to its members and that has been in existence continually for a period of three years immediately before applying for the license or permit; the organization may be a firm, corporation, company, association, or partnership.” The bill would provide that a charitable gaming permit or fee is no longer required for a qualified organization that did not hold a permit during the preceding year or that had gross receipts of less than $20,000 from charitable gaming fundraisers during the preceding year. The bill would have a positive impact on about 400 permittees by