04/09/1997 01:38 PM House FIN

  HOUSE BILL NO. 50                                                            
                                                                               
       "An  Act relating to the use of broadcasting to promote                 
       or  conduct  certain   classics  or  sweepstakes;   and                 
       providing for an effective date."                                       
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Hanley MOVED  to Rescind the Committee's  action in                 
  moving  CSHB  50 (FIN)  out of  committee.   There  being NO                 
  OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Therriault  explained  that  Amendment  1  (passed                 
  during  the   4/08/97,  House  Finance   Committee  meeting)                 
  resulted in an some unanticipated consequences.                              
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Hanley MOVED  to Rescind the Committee's  action in                 
  adopting Amendment 1.   There being NO OBJECTION, it  was so                 
  ordered.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Therriault  noted that  Amendment  2 would  clarify                 
  that charitable gaming  could be promoted but  not conducted                 
  on the air waves.                                                            
                                                                               
  JERRY  LUCKHAUPT,  ATTORNEY,  LEGISLATIVE   LEGAL  SERVICES,                 
  LEGISLATIVE  AFFAIRS  AGENCY  explained that  the  amendment                 
  would place  in statute  a  prohibition against  the use  of                 
  broadcasting to conducting charitable gaming.  The amendment                 
  would   maintain   the  exemption   that  is   provided  for                 
  noncommercial broadcasting stations to conduct various types                 
  of charitable gaming  activities.   The exemption exists  in                 
  current law.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Therriault MOVED to adopt Amendment 2.  There being                 
  NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                             
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Hanley MOVED  to  report  CSHB  50  (FIN)  out  of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal note.                                                    
                                                                               
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  CSHB  50 (FIN) was reported out  of Committee with a "do not                 
  pass" recommendation  and  with a  zero fiscal  note by  the                 
  Department of Revenue, dated 2/21/97.