02/24/2016 08:00 AM Senate RULES

        HB  75-MARIJUANA REG;CLUBS;MUNIS;LOCAL OPT ELECT                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:30:04 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HUGGINS called  the meeting  back to  order and  announced                                                               
consideration of  HB 75. [CSHB  75(JUD)am, version J,  was before                                                               
the committee.]                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL moved  to adopt 2d SCS CSHB  75(RLS), version 29-                                                               
LS0345\A.A as the working document.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGGINS objected for debate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
8:30:45 AM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:31:03 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGGINS called  the Senate Rules Committee  meeting back to                                                               
order.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
8:31:53 AM                                                                                                                    
JODY SIMPSON, Staff  to Senator Huggins and  the Rules Committee,                                                               
Alaska  State Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska,  explained that  the                                                               
committee  substitute (CS)  outlines the  process for  background                                                               
checks  for marijuana  establishments, sets  a maximum  limit for                                                               
household plants at 12 with 6  or fewer being mature where adults                                                               
reside, provides legal authority  for the Marijuana Control Board                                                               
to  obtain fingerprints  for  license  applications or  renewals,                                                               
establishes  that  entire  unorganized boroughs  except  existing                                                               
municipalities are opted out  of commercial marijuana activities,                                                               
but  provides  that established  villages  may  exercise a  local                                                               
control  option  through  the opt-in  provision,  stipulates  any                                                               
powers adopted  by boroughs  may only be  adopted on  a non-area-                                                               
wide basis  (meaning powers would  not extend to cities  within a                                                               
borough's boundaries), sets forth  a process by which established                                                               
villages can  hold a local  election for the approval  or removal                                                               
of  marijuana establishments  or commercial  marijuana activities                                                               
within its  boundaries, and  provides an  avenue for  the Supreme                                                               
Court to establish bailable offenses  and not requiring mandatory                                                               
court  appearances   for  some  offenses.  Lastly,   it  provides                                                               
definitions and an immediate effective date.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
83:06 AM                                                                                                                      
HEATH  HILYARD,  Staff  to Representative  Tilton*  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, had  no comments  to add  but noted                                                               
that  Mr. Schulte,  Chair  of the  Marijuana  Control Board,  was                                                               
available on-line for questions.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGGINS found no comments.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL moved to report  2d SCS CSHB 75(RLS), version 29-                                                               
LS0345\A.A,  from committee  with individual  recommendations and                                                               
attached zero  fiscal note(s).  There were  no objections  and it                                                               
was so ordered.