04/09/2015 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 116                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the                                                                              
     Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; and providing for an                                                                     
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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LAURA STIDOLPH, STAFF,  REPRESENTATIVE KURT OLSON, presented                                                                    
HB  116. She  explained  that the  legislation extended  the                                                                    
termination date  for the  Alcoholic Beverage  Control Board                                                                    
(ABC)  through June  30, 2018.  She  informed the  committee                                                                    
that the  fiscal note (new  FN (CED) included  the estimated                                                                    
costs of  regulating marijuana due  to a stipulation  in the                                                                    
voter  initiative that  legalized marijuana  and tasked  the                                                                    
board  with  regulation.  However,   if  HB  123  (Establish                                                                    
Marijuana  Control  Board)   was  subsequently  adopted  the                                                                    
funding for  regulating marijuana  will be removed  from the                                                                    
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There were no questions from committee members.                                                                                 
Co-Chair Thompson OPENED public testimony.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Thompson CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Neuman MOVED  to report  HB 116  out of  Committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO  OBJECTION,  HB 116  was  REPORTED  out  of                                                                    
Committee with  a "do  pass" recommendation  and with  a new                                                                    
fiscal  impact   note  from  the  Department   of  Commerce,                                                                    
Community and Economic Development.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVEYNED