Legislature(2023 - 2024)ANCH LIO DENALI Rm
12/05/2023 02:00 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB119 | |
| HB186 | |
| HB115 | |
| HB100 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 115 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 100 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 186 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 119 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 119-MARIJUANA TAX
2:04:27 PM
CHAIR SUMNER announced that the first order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 119, "An Act relating to marijuana taxes; and
providing for an effective date." [Before the committee,
adopted as a working document on 4/26/23, was the proposed
committee substitute (CS) for HB 119, Version 33-LS0636\B,
Radford, 4/18/23, as amended on 11/16/23, ("Version B").]
2:04:46 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to rescind the committee's previous
action in adopting Amendment 9 to CSHB 119, Version B, as
amended.
2:05:21 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK observed that Amendment 9 had not been
offered during the 11/16/23 House Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee meeting.
2:05:50 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 2:05 p.m. to 2:06 p.m.
2:06:29 PM
CHAIR SUMNER read Amendment 9 [in the committee packet but never
offered].
2:08:43 PM
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE observed that Amendment 9 had not been
offered during the 11/16/23 House Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee meeting.
2:09:16 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 2:09 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.
2:10:42 PM
CHAIR SUMNER indicated that the motion to rescind action had
been made to the incorrect amendment; therefore, he asked
Representative Wright to make the motion again, but for
Amendment 8.
2:10:54 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to rescind the committee's previous
action [on 11/16/23] in adopting Amendment 8 to CSHB 119,
Version B, as amended. There being no objection, it was so
ordered and Amendment 8 was once again before the committee.
2:11:27 PM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX objected for the purpose of discussion. He
requested that Amendment 8 be read.
2:11:41 PM
CHAIR SUMNER read Amendment 8 to CSHB 119, Version B, as
amended, labeled 33-LS0636\B.8, Radford, 10/8/23, which read as
follows:
Page 1, line 10, through page 2, line 7:
Delete all material.
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.
Page 3, line 9:
Delete "AS 43.61.010(b) is"
Insert "AS 43.61.010(b) - (f) and
AS 44.29.020(a)(14) are"
Page 3, line 15:
Delete "Sections 3 - 5"
Insert "Sections 2 - 4"
Page 3, line 16:
Delete "sec. 9"
Insert "sec. 8"
2:12:45 PM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX commented that his objective concerns the
deletion of the designated funding from the marijuana tax; he
expressed the intention not to delete any programs under the
proposed bill.
2:13:34 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representative Prax voted in favor
of Amendment 8 to CSHB 119, Version B, as amended.
Representatives Wright, Carrick, Ruffridge, Saddler, and Sumner
voted against it. Therefore, Amendment 8 failed by a vote of 1-
5.
[CSHB 119, Version B, as amended, was held over.]