03/17/2010 09:00 AM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 225                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating  to   the  State  Procurement  Code;                                                                    
     relating  to  the  procurement of  supplies,  services,                                                                    
     professional  services,  construction  services,  state                                                                    
     fisheries products, state  agricultural products, state                                                                    
     timber,  and  state  lumber;  relating  to  procurement                                                                    
     preferences; relating  to procurement by the  office of                                                                    
     the  ombudsman, the  Alaska Industrial  Development and                                                                    
     Export  Authority,  the  Alaska Energy  Authority,  and                                                                    
     other  state  agencies  and  public  corporations;  and                                                                    
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze brought the meeting  to order and presented                                                                    
the bill agenda.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:50:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Austerman commented  that  he supported  the                                                                    
bill  and  appreciated  the  information  provided  by  Vern                                                                    
Jones.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:51:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fairclough summarized  that she has attempted                                                                    
to  answer all  questions brought  before the  committee has                                                                    
personally  met with  each finance  committee legislator  to                                                                    
answer  any further  questions. She  supported the  document                                                                    
that has been provided and  appreciated the bill being moved                                                                    
to  the floor.  She stressed  that  this bill  is the  right                                                                    
thing  to  do.  The  bill  can  save  the  state  money  and                                                                    
streamline some  processes to  make the  procurement process                                                                    
easier to understand.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze noted the two new zero fiscal notes.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:52:26 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fairclough MOVED to  REPORT CSHB 225(FIN) out                                                                    
of  Committee   with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                                    
accompanying new fiscal notes.  There being NO OBJECTION, it                                                                    
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CSHB  225(FIN) was  REPORTED  out of  Committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation with  new zero  fiscal notes  from the                                                                    
Department   of  Administration   and   the  Department   of                                                                    
Commerce.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Doogan applauded Representative Fairclough,                                                                      
the bill's sponsor on her professionalism and patience.