04/15/2016 05:00 PM Senate FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 254                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Big Game                                                                     
     Commercial Services Board; and providing for an                                                                            
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon recounted  the  hearing  history of  the                                                                    
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LOUISE  STUTES, SPONSOR, stated that  she was                                                                    
satisfied with the current version of the bill.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche  discussed the  fiscal note  attached to                                                                    
the bill.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
6:26:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Micciche pointed  out  to the  sponsor that  the                                                                    
bill  required the  board  to submit  to  the legislature  a                                                                    
written report that outlined, in  detail, the boards plan to                                                                    
be financially  solvent by  October 31,  2016. He  said that                                                                    
the committee held  the expectation that the  board would be                                                                    
fully solvent by December 31, 2019.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stutes  replied that the board  was confident                                                                    
in the ability  to resolve the large debt,  and welcomed the                                                                    
legislative oversight.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
6:27:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche MOVED  to report SCS HB  254(FIN) out of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS HB  254(FIN) was  REPORTED out of  committee with  a "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation  and  with  one  previously  published                                                                    
fiscal impact note: FN 2(CED).                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
6:28:03 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
6:29:38 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED