Legislature(2017 - 2018)BARNES 124
02/14/2018 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB299 | |
| HB301 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 277 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 299 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 301 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 301-ALCOHOL LIC.: BEV DISPENSARY/RESTAURANT
3:42:37 PM
CHAIR KITO announced that the final order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 301, "An Act relating to the renewal and transfer
of ownership of a beverage dispensary license or restaurant or
eating place license."
3:44:56 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WOOL moved to adopt CS for HB 301 as the working
document.
3:45:13 PM
CHAIR KITO asked for a review of the changes in the committee
substitute.
REPRESENTATIVE WOOL gave an overview of the proposed bill and
changes. He stated it would add language regarding how many
hours beverage dispensary licensed premises must be open
throughout the year. He said the requirement would change from
30 8-hour days to 240 total hours. He added that the list of
types of licenses that communities could opt out of was
expanded.
3:46:49 PM
LAURA STIDOLPH, Staff, Representative Adam Wool, Alaska State
Legislature, introduced the changes to HB 301. She restated
that the committee substitute would capture a few more
businesses that were not addressed in the previous version.
3:47:40 PM
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH asked for the total number of licenses.
MS. STIDOLPH answered there were 30 under the pre-1985 status
quo. She explained the changes to the original version of HB
301 [covered in the Sectional Analysis, below].
3:49:28 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON asked for confirmation that the effect
of the changes would be to prevent transferred licensees from
having to expand their premises.
MS. STIDOLPH answered in the affirmative. She went on to
paraphrase the sectional analysis of version M of HB 301
[included in committee packet], which reads as follows [original
punctuation provided]:
Section 1 Amends AS 04.11.330(a) by changing the
annual operating hours requirement for license holders
from 30 eight-hour days to 240 hours.
Section 2 - Amends 04.11.360 by adding language to
ensure that an application may not be denied because a
prospective transferee does not have qualifications
required under AS 4.11.400(d)(1).
Section 3 Amends AS 04.11.400(d) by adding language
to allow for renewal or transfer of ownership of a
tourism beverage dispensary license if the holder
operates a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business
in the tourist trade; has a licensed dining facility
or kitchen facilities in a majority of its rental
rooms and maintains the minimum number of rental rooms
that it had at time of initial licensure or that were
required at initial licensure. Also allows for
premises inside an airport terminal.
Section 4 - Amends AS 04.11.491(a) to add an outdoor
recreation lodge license to the licenses that may be
approved by voters in a municipality on a local option
ballot.
Section 5 Amends AS 04.11.491(b) to add an outdoor
recreation lodge license to the licenses that may be
approved by voters in an established village on a
local option ballot.
Section 6 Applicability - Section 4 & Section 5
apply to outdoor recreation lodge licenses issued
before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
3:53:07 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON asked whether the outdoor recreation
lodge license already existed in statute.
MS. STIDOLPH answered in the affirmative. She added the outdoor
lodge license needed to be added to the list for local options.
3:53:49 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KNOPP asked whether the director understood the
intent of the bill and whether she thought the issue would be
resolved for the 34 licensees who were currently in jeopardy.
ERIKA McCONNELL, Director, Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office
(AMCO), stated the intent was very clear and the issues for
those licensees would be resolved.
3:54:45 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON asked whether the license holders of
future roadhouses would have to adhere to the requirement for
rooms under the demographic area for the unorganized boroughs.
MS. McCONNELL answered that they would have to meet the rental
rooms requirement for their population area.
REPRESENTATIVE WOOL specified that the requirements were "new"
since 1985.
3:56:03 PM
CHAIR KITO removed his objection.
CHAIR KITO stated that public testimony had remained open from a
previous hearing. Upon ascertaining that no one was available
to testify, he closed public testimony on HB 301.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON said he thought the changes constitute
"a good fix."
REPRESENTATIVE SULLIVAN-LEONARD acknowledged Representative
Rauscher's contribution to the bill.
3:57:46 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON moved to report HB 301 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB299 Support Letters 2.1.18.pdf |
HL&C 2/14/2018 3:15:00 PM |
HB 299 |
| HB299 Wool Amendment A.2 2.8.18.pdf |
HL&C 2/14/2018 3:15:00 PM |
HB 299 |
| HB301 version M.pdf |
HL&C 2/14/2018 3:15:00 PM |
HB 301 |
| HB301 Support Letters 2.12.18.pdf |
HL&C 2/14/2018 3:15:00 PM |
HB 301 |
| HB301 ver M Sectional Analysis 2.12.18.pdf |
HL&C 2/14/2018 3:15:00 PM |
HB 301 |