Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/21/2016 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| SB128 | |
| SB1 | |
| Adjourn |
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+ teleconferenced
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| + | SB 128 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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| += | SB 1 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SENATE BILL NO. 1
"An Act prohibiting smoking in certain places;
relating to education on the smoking prohibition; and
providing for an effective date."
1:05:44 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee
substitute for CSSSSB 1(FIN), Work Draft 29-LS0003\U
(Martin, 3/18/16).
Co-Chair MacKinnon OBJECTED for discussion.
1:06:13 PM
ERIN SHINE, STAFF, SENATOR ANNA MACKINNON, explained that
the current version incorporated the two amendments that
had passed during the hearing on version V of the bill on
3/18/16. She relayed that the incorporation of Amendment 1
could be found on Page 4, lines 7 through 16, and on Page
5, lines 9 and 11. She stated that Amendment 2 had been
incorporated on Page 5, lines 23 through 31. She noted that
when she walked through version V at the previous hearing,
she had failed to note that the effective date had been
changed from 2015 to 2016.
1:07:11 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon REMOVED her OBJECTION. There being NO
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
1:07:46 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche pointed out that all the fiscal notes
attached to the bill were zero notes. He briefly discussed
the notes attached to the legislation.
1:10:53 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon welcomed Senator Hoffman to the table.
1:11:22 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche expressed appreciation to the committee
for hearing the legislation. He expounded on the point of
the non-smoker's right to breathe smoke-free air. He
believed that the bill would minimally affect commerce. He
added that fines would be kept at a minimal level.
1:12:26 PM
Senator Dunleavy stated that he would be voting "no" on the
bill. He expressed that avoided cigarette smoke in his
personal life, and understood the intent of the bill. He
supported smoke-free public areas. He expressed discomfort
with regulating smoking for private businesses and believed
that the legislation crossed over the line of government
overreach.
1:15:20 PM
Vice-Chair Micciche divulged that he was initially hesitant
to sponsor the legislation, for all of the reasons pointed
out by Senator Dunleavy. He contended that the state
regularly regulated private business for safety.
Vice-Chair Micciche MOVED to report CSSSSB 1(FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSSSSB 1(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with one new zero fiscal note by
the Department of Administration, one new zero fiscal note
by the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic
Development; one new zero fiscal note by the Alaska
Judicial System; one new zero fiscal note by Department of
Environmental Conservation; one new zero fiscal note by the
Department of Health and Social Services; and six new zero
fiscal notes by the Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities.
1:17:12 PM
AT EASE
1:19:13 PM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair MacKinnon discussed housekeeping.