03/22/1993 01:50 PM Senate JUD

  SENATOR KELLY returned SS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 76 (CHARITABLE                 
  GAMING  RESTRICTIONS) sponsored  by SENATOR  DRUE  PEARCE to                 
  committee.                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR PEARCE asked KEN ERICKSON  from her staff and  JERRY                 
  LUCKHAUPT  from Legislative  Legal Counsel,  to address  the                 
  comparisons in the original bill and the sponsor substitute.                 
                                                                               
  MR. ERICKSON explained  SB 76 contained two  basic concepts,                 
  beginning  with the  first  half of  the  bill which  denies                 
  felons  from activity in charitable gaming.  The second half                 
  of  the  bill  would prohibit  direct  contributions  of net                 
  proceeds from charitable gaming to political candidates.                     
                                                                               
  MR.  ERICKSON  explained  the  sponsor substitute  aimed  to                 
  achieve  the  same  ends, with  the  first  half  of the  SS                 
  combining  all  of  the  felony  exclusions  into  a  single                 
  section, AS  05.15.105.   He described  these exclusions  as                 
  being scattered throughout Title 5.  The SS would delete the                 
  scattered sections and combine their intent into one section                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  for the sake of clarity.                                                     
                                                                               
  MR. ERICKSON explained the second part of the SSSB 76 limits                 
  direct  political   contributions  from   net  proceeds   to                 
  activities other than bingo and pull-tabs.                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR PEARCE said there was presently  a ban on classified                 
  and class A felons for life, and she explained the pertinent                 
  points.   She said  there had  always  been a  ban on  those                 
  convicted of "theft and dishonesty,"  but those convicted of                 
  a felony might be considered  for resumption of gaming after                 
  10 years.                                                                    
                                                                               
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  SENATOR  KELLY  offered  CHIP  THOMA  time  for  some  quick                 
  testimony.                                                                   
                                                                               
  MR.  THOMA expressed his pleasure  at the inclusion of white                 
  collar crime as a preclusion  for being involved in gambling                 
  activities,  since  white   collar  crimes   are  those   of                 
  dishonesty and  theft.  He protested, to  his knowledge, any                 
  instance  of  a  political  party  being  involved  with  an                 
  operator who stole  the proceeds from that  political party,                 
  as has happen to many  of the other charities.  He continued                 
  to argue  for allowing political parties  full participation                 
  in gaming.                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR  KELLY  noted  he  had a  list  of  occupations  and                 
  licenses affected by felony convictions,  and he thought the                 
  list prevented a person from getting a real job.                             
                                                                               
  SENATOR PEARCE moved to adopt CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 76(L&C)                 
  (CHARITABLE GAMING  RESTRICTIONS).   Without objections,  so                 
  ordered.                                                                     
                                                                               
  SENATOR PEARCE moved to pass CS  FOR SENATE BILL NO. 76(L&C)                 
  (CHARITABLE   GAMING   RESTRICTIONS)  from   committee  with                 
  individual recommendations and  the appropriate fiscal note.                 
  Without objections, so ordered.