05/10/1999 07:03 PM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
 SENATE BILL NO. 155                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
"An Act relating to methods of payment of and reports                                                                           
concerning certain state salaries and business                                                                                  
expenses."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MARY GORE, staff to Senator Mike Miller was invited to join                                                                     
the committee.  In speaking to the amendment she said it                                                                        
would require the railroad to comply with the act.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Donley MOVED amendment #1.  Senator Wilken MOVED                                                                        
to divide amendment #1 between lines two and three.                                                                             
WITHOUT OBJECTION it was divided 1(a) and 1(b) between                                                                          
lines two and three.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilken commented regarding amendment 1(a).  This                                                                        
part of the amendment created concerns on the part of the                                                                       
railroad.  They should be allowed a courtesy to reply to                                                                        
this section.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
By a roll call vote of 6 yeas (Torgerson, Donley, Leman,                                                                        
Kelly, Green, Phillips) and 1 nay (Wilken) (Parnell                                                                             
abstain; Adams absent) amendment 1(a) was ADOPTED.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
By a roll call vote of 7 yeas (Torgerson, Parnell, Donley,                                                                      
Leman, Kelly, Green, Phillips) and 1 nay (Wilken) (Adams                                                                        
absent) amendment #1(b) was ADOPTED.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Donley indicated he would like to hear from the                                                                         
department regarding the fiscal note.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
DAVID ESSARY, Director, Division of Finance, Department of                                                                      
Administration was invited to join the committee and                                                                            
testified on the fiscal note.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman felt that the whole situation should be                                                                           
reevaluated.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Essary felt the report should be complete and accurate.                                                                     
It would be their intent in the future to automate the                                                                          
system a much as possible.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Donley said he felt the fiscal note was a bargain                                                                       
but would not object to lowering it.  Co-chair Torgerson                                                                        
said he would only make changes in the fiscal note further                                                                      
on out.  He had no objection with the fiscal note as                                                                            
presented.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Phillips MOVED CSSB 155(FIN) and WITHOUT OBJECTION                                                                      
it was REPORTED OUT with individual recommendations and                                                                         
accompanying fiscal note for the Department of                                                                                  
Administration, Centralized Administrative Services in the                                                                      
amount of $18.2.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-chair Torgerson called SB 157 back before the committee.