03/08/2016 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

         SB 165-ALCO. BEV. CONT. BOARD; MINORS; ALCOHOL                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:30:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO announced  the consideration of SB  165. She noted                                                               
this is the  second hearing, public testimony  closed on 2/23/16,                                                               
and there is a proposed committee substitute (CS).                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:30:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR ELLIS joined the committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:30:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL  moved to  adopt the  work draft  CS for  SB 165,                                                               
labeled 29-LS1384\W, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO objected for an explanation of the changes.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:31:23 PM                                                                                                                    
WESTON  EILER, Staff,  Senate Labor  and  Commerce Committee  and                                                               
Senator  Mia Costello,  explained that  the first  change deletes                                                               
subsection (c) on page 2,  lines 7-16. This removes the provision                                                               
that takes the  previous experience of the  executive director of                                                               
the  Alcoholic Beverage  Control  Board  into consideration  when                                                               
appointing other members  of the board. This was  removed to keep                                                               
the role of the executive director from being politicized.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:32:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS joined the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR.  EILER said  the next  substantive change  begins on  page 5,                                                               
line  30, and  continues through  the bill.  The term  "community                                                               
diversion  panel"  is  inserted  to  ensure  community  diversion                                                               
panels, youth  courts, and other alternative  restorative justice                                                               
programs can  be included for  processing of minor  consuming and                                                               
alcohol crimes  by minors. Conforming  changes appear on  page 6,                                                               
lines 1-5, page 6, lines 28-31, and page 8, lines 25 and 26.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:33:56 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO found  no questions  and  removed her  objection.                                                               
Finding no further objection, version W was adopted.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:34:22 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GIESSEL  moved  to  report  the work  draft  CS  for  SB
(L&C),  labeled 29-LS1384\W,  from  committee with  individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:34:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO  announced that  without objection,  CSSB 165(L&C)                                                               
is  reported   from  the  Senate  Labor   and  Commerce  Standing                                                               
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:34:45 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:35:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO  reconvened the meeting  and welcomed  the sponsor                                                               
to make final comments on the bill.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MICCICHE thanked  the committee for hearing  the bill and                                                               
moving  it along.  He  summarized  it brings  a  good balance  of                                                               
representation  to  the   board,  decriminalizes  simple  alcohol                                                               
consumption offenses  for youth, puts accountability  measures in                                                               
place,  and opens  new opportunities  for youth  who have  made a                                                               
mistake with  alcohol. He stated  support for the changes  in the                                                               
committee  substitute,  particularly  the addition  of  community                                                               
diversion panels.