04/15/2010 08:30 AM House FINANCE

CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 234(FIN)                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating  to the  voting  procedures  of  the                                                                    
     Alcoholic   Beverage   Control  Board;   allowing   the                                                                    
     Alcoholic   Beverage    Control   Board    to   release                                                                    
     information  contained  in  the statewide  database  of                                                                    
     alcohol  purchases  and  shipments to  the  person  who                                                                    
     purchased  the  alcohol  or to  whom  the  alcohol  was                                                                    
     shipped; relating to the access  of persons under 21 to                                                                    
     premises  where alcoholic  beverages are  sold, served,                                                                    
     or  consumed; extending  the  termination  date of  the                                                                    
     Alcoholic Beverage Control Board;  and providing for an                                                                    
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
7:33:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOSH  APPLEBEE, STAFF,  KEVIN MEYER,  explained that  SB 234                                                                    
provided  a one  year  extension of  the Alcoholic  Beverage                                                                    
Control  Board. He  pointed out  that  the board  had a  new                                                                    
executive director  who requires additional time  to address                                                                    
certain   problems.  The   Legislative   Budget  and   Audit                                                                    
Committee  will use  the interim  to review  the issues  and                                                                    
return  next  year with  a  more  extensive board  extension                                                                    
bill. He  mentioned a House Committee  Substitute (CS) where                                                                    
the Labor  and Commerce  Committee made  two changes  to the                                                                    
bill.  One change  removes the  executive director's  voting                                                                    
ability  in the  event of  a  tie. The  other change  alters                                                                    
access to the statewide alcohol data base.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
7:34:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PAT   DAVIDSON,  LEGISLATIVE   AUDITOR,  LEGISLATIVE   AUDIT                                                                    
DIVISION,  LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS  AGENCY,  explained that  the                                                                    
results of the audit  indicated that existing administrative                                                                    
issues  persist. The  board did  not establish  quantifiable                                                                    
and objective enforcement goals.  The recommendation was for                                                                    
strategic  placement  of  enforcement activity.  Most  other                                                                    
recommendations  were administrative  in  nature. She  noted                                                                    
improvements  made in  the  last six  months  under the  new                                                                    
executive director.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
7:35:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB  234  Was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  Committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.