04/12/2000 09:07 AM Senate FIN

     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 254(HES)                                                                          
     "An Act relating to heirloom certificates of                                                                               
     marriage."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the  second hearing  for this  bill in  the Senate                                                                    
Finance Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Torgerson  announced  that   he  had  had  earlier                                                                    
concerns with  the fiscal note and  requested the department                                                                    
to recalculate the cost to implement the legislation.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
ELMER   LINDSTROM,   Special   Assistant,  Office   of   the                                                                    
Commissioner,  Department  of  Health  and  Social  Services                                                                    
noted the $12,000  reduction made to the  fiscal note. [Copy                                                                    
on file.]                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Phillips   asked  if  this  program   adds  another                                                                    
position to government. While he  thought this program would                                                                    
be  nice to  have,  he did  not consider  it  a function  of                                                                    
government.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Adams offered a motion  to report from Committee, CS                                                                    
SB 254  (HES) with $55,400  fiscal note from  the Department                                                                    
of Health and Social Services. Senator Phillips objected.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
A roll call was taken on the motion.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Senator Leman, Senator Adams, Senator Wilken,                                                                         
Senator P. Kelly, and Co-Chair Torgerson                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
OPPOSED: Senator Green, Senator Phillips                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ABSENT: Senator Donley, Co-Chair Parnell                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The motion PASSED (5-2-2)                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The bill was MOVED from Committee.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
AT EASE to 7:29 PM