Legislature(2013 - 2014)HOUSE FINANCE 519
02/13/2014 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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HB231 | |
HB179 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
*+ | HB 231 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 179 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 231 "An Act eliminating the Department of Revenue's duty to register cattle brands." 1:48:43 PM REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CHENAULT, SPONSOR, relayed that the bill would remove AS 44.25.120(3) that required the Department of Revenue (DOR) to register cattle brands. He detailed that prior to statehood all duties associated with the registration of cattle brands had resided under the territorial Department of Finance, which had later been assumed by DOR. He noted that according to the Legislative Research Division that although the duty of recording cattle brands was delegated through statute to the Division of Agriculture, legislators may have justified the split by the use of the differing terms "recording" versus "registration." He believed what was meant by the distinction was unclear. He referred to a legislative report in members' packets (copy on file) that provided the history and information related to cattle branding under DOR. The elimination of the statute would help clarify that the responsibility clearly lay with the Department of Agriculture and not DOR. He referred to a book that the Division of Agriculture published and distributed annually, which included existing cattle brands. He explained that the bill would not create substantial savings; however, he believed it was prudent to remove any statutes that were no longer relevant. 1:52:26 PM Co-Chair Stoltze pointed to the zero fiscal note from DOR. He asked for verification that the bill would save the state money. Representative Chenault replied that the savings would be negligible. He believed it cost $1.00 to register a brand; the brand could not be sold for a price above $1.99. He surmised that savings would not be significant; however any money saved and the removal of any unnecessary statutes would be beneficial. Co-Chair Stoltze CLOSED public testimony. Vice-Chair Neuman MOVED to REPORT HB 231 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Guttenberg OBJECTED for discussion. He thanked the sponsor for introducing the legislation to remove the unneeded statute. Representative Chenault replied that he was working on another piece of legislation that would remove an additional superfluous statute. Representative Gara supported the legislation. Representative Guttenberg WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO further OBJECTION, HB 231 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one new zero fiscal note from the Department of Revenue. 1:56:34 PM AT EASE 1:57:03 PM RECONVENED
Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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HB 231 DNR Email-Brand Books.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 231 |
Research-Cattle Branding.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 231 |
Sponsor Statement-HB 231.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 231 |
HB 179 bill_packet ADN Article.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 Explanation of Changes.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 FY2012 Total Broadband Cost E-Rate share and Applicant Share.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 Letters of Support.PDF |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 Sectional_Analysis.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 Sponsor Statement H FIN.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB179_Erate brief.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB179_LegislativeResearch_Erate section.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 2013-08-AK-Broadband-Task-Force-Report_A-Blueprint-for-Alaska's-Broadband-Future.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |
HB 179 DEED FiscalNote Updated 2014.pdf |
HFIN 2/13/2014 1:30:00 PM |
HB 179 |