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11/16/2023 02:00 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE

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02:00:10 PM Start
02:00:58 PM HB119
03:01:18 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= HB 119 MARIJUANA TAX TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
*+ HB 186 VOLUNTEER LABOR COMPLIANCE OFFICER PRGM TELECONFERENCED
<Bill Hearing Canceled>
-- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
          HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                         
                       Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                        
                       November 16, 2023                                                                                        
                           2:00 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Jesse Sumner, Chair                                                                                              
Representative Justin Ruffridge, Vice Chair                                                                                     
Representative Mike Prax                                                                                                        
Representative Dan Saddler                                                                                                      
Representative Stanley Wright                                                                                                   
Representative Ashley Carrick                                                                                                   
Representative Zack Fields                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 119                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to marijuana taxes; and providing for an                                                                       
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD AND HELD                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 186                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to volunteer labor compliance officers; and                                                                    
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     - BILL HEARING CANCELED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 119                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: MARIJUANA TAX                                                                                                      
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
03/17/23       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
03/17/23       (H)       L&C, FIN                                                                                               
03/24/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/24/23       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
03/31/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/31/23       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/31/23       (H)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
04/24/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
04/24/23       (H)       <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 04/26/23>                                                                 
04/26/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
04/26/23       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/26/23       (H)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
08/17/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:00 PM ANCH LIO DENALI Rm                                                                      
08/17/23       (H)       -- Rescheduled to 09/14/23 --                                                                          
09/14/23       (H)       L&C AT 3:00 PM ANCH LIO DENALI Rm                                                                      
09/14/23       (H)       -- Rescheduled from 08/17/23 --                                                                        
11/16/23       (H)       L&C AT 2:00 PM ANCH LIO DENALI Rm                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CODY RICE, House Majority Staff                                                                                                 
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:   On behalf  of the sponsor, the  House Rules                                                             
Standing  Committee by  request, provided  a recap  of CSHB  119,                                                               
Version B.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
RYAN TUNSETH, President, Co-Chair                                                                                               
Alaska Marijuana Industry Association;                                                                                          
Governor's Advisory Task Force on Recreational Marijuana                                                                        
Keani, Alaska                                                                                                                   
POSITION STATEMENT:   Addressed  amendments to CSHB  119, Version                                                             
B.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
BRANDON EMMETT, Co-Chair                                                                                                        
Governor's Advisory Task Force on Recreational Marijuana                                                                        
Fairbanks, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Answered questions on CSHB 119, Version B.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
2:00:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JESSE SUMNER  called the House Labor  and Commerce Standing                                                             
Committee  meeting  to  order  at   2:00  p.m.    Representatives                                                               
Carrick, Prax, Wright, Ruffridge, and  Sumner were present at the                                                               
call to  order.   Representatives Fields  and Saddler  arrived as                                                               
the meeting was in progress.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                      HB 119-MARIJUANA TAX                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:00:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER announced  that the only order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  119, "An  Act relating  to marijuana  taxes; and                                                               
providing  for  an  effective  date."    [Before  the  committee,                                                               
adopted  as  a working  document  on  4/26/23, was  the  proposed                                                               
committee  substitute  (CS)  for  HB  119,  Version  33-LS0636\B,                                                               
Radford, 4/18/23, ("Version B").]                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:01:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CODY  RICE, House  Majority Staff,  Alaska State  Legislature, on                                                               
behalf  of the  sponsor, the  House Rules  Standing Committee  by                                                               
request, provided a  recap of CSHB 119, Version B.   He addressed                                                               
the three main  points covered in the  previous meeting: cannabis                                                               
tax revenue growth  has flattened; Version B  would generate more                                                               
revenue than  the expectations  for the  status quo;  and federal                                                               
legalization  would  strongly  affect  the  competitive  cannabis                                                               
market in Alaska.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:03:55 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 2 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B, labeled 33-LS0636\B.1,  Radford, 5/2/23, which read as                                                               
follows:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 14:                                                                                                           
          Delete "Monthly statement"                                                                                          
          Insert "Quarterly statements [MONTHLY STATEMENT]"                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "calendar month"                                                                                               
          Insert "quarter [CALENDAR MONTH]"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "month"                                                                                                        
          Insert "quarter [MONTH]"                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert "quarterly [MONTHLY]"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert "quarter [MONTH]"                                                                                          
          Delete "monthly"                                                                                                      
          Insert "quarterly [MONTHLY]"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "month" in both places                                                                                         
          Insert "quarter [MONTH]" in both places                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:04:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:04:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CARRICK stated  that the  amendment would  change                                                               
the  requirement  for  cultivators   to  submit  statements  from                                                               
monthly  to  quarterly,  as  this  would  reduce  the  burden  on                                                               
business  owners.   She stated  that  currently many  cultivators                                                               
must travel  to Anchorage  to do these  monthly statements.   She                                                               
stated  that  the amendment  was  recommended  by the  Governor's                                                               
Advisory   Task  Force   on  Recreational   Marijuana  and   from                                                               
constituents.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:05:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX  expressed agreement  with the  amendment and                                                               
removed his objection.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER,  treating the objection as  maintained, requested a                                                               
roll call vote.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:06:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote  was taken.    Representatives Saddler,  Prax,                                                               
Carrick,  Fields,  Ruffridge,  and   Sumner  voted  in  favor  of                                                               
Amendment 2 to CSHB 119,  Version B.  Representative Wright voted                                                               
against it.   Therefore, Amendment 2 was adopted by  a vote of 6-                                                               
1.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:08:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 4 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.5,  Radford, 9/6/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "Act":                                                                                         
          Insert "relating to marijuana cultivation;"                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, following line 2:                                                                                                  
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
        "* Section  1. AS 17.38 is  amended by adding  a new                                                                
     section to read:                                                                                                           
          Sec. 17.38.075. Marijuana inventory tracking at                                                                     
     marijuana    cultivation   facilities.    A   marijuana                                                                  
     cultivation facility shall assign  a tracking number to                                                                    
     each crop  of marijuana plants  when the height  of one                                                                    
     or more plants exceeds eight  inches. The board may not                                                                    
     require a  marijuana cultivation facility to  assign an                                                                    
     individual  tracking number  to each  plant propagated,                                                                    
     grown,  or  cultivated  on  the  marijuana  cultivation                                                                    
     facility's premises."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                  
          Insert "Sec. 2"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert "sec. 2"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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2:08:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:08:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   CARRICK  stated   that  after   touring  several                                                               
cultivation facilities, it was observed  that plant tagging was a                                                               
common   burden  addressed   by  business   owners.     Currently                                                               
cultivators are  required to tag  each plant.  She  expressed the                                                               
understanding  that  it  is  not   necessary,  and  it  causes  a                                                               
financial and time  burden, as some businesses  have thousands of                                                               
plants.  Concerning other agricultural  products regulated by the                                                               
state,  these only  require tagging  on  a per-crop  basis.   She                                                               
stated  that  the tagging  system  is  only required  for  public                                                               
health reasons in  case of a recall.  She  argued that tagging on                                                               
a  per-crop basis  would cover  this,  and it  would alleviate  a                                                               
significant cost for cultivators.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:10:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE  requested  that   a  member  from  the                                                               
Governor's Advisory  Task Force  on Recreational  Marijuana speak                                                               
to the amendment.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:10:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RYAN  TUNSETH,  President,  Co-Chair, Alaska  Marijuana  Industry                                                               
Association;  Governor's  Advisory  Task  Force  on  Recreational                                                               
Marijuana, stated  that the Marijuana Control  Board had recently                                                               
discussed the issue.  In this  discussion it was learned that the                                                               
state's contract  with Metric would  be an issue  concerning this                                                               
amendment.   He  added that  Metric is  a seed  to sell  tracking                                                               
system.   He continued  that if  the system  moves from  a single                                                               
plant tag to a  batch tag, the price of the tag  would go from 25                                                               
cents a  tag to $25  a tag, and to  implement this change  in the                                                               
system  it would  cost $200,000;  however,  some cultivators  pay                                                               
upwards  to $10,000  a year  for  individual plant  tags, so  the                                                               
amendment is supported.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:12:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  questioned how one  tag would be  able to                                                               
define a  crop.  In other  words, he questioned how  "crop" would                                                               
be defined.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CARRICK  deferred  the  question  to  Legislative                                                               
Legal  Services.   She expressed  the  understanding that  "crop"                                                               
does   have  a   standard   definition  in   relation  to   other                                                               
agricultural  products  in  the  state,  and  the  amendment  was                                                               
drafted with this consideration.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  stated that  to support the  amendment he                                                               
would need to see the definition.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:14:06 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX   questioned  the  original   rationale  for                                                               
tagging individual plants.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:14:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BRANDON  EMMETT,  Co-Chair,  Governor's Advisory  Task  Force  on                                                               
Recreational Marijuana,  stated that he  was one of  the original                                                               
members of  the Marijuana Control  Board.  He explained  that the                                                               
original  idea  had been  in  response  to  the board  having  an                                                               
abundance  of caution,  and the  board  wanted to  make sure  the                                                               
industry  was well  regulated.    There had  been  the idea  that                                                               
marijuana would  be grown  in a  legal facility  but moved  to be                                                               
sold on  the black market.   However, the diversion  happened the                                                               
other  way,  as  illegally  grown  marijuana  entered  the  legal                                                               
market, or it  was never part of the legal  market.  He expressed                                                               
the belief that the tagging system is redundant and unnecessary.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:16:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX  questioned how  a  specific  crop would  be                                                               
identified.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. EMMET  answered that a crop  is considered a group  of plants                                                               
propagated  at  the same  time,  grown  to similar  heights,  and                                                               
harvested  at the  same  point of  maturity.   He  stated that  a                                                               
limited grow  might have  10 plants  in a  crop while  a standard                                                               
grow could have  50 plants.  He expressed  the understanding that                                                               
with  a single  tag  for each  crop,  enforcement could  identify                                                               
anyone of the plants in the crop.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:17:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE questioned  whether  Amendment 4  could                                                               
bring additional costs or demands to the cultivators.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR.  TUNSETH  expressed the  understanding  that  because of  the                                                               
contract with  Metric the  cost would increase  by $200,000.   In                                                               
response to a follow-up question,  he stated that this cost would                                                               
be passed to the cultivators.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:19:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX expressed  the opinion that the  only way the                                                               
state could recover  costs would be through tax.   He opined that                                                               
the state  could bill  the growers for  the additional  costs for                                                               
the tags.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:19:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CARRICK expressed  the opinion  that the  current                                                               
tagging system  is redundant and  unnecessary.   She acknowledged                                                               
the cost of  the contract with Metric; however,  she argued there                                                               
should also  be an  understanding of  what is  useful, necessary,                                                               
and efficient concerning oversite of the industry.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER recognized  that  the  objection by  Representative                                                               
Ruffridge was maintained.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:21:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote was  taken.  Representatives Fields,  Prax, and                                                               
Carrick voted in favor of Amendment  4 to CSHB 119, Version B, as                                                               
amended.  Representatives Ruffridge,  Saddler, Wright, and Sumner                                                               
voted against it.  Therefore, Amendment  4 failed by a vote of 3-                                                               
4.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:22:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 5 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.6,  Radford, 9/6/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "Act":                                                                                         
          Insert "relating to the lawful operation of                                                                         
     retail marijuana stores;"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, following line 2:                                                                                                  
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
        "* Section 1. AS 17.38.070(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
          (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,                                                                      
     the  following   acts,  when  performed  by   a  retail                                                                    
     marijuana store with a  current, valid registration, or                                                                    
     a person 21 years of age  or older who is acting in the                                                                    
     person's capacity as an owner,  employee, or agent of a                                                                    
     retail  marijuana  store, are  lawful  and  are not  an                                                                    
     offense  under state  law  or a  basis  for seizure  or                                                                    
     forfeiture of assets under state law:                                                                                      
               (1)  possessing, displaying, storing, or                                                                         
     transporting  marijuana or  marijuana products,  except                                                                    
     that  marijuana  and  marijuana  products  may  not  be                                                                    
     displayed in  a manner that  is visible to  the general                                                                    
     public from a public right-of-way;                                                                                         
               (2)  delivering or transferring marijuana or                                                                     
     marijuana products to a marijuana testing facility;                                                                        
               (3)  receiving marijuana or marijuana                                                                            
     products from a marijuana testing facility;                                                                                
               (4)  purchasing marijuana from a marijuana                                                                       
     cultivation facility;                                                                                                      
               (5)  purchasing marijuana or marijuana                                                                           
     products   from  a   marijuana  product   manufacturing                                                                    
     facility; and                                                                                                              
               (6)  delivering, distributing, or selling                                                                        
     marijuana  or  marijuana  products  to  a  consumer,  a                                                                
     marijuana cultivation facility,  or a marijuana product                                                                
     manufacturing facility [CONSUMERS].                                                                                    
        * Sec. 2. AS 17.38.900(18) is amended to read:                                                                        
               (18)  "retail marijuana store" means an                                                                          
     entity registered to  purchase marijuana from marijuana                                                                    
     cultivation  facilities,  to   purchase  marijuana  and                                                                    
     marijuana     products    from     marijuana    product                                                                    
     manufacturing  facilities, and  to  sell marijuana  and                                                                    
     marijuana products to  consumers, marijuana cultivation                                                                
     facilities,   and   marijuana   product   manufacturing                                                                
     facilities;"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert "Sec. 3"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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2:22:22 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:22:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CARRICK stated  that this  amendment is  also the                                                               
result of  touring cultivation  facilities, where  another common                                                               
issue  was  the  ability  of  stores to  sell  back  products  to                                                               
manufacturers as  an up-stream sale.   She stated  this amendment                                                               
also reflects  options other agricultural businesses  have in the                                                               
state.  Currently this is  not allowed in the marijuana industry,                                                               
and  the  amendment  would  add  this  language  so  unprofitable                                                               
products  could be  sold back  to manufacturers  to be  made into                                                               
different  products.    She  added  that  this  would  ensure  no                                                               
products are wasted or fall into unintended uses.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:24:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  expressed concern  about how  value would                                                               
be assessed as there would be  "swirling" of products sold up and                                                               
down the supply chain.  He maintained his objection.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  commented that the amendment  would allow                                                               
the  industry   the  same   flexibility  as   other  agricultural                                                               
industries in  the state.  It  would also allow for  all products                                                               
to find use and to be sold in Alaska.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:25:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll  call vote  was  taken.   Representatives  Prax,  Wright,                                                               
Carrick, Fields, and  Ruffridge voted in favor of  Amendment 5 to                                                               
CSHB 119,  Version B,  as amended.   Representatives  Saddler and                                                               
Sumner voted against  it.  Therefore, Amendment 5  was adopted by                                                               
a vote of 5-2.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:26:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 6 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.7,  Radford, 9/6/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "10"                                                                                                           
          Insert "four"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER objected.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:26:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK stated that  Amendment 6 would address the                                                               
issue of the sales tax rate  on the industry.  She referenced the                                                               
Alaska   Marijuana  Industry   Association's  opinion   that  the                                                               
industry is in crisis, and this  is partly because of the current                                                               
sales tax rate.   She stated that the 10  percent rate in Version                                                               
B  was a  "shock" to  the association;  however, referencing  the                                                               
task  force, this  is considered  a "happy  medium."   She stated                                                               
that the  amendment would change  the rate  from 10 percent  to 4                                                               
percent, as  this would  be a  reduction and  a compromise.   She                                                               
expressed the opinion that this would curtail the black market.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:28:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER cautioned  the committee  members  to consider  the                                                               
fiscal impact  of the amendment,  as this  would be a  60 percent                                                               
reduction in the tax.  He maintained his objection.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:28:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote  was taken.   Representatives Carrick  and Prax                                                               
voted  in  favor of  Amendment  6  to  CSHB  119, Version  B,  as                                                               
amended.   Representatives  Wright,  Fields, Ruffridge,  Saddler,                                                               
and Sumner voted against it.   Therefore, Amendment 6 failed by a                                                               
vote of 2-5.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:29:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 7 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B, as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.10, Radford, 11/8/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "taxes;":                                                                                      
          Insert "relating to the duties of the Department                                                                    
     of Revenue;"                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                    
        "* Sec. 6. AS 44.25.020 is amended to read:                                                                         
          Sec. 44.25.020. Duties of department. The                                                                           
     Department of Revenue shall                                                                                                
               (1)  enforce the tax laws of the state;                                                                          
               (2)  collect, account for, have custody of,                                                                      
     invest, and manage all state  funds and all revenues of                                                                    
     the state  except revenues incidental  to a  program of                                                                    
     licensing and  regulation carried  on by  another state                                                                    
     department, funds  managed and  invested by  the Alaska                                                                    
     Retirement Management Board,  and as otherwise provided                                                                    
     by law;                                                                                                                    
               (3)  invest and manage the balance of the                                                                        
    power    development    fund   in    accordance    with                                                                     
     AS 44.83.386;                                                                                                              
               (4)  administer the surety bond program for                                                                      
     licensure as a fish processor or primary fish buyer;                                                                   
               (5)  establish at least one facility in each                                                                 
      judicial district to collect monthly statements and                                                                   
    payments   from    retail   marijuana    stores   under                                                                 
     AS 43.61.020."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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2:29:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:30:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK stated that, because  of the burden on the                                                               
industry,  Amendment 7  would require  the Department  of Revenue                                                               
(DOR) to  establish a marijuana  tax collection facility  in each                                                               
of the  four judicial districts  in the  state.  She  stated that                                                               
currently  there  is only  a  collection  facility in  Anchorage,                                                               
which  requires individuals  in  the industry  to  travel to  pay                                                               
their  taxes  in  cash,  [which  is  required  by  federal  law].                                                               
Instead   of  creating   a  tax   collection  facility   in  each                                                               
municipality,  which would  be costly,  she  suggested that  this                                                               
would be a compromise.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:31:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER commented that in  light of trying to save                                                               
costs for  the industry, the amendments  seem to be going  in the                                                               
wrong direction.  He maintained his objection.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:32:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   RUFFRIDGE,  in   reference  to   [Amendment  2],                                                               
questioned the effect of this  in regard to quarterly statements.                                                               
He  also questioned  whether  DOR  could speak  to  the cost  and                                                               
implementation of the amendment.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  expressed the opinion that,  in reference                                                               
to  the  adoption of  Amendment  2,  this  is  a good  point,  as                                                               
individuals  would  only  be  required  to  travel  quarterly  as                                                               
opposed to monthly, and this  would alleviate some of the burden.                                                               
However,   in  reference   to  Amendment   7,  there   are  still                                                               
individuals  in Fairbanks  who  have to  make  a seven-plus  hour                                                               
drive  four times  a year  to  do required  business, while  most                                                               
other businesses in the state do not have this burden.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:34:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 2:34 p.m. to 2:35 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:35:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER informed  that  a representative  from  DOR is  not                                                               
available for comment.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX  expressed  support for  the  amendment  and                                                               
expressed  concern  about  keeping the  marijuana  market  "above                                                               
board."   He stated that  the obstacle  of having to  travel with                                                               
large  amounts of  cash,  as it  is a  cash  industry because  of                                                               
federal regulations,  poses a  substantial risk  of robbery.   He                                                               
suggested that  the amendment  would help  make the  legal market                                                               
competitive with the black market.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:37:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  concurred that this would  help the legal                                                               
marijuana market thrive and have  equity with other businesses in                                                               
the  state.   She acknowledged  the  cost for  DOR; however,  she                                                               
pointed out that commerce should be supported.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER acknowledged that the objection was maintained.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:38:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote  was taken.   Representatives  Wright, Carrick,                                                               
and Prax  voted in favor of  Amendment 7 to CSHB  119, Version B,                                                               
as  amended.    Representatives Ruffridge,  Saddler,  and  Sumner                                                               
voted against it.  Therefore, Amendment  7 failed by a vote of 3-                                                               
3.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:39:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX  [moved to  adopt] Amendment  8 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended, labeled 33-LS0636\B.8,  Radford, 10/8/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete all material.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "AS 43.61.010(b) is"                                                                                           
          Insert     "AS 43.61.010(b)      -     (f)     and                                                                    
     AS 44.29.020(a)(14) are"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "Sections 3 - 5"                                                                                               
          Insert "Sections 2 - 4"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert "sec. 8"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX  explained that Amendment 8  would repeal the                                                               
language  in statute  that establishes  the  designated fund  for                                                               
marijuana tax  revenue.  He  explained that this is  aligned with                                                               
his  objection  to  designated  funds.     He  advised  that  the                                                               
legislature  should be  reviewing the  effectiveness of  programs                                                               
year to  year, and  in regard to  this legislation  this concerns                                                               
discouraging youth's use and illicit use of the product.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER  reminded Representative  Prax  to  first move  the                                                               
amendment before addressing it.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:41:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK objected.  In  regard to the recipients of                                                               
the  marijuana  treatment  program   fund,  such  as  the  Alaska                                                               
Children's  Trust, she  questioned where  these funds  would come                                                               
from  if this  is  passed.   She  questioned  whether this  would                                                               
delete the programs.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX expressed  the  opinion  that the  amendment                                                               
would not delete the programs,  it would just not designate funds                                                               
for any  particular program.  He  stated that the funds  would go                                                               
into the  general fund and  be appropriated from there,  and this                                                               
could fund the programs if they are effective.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:43:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  FIELDS questioned  whether  the stakeholders  who                                                               
would be effected commented on the amendment.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER  responded  that   there  is  no  written  comment;                                                               
however,  the Alaska  Children's Trust  contacted his  office and                                                               
expressed opposition to the amendment.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:44:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX expressed the  intention to not pass judgment                                                               
on any program, rather the amendment  would move the funds to the                                                               
general fund so there could  be a discussion of the effectiveness                                                               
of the programs.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER noted that the objection was maintained.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:45:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was  taken.  Representatives Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Prax, Wright, and  Carrick voted in favor of Amendment  8 to CSHB
119, Version  B, as amended.   Representatives Fields  and Sumner                                                               
voted against it.   Therefore, Amendment 8 was adopted  by a vote                                                               
of 5-2.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:46:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 2:46 p.m. to 2:47 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:47:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK moved  to adopt Amendment 10  to CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.4,  Radford, 9/6/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "Act":                                                                                         
          Insert "relating to the registration of marijuana                                                                   
     establishments;"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
        "* Section 1. AS 17.38.200(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
          (a)  Each application or renewal application for                                                                      
      a registration to operate a marijuana establishment                                                                       
     shall be submitted to the board. A renewal application                                                                     
     may be  submitted up to  90 days before  the expiration                                                                    
     of  the  marijuana establishment's  registration.  When                                                                    
     filing  an application  for  a  new registration  under                                                                    
     this  subsection,   the  applicant  shall   submit  the                                                                    
     applicant's fingerprints  and the fees required  by the                                                                    
     Department  of  Public  Safety under  AS 12.62.160  for                                                                    
     criminal  justice information  and a  national criminal                                                                    
     history record  check. When  filing an  application for                                                                    
     renewal of registration, an  applicant shall submit the                                                                    
     applicant's fingerprints  and the fees required  by the                                                                    
     Department  of  Public  Safety under  AS 12.62.160  for                                                                    
     criminal  justice information  and a  national criminal                                                                    
     history record check every six  [FIVE] years. The board                                                                
     shall  forward   the  fingerprints  and  fees   to  the                                                                    
     Department  of  Public Safety  to  obtain  a report  of                                                                    
     criminal  justice  information  under  AS 12.62  and  a                                                                    
     national   criminal   history    record   check   under                                                                    
     AS 12.62.400.                                                                                                              
        * Sec. 2. AS 17.38.200(d) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (d)  Within 45 to 90 days after receiving an                                                                          
     application  or renewal  application,  the board  shall                                                                    
     issue  a  biennial  [AN  ANNUAL]  registration  to  the                                                                
     applicant unless  the board finds the  applicant is not                                                                    
     in compliance with  regulations enacted under [PURSUANT                                                                
     TO]  AS 17.38.190  or  the board  is  notified  by  the                                                                    
     relevant local government that the  applicant is not in                                                                    
     compliance with  ordinances and regulations  made under                                                                
     [PURSUANT TO]  AS 17.38.210 and in  effect at  the time                                                                    
     of application.                                                                                                            
        * Sec. 3. AS 17.38.210(e) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (e)  A local government may establish a schedule                                                                      
     of  biennial  [ANNUAL]   operating,  registration,  and                                                                
     application   fees    for   marijuana   establishments,                                                                    
     provided that the local government may charge the                                                                          
               (1)  application fee only if an application                                                                      
     is  submitted to  the  local  government in  accordance                                                                    
     with (f) of this section; and                                                                                              
               (2)  registration fee only if a registration                                                                     
     is issued  by the  local government in  accordance with                                                                    
     (f) of this section.                                                                                                       
        * Sec. 4. AS 17.38.210(f) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (f)  If the board does not issue a registration                                                                       
     to  an applicant  within 90  days  after receiving  [OF                                                                
     RECEIPT OF]  the application  filed in  accordance with                                                                    
     AS 17.38.200 and  does not notify the  applicant of the                                                                    
     specific,  permissible   reason  for  its   denial,  in                                                                    
     writing and within  that [SUCH] time period,  or if the                                                                
     board  has  adopted  regulations  under  [PURSUANT  TO]                                                                
     AS 17.38.190  and   has  accepted   applications  under                                                                
     [PURSUANT  TO]  AS 17.38.200  but has  not  issued  any                                                                    
     registrations  by 15  months  after February 24,  2015,                                                                    
     the applicant may resubmit  its application directly to                                                                    
     the  local regulatory  authority,  under [PURSUANT  TO]                                                                
     (c)  of   this  section,   and  the   local  regulatory                                                                    
     authority   may   issue    a   biennial   [AN   ANNUAL]                                                                
     registration  to the  applicant. If  an application  is                                                                    
     submitted to  a local  regulatory authority  under this                                                                    
     subsection,  the  board  shall  forward  to  the  local                                                                    
     regulatory authority  the application  fee paid  by the                                                                    
     applicant  to  the  board upon  request  by  the  local                                                                    
     regulatory authority.                                                                                                      
        * Sec. 5. AS 17.38.210(h) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (h)  A local regulatory authority issuing a                                                                           
     registration  to an  applicant  shall do  so within  90                                                                    
     days after  receiving [OF RECEIPT OF]  the submitted or                                                                
     resubmitted  application  unless the  local  regulatory                                                                    
     authority  finds and  notifies the  applicant that  the                                                                    
     applicant  is not  in  compliance  with ordinances  and                                                                    
     regulations  made  under  [PURSUANT  TO]  (b)  of  this                                                                
     section  in  effect  at the  time  the  application  is                                                                    
     submitted to the local  regulatory authority. The local                                                                    
     government  shall notify  the board  if a  biennial [AN                                                                
     ANNUAL] registration has been issued to the applicant.                                                                     
        * Sec. 6. AS 17.38.210(j) is amended to read:                                                                         
          (j)  A subsequent or renewed registration may be                                                                      
     issued  under (f)  of this  section on  a biennial  [AN                                                                
     ANNUAL]  basis  only  upon resubmission  to  the  local                                                                    
     government of a new  application submitted to the board                                                                    
     under [PURSUANT TO] AS 17.38.200.                                                                                      
        * Sec. 7. AS 17.38.320 is amended to read:                                                                            
          Sec. 17.38.320. Effect on registrations of                                                                          
     prohibition of marijuana  establishments. If a majority                                                                  
     of voters  vote to prohibit the  operation of marijuana                                                                    
     establishments  under AS 17.38.300,  the board  may not                                                                    
     issue,   renew,  or   transfer,   between  persons   or                                                                    
     locations,    a    registration   for    a    marijuana                                                                    
     establishment  located  within  the  perimeter  of  the                                                                    
     established  village. A  registration that  may not  be                                                                    
     renewed because  of a local option  election held under                                                                    
     AS 17.38.300 is void  90 days after the  results of the                                                                    
     election  are certified.  A  registration that  expires                                                                    
     during the 90 days after  the results of a local option                                                                    
     election  are certified  may be  extended, until  it is                                                                    
       void under this section, by payment of a prorated                                                                        
     portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] registration fee."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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2:47:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  objected for  the purpose  of discussion.                                                               
He  questioned  the  benefits of  lengthening  the  time  between                                                               
background    checks   and    lengthening   the    time   between                                                               
registrations.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:47:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  compared Amendment  10 with  changing the                                                               
statements from monthly to quarterly.   She expressed the opinion                                                               
that  this  would  reduce  the  burden  on  license  renewal  for                                                               
business owners.   She continued by comparing this  to bar owners                                                               
who  already have  a  biannual license  renewal,  and this  would                                                               
bring  parity to  the marijuana  industry.   She stated  that the                                                               
amendment   would  also   lengthen   the  time   frame  for   the                                                               
fingerprinting requirement.   She added  that this was  a request                                                               
from the governor's task force  and the Alaska Marijuana Industry                                                               
Association.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  commented that the marijuana  industry is                                                               
new in Alaska, and it is still  illegal on the federal level.  He                                                               
argued   that  this   reality  means   that  certain   levels  of                                                               
regulations are reasonable.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:50:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX expressed  support  for the  amendment.   In                                                               
touring  some  marijuana  establishments, he  observed  that  the                                                               
establishments   made  conscientious   efforts  to   control  the                                                               
business  concerning minors  and  scams, while  being helpful  in                                                               
making sure  customers were  not having "a  bad experience."   He                                                               
provided examples of this.   He expressed the confidence that the                                                               
industry could  go to a biannual  cycle, as this would  also save                                                               
the state time and expense.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER maintained his objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:52:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK stated that the  voters of the state chose                                                               
to make  marijuana legal, and this  is a young industry  with the                                                               
potential  to  continue  to  thrive.    She  concurred  that  the                                                               
marijuana  industry   has  professionalism   and  a   quality  of                                                               
business.  She stressed that  establishing parity is important by                                                               
eliminating burdens,  while maintaining appropriate  oversite, as                                                               
this will keep the industry going.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER noted that the objection was maintained.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:53:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote  was taken.   Representatives  Ruffridge, Prax,                                                               
Carrick, Fields,  and Sumner  voted in favor  of Amendment  10 to                                                               
CSHB 119,  Version B,  as amended.   Representatives  Saddler and                                                               
Wright voted against it.   Therefore, Amendment 10 was adopted by                                                               
a vote of 5-2.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:54:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  moved to adopt  Amendment 3 to  CSHB 119,                                                               
Version B,  as amended,  labeled 33-LS0636\B.2,  Radford, 5/2/23,                                                               
which read as follows:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "10"                                                                                                           
          Insert "six"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:54:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:54:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK stated  that Amendment 3 goes  back to the                                                               
issue of the  sales tax rate, as this would  change the rate from                                                               
10 percent  to 6  percent.   She suggested that  this would  be a                                                               
compromise.  She  stated that having 10 percent in  Version B had                                                               
"shocked" the  industry.   She advised that  this tax  rate would                                                               
help address the black-market problem  and help the legal market.                                                               
She advised that  a 6 percent tax would help  "thread the needle"                                                               
between the need  for state revenue and  continuing the industry.                                                               
She stated  that this  would still  be a  higher tax  burden than                                                               
what the industry was looking for initially.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:56:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER  commented  that Version  B  has  already                                                               
provided for a 75 percent reduction  of the excise tax, with some                                                               
recovery with  a sales tax.   He expressed the opinion  that this                                                               
tax would not be enough.  He maintained his objection.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:56:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX expressed  support  for the  amendment.   He                                                               
agreed  with maximizing  revenue;  however, he  pointed out  that                                                               
municipalities also  have taxes,  and at  some point,  high taxes                                                               
will affect the market by supporting a black market.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:58:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   RUFFRIDGE  questioned   whether  someone   could                                                               
discuss the different tax rate  options of 10 percent, 8 percent,                                                               
or 6 percent.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:59:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. RICE  pointed out three of  the scenarios he had  provided to                                                               
the  committee during  the  previous meeting.    He advised  that                                                               
moving to 6  percent would generate more revenue  than the status                                                               
quo.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:59:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK  stated that this last  comment points out                                                               
the value of the amendment.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER noted that the objection was maintained.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:00:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote  was taken.    Representatives Prax,  Carrick,                                                               
Ruffridge, and Sumner voted in favor  of Amendment 3 to CSHB 119,                                                               
Version  B, as  amended.   Representatives  Saddler, Fields,  and                                                               
Wright voted against  it.  Therefore, Amendment 3  was adopted by                                                               
a vote of 4-3.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
[CSHB 119, Version B, as amended, was held over.]                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:01:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at                                                                  
3:01 p.m.                                                                                                                       

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