02/29/2008 09:32 AM Joint SB59

         SB  59-GAMING:  BROADCASTING/CABBAGE CLASSICS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:33:06 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEVENS announced the consideration  of SB 59 and asked for                                                               
a motion to bring the  Conference Committee Substitute for Senate                                                               
Bill 59 before the committee.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI  moved to  adopt  CCS  SB 59,  labeled  25-                                                               
LS0410\L, for discussion purposes.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
DOUG  LETCH,  Staff  to  Senator   Stevens,  sponsor  of  SB  59,                                                               
explained that the Conference  Committee Substitute (CCS) removed                                                               
Section  3 of  version K  [HCS CSSB  59(FIN), 25-LS0410\K].  That                                                               
provision stated  that monies raised  by political  action groups                                                               
could not  be used for political  purposes. The CCS also  fixed a                                                               
typographical error  on line  2 of the  title; the  word "prices"                                                               
was changed to "prizes."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STOLTZE asked  him  to  outline which  provisions                                                               
added by House members would be retained.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MR.  LETCH  explained  that  the   original  bill  was  to  allow                                                               
broadcasts of  raffles and lotteries that  were currently limited                                                               
to the  print media. The  Senate President asked that  the Palmer                                                               
State  Fair   "cabbage  classic"  be  included.   It  was  deemed                                                               
noncontroversial and  so it  was added.  The House  State Affairs                                                               
Committee amended the bill to  allow broadcasting of dog mushers'                                                               
contests, and  Representative Joule  offered an amendment  in the                                                               
House  Finance  Committee  to  increase  the  maximum  charitable                                                               
gaming  award [from  a  municipality  or qualified  organization]                                                               
from $1 million per year to $2 million per year.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:36:34 AM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE  STOLTZE  highlighted  that   the  intent  of  the                                                               
amendment in Section  3, version K, reflected  good public policy                                                               
and  continued  his  efforts to  ensure  that  charitable  gaming                                                               
proceeds actually  went to charities  and not to  politicians. "I                                                               
understand that you [Chair Stevens]  had a very meritorious issue                                                               
and I  had a  meritorious issue.  We put  one of  the meritorious                                                               
issues aside temporarily," he stated.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEVENS asked for a motion.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved  to report CCS SB 59,  Version L, from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STOLTZE  asked  whether  joint  resolutions  were                                                               
needed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. LETCH  said the  title change was  technical; it  corrected a                                                               
typographical error.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:38:28 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  STEVENS  announced that,  there  being  no objection,  the                                                               
motion carried.