04/15/2014 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 32(FIN)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act providing  for  the  issuance of  one  business                                                                   
     license  for multiple lines  of business; and  providing                                                                   
     for reissuance  of a business  license to make  a change                                                                   
     on the license."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair  Fairclough remarked  that there  was an issue  of                                                                   
multiple professional  licensing, and  only having  two lines                                                                   
available  under the current  information technology  system.                                                                   
She  stressed  that the  focus  was  on legislation  was  low                                                                   
fiscal notes.  She wondered how  the department  was prepared                                                                   
to  manage the  new request  based  on the  issues that  were                                                                   
raised for businesses that had two lines of businesses.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHARLES  GUINCHARD,   STAFF,  REPRESENTATIVE   MIA  COSTELLO,                                                                   
stated   that  the   sponsor  understood   that  there   were                                                                   
approximately  53,000  active  business licenses  in  Alaska.                                                                   
The legislation  could affect  up to  750 of those  licenses.                                                                   
It  was  up   to  the  business  owner  whether   or  not  to                                                                   
consolidate under  one business license. The gap  in the data                                                                   
affected  only  those  that had  three  or  more  businesses,                                                                   
which would  be reduced  to 85. It  was the sponsor's  belief                                                                   
that because  the loophole only  applied to 85 of  the 53,000                                                                   
business licenses,  they could  be addressed in  another form                                                                   
than an expensive update to a database.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer  wondered if there  were any further  comments                                                                   
on  the  gill.   Mr.  Guinchard  replied  that   the  sponsor                                                                   
apologizes for not attending the meeting.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly   MOVED  to  REPORT   CSHB  32(FIN)   out  of                                                                   
committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 32(FIN) was  REPORTED out of committee with  a "do pass"                                                                   
recommendation  and with previously  published fiscal  impact                                                                   
note: FN2(CED).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED