05/02/1994 05:17 PM Senate RLS

 CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought  CSHB 392(FIN) am  (PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND     D    
 PROGRAM) before the committee as the next order of business.  He              
 directed attention to a proposed Rules SCS.                                   
                                                                               
 DAVID SKIDMORE, staff to Senator Steve Frank, explained that when             
 the bill was before the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Frank               
 proposed an amendment which rolled the provisions of SB 378 into HB
.  SB 378 adds convicted incarcerated misdemeanors to the list             
 of individuals who are ineligible for a permanent fund dividend in            
 the subsequent, and it speeds up the process whereby this dividend            
 money is available to the Legislature for appropriation.  The                 
 effect of this in the transition year, FY 95, would be to allow a             
 second appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of                  
 Correction, the Court System, the Council on Domestic Violence &              
 Sexual Assault or the Crime Victim Compensation Fund.   He said               
 Senator Frank is now proposing to remove the provisions of SB 378             
 from HB 392 and let SB 378 stand on its own.  The House bill's                
 sponsor has also requested the provisions be removed.  The Rules              
 SCS removes the provisions of SB 378.                                         
                                                                               
 SENATOR JACKO moved that SCS CSHB 392(RLS) be adopted.  SENATOR               
 RIEGER objected, stating his concern at getting into a mode of                
 backing off of amendments that may be good public policy because of           
 the fear of what the House may do to them.  CHAIRMAN HALFORD stated           
 that if the maker of the amendment and the sponsor of the bill                
 agree to remove the amendment, he doesn't mind letting them do so.            
 SENATOR RIEGER removed his objection.  Hearing no further                     
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR JACKO moved that SCS CSHB 392(RLS) be passed out of                   
 committee with individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection,             
 it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR JACKO moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS CSHB
(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion.               
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.