01/13/2005 09:30 AM House RULES

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
                 HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                               
                        January 13, 2005                                                                                        
                           9:35 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Norman Rokeberg, Chair                                                                                           
Representative John Harris                                                                                                      
Representative John Coghill                                                                                                     
Representative Vic Kohring                                                                                                      
Representative Lesil McGuire                                                                                                    
Representative Ethan Berkowitz                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Beth Kerttula                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR NORMAN  ROKEBERG called the House  Rules Standing Committee                                                             
meeting  to  order  at 9:35:38  AM.    Representatives  Rokeberg,                                                             
Harris, Coghill, Kohring, McGuire,  and Berkowitz were present at                                                               
the call to order.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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9:36:06 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved that Representative Coghill be                                                                      
nominated and elected as Vice Chair of House Rules Standing                                                                     
Committee.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:36:24 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL  moved  that  the  House  Rules  Standing                                                               
Committee  delegate authority  to  calendar all  measures to  the                                                               
Chair of the House Rules Standing Committee.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BERKOWITZ objected  for  discussion purposes  and                                                               
requested that there be an explanation.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:36:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG explained that the  House Rules Standing Committee                                                               
Chair  has the  ability  to  create the  daily  calendar for  the                                                               
[House of Representatives].                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ  asked if, in the  alternative, it would                                                               
mean that the entire committee would need to meet.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG answered that he  believes the Vice Chair would be                                                               
available for that purpose.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HARRIS  inquired  as  to the  procedure  for  the                                                               
consultation   with   the   Minority  for   scheduling   of   its                                                               
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG  related that the relationship  between the [House                                                               
Rules  Standing  Committee  Chair]  and the  Minority  was  quite                                                               
amicable over the last two years.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:38:03 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG  asked if  there was  further objection  and noted                                                               
that   Representative    Berkowitz   withdrew    his   objection.                                                               
Therefore, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Rules Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 9:38:13 AM.