CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 15(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating  to   possession  of  an  electronic                                                                    
     smoking product  or a product containing  nicotine by a                                                                    
     minor  and to  selling or  giving a  product containing                                                                    
     nicotine or  an electronic smoking product  to a minor;                                                                    
     relating  to  business  license  endorsements  to  sell                                                                    
     cigarettes,   cigars,   tobacco,  products   containing                                                                    
     tobacco,  electronic  smoking   products,  or  products                                                                    
     containing  nicotine;  and  relating to  citations  for                                                                    
     certain    offenses   concerning    tobacco,   products                                                                    
     containing nicotine, or electronic smoking products."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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SENATOR GARY STEVENS, SPONSOR, introduced himself.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
TIM LAMKIN, STAFF, SENATOR GARY STEVENS, introduced                                                                             
himself.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens explained that more young Alaskans were                                                                         
becoming addicted to smoking due, in part, to electronic                                                                        
cigarettes (e-cigarettes).                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Wilson MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "or any other substance intended for human                                                                     
          consumption"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "chemical substances that may cause an                                                                         
          adverse effect on human health"                                                                                       
          Insert "nicotine"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Grenn OBJECTED.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson explained the amendment. She said                                                                         
that the intent was to exclude products that did not                                                                            
contain nicotine.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson WITHDREW Amendment 1.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Gara reviewed the fiscal notes for SB 15.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair  Gara MOVED  to report  HCSCSSB 15  (L&C) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wilson OBJECTED.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Pruitt,    Thompson,    Tilton,    Gara,    Grenn,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Seaton                                                                                                              
OPPOSED: Wilson                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative    Kawasaki,   Representative    Ortiz,   and                                                                    
Representative Foster were absent from the vote.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The MOTION to report HCSCSSB 15 (L&C) PASSED(7/1).                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HCSSB  15 (L&C)  was REPORTED  out of  committee with  a "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation  and  with  two  previously  published                                                                    
fiscal notes:  one zero impact  note: FN6 (GOV  - Combined);                                                                    
and one fiscal impact note: FN7 (CED).                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED