HJR 2-CONST.AM:NO GAMING WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:53:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
[Vice Chair Dahlstrom returned the gavel to Chair Ramras.]                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAMRAS announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  JOINT RESOLUTION  NO.  2, Proposing  an  amendment to  the                                                               
Constitution  of the  State of  Alaska  requiring an  affirmative                                                               
vote of the people before any  form of gambling for profit may be                                                               
authorized in Alaska.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DAHLSTROM  made  a   motion  that  the  committee                                                               
rescind  its  action in  reporting  from  committee the  proposed                                                               
committee  substitute  (CS)  for   HJR  2,  Version  25-LS0257\E,                                                               
Luckhaupt,  5/9/07,  as  amended.    There  being  no  objection,                                                               
Version E, as amended, was before the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:54:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM  moved to  adopt the  proposed committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HJR  2,  Version  25-LS0257\K,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
5/11/07, as the work draft.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG objected for  the purpose of discussion.                                                               
He  referred  to a  memorandum  dated  May  11, 2007,  by  Gerald                                                               
Luckhaupt,  and noted  that on  page 1,  line 11,  Version E  was                                                               
amended to  read, in  part, "approved  by any  municipality where                                                               
the  gambling may  occur", whereas  Version K  reads in  part, on                                                               
page 1, lines 10-11, "and  approved by the municipality where the                                                               
gaming or gambling  may occur".  He said he  felt this change was                                                               
beneficial, but noted  this will require that  the activity occur                                                               
within  a municipality.    He  stated that  under  Version E,  as                                                               
amended,   the  gaming   or  gambling   could  occur   outside  a                                                               
municipality, for example, outside the city limits.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DAHLSTROM, speaking  as one  of the  resolution's                                                               
joint prime  sponsors, offered  that the  original intent  was to                                                               
address activity  within a municipality,  and so  she appreciates                                                               
the fix  provided for  in Version  K.  She  added that  she would                                                               
want any municipality to be able  to vote on whether this type of                                                               
activity will be allowed in that community.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG removed his objection.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAMRAS  asked if  there was any  further objection.   There                                                               
being none, Version K was before the committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:57:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DAHLSTROM moved  to  report the  proposed CS  for                                                               
HJR 2,   Version  25-LS0257\K,   Luckhaupt,   05/11/07,  out   of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.    There  being no  objection,  CSHJR  2(JUD)  was                                                               
reported from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.