SB 165-ALCOHOL: BOARD;MINORS;MARIJUANA CHECKS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:46:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR OLSON  announced that the  next order of business  would be                                                               
CS  FOR SENATE  BILL NO.  165(JUD) am,  "An Act  relating to  the                                                               
presence  of minors  in the  licensed premises  of manufacturers,                                                               
wholesalers, and  retailers of  alcoholic beverages;  relating to                                                               
the  Alcoholic Beverage  Control  Board;  relating to  background                                                               
checks for persons applying  to operate marijuana establishments;                                                               
relating  to   the  offense  of  minor   consuming;  relating  to                                                               
revocation of a  driver's license for a  minor consuming offense;                                                               
relating to  the effect of  the revocation of a  driver's license                                                               
for  a  minor consuming  offense  on  a motor  vehicle  liability                                                               
insurance policy;  and amending  Rule 17,  Alaska Rules  of Minor                                                               
Offense Procedure."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR OLSON  stated he maintained  his objection to  the proposed                                                               
House  committee  substitute  for CSSB  165(JUD)am,  Version  29-                                                               
LS1384\E,  Bruce, 4/13/16,  made during  the previous  meeting on                                                               
4/13/16.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:46:56 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KONRAD JACKSON,  Staff, Representative Kurt Olson,  presented the                                                               
proposed House committee substitute  for CSSB 165(JUD)am, Version                                                               
E.   Version  E  makes two  identical changes  found  on page  5,                                                               
beginning  on  lines 3  and  22,  which  insert, after  $50,  the                                                               
following:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
      ... for a person who has not more than one previous                                                                       
     violation or to $250 for a person who has two or more                                                                      
     previous violations ....                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. JACKSON said  the intent is to increase the  minimum fine for                                                               
repeat offenders.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:47:47 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHUCK KOPP,  Staff, Senator Peter Micciche,  sponsor, in response                                                               
to Chair Olson,  confirmed that the sponsor is in  support of the                                                               
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:48:05 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  OLSON  removed his  objection.    There being  no  further                                                               
objection, Version E was before the committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:48:17 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES moved to  report House committee substitute                                                               
(HCS) for CSSB  165, Version 29-LS1384\E, Bruce,  4/13/16, out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
zero fiscal notes.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:48:54 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON observed  that if the bill  comes to the                                                               
House floor,  he will very thoroughly  vet each line in  order to                                                               
be more comfortable about the bill.   He commented, "I agree that                                                               
we have to be reasonable about penalties for minor consuming."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  OLSON added  that  the House  committee  substitute was  a                                                               
collaborative  effort  to  encourage minor  consumers  to  "think                                                               
twice."                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:49:50 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no  objection, HCS CSSB 165(L&C) was  reported out of                                                               
the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.