HB 75-MARIJUANA REG; CLUBS; MUNIS; LOCAL OPT ELECT  3:31:58 PM CHAIR BISHOP announced the consideration of HB 75. 3:32:16 PM HEATH HILYARD, Staff, Representative Cathy Tilton, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, reminded the committee that during the previous hearing he reviewed the sectional analysis and discussed the substantive and non-substantive provisions of HB 75. He explained that the changes in the current version include a household plant limit, the establishment of marijuana clubs, the list of establishments that can be licensed, and the protest and review process for municipalities pertaining to registering marijuana establishments that is modeled on Title 4. He noted that one of the established village local option provisions is significant. 3:32:30 PM SENATOR EGAN joined the committee meeting. SENATOR HOFFMAN announced that he would speak to the local option provision for villages. 3:34:06 PM At ease. 3:35:45 PM CHAIR BISHOP called the committee back to order. He announced that the bill has an amendment. 3:35:56 PM SENATOR HOFFMAN moved Amendment 1, labeled 29-LS0345\U.A.6 as follows: AMENDMENT 1  OFFERED IN THE SENATE BY SENATOR HOFFMAN TO: CSHB 75(JUD) am Page l, lines 4-6: Delete relating to established villages and to local option elections regarding the operation of marijuana establishments; Page 5, lines 29 - 31: Delete "An established village may prohibit the  operation of marijuana establishments by voter  initiative as provided in AS 17.38.200." Page 8, line 5, through page 10, line 20: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. SENATOR HOFFMAN detailed that the amendment leaves the village issue neutral and takes out the reference to local options. He pointed out that the local option could be addressed at a later time either in another committee, on the floor, or in a conference committee in a previous piece of legislation that has passed the Senate. 3:36:43 PM CHAIR BISHOP removed his objection and announced that without further objection, Amendment 1 is adopted. He asked if Mr. Hilyard had any comments on the impact of Amendment 1. MR. HILYARD commented that Amendment 1 simply makes the bill consistent with what was passed in the initiative. He detailed that the initiative was silent on the local option for established villages. SENATOR HOFFMAN pointed out that the initiative did not address what happened in unorganized areas of the state and primarily addressed organized areas of the state. He remarked that the initiative was neutral on the issue and what happens in unorganized areas of state can be addressed at a later time. 3:38:14 PM CHAIR BISHOP announced that public testimony is closed. 3:38:24 PM SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report [SCS CSHB 75(CRA), version 29- LS0345\Q], as amended from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 3:38:44 PM CHAIR BISHOP stated that without objection, [SCS CSHB 75(CRA)] is reported from the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.