SB 282-BROADCASTING PROMOTING CHARITABLE GAMING                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR   CON  BUNDE   announced  SB   282  to   be  back   up  for                                                               
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
DOUG LETCH,  staff to  Senator Gary Stevens,  sponsor of  SB 282,                                                               
said he would be happy to answer questions.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BUNDE  said  that  the  radio  broadcasting  industry  was                                                               
concerned that  promoting charitable  gaming wasn't fair  at this                                                               
point.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BETTYE  DAVIS  asked  if   it  was  clarified  that  the                                                               
promoters had to be residents of Alaska.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE responded that he  had received an Attorney General's                                                               
opinion that stated outside raffles  by non-profits would be able                                                               
to advertise  their raffles for  lottery in Alaska  in newspapers                                                               
and on the radio.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
DENNIS BOOKEY,  General Manager,  Morris Communications,  said he                                                               
had  already  testified, didn't  have  anything  new to  add  and                                                               
didn't want to hold up passage of the bill.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:36:15 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  SEEKINS  moved to  report  SB  282 from  committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note.  Senators                                                               
Davis, Ben  Stevens, Seekins,  and Chair Bunde  voted yea;  so SB                                                               
282 moved from committee.