ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 149  April 4, 2006 4:04 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative John Coghill, Chair Senator Ralph Seekins, Chair Representative Bill Stoltze Representative Harry Crawford Senator Con Bunde Senator Hollis French MEMBERS ABSENT  All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 149 "An Act relating to further regulation of the sale, possession, and delivery of certain chemicals and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine." - HEARD AND HELD PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION BILL: HB 149 SHORT TITLE: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES:METH & MARIJUANA SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) RAMRAS 02/14/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/14/05 (H) JUD, FIN 03/07/05 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 03/07/05 (H) Heard & Held 03/07/05 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 03/09/05 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 03/09/05 (H) Moved CSHB 149(JUD) Out of Committee 03/09/05 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 03/14/05 (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 3DP 2NR 03/14/05 (H) DP: ANDERSON, GRUENBERG, MCGUIRE; 03/14/05 (H) NR: KOTT, GARA 03/31/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/31/05 (H) 04/05/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 04/05/05 (H) Moved CSHB 149(FIN) Out of Committee 04/05/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 04/07/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 04/07/05 (H) Moved CSHB 149(FIN) Out of Committee 04/07/05 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 04/11/05 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 10DP 04/11/05 (H) DP: HAWKER, CROFT, HOLM, STOLTZE, KELLY, WEYHRAUCH, FOSTER, MOSES, MEYER, 04/11/05 (H) CHENAULT 04/13/05 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/13/05 (H) VERSION: CSHB 149(FIN) AM 04/14/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/14/05 (S) JUD, FIN 04/28/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/28/05 (S) Heard & Held 04/28/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 04/30/05 (S) JUD AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/30/05 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 05/01/05 (S) JUD AT 4:00 PM BUTROVICH 205 05/01/05 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 05/02/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 05/02/05 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 05/03/05 (S) JUD RPT SCS 3DP 1NR NEW TITLE 05/03/05 (S) LETTER OF INTENT WITH JUD REPORT 05/03/05 (S) DP: SEEKINS, GUESS, THERRIAULT 05/03/05 (S) NR: FRENCH 05/03/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 05/03/05 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 149(JUD) Out of Committee 05/03/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 05/04/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 05/04/05 (S) Heard & Held 05/04/05 (S) MINUTE(FIN) 05/05/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 05/05/05 (S) Heard & Held 05/05/05 (S) MINUTE(FIN) 01/12/06 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 01/12/06 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 149(FIN) Out of Committee 01/12/06 (S) MINUTE(FIN) 01/13/06 (S) FIN RPT SCS 5DP 2NR TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE 01/13/06 (S) DP: WILKEN, GREEN, BUNDE, STEDMAN, DYSON 01/13/06 (S) NR: HOFFMAN, OLSON 01/18/06 (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED Y11 N8 E1 01/19/06 (S) DIVIDE THE QUESTION FAILED Y8 N10 E2 01/25/06 (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 149(FIN) AM S(CT RULE FLD S) 02/01/06 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 02/01/06 (H) COGHILL (CHAIR), STOLTZE, CRAWFORD 02/03/06 (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ AND HELD 02/09/06 (S) RECEDE MESSAGE TAKEN UP 02/09/06 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 02/09/06 (S) SEEKINS (CHAIR), BUNDE, FRENCH 02/10/06 (H) RECEDE MESSAGE READ 04/04/06 (H) 149 AT 4:00 PM CAPITOL 120 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR JOHN COGHILL called the Conference Committee on HB 149 meeting to order at 4:04:45 PM. Representatives Coghill, Stoltze, and Crawford and Senators Seekins, Bunde, and French were present at the call to order. HB 149-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 4:05:00 PM CHAIR COGHILL announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 149, "An Act relating to further regulation of the sale, possession, and delivery of certain chemicals and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine." [Before the committee were CSHB 149(FIN)am and SCS CSHB 149(FIN)am S(ct rule fld S).] 4:05:47 PM CHAIR COGHILL moved that the committee accept the House version, CSHB 149(FIN)am. SENATOR BUNDE objected. A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Coghill, Stoltze, and Crawford and Senator French voted in favor of accepting CSHB 149(FIN)am. Senators Seekins and Bunde voted against it. Therefore, CSHB 149(FIN)am failed to be adopted by a vote of 4- 2. [Please note that a majority of the membership of the committee from each house must be in agreement in order to take action in a Conference Committee.] 4:06:45 PM SENATOR SEEKINS moved that the committee accept the Senate version, SCS CSHB 149(FIN)am S(ct rule fld S). A roll call vote was taken. Senators Seekins, Bunde, and French voted in favor of accepting SCS CSHB 149(FIN)am S(ct rule fld S). Representatives Coghill, Stoltze, and Crawford voted against it. Therefore, the SCS CSHB 149(FIN)am S(ct rule fld S) failed to be adopted by a vote of 3-3. [Please note that a majority of the membership of the committee from each house must be in agreement in order to take action in a Conference Committee.] 4:07:24 PM The committee took a brief at-ease. 4:07:45 PM CHAIR COGHILL informed the committee that he intended to request limited powers of free conference so that the committee can consider amendments that have been presented to him. He noted that he is in receipt of a conceptual amendment, which he recommended be clearly stated. 4:08:34 PM SENATOR BUNDE moved that the committee request powers of limited free conference from the presiding officers. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 4:09:35 PM SENATOR SEEKINS noted his agreement that any conceptual amendments should be clearly stated. 4:09:53 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the Conference Committee on HB 149 meeting was adjourned at 4:10:03 PM.