SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                          
                    April 3, 1997                                              
                     10:57 a.m.                                                
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                    
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                             
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 49                                                             
"An Act repealing certain filing statements and bonds for                      
enforcement and collection of certain taxes and license fees;                  
relating to service of process on nonresident taxpayers; and                   
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 109                                                            
"An Act relating to land used for agricultural purposes and to                 
state land classified for agricultural purposes or subject to the              
restriction of use for agricultural purposes only; and annulling               
certain program regulations of the Department of Natural Resources             
that are inconsistent with the amendments made by this Act."                   
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 112                                                            
"An Act relating to marriage licenses; and transferring                        
responsibility for marriage licensing from judicial officers to the            
state registrar of vital statistics."                                          
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19                                                 
Relating to naming Anchorage as the location of the 2001 Special               
Olympics World Winter Games.                                                   
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 24                                                 
Relating to the Tongass Land Management Plan and to continued                  
Congressional oversight of that plan.                                          
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SB  49 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 2/11/97 and            
         Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 3/26/97.                     
                                                                               
SB 109 - Finance report 4/2/97.                                                
                                                                               
SB 112 - See Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 3/26/97.                 
                                                                               
SJR 19 - See Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 3/26/97.                 
                                                                               
SJR 24 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 3/26/97.                        
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 10:57 a.m.                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 49 (SERVICE OF PROCESS ON NONRES                     
TAXPAYERS) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked              
for the pleasure of the committee.                                             
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved SB 49 be approved for calendaring at the                   
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 109 (AGRICULTURAL LAND) before the                   
committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the            
committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved SB 109 be approved for calendaring at the                  
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 112 (MARRIAGE LICENSING FUNCTIONS) before            
the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of            
the committee.                                                                 
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved SB 112 be approved for calendaring at the                  
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SJR 19 (SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES)            
before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the                 
pleasure of the committee.                                                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved SJR 19 be approved for calendaring at the                  
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SJR 24 (TONGASS LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN) before            
the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of            
the committee.                                                                 
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved SJR 24 be approved for calendaring at the                  
discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 10:59 a.m.