SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                    April 17, 2000                                                                                              
                      1:45 p.m.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 163(JUD)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to qualifications of voters; relating to the                                                                   
registration of voters; relating to election districts and                                                                      
officials; relating to election procedures and ballots; relating to                                                             
special procedures for elections; relating to nomination of                                                                     
candidates; relating to national elections; relating to special                                                                 
elections and appointments; relating to constitutional amendments;                                                              
relating to election offenses and corrupt practices; relating to                                                                
election pamphlets; relating to the deferral of jury service for                                                                
certain election officials; relating to an exemption from the State                                                             
Procurement Code regarding election ballots; relating to the                                                                    
provision and use of mailing addresses on permanent fund dividend                                                               
applications for election purposes; relating to the inclusion of                                                                
voter registration forms with permanent fund dividend applications;                                                             
relating to financial statements by public officials and candidates                                                             
for public office; making conforming amendments in references to                                                                
'election district,' 'chairman,' and similar terms; relating to                                                                 
initiative, referendum, and recall petitions; and providing for an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 218(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to property loaned to or held by museums."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 380(FIN)                                                                                    
"An Act relating to contributions to the Alaska Fire Standards                                                                  
Council and to an insurer tax credit for those contributions; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 163 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/16/00, see Finance                                                                   
Report dated 4/17/00.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 218 - See HESS minutes dated 4/12/00.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 380 - See Finance Report dated 4/13/00.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 1:45 p.m.  Present were Senators Tim Kelly, Miller, and Leman.                                                               
The first order of business to come before the committee was CSHB                                                               
163(JUD).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                  HB 163-DIVISION OF ELECTIONS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved CSHB 163 (JUD) with individual recommendations                                                              
and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at the Chairman's                                                                 
discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
        HB 218-MUSEUM ACQUISITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved CSHB 218(FIN) with individual recommendations                                                               
and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at the Chairman's                                                                 
discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
        HB 380-INSURER TAX CREDIT:FIRE STANDRDS COUNCIL                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved SCS CSHB 380(FIN) with individual                                                                           
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at                                                                
the Chairman's discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned at 1:47 p.m.