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Sponsor seeks to broaden who may run "snow classics" to help youth ski programs
Summary
House Bill 50 would remove a statutory limitation so more qualifying nonprofits can run a "snow classic" charitable-gaming event. Juneau Nordic Ski Club testified the change would help generate revenue and keep youth programs accessible.
Representative Sarah Hannon told the committee House Bill 50 is a short, narrow change to charitable-gaming law that would broaden the definition of who may conduct a snow classic by removing a specification that limits a snow classic to a single charitable organization in one location. "This bill came as a piece of special interest from a constituent group of mine, the Junior Nordic Ski Club here in Juneau," Hannon said, noting the change would not alter how charitable gaming is otherwise conducted.
Tristan Knutson Lombardo, executive director of the Juneau Nordic Ski Club, testified that the club serves roughly 120 youth plus several hundred participants through schools and seeks new revenue sources to keep programming accessible through sliding-scale fees and equipment rentals. "We really think it would just be a really nice way, a fun way to celebrate winter and a new source of revenue for our programs," Lombardo said.
The committee concluded planned activity on the item and held HB 50 over for a future hearing to allow follow-up. No formal committee vote or final action on the bill occurred at this meeting.
