2002-05-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 3586
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 246(JUD) am S                                                                              
Rescind Previous Action in                                                                          
adopting Amendment No. 1?                                                                           
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Davis, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman,                                     
Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward,                             
Wilken                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cowdery, Donley, Ellis, Elton                                                                
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate rescinded its previous action.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was before the Senate.                                                              
                                                                                                    
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption                                   
of the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 37, following line 8, replace existing sec. 60(i) with the                                     
following:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
  "Sec. 60. AS 21.89.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to                                 
read:                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
 (i) An insurance company offering automobile liability insurance                                   
in this state for personal injury or destruction of property shall initially                        
offer, in writing, to cover the insured person against medical expenses                             
as a result of bodily injury or death resulting from the operation of a                             
motor vehicle. An insured who declines coverage offered under this                                  
subsection shall, at the initial offer, sign a waiver of coverage. Nothing                          
in this subsection affects coverage required to be offered under another                            
provision of law."                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 37, following line 14:                                                                         
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
  "* Sec. 62. Section 51 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2003."                                  
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.