Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2018-05-09 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3616 SB 204 The following, which was not taken up on the May 8 calendar (page 3607), was read the second time: SENATE BILL NO. 204 "An Act relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities." with the: Journal Page STA RPT HCS(STA) NT 7DP 3354 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 3355 Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 204(STA) "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans; relating to registration plates celebrating the arts; and relating to 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3617 special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities." (HCR 32 - title change resolution) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 3 (title amendment): Delete "and" Page 1, line 4, following "disabilities": Insert "; and relating to commendation and recognition of individual veterans along certain veterans' memorial roads and on certain veterans' memorial bridges" Page 4, following line 14: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Section 5. AS 35.40.035 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (g) The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall accept nominations from veterans' organizations identified under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(19) (Internal Revenue Code) for commendation and for recognition of an individual veteran on a veterans' memorial as provided in this section. A veterans' organization shall submit to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, with a nomination for an individual veteran under this subsection, a copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty issued by the United States Department of Defense or a similar document issued by a state or federal agency. On the first day of each legislative session, the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a list of nominations received under this subsection during the previous calendar year, including, for each nomination, the name of the veteran and the nominating veterans' organization. The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs may not submit the name of a living veteran to the legislature unless the department receives approval from the veteran to do so. The legislature may commend one or more 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3618 nominees submitted under this subsection in accordance with the provisions for adopting citations under the uniform rules of the legislature. The commendation must include a designated veterans' memorial where the individual veteran is to be recognized by a sign or marker. Within five years after an individual veteran's commendation by the legislature, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may not remove or replace the veteran's name on a sign or marker under this section unless the legislature has submitted instructions to the department for removing or replacing the veteran's name. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall make arrangements for the design, posting, maintenance, and replacement of signs and other markers at or near a veterans' memorial under this subsection. (h) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may accept gifts, donations, and grants for the purpose of designing, posting, maintaining, and replacing signs or other markers under (g) of this section. A donor may request that a gift, donation, or grant be used for a specific veterans' memorial, and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall accommodate the donor's request to the extent practicable. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may not (1) design, post, maintain, or replace a sign or other marker unless there is adequate funding through gifts, donations, or grants received under this subsection to cover the costs of designing, posting, maintaining, or replacing the sign or other marker; or (2) post a sign or marker if posting the sign or marker is inconsistent with the standards and guidance of the current edition of the Alaska Traffic Manual prepared by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials. (i) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall establish the initial placement of a sign or other marker in the order of the most recent veteran commended by the legislature under (g) of this section, unless otherwise provided by law. (j) Nothing in (g) - (i) of this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the state or a veterans' organization to perform an action otherwise permitted by law. 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3619 (k) In this section, "veteran" means a person who served in the uniformed services, the National Guard of the United States, the Alaska State Defense Force, the Alaska Territorial Guard, and the Alaska Naval Militia, and who received an honorable discharge. * Sec. 6. AS 37.05.146(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: (90) gifts, donations, and grants received by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the purpose of designing, posting, maintaining, and replacing signs under AS 35.40.035(h)." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Kito objected. **The presence of Representative Guttenberg was noted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SB 204(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Kawasaki, Knopp, LeDoux, Neuman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson Nays: Birch, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Foster, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnston, Josephson, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Lincoln, Millett, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Absent: Gara And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3620 Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Gara and Saddler: Page 1, line 3 (title amendment): Delete "and" Insert "relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, and other awards reflecting valor;" Page 1, line 4, following "disabilities": Insert "; and providing for an effective date" Page 3, following line 27: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 4. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (jj) Vehicles owned by recipients of a Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, or Coast Guard Cross. The department, upon receipt of written proof that the person is the sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle, shall issue special registration plates for the motor vehicle to a requesting person who has received the Bronze Star Medal awarded for valor, Silver Star Medal, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, or Coast Guard Cross. The commissioner, after consulting with the person in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in charge of veterans' affairs, shall determine the design and color of the Bronze Star awarded for valor recipient plates, Silver Star recipient plates, Navy Cross recipient plates, Distinguished Service Cross recipient plates, Air Force Cross recipient plates, and Coast Guard Cross recipient plates. (kk) Vehicles owned by recipients of awards reflecting valor issued by the armed forces of the United States. The department, upon written proof that the person is the sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle, may issue special registration plates for the motor vehicle to a requesting person who has received an award reflecting valor issued by the armed forces of the United States other than a Purple Heart, Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, or Coast Guard Cross. The commissioner, after consulting with 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3621 the person in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in charge of veterans' affairs, shall determine the design and color of the award recipient plates. * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: (2) special request plates for (A) Alaska National Guard personnel $30; (B) veterans, retired veterans, or Lao veterans $30; (C) recipients of the Purple Heart none; (D) recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, or other award reflecting valor $30; (E) owners of custom collector vehicles $50; (F) [(E)] Iditarod race finishers $50; (G) [(F)] other special request plates $30; plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of special request plates;" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 4, following line 24: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 9. Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect January 1, 2019." Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. There was objection The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SB 204(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2018-05-09 House Journal Page 3622 Yeas: Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lincoln, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted, and the new title follows: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 204(STA) am H "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans; relating to registration plates celebrating the arts; relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, and other awards reflecting valor; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities; and providing for an effective date." Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS SB 204(STA) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. HCS SB 204(STA) am H will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.