Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-05-17 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-05-17 House Journal Page 1125 SB 47 The following was read the second time: SENATE BILL NO. 47 "An Act relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by persons with disabilities." with the: Journal Page STA RPT 4DP 1DNP 2NR 1069 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 1069 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Thompson: Page 1, line 2, following "disabilities" (title amendment): Insert "; and relating to special request specialty organization registration plates" Page 2, following line 17: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (ll) Special request specialty organization plates. The department shall adopt regulations to allow for the issuance of special request specialty organization registration plates sponsored by an organization that is based in this state and is tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is an Alaska chapter of a national organization that is tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is a department of the state, or is a municipality of the state. The 2021-05-17 House Journal Page 1126 department shall determine a common design and color for the plates and provide for the placement of the logo of the organization and a short piece of descriptive text on the plate. If the department denies an application to create a specialty organization registration plate under this section, the department shall notify the commissioner of the denial. The commissioner may reverse the decision of the department and require issuance of the requested plate. The department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates duplicate an existing registration. Regulations adopted under this subsection must (1) provide that the entity requesting the issuance of the plates (A) submit an application on a form provided by the department; (B) pay an application fee set by the department for issuance of the new registration plates; (C) pay the entire cost of developing and issuing the specialty plate; (D) may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity, or name; (E) may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty registration plate in addition to any registration fees set by statute or regulation; (2) provide for notice to the entity sponsoring the plate not later than six months before a proposed cancellation of the specialty organization plate; (3) establish procedures for owners of vehicles to purchase specialty organization registration plates under this subsection. * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: (26) special request specialty organization plates under AS 28.10.181(ll)……………………………………………...$100 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $100 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance of and the replacement of the plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal of the plates." 2021-05-17 House Journal Page 1127 Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There was objection. The Speaker ruled Amendment No. 1 out of order. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 14: Delete “as a speech-language pathologist under AS 08.11,” Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Story objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 47 Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 30 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Prax, Rauscher Nays: Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Rasmussen, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. 2021-05-17 House Journal Page 1128 Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 8, following “to walk”: Insert: “or find their vehicle” Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Story objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 47 Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 0 NAYS: 40 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Nays: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Kurka, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 47 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. SB 47 was read the third time. Representative Eastman, citing section 111.2 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding improper remarks concerning the other body. The Speaker cautioned the member to follow Mason's rule concerning decorum. 2021-05-17 House Journal Page 1129 The question being: "Shall SB 47 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 47 Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 38 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Eastman, Kurka And so, SB 47 passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate.