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2021-05-17 House Journal

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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."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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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                                                            

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     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."                                                                                                            

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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:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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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.                                                                                        

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Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 8, following “to walk”:                                                                                            
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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.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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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.