Legislature(2011 - 2012)CAPITOL 106
03/20/2012 08:00 AM House STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HR11 | |
| HB219 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HR 11 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 219 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HB 219-FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
8:59:41 AM
CHAIR LYNN announced that the final order of business was HOUSE
BILL NO. 219, "An Act exempting certain emergency medical and
fire department services from regulation as insurance."
8:59:54 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER moved to adopt the committee substitute
(CS) for HB 219, Version 27-LS0638\D, Bailey, 3/15/12, as a work
draft. There being no objection, Version D was before the
committee.
9:00:16 AM
MICHAEL PASCHELL, Staff, Representative Eric Feige, Alaska State
Legislature, presented HB 219 on behalf of Representative Feige,
sponsor. He disclosed that Representative Feige is the chief of
the Chickaloon Fire Service, Inc., and said he is the assistant
chief and board member of the Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire
Department. He said HB 19 would provide a mechanism to provide
fire and emergency services organizations to receive donations
or support from community members, and if the entities charge
for their services, they could, in turn, discount the services
for those people who contributed to the organization. The
problem has been that that activity is deemed as insurance, and
HB 219 would remove that activity from the state insurance laws.
MR. PASCHELL said Version D would make changes in response to
committee comments at the last bill hearing. Those changes are:
on page 1, lines 5 and 10, the word "voluntary" was added before
"agreement"; and on page 1, lines 8 and 13, the phrase "in the
community" was added. In response to a request at the previous
hearing, he said he spoke to the Alaska Municipal League (AML),
and he indicated that issuing an opinion on HB 219 was not high
on AML's priority list.
9:02:23 AM
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON reported that [his office] contacted
Anchor Point Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Bear Creek Fire/Emergency
Medical Services Department, Central Emergency Services,
Kachamak Emergency Services, Seward Fire Department, Homer
Volunteer Fire Department, and Moose Pass Volunteer Fire
Company, all of which expressed no problem with the proposed
bill and "generally support it."
9:02:53 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER opined that HB 219 is a good bill.
9:02:59 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER moved to report CSHB 219, Version 27-
LS0638\D, Bailey, 3/15/12, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSHB 219(STA) was reported out of the House State
Affairs Standing Committee.