03/17/2009 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION

HB 131-CHILD SAFETY SEATS & SEAT BELTS                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:50:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  131, "An  Act relating  to use  of child  safety                                                               
seats and seat belts."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:50:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JOHNSON moved  to  adopt  the proposed  committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HB 131,  Version  26-LS0372\C,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
3/6/09.   There  being no  objection,  Version C  was before  the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:51:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LINDSEY  HOLMES, Alaska State  Legislature, stated                                                               
her staff would provide an overview of the bill.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:51:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LISA VALENTA, Staff, Representative  Lindsey Holmes, on behalf of                                                               
the  prime  sponsor of  HB  131,  Representative Lindsey  Holmes,                                                               
stated that  this bill has the  same goals as the  prior bill, SB
.  The bill is focused  on education of parents so that parents                                                               
are informed  of the  specific child  safety restraint  for their                                                               
child based on the child's height and weight.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:52:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMES  offered that  states might be  eligible to                                                               
apply for  approximately $200,000  in federal funding  this year,                                                               
but the funding might not be available next year.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:52:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS inquired as to whether the sponsor would                                                                  
have any problems to incorporate proposed changes to SB 72.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMES offered her support for SB 72, the Senate                                                                 
version of the bill as the vehicle since it has passed the                                                                      
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[HB 131 was held over.]