Legislature(2007 - 2008)BELTZ 211
05/10/2007 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB151 | |
| HB132 | |
| HB159 | |
| HB75 | |
| HB184 | |
| SB151 | |
| HB184 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | SB 171 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 151 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 132 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 159 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 75 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 184 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
CSHB 184(FIN) - MOTOR VEHICLES-LICENSE/INSURANCE/IMPOUND
10:09:11 AM
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of HB 184. [Before the
committee was CSHB 184(FIN).]
REPRESENTATIVE BOB ROSES, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor of
HB 184, introduced his staff and others that worked on the bill.
JOSH APPLEBEE, staff to Representative Roses, said HB 184 brings
the "Support Our Troops" commemorative license plate to Alaska.
The plate has an additional fee attached that is collected and
then may be appropriated by the legislature to Support our
Troops (SOT) for redistribution in Alaska. SOT Inc., would
establish an Alaska disbursement board for determining the best
manner in which to disperse the funds. Local control of funds
dispersement is an essential part of the bill. Support our
troops plates have been issued in twenty states through the
efforts of SOT with several more in process around the country.
MR. APPLEBEE noted that committee members should have a synopsis
sheet of changes in Sections 1, 2, 4, and 6-9 that have been
made as the bill has moved through committees. He quickly
summarized the changes.
10:13:17 AM
SENATOR BUNDE noted that there is an amendment.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said she wants to hear testimony before
considering the amendment. She asked Mr. Applebee to provide an
opinion on the amendment.
MR. APPLEBEE said some language was altered in House Finance
that created a possible constitutional problem around creating a
dedicated fund. Legal Services has provided some language to
address that issue. Additionally, there is a language change
that recognizes the copyrighted use of the term "Support our
Troops."
10:15:02 AM
MARTIN BOIRE, Chair, Support our Troops, Inc., testified in
favor of HB 184. He said the license plate is a simple means for
civilians to "honor our moral obligation to our neighbors" by
assisting families of service men and women deployed for a
natural disaster, a peace keeping mission, or a war.
CHAIR MCGUIRE thanked Mr. Boire for putting his compassion into
action. She is sympathetic towards families who are impacted by
relatives deployed for extended duty in Iraq.
10:17:42 AM
DUANE BANNOCK, Director, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department
of Administration, Anchorage, said he supports the bill.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if the program set up for anatomical gift
donations was working.
MR. BANNOCK said it is halfway working. He said the collection
of the donations is working well but what the state does with
the money after collection needs improvement.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if the money is going back to the anatomical
gift awareness program.
MR. BANNOCK replied no; the money is not going anywhere.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked what action is needed to get the donations
to the program.
MR. BANNOCK said legislation is needed to direct the money where
it needs to go.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if the funding mechanism in this bill will
work better than the anatomical gift awareness program.
10:19:32 AM
MR. BANNOCK said only the legislature has the ability to
appropriate money. He believes this bill is written correctly
and that a bill will come forward in the future to correct the
problem with anatomical gift money.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if there is a simple sentence that could be
included in this bill to address the anatomical gift money
appropriation.
MR. BANNOCK said he was not prepared to address this issue, but
would like to pursue it further.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked the bill sponsor if he was amenable to
adding a floor amendment. Hearing agreement from the sponsor
Senator McGuire asked Mr. Bannock to work with her staff on an
amendment and submit it to her as quickly as possible.
10:21:04 AM
SENATOR GREEN asked if Section 9 was added during the committee
process.
MR. APPLEBEE answered yes; it was added in House Finance
committee.
SENATOR GREEN asked if the legislation passed on May 9 in the
Senate dealing with the accumulation of fines, is duplicated in
Section 9 of this bill.
MR. APPLEBEE answered no; the language in this bill adds the
cost of towing to the accumulation of fees when a crime is
committed.
CHAIR MCGUIRE asked if the "scofflaw bill" was connected to
alcohol related crimes.
MR. BANNOCK replied yes.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said this is a separate provision. This change
would clarify that for alcohol related crimes when a vehicle is
impounded the person that committed the crime will pay the cost
of towing.
10:22:37 AM
SENATOR GREEN asked for clarification of the language on page 4,
line 9, of the bill.
CHAIR MCGUIRE called an at-ease at 10:23 AM.
10:24:50 AM.
CHAIR MCGUIRE called the committee back to order.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said HB 184 would be set aside to the call of the
chair to work on a technical point in Section 28.40.080.
CHAIR MCGUIRE closed public testimony on HB 184.
SENATOR GREEN moved Amendment 1 as follows:
Page 3, line 1, following "Inc.,":
Insert "approves the use of the terms and"
Page 3, lines 20 - 21:
Delete "solely for the purpose of providing benefits
within the State of Alaska to"
Insert "to the organization for which the specialty
license plate was purchased for the benefit of Alaska"
CHAIR MCGUIRE announced there were no objections therefore
Amendment 1 carried.
CHAIR MCGUIRE set CSHB 184(FIN) as amended aside to the call of
the chair.
CSHB 184(FIN) - MOTOR VEHICLES-LICENSE/INSURANCE/IMPOUND
4:25:00 PM
CHAIR MCGUIRE called the meeting back to order. Senators Green,
French, and McGuire were present at the call to order.
CHAIR MCGUIRE brought amended CSHB 184(FIN) back before the
committee.
CHAIR MCGUIRE moved Amendment 2 to CSHB 184(FIN) referred to as
version L.3/Luckhaupt as follows:
Page 1, line 3:
Delete "mandatory impoundments of vehicles used in
certain offenses,"
Page 1, line 5, following "persons;":
Insert "relating to the anatomical gift awareness
fund;"
Page 1, following line 6:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Section 1. AS 13.50.160(d) is amended to read:
(d) Money appropriated to or for use by the fund may be
spent for the purposes of the fund without further
appropriation. The annual estimated balance in the account
may be appropriated by the legislature to Life Alaska Inc."
Page 1, line 7:
Delete "Section 1"
Insert "Sec. 2"
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.
Page 4, lines 9 - 17:
Delete all material.
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.
Page 4, line 18:
Delete "Sections 2 - 5"
Insert "Sections 3 - 6"
Senator Green objected for explanation.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said the amendment addresses the problem with the
appropriation of money from the anatomical gift donation
program. The amendment also deletes subsection 9.
SENATOR GREEN withdrew her objection.
4:26:44 PM
SENATOR FRENCH asked why subsection 9 was being deleted.
CHAIR MCGUIRE replied that removing the section would remove the
cost of towing.
SENATOR FRENCH clarified that 28.40.080 was not a current
statute. This amendment would remove the subsection so there
won't be a provision for impoundment of motor vehicles.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said it could be added to the crime package.
SENATOR FRENCH said that was a good idea.
CHAIR MCGUIRE said the intent is to set up the anatomical gift
donation fund the same way as the support our troops fund. When
a person donates to a cause the money should be end up there.
Hearing no further objection to Amendment 2 it was adopted
bringing the bill as amended before the committee.
4:28:36 PM
SENATOR GREEN moved to report HB 184 as amended from committee
with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objections, SCS CSHB 184(STA) moved from the
Senate State Affairs Committee.
SENATOR GREEN moved to report the title change resolution along
with amended HB 184 from committee. There being no objections,
the motion carried.
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