03/25/2014 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

         HB 212-DRIVER'S LICENSING EXEMPTION: MILITARY                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:44:31 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   DYSON   reconvened   the  meeting   and   announced   the                                                               
consideration of HB 212.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:44:42 AM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE DOUG  ISAACSON, Alaska State  Legislature, Juneau,                                                               
Alaska, as  joint sponsor, introduced  HB 212. He  explained that                                                               
the bill would allow the  spouses of military service members who                                                               
transfer to Alaska  the ability to retain  their driver's license                                                               
from their  home of  record. Alaska  statute already  provides an                                                               
exemption for military  members, but not their  spouses. He noted                                                               
that  39 other  states already  extend this  benefit to  military                                                               
spouses  and suggested  that it  would be  very military-friendly                                                               
for Alaska to  do the same. The proposed  legislation would apply                                                               
only to spouses  18 years of age and older  who have a legitimate                                                               
driver's license from another state.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DYSON  asked  Ms.  Thomas  how HB  212  would  impact  the                                                               
Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:49:32 AM                                                                                                                    
TIFFANY  THOMAS,  Driver  Licensing Manager,  Division  of  Motor                                                               
Vehicles (DMV), Anchorage, Alaska, stated  that HB 212 would have                                                               
no impact on the DMV.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GIESSEL  suggested  that   the  fiscal  note  should  be                                                               
indeterminate rather  than zero  because licensure fees  would be                                                               
lost.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS. THOMAS agreed that the fiscal note would be indeterminate.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GIESSEL commented that there's  a difference between zero                                                               
and indeterminate.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON asked if she would like a finance referral.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GIESSEL said she'd need to contemplate that.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:51:12 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  COGHILL  asked  if  military  spouses  who  subsequently                                                               
divorced would  be required  to get an  Alaska license  within 90                                                               
days.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ISAACSON  replied yes if they  continued to reside                                                               
in Alaska.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON asked if a  divorce would affect the spouse's ability                                                               
to vote.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ISAACSON answered he assumed it would.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DYSON   found  no  further  questions   or  testimony  and                                                               
solicited a motion.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:53:30 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GIESSEL  moved  to  report   HB  212,  28-LS0861\N  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:53:43 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DYSON announced that without objection HB 212 moved from                                                                  
the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.