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05/03/2007 01:00 PM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
May 3, 2007
1:04 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Bob Roses, Chair
Representative Anna Fairclough
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
Representative Jay Ramras
Representative Robert L. "Bob" Buch
Representative Scott Kawasaki
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Nancy Dahlstrom
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 236
"An Act relating to providing a death certificate for a deceased
veteran without cost; relating to a program to honor the memory
of a deceased veteran; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED CSHB 236(MLV) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 236
SHORT TITLE: DECEASED VETERAN DEATH CERTIFICATE/HONOR
SPONSOR(s): STATE AFFAIRS
04/13/07 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/13/07 (H) MLV, STA, FIN
05/03/07 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
NANCY MANLY, Staff
to Representative Bob Lynn
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented HB 236 on behalf of
Representative Lynn, sponsor.
JOHN CRAMER, Acting Deputy Commissioner
Commissioner's Office
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
Fort Richardson, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 236.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR BOB ROSES called the House Special Committee on Military
and Veterans' Affairs meeting to order at 1:04:09 PM.
Representatives LeDoux, Fairclough, Kawasaki, Buch, and Roses
were present at the call to order. Representative Ramras
arrived as the meeting was in progress.
HB 236-DECEASED VETERAN DEATH CERTIFICATE/HONOR
1:04:29 PM
CHAIR ROSES announced that the only item of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 236, "An Act relating to providing a death
certificate for a deceased veteran without cost; relating to a
program to honor the memory of a deceased veteran; and providing
for an effective date."
1:05:13 PM
NANCY MANLY, staff to Representative Bob Lynn, presented HB 236
on behalf of Representative Lynn, sponsor. She informed the
committee that HB 236 represents a step the state can take to
demonstrate its respect for Alaska veterans and their families.
The resolution directs that one copy of a certified death
certificate be provided to the next of kin free of charge. The
bill sends a signal that Alaska supports its troops, past and
present, and their families. Ms. Manly noted that HB 236 passed
the house last year as HB 167, but did not pass out of the
Senate Standing Committee on Finance. The bill is modeled after
the Presidential Memorial Certificates program established by
President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
1:05:49 PM
JOHN CRAMER, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner's Office,
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA), testified that
HB 236 provides a small but significant opportunity for the
state to relieve a portion of the burden on veterans' families.
He expressed his support of the bill.
1:06:46 PM
REPRESENTATIVE BUCH asked whether the committee was aware of any
opposition to the bill.
CHAIR ROSES said no.
1:07:34 PM
REPRESENTATIVE FAIRCLOUGH moved to report HB 236, 25-LS0838\A,
out of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes.
1:07:41 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KAWASAKI objected, and moved Amendment 25-
LS0838\A.1, Bullard, 5/1/07, which read:
Page 1, line 1:
Delete "cost"
Insert "charge"
Page 2, lines 23 - 24:
Delete "cost to the individual making the request"
Insert "charge"
1:07:57 PM
CHAIR ROSES called for questions on Amendment 1.
[Although not formally stated, Chair Roses objected to Amendment
1.]
CHAIR ROSES informed the committee that Amendment 1 deletes the
word "cost" and replaces it with the word "charge", and on page
2, line [23 - 24], it deletes "cost to the individual making the
request" and inserts "charge."
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX asked for the purpose of the amendment.
CHAIR ROSES explained that the amendment will clarify the
language of the bill.
[Although not formally stated, Chair Roses removed his objection
to Amendment 1.]
1:08:14 PM
CHAIR ROSES announced that there being no further objection,
Amendment 1 was adopted.
REPRESENTATIVE KAWASAKI removed his objection to HB 236, as
amended.
1:08:45 PM
CHAIR ROSES announced that there being no further objection,
CSHB 236(MLV) was moved out of the House Special Committee on
Military and Veterans' Affairs committee.
1:09:05 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting was
adjourned at 1:09 p.m.
1:09:06 PM
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