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2017-04-27 House Journal

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HB 125                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the April 26                                                            
calendar (page 1218), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
      HOUSE BILL NO. 125                                                                                                        
      "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification                                                          
             card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans."                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 125                                                               
be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering                                                           
Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Gara, Tarr, Kopp,                                                                
and Eastman:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2, following the second occurrence of "veterans" (title                                                          
amendment):                                                                                                                     
      Insert "; relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for                                                     
recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy                                                            
Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard                                                              
Cross, and other awards reflecting valor; and providing for an                                                                
effective date"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 6:                                                                                                       
      Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                         
"* Sec. 2. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding new subsections to                                                               
read:                                                                                                                           
            (jj)  Vehicles owned by recipients of a Bronze Star awarded                                                         
      for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross,                                                          
      Air Force Cross, or Coast Guard Cross. The department, upon                                                               
      receipt of written proof that the person is the sole or joint owner of                                                    
      a motor vehicle, shall issue special registration plates for the                                                          
      motor vehicle to a requesting person who has received the Bronze                                                          
      Star Medal awarded for valor, Silver Star Medal, Navy Cross,                                                              
      Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, or Coast Guard                                                              
      Cross. The commissioner, after consulting with the person in the                                                          
      Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in charge of                                                                 
      veterans' affairs, shall determine the design and color of the                                                            

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      Bronze Star awarded for valor recipient plates, Silver Star                                                               
      recipient plates, Navy Cross recipient plates, Distinguished                                                              
      Service Cross recipient plates, Air Force Cross recipient plates,                                                         
      and Coast Guard Cross recipient plates.                                                                                   
            (kk)  Vehicles owned by recipients of awards reflecting valor                                                       
      issued by the armed forces of the United States. The department,                                                          
      upon receipt of written proof that the person is the sole or joint                                                        
      owner of a motor vehicle, may issue special registration plates for                                                       
      the motor vehicle to a requesting person who has received an                                                              
      award reflecting valor issued by the armed forces of the United                                                           
      States other than a Purple Heart, Bronze Star awarded for valor,                                                          
      Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force                                                           
      Cross, or Coast Guard Cross. The commissioner, after consulting                                                           
      with the person in the Department of Military and Veterans'                                                               
      Affairs in charge of veterans' affairs, shall determine the design                                                        
      and color of the award recipient plates.                                                                                  
   * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read:                                                                           
                  (2) special request plates for                                                                                
                        (A) Alaska National Guard personnel                  $30;                                               
                        (B) veterans, retired veterans, or Lao veterans     $30;                                                
                        (C) recipients of the Purple Heart                       none;                                          
                        (D) recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for                                                       
            valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service                                                           
            Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, or other                                                             
            award reflecting valor                                                      $30;                                
                        (E) owners of custom collector vehicles               $50;                                          
                        (F) [(E)] Iditarod race finishers                             $50;                                  
                        (G) [(F)] other special request plates                    $30;                                      
      plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the                                                     
      fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first                                                       
      issuance and on the replacement of special request plates;"                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 24:                                                                                                      
      Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                        
"* Sec. 5. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect January 1, 2018."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     

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Representative Neuman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by                                                                               
Representatives Saddler, Kawasaki, Tuck, and Gara:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4 of the amendment, following "valor;"(title                                                                     
amendment):                                                                                                                     
      Insert "relating to special request specialty organization                                                              
registration plates;"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 6 of the amendment:                                                                                      
      Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                          
            "(ll)  Special request specialty organization plates. The                                                           
      department shall adopt regulations to allow for the issuance of                                                           
      special request specialty organization registration plates sponsored                                                      
      by an organization that is based in this state and is tax exempt                                                          
      under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is an Alaska chapter of a national                                                                
      organization that is tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is a                                                              
      department of the state, or is a municipality of the state. The                                                           
      department shall determine a common design and color for the                                                              
      plates and provide for the placement of the artwork of the                                                                
      organization and a short piece of descriptive text on the plate. The                                                      
      department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates                                                             
      under this subsection when the requested plates duplicate an                                                              
      existing registration. The regulations                                                                                    
                  (1)  must provide that the entity requesting the issuance of                                                  
      the plates                                                                                                                
                        (A)  submit an application on a form provided by the                                                    
            department;                                                                                                         
                        (B)  pay an application fee set by the department for                                                   
            issuance of the new registration plates;                                                                            
                        (C)  submit registration fees for at least 50 motor                                                     
            vehicles before specialty registration plates will be issued;                                                       
                        (D)  may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity,                                                 
            or name;                                                                                                            
                        (E)  may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty                                                       
            registration plate in addition to any registration fees set by                                                      
            statute or regulation;                                                                                              
                  (2)  must provide for a minimum number of registrations                                                       
      and renewals of the specialty plate and for cancellation of                                                               

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      specialty plates that do not meet that minimum; the regulations                                                           
      must provide that before a specialty plate may be cancelled the                                                           
      entity sponsoring the plate be given notice at least six months                                                           
      before the proposed cancellation;                                                                                         
                  (3)  must establish procedures for owners of vehicles to                                                      
      purchase specialty registration plates under this subsection."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 20 of the amendment:                                                                                               
      Delete the quotation mark.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 20 of the amendment:                                                                                     
      Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                        
"* Sec. 4. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to                                                            
read:                                                                                                                           
                  (26)  special request specialty organization plates under                                                     
      AS 28.10.181(ll)                                                                       $30                                
      plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of                                                     
      this section; the $30 fee required by this paragraph shall be                                                             
      collected only on the first issuance of and the replacement of the                                                        
      plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty                                                     
      organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal                                                         
      of the plates."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 26 of the amendment:                                                                                               
      Delete "Sec. 5. Sections 2 and 3"                                                                                       
      Insert "Sec. 6. Sections 2 - 4"                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1                                                                  
be adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 125                                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1                                                                                              
YEAS:  32   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Birch, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara,                                                                 
Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp,                                                                   
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher,                                                               
Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                 
Talerico, Tarr, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Claman, Johnson, Knopp, Neuman, Thompson,                                                                      
Wilson, Wool                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 125                                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                      
Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnston, Josephson,                                                                  
Kawasaki, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett,                                                                   
Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz,                                                          
Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck,                                                               
Westlake, Wool                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Johnson, Neuman, Wilson                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted, and the new title                                                               
follows:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
      HOUSE BILL NO. 125 am                                                                                                     
      "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification                                                          
      card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans;                                                           
      relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients                                                      
      of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross,                                                            
      Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross,                                                          
      and other awards reflecting valor; relating to special request                                                            
      specialty organization registration plates; and providing for an                                                          
      effective date."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2 (title amendment):                                                                                               
 Delete "Hmong veterans and Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 8:                                                                                                                 
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 9 - 10:                                                                                                           
 Delete "in the Kingdom of Laos"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 13:                                                                                                                
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 1 - 2:                                                                                                            
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 11:                                                                                                                
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 12:                                                                                                                
 Delete "in the Kingdom of Laos"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 16:                                                                                                                
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 18 - 19:                                                                                                          
 Delete "Hmong veteran or Lao"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 125 am                                                                                                                       
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  39   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               

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Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler,                                                                      
Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson,                                                                  
Kawasaki, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett,                                                                   
Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton,                                                             
Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson,                                                                  
Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 125 am was automatically in third reading.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 125 am pass the House?"  The roll was                                                            
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 125 am                                                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster,                                                              
Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki,                                                                
Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz,                                                              
Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes,                                                         
Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake,                                                             
Wilson, Wool                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 125 am passed the House.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                             
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                              
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 125 am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.