Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-05-10 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2866 SB 127 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 127(FIN) "An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of subpoenas related to tax records; and providing for an effective date." 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2867 with the: Journal Page TRA RPT 4DP 3NR 2491 FN2: INDETERMINATE(REV) 2491 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 12, through page 2, line 4: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 2. AS 43.52.020 is amended to read: Sec. 43.52.020. Rate of passenger vehicle rental tax. The rate of the tax levied in AS 43.52.010 is three [10] percent of the total fees and costs charged for the lease or rental of the passenger vehicle." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative McCabe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 127(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 3 NAYS: 37 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Rauscher Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2868 Page 2, line 1: Delete "fees and costs" Insert "[FEES AND] costs, excluding fees," Page 2, line 3: Delete "fees and costs" Insert "costs, excluding fees," Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative McCabe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 127(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 1 NAYS: 37 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Eastman Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Absent: Armstrong, Gray And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, following line 4: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 43.52.020, as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, is amended to read: Sec. 43.52.020. Rate of passenger vehicle rental tax. The rate of the tax levied in AS 43.52.010 is 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2869 [(1)] 10 percent of the total fees and costs charged for the lease or rental of the [A] passenger vehicle [NOT ARRANGED THROUGH A VEHICLE RENTAL PLATFORM; OR (2) EIGHT PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FEES AND COSTS CHARGED FOR THE LEASE OR RENTAL OF A PASSENGER VEHICLE THROUGH A VEHICLE RENTAL PLATFORM]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS 43.52.050(a), as amended by sec. 4 of this Act, is amended to read: (a) The taxes imposed by AS 43.52.010 - 43.52.099 shall be collected and paid to the department (1) by the person who provides the leased or rented vehicle [UNLESS THE LEASE OR RENTAL WAS ARRANGED OR EXECUTED THROUGH A VEHICLE RENTAL PLATFORM UNDER (c) OF THIS SECTION]; and (2) in the manner and at the times required by the department by regulation [EXCEPT THAT A VEHICLE RENTAL PLATFORM COLLECTING AND PAYING THE TAX UNDER (c) OF THIS SECTION SHALL PAY THE TAX QUARTERLY]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, following line 4: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 7. AS 43.52.050(c), 43.52.050(d), and 43.52.050(e) are repealed." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 8, following "date": Insert "of sec. 10" Page 3, line 13: Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 6" 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2870 Page 3, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 9. Sections 3, 5, and 7 of this Act take effect December 31, 2029." Page 3, line 14: Delete "This" Insert "Except as provided in sec. 9 of this Act, this" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative McCabe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 127(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 1 NAYS: 37 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Eastman Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Absent: Armstrong, Gray And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, line 3: Delete "eight" Insert "seven" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2871 Representative McCabe objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 127(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 2 NAYS: 36 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman Nays: Allard, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Absent: Armstrong, Gray And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, following line 4: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS 43.52.090 is amended to read: Sec. 43.52.090. Exemption. The tax imposed in AS 43.52.010 - 43.52.099 does not apply to (1) leases or rentals for official use to federal, state, or local government agencies or employees; or (2) the lease or rental of an electric bicycle." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Carrick objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2872 CSSB 127(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 2 NAYS: 36 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Eastman, Ruffridge Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Absent: Armstrong, Gray And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was not offered. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 127(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSSB 127(FIN) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSSB 127(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 127(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Carpenter, Eastman Absent: Armstrong, Gray 2024-05-10 House Journal Page 2873 And so, CSSB 127(FIN) passed the House. Representative Saddler 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. CSSB 127(FIN) was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate.