05/02/2023 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

               HB   8-ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:40:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration of HOUSE  BILL NO. 8 "An Act  relating to electric-                                                               
assisted bicycles."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
He  noted that  this  was  the second  hearing  and  there was  a                                                               
committee substitute (CS) for the committee to consider.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:40:52 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved  to adopt the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                               
HB 8, work order 33-LS0196\R, as the working document.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:41:14 PM                                                                                                                    
STUART RELAY, Staff, Representative  Ashley Carrick, Alaska State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,   Alaska,  presented  the   explanation  of                                                               
changes from version A to version R for HB 8.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 5, line 4 provides conforming changes.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page  5,  line  5  adds  AS 41.23.295  that  specifies  that  the                                                               
Department of  Natural Resources (DNR)  may set standards  on the                                                               
land  it  manages  for non-electric  assisted  bicycles  in  each                                                               
class.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 5, line 12 adds an immediate effective date.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:41:59 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI   removed  his  objection.  Finding   no  further                                                               
objection, version  R was  adopted. He asked  the sponsor  if she                                                               
had any final comments.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:42:12 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE   ASHLEY  CARRICK,   District  35,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, sponsor  of HB  8, stated  that the                                                               
changes  were amenable  and she  supported the  SCS as  currently                                                               
written.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no questions and solicited a motion.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR CLAMAN made  a motion to move the bill  and then restated                                                               
the motion below to reflect the Senate CS.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:43:06 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:44:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  reconvened the meeting  and asked  Senator Claman                                                               
to restate the motion.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:44:35 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved to report the  Senate CS for HB 8(STA), work                                                               
order    33-LS0196\R,    from     committee    with    individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no objection  and SCS HB 8(STA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.