Legislature(2019 - 2020)GRUENBERG 120
04/23/2019 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Start | |
| HB110 | |
| HB31 | |
| HB82 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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| *+ | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | HB 110 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 31 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 82 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HB 110-VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE
3:06:47 PM
CO-CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS announced that the first order of
business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 110, "An Act relating to the
transfer of a title to a boat on the death of the owner;
relating to the transfer of a title to a vehicle, including
certain manufactured homes and trailers, on the death of the
owner; allowing a person to act for the surviving spouse of a
decedent to enforce liability against real property transferred
at death; and providing for an effective date."
3:07:16 PM
CO-CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS opened public testimony on HB 110.
After ascertaining that no one wished to testify, he closed
public testimony.
3:08:36 PM
REID HARRIS, Staff, Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of Representative Kreiss-Tomkins,
introduced Amendment 1 [subsequently moved for adoption], which
read as follows:
Page 1, line 4, following "death;":
Insert "relating to changes of address;"
Page 6, following line 9:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Sec. 5. AS 28.05.071 is amended by adding a new
subsection to read:
(c) A person is not required to notify the
appropriate department of a change in mailing address
under (a) of this section if the person authorizes the
appropriate department to change the person's mailing
address automatically to match the current mailing
address maintained by the United States Postal
Service. A person shall notify the appropriate
department under (a) of this section of a change in
the person's residence address if the person's
residence address is different from the person's
mailing address."
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.
Page 6, line 22:
Delete "Section 6"
Insert "Section 7"
Page 6, line 23:
Delete "sec. 7"
Insert "sec. 8"
MR. HARRIS said Amendment 1 would allow customers to authorize
the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), [Department of
Administration (DOA)], to automatically change their mailing
addresses to match the addresses used by the United States
Postal Service (USPS). It would simplify the process, since
many people who use USPS for address changes do not think to
update DMV.
3:09:29 PM
JENNA WAMSGANZ, Deputy Director, Division of Motor Vehicles
(DMV), Department of Administration (DOA), said DMV struggles
with a high volume of returned mail resulting from people going
to the USPS to change their address but not notifying DMV. The
ability to use the USPS database would allow DMV to update
addresses and reduce the volume of mail returned to DMV.
CO-CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS indicated that Amendment 1 would enhance
and promote efficiency for DMV.
3:11:01 PM
CO-CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS moved to adopt Amendment 1 [text
previously provided].
CO-CHAIR FIELDS objected for the purpose of discussion, then
withdrew his objection. There being no further objection,
Amendment 1 was adopted.
3:11:52 PM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE asked about liability for the individual
receiving the property under HB 110.
3:12:20 PM
REPRESENTATIVE IVY SPOHNHOLZ, Alaska State Legislature, as prime
sponsor of HB 110, answered that "the liability follows the
asset." For example, if debt is owed on a vehicle that is
passed on to an heir through a transfer on death (TOD) deed,
then it would be the responsibility of the heir to make the
payments owed.
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE asked for clarification regarding
optionality of passing on [an asset]; that "it's not something
that they require to pass on in debt."
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ responded that if there is no debt
associated with asset, then no debt would be incurred by the
heir; however, if there is debt still associated with the asset,
then the heir would be required to pay off the loan. She gave
an example of a fishing boat. She explained that the proposed
legislation would streamline the process used in transferring
assets between a person and his/her beneficiaries; it moves it
out of the probate process, which can take a couple of years to
navigate. Further, it would not require the involvement of an
attorney; the paperwork could be filled out at DMV.
3:14:32 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to report HB 110, as amended, out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 110(STA) was
reported from the House State Affairs Standing Committee.