Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
04/11/2006 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Start | |
| CONFIRMATIONHEARING | |
| SB312 | |
| SB311 | |
| SB309 | |
| HB439 | |
| SB282 | |
| HB122 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 439 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 282 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 122 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 311 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 312 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 309 | TELECONFERENCED | |
CSHB 122(FIN)-NATIONAL GUARD INSURANCE & OTHER RELIEF
CHAIR BUNDE announced CSHB 122(FIN) to be up for consideration.
SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS moved to adopt SCS CSHB 122(L&C), version
T, as the working document. There were no objections and it was
so ordered.
REPRESENTATIVE NANCY DAHLSTROM, sponsor of HB 122, explained
that it provides life insurance reimbursement as well as
complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to Alaska Guardsmen
during deployment on active duty in the military.
3:08:39 PM
CHAIR BUNDE noted a negative impact of $7,100 for the hunting
licenses and $300,000 for the life insurance premiums.
3:09:16 PM
SENATOR SEEKINS asked for clarification of the two years after
deployment for complimentary hunting and fishing licenses and if
an individual could live in another state and come back to
Alaska and still get a complimentary license.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied they must return to live in
Alaska and apply for the license within two years of being back.
CHAIR SEEKINS asked how long the license was good for.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied the usual time period of one
year. The intent is for a one-year exemption.
3:10:32 PM
SENATOR SEEKINS asked if the life insurance premium is the one
they belong to as a member of the National Guard or any group
life insurance.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied that it applies to the
insurance that comes through the Guard, not any other.
SENATOR SEEKINS asked how much a year was the normal premium on
that.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied $251,000 per year for all
members. She didn't have a per member break down, but said she
would get if for him.
3:11:48 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if why Section .261 was inserted.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM said that some things were unnecessary
in the original version of HB 122 because they were already
covered in the Soldier and Sailors Civil Relief Act and Service
Members Civil Relief Act.
SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if Section 261 of the Finance version
dealing with relief for members who served abroad in a combat
zone and with a spouse or a spouse member's motor vehicle lease,
wireless phone was covered in existing language.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied that some of those items were
covered in existing language; some items, such as motor lease
vehicles, were not covered. She chose to remove them after
discussions with several members of the House and Senate,
because of differences in banking laws. She needed to remove
motor leased vehicles in order to get the basics.
3:14:44 PM
SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if credit at the University was
pulled.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM explained that it was pulled out of the
original bill. Senator Huggins wanted her to go back to the
original language.
SENATOR BEN STEVENS said he wanted further discussion about
that. He said he supported elements that the state had control
of like the University. If someone is deployed while in
secondary education, the state could issue the credit and he
liked the original language - or language that would mention if
it's a state institution, therefore the state is controlling it,
not a commercial obligation.
CHAIR BUNDE said it was the committee's prerogative to flesh the
bill out as it saw fit.
3:16:59 PM
SENATOR SEEKINS explained that he had talked about lease payment
forgiveness with the sponsor and that no bank or independent
institute would grant a lease to someone that was in the
National Guard. So, you would be actually hurting them more than
helping. He wanted to look at language on page 1, line 10, that
talks about the complimentary license and maybe insert "good for
one calendar year" and on page 2, line 24 insert "for the time
the member was deployed in the combat zone" - to make it very
clear that payments would be made for that time rather than just
a general waiver.
CHAIR BUNDE asked them to work together on a CS.
3:18:40 PM
SENATOR ELLIS asked if they would continue the forgiveness
during the time of convalescence at a military hospital.
SENATOR SEEKINS replied that he wouldn't have a problem with
that.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM also supported those changes.
CHAIR BUNDE said he would set HB 122 aside to address at a
future date. There being no further business to come before the
committee, he adjourned the meeting at 3:19:59 PM.
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