04/03/2003 01:35 PM Senate L&C

        HB 124-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS/EMPLOYER                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE announced HB 124 to be up for consideration.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  SEEKINS asked  if this  language would  bring the  state                                                               
into compliance with federal requirements.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. TODD LARKIN, staff to  Representative Jim Holm, sponsor, said                                                               
it would.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR SEEKINS  asked Mr. Larkin if  he had an opinion  from the                                                               
Department of Law on that.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR.   LARKIN  responded   that  the   Administration  found   the                                                               
discrepancy and had  its lawyers look into  it. Legislative Legal                                                               
and Research  Services took  their word  for it.  His discussions                                                               
with  departments and  officials since  then have  confirmed that                                                               
position. The federal  regulation is in members'  packets and its                                                               
language is a close duplication.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  SEEKINS  moved  to  pass  HB  124  from  committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The roll  was called. SENATORS  FRENCH, SEEKINS, DAVIS  and BUNDE                                                               
voted yea, therefore HB 124 moved from committee.