Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124

04/27/2024 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION

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+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+ SB 127 TAXATION: VEHICLE RENTALS, SUBPOENAS TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSSB 127(FIN) Out of Committee
-- Public Testimony --
+= HB 233 RATES: MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY WORK TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Public Testimony --
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           HB 233-RATES: MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY WORK                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:06:55 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL  NO.  233,  "An   Act  relating  to  rates  and  time                                                               
allowances for motor vehicle warranty work."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE  moved to adopt Amendment  1 to HB 233,  labeled 33-                                                               
LS1042\A.2, Gunther, 4/26/24, which read as follows:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, lines 11 - 13:                                                                                                     
          Delete "the rates and time allowances in the                                                                      
     schedule  of  compensation may  not  be  less than  the                                                                    
     rates and  time allowances  that the new  motor vehicle                                                                
     dealer   charges    retail   customers    for   similar                                                                    
     nonwarranty service work"                                                                                                  
          Insert   "[THE   RATES   IN]   the   schedule   of                                                                    
     compensation may not contain                                                                                           
               (1)  rates [MAY NOT BE] less than the rates                                                                  
        that the new motor vehicle dealer charges retail                                                                        
     customers for similar nonwarranty service work; and                                                                    
         (2)  time allowances less than time allowances                                                                     
     provided in independent labor time guides"                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE explained  that Amendment  1 would  synchronize the                                                               
rates and time allowances for  manufacturers and dealers aligning                                                               
them  with recognized  independent labor  time guides.   He  gave                                                               
examples  of timelines  for  actual vehicle  labor.   He  further                                                               
noted the  legislature's involvement in  the issue six  years ago                                                               
and stated that "maybe it is time to fix this."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:09:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MINA asked how the  amendment would change what is                                                               
currently in the bill.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE explained  that the  amendment would  establish the                                                               
use  of a  non-partisan guide  for the  amount of  time it  takes                                                               
technicians to do a job.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:11:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   STUTES  said   she  liked   the  amendment   and                                                               
recognized  that   six  years   ago,  it   was  agreed   upon  by                                                               
manufacturers and  dealers that they  would address the  issue if                                                               
the legislature had passed the bill.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:12:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MINA  requested an  opinion from the  bill sponsor                                                               
on the amendment.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:12:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAVID  GOFF,  Staff,  Representative  Frank  Tomaszewski,  Alaska                                                               
State  Legislature,  on  behalf  of  Representative  Tomaszewski,                                                               
prime  sponsor  of  HB 233,  addressed  Representative  Mina  and                                                               
offered his belief  that the amendment was positive.   He gave an                                                               
example of  an independent shop  setting its own hours,  and with                                                               
the proposed  amendment, there  would be  a criteria  for setting                                                               
hours.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE noted  the  "fluctuations out  there"  and that  he                                                               
sought  a  way  to  have  more  discussion  on  the  issue.    He                                                               
reiterated  that  the  amendment  would require  the  use  of  an                                                               
outside  estimator for  the time  that work  takes.   He welcomed                                                               
more comments on Amendment 1 from committee members.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:15:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MINA asked  the bill  sponsor about  other states                                                               
that have passed the law  and whether they required reimbursement                                                               
based on independent time guides only.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MR.  GOFF replied  that  he had  not done  research  about a  set                                                               
criteria, but it was a standard to which he was referred.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:16:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE gave  an  example of  independent  estimating on  a                                                               
particular  job and  quoting  the  customer.   He  noted that  is                                                               
industry  practice  in many  businesses,  and  estimating is  "an                                                               
art."  He  opined it was important to have  an independent person                                                               
doing the estimating.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:17:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MINA acknowledged that  there was frustration with                                                               
the  manufacturer's time  guide  testing and  inquired about  the                                                               
success rate with an independent time guide.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE responded  that he  did not  know the  answer.   He                                                               
noted  that  Mr.  Nichols  was   online  and  could  address  the                                                               
question.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:18:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LESTER   NICHOLS,  Board   Member,  Alaska   Automobile  Dealer's                                                               
Association,  briefly  explained  how manufacturers  compute  job                                                               
hours.   When it  came to  the independent  labor time  guide, he                                                               
said he  did not have a  statistic to clearly answer  the inquiry                                                               
due  to  there being  a  wide  variety  of  skill levels  in  the                                                               
industry.   He added that they  are looking for time  guides that                                                               
are  achievable  and  compatible  with the  skill  level  of  the                                                               
technician.  He opined that  the independent time guides are much                                                               
more realistic.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:21:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE  removed her  objection  to  the motion  to                                                               
adopt Amendment 1.   There being no  further objection, Amendment                                                               
1 was adopted.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE  moved to  adopt  Amendment  2 to  HB  233,                                                               
labeled 33-LS1042\A.1, Gunther, 4/20/24, which read as follows:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, following line 4:                                                                                                  
          Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                    
        "* Sec. 4. AS 45.25.300 is amended to read:                                                                         
          Sec. 45.25.300. Unfair practices. A manufacturer                                                                    
     may not                                                                                                                  
               (1)  require, coerce, or attempt to coerce a                                                                     
     new motor vehicle dealer to  change the location of the                                                                    
     new   motor  vehicle   dealership   or   to  make   any                                                                    
     substantial  alterations  to   the  new  motor  vehicle                                                                    
     dealership  premises or  facilities if  the alterations                                                                    
     would be  unreasonable or if  there is not  expected to                                                                    
     be  a  sufficient  supply  of  new  motor  vehicles  to                                                                    
     justify  the  change  of location  or  the  alterations                                                                    
     because  of   market  and  economic   conditions;  this                                                                    
     paragraph  does  not  apply  to  alterations  that  are                                                                    
     necessary  to comply  with health  or  safety laws;  in                                                                    
     this  paragraph,  "substantial  alterations"  does  not                                                                    
     include  erecting signs  subject to  the manufacturer's                                                                    
     intellectual property  rights, doing  interior painting                                                                    
     that is  necessary to keep  a new motor  vehicle dealer                                                                    
     facility  in  an  attractive condition,  or  performing                                                                    
     routine maintenance;                                                                                                       
               (2)   require a  new motor vehicle  dealer to                                                                    
     purchase  or  include   in  inventory  a  predetermined                                                                    
     number  or  percentage  of  certified  pre-owned  motor                                                                    
     vehicles or lease return motor vehicles;                                                                                   
               (3)   except  because of  reasons beyond  the                                                                    
     manufacturer's control,  refuse or  fail to  deliver or                                                                    
     offer for sale in reasonable  quantities to a new motor                                                                    
     vehicle dealer holding  a franchise for a  line make of                                                                    
     new  motor   vehicles  sold   or  distributed   by  the                                                                    
     manufacturer a  new motor vehicle, part,  or accessory,                                                                    
     if the new  motor vehicle, part, or  accessory is being                                                                    
     delivered  to other  new  motor  vehicle dealers;  this                                                                    
     paragraph does not apply to  limited edition or limited                                                                    
     release vehicle parts or accessories;                                                                                      
               (4)   require a  new motor vehicle  dealer to                                                                    
     purchase  unreasonable  advertising displays  or  other                                                                    
     materials or an unreasonable number of signs;                                                                              
               (5)   require a  new motor vehicle  dealer to                                                                    
     order or accept delivery of  a new motor vehicle, part,                                                                    
     accessory,  piece of  equipment, promotional  material,                                                                    
     display device, display decoration,  or other item that                                                                    
     is  not otherwise  required  by law  and  that the  new                                                                    
     motor vehicle  dealer does not voluntarily  order; this                                                                    
     paragraph  does  not  apply  to  safety  and  emissions                                                                    
     recall campaign  parts or to  a motor  vehicle feature,                                                                    
     part,  accessory,   or  other  component   required  by                                                                    
     federal law, the law of this state, or local law;                                                                          
               (6)  coerce, attempt  to coerce, or require a                                                                    
     new motor vehicle dealer to                                                                                                
               (A)  join, contribute  money to, or affiliate                                                                    
     with an advertising association; or                                                                                        
               (B)       participate   monetarily    in   an                                                                    
     advertising campaign; [OR]                                                                                                 
               (7)    increase  the  price of  a  new  motor                                                                    
     vehicle that  the new motor vehicle  dealer has ordered                                                                    
     from  the manufacturer  and for  which there  exists at                                                                    
     the time of  the order a bona fide sale  to a retail or                                                                    
     fleet purchaser  if the dealer  submitted the  order to                                                                    
     the manufacturer  before the manufacturer  provided the                                                                    
     new  motor  vehicle  dealer with  an  official  written                                                                    
     price increase notification; or                                                                                        
               (8)  recover the manufacturer's costs for                                                                    
     compensating a  new motor  vehicle dealer  for warranty                                                                
     work  by  reducing the  amount  due  to or  imposing  a                                                                
     separate  charge,  surcharge,  administrative  fee,  or                                                                
     other  similar cost  on the  new motor  vehicle dealer;                                                                
     this paragraph  does not  prohibit a  manufacturer from                                                                
     increasing  the  price  of   a  new  motor  vehicle  or                                                                
     changing  a schedule  of compensation  in the  ordinary                                                                
     course of business."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE pointed  out the bolded lines on  page 2 and                                                               
noted that the  legislature's first duty is  to protect Alaskans,                                                               
and that she did not want to  see any punitive fees imposed.  She                                                               
requested that Mr. Goff further explain the impacts.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:22:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. GOFF  noted other states  that have  put in this  addition to                                                               
their  law because  of the  rise  in prices  for that  particular                                                               
state.  Increasing  prices or changing schedules  in the ordinary                                                               
course of  business is fine,  he said,  but not singling  out the                                                               
state of  Alaska for additional  charges.  Putting  this language                                                               
in the bill would eliminate that.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:23:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE removed his objection.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SUMNER objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote was  taken.  Representatives Mina,  C. Johnson,                                                               
McKay, Vance,  Stutes, and McCabe  voted in favor of  Amendment 2                                                               
to HB 233.   Representative Sumner voted against  it.  Therefore,                                                               
Amendment 2 to HB 233 was adopted by a vote of 6-1.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:25:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SUMNER  offered  his   belief  that  the  adopted                                                               
Amendment 1 was  an improvement but inquired  about the selection                                                               
process of the independent time guide.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE  said  he  suspected  that  the  manufacturers  and                                                               
dealers would  have to come to  an agreement on which  time guide                                                               
they would use.   He noted he could have put  a descriptor in the                                                               
bill but did  not want to make it  overly complicated; therefore,                                                               
it would be left to the industry to decide.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SUMNER  noted  that   he  had  no  objections  or                                                               
concerns for other amendments.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:26:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  C. JOHNSON  mentioned  testimony being  one-sided                                                               
and that there  was not much heard from manufacturers.   He added                                                               
that he  was concerned to  not hear both  sides of the  story and                                                               
why the  manufacturers have  not been  more active  regarding the                                                               
issue.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE explained that there  are individuals waiting online                                                               
for public testimony and most are manufacturers.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:27:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STUTES   reiterated  that  six  years   ago,  the                                                               
manufacturers asked the legislature to get involved.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:28:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SUMNER noted  hearing substantial  testimony from                                                               
manufacturers   in  the   House  Labor   and  Commerce   Standing                                                               
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:28:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE opened public testimony on HB 233.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:29:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ANDREW STRITZ,  representing self,  testified during  the hearing                                                               
on HB  233 and  spoke to  technician retention  and how  the bill                                                               
would  help.   He  noted  that  technicians  come and  go,  which                                                               
affects service  advisors and negatively impacts  their paychecks                                                               
as well.  He pointed out  that third party contracts use the same                                                               
exact labor guides that he would use to approve for repairs.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:31:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JADE KINCAIDE, representing self, testified  in support of HB 233                                                               
and shared that she  was new in her career as  a technician.  She                                                               
stressed that  the difference between  warranty times  and third-                                                               
party times was  discouraging to her, and  the difficulty getting                                                               
close  to  the  warranty  times  given  by  the  manufacturer  is                                                               
physically taxing, she  said.  She opined that the  passage of HB
233 would afford  her as a technician to further  progress in the                                                               
field  and  have  a  better   quality  of  life  by  compensating                                                               
technicians fairly.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:32:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WILLIAM SIMMONS,  representing self,  testified in support  of HB
233.   He said he  is a flat rate  technician, and he  shared how                                                               
his  hours and  pay were  calculated.   With the  manufacture pay                                                               
scale,  he explained,  he hit  the  times "zero  percent" of  the                                                               
time, but with  third party contracts and labor guides  he was at                                                               
80 to 90  percent.  He noted  it was taxing on  his motivation to                                                               
continue  in   a  dealer  setting,   and  he  asked   for  proper                                                               
compensation.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:33:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PHILIP  GINTER, representing  self,  testified in  support of  HB
233.  He shared that he is  a lead technician, and he opined that                                                               
the bill would have positive  effects on coworkers and customers.                                                               
He  related  that   staff  did  not  want  to  be   sent  out  to                                                               
manufacturer training  to perform warranty repairs,  as they know                                                               
they  can  receive better  pay  performing  the same  repairs  on                                                               
vehicles out of  warranty.  He emphasized  that intensive repairs                                                               
should not be rushed to keep up with the cost.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:35:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LUCAS  KINCAIDE, representing  self, testified  in support  of HB
233.  He  noted that he is a master  technician, and he explained                                                               
they have been operating on two sets  of rules for too long.  The                                                               
playing field should  be operating fairly and there  should be an                                                               
agreement that  the manufacturer can  pay the same as  the Alaska                                                               
consumer pays, he said.  He gave  an example of an engine job and                                                               
the times  allotted by  the manufacturer  being unrealistic.   He                                                               
thanked the committee for its time and support.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:38:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CARRIGAN GRIGSBY, Executive Vice  President, Avis Alaska, offered                                                               
an anecdote  from a fleet owner  and offered his belief  that the                                                               
bill  would help  get cars  back  on the  road faster.   He  gave                                                               
examples of labor  and hours paid for particular  repair jobs and                                                               
all the  logistics involved in  "messing with the  operation" and                                                               
actual pricing of rental cars.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:40:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAVID BRIGHT,  Staff Franchise Attorney, Alliance  for Automotive                                                               
Innovation, testified in opposition to  HB 233 and stated that he                                                               
was confident  that the guides and  the processes work.   He said                                                               
compromises  are drafted  to put  into Alaska  franchise law,  to                                                               
which  he provided  examples.    He opined  that  the bill  would                                                               
require  payment  for  hours  that are  not  worked  and  require                                                               
payment  under a  flat rate  guide.   He  noted that  technicians                                                               
would  not  be  getting  more  compensation,  and  he  asked  the                                                               
committee to hold the bill.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:44:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MCCABE  highlighted a  line  from  Section  2 of  HB  233,                                                               
beginning on  line 10, and  he remarked  that it opened  the door                                                               
for conversation.  The language read as follows:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     (c) Unless otherwise agreed to  by the manufacturer and                                                                    
     the  new  motor  vehicle  dealer, the  rates  and  time                                                                    
     allowances in  the schedule of compensation  may not be                                                                    
     less than  the rates and  time allowances that  the new                                                                    
     motor  vehicle  dealer  charges  retail  customers  for                                                                    
     similar nonwarranty service work.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:44:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAN  CARTER,  Manager,  Labor   Time  Activity,  General  Motors,                                                               
testified in  opposition to HB 233.   He offered examples  on how                                                               
labor  times were  developed by  General  Motors as  well as  the                                                               
third-party  estimating companies  and their  impact.   He opined                                                               
that third  party companies do  not perform studies to  the depth                                                               
that manufacturers do, and that  they are partisan.  The practice                                                               
of adding  time is driving  the industry  to expect to  bill more                                                               
hours to  customers than time  spent actually repairing  the car,                                                               
he  said.   He  questioned  what  the  Alaska consumer  gets  and                                                               
whether the "Alaska Automobile Repair Act" was being followed.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:48:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MINA  asked for more  explanation to  Mr. Carter's                                                               
statement that allowances were included for real world factors.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR.  CARTER explained  the percentages  involved in  factoring in                                                               
variations to repair jobs.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MINA  pointed out  that the majority  of testimony                                                               
expressed  concern about  factors  that are  specific to  Alaska,                                                               
such as the  cold weather impact on cars.   She asked whether any                                                               
of  these  factors  are integrated  in  Mr.  Carter's  real-world                                                               
factors.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. CARTER acknowledged that there  are a lot of factors specific                                                               
to regions but said there is nothing specific to Alaska.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:50:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHRIS GILKER,  Technical Quality Manager, Volkswagen  of America,                                                               
related that he  was a technician for years;  therefore, he could                                                               
speak to  the topic and  wished to state  for the record  that he                                                               
rarely  lost time  performing Volkswagen  warranty  repairs.   He                                                               
said he averaged 120 percent  efficiency on warranty work, and he                                                               
noted the  differences in tools  used by dealer  technicians that                                                               
can speed up  a repair.  He  opined that the bottom  line is that                                                               
the Alaska consumer would be hurt.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:53:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SUMNER asked whether  there were franchise fees or                                                               
advertising spending  requirements.  He offered  his opinion that                                                               
the adopted Amendment 2 may interfere with some of that.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR.  GILKER  responded   that  that  was  outside   his  area  of                                                               
expertise.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE pointed out that  Alaska consumers are already being                                                               
hurt,  as there  are dealers  closing down  rapidly because  they                                                               
can't keep mechanics or make enough money.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:54:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JEFFERY HARBAUGH, Manager,  Regional Customer Service Operations,                                                               
Toyota Motor Sales, said he worked  with Toyota for over 40 years                                                               
and was  a technician but  now oversees  warranty administration,                                                               
policy,  and  procedures   in  addition  to  other   areas.    He                                                               
recognized  that dealers  were  concerned about  the fairness  of                                                               
warranty  reimbursement   allowance  but  said  it   varies  from                                                               
manufacturer  to  manufacturer.   He  gave  examples of  Toyota's                                                               
practices and  said that when  "push came to shove"  and problems                                                               
cannot be addressed  at a high level, then he  gets involved, and                                                               
many  times the  additional  pay that  dealerships requested  was                                                               
approved by  Toyota.   He further noted  his support  for dealers                                                               
and  that  they  keep  customers  coming  back  for  service  and                                                               
generate revenue for the dealerships.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:58:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
THOMAS LAWSON,  Government Affairs  Regional Manager,  Ford Motor                                                               
Company,  testified in  opposition to  HB 233  on behalf  of Ford                                                               
Motor  Company.   He  noted after-market  labor  time guides  not                                                               
being relevant  and he underscored  that there is nothing  in the                                                               
bill that would guarantee higher  wages for technicians.  He gave                                                               
Ford-specific examples of  labor time guides.  He  noted he would                                                               
take  time  to  review  the   amendments  [adopted]  earlier  and                                                               
reiterated that  his company was opposed  to HB 233.   He thanked                                                               
the committee for its time and offered to answer questions.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:00:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STUTES  asked  whether   Ford's  time  guide  was                                                               
available publicly.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MR.  LAWSON replied  that  he was  not sure  the  time guide  was                                                               
public, but he noted a  publicly available video that highlighted                                                               
how Ford developed its time.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STUTES asked  whether there was a  reason the time                                                               
guide was not publicly available.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. LAWSON said he would follow up.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:02:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
NICOLINA  HERNANDEZ,   Regional  Director  of   State  Government                                                               
Affairs,  Toyota Motors  North  America,  echoed former  comments                                                               
given by other manufacturers and  added that there have been deep                                                               
dives  into data  that she  could share.   The  data showed  that                                                               
dealers are  beating their  time guides  in Alaska  and similarly                                                               
situated states.   Dealers can request adjustments  to their time                                                               
guides, and  she noted that  it was not  common.  She  stated she                                                               
wished for  dealers in Alaska to  be successful and that  she was                                                               
sympathetic to  the work force  challenges.  She  recognized that                                                               
at  the end  of the  day,  there would  not be  a guarantee  that                                                               
compensation would be increased due to the change.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:03:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STUTES asked Ms. Hernandez whether the time guide                                                                
was publicly available.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS. HERNANDEZ said she could provide an answer at a later date.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:04:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE, after ascertaining no one else wished to testify,                                                                 
closed public testimony on HB 233, as amended.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE asked for the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:05:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SUMNER wished to hold the bill as he had concerns                                                                
surrounding Amendment 2.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:05:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCCABE thanked everyone for attending and stressed that a                                                                 
resolution needed to be found.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
[HB 233, as amended, was held over.]                                                                                            

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SB 127 Version R 3.13.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 127 Sponsor Statement Version R 3.14.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 127 Sectional Analysis Version R 3.14.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 127 Supporting Document - Frequently Asked Questions 3.21.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 127 Explanation of Changes Version U to R 3.12.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB127. Ver R Fiscal Note DOR. 4.25.24.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 127 Testimony - Received as of 3.14.2024.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
SB 127
SB 124 DOR Presentation to H.TRA - Vehicle Rental Platform 4.27.24.pdf HTRA 4/27/2024 1:00:00 PM
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