Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124
05/02/2024 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB355 | |
| HB233 | |
| HB332 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| *+ | HB 355 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 233 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 332 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 233-RATES: MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY WORK
4:04:36 PM
CHAIR MCCABE announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 233, "An Act relating to rates and time
allowances for motor vehicle warranty work."
4:05:20 PM
JULIE MORRIS, Staff, Representative Kevin McCabe, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of Representative McCabe, prime sponsor,
provided explanation to the two amendments to HB 233 that were
adopted by the committee. She provided brief explanation to the
changes, which included synchronized rates and time allowances
for manufacturers and dealers aligning them with widely
recognized independent labor guides. In addition, a change
under "unfair practices" added a prevention for the manufacture
from passing extra costs incurred for warranty work to the
dealer. Last, she noted that there was a renumeration change on
page 3, line 23, Section 5.
4:06:58 PM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE moved to adopt the proposed committee
substitute (CS) for HB 233, Version 33-LS1042\B, Gunther,
4/30/24, as the work draft.
CHAIR MCCABE objected for the purpose of discussion.
4:07:22 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STUTES expressed curiosity regarding any movement
toward a compromise. She shared that lobbyists had visited her
office with a copy of the compromise that manufacturers put
forward.
CHAIR MCCABE responded that he had not seen or heard anything of
that nature. In line with the CS, he pointed out that it
stated, "unless otherwise agreed to," which would provide ample
opportunity to make a compromise.
4:09:06 PM
REPRESENTATIVE FRANK TOMASZEWSKI, Alaska State Legislature, as
prime sponsor, answered questions during the hearing on HB 233,
and acknowledged that he had not seen any compromise and
supported the changes that had been implemented in the CS.
4:09:46 PM
CHAIR MCCABE removed his objection. [There being no further
objection, the proposed committee substitute, Version 33-
LS1042\B, Gunther, 4/30/24, ("Version B"), was treated as
adopted as a working document before the committee.]
4:10:00 PM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE moved to report CSHB 233, Version 33-
LS1042\B, Gunther, 4/30/24, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSHB 233(TRA) was reported out of the House
Transportation Standing Committee.