Legislature(2017 - 2018)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
04/25/2018 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB333 | |
| HB374 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
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+ teleconferenced
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| + | HB 333 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 374 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 333-MUNI: DRIVER PHONE USE IN SCHOOL ZONE
3:31:13 PM
CHAIR BISHOP announced consideration of HB 333. [CSHB 333(CRA)
am, version 30-LS1297\D.A, was before the committee.]
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH, sponsor of HB 333, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said HB 333 is enabling legislation
that authorizes a municipality to adopt an ordinance prohibiting
certain uses of cell phones while driving a vehicle through a
school zone or on school property.
The idea for this legislation came from a constituent who
volunteers as a crossing guard at Bowman Elementary School in
South Anchorage, District 26, who in the regular course of his
duties routinely saw dangerous situations with people making
cell phone calls while driving around school children. In
addition, he was rear-ended by someone distracted on a cell
phone while stopping abruptly to avoid hitting a child running
across the street. While the constituent was working with the
Municipality of Anchorage to try to pass an ordinance to
prohibit cell phone use within school zones or on school
property, he learned it was not possible to do this without a
piece of enabling legislation at the state level.
SENATOR GARDNER said this is akin to speed zone differences in
school areas and asked if that is required to be in statute.
ASHTON COMPTON, staff to Representative Birch, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said she would get that answer to
her.
SENATOR GARDNER said that wasn't necessary, but she was a little
bit curious.
REPRESENTATIVE BIRCH pointed out that this allows hands free
driving through a school zone or on immediate school property
and has "great support" from the Anchorage School District, AAA,
and the Alaska Municipal League (AML). The AML also appreciates
the opt-in piece.
3:33:30 PM
SENATOR MACKINNON joined the meeting.
3:34:49 PM
CHAIR BISHOP, finding no further questions, opened public
testimony, and finding none, closed it.
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report CSHB 333(CRA), version 30-LS1297
\D.A, from committee with individual recommendations and
attached fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so
ordered.