05/01/2004 04:14 PM Senate STA

        CSHB 351(JUD)-CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION DEVICES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GARY STEVENS  announced CSHB 351(JUD) to be  the next order                                                               
of business.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CODY  RICE, staff  to Representative  Carl  Gatto, described  the                                                               
bill as  the joint  effort of  Representatives Max  Gruenberg and                                                               
Carl  Gatto  to  address  the   issue  of  carbon  monoxide  (CO)                                                               
poisoning  in Alaska.  HB 351  adds CO  detection devices  to the                                                               
smoke detector installation and  maintenance requirement in state                                                               
law.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY questioned,  whether the  devices would  be hard                                                               
wired  or battery  powered and  if battery  replacement would  be                                                               
monitored.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. RICE understood  that the devices could be  either battery or                                                               
hard wired  and the bill states  that they will be  installed and                                                               
maintained  according  to   the  manufacturer's  recommendations,                                                               
which includes battery replacement.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GUESS  motioned to  report  CSHB  351(JUD) and  attached                                                               
fiscal  notes  from  committee with  individual  recommendations.                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.