Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124
04/24/2024 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB375 | |
| SB196 | |
| SB228 | |
| HB385 | |
| HB325 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 325 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HJR 27 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 385 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 196 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 228 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 375 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 385-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING FEES
4:58:45 PM
CHAIR SUMNER announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 385, "An Act relating to occupational licensing
fees."
4:59:10 PM
CHAIR SUMNER moved to adopt Amendment 2 to HB 385, labeled 33-
LS1163\A.1, Gunther, 3/27/24, which read:
Page 2, lines 11 - 12:
Delete "gross income the licensee earned as a
result of holding the license"
Insert "economic hardship the licensee
experienced"
Page 2, lines 12 - 18:
Delete "The department shall collect from a
licensee who submits proof of the licensee's gross
income under this subsection the lesser of
(1) the total fees established under (c)
and (f) - (k) of this section required to be collected
from the licensee for the current calendar year; or
(2) 20 percent of the gross income the
licensee earned as a result of holding the license in
the previous calendar year"
Insert "If a licensee submits proof of economic
hardship, the department shall collect from the
licensee only 50 percent of the total fees established
under (c) and (f) - (k) of this section required to be
collected from the licensee in the current calendar
year"
REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK objected.
4:59:31 PM
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID EASTMAN, Alaska State Legislature, as prime
sponsor, said the purpose of the underlying bill is to reduce
licensing fees to a reasonable amount. He explained that
Amendment 2 would incorporate items from HB 314 into the bill,
thereby encouraging the department to annually assess whether
the licensing fee is causing a decrease in the number of
licensees in a particular occupation. In addition, the proposed
amendment would encourage military members and their spouses to
apply for licenses by expanding eligibility for a reduced
licensing fee.
5:01:51 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Wright and Sumner
voted in favor of Amendment 2. Representatives Prax, Ruffridge,
Saddler, Carrick, and Fields voted against it. Therefore,
Amendment 2 failed by a vote of 2-5. 2-5.
5:02:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE moved to report HB 385 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, HB 385 was reported out of the
House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.