04/14/2025 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

        SB  17-CRIME COUNTERFEIT/NONFUNCTIONING AIRBAG                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:31:26 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN announced  the consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 17                                                                
"An Act establishing the crime of airbag fraud."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  said this is  the second hearing  of SB 17  in the                                                                
Senate  Judiciary Committee.  The  intention  is to  consider  a                                                                
committee substitute.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:31:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN solicited a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:31:47 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR TOBIN moved  to adopt the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                                
SB 17, work order 34-LS0183\N, as the working document.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:32:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:32:18 PM                                                                                                                    
BREANNA  KAKARUK,  Staff,  Senator  Matt  Claman,  Alaska  State                                                                
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, presented  the summary  of changes                                                                
for SB 17 from version \A to \N.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                      Summary of Changes                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Senate Judiciary Committee: Version A to Version N                                                                     
      The Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute to SB 17                                                                        
     contains the following changes described below.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
      • Establishes an exemption for the crime of airbag                                                                        
       fraud  for a  person who discloses  to the  buyer or                                                                     
       lessee  that the vehicle contains an  airbag that is                                                                     
       inoperable,  damaged, recalled, has  previously been                                                                     
       deployed,  causes a  vehicle's diagnostic  system to                                                                     
       inaccurately  indicate that the  vehicle is equipped                                                                     
       with a properly functioning airbag, or results in an                                                                     
       electric  fault detected  by a  vehicle's diagnostic                                                                     
       system   after   the   installation  procedure   was                                                                     
       completed  before  the sale  lease,  or  trade of  a                                                                     
       vehicle                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
       • Clarifies the definition of a "nonfunctioning"                                                                         
       airbag to mean a replacement airbag in all cases.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:33:16 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN removed his objection and CSSB 17 was adopted as                                                                   
the working document.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:33:27 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN opened public testimony on SB 17; finding none, he                                                                 
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:33:52 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN held SB 17 in committee.