05/02/2023 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

         SB  95-LICENSE PLATES: SPECIALTY ORGANIZATIONS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:36:20 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 95                                                               
"An  Act  relating  to  special  request  specialty  organization                                                               
registration plates; and providing for an effective date."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
He  noted that  there was  a  committee substitute  (CS) for  the                                                               
committee to consider.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:36:35 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BJORKMAN moved  to adopt  the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
for SB 138, work order 33-LS0517\B, as the working document.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:37:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SORCHA  HAZELTON,  Staff,  Senator Kelly  Merrick,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,   Alaska,  presented  the   explanation  of                                                               
changes from version A to version B for SB 95.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                Explanation of Changes for SB 95                                                                              
                     version A to version B                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1 Line 8-10                                                                                                         
     On   Page  1,   Lines  8-10,   financial  institutions,                                                                    
     insurance   companies,  and   commercial  real   estate                                                                    
     holding companies  that are  organized under  26 U.S.C.                                                                    
     501(c)   are   made    not   eligible   for   specialty                                                                    
     organization license plates.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2 Lines 2  3                                                                                                        
     Renumbers two sections accordingly.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:38:05 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KELLY MERRICK, District L,  speaking as sponsor of SB 95,                                                               
recapped that the bill transfers  the responsibility of approving                                                               
specialty license plates from the  legislature to the Division of                                                               
Motor Vehicles.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:38:50 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BJORKMAN moved  to report SB 95,  work order 33-LS0517\B,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:39:14 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:39:26 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  reconvened the meeting and  removed his objection                                                               
to  adopting the  CS  for SB  95. He  asked  Senator Bjorkman  to                                                               
restate the motion.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BJORKMAN restated the motion  to report SB 95, work order                                                               
33-LS0517\B, from  committee with individual  recommendations and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI found  no objection and CSSB  95(STA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.