03/15/2016 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

          SB 111-LIMIT FLAME RETARDANT ITEMS/FURNITURE                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:31:40 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO  announced the  consideration of  SB 111.  This is                                                               
the second hearing and there is a committee substitute (CS).                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:32:33 PM                                                                                                                    
NANCY BALE,  Member, Alaska School Nurses  Association, testified                                                               
in support of SB 111.  She maintained that Alaska's joining other                                                               
states  that   have  passed   legislation  pertaining   to  flame                                                               
retardants will  protect young children  and their  families from                                                               
harmful chemicals. She encouraged the committee to pass SB 111.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:33:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO closed public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:34:02 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL  moved to adopt  the CS  for SB 111,  labeled 29-                                                               
LS0518\P, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:34:27 PM                                                                                                                    
WESTON  EILER,  Staff, Senator  Mia  Costello,  Senate Labor  and                                                               
Commerce  Committee,  Alaska  State  Legislature,  described  the                                                               
changes in  the proposed new  CS. The first  change is on  page 2                                                               
where a new subsection is added on  lines 23 - 26 that deals with                                                               
an exemption for motorized vehicles designed to be used by kids.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The second change is to the  violation section on page 3, lines 2                                                               
-  4. Fines  in  the original  version  of the  bill  were to  be                                                               
enforced by  the Department of  Labor and  Workforce Development,                                                               
but now will be enforced by the Department of Law.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COSTELLO  removed her  objection  and  finding no  further                                                               
objection, version P was before the committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:36:15 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MEYER asked  for  an example  of  an off-road  motorized                                                               
vehicle used by kids, included in subsection (b).                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. EILER  said the industry  brought this forward. It  refers to                                                               
dirt bikes and small off-road vehicles.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GIESSEL moved to report the CS for SB 111, labeled 29-                                                                  
LS0518\P,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached zero fiscal note.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:37:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO  announced that without objection,  CSSB 111 (L&C)                                                               
is  reported   from  the  Senate  Labor   and  Commerce  Standing                                                               
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BILL  WIELECHOWSKI, Alaska State Legislature,  sponsor of                                                               
SB 111, thanked the committee for hearing and passing the bill.