04/14/2005 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

                  SB 148-INFORMATION SECURITY                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced SB 148 to be up for consideration.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR JOHNNY  ELLIS, sponsor of  SB 148, said he  is completely                                                               
flexible and would roll his bill into Senator Guess' SB 149.                                                                    
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He said they  were drafted on different models  that were similar                                                               
in  effect. He  did not  mind the  policy of  insurance companies                                                               
accessing  credit   reports  with  consumer  consent   and  would                                                               
consider that as a friendly amendment.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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STEVE  CLEARY,  Executive  Director,  Alaska  Public  Information                                                               
Group (AKPIRG), supported SB 148.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR.  TRIVETTE,   Retired  Public  Employees  of   Alaska  (RPEA),                                                               
supported SB 148.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELLIS said  he would  work with  staff to  roll the  two                                                               
bills together along with the amendment.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
TIM  KELLY,  Progressive  Insurance,  said  he  hadn't  seen  the                                                               
language on  the proposed amendment,  but the  sponsors indicated                                                               
to  him that  they  were willing  to  work with  him  on it.  The                                                               
insurance exception is in Colorado law already.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE  said he would  wait for the CS  to come back  to the                                                               
committee.