03/27/2018 01:15 PM House TRANSPORTATION

         SB 163-DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:22:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR WOOL  announced that  the first  order of business  would                                                              
be  the CS  FOR SENATE  BILL  NO. 163(STA),  "An  Act relating  to                                                              
commercial motor vehicles."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR WOOL  noted that  HB 314, which  the committee  had heard                                                              
during its  meeting on  March 8,  2018, is  the companion  bill to                                                              
CSSB 163(STA); however, some changes were made in CSSB 163(STA).                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:23:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
GRAHAM JUDSON,  Staff, Representative Louise Stutes,  Alaska State                                                              
Legislature, explained  the differences between CSSB  163(STA) and                                                              
HB 314.   He  referred to  the definition  of "school  bus"  in HB
,  [found in  Section  3, paragraph  15,  on page  3, line  31,                                                              
through page 4, line 3, of HB 314], which read as follows:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                    (15)  "school   bus"  means  a  passenger                                                                   
     motor  vehicle that is  designed or  used to carry  more                                                                   
     than 10  passengers in addition  to the driver  and that                                                                   
     is  likely   to  be  used   to  transport  public   pre-                                                                   
     elementary,  elementary,  or secondary  school  students                                                                   
     to and from school;                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR.  JUDSON said  that in  the definition  of  "school bus"  under                                                              
CSSB 163(STA),  the word "public"  has been removed.   He surmised                                                              
the reasoning behind that change was to include all schools.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:25:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR STUTES  moved to  report CSSB  163(STA) out of  committee                                                              
[with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                              
notes].                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:25:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  WOOL announced  there being no  objection CSSB  163(STA)                                                              
was reported out of the House Transportation Standing Committee.