Legislature(2005 - 2006)CAPITOL 106
02/16/2006 08:00 AM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| HB238 | |
| SB186 | |
| HB347 | |
| HB344 | |
| SB12 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
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| *+ | HB 344 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 12 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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| += | HB 347 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 238 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 186 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 347-MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE & NOTICE [Contains discussion of HB 383.] 8:39:50 AM CHAIR SEATON announced that the next order of business was HOUSE BILL NO. 347, "An Act relating to mandatory motor vehicle insurance, license suspensions, and notices relating to motor vehicles and driver's licenses." CHAIR SEATON offered his recollection of the end of the last committee meeting as follows: When we last concluded we had rescinded action in adopting 7a .... So, Amendment 7 is before us and I am not offering 7a. And I want to give everybody an explanation of why not. For forfeiture of vehicle that is available to the court, there is a "may" in the current statute. This amendment would have made it mandatory on the second offense; however, a vehicle could have been wrecked, the state would have been required to forfeit, take the forfeiture of the vehicle, and would have been then required to pay off the lien on the vehicle. And so, unintended consequences we try to catch. So, 7a will not be offered. CHAIR SEATON announced that Amendment 7b has been offered. * Sec. 6. AS 28.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 28.40.080. Impoundment of motor vehicle when arrested for certain offenses. On the arrest of a person for a violation of AS 28.15.291, AS 28.33.030, 28.33.031, AS 28.35.030, or 28.35.032, the motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense shall be impounded. If the motor vehicle is not forfeited, the motor vehicle shall be held for six months, unless the person is acquitted of the offense. The cost of towing and storage of the vehicle is a lien on the vehicle. If another person claims an ownership or security interest in the motor vehicle and establishes that the interest predated the offense and was acquired by the other person in good faith, the vehicle may be released to that other person if the person pays the accrued cost of towing and storage of the vehicle." 8:41:37 AM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG moved Amendment 1 to Amendment 7b, to delete the sentence beginning on page 3, line 15 [as numbered on the amendment], which read as follows: "If the motor vehicle is not forfeited, the motor vehicle shall be held for six months, unless the person is acquitted of the offense." CHAIR SEATON asked if there was any objection to Amendment 1 to Amendment 7b. There being none, it was so ordered. 8:42:25 AM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG stated his understanding that he had objected to Amendment 7b and, thus, removed his objection. 8:42:46 AM CHAIR SEATON asked if there was further objection to Amendment 7b [as amended]. There being none, Amendment 7b, [as amended] was adopted. 8:43:29 AM CHAIR SEATON, in response to a request from Representative Gardner to review the outcome of the committee's actions regarding impoundment, indicated that the amendment language regarding forfeiture had not been adopted, but the amendment language regarding impoundment had. He offered further details. 8:45:39 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER asked what happens if a vehicle is impounded and never claimed. 8:45:55 AM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG related that Representative Gardner could find the answer to her question in AS 28.10.502. 8:47:26 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved to report HB 347, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 347(STA) was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.
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