Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
03/16/2006 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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* first hearing in first committee of referral
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+ | SB 273 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | SB 300 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 272 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 307 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 273-MOTOR VEHICLE SALES CHAIR BUNDE announced SB 273 to be up for consideration. RYAN MAKINSTER, staff to Senator Cowdery, sponsor of SB 273, explained that SB 273 addresses unintended consequences from a bill that was passed last year that prohibited new and used car dealers from selling new cars, but it went farther than that by prohibiting both groups from selling current-model used cars. A current-model used car could also fall in the current model year. Subsequently if the law was followed, a new or used car dealer would have to hold a returned car that has the current model year on their lot until it wasn't a current model any more. This does disservice to the dealers because they will have to hold a car that is losing value and a disservice to the consumer, because he doesn't get as broad a choice to pick from. Secondarily, if he is a serviceman and gets shipped overseas and has to return a leased car, it would be difficult to turn it into a dealer knowing that the dealer has to hold it on his lot until it is not a current model. He said this law is basically being overlooked and this bill changes languages so that current-model vehicles could be sold by used and new car dealers. He said the Used Car Dealers Association supported it. 1:40:23 PM ED SNIFFEN, Consumer Protection, Department of Law (DOL), said he has a large responsibility for regulating the care dealers in Alaska. He has been working on this issue for several years and the industry supports it. "It's something we need to do to allow us to enforce our laws - so we can sell these current-model used vehicles to consumers." CHAIR BUNDE asked if he was comfortable with the bill from a consumer's point of view. MR. SNIFFEN replied yes. JOHN COOK, Used Car Dealers Association, supported SB 273 and the previous testimony. He thanked everyone who worked on it for over a year. 1:44:32 PM SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS said this addresses part of his concerns, but it does not address dealers who commit black market fraud. However, he stated he supported the bill. CHAIR BUNDE closed the public hearing. SENATOR ELLIS moved to pass SB 273 from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. Senators Davis, Ben Stevens, Seekins, Ellis and Chair Bunde voted yea; and SB 273 moved from committee.
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