Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
04/11/2006 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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CONFIRMATIONHEARING | |
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SB311 | |
SB309 | |
HB439 | |
SB282 | |
HB122 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
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+ | HB 439 | TELECONFERENCED | |
*+ | SB 282 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 122 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 311 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 312 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 309 | TELECONFERENCED | |
CSHB 122(FIN)-NATIONAL GUARD INSURANCE & OTHER RELIEF CHAIR BUNDE announced CSHB 122(FIN) to be up for consideration. SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS moved to adopt SCS CSHB 122(L&C), version T, as the working document. There were no objections and it was so ordered. REPRESENTATIVE NANCY DAHLSTROM, sponsor of HB 122, explained that it provides life insurance reimbursement as well as complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to Alaska Guardsmen during deployment on active duty in the military. 3:08:39 PM CHAIR BUNDE noted a negative impact of $7,100 for the hunting licenses and $300,000 for the life insurance premiums. 3:09:16 PM SENATOR SEEKINS asked for clarification of the two years after deployment for complimentary hunting and fishing licenses and if an individual could live in another state and come back to Alaska and still get a complimentary license. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied they must return to live in Alaska and apply for the license within two years of being back. CHAIR SEEKINS asked how long the license was good for. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied the usual time period of one year. The intent is for a one-year exemption. 3:10:32 PM SENATOR SEEKINS asked if the life insurance premium is the one they belong to as a member of the National Guard or any group life insurance. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied that it applies to the insurance that comes through the Guard, not any other. SENATOR SEEKINS asked how much a year was the normal premium on that. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied $251,000 per year for all members. She didn't have a per member break down, but said she would get if for him. 3:11:48 PM SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if why Section .261 was inserted. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM said that some things were unnecessary in the original version of HB 122 because they were already covered in the Soldier and Sailors Civil Relief Act and Service Members Civil Relief Act. SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if Section 261 of the Finance version dealing with relief for members who served abroad in a combat zone and with a spouse or a spouse member's motor vehicle lease, wireless phone was covered in existing language. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied that some of those items were covered in existing language; some items, such as motor lease vehicles, were not covered. She chose to remove them after discussions with several members of the House and Senate, because of differences in banking laws. She needed to remove motor leased vehicles in order to get the basics. 3:14:44 PM SENATOR BEN STEVENS asked if credit at the University was pulled. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM explained that it was pulled out of the original bill. Senator Huggins wanted her to go back to the original language. SENATOR BEN STEVENS said he wanted further discussion about that. He said he supported elements that the state had control of like the University. If someone is deployed while in secondary education, the state could issue the credit and he liked the original language - or language that would mention if it's a state institution, therefore the state is controlling it, not a commercial obligation. CHAIR BUNDE said it was the committee's prerogative to flesh the bill out as it saw fit. 3:16:59 PM SENATOR SEEKINS explained that he had talked about lease payment forgiveness with the sponsor and that no bank or independent institute would grant a lease to someone that was in the National Guard. So, you would be actually hurting them more than helping. He wanted to look at language on page 1, line 10, that talks about the complimentary license and maybe insert "good for one calendar year" and on page 2, line 24 insert "for the time the member was deployed in the combat zone" - to make it very clear that payments would be made for that time rather than just a general waiver. CHAIR BUNDE asked them to work together on a CS. 3:18:40 PM SENATOR ELLIS asked if they would continue the forgiveness during the time of convalescence at a military hospital. SENATOR SEEKINS replied that he wouldn't have a problem with that. REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM also supported those changes. CHAIR BUNDE said he would set HB 122 aside to address at a future date. There being no further business to come before the committee, he adjourned the meeting at 3:19:59 PM.
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