02/17/1993 09:05 AM Senate STA

  SENATOR LEMAN called the State  Affairs Committee meeting to                 
  order  at  9:05 a.m.  and  announced SB  84  REVOKE DRIVER'S                 
  LICENSE IF USE FALSE I.D. to be up for consideration.                        
                                                                               
  JOSH FINK, aide for Senator Kelly, said this legislation was                 
  supported last year by the Department of Public  Safety, the                 
  Department  of  Health and  Social  Services, the  Anchorage                 
  Health and Human Services Commission,  Mothers Against Drunk                 
  Driving, the Bristol Bay Area  Health Corporation, the Daily                 
  News,  CHAR, BARBA, and  various PTAs.   Putting  a hologram                 
  over vital information  on the license to  prevent tampering                 
  and putting  the words  "under 21"  on the  license are  the                 
  methods to be used.                                                          
                                                                               
  Number 60                                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN asked if  this was exactly like the  bill that                 
  passed last year.   MR.  FINK replied that  it is  identical                 
  except for the periods of  revocation for the first  offense                 
  was 90 days  last year and it  was brought down to  60 days.                 
  The  second offense  was  12  months,  or  until  you're  21                 
  whichever  is  longer, in  last  year's  bill and  that  was                 
  changed to 12 months.                                                        
                                                                               
  Number 75                                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR did  not agree  with lowering the  penalties.                 
  He said in  Ketchikan there  is a movement  to increase  the                 
  penalty for the person who provides  alcohol to a minor from                 
  a Class A misdemeanor to a  felony, because recently a young                 
  man died as  a result of  obtaining alcohol from someone  of                 
  legal age.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Number 140                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PHILLIP   SIMON,   Anchorage    Restaurant   and    Beverage                 
  Association, supported  SB 84.   He  thought it  would be  a                 
  great step  forward.   He  thought the  penalties should  be                 
  strong.                                                                      
                                                                               
  Number 160                                                                   
                                                                               
  CAROL WILSON supported SB 84.   She thought it was necessary                 
  for all communities.                                                         
                                                                               
  Number 170                                                                   
                                                                               
  DON SKEWIS, Anchorage, supported SB 84.   He said bar owners                 
  do not want  to serve children and  there are a lot  of fake                 
  IDs being used.  He supported strong penalties.                              
                                                                               
  Number 195                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR  TAYLOR moved  to  pass SB  84  from Committee  with                 
  individual recommendations.   SENATOR ELLIS  objected so  he                 
  could have time to acquaint himself with the bill.                           
                                                                               
  Number 213                                                                   
  SENATOR LEMAN announced SB 84 REVOKE DRIVER'S LICENSE IF USE                 
  FALSE I.D. to be up for consideration again.                                 
                                                                               
  SENATOR  TAYLOR moved  to  pass SB  84  from Committee  with                 
  individual recommendation  and asked for  unanimous consent.                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  There were no objections and it was so ordered.