02/14/2023 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

          SB  26-LICENSE PLATES: FALLEN PEACE OFFICERS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:33:16 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 26                                                               
"An  Act relating  to special  registration plates  commemorating                                                               
peace officers killed in the line of duty."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:33:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI   solicited  a  motion  to   adopt  the  proposed                                                               
committee substitute (CS) for SB 26.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:33:37 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved  to adopt the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 26, work order 33-LS0238\B, as the working document.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:33:52 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:34:03 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:34:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI reconvened  the meeting  and asked  Joe Hayes  to                                                               
provide the  explanation of changes  from version A to  version B                                                               
of SB 26.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:34:46 PM                                                                                                                    
JOE   HAYES,  Staff,   Senator  Scott   Kawasaki,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, reviewed  the following changes from                                                               
version A to version B of SB 26:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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        Adds "(3) a correctional officer" to the bill's                                                                         
     definition of "peace officer."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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     Renumbers two sections accordingly.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:35:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI removed  his objection and invited  the sponsor to                                                               
provide a short summary of the bill.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:35:50 PM                                                                                                                    
JAMES KAUFMAN, District  F, speaking as sponsor of  SB 26, stated                                                               
that the bill  seeks to create a commemorative  license plate for                                                               
peace officers killed in the line of duty.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:37:07 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MERRICK stated  that she continued to  have some concerns                                                               
about  the fiscal  note,  but she  would bring  those  up in  the                                                               
Finance Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:37:30 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  opened public testimony  on SB 26;  finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony and solicited a motion.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:37:56 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved  to report CSSB 26,  work order 33-LS0238\B,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:38:17 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI found  no objection and CSSB  26(STA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.