Legislature(1993 - 1994)
05/08/1994 08:40 PM House L&C
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HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE
STANDING COMMITTEE
MAY 8, 1994
8:40 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Bill Hudson, Chairman
Representative Eldon Mulder
Representative Bill Williams
Representative Brian Porter
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Joe Green, Vice-Chairman
Representative Joe Sitton
Representative Jerry Mackie
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 213
"An Act extending the Alaska Public Utilities Commission and
the regulatory cost charge."
SENATE BILL NO. 362
"An Act relating to insurance, to the licensing,
accreditation, examination, regulation, and solvency of
persons engaged in the insurance business, including
insurers, nonadmitted insurers, purchasing groups, risk
retention groups, and United States branches of alien
insurers; relating to the management of and the filing of
reports by persons licensed or otherwise doing business
under the insurance code; amending Alaska Rule of Civil
Procedure 45; and providing for an effective date."
WITNESS REGISTER
PAUL FUHS, Commissioner
Department of Commerce and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110800
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0800
465-2500
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported SB 362
DAVE WALSH, Director
Division of Insurance
P.O. Box 110805
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0805
465-2515
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported SB 362
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: SB 213
SHORT TITLE: APUC EXTENSION AND
SPONSOR(S): LABOR & COMMERCE
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
05/07/93 2113 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
05/07/93 2113 (S) LABOR & COMMERCE, JUDICIARY,
FINANCE
02/08/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
02/08/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
02/24/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
02/24/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/08/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
03/08/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/10/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
03/10/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/15/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
03/15/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/16/94 3238 (S) L&C RPT CS 3DP 1NR NEW TITLE
03/16/94 3238 (S) ZERO FN TO SB & CS PUBLISHED
(DCED)
03/30/94 (S) JUD AT 01:30 PM BELTZ ROOM 211
04/11/94 3550 (S) JUD RPT CS 2DP 2NR NEW TITLE
04/11/94 3550 (S) PREVIOUS ZERO FN APPLIES TO
CS (DCED)
04/18/94 (S) FIN AT 09:00 AM SENATE
FINANCE 518
04/19/94 (S) FIN AT 08:15 AM SENATE
FINANCE 518
04/19/94 3777 (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP 1NR
04/19/94 3777 (S) FN TO CS PUBLISHED (DCED)
04/19/94 3777 (S) ZERO FN TO CS PUBLISHED (REV)
04/20/94 (S) RLS AT 06:45 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
04/29/94 4109 (S) RLS RPT 2CAL 2NR 4/29/94
04/29/94 4130 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
04/29/94 4130 (S) FIN CS ADOPTED Y11 N9
04/29/94 4131 (S) AM NO 1 MOVED BY KELLY
04/29/94 4131 (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UNAN CONSENT
04/29/94 4131 (S) ADVANCE TO THIRD READING
FAILED Y11 N9
04/29/94 4131 (S) THIRD READING 5/2 CALENDAR
05/02/94 4240 (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
05/02/94 4240 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME
CSSB 213(FIN) AM
05/02/94 4240 (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 2
UNAN CONSENT
05/02/94 4240 (S) AM NO 2 MOVED BY DONLEY
05/02/94 4240 (S) AM NO 2 FAILED Y5 N15
05/02/94 4241 (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
05/02/94 4241 (S) FAILED PASSAGE Y9 N11
05/02/94 4241 (S) Ellis NOTICE OF
RECONSIDERATION
05/03/94 4265 (S) RECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD
READING
05/03/94 4266 (S) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION
Y11 N9
05/03/94 4266 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE FAILED Y13 N7
05/03/94 4302 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
05/05/94 4019 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
05/05/94 4019 (H) L&C, STATE AFFAIRS, FINANCE
05/08/94 (H) L&C AT 08:30 PM CAPITOL 17
BILL: SB 362
SHORT TITLE: OMNIBUS INSURANCE REFORM
SPONSOR(S): LABOR & COMMERCE BY REQUEST
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
03/18/94 3268 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
03/18/94 3269 (S) L&C, JUD
03/29/94 (S) L&C AT 01:30 PM FAHRENKAMP
ROOM 203
03/29/94 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
04/05/94 3447 (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 1NR SAME TITLE
04/05/94 3447 (S) ZERO FN TO SB & CS PUBLISHED
(DCED)
04/11/94 (S) JUD AT 01:30 PM BELTZ ROOM 211
05/02/94 4211 (S) JUD RPT 1DP 2NR (L&C)CS
05/02/94 4211 (S) PREVIOUS ZERO FN (CORR)
05/05/94 4355 (S) RULES RPT 3CAL 2NR 5/5/94
05/05/94 4372 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
05/05/94 4372 (S) L&C CS ADOPTED UNAN CONSENT
05/05/94 4372 (S) MOTION TO ADVANCE WITHDRAWN
05/05/94 4372 (S) THIRD READING 5/6 CALENDAR
05/06/94 4426 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME
CSSB 362(L&C)
05/06/94 4427 (S) PASSED Y20 N-
05/06/94 4427 (S) COURT RULE CHANGE VOTE SAME AS
PASSAGE
05/06/94 4427 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE SAME AS
PASSAGE
05/06/94 4450 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
05/08/94 4169 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
05/08/94 4170 (H) LABOR & COMMERCE
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 94-40, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN HUDSON convened the House Labor and Commerce
Committee at 8:40 p.m. Committee members present were
Representatives Hudson, Mulder, Williams, and Porter.
Committee members absent were Representatives Green, Sitton,
and Mackie
CSSB 213(FIN) am(efd fld) - APUC EXTENSION AND REGULATORY
COST CHARGE
CHAIRMAN HUDSON announced that the committee would be taking
action on CSSB 213 (Fin) am(efd fld).
CHAIRMAN HUDSON informed the committee members that the new
House version proposed committee substitute deletes Sections
5 and 6, the GCI amendments, and adds the effective dates of
`July 19, 1995' for the liberally construed language and
`July 19, 1994' for the rest of the bill. He noted the
title in the draft version does not affect the effective
date.
Number 018
REPRESENTATIVE MULDER moved to adopt the HCSCSSB 213 (L&C).
Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
Number 020
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER moved to pass HCSCSSB 213(L&C) with
the conceptual amendment adding the effective date language,
and the zero fiscal note, out of committee. Hearing no
objection, the motion carried.
Number 024
CHAIRMAN HUDSON announced that the committee did notice SB
362 but did not have the opportunity to waive the 24 hour
rule on the House floor. He said they would attempt to do
it that evening and, if not, the bill would be before the
committee the next morning.
Number 028
CHAIRMAN HUDSON recessed the meeting at 8:41 P.M.
Number 040
CHAIRMAN HUDSON reconvened the House Labor and Commerce
Committee at 11:27 a.m. on May 9, 1994. Committee members
present were Representatives Hudson, Green, Williams,
Mulder, and Porter. Committee members absent were
Representatives Sitton and Mackie.
CSSB 362 (L&C) - OMNIBUS INSURANCE REFORM
CHAIRMAN HUDSON announced the next order of business was
CSSB 362 (L&C), relating to omnibus insurance reform. He
noted there is a workdraft to the bill dated May 7, 1994,
which considers the technical amendments that were asked for
and were supposed to have been included in the bill in the
Senate. Chairman Hudson He invited Commissioner Fuhs to the
table to present the bill.
Number 083
PAUL FUHS, Commissioner, Department of Commerce and Economic
Development, explained that the "K" version contains
technical amendments to the original bill. He said the
amendments were adopted but committee staff put the wrong
version before the committee when the bill moved. He said
the bill has to do with solvency of insurance companies and
if they are in financial trouble, his department wants to
know so they can step in and not end up with a savings and
loan situation.
Number 097
DAVE WALSH, Director, Division of Insurance, testified in
favor of SB 362. He added that he believes that the
amendments are technical, but it is important that they are
included in the bill. The amendments provide for more
notice, more public hearings, more public exposure of any
changes to national models and regulations that may have to
be put in force. He referred to the amendment that would go
on page 20, line 26 and said one thing the bill does is
provide for continuing education rates. Mr. Walsh said this
is something that the agents and brokers are in favor of.
The amendment makes sure that the division takes into
account the difficulties that people have in rural Alaska
with attending classes, etc. He explained that they have
always intended to allow credit for video tapes, etc. The
amendment makes it clear that it has to happen. Mr. Walsh
said he believes that everyone supports the bill.
Number 125
REPRESENTATIVE MULDER moved for the adoption of the HCSCSSB
362 (L&C). Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
Number 139
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN asked if the version of the bill before
the committee provides any advantage to any particular
insurance agency or insurance service.
Number 147
COMMISSIONER FUHS responded "no." He added that the whole
bill is supported by the insurance industry.
Number 154
REPRESENTATIVE MULDER asked what the Chairman's thoughts
were in regards to entertaining debate on the subject of the
"any willing provider" issue.
CHAIRMAN HUDSON stated that he intended to move the bill
without any further amendments.
Number 175
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER made a motion move HCSCSSB 362 (L&C)
out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee with
individual recommendations and a zero fiscal note. Hearing
no objections, the motion carried.
Number 179
CHAIRMAN HUDSON adjourned the meeting at 11:37 a.m.
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