Legislature(1997 - 1998)
04/27/1998 12:04 PM Senate RLS
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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
April 27, 1998
12:04 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair
Senator Robin Taylor
Senator John Torgerson
Senator Jim Duncan
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 33(FIN) am
"An Act relating to real estate licensees and to the real estate
surety fund; relating to the Real Estate Commission; and providing
for an effective date."
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 334(FIN) am
"An Act relating to waiver of tuition and fees for certain family
members of a peace officer or a fire fighter killed in the line of
duty; and providing for an effective date."
SENATE BILL NO. 192
"An Act relating to maintenance of state marine vessels; and
providing for an effective date."
SENATE BILL NO. 219
"An Act relating to establishing an office of crime victims'
advocacy; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure,
Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule 501, Alaska Rules of
Evidence."
HOUSE BILL NO. 407
"An Act relating to repayment of teacher scholarship loans."
SENATE BILL NO. 329
"An Act establishing an exemption for investment clubs from the
business license requirement."
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 404(TRA)
"An Act relating to the regulation of commercial vehicles; relating
to the temporary registration of out-of-state commercial vehicles;
relating to registration fees for commercial vehicles; and
providing for an effective date."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
HB 33 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 3/19/98
and 4/18/98.
Finance referral waived 4/23/98.
HB 334 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/19/98, 2/24/98 and
2/26/98.
Finance report 4/23/98.
SB 192 - See Senate Transportation minutes dated 5/6/97.
SB 219 - See Judiciary minutes dated 1/21/98 and 1/28/98.
Finance report 4/23/98.
HB 407 - See HESS minutes dated 4/24/98.
SB 329 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/12/98 and Senate
Judiciary minutes dated 3/30/98.
HB 404 - Finance report 4/7/98.
WITNESS REGISTER
Ms. Juanita Hensley
Division of Motor Vehicles
Department of Administration
P.O. Box 10200
Juneau, AK 99811-0200
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SCS CSHB 404(RLS)
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 98-5, SIDE A
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order
at 12:04 p.m.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought CSHB 33(FIN) am - REAL ESTATE LICENSING
before the committee as the first order of business.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 33(FIN) am be
approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. SENATOR
LEMAN objected, stating his concern that he thinks the bill goes
farther than it should. He then removed his objection. There
being no further objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought CSHB 334(FIN) am - TUITION WAIVER FOR POLICE
WIDOW/CHILD before the committee as the next order of business.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 334(FIN) am
be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.
Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 192 - MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF STATE
VESSELS before the committee.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 192 be approved
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 219 - OFFICE OF VICTIMS' ADVOCACY before
the committee as the next order of business.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 219 be approved
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought HB 407 - TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP LOANS before
the committee.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent HB 407 be approved
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 329 - BUS.LIC. EXEMPTIONS, DEFS. & REGS.
before the committee as the next order of business.
SENATOR LEMAN related that the drafter thought Section 1 of the
bill was no longer necessary. It was suggested that the bill be
amended on the Senate floor instead of waiting for a committee
substitute to be drafted.
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 329 be approved
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought CSHB 404(TRA) - REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES before the committee as the final order of business. He
directed attention to a proposed Rules SCS.
SENATOR TAYLOR moved adoption of SCS CSHB 404(RLS). Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
JUANITA HENSLEY, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of
Administration, addressing changes in the Rules SCS, directed
attention to Section 18, which increases the unladen weight limit
for pick-up trucks and vans from 6,000 pounds to 10,000 pounds.
The statue, as written, requires registering a new pick-up truck or
van exceeding 6,000 pounds as a commercial vehicle, even though it
is not being used for commercial purposes or even registered in a
commercial business name. She added the division supports that
change, as well the language that requires that if one of these
vehicles is registered in a business name or company name, it must
be registered as a commercial vehicle.
Ms. Hensley next directed attention to Section 23, relating to
temporary registration fees for commercial vehicles. She explained
the House version of the legislation took registration of
commercial trailers and transfered those fees to the truck unit or
the power unit that pulled those trailers. However, it didn't take
into account the municipal taxes that had been collected from
municipalities, and it could have resulted in a substantial loss of
revenue for those municipalities. This section basically allows
those vehicles to be registered between January and March, with a
sunset date of March 30, 1999, and it will allow the trucking
industry, the teamsters, and the municipalities and the Alaska
Municipal League time to work together to come up with a solution
for the loss of those taxes that would have been a result of the
bill if it had passed out without this provision.
SENATOR TAYLOR asked if it was correct that trailer units would not
be registered anymore, the registration will be on the tractor
units.
MS. HENSLEY replied that is correct. They will still register, but
it will be a one-time registration for the lifetime of the trailer.
CHAIRMAN KELLY said it was also his understanding is that the Rules
SCS is the result of the Division of Motor Vehicles, the teamsters,
the Alaska Truckers Association, the Alaska Municipal League, Mat-
Su Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, etc., working together
to address problems with the earlier version of the bill.
MS. HENSLEY also pointed out that the effective date for all of the
DOT sections of the bill will be July 1, 1998, and the DMV
sections will be January 1, 1999.
CHAIRMAN KELLY noted he had a constituent who bought a new Ford F-
150, and with the turbo charged engine, it edged over 6,000 pounds,
which meant that she was going to have to pay commercial rates for
her plates, even though the vehicle was for her personal use.
SENATOR TORGERSON proposed the following as an amendment to the
Rules SCS:
Page 11, line 30: Add Section 18 to the immediate effective date.
Page 11, line 31: Delete Section 18 from the January 1, 1999
effective date.
He said he couldn't think of any reason why changing that weight
limit to 10,000 pounds shouldn't have that immediate effective
date. He said the reason he was interested in this particular area
was because there is another agency that is forcing commercial
licenses on guides if they operate in state parks, and that season
is coming up soon.
MS. HENSLEY stated the change to an immediate effective date would
not be a problem for the department.
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked if there were any objections to the adoption
of Senator Torgerson's proposed amendment, and hearing none, he
stated the amendment was adopted. He then requested a motion on SCS
CSHB 404(RLS).
SENATOR LEMAN moved SCS CSHB 404(RLS), as amended, be passed out of
committee with individual recommendations, and that it be approved
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the
meeting adjourned at 12:18 p.m.
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