Legislature(2007 - 2008)BUTROVICH 205

03/29/2007 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION


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01:31:21 PM Start
01:33:30 PM HB126
01:36:59 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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HB 126 DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERMITS
Moved CSHB 126(JUD)(title am) Out of Cmte
Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
            SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                          
                         March 29, 2007                                                                                         
                           1:31 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Albert Kookesh, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Bill Wielechowski                                                                                                       
Senator Gary Wilken                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Donny Olson                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 126(JUD)(title am)                                                                                        
"An Act  relating to access  to criminal justice  information for                                                               
certain employees  of the Department of  Administration; relating                                                               
to  the  procedure  for changes  to  certificates,  registration,                                                               
titles, licenses,  permits, and  other forms relating  to driving                                                               
and motor  vehicles; relating to requirements  for, cancellations                                                               
of,   renewals    of,   reinstatements   of,    expirations   of,                                                               
disqualifications of, withdrawals  of, suspensions or revocations                                                               
of, and  exemptions from commercial and  other driver's licenses,                                                               
permits, or  privileges to drive; relating  to records concerning                                                               
motor  vehicles and  their drivers;  relating to   penalties  for                                                               
violating commercial  driver licensing requirements;  relating to                                                               
the  driver's license  compact;  and providing  for an  effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
     MOVED CSHB 126(JUD)(title am) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 126                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: FORMS/DOCUMENTS/RIGHTS RELATED TO DRIVING                                                                          
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) JOHANSEN                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
02/12/07       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/12/07       (H)       STA, JUD                                                                                               
02/15/07       (H)       TRA AT 1:30 PM CAPITOL 17                                                                              
02/15/07       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
02/20/07       (H)       STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
02/20/07       (H)       Moved Out of Committee                                                                                 
02/20/07       (H)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
02/21/07       (H)       STA RPT 6DP 1NR                                                                                        
02/21/07       (H)       DP:     JOHNSON,    JOHANSEN,     ROSES,                                                               
                         GRUENBERG, DOLL, LYNN                                                                                  
02/21/07       (H)       NR: COGHILL                                                                                            
02/22/07       (H)       STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
02/22/07       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
03/12/07       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120                                                                             
03/12/07       (H)       Moved CSHB 126(JUD) Out of Committee                                                                   
03/12/07       (H)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
03/14/07       (H)       JUD RPT CS(JUD) 2DP 4NR 1AM                                                                            
03/14/07       (H)       DP: GRUENBERG, LYNN                                                                                    
03/14/07       (H)       NR: COGHILL, DAHLSTROM, HOLMES, RAMRAS                                                                 
03/14/07       (H)       AM: SAMUELS                                                                                            
03/22/07       (H)       TRANSMITTED TO (S)                                                                                     
03/22/07       (H)       VERSION: CSHB 126(JUD)(TITLE AM)                                                                       
03/23/07       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
03/23/07       (S)       TRA                                                                                                    
03/29/07       (S)       TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Randy Ruaro                                                                                                                     
Staff to Representative Johansen                                                                                                
Alaska State Capitol                                                                                                            
Juneau, AK                                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented CSHB 126(JUD)(title am) for the                                                                 
sponsor.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Duane Bannock, Director                                                                                                         
Division of Motor Vehicles                                                                                                      
Anchorage, AK                                                                                                                   
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on CSHB 126(JUD)(title am).                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ALBERT  KOOKESH called  the Senate  Transportation Standing                                                             
Committee meeting to order at 1:31:21  PM. Present at the call to                                                             
order  were Senators  Wielechowski,  Cowdery,  Wilken, and  Chair                                                               
Kookesh.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
   CSHB 126(JUD)(Title am)-FORMS/DOCUMENTS/RIGHTS RELATED TO                                                                
                            DRIVING                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR KOOKESH announced CSHB 126(JUD)(title am) to up for                                                                       
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
RANDY RUARO, aide to Representative  Johansen, said that the bill                                                               
will  address compliance  with federal  statutes and  regulations                                                               
regarding commercial truck driving.  Non-compliance would incur a                                                               
yearly  federal penalty,  and the  state DMV  would no  longer be                                                               
able to issue inter-state commercial driver's licenses.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:33:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  COWDERY  asked if  the  committee  substitute should  be                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KOOKESH replied no.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  said  that  everyone he's  talked  with  is  in                                                               
support of the bill.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. RUARO said that there has been no opposition to date.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:34:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KOOKESH asked if the DMV supports the bill.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
DUANE BANNOCK, Director of the  Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV),                                                               
replied that it does.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  moved  to pass  CSHB  128(JUD)(title  am)  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s). There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair Kookesh adjourned the meeting at 1:36:59 PM.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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