HB 111-LICENSE PLATES: CHOOSE LIFE  8:33:43 AM CHAIR LYNN announced that the next order of business was HOUSE BILL NO. 111, "An Act relating to special request choose life license plates; and providing for an effective date." 8:34:12 AM CHARISSE MILLETT, Alaska State Legislature, presented HB 111 as sponsor. She said HB 111 would allow the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue a specialty license plate, on which is written, "Choose Life." The fee for the plate would be $30. The license plate would also depict the faces of a boy and girl. Representative Millett said 26 other states have "Choose Life" license plates, and 15 other states currently are considering legislation to approve the "Choose Life" license plate. 8:35:41 AM RUSS AMERLING, National Publicity Coordinator, "Choose Life" License Plate, testified in support of HB 111. He said Choose Life, Inc. was formed to get the license plate approved in Florida, and the incorporation has offered its services to other states who want "Choose Life" license plates. He relayed that over 625,000 "Choose Life" license plates have been sold or renewed in the states that have the plate approved. 8:36:52 AM MR. AMERLING, in response to Chair Lynn, said the "Choose Life" plate was first issued in Florida in August of 2000, and over the next four years, as various other states approved the plate, there were groups who filed suit. However, he said those law suits ultimately failed to prevent the plates from being made available, and there have been no law suits filed since 2005. 8:38:32 AM CHAIR LYNN, after ascertaining that there was no one else who wished to testify, closed public testimony. 8:38:44 AM REPRESENTATIVE KELLER moved to report HB 111 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HB 111 was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.