SB 70-OWNER & CONTRACTOR CONTROLLED INSURANCE  1:33:07 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 70 "An Act relating to coverage for additional insureds under owner and contractor controlled insurance programs; and providing for an effective date." He asked Ms. Wing-Heier to provide a summary of the bill. 1:33:36 PM LORI WING-HEIER, Director, Division of Insurance, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Anchorage, Alaska, provided a recap of SB 70. She reminded the members that during the previous hearing she said to expect an amendment. She explained that the division originally thought that deleting paragraph (4) from Section 1 addressed an issue regarding additional insureds. Insurance brokers and others disagreed and the division decided to restore paragraph (4) and add language to clarify that additional insureds are allowed on insurance policies if required by contract. This is what the amendment does. She provided an example. CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited a motion. 1:35:46 PM SENATOR BISHOP moved to adopt Amendment 1, work order 33- GS1009\A.2, for SB 70. 33-GS1009\A.2 Marx 3/8/23 AMENDMENT 1  OFFERED IN THE SENATE TO: SB 70 Page 1, line 9: Delete "or    Page 1, line 11 - 13: Delete "[; OR    (4) INSURANCE POLICIES ENDORSED TO NAME ONE OR MORE PERSONS AS ADDITIONAL INSUREDS]"    Insert "; or (4) insurance policies endorsed to name one or more persons as additional insureds, if  naming a person as an additional insured is  a term required by a contract; this  paragraph does not apply to an owner  controlled or contractor controlled  insurance program for a major construction  project 1:36:09 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and Amendment 1 was adopted. 1:36:20 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN held SB 70 in committee.