HB 19-SPECIAL REQUEST LICENSE PLATES  9:26:29 AM CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI announced the next order of business would be HB 19, authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to create a special request license plate incorporating the phrase, "In God We Trust." 9:26:51 AM THOMAS REIKER, staff to Representative Bob Lynn, said the idea for these plates came when Senator Lynn visited Indiana and saw many "In God We Trust" license plates. His office asked the DMV to come up with a format for the "In God We Trust" license plate for Alaska. This bill creates an Alaska special request "In God We Trust" license plate, which is available on request. It follows the typical procedure for issuance of special request license plates. The DMV does not oppose the bill; there is a zero fiscal note. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI noted there was a CS, version X. 9:28:35 AM SENATOR PASKVAN moved to adopt the proposed Senate committee substitute (CS) for HB 19, labeled 27-LS0141\X, as the working document. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI objected for discussion purposes. 9:29:18 AM MICHELLE SYDEMAN, staff to Senator Bill Wielechowski, said the version X Senate CS, incorporates several bills into the underlying HB 19. These are a license plate bill that honors Laotians who joined the United States Army during the Vietnam War, which had support in the House State Affairs Committee; an NRA license plate bill that added a breast cancer awareness license plate; and SB 93 that authorizes the DMV to in the future set up a clear process to gauge public interest before proceeding with a specialty license plate. Whitney Brewster indicated that DMV would be comfortable administering that process. That bill passed the Senate unanimously and is now being considered in the House. 9:31:28 AM CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI noted that when he presented SB 93 to the House State Affairs Committee he learned that that committee did the same thing, except they also incorporated a bill for Choose Life plates and added a three-year sunset provision. He did not support the sunset, because the idea is to remove license plates from the legislature's consideration. Another addition was a change in the minimum number of plates; this was dropped from 50 to 10 in the House version. He liked that idea. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI moved Conceptual Amendment 1. CONCEPTUAL AMENDMENT 1 Page 3, line 4: Delete "50" Insert "25 CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI found no discussion or objection and announced that Conceptual Amendment 1 was adopted. 9:33:10 AM CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if there were any other amendments. SENATOR MEYER moved [Conceptual] Amendment 2, which would incorporate SB 16, the Choose Life license plate bill. The committee already heard his bill and compromised to include Pro Family Pro-choice to avoid potential concerns. He noted he preferred Senator Wielechowski's bill to the House version, but if there is to be an omnibus license plate bill he would like his to be included. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI said it's a fair way to go; incorporating both views is best to avoid a potential lawsuit. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI recapped Conceptual Amendment 2, would add Sections 1 and 2 of SB 16, version E, as well as any conforming amendments. Finding no objection, he announced that Conceptual Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Finding no further amendments or discussion, he asked the will of the committee. 9:36:14 AM SENATOR PASKVAN moved to report Senate CS for HB 19, version [X] as amended, with individual recommendations and accompanying zero fiscal note. CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI announced that without objection, SCS HB 19(STA) moved from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.