SENATE RULES COMMITTEE May 4, 1998 11:33 a.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 SENATE BILL NO. 312 "An Act relating to animals, to food, to pest control, and to the Alaska Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 350 "An Act relating to tourism; relating to grants for tourism marketing; eliminating the division of tourism and the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 352 "An Act relating to international airports revenue bonds; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34(L&C) am Establishing a Joint Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring. HOUSE BILL NO. 11 "An Act relating to driver's licensing; and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO. 197 "An Act relating to libraries." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 361(TRA) am "An Act relating to private maintenance of state highways." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 471(CRA) "An Act relating to the boards of commissioners of regional Native housing authorities; relating to the reinstatement of Native corporations; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 Suspending Uniform Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e) of the Alaska State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 471, relating to the boards of commissioners of regional Native housing authorities, and relating to the reinstatement of Native corporations. PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SB 312 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/10/98 and 4/7/98. SB 350 - Rules minutes dated 5/4/98. SB 352 - See Transportation Committee minutes dated 4/28/98. Finance report 5/2/98. HCR 34 - No previous action to record. HB 11 - See Senate Transportation minutes dated 5/6/97 and Senate Judiciary minutes dated 5/8/97. Finance report 5/2/98. HB 197 - Finance report 5/2/98. HB 361 - See Transportation minutes dated 4/30/98. Rules minutes dated 5/4/98. HB 471 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 4/29/98. Rules minutes dated 5/4/98. SCR 29 - Rules minutes dated 5/4/98. WITNESS REGISTER Ms. Juanita Hensley Division of Motor Vehicles Department of Administration P.O. Box 10200 Juneau, AK 99811-0200 POSITION STATEMENT: ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 98-6, SIDE A CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 11:33 a.m., and noted the presence of Senators Leman, Torgerson, Duncan, Taylor and Kelly. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 312 - FOOD/SEAFOOD/ORGANIC FOOD be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 350 - ABOLISH TOURISM MARKETING COUNCIL be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 352 - AIRPORT REVENUE BONDS be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent CSHCR 34(L&C) am - JT COM ON ELEC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 11 - DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. CHAIRMAN KELLY asked Juanita Hensley of the Division of Motor Vehicles to explain what the legislation does. JUANITA HENSLEY, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Administration, explained HB 11 is one step closer to getting a graduated licensing system. Ms. Hensley noted the legislation was amended in Senate Judiciary and again in Senate Finance. Changes made from the original bill were: the curfew hours provision was deleted; the age of an accompanying driver was changed from 22 years of age to 21 years of age; and deletion of the lower point system for those individuals who are in a provisional license or a graduated licensing phase to where they now have the same point value as an adult driver. The bill basically mandates that an individual have an instruction permit. She noted Alaska doesn't have instruction permits, nor is there driver education in the schools. There being no further testimony on HB 11, CHAIRMAN KELLY stated a roll call vote would be taken on Senator Leman's calendaring motion. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Leman and Kelly voted "Yea" and Senators Torgerson, Taylor and Duncan voted "Nay." CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the calendaring motion failed. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 197 - PUBLIC LIBRARIES be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 361(TRA) am - PRIVATE MAINTENANCE OF STATE HIGHWAY be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 471(CRA) - REINSTATEMENT OF NATIVE CORPORATIONS be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 29 - SUSPEND UN RLS: TITLE CHANGE FOR HB 471 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 11:38 a.m.