Ignition Interlock 4 Alaska

The Senate Finance Committee will hear HB19 Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m. The hearing will be teleconferenced. To participate in the conversation (i.e. testify), you can go to your local LIO (Legislative Information Office), sign in and you will be directed to a room with teleconferencing equipment. The friendly LIO staff will instruct you on the testifying procedure.

HB19 must be heard and passed from this committee as its last stop on its way to the full Senate. If passed there, it becomes law. Though one of many, many bills before the Alaska State legislature this session, this is not an inconsequential matter — this simple blogspot devoted to this singular issue has had over 700 hits since its inception.

A good ignition interlock program saves lives, makes highways safer and affords a means to greater productivity to offenders. Wins, all the way around. Here’s to a thorough review of the bill, wisdom in making amendments and, ultimately, its passage!