Legislature(1993 - 1994)

1993-04-08 House Journal

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1993-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 1135
HB 119                                                                      
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                        

1993-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 1136
HB 119                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 119                                                            
"An Act authorizing a sentencing court to impose a sentence of a              
day fine instead of a sentence of imprisonment on a defendant                  
convicted of a misdemeanor; directing the Alaska Supreme Court                 
to develop and implement a day fine plan; requiring the                        
Department of Corrections to report to the legislature on the use              
of day fines; amending Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 32; and               
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 119(JUD)                                                
"An Act authorizing a sentencing court to impose a sentence of a              
day fine instead of a sentence of imprisonment on a defendant                  
convicted of a misdemeanor; directing the Alaska Supreme Court                 
to develop and implement a day fine plan; requiring the Alaska                 
Court System to report to the legislature on the use of day fines;             
amending Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 32; and providing                   
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Porter, Chair, with the                
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (6):  Porter, Phillips, Nordlund, James, Kott, Green                   
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 119(JUD):                             
                                                                               
Zero fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Administration, 4/8/93                         
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 4/8/93                               
Fiscal note, Alaska Court System, 3/12/93                                      
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Law, 3/12/93                                        
                                                                               
HB 119 was referred to the Finance Committee.