1994-03-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 3109
SB 347                                                                       
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and             
Judiciary Committees.                                                          
                                                                               
SB 348                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 348 BY THE SENATE LABOR AND                                    
COMMERCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                  
                                                                               
"An Act relating to partnerships; amending Alaska                             
Rules of Civil Procedure 20 and 24; and providing                              
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and             
Judiciary Committees.                                                          
                                                                               
SB 349                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 349 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                              
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                          
                                                                               
"An Act amending Alaska Rule of Criminal                                      
Procedure 6(r) relating to admissibility of hearsay                            
evidence by peace officers before the grand jury."                             
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary        
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
Zero fiscal notes published today from Department of Law,                      
Department of Public Safety, Department of Administration (2).                 
                                                                               
Governor's transmittal letter dated March 9:                                   
                                                                               
Dear Mr. President:                                                            
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution,          
I am transmitting a bill that amends Alaska Rule of Criminal                   
Procedure 6(r) to allow one peace officer, such as an Alaska state             
trooper or police officer, to testify at grand jury as to what another         
peace officer heard, said, or did in the course of a criminal                  
investigation.  This will reduce the number of peace officers that             
must be involved and required to testify when a case is presented to           
a grand jury, especially when the peace officers may have only                 
played a minor role in the investigation.