Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1996-04-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4085 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE -- SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Sunday April 28, 1996 One Hundred Twelfth Day Pursuant to adjournment, the House was called to order by Speaker Phillips at 6:52 p.m. The following members were present for the technical session: Representatives Phillips, Toohey and Vezey. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HJR 52 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 52(JUD) am Relating to the creation of a new United States Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit. CSHJR 52(JUD) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 25 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 25(FIN) An Act revising Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, relating to discovery and inspection in criminal proceedings; and providing for an effective date. CSHB 25(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4086 HB 333 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: HOUSE BILL NO. 333 An Act relating to licensure requirements for employees of the office of public advocacy and the Public Defender Agency. HB 333 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 339 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 339(JUD) am An Act relating to children-in-need-of-aid proceedings; relating to the termination of parental rights of incarcerated parents; and providing for an effective date. CSHB 339(JUD) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 364 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 364(JUD) am An Act amending, in the Election Code, the definition of the offense of unlawful interference with voting in the first degree, a class C felony, and adding, for all `knowing' violations of election offenses set out in the Election Code, a cross- reference to the definition of the word `knowing' in the Criminal Code. CSHB 364(JUD) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 382 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4087 HB 382 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 382(STA) An Act relating to the Board of Dispensing Opticians; and providing for an effective date. CSHB 382(STA) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 384 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 384(HES) am An Act relating to payment requirements for retention in the Pioneers' Home; and providing for an effective date. CSHB 384(HES) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 459 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(JUD) am An Act relating to the jurisdiction governing a trust, to challenges to trusts or property transfers in trust, to the validity of trust interests, and to transfers of certain trust interests. CSHB 459(JUD) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HJR 59 A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed CSHJR 59(RES) with the following amendment: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 59(RES) Respectfully requesting the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for Cook Inlet oil and gas operations that omits the incremental permittee monitoring and reporting obligations 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4088 HJR 59 identified in the Agency's draft permit and, consistent with the philosophy of the Agency's 1996 National Water Program Agenda, allows the permittees to operate under pollutant discharge monitoring and reporting requirements that are not more rigorous than those requirements of the Cook Inlet National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit in place. CSHJR 59(RES) is under Unfinished Business. HJR 60 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed CSHJR 60(RES) with the following amendment: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 60(RES) Relating to Revised Statute 2477 rights-of-way. CSHJR 60(RES) is under Unfinished Business. HB 93 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed HB 93 am with the following amendment: SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 93(HES) An Act relating to the duty-free mealtime for teachers in certain school facilities. HB 93 am is under Unfinished Business. HB 387 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed CSSSHB 387(JUD) am with the following amendment: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 387(JUD) An Act rearranging existing provisions of AS 47.10 into chapters separately addressing the topics of children in need of aid, delinquent minors, and the institutions, facilities, and management, administration, and oversight of programs relating to minors, and conforming references and making other conforming changes due 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4089 HB 387 to that rearrangement; amending the manner of determining support obligations for children in need of aid and delinquent minors; amending the purpose of delinquency provisions; amending hearing procedures used in delinquency proceedings; amending provisions relating to enforcement of a restitution order entered against a minor; setting out the considerations to be given by a court in making its dispositional orders for minors adjudicated delinquent; authorizing municipalities to establish curfews for minors by ordinance; relating to enforcement of truancy under the compulsory school attendance law; and amending Rule 23(d), Alaska Delinquency Rules. CSSSHB 387(JUD) am is under Unfinished Business. HB 388 A message dated April 28, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed CSHB 388(RES) am with the following amendment: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 388(RES) An Act revising laws relating to oil and gas leasing as related to land previously the subject of a written best interest finding; amending provisions setting out exceptions to sales, leases, or other disposals for which a revised written best interest finding is not required; encouraging annual offer of land for oil and gas leases if the land was the subject of a best interest finding; and modifying the statement of purpose in the Alaska Land Act as it applies to oil and gas leasing to provide for annual lease sales. CSHB 388(RES) am is under Unfinished Business. SCR 8 A message dated April 26, 1996, was read stating the President has granted limited powers of free conference to the Senate members of the Conference Committee considering: CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8(RLS) am H Approving the revised open meetings guidelines proposed by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4090 SCR 8 and CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8(RLS) Approving in part the revised open meetings guidelines proposed by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. The Speaker had previously granted the limited powers of free conference as requested (page 4045). A message dated April 27, 1996, was read stating the Senate has passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SJR 5 CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5(RLS) by the Senate Rules Committee: Supporting an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing the rights of victims of crimes. was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 270 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 270(FIN) by the Senate Finance Committee, entitled: An Act relating to juveniles; relating to the jurisdiction of juvenile courts; and relating to the release of juveniles. was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4091 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES SB 197 The Finance Committee has considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 197(L&C) An Act relating to insurance covering an insured who is a victim of domestic violence and requiring certain disclosures by an insurer. and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 197(FIN) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Foster, Co-chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Foster, Mulder, Martin, Kohring, Therriault, Kelly, Grussendorf No recommendation (1): Parnell Amend (2): Navarre, Brown The following fiscal notes apply to HCS CSSB 197(FIN): Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 4/28/96 Senate zero fiscal note, Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development, 2/23/96 CSSB 197(L&C) was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. SB 229 The Finance Committee has considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 229(L&C) An Act relating to employment contributions, to the calculation of unemployment insurance benefits, and to the state training and employment program; and providing for an effective date. 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4092 SB 229 The report was signed by Representative Mulder, Acting Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Mulder, Martin, Kohring, Brown, Navarre No recommendation (2): Grussendorf, Kelly The following fiscal notes apply: Senate fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs, 3/20/96 Senate fiscal note (No. 7), Dept. of Labor/All Depts., 3/22/96 Senate fiscal note (No. 8), Dept. of Labor, 3/22/96 Senate zero fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 3/20/96 CSSB 229(L&C) was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. SB 256 The State Affairs Committee has considered: SENATE BILL NO. 256 An Act relating to the offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore of a second class city. and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 256(CRA) (same title) The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): James, Porter, Willis, Robinson The following fiscal note applies to HCS SB 256(CRA): Senate zero fiscal note, Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs, 3/20/96 1996-04-28 House Journal Page 4093 SB 256 SB 256 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. SB 310 The State Affairs Committee has considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 310(STA) An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date. The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): James, Porter, Willis, Robinson The following fiscal note applies: Senate zero fiscal note, Legislative Affairs Agency, 4/22/96 CSSB 310(STA) was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., April 29, 1996. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 6:57 p.m. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk