1997-01-13                     Senate Journal                      Page 0020
SB 24                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 24 BY SENATORS LEMAN, Halford, Green,                          
Miller, Taylor, entitled:                                                      
                                                                               
An Act relating to a requirement that a parent,                               
guardian, or custodian consent before certain minors                           
receive an abortion; establishing a judicial bypass                            
procedure by which a minor may petition a court for                            
authorization to consent to an abortion without consent                        
of a parent, guardian, or custodian; amending the                              
definition of 'abortion'; and amending Rules 40 and                            
79, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 204, 210,                           
212, 213, 508, and 512.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate                            
Procedure; and Rule 9, Alaska Administrative Rules.                            
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Health, Education and Social       
Services, Judiciary and Finance Committees.                                    
(Prefile released January 3, 1997)