2001-02-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 0433
                                                                                                    
SB 106                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 106 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                   
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                               
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to the rights of crime victims, the                                      
          crime of violating a protective injunction, mitigating                                    
          factors in sentencing for an offense, and the return of                                   
          certain seized property to victims; clarifying that a                                     
          violation of certain protective orders is contempt of                                     
          the authority of the court; expanding the scope of the                                    
          prohibition of compromise based on civil remedy of                                        
          misdemeanor crimes involving domestic violence;                                           
          providing for protective relief for victims of stalking                                   
          that is not domestic violence and for the crime of                                        
          violating an order for that relief; providing for                                         
          continuing education regarding domestic violence for                                      
          certain persons appointed by the court; making                                            
          certain conforming amendments; amending Rules                                             
          65.1 and 100(a), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure;                                         
          amending Rules 10, 11, 13, 16, and 17, Alaska                                             
          District Court Rules of Civil Procedure; and                                              
          amending Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration."                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance                                   
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Administration                                     
 Fiscal Note No. 2, indeterminate, Department of Corrections                                        
 Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Law                                                         
                                                                                                    
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 16:                                                    
                                                                                                    
Dear President Halford:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
The Victims' Rights Amendment to the Alaska Constitution was                                        
approved by 87 percent of Alaska voters and has been in effect since                                
December 30, 1994. Since then, we have continued to learn more                                      
about the difficulties crime victims face and how we may be able to