2004-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 3246
    HOUSE BILL NO. 227                                                                              
    "An Act increasing the jurisdictional limit for small claims and for                            
    magistrates from $7,500 to $10,000; increasing the jurisdictional                               
    limit of district courts in certain civil cases from $50,000 to                                 
    $75,000; and amending Rule 11(a)(4), Alaska District Court Rules                                
    of Civil Procedure, relating to service of process for small claims."                           
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 227(JUD)                                                                  
    "An Act increasing the jurisdictional limit for small claims and for                            
    magistrates from $7,500 to $10,000; increasing the jurisdictional                               
    limit of district courts in certain civil cases from $50,000 to                                 
    $100,000; expanding the jurisdiction of district courts; limiting                               
    magistrates from hearing certain small claims cases; and                                        
    amending Rule 11(a)(4), Alaska District Court Rules of Civil                                    
    Procedure, relating to service of process for small claims."                                    
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Harris, Co-chair, with the                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Chenault, Fate, Foster, Harris                                                        
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Hawker, Stoltze, Joule                                                      
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 227(JUD):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Indeterminate, Alaska Court System                                                              
                                                                                                    
HB 227 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 298                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 298                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the distribution of appropriations from the                                 
    Alaska permanent fund under art. IX, sec. 15(b), Constitution of                                
    the State of Alaska, and making conforming amendments; and                                      
    providing for an effective date."