2004-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 3245
HB 227                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    

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.