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HB 244                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 244                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the Code of Criminal Procedure; relating to                                
     defenses, affirmative defenses, and justifications to certain                                  
     criminal acts; relating to rights of prisoners after arrest; relating to                       
     discovery, immunity from prosecution, notice of defenses,                                      
     admissibility of certain evidence, and right to representation in                              
     criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing, probation, and                                   

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     discretionary parole; amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal                               
     Procedure, and Rules 404, 412, 609, and 803, Alaska Rules of                                   
     Evidence; and providing for an effective date."                                                
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 244(JUD)                                                                 
     "An Act relating to the Code of Criminal Procedure; relating to                                
     rights of prisoners after arrest; relating to discovery, immunity                              
     from prosecution, notice of defenses, admissibility of certain                                 
     evidence, and right to representation in criminal proceedings;                                 
     relating to sentencing, probation, and discretionary parole;                                   
     amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and                                      
     Rules 412, 609, and 803, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing                               
     for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Harris and Williams, Co-                                   
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                              
                                                                                                    
Do not pass (2):  Kerttula, Foster                                                                  
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (4):  Moses, Chenault, Harris, Williams                                           
                                                                                                    
Amend (4):  Hawker, Stoltze, Berkowitz, Whitaker                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 244(JUD):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                              
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Corrections                                                                    
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, HB 244 would be returned                                
to the Judiciary Committee.