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SB 246                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 246 "An                                          
Act relating to the commission of an offense or a juvenile delinquency                              
act involving the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental                              
disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, or national origin; relating to                           
sentencing, informal adjustment, and adjudication for those offenses                                
and acts; relating to a diversity tolerance program for certain juvenile                            
delinquency acts; relating to a civil cause of action for certain acts                              
involving discriminatory harassment; and providing for an effective                                 
date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                           
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 246(JUD) "An Act                                                   
          relating to sentencing for the commission of offenses                                     
          or a juvenile delinquency act directed against peace                                      
          officers, fire fighters, and other emergency                                              
          responders or involving the victim's actual or                                            
          perceived race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental                                     
          disability, ancestry, or national origin; relating to                                     
          probation, informal adjustment, and adjudication for                                      
          those offenses and acts; relating to a diversity                                          
          tolerance program for certain juvenile delinquency                                        
          acts; and providing for an effective date."                                               

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Signing no recommendation: Senator Seekins, Chair; Senators                                         
Therriault, Ogan. Signing do pass: Senators French, Ellis.                                          
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
        Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Administration                             
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Law                                                         
 Fiscal Note No. 4, indeterminate, Alaska Court System                                              
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.