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              (b)  Except as provided under (c) of this section, the                                
          damages awarded by a court or a jury under (a) of this section                            
          for all claims, including a loss of consortium claim, arising                             
          out of a single injury or death may not exceed $350,000                               
          [$400,000] or the injured person's life expectancy in years                               
          multiplied by $8,000, whichever is greater.                                               
        * Sec. 2.  AS 09.17.010(c) is amended to read:                                            
              (c)  In an action for personal injury, the damages awarded                            
          by a court or jury that are described under (b) of this section                           
          may not exceed $850,000 [$1,000,000] or the person's life                             
          expectancy in years multiplied by $25,000, whichever is                                   
          greater, when the damages are awarded for severe permanent                                
          physical impairment or severe disfigurement.                                              
        * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended                           
by adding a new section to read:                                                                    
     APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to a claim for relief arising                                 
on or after the effective date of this Act."                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                   
Green objected.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                    
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSB 67(JUD)                                                                                        
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman,                                     
Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                   
                                                                                                    
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator French offered Amendment No. 2 :                                                             
                                                                                                    
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     Insert a new subsection to read: