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2007-02-08 House Journal

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2007-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 0189
HB 76                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 76                                                                                                           
   "An Act relating to the creation of a civil legal services fund."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                   Journal Page                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) 3DP 3NR                                              106                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(ADM)                                                       107                                                       
 FIN RPT CS(JUD) 6DP 3NR 2AM                                          162                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(ADM)                                                       162                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(JUD)                                                                                               
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

2007-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 0190
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 9, following "AS 09.17.020(j)":                                                                                    
 Insert "and $75 of the amount collected from each filing fee set                                                               
out in Rule 9(b)(1), Alaska Rules of Administration"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 14:                                                                                                      
 Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                              
   "* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                         
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
 INDIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT. The provisions of                                                                               
AS 09.60.250, added by sec. 1 of this Act, have the effect of amending                                                          
Rule 9, Alaska Rule of Administration, by requiring the court to                                                                
collect a surcharge.                                                                                                            
   * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                          
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
 APPLICABILITY. Section 1 of this Act applies to civil actions                                                                  
filed on or after the effective date of this Act."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ramras objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coghill rose to a point of order.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker reminded members to confine their remarks to the                                                                    
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 76(JUD)                                                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Crawford, Doll, Edgmon, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg,                                                                  
Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Nelson                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Doogan, Fairclough, Foster, Gatto, Harris,                                                            
Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Kelly, Kohring, Lynn, Meyer, Neuman,                                                                 
Olson, Ramras, Roses, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Cissna, Dahlstrom, Kerttula, LeDoux                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Salmon                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 76(JUD) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                                
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 76(JUD) was read the third time.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 76(JUD) pass the House?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 76(JUD)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  29   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Doll, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara,                                                                  
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Holmes, Johansen,                                                                
Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Kohring, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Neuman,                                                                 
Olson, Ramras, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Coghill, Crawford, Doogan, Hawker, Kelly, Roses, Wilson                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Cissna, Dahlstrom, Kerttula, LeDoux                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 76(JUD) passed the House.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gruenberg gave notice of reconsideration of the vote                                                             
on CSHB 76(JUD).