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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                        TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                         THIRD SPECIAL SESSION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Sunday                   June 22, 2008                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                             Twentieth Day                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Harris at 10:33 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following members were present for the technical session:                                                                   
Representatives Harris and Foster.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                       MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 19                                                                                                                         
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 19(JUD)(efd                                                                             
    am S)                                                                                                                       
    "An Act relating to ignition interlock devices; to limited driver's                                                         
    license privileges; to ignition interlock limited driver's license                                                          
    privileges; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 97, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  January 1, 2009                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 44                                                                                                                         
A message dated June 13, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(FIN)                                                                                               
    "An Act relating to information from veterans on the permanent                                                              
    fund dividend application form."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 90, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 11, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 50                                                                                                                         
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 50(JUD)                                                                                               
    "An Act relating to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of                                                             
    Children; establishing an interstate commission for the placement                                                           
    of children; amending Rules 4 and 24(b), Alaska Rules of Civil                                                              
    Procedure; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 93, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 65                                                                                                                         
A message dated June 13, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
            SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(FIN) am S                                                                   
    "An Act relating to breaches of security involving personal                                                                 
    information, credit report and credit score security freezes,                                                               
    protection of social security numbers, care of records, disposal of                                                         
    records, identity theft, credit cards, and debit cards, disclosure of                                                       
    the names and addresses of permanent fund dividend applicants,                                                              
    and to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative hearings;                                                           
    amending Rules 60 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and                                                              
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 92, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HB 88                                                                                                                         
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 88(JUD)                                                                                 
    "An Act relating to televisions, monitors, portable computers, and                                                          
    similar devices in motor vehicles; relating to the definition of                                                            
    physical injury for the Alaska Uniform Vehicle Code; and                                                                    
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 99, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 1, 2008                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 111                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 18, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 111(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act decreasing the fee for a business license; relating to a                                                            
    civil fine for not having a current business license, to business                                                           
    license penalties under certain laws relating to financial                                                                  
    institutions, occupational licensing, employment agencies, and                                                              
    taxation, and to the duration of certain business licenses; and                                                             
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 104, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  October 1, 2009                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 147                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 18, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 147(RLS)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to matching funds and state money for state                                                                
    tourism marketing contracts with trade associations; and providing                                                          
    for an effective date."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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    Chapter No. 103, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 196                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 17, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
           SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 196(JUD) am S                                                                   
    "An Act relating to the handling of matters after a person's death,                                                         
    to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, to anatomical gifts, to the                                                             
    anatomical gift awareness fund, to a registry of anatomical gifts,                                                          
    and to organizations that handle the procurement, distribution, or                                                          
    storage of all or a part of an individual's body."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 100, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  September 15, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 281                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act requiring candidates to disclose certain information about                                                          
    all contributors under AS 15.13; relating to the preservation of                                                            
    records required to be kept by candidates, groups, nongroup                                                                 
    entities, or persons under AS 15.13; relating to records required to                                                        
    be kept by certain lobbyists and persons who employ, retain, or                                                             
    contract for the services of lobbyists; relating to complaints filed                                                        
    with the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics; relating to                                                                
    administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices                                                              
    Commission; relating to the statute of limitations for civil actions                                                        
    brought under AS 39.50; extending the statute of limitations for                                                            
    prosecutions of violations of the Alaska Election Code; and                                                                 
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 95, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HB 285                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 13, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(CRA)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to an optional exemption from municipal                                                                    
    property taxes for residences of widows and widowers of certain                                                             
    members of the armed forces of the United States."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 89, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 11, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 305                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 20, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 305(JUD)                                                                                
    "An Act relating to campaign fund raising during a regular or                                                               
   special legislative session; and providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 106, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  June 21, 2008                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
           SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(JUD) am S                                                                   
    "An Act relating to cruelty to animals and promoting an exhibition                                                          
    of fighting animals; and penalizing certain misdemeanor assaults                                                            
    as felonies."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 96, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 14, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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HB 320                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 320(FIN)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to search and rescue training and search and                                                               
    rescue parties; requiring certain search and rescue volunteers to be                                                        
    considered state employees for purposes of workers' compensation                                                            
    coverage; and allowing political subdivisions to elect to provide                                                           
    workers' compensation insurance coverage for search and rescue                                                              
    personnel."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 98, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 14, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 330                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 17, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 330(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act relating to noxious weed, invasive plant and agricultural                                                           
    pest management and education; and providing for an effective                                                               
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 102, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 351                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 13, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 351(JUD)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to submission of fingerprints by applicants for a                                                          
    concealed handgun permit; and providing for an effective date."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 91, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  June 14, 2008                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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HB 356                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 17, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 356(CRA)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to an exemption from municipal property taxes                                                              
    for certain real property that is exempt from levy and collection of                                                        
    real property taxes when conveyed by the federal government to                                                              
    implement the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act or when                                                                   
    conveyed under a land exchange authorized by that Act involving                                                             
    land or an interest in land that is made exempt from local property                                                         
    taxes by that Act; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 101, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  See Chapter                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 368                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 16, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
           SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) am S                                                                   
    "An Act relating to allowing legislators and legislative employees                                                          
    to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarifying the Legislative                                                       
    Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational                                                          
    trainees, to reducing the frequency of publication of summaries by                                                          
    the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revising                                                                 
    procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures                                                              
    required by the Legislative Ethics Act; amending prohibitions in                                                            
    the Regulation of Lobbying Act on gifts to a legislator or                                                                  
    legislative employee."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 94, SLA 2008                                                                                                    
    Effective Date:  September 14, 2008                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 373                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 20, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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    SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 373(FIN)                                                                                       
    "An Act relating to school construction and maintenance grants;                                                             
    extending specified public school bond debt reimbursement; and                                                              
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 107, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  June 21, 2008                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 419                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 20, 2008, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act relating to state lease-purchases of equipment and other                                                            
    personal property; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 105, SLA 2008                                                                                                   
    Effective Date:  July 1, 2008                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked                                                                  
unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 3:30 p.m., June 26,                                                              
2008, for a technical session.  There being no objection, the House                                                             
adjourned at 10:35 a.m.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                            Suzi Lowell                                                                         
                                            Chief Clerk