2009-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 0835
HB 9                                                                                                                          
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 9                                                                                                           
     "An Act relating to murder; authorizing capital punishment,                                                                
     classifying murder in the first degree as a capital felony, and                                                            
     allowing the imposition of the death penalty for certain murders;                                                          
     establishing sentencing procedures for capital felonies; and                                                               
     amending Rules 32, 32.1, and 32.3, Alaska Rules of Criminal                                                                
     Procedure, and Rules 204, 209, 210, and 212, Alaska Rules of                                                               
     Appellate Procedure."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

2009-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 0836
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 9(JUD)                                                                                               
     "An Act relating to murder; authorizing capital punishment,                                                                
     classifying murder in the first degree as a capital felony, and                                                            
     allowing the imposition of the death penalty for certain murders;                                                          
     establishing sentencing procedures for capital felonies; and                                                               
     amending Rules 16, 32, 32.1, and 32.3, Alaska Rules of Criminal                                                            
     Procedure, and Rules 204, 209, 210, and 212, Alaska Rules of                                                               
     Appellate Procedure."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Ramras, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Coghill, Gatto, Ramras                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (3):  Lynn, Gruenberg, Holmes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Dahlstrom                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 9(JUD):                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                            
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
4.  Fiscal, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                
5.  Fiscal, Alaska Court System                                                                                                 
6.  Fiscal, Alaska Court System                                                                                                 
7.  Fiscal, Dept. of Law                                                                                                        
8.  Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 9 was referred to the Finance Committee.