2012-04-11                     Senate Journal                      Page 2160
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 255                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 255(JUD) BY THE HOUSE                                                                                     
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to screen devices in motor vehicles;                                                                 
          prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle from reading                                                                
          or typing a text message or other nonvoice message                                                                    
          or communication on a cellular telephone, computer,                                                                   
          or personal data assistant while driving a motor                                                                      
          vehicle; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 276(FIN) BY THE HOUSE FINANCE                                                                             
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act providing for a credit against the oil and gas                                                                
          production tax for costs incurred for conducting                                                                      
          seismic exploration and drilling certain oil or natural                                                               
          gas exploration wells in certain basins; relating to the                                                              
          determination of the production tax value of oil and                                                                  
          gas production; and relating to a special tax rate for                                                                
          new oil or gas production south of 68 degrees North                                                                   
          latitude."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 296                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 296(JUD) BY THE HOUSE                                                                                     
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to service of process on prisoners;                                                                  
          relating to the crime of escape; deleting the repeal of                                                               
          a provision relating to electronic monitoring as a                                                                    
          special condition of probation and parole for                                                                         
          offenders whose offense was related to a criminal                                                                     
          street gang; amending Rule 4, Alaska Rules of Civil                                                                   
          Procedure; and providing for an effective date."