Legislature(2013 - 2014)

2013-03-15 Senate Journal

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SB 22                                                                                                                         
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 22 "An Act                                                                   
relating to the commencement of actions for felony sex trafficking and                                                          
felony human trafficking; relating to the crime of sexual assault;                                                              
relating to the crime of unlawful contact; relating to forfeiture for                                                           
certain crimes involving prostitution; relating to the time in which to                                                         
commence certain prosecutions; relating to release for violation of a                                                           
condition of release in connection with a crime involving domestic                                                              
violence; relating to interception of private communications for certain                                                        
sex trafficking or human trafficking offenses; relating to use of                                                               
evidence of sexual conduct concerning victims of certain crimes;                                                                
relating to procedures for granting immunity to a witness in a criminal                                                         
proceeding; relating to consideration at sentencing of the effect of a                                                          
crime on the victim; relating to the time to make an application for                                                            
credit for time served in detention in a treatment program or while in                                                          
other custody; relating to suspending imposition of sentence for sex                                                            
trafficking; relating to consecutive sentences for convictions of certain                                                       
crimes involving child pornography or indecent materials to minors;                                                             
relating to the referral of sexual felonies to a three-judge panel;                                                             
relating to the definition of 'sexual felony' for sentencing and                                                                
probation for conviction of certain crimes; relating to the definition of                                                       
"sex offense" regarding sex offender registration; relating to protective                                                       
orders for stalking and sexual assault and for a crime involving                                                                
domestic violence; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling                                                             
centers' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual                                                             
assault or domestic violence; relating to violent crimes compensation;                                                          
relating to certain information in retention election of judges                                                                 

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concerning sentencing of persons convicted of felonies; relating to                                                             
remission of sentences for certain sexual felony offenders; relating to                                                         
the subpoena power of the attorney general in cases involving the use                                                           
of an Internet service account; relating to reasonable efforts in child-                                                        
in-need-of-aid cases involving sexual abuse or sex offender                                                                     
registration; relating to mandatory reporting by athletic coaches of                                                            
child abuse or neglect; making conforming amendments; amending                                                                  
Rules 16, 32.1(b)(1), and 32.2(a), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure,                                                          
Rule 404(b), Alaska Rules of Evidence, and Rule 216, Alaska Rules of                                                            
Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date" and                                                                   
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
        CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 22(JUD) "An Act                                                                                  
        relating to the commencement of actions for felony sex                                                                  
        trafficking and felony human trafficking; relating to the                                                               
        crime of sexual assault; relating to the crime of                                                                       
        unlawful contact; relating to forfeiture for certain                                                                    
        crimes involving prostitution; relating to the time in                                                                  
        which to commence certain prosecutions; relating to                                                                     
        release in a prosecution for stalking or a crime                                                                        
        involving domestic violence or for violation of a                                                                       
        condition of release in connection with a crime                                                                         
        involving domestic violence; relating to interception of                                                                
        private communications for certain sex trafficking or                                                                   
        human trafficking offenses; relating to use of evidence                                                                 
        of sexual conduct concerning victims of certain crimes;                                                                 
        relating to consideration at sentencing of the effect of a                                                              
        crime on the victim; relating to the time to make an                                                                    
        application for credit for time served in a treatment                                                                   
        program or while in other custody; relating to                                                                          
        suspending imposition of sentence for sex trafficking;                                                                  
        relating to consecutive sentences for convictions of                                                                    
        certain crimes involving child pornography or indecent                                                                  
        materials to minors; relating to the referral of sexual                                                                 
        felonies to a three-judge panel; relating to the                                                                        
        definition of 'sexual felony' for sentencing and                                                                        
        probation for conviction of certain crimes; relating to                                                                 
        the definition of 'sex offense' regarding sex offender                                                                  
        registration; relating to the definition of 'victim                                                                     
        counseling centers' for disclosure of certain                                                                           

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        communications concerning sexual assault or domestic                                                                    
        violence; relating to violent crimes compensation;                                                                      
        relating to certain information in retention election of                                                                
        judges concerning sentencing of persons convicted of                                                                    
        felonies; relating to remission of sentences for certain                                                                
        sexual felony offenders; relating to forms for sexual                                                                   
        assault, stalking, and domestic violence protective                                                                     
        orders; relating to the subpoena power of the attorney                                                                  
        general in cases involving the use of an Internet service                                                               
        account; relating to reasonable efforts in child-in-need-                                                               
        of-aid cases involving sexual abuse or sex offender                                                                     
        registration; relating to mandatory reporting by athletic                                                               
        coaches of child abuse or neglect; making conforming                                                                    
        amendments; amending Rules 16, 32.1(b)(1), and                                                                          
        32.2(a), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and                                                                        
        Rules 404(a) and (b), Alaska Rules of Evidence; and                                                                     
        providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Coghill, Chair; Senators McGuire, Dyson.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Public Safety                                                                             
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety                                                                       
     Fiscal Note No. 3, indeterminate, Department of Corrections                                                                
     Fiscal Note No. 4, zero, Department of Law                                                                                 
        Fiscal Note No. 5, indeterminate, Department of Administration                                                         
        Fiscal Note No. 6, indeterminate, Department of Administration                                                         
     Fiscal Note No. 7, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.