Legislature(2017 - 2018)HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/16/2017 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB106 | |
| HB141 | |
| HB81 | |
| HB56 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 56 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 81 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 106 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 141 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HOUSE BILL NO. 106
"An Act allowing appropriations to the civil legal
services fund from court filing fees."
4:30:25 PM
REPRESENTATIVE ZACH FANSLER, SPONSOR, relayed that it was
his second time presenting HB 106. The legislation was a
civil legal services fund bill that provided a mechanism
for funding Alaska Legal Services, an entity representing
indigent clients around the state.
Co-Chair Foster indicated that his office had not received
any amendments for the bill. Representative Gara was not
currently present to review the fiscal notes associated
with the bill.
Co-Chair Seaton relayed that there was one previously
published zero fiscal note by the Judiciary Department;
Appropriation: Alaska Court System; Allocation: Trial
Courts; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Component
Number: 768.
4:32:02 PM
AT EASE
4:32:24 PM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair Seaton reported that there was also a new
indeterminate fiscal note by OMB; Appropriation: Funds
Transfer; Allocation: Civil Legal Services Fund; OMB
Component Number: 3015.
Representative Wilson wanted to clarify that the reason the
fiscal note was indeterminate was because the legislature
could place zero to 25 percent each year. She highlighted
that Page 2 contained the full estimated amount at 25
percent.
Representative Fansler responded that Representative Wilson
was correct.
Co-Chair Foster acknowledged Representative Pruitt,
Representative Grenn, and Representative Tilton at the
table.
Co-Chair Seaton asked if the fund would serve people with
less than 125 percent of poverty.
Representative Fansler thought he had materials that he
could provide showing the information.
4:34:31 PM
Representative Wilson asked the chairman if he intended to
move the bill out of committee.
Co-Chair Foster responded, "If it is the will of the body,
yes."
Representative Wilson MOVED to report HB 106 out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes.
Co-Chair Seaton OBJECTED. He believed there were three
fiscal notes.
Co-Chair Foster confirmed there were two fiscal notes.
Representative Wilson restated her motion clarifying that
there were two accompanying fiscal notes.
Co-Chair Foster asked Representative Fansler if he had an
answer to Representative Seaton's last question.
Representative Fansler answered that the information he had
been looking for was in the bill on Page 1, Lines 11-14. It
defined a low-income individual. He read directly from the
bill:
In this section, "low-income individual" means an
individual with an income equal to or less than 125
percent of the most recent federal poverty guidelines
for Alaska set by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services.
Co-Chair Seaton WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HB 106 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one previously published zero
fiscal note: FN1(AJS) and with one new indeterminate fiscal
note by the Office of the Governor.
4:36:38 PM
AT EASE
4:37:59 PM
RECONVENED