Legislature(2007 - 2008)

03/17/2008 02:05 PM House JUD


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HB 278 - SEX OFFENDER/CHILD KIDNAPPER REGISTRATION                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:03:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAMRAS announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO.  278, "An Act relating to sex  offenders and child                                                               
kidnappers."   [Before the committee  was the  proposed committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HB 278,  Version  25-LS1104\E,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
2/21/08, which had been adopted as the work draft on 3/13/08.]                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  RAMRAS  recalled  that   previous  discussion  raised  the                                                               
questions  of  whether  people   could  be  identified  by  their                                                               
"handles"  and   whether  clarification  of  the   definition  of                                                               
"Internet communication identifier" would be provided.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:05:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BOB  BUCH, Alaska  State Legislature,  speaking as                                                               
one of  the joint prime sponsors  of HB 278, concurred  and asked                                                               
Representative  Holmes  to  present  Amendment  1,  an  amendment                                                               
labeled 25-LS1104\E.2, Luckhaupt, 3/17.08, which read:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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               "(C)  establishment of an online identifier                                                                      
         or any change to an online identifier; in this                                                                         
       subparagraph, "online identifier" has the meaning                                                                        
     given in AS 12.63.010;"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete all material and insert:                                                                                       
               "(I)  each online identifier used by the sex                                                                 
     offender or child kidnapper;"                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete    "electronic   mail    address,   instant                                                                
     messaging address, or other Internet communication"                                                                    
          Insert "online"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                    
        "* Sec. 4. AS 12.63.010(f) is amended to read:                                                                      
          "(f)  In this section,                                                                                                
               (1)  "correctional facility" has the meaning                                                                 
     given in AS 33.30.901;                                                                                                 
               (2)      "online    identifier"   means   any                                                                
         electronic mail address information or instant                                                                     
       message, chat, social networking, or other similar                                                                   
      Internet communication name, but does not a include                                                                   
     social security number, date of birth, or pin number."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "electronic or messaging address or                                                                            
     Internet"                                                                                                                  
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          Delete "electronic or messaging addresses and                                                                         
     Internet communication"                                                                                                    
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          Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                      
          "(j)  In this section, "online identifier" has                                                                        
     the meaning given in AS 12.63.010."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "electronic or messaging addresses or                                                                          
     Internet communication"                                                                                                    
          Insert "online"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "addresses and"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "electronic or messaging address, or any                                                                       
     changes to those addresses, or the establishment of an                                                                     
     Internet communication identifier,"                                                                                        
          Insert "online identifier"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "electronic or messaging addresses or                                                                          
     Internet communication"                                                                                                    
          Insert "online"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "addresses and"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:05:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLMES explained  that  Amendment 1  is aimed  at                                                               
defining "online identifier" and adding conforming language.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   BUCH   stated    that   Amendment   1   answered                                                               
Representative  Coghill's  questions   and  was  patterned  after                                                               
Arizona's registration law.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAMRAS closed public testimony on HB 278.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMES made a motion  to adopt Amendment 1.  There                                                               
being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:07:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM  moved to report the  proposed committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HB 278,  Version  25-LS1104\E,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
2/21/08,   as  amended,   out   of   committee  with   individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no  objection,   CSHB  278(JUD)  was  reported   from  the  House                                                               
Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                                   

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