04/10/2003 09:05 AM House STA

HB 102-CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS LEGAL                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  announced that  the next  order of  business was                                                               
HOUSE  BILL  NO.  102,  "An  Act  relating  to  concealed  deadly                                                               
weapons."   [Before  the committee,  adopted as  a work  draft on                                                               
4/8/03,  was a  proposed  committee substitute  (CS), Version  I,                                                               
labeled 23-LS0515\I, Luckhaupt, 4/2/03.]                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE  ERIC CROFT,  Alaska  State Legislature,  sponsor,                                                               
noted that  the three issues raised  at the [hearing on  April 8,                                                               
2003]  related to  the bill's  title, the  so-called Patriot  Act                                                               
[the federal  Act entitled "Uniting and  Strengthening America by                                                               
Providing Appropriate  Tools Required  to Intercept  and Obstruct                                                               
Terrorism  (USA PATRIOT)  Act of  2001"], and  the definition  of                                                               
"contacted by an officer".                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CROFT  indicated he'd distributed a  memo from the                                                               
bill's drafter,  Mr. Luckhaupt, regarding  the definition  of and                                                               
some history  on "contacted by an  officer".  He agreed  with Mr.                                                               
Luckhaupt's contention  that "it is a  sufficient definition that                                                               
has worked  well in the  old permit  system, and can  continue to                                                               
work well."   He suggested  that any further questions  about the                                                               
definition  be   addressed  in   the  House   Judiciary  Standing                                                               
Committee, the next committee of referral.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CROFT noted  that the Patriot Act is  new and that                                                               
the  bill deals  with "concealed  carries."   He indicated  there                                                               
would be extended  discussion regarding the Patriot  Act and said                                                               
a resolution regarding it is coming before the committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  remarked that the  Senate is  seriously debating                                                               
the Patriot Act.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE  CROFT emphasized  that  all  the restrictions  in                                                               
current  law would  be kept.    He mentioned  privacy rights  and                                                               
Section 6 [beginning  on line 5], which read in  part:  "permits,                                                               
and renewals are not public  records under AS 40.25.110-40.25.125                                                               
and  may  only  be  used  for  law  enforcement  purposes".    He                                                               
remarked, "Whatever  the results  of that, I  didn't feel  like I                                                               
could  tackle them  or even  adequately  deal with  them in  this                                                               
bill."  With regard to the  breadth of the title, he indicated he                                                               
wasn't  aware of  any reason  for tightening  it to  prevent some                                                               
action in the Senate, for instance.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  said the  subject of the  title had  simply been                                                               
brought  up  [during  the  prior hearing],  and  that  he  wasn't                                                               
proposing anything.  In response  to a question by Representative                                                               
Dahlstrom,  he  said public  testimony  was  closed at  the  last                                                               
hearing.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM  moved to  report CSHB 102  [Version 23-                                                               
LS0515\I,  Luckhaupt, 4/2/03]  out of  committee with  individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying  fiscal note.   There being                                                               
no objection,  CSHB 102(STA)  was reported  from the  House State                                                               
Affairs Standing Committee.