Legislature(2003 - 2004)
05/02/2004 12:04 PM Senate FIN
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CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 284(STA) "An Act relating to an optional election to prevent the name and address of a permanent fund dividend applicant from being disclosed, except to a local, state, or federal government agency, or in compliance with a court order." This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. Co-Chair Wilken stated that this legislation would require the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) to keep Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) applicant application information private with the exception being in cases where information was required by the State or federal government. He reminded the Committee that during the first hearing on this bill, Co-Chair Green had asked regarding the confidentially of voter registration information. SFC 04 # 103, Side B 12:52 PM Co-Chair Green moved to adopt committee substitute, CS SB 284, Version 23-LS1596\U as the working document. There being no objection, Version "U" was ADOPTED as the working document. SENATOR GRETCHEN GUESS, the bill's sponsor, explained that with the exception of an applicant's name, additional PFD applicant information must be kept confidential. The Version "U" committee substitute, she explained, would expand the confidentially requirement to include voter registration information and would allow a voter to request that their residential address be kept private and not open to public inspection were the voter to provide a separate mailing address. Senator Bunde asked for verification that language in Section 1, subsection (b)(2) on page two, lines six and seven, "would not impede" the Division of Elections' requirement that a person's voter registration include their residential address when they have, for instance, a post office mailing address. The residency information, he continued, is necessary to uphold the requirement that a person must vote in the precinct in which they reside. Senator Guess responded that this legislation would not affect the Division of Elections ability to do its job, as it would only restrict information that would be open to the public. She stated that language in Section 1 subsection (c)(1) addresses the issue regarding local, state, or federal government agencies' ability to access needed information. Amendment #1: This amendment deletes language in Section 1, subsection (b)(1) on page two, lines four and five that would allow a voter's name to kept confidential were they a victim of domestic violence. Co-Chair Green moved to adopt Amendment #1. Co-Chair Green stated that this amendment is being offered in order to allow the Division of Elections voter registration lists to contain the names of all persons registered to vote. Continuing, she pointed out that domestic violence victim's security would continue to be maintained without this language as separate language in Section 1, Subsection (b)(2) would allow a person to elect to have their residential address kept confidential. Therefore, she continued, this amendment would serve to remove unnecessary language from the bill. There being no objection, Amendment #1 was ADOPTED. Co-Chair Wilken asked whether this legislation would comply with federal laws. Senator Guess responded in the affirmative. Senator Dyson moved to report the bill, as amended, from Committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal note. There being no objection, CS SB 284 (FIN) was REPORTED from Committee with a new zero fiscal note from the Department of Revenue, dated April 30, 2004. RECESS TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR 1:00 PM / 3:07 PM
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