03/21/2012 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                      HB  80-SELF DEFENSE                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:00:35 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   FRENCH  reconvened   the   hearing   and  announced   the                                                               
consideration of  HB 80. He  asked Ms. Carpeneti to  come forward                                                               
to answer a question.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
ANNE  CARPENETI, Assistant  Attorney General,  Criminal Division,                                                               
Department of Law (DOL), introduced herself.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI   asked  if   the  testimony   Mr.  Fayette                                                               
presented during  the previous hearing  in any way  changed DOL's                                                               
position on HB 80.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:01:35 PM                                                                                                                    
MS.  CARPENETI   replied  it  was  her   understanding  that  the                                                               
administration of the State of Alaska supported HB 80.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI asked  if that meant that DOL  did not share                                                               
the concerns that Mr. Fayette raised.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS.  CARPENETI replied  the Department  of Law  supported HB  80,                                                               
although individual people may feel differently.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  asked for confirmation that  the department                                                               
assessed  the concerns  raised by  Mr. Fayette  and continued  to                                                               
support the bill.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MS. CARPENETI confirmed that DOL continued to support the bill.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:02:08 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to report  HB 80 from  committee with                                                               
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH stated that  he was not a huge fan  of the bill, but                                                               
was honoring his pledge to allow  it to move through the process.                                                               
Finding  no objection,  he announced  that HB  80 moved  from the                                                               
Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.