03/15/2023 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                         March 15, 2023                                                                                         
                           1:30 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Matt Claman, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Jesse Kiehl, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator James Kaufman                                                                                                           
Senator Löki Tobin                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 12                                                                                                              
"An Act  relating to confidentiality of  information; relating to                                                               
the  duties  of the  Department  of  Administration; creating  an                                                               
address confidentiality  program; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSSB 12(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 53                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to involuntary civil commitments."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     - BILL HEARING CANCELED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  12                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM                                                                                    
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) KIEHL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
01/18/23       (S)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/23                                                                                

01/18/23       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/18/23       (S)       STA, JUD, FIN                                                                                          
02/02/23       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
02/02/23       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
02/02/23       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
02/28/23       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
02/28/23       (S)       Moved CSSB 12(STA) Out of Committee                                                                    
02/28/23       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
03/01/23       (S)       STA RPT CS 1DP 3NR  NEW TITLE                                                                          
03/01/23       (S)       DP: KAWASAKI                                                                                           
03/01/23       (S)       NR: WIELECHOWSKI, BJORKMAN, MERRICK                                                                    
03/08/23       (S)       JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
03/08/23       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/08/23       (S)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
03/15/23       (S)       JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ELLA ADKISON, Staff                                                                                                             
Senator Jesse Kiehl                                                                                                             
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau Alaska                                                                                                                   
POSITION  STATEMENT:  Detailed  the   changes  in  the  committee                                                             
substitute for SB 12.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:30:51 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the  Senate Judiciary Standing Committee                                                             
meeting to order  at 1:30 p.m. Present at the  call to order were                                                               
Senators Kiehl, Kaufman, Tobin, and Chair Claman.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
              SB  12-ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:31:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 12                                                               
"An Act  relating to confidentiality of  information; relating to                                                               
the  duties  of the  Department  of  Administration; creating  an                                                               
address confidentiality  program; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
He  noted that  this  was  the second  hearing  and  there was  a                                                               
committee  substitute  (CS) for  the  committee  to consider.  He                                                               
asked Ms. Adkison to present the CS.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:31:52 PM                                                                                                                    
ELLA   ADKISON,  Staff,   Senator  Jesse   Kiehl,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau   Alaska,  detailed   the  changes   in  the                                                               
committee  substitute  for SB  12,  work  order 33-LS0162\R.  She                                                               
pointed  to page  3, line  3, where  eligibility for  victims was                                                               
expanded to allow the department  to establish other standards in                                                               
regulation outside  of protective  orders. She noted  that victim                                                               
service  advocates  expressed  concern  about  protective  orders                                                               
being the lone method for victims  to qualify for the program, so                                                               
the change addresses this concern.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN asked for the location of the change.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MS. ADKINSON replied it's on page 3, line 3.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:32:49 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL moved that the  Senate Judiciary Standing Committee                                                               
adopt  the  committee  substitute  for  SB  12,  work  order  33-                                                               
LS0162\R, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN  found no  objection  and  version R  was  adopted.                                                               
Finding no further comments or questions, he solicited a motion.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:33:22 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL  moved to report  CSSB 12, work  order 33-LS0162\R,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  found no  objection and  CSSB 12(JUD)  was reported                                                               
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:33:48 PM                                                                                                                    
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair Claman  adjourned the  Senate Judiciary  Standing Committee                                                               
meeting at 1:33 p.m.