04/23/2001 03:55 PM Senate RES

               HB 111-CIVIL LIABILITY AND LIVESTOCK                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
CHAIRMAN TORGERSON announced HB 111 to be up for consideration.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MS. RYNNIEVA  MOSS, staff to Representative  Coghill, sponsor,  said                                                            
this bill  is the product  of several meetings  with 4-H members  of                                                            
Fairbanks that  expanded statewide.  The 4-H Club was looking  for a                                                            
piece  of  legislation  to  prevent  frivolous  lawsuits  that  have                                                            
occurred in  livestock activities,  both at the Palmer Fair  and the                                                            
Tanana Valley Fair.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR  moved to pass HB 111 from committee  with individual                                                            
recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered.