Legislature(1999 - 2000)

02/16/1999 11:25 AM Senate RLS

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BRETT HUBER, legislative aide to Senator Halford, sponsor of SB
3-CRIMES OF MURDER & CHILD MURDERS, described the changes made to                                                               
the committee substitute as follows.  The Department of Public                                                                  
Safety (DPS) expressed concern that the crimes dealt with in the                                                                
bill are not contained in the list of crimes that require                                                                       
registration as a sexual offender.  The committee substitute                                                                    
incorporates those crimes in the sexual offender registry                                                                       
requirement and makes the necessary title change.  A change to                                                                  
Sections 6 and 7, on page 4 and 5, is technical in nature, and adds                                                             
the crimes of conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to                                                                   
commit murder to the list of unclassified offenses and felonies.                                                                
The next change, on pages 6 and 7, in Section 11, adds AS                                                                       
11.41.100(a)(3) to the definition of "aggravated sex offenses."                                                                 
Section 12 adds that crime to the definition of "child kidnaping,"                                                              
and Section 13 adds that crime to the definition of "sexual                                                                     
offense."  Sections 14 and 15, on pages 8 and 9, split the                                                                      
applicability for Sections 1 through 8 of the bill.  Section 15                                                                 
makes Sections 11 through 13 retroactive to 1984 regarding sexual                                                               
registration classifications.  The last change is the immediate                                                                 
effective date.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked if the Administration supports CSSB 3(RLS).                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ANNE CARPENETI, Assistant Attorney General in the Department of                                                                 
Law, replied it does.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to adopt CSSB 3(RLS).  There being no                                                                       
objection, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HALFORD confirmed the committee substitute requires sex                                                                 
offender registration for those convicted of murder or child                                                                    
murder, and makes two technical changes.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved CSSB 3(RLS) from committee for calendaring.                                                                 
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   

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