02/19/2018 01:30 PM House JUDICIARY
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| Confirmation Hearing | |
| HB307 | |
| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
February 19, 2018
1:34 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Matt Claman, Chair
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
Representative David Eastman
Representative Chuck Kopp
Representative Lora Reinbold
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Zach Fansler, Vice Chair
Representative Charisse Millett (alternate)
Representative Louise Stutes (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics
Dennis "Skip" Cook - Fairbanks
- CONFIRMATION(S) ADVANCED
HOUSE BILL NO. 307
"An Act requiring a person who commits certain offenses under
the code of military justice to register as a sex offender or
child kidnapper; relating to the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act; relating to contracts made by a member of the organized
militia; relating to nonjudicial punishment of members of the
organized militia; relating to offenses subject to court-martial
proceedings; and providing for an effective date."
- HEARD AND HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 307
SHORT TITLE: MILITARY JUSTICE & MILITIA CIVIL RELIEF
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) TUCK
01/24/18 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/24/18 (H) MLV, JUD
01/30/18 (H) MLV AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
01/30/18 (H) Heard & Held
01/30/18 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
02/06/18 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/06/18 (H) Heard & Held
02/06/18 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
02/13/18 (H) MLV AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/13/18 (H) Moved CSHB 307(MLV) Out of Committee
02/13/18 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
02/14/18 (H) MLV RPT CS(MLV) NT 2DP 1NR 2AM
02/14/18 (H) DP: PARISH, TUCK
02/14/18 (H) NR: SADDLER
02/14/18 (H) AM: RAUSCHER, LEDOUX
02/19/18 (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
DENNIS "SKIP" COOK, Appointee
Fairbanks, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: As appointee to the Select Committee on
Legislative Ethics, discussed his qualifications and answered
questions.
KENDRA KLOSTER
Staff to Rep. Tuck
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing of HB 307, presented the
legislation.
DALE VANDHEY
Regional State Liaison
Department of Defense State Liaison Office
Washington DC
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing of HB 307, testified
regarding Section 6 of the legislation.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:34:13 PM
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. Representatives Claman, Reinbold,
Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Eastman were present at the call
to order.
^CONFIRMATION HEARING
CONFIRMATION HEARING
1:34:44 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the first order of business would be
the confirmation hearing for the Select Committee on Legislative
Ethics.
1:35:04 PM
DENNIS "SKIP" COOK, Appointee, advised that he is a life-long
Alaskan, raised in Fairbanks, and has lived in Juneau and
Fairbanks. He said that he has served on and enjoyed working on
the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics committee for a
number of years, the committee renders a good service to the
State of Alaska as the oversight of the legislature. There is a
benefit in mixing members with longevity and the several good
new members, because this service can be challenging as the
statute is known to be fairly complex with complex issues. He
remarked that he enjoys working through the issues with the
other members on the committee and he would appreciate serving
another two years on the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics.
1:36:49 PM
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD thanked Mr. Cook for his willingness to
serve because she has heard good things about his service, and
she looks forward to meeting him in the future.
1:37:11 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN noted that Mr. Cook "completed your vigil
in 2003," and congratulated him, and thanked him for his
continued service on the committee.
MR. COOK advised that he is still active with the Boy Scouts of
America.
1:37:54 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN closed invited testimony on Mr. Cook.
1:38:09 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS said that with the committee
having reviewed the qualifications of the Chief Justice's
appointee, the House Judiciary Standing Committee recommends
that the following name, Dennis "Skip" Cook, be forwarded to the
joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate. This
action does not reflect the intent of any members to vote for or
against Mr. Cook during any further sessions for the purposes of
appointment.
1:38:38 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 1:38 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.
HB 307-MILITARY JUSTICE & MILITIA CIVIL RELIEF
1:40:18 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the final order of business would be
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(MLV), "An Act requiring a person who
commits certain offenses under the code of military justice to
register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; relating to contracts made by
servicemembers; relating to nonjudicial punishment of members of
the organized militia; relating to offenses subject to court-
martial proceedings; and providing for an effective date."
1:40:47 PM
KENDRA KLOSTER, Staff to Rep. Tuck, Alaska State Legislature,
explained that the [previous update to the Code of Military
Justice was enacted via House Bill 126, passed in the Twenty-
Ninth Alaska State Legislature] and this legislation is the
second iteration updating those statutes. The Federal Uniform
Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was recently updated and this
bill reflects its changes. This legislation, she pointed out,
updates crimes recognized by the Federal UCMJ, as follows:
establishes a procedure for the service member who commits a
sexual offense to register as a sex offender; a child kidnapper;
updates offenses subject to court martial proceedings; and
updates consumer protections for service members.
1:41:59 PM
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD remarked that the sponsor's office
worked with the House Special Committee on Military and
Veterans' Affairs to resolve the issues put before the
committee, and she is comfortable with the bill at this point.
CHAIR CLAMAN surmised that amendments were offered in the House
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' addressing the
raised concerns.
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD answered in the affirmative.
1:42:38 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX said that "we did a good job" in the House
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs, except
there may be a few outstanding issues. She offered hope that
this bill would not move out of committee today because she
would like the opportunity to continue working on the bill.
CHAIR CLAMAN advised that he did not plan to move the bill out
of committee today, noting that during the first revisions to
the Uniform Code of Military Justice via House Bill 126, the
House Judiciary Standing Committee spent many hours reviewing
the legislation.
CHAIR CLAMAN opened public testimony on HB 307.
1:44:16 PM
DALE VANDHEY, Regional State Liaison, Department of Defense
State Liaison Office, advised that the Department of Defense
State Liaison Office is interested in Section 6. This section,
he said, has to do with consumer protection for those military
members called for deployments so that their contracts can be
suspended when they are deployed. This is an effort by all of
the states to work together to help protect military members and
their families, this is one of the Department of Defense State
Liaison Office's ten (indisc.) for 2018 and it would appreciate
the legislature's support on HB 307.
1:45:38 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN, after ascertaining no one wished to testify,
closed public testimony on HB 307.
[HB 307 was held over.]
1:46:18 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:46 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on Legislative Ethics Appointment-Dennis Cook Resume 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM |
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| Select Committee on Legislative Ethics Appointment-Dennis Cook Letter of Nomination Chief Justice Stowers 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM |
|
| HB307 ver D 2.19.18.PDF |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM HJUD 2/21/2018 1:00:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Sponsor Statement 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM HJUD 2/21/2018 1:00:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Memo of Changes ver D 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Sectional Analysis ver D 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM HJUD 2/21/2018 1:00:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Additional Document-SCRA Enhancement 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Opposing Document-NFIB Letter 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Fiscal Note MVA-COM 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM HJUD 2/21/2018 1:00:00 PM |
HB 307 |
| HB307 Fiscal Note DPS-SWITS 2.19.18.pdf |
HJUD 2/19/2018 1:30:00 PM HJUD 2/21/2018 1:00:00 PM |
HB 307 |