02/18/2013 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
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| HB73 | |
| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
February 18, 2013
1:03 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Wes Keller, Chair
Representative Bob Lynn, Vice Chair
Representative Neal Foster
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
Representative Charisse Millett
Representative Lance Pruitt
Representative Max Gruenberg
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1
"An Act relating to issuance of drivers' licenses."
- HEARD & HELD
HOUSE BILL NO. 69
"An Act exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories in
this state from federal regulation; providing criminal penalties
for federal officials who enforce or attempt to enforce a
federal law, regulation, rule, or order regulating certain
firearms and firearm accessories in this state; and providing
for an effective date."
- MOVED CSHB 69(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 73
"An Act relating to the commencement of actions for felony sex
trafficking and felony human trafficking; relating to the crime
of sexual assault; relating to the crime of unlawful contact;
relating to forfeiture for certain crimes involving
prostitution; relating to the time in which to commence certain
prosecutions; relating to release for violation of a condition
of release in connection with a crime involving domestic
violence; relating to interception of private communications for
certain sex trafficking or human trafficking offenses; relating
to use of evidence of sexual conduct concerning victims of
certain crimes; relating to procedures for granting immunity to
a witness in a criminal proceeding; relating to consideration at
sentencing of the effect of a crime on the victim; relating to
the time to make an application for credit for time served in
detention in a treatment program or while in other custody;
relating to suspending imposition of sentence for sex
trafficking; relating to consecutive sentences for convictions
of certain crimes involving child pornography or indecent
materials to minors; relating to the referral of sexual felonies
to a three-judge panel; relating to the definition of 'sexual
felony' for sentencing and probation for conviction of certain
crimes; relating to the definition of "sex offense" regarding
sex offender registration; relating to protective orders for
stalking and sexual assault and for a crime involving domestic
violence; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling
centers' for disclosure of certain communications concerning
sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to violent crimes
compensation; relating to certain information in retention
election of judges concerning sentencing of persons convicted of
felonies; relating to remission of sentences for certain sexual
felony offenders; relating to the subpoena power of the attorney
general in cases involving the use of an Internet service
account; relating to reasonable efforts in child-in-need-of-aid
cases involving sexual abuse or sex offender registration;
relating to mandatory reporting by athletic coaches of child
abuse or neglect; making conforming amendments; amending Rules
16, 32.1(b)(1), and 32.2(a), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure,
Rule 404(b), Alaska Rules of Evidence, and Rule 216, Alaska
Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective
date."
- HEARD & HELD
HOUSE BILL NO. 83
"An Act relating to certain federal statutes, regulations,
presidential executive orders, and secretarial orders; relating
to the duties of the attorney general; and providing for an
effective date."
- SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 1
SHORT TITLE: REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) LYNN, HAWKER, CHENAULT, JOHNSON
01/16/13 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/7/13
01/16/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/16/13 (H) STA, JUD
01/29/13 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
01/29/13 (H) Moved CSHB (STA) Out of Committee
01/29/13 (H) MINUTE(STA)
01/30/13 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 7DP
01/30/13 (H) DP: HUGHES, MILLETT, ISAACSON, KELLER,
GATTIS, KREISS-TOMKINS, LYNN
02/18/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
BILL: HB 69
SHORT TITLE: EXEMPT FIREARMS FROM FEDERAL REGULATION
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) CHENAULT
01/16/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/16/13 (H) JUD
01/18/13 (H) BILL REPRINTED 1/17/13
02/08/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
02/08/13 (H) Heard & Held
02/08/13 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
02/18/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
BILL: HB 73
SHORT TITLE: CRIMES; VICTIMS; CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
SPONSOR(S): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
01/16/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/16/13 (H) JUD, FIN
02/01/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
02/01/13 (H) Heard & Held
02/01/13 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
02/11/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
02/11/13 (H) Heard & Held
02/11/13 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
02/18/13 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
WITNESS REGISTER
FORREST WOLFE, Staff
Representative Bob Lynn
Alaska State Legislature
POSITION STATEMENT: Assisted with the presentation of HB 1 on
behalf of one of the joint prime sponsors, Representative Lynn.
AMY ERICKSON, Director
Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Department of Administration (DOA)
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided comments during discussion of
HB 1.
KATHLEEN STRASBAUGH, Attorney
Legislative Legal Counsel
Legislative Legal and Research Services
Legislative Affairs Agency (LAA)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: As the drafter, responded to a question
during discussion of HB 1.
RICHARD SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General
Central Office
Criminal Division
Department of Law (DOL)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Relayed that no constitutional problems
have been found with HB 1.
MATTHEW KERR
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in opposition to HB 1.
DEAN WAUSON
Eagle River, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided comments during discussion of
HB 1.
JEFFREY LANDFIELD
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Expressed concerns with HB 1.
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CHENAULT
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 69.
THOMAS WRIGHT, Staff
Representative Mike Chenault
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During discussion of HB 69, explained the
changes incorporated into the proposed committee substitute
(CS), Version O, on behalf of the sponsor, Representative
Chenault.
LYNN WILLIS
Eagle River, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in opposition to HB 69.
RICHARD SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General
Central Office
Criminal Division
Department of Law (DOL)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During discussion of HB 73, responded to
issues raised.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:03:22 PM
CHAIR WES KELLER called the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. Representatives Keller, Lynn,
Millett, and Foster were present at the call to order.
Representatives Pruitt, Gruenberg, and LeDoux arrived as the
meeting was in progress.
HB 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE
1:04:19 PM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the first order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 1, "An Act relating to issuance of drivers'
licenses." [Before the committee was CSHB 1(STA).]
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN, as one of the joint prime sponsors,
characterized HB 1 as a "commonsense bill" and explained that
under it: the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would be able to
issue a foreign person a driver's license for a period of less
than five years if the person is authorized to stay in the
United States for less than five years or indefinitely; and the
foreign person, [for a period of up to five years after the
license is first issued,] may be able to renew the license
without fee, though if the period of authorized stay is
indefinite, the license shall have to be renewed yearly. He
offered his understanding that under current law, a foreign
person who is authorized to stay in the country for less than
five years can still obtain a driver's license that's valid for
five years, and opined that this doesn't any make sense. In
conclusion he surmised that the DMV would be capable of
complying with HB 1.
1:06:19 PM
FORREST WOLFE, Staff, Representative Bob Lynn, on behalf of
Representative Lynn, one of the joint prime sponsors of HB 1,
pointed out that it's the federal government that determines how
long foreign persons may legally stay in the United States, and
remarked that the state should not be issuing [driver's licenses
that are valid] in excess of such federally-authorized lengths
of stay. House Bill 1 would authorize the DMV to issue driver's
licenses with durations of less than five years in certain
circumstances. He offered his understanding that under the
bill, foreign persons whose federally-authorized length of stay
is less than five years would have their driver's license expire
at the same time as the authorized length of stay; that this
reflects best practice according to the American Association of
Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA); and that 36 other states
and the District of Columbia have similar laws/regulations.
MR. WOLFE, too, noted that under the bill, renewal of such
driver's licenses would be without fee for a period of up to
five years after the license is first issued; and that if the
period of authorized stay is indefinite, the license shall have
to be renewed yearly. House Bill 1 addresses only driver's
licenses, not State-issued identification (ID) cards, and
wouldn't change how a person obtains a driver's license, or what
documentation shall be required by the DMV. If a person uses
what he referred to as "immigration" documentation to establish
his/her identity, however, then the DMV shall issue a driver's
license with the same expiration date as used in that
documentation. Similar legislation, he noted in conclusion,
passed the House during the last legislature. In response to a
question, he offered his belief that HB 1 would not negatively
impact people living in rural Alaska any more than it would
those living elsewhere in Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT referred to a letter in members' packets
from attorney Margaret Stock expressing points of concern with
HB 1 and noting that similar laws in other states have not
withstood legal challenge, and questioned whether research has
been conducted into the constitutionality of HB 1, into whether
the DMV would be able to comply the bill, and into how the bill
would impact Alaska's foreign seasonal workers.
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN reiterated that HB 1 would provide the DMV
with the authority to issue driver's licenses with durations of
less than five years.
1:13:47 PM
AMY ERICKSON, Director, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV),
Department of Administration (DOA), relayed that none of the
DMV's practices would change under HB 1, and that DMV employees
have been trained to deal with the documents required for
driver's licenses.
1:14:42 PM
KATHLEEN STRASBAUGH, Attorney, Legislative Legal Counsel,
Legislative Legal and Research Services, Legislative Affairs
Agency (LAA), in response to a question, said she herself was
not aware of any challenges to laws similar to that being
proposed by HB 1.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG disclosed that he knows Ms. Stock, an
expert in immigration law and a former professor at the United
States Military Academy West Point. He then suggested that the
title of HB 1 be narrowed.
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN said he would not object to doing so.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG expressed concern that HB 1 could
result in practical problems for those living in communities
that do not have a DMV office.
1:19:42 PM
RICHARD SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General, Central Office,
Criminal Division, Department of Law (DOL), relayed that the DOL
has reviewed HB 1 and has found no constitutional problems
with it.
CHAIR KELLER observed that the bill itself doesn't address
documentation.
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX, in response to a question, noted that the
aforementioned letter from Ms. Stock includes a statistic from
the Center for Migration Studies indicating that Alaska's
unauthorized immigrant population is less than 5,000 people.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG pointed out that existing
AS 28.15.101(c)(1) says that a driver's license may not be
renewed by mail if the most recent renewal was by mail, and
surmised, therefore, that under HB 1, a foreign person would
have to renew his/her driver's license in person at a DMV office
at least every other time he/she renews it. This could become
onerous for those living in rural Alaska.
1:25:39 PM
MATTHEW KERR opined that HB 1 would needlessly bloat Alaska's
bureaucracy, would slow down processing at the DMV, and would
cause a lot of trouble to people who are following the law - all
to solve a nonexistent problem in Alaska. He questioned the
legislature's goal in limiting the validity of some driver's
licenses. If it's not to address an immigration issue, then
what type of driving violation would warrant such a limitation?
Would the State of Alaska prefer that foreign people simply
continue to use their foreign driver's licenses? For many
individuals, the period of legal presence in the United States
can change on a daily/weekly basis, often changing faster than
the associated documentation. Even under existing law, a friend
of his in the country legally, he relayed, had to go
"DMV shopping" in order to find DMV personnel who could
comprehend his complete and correct documentation. It appears
that the concept of HB 1 is derived from a simplified and
utopian view of U.S. immigration law, a view that fails,
however, to comprehend what an expensive, bureaucratic mess HB 1
would create. In conclusion, he said he supports having the
drivers who share the road with him pass the DMV's examination
requirements, but doesn't support punishing foreign persons who
are in the country legally, and that that is why he opposes
HB 1.
1:28:05 PM
DEAN WAUSON - after referring to points raised in the
aforementioned letter by Ms. Stock and by previous testifiers,
and mentioning that he enforces federal immigration laws -
characterized HB 1 as a commonsense piece of legislation, and
offered his belief that it wouldn't cause any problems for the
DMV or increase anyone's costs.
1:33:18 PM
JEFFREY LANDFIELD said he doesn't think that Alaska has a
problem needing to be solved by HB 1, and that he believes the
bill would massively increase bureaucracy. Mentioning that he
has a lot of foreign friends in the country legally under
different statuses, he, too, offered an example of a foreign
person, a student, in the country legally who couldn't get DMV
personnel to comprehend the documentation provided. He
characterized HB 1 as having everything to do with immigration,
and said he doesn't think that the DMV is equipped to deal with
such a complex issue. In conclusion, he reiterated that he
doesn't think a problem exists in Alaska, and predicted that
HB 1 would instead cause problems, and would be expensive and
burdensome for the people it applies to.
CHAIR KELLER observed that the DMV has submitted a zero fiscal
note for HB 1.
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN, in conclusion, said that under HB 1,
foreign persons would have their driver's license expire at the
same time as their foreign documentation; that this reflects
best practice; and that other states have passed similar laws.
MR. LANDFIELD pointed out, however, that such documentation
wouldn't necessarily reflect the most up-to-date information
about the foreign person's status and legal presence.
CHAIR KELLER closed public testimony, and relayed that
[CSHB 1(STA)] would be held over.
HB 69 - EXEMPT FIREARMS FROM FEDERAL REGULATION
1:38:11 PM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 69, "An Act exempting certain firearms and
firearm accessories in this state from federal regulation;
providing criminal penalties for federal officials who enforce
or attempt to enforce a federal law, regulation, rule, or order
regulating certain firearms and firearm accessories in this
state; and providing for an effective date." [Left pending from
the hearing on 2/8/13 was the motion to adopt the proposed
committee substitute (CS) for HB 69, Version 28-LS0290\N,
Strasbaugh, 2/4/13, as the working document; included in
members' packets was a new proposed CS for HB 69, Version 28-
LS0290\O, Strasbaugh.]
1:38:45 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN withdrew his motion to adopt the proposed
committee substitute (CS) for HB 69, Version 28-LS0290\N,
Strasbaugh, 2/4/13, as the working document.
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN then moved to adopt the proposed CS for
HB 69, Version 28-LS0290\O, Strasbaugh, as the working document.
There being no objection, Version O was before the committee.
1:39:09 PM
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CHENAULT, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor,
relayed that Version O of HB 69 incorporates changes addressing
concerns raised about taxation and retroactivity.
1:39:47 PM
THOMAS WRIGHT, Staff, Representative Mike Chenault, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of the sponsor of HB 69, Representative
Chenault, explained that to ensure continuation of certain
federal funding, the language in Section 1's paragraph (1)
referencing the taxation of firearms and ammunition has been
removed; and that to address an ex post facto problem, the
language stipulating that Section 5's proposed new
AS 44.99.500(f) is retroactive to January 1, 2013, has been
removed.
1:43:14 PM
LYNN WILLIS said he opposes HB 69 and its concept because it
would make felons out of law-abiding Alaskans employed by the
federal government, including Alaska's congressional delegation.
How would legislators feel if a municipality passed an ordinance
stipulating that State laws are unenforceable within the
municipality and that those who create/enforce such laws are
criminals? With regard to the bill's attempt to nullify federal
law, he asked members to consider that over 600,000 Americans
died between 1861 and 1865 when certain southern states
attempted it. Furthermore, multiple federal court rulings don't
uphold the concept. The federal government, he predicted, isn't
going to just stand by and allow nullification or allow the
punishment of federal employees for enforcing federal law.
MR. WILLIS added:
I served 22 years as a member of the Alaska National
Guard; as a federal civil servant and as an active
duty member, I served with federal marshals, federal
civil service employees, as well as state troopers and
Anchorage police officers - we were all guardsman.
What would you have us do under the concept of this
bill? Arrest each other?
MR. WILLIS, in conclusion, mentioned that he's submitted written
testimony in opposition to HB 69, and surmised that passage of
HB 69 would illustrate to all Alaskans employed by the federal
government just how they can expect to be treated by the
legislature.
CHAIR KELLER, after ascertaining that no one else wished to
testify, closed public testimony on HB 69. He indicated favor
with HB 69.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG warned that federal employees will
enforce federal law, and therefore any Alaskans who rely on
HB 69 to protect them from such enforcement shall nonetheless
end up in federal court and perhaps be convicted of a federal
crime. This is something he is loath to subject his
constituents to, he relayed, and therefore, for this reason as
well as because the bill is both unconstitutional and
unenforceable, he would be voting against the bill regardless
that he disapproves of the federal government's actions. Some
other approach should be taken, he opined, such as striving to
have federal law changed.
1:52:22 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report the proposed CS for HB 69,
Version 28-LS0290\O, Strasbaugh, out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objection, CSHB 69(JUD) was reported from the
House Judiciary Standing Committee.
The committee took an at-ease from 1:53 p.m. to 1:56 p.m.
HB 73 - CRIMES; VICTIMS; CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
1:56:11 PM
CHAIR KELLER [announced that the final order of business would
be] HOUSE BILL NO. 73, "An Act relating to the commencement of
actions for felony sex trafficking and felony human trafficking;
relating to the crime of sexual assault; relating to the crime
of unlawful contact; relating to forfeiture for certain crimes
involving prostitution; relating to the time in which to
commence certain prosecutions; relating to release for violation
of a condition of release in connection with a crime involving
domestic violence; relating to interception of private
communications for certain sex trafficking or human trafficking
offenses; relating to use of evidence of sexual conduct
concerning victims of certain crimes; relating to procedures for
granting immunity to a witness in a criminal proceeding;
relating to consideration at sentencing of the effect of a crime
on the victim; relating to the time to make an application for
credit for time served in detention in a treatment program or
while in other custody; relating to suspending imposition of
sentence for sex trafficking; relating to consecutive sentences
for convictions of certain crimes involving child pornography or
indecent materials to minors; relating to the referral of sexual
felonies to a three-judge panel; relating to the definition of
'sexual felony' for sentencing and probation for conviction of
certain crimes; relating to the definition of "sex offense"
regarding sex offender registration; relating to protective
orders for stalking and sexual assault and for a crime involving
domestic violence; relating to the definition of 'victim
counseling centers' for disclosure of certain communications
concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to
violent crimes compensation; relating to certain information in
retention election of judges concerning sentencing of persons
convicted of felonies; relating to remission of sentences for
certain sexual felony offenders; relating to the subpoena power
of the attorney general in cases involving the use of an
Internet service account; relating to reasonable efforts in
child-in-need-of-aid cases involving sexual abuse or sex
offender registration; relating to mandatory reporting by
athletic coaches of child abuse or neglect; making conforming
amendments; amending Rules 16, 32.1(b)(1), and 32.2(a), Alaska
Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 404(b), Alaska Rules of
Evidence, and Rule 216, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and
providing for an effective date."
1:56:37 PM
RICHARD SVOBODNY, Deputy Attorney General, Central Office,
Criminal Division, Department of Law (DOL), relayed that he
would be addressing issues raised during the last two hearings
on HB 73. With regard to Sections 1 and 20-21 of HB 73 - which
would reverse the Alaska Court of Appeals decision in Collins v.
State, 287 P.3d 791 (Alaska App. 2012), wherein for purposes of
sentencing a person convicted of a felony sex offense, the
court, based on a 2006 legislative letter of intent accompanying
legislation increasing the presumptive sentencing ranges for
felony sex offenses, misinterpreted the legislature's intent and
instead established non-statutory mitigating factors that
resulted in the perpetrator, under standards different than
those used for other felony crimes, going before a three-judge
panel for sentencing - he explained that the Alaska Supreme
Court has since agreed to review the Alaska Court of Appeals'
decision in Collins. Sections 1 and 20-21, as currently worded,
would ensure that the legislature's intent is followed in the
meantime.
MR. SVOBODNY, with regard to Section 13 of HB 73 - excluding
evidence of a sex-offense victim's sexual conduct occurring
either before or after the offense took place, limiting when a
defendant may apply to have such evidence admitted regardless to
not later than five days before trial, and providing an
exception to that limitation if the request is based on evidence
admitted at trial that was not available to the defendant before
trial - explained that this provision would ensure that the sex-
offense victim has been given a fair opportunity beforehand to
prepare for the disclosure of such evidence during trial if the
court chooses to allow it. In response to comments and
questions, he acknowledged that Section 13 would result in an
indirect court rule change, and mentioned that a change is being
made to the Senate companion bill in order to address a concern
that such evidence [could be made available to the defendant
before the trial but after the five-day deadline has passed].
No longer does the court give instruction to the jury that a
rape victim's history of promiscuity ought to be taken into
account when determining whether to convict the perpetrator, but
it was just such commonly-given instruction that has since
resulted in the establishment of certain protections
specifically for sex-offense victims.
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX expressed disfavor with Section 13's
proposed changes.
REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT indicated favor with Section 13's
proposed changes.
2:33:51 PM
MR. SVOBODNY, with regard to Section 36 of HB 73 - expanding the
list of circumstances for which the court may determine that
reasonable efforts to reunite a child with his/her family need
not be taken by the Office of Children's Services (OCS), to
include circumstances wherein the court has found by clear and
convincing evidence that the parent or guardian has committed
sexual abuse against that child or against any of his/her other
children, or is registered or required to register as a sex
offender - explained that for purposes of receiving certain
federal funding, such a provision must now be included in
statute. In response to comments and a question, he indicated
that he would research whether any other circumstances should be
added to the list being expanded by Section 36, and offered his
understanding that all but one of the sex offenses for which
someone must register as a sex offender are felony-level
offenses.
MR. SVOBODNY, with regard to Sections 14-15 and 43-44 of HB 73 -
changing the procedure used when determining whether a witness
in a criminal prosecution is entitled to transactional immunity
under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, such that
the judge would be required to speak with the witness about
his/her testimony before deciding whether to grant the immunity,
and be required to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law
in a sealed written order, and the state would be allowed to
appeal the judge's decision - explained that these provisions
are intended to correct problems that have arisen as a result of
how some judges and defense attorneys have been approaching the
issue of transactional immunity. Some judges have been
threatening to dismiss the underlying criminal case when the
attorney general chooses not to grant a particular witness
transactional immunity, and some defense attorneys in domestic
violence cases have improperly raised the issue of transactional
immunity and then purposely disclosed a witness's confidential
information. In response to comments and questions, he
indicated that the DOL views the changes proposed by
Sections 14-15 and 43-44 as the best approach to address such
problems.
[HB 73 was held over.]
3:00:32 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB1 Sponsor Statement (rev).pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB1 ver O.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB 1 Version A.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| Fiscal Note CSHB 1 (STA).pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB1 Fiscal Note.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB 1 Supporting Documents AK Association of Chiefs of Police Support.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| CSHB 01 (STA) ACLU Review Const'l Issues.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB1 Citizen Letter of Opposition.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB1 Supporting Documents - FAQ Sheet.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| HB1 Witness List HJUD.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 1 |
| CSHB 69 ver O.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 69 |
| HB 69-Pittman Wildlife Restoration.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 69 |
| HB 69 Support--City of Wasilla.pdf |
HJUD 2/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 69 |