02/19/1996 11:32 AM Senate RLS

                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                       February 19, 1996                                       
                           11:32 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Mike Miller, Chair                                                    
 Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair                                               
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 162                                                           
 "An Act relating to land used for agricultural purposes and to                
 state land classified for agricultural purposes or subject to the             
 restriction of use for agricultural purposes only; and annulling              
 certain program regulations of the Department of Natural Resources            
 that are inconsistent with the amendments made by this Act."                  
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 250                                                           
 "An Act relating to the University of Alaska and to assets of the             
 University of Alaska; authorizing the University of Alaska to                 
 select additional state public domain land, designating that land             
 as `university trust land,' and describing the principles                     
 applicable to the land's management; and defining the net income              
 from the University of Alaska's endowment trust fund as `university           
 receipts' subject to prior legislative appropriation."                        
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 38(JUD) am                                              
 "An Act relating to criminal sentencing; relating to good time                
 credit; relating to the availability for good time credit for                 
 offenders convicted of certain first degree murders; relating to              
 definite sentences, parole, good time credit, pardon, commutation             
 of sentence, modification or reduction of sentence, reprieve,                 
 furlough, and service of sentence at a correctional restitution               
 center for offenders with at least three serious felony                       
 convictions; and amending Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 35."              
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SB 162 - See Resources minutes dated 1/17/96 and 1/22/96.                     
      Finance report 2/14/96.                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 250 - Finance report 2/15/96.                                              
                                                                               
 HB  38 - See Judiciary minutes dated 5/3/95.                                  
      Finance report 2/14/96.                                                  
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  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 96-3, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MILLER  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order          
 at 11:32 a.m.                                                                 
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 162  (AGRICULTURAL LAND) before the               
 committee as the first order of business.  Hearing no discussion,             
 he asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                   
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 162 be               
 approved for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.           
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 250  (UNIV. OF ALASKA: LAND GRANT &               
 ASSETS) before the committee as the next order of business.                   
 Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the committee.            
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 250 be               
 approved for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.           
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  CSHB 38(JUD) am  (SENTENCING;3RD SERIOUS             
 FELONY OFFENDER) before the committee as the final order of                   
 business.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for the pleasure of the            
 committee.                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 38(JUD)            
 am be approved for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so              
 ordered.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 11:34 a.m.