Legislature(2009 - 2010)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/16/2010 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
February 16, 2010
9:04 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Linda Menard, Chair
Senator Kevin Meyer, Vice Chair
Senator Hollis French
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Albert Kookesh
Senator Joe Paskvan
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 265
"An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as
recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an
effective date."
- MOVED SB 265 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 265
SHORT TITLE: 2010 REVISOR'S BILL
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
02/08/10 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/08/10 (S) STA, JUD
02/16/10 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
WITNESS REGISTER
KATHRYN KURTZ, Assistant revisor of statutes
Legal Services
Legislative Affairs Agency
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information on SB 265.
ACTION NARRATIVE
9:04:07 AM
CHAIR LINDA MENARD called the Senate State Affairs Standing
Committee meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators French, Meyer and Menard.
SB 265-2010 REVISOR'S BILL
9:04:32 AM
CHAIR MENARD said the first order of business to come before the
committee was SB 265. She said SB 265 is a housekeeping measure
designed to fix and update the statute books.
KATHRYN KURTZ, assistant revisor of statutes, Legislative Legal
Services, said SB 265 is a cleanup bill and is the annual
opportunity to fix mistakes that have crept into the statutes,
to address provisions that have become obsolete and to otherwise
correct deficiencies. SB 265 does not change the substance or
the policy of the law at all. She said the sectional analysis
explains each change.
9:06:50 AM
She said she had one phone call and that was from the Alaska
Municipal League asking if Section 16 on page 9, line 16,
changed anything for people who were currently trying to make
municipal land selections. Her answer was that sections 16 and
17 of the SB 265 make the usage of the term "vacant,
unappropriated, unreserved land" consistent with the statutory
definition and so she didn't think it would make any difference.
She said that Deborah Behr, Department of Law, had reviewed SB
265 and did not come back with any concerns.
CHAIR MENARD asked if the Municipality of Anchorage had that
question.
MS. KURTZ replied no and reiterated that the question came from
the Alaska Municipal League; Anchorage was not mentioned.
9:08:53 AM
SENATOR FRENCH asked what the repealer on page 11, line 28, to a
relatively new statute on identity theft takes out.
MS. KURTZ answered that nothing is being taken out except the
notation that something has been repealed.
SENATOR FRENCH clarified that the word, "repealed" occurred in
statute and is now being deleted.
MS. KURTZ replied that was correct.
SENATOR FRENCH asked if that is what happened on page 12.
MS. KURTZ replied no, and added that he was referring to Section
21 on page 12 that relies on two statutes that will be repealed
elsewhere in a different bill. They have a delayed repeal and
when it kicks in, AS 41.21.506(b) will not make sense, because
the statutes it relies on will no longer exist.
SENATOR FRENCH asked what subject AS 41.21.506(b) affects
generally.
MS. KURTZ replied that AS 41.21.506(b) has an exception for
sport fishing operators.
9:11:29 AM
SENATOR FRENCH referred to page 3, line 20, and noted that Chair
Menard might be happy to see "root planning" was replaced with
"root planing", a dental cleanup. He also asked about the
repetition on line 28 which read:
(10) "limited liability partnership" means a limited
liability partnership."
Senator French asked if this could be more clear and brief.
MS. KURTZ answered that the term is in quotes because it is
defined in AS 32.06. Sometimes a few words are wasted in the
interest of clarity, but if this language was unclear, she said
she would be happy to take a different approach.
SENATOR FRENCH said SB 265 goes to the Judiciary Committee next
and he would think this over.
9:14:02 AM
MS. KURTZ said she had no further comments.
CHAIR MENARD closed public testimony.
SENATOR MEYER moved to report SB 265 from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There
being no objection, the motion carried.
9:15:15 AM
CHAIR MENARD, seeing no further business before the committee,
adjourned the meeting at 9:15 a.m.
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