Legislature(2001 - 2002)
05/01/2001 04:15 PM Senate STA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
May 1, 2001
4:15 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Gene Therriault, Chair
Senator Randy Phillips, Vice Chair
Senator Drue Pearce
Senator Bettye Davis
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Rick Halford
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 200(STA)
"An Act establishing July 3 as Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance
Day."
MOVED CSHB 200 (STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
HB 200 - No previous action recorded.
WITNESS REGISTER
Janet Seitz
Staff to Representative Rokeberg
Alaska State Capitol, Room 118
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced HB 200
Christine Talbott
535 Harris Street
Juneau, AK 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Supports HB 200
Bryan Clark
535 Harris Street
Juneau, AK 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Supports HB 200
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 01-23, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN GENE THERRIAULT called the Senate State Affairs Committee
meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. Present were Senators Phillips,
Pearce and Chairman Therriault.
There was one item on the agenda.
HB 200-DRUNK DRIVING VICTIMS REMEMBRANCE DAY
JANET SEITZ, staff to Representative Rokeberg, presented HB 200,
which was sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee. HB 200
establishes July 3 as drunk driving victims remembrance day.
CHRISTINE TALBOT testified that Jessie Winthrow was her best friend
who was killed by an Anchorage drunk driver on July 3, 2000. She
described Ms. Winthrow as an involved and civic-minded person. It
is important to recognize people like Jessie who would have made
this state a better place but never got the chance because drunk
drivers killed them. If this bill passes, Alaska will be the first
state in the nation to recognize those people who have lost their
lives at the hand of drunk drivers.
BRYAN CLARK testified in support of HB 200. He is working with
Cindy Cashen from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to move the
bill forward.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT said there is no prepared committee substitute
(CS) and no amendments. He asked for the will of the committee.
SENATOR PEARCE moved CSHB 200 (STA) and zero fiscal note from
committee with individual recommendations. There were no
objections.
There being no other business before the committee, Chairman
Therriault adjourned the meeting at 4:25 p.m.
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