CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 83(JUD) "An Act relating to collecting information about civil litigation by the Alaska Judicial Council; repealing Rule 41(a)(3), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rules 511(c) and (e), Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date." 2:54:21 PM Representative LeDoux presented the sponsor statement: HB 83 eliminates the automatic reporting of information about civil case settlements currently required by law. This bill follows the advice of the Judicial Council, which has recommended that the legislature do away with this requirement. Passing this bill would save money and time by freeing attorneys and litigants from an unnecessary and functionally useless submission of data which the Judicial Council sees no point in collecting. It is part of the job of the legislature to eliminate waste and to make government more effective. Discarding needless data collection requirements is an easy way to achieve cost-savings and streamline government. HB 83 does exactly this. I urge your support for the swift passage of HB 83. 2:55:28 PM AMY MICHEL, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX, discussed the Sectional Analysis (copy on file): Section One: Repeals Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 41(a) (3) and Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure Rules 511(c) and (e). Section Two: Repeals AS 09.68.130 which requires reporting of civil litigation information to the Alaska Judicial Council. Section Three: Per the Alaska Constitution, repealing court rules requires a 2/3 majority of both bodies. Section Four: Provides for an effective date Co-Chair MacKinnon OPENED public testimony. 2:56:51 PM SARAH BATTON, ATTORNEY, GROH EGGERS, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), testified in support of the bill. She stated that the bill would save money and time for all parties involved. 2:58:01 PM KEN JACOBUS, ANCHORAGE BAR ASSOCIATION, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), spoke in support of the bill. He said that the bill was supported by many of the state's bar associations and was seemingly unopposed. 2:59:45 PM Co-Chair MacKinnon CLOSED public testimony. 3:00:04 PM Co-Chair MacKinnon solicited closing comments from the sponsor. Representative LeDoux urged passage of the legislation. CSHB 83(JUD) was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. 3:00:19 PM AT EASE 3:01:09 PM RECONVENED