CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB 4 May 3, 2000 2:00 p.m.   MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Rick Halford, Chairman Senator Georgianna Lincoln Representative Joe Green Representative Lisa Murkowski Representative Ethan Berkowitz MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Dave Donley COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 4 "An Act relating to establishing an office of victims' rights; relating to compensation of victims of violent crimes; relating to eligibility for a permanent fund dividend for persons convicted of and incarcerated for certain offenses; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule 501, Alaska Rules of Evidence." MOVED CCS SB 4 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS ACTION Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action 1/19/99 13 (S) PREFILE RELEASED - 1/8/99 1/19/99 14 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S) 1/19/99 14 (S) JUD, FIN 1/22/99 Text (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ ROOM 211 1/22/99 Text (S) MOVED CS (JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE 1/22/99 Text (S) MINUTE(JUD) 1/25/99 77 (S) JUD RPT CS 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE 1/25/99 77 (S) DP:TAYLOR, HALFORD, ELLIS; 1/25/99 77 (S) NR: TORGERSON 1/25/99 77 (S) FNS TO SB & CS (LAA, DPS, COR) 1/25/99 77 (S) INDETERMINATE FN TO SB & CS (LAW) 1/25/99 77 (S) ZERO FNS TO SB & CS (ADM-2, DPS) 3/30/99 Text (S) FIN AT 8:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 3/30/99 Text (S) HEARD AND HELD 3/30/99 Text (S) MINUTE(FIN) 3/30/99 740 (S) COSPONSOR(S): WILKEN 4/22/99 Text (S) FIN AT 6:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 4/22/99 Text (S) HEARD AND HELD 4/22/99 Text (S) MINUTE(FIN) 4/27/99 Text (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 4/27/99 Text (S) MOVED CS (FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE 4/27/99 Text (S) MINUTE(FIN) 4/27/99 1130 (S) FIN RPT CS 7DP 1NR NEW TITLE 4/27/99 1131 (S) LETTER OF INTENT WITH FIN REPORT 4/27/99 1131 (S) DP: TORGERSON,PARNELL,PHILLIPS,GREEN 4/27/99 1131 (S) PETE KELLY, DONLEY, WILKEN; NR: ADAMS 4/27/99 1131 (S) PREVIOUS ZERO FNS (ADM-2, DPS) 4/27/99 1131 (S) PREVIOUS FNS (COR, DPS) 4/27/99 1131 (S) PREVIOUS INDETERMINATE FN (LAW) 4/28/99 Text (S) RLS AT 11:45 AM FAHRENKAMP 203 4/28/99 Text (S) MINUTE(RLS) 4/28/99 1148 (S) FISCAL NOTE TO CS (DPS) 4/29/99 1170 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/29/99 4/29/99 1171 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME 4/29/99 1172 (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UNAN CONSENT 4/29/99 1172 (S) ADVANCED TO 3RD READING UNAN CONSENT 4/29/99 1172 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 4(FIN) 4/29/99 1172 (S) (S) ADOPTED FIN LETTER OF INTENT 4/29/99 1172 (S) COSPONSOR(S): T.KELLY, LINCOLN,ELLIS, 4/29/99 1172 (S) PARNELL, MACKIE, MILLER, PETE KELLY, 4/29/99 1172 (S) WARD 4/29/99 1173 (S) PASSED Y18 N- E2 4/29/99 1173 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE 4/29/99 1173 (S) COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE 4/29/99 1175 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 4/30/99 1101 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S) 4/30/99 1101 (H) JUD, FIN 5/03/99 1145 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): PORTER 5/10/99 Text (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM CAPITOL 120 5/10/99 Text (H) HEARD AND HELD SUBCMTE APPOINTED 5/10/99 Text (H) MINUTE(JUD) 5/12/99 Text (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM CAPITOL 120 5/12/99 Text (H) MOVED HCS CSSB 4(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE 5/12/99 Text (H) MINUTE(JUD) 5/13/99 1367 (H) JUD RPT HCS(JUD) NT 4NR 1AM 5/13/99 1367 (H) ...TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE 5/13/99 1367 (H) NR: MURKOWSKI, GREEN, JAMES, KOTT; 5/13/99 1367 (H) AM: ROKEBERG 5/13/99 1368 (H) SENATE LETTER INTENT WITH JUD REPORT 5/13/99 1368 (H) SENATE FISCAL NOTE (DPS) 4/28/99 5/13/99 1368 (H) 2 SENATE FISCAL NOTES (DPS,COR) 1/25/99 5/13/99 1368 (H) INDETERMINATE SENATE FN (LAW) 1/25/99 5/13/99 1368 (H) 3 SENATE ZERO FNS (2ADM, DPS) 1/25/99 4/19/00 Text (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 4/19/00 Text (H) Heard & Held 4/20/00 Text (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 4/20/00 Text (H) Moved HCS SB 4(FIN) Out of Committee 4/20/00 3371 (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR 4/20/00 3385 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/20/00 4/21/00 3406 (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT 1DP 9NR 1AM 4/21/00 3406 (H) ...TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE 4/21/00 3407 (H) DP: FOSTER; NR: THERRIAULT, MULDER 4/21/00 3407 (H) BUNDE, AUSTERMAN, GRUSSENDORF, MOSES, 4/21/00 3407 (H) DAVIS, WILLIAMS, PHILLIPS; AM: DAVIES 4/21/00 3407 (H) SENATE LETTER INTENT WITH FIN REPORT 4/21/00 3407 (H) 2 FISCAL NOTES (COR, GOV) 4/21/00 3407 (H) INDETERMINATE FISCAL NOTE (LAW) 4/21/00 3407 (H) 3 ZERO FISCAL NOTES (ADM, LAA, DPS) 4/21/00 3409 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/21/00 4/21/00 3409 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME 4/21/00 3410 (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UNAN CONSENT 4/21/00 3410 (H) ADVANCED TO 3RD READING 4/24 CALENDAR 4/21/00 3431 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MASEK 4/24/00 3451 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 4(FIN) 4/24/00 3452 (H) PASSED Y38 A2 4/24/00 3452 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE 4/24/00 3452 (H) COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE 4/24/00 3452 (H) BERKOWITZ NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION 4/24/00 3471 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): HARRIS 4/25/00 3497 (H) HELD ON RECONSIDERATION TO 4/26 4/26/00 3525 (H) HELD ON RECONSIDERATION TO 4/27 4/28/00 3558 (H) HELD ON RECONSIDERATION TO 4/29 4/29/00 3629 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DYSON 4/29/00 3630 (H) RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP 4/29/00 3630 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED 4/30/00 3625 (S) FAILED CONCUR (H) AM Y- N20 4/30/00 3626 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 4/30/00 3626 (S) *HALFORD, DONLEY, LINCOLN 4/30/00 3656 (H) FAILED RECEDE (H) AM N33 A7 4/30/00 3657 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 4/30/00 3658 (H) *GREEN, MURKOWSKI, BERKOWITZ 5/01/00 Text (S) 004 AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 5/01/00 3653 (S) (S)LIMITED POWER FREE CONFERENCE GRANTE 5/01/00 3707 (H) (H)LIMITED POWER FREE CONFERENCE GRANTE 5/03/00 Text (S) 004 AT 2:00 PM BUTROVICH 205 ACTION NARRATIVE Tape 00-02, Side A SB 4-VICTIMS' RIGHTS/PRISONER'S PFD  CHAIRMAN HALFORD called the Conference Committee on SB 4 to order at 2:00 p.m. Present were Senators Lincoln and Halford and Representatives Green, Berkowitz and Murkowski. CHAIRMAN HALFORD noted the conference committee discussed the sunset provision and the department location. The proposed conference committee substitute places the Office of Victims' Rights in the Department of Public Safety however that department does not want to house it. The committee then discussed placing the office in the Department of Law, recognizing that anywhere the Office of Victims' Rights is placed, other than in a separate ombudsman-type setting, a conflict of interest will be created. He suggested adopting the proposed conference committee substitute and then amending it. SENATOR LINCOLN moved to adopt the proposed conference committee substitute dated 5/2/00, Version X. Without objection, the motion carried. CHAIRMAN HALFORD noted a conceptual amendment to change the department location from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Law was in order. REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ so moved. There being no objection, the location was changed to the Department of Law. CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked for a motion to include a letter of intent requesting that an audit be performed in the third year of operation. REPRESENTATIVE GREEN so moved. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked members if they would like to view the letter of intent prior to moving CCSSB 4 out of committee. SENATOR LINCOLN said she did not but reminded members that the sunset provision needs to be addressed. CHAIRMAN HALFORD informed committee members that the conference committee substitute contains a sunset date of 2006. He pointed out the letter of intent will request a performance audit in the year 2005. No one objected. CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked members to sign the conference committee report. With no further business to come before the committee, he adjourned the meeting at 2:05 p.m.