SENATE RULES COMMITTEE May 8, 1994 1:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Rick Halford, Chair Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair Senator George Jacko Senator Suzanne Little Senator Fred Zharoff MEMBERS ABSENT All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 195(FIN) "An Act authorizing youth courts to provide for peer adjudication of minors who have allegedly committed violations of state or municipal laws, and renaming the community legal assistance grant fund and amending the purposes for which grants may be made from that fund in order to provide financial assistance for organization and initial operation of youth courts." HOUSE BILL NO. 232 "An Act relating to a bow hunting tag and bow hunting safety; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 266(L&C) "An Act relating to guide-outfitter and master guide-outfitter licenses; extending the termination date of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO. 439 "An Act enacting the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act." HOUSE BILL NO. 446 "An Act relating to community agreements for environmental conservation purposes; and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO. 456 am "An Act making appropriations to satisfy the agreed-upon monetary terms of certain collective bargaining agreements for certain public employees; and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO. 466 am "An Act authorizing the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to pay for the costs of repair and rehabilitation of student housing facilities of the University of Alaska; authorizing the issuance of bonds by the University of Alaska to pay for the costs of repair and rehabilitation of facilities of the University of Alaska; amending powers of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; amending the definition of "public building"; relating to the Alaska debt retirement fund; and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO. 510 "An Act making appropriations to satisfy the agreed-upon monetary terms of a collective bargaining agreement for certain employees of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20 Supporting the reopening and development of the Alaska-Juneau Mine. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22 Suspending Uniform Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e) of the Alaska State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 445, relating to operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft. HOUSE BILL NO. 445 am "An Act relating to administrative or court revocation of a driver's license resulting from operation of a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, or aircraft; relating to chemical testing of a person's breath, urine, or blood if the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or serious physical injury; relating to definitions applicable to commercial motor vehicle laws; relating to chemical testing of a person's breath, urine, or blood without the person's consent; and relating to the use in a civil or criminal action of the refusal of a person to submit to a chemical test." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 195 - See Health, Education & Social Services minutes dated 2/23/94. See Judiciary minutes dated 3/28/94 and 5/3/94. Finance referral waived 5/6/94. HB 232 - See Resources minutes dated 2/22/94, 2/23/94, 3/9/94, and 4/30/94. Finance report 5/3/94. HB 266 - See Resources minutes dated 4/30/94. HB 439 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 4/12/94. See Judiciary minutes dated 5/3/94. HB 446 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 4/7/94. See Resources minutes 4/30/94. HB 456 - Finance report 5/7/94. HB 466 - Finance report 5/6/94. HB 510 - Health, Education & Social Services referral waived 5/4/94. Finance report 5/7/94. SCR 20 - See Resources minutes dated 5/5/94. SCR 22 - No previous action to record. HB 445 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/28/94 and 4/30/94. Finance report 5/7/94. WITNESS REGISTER Senator Robin Taylor State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SCS HB 445(RLS) ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 94-9, SIDE A Number 001 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 195(FIN) ) (AUTHORIZING YOUTH COURTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 232 (BOW HUNTING STAMP & BOW HUNTING SAFETY) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 266(L&C) ) (GUIDE-OUTFITTER LICENSE/BIG GAME BD) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 439 (UNIFORM FRAUDULENT TRANSFER ACT) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 446 (ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 456 am (APPROP: COST OF CERTAIN LABOR AGREEMENTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 466 am (AHFC BONDS FOR UNIV. OF ALASKA USES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that HB 510 (APPROP: U OF AK LABOR AGREEMENT) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCR 20 (REOPENING ALASKA-JUNEAU MINE) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCR 22 (SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 445) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CHAIRMAN HALFORD brought HB 445 am (DWI LAWS) before the committee e as the next order of business. He stated Senator Robin Taylor was present to speak to a proposed Rules SCS, which incorporates a number of items contained in other pieces of legislation. SENATOR ROBIN TAYLOR distributed a letter from the Canadian Mothers Against Drunk Driving and noted Canada has had 0.08 legislation in place for many years. The letter states that over 0.08 legislation may well distract from putting law enforcement efforts where they will be most effective, namely on repeat offenders and those with a very high blood alcohol count. He pointed out that the Finance SCS changes the level from 0.10 to 0.08. Senator Taylor advocates that a felony be imposed on third time offenders and for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles on repeat offenders. Both of those provisions were removed from the Finance SCS. The Rules SCS places the seizure and forfeiture provision back in, as well as it provides that the court may order as a condition of probation that the person take antabuse or a similar drug intended to prevent consumption of alcoholic beverages. SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS HB 445(RLS) be adopted. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR RIEGER moved that SCS HB 445(RLS) be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that SCS HB 445(RLS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.