SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         April 30, 1997                                        
                           10:55 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator Robin Taylor                                                          
 Senator John Torgerson                                                        
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 21                                                            
 "An Act relating to ferries and ferry terminals, establishing the             
 Alaska Marine Highway Authority, and relating to maintenance of               
 state marine vessels; and providing for an effective date."                   
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 103                                                           
 "An Act relating to hearings before and authorizing fees for the              
 State Commission for Human Rights; and providing for an effective             
 date."                                                                        
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 9(FIN) am                                               
 "An Act relating to the rights of crime victims and victims of                
 juvenile offenses; relating to the collection by victims of                   
 restitution from prisoners; relating to the definition of                     
 `incapacitated' for sexual offenses; creating the crime of                    
 interfering with a report of a crime involving domestic violence;             
 relating to mental examinations of victims in criminal                        
 prosecutions; relating to the safety of victims, other persons, and           
 the community in setting bail or conditions of release; relating to           
 access to certain records of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board;           
 amending Rule 6, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules 404 and            
 615, Alaska Rules of Evidence, and Rule 3, Alaska Delinquency                 
 Rules; and providing for an effective date."                                  
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 115(JUD) am                                             
 "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as                
 recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an                  
 effective date."                                                              
                                                                               
 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 30                                                 
 Relating to the creation of a new United States Court of Appeals              
 for the Twelfth Circuit.                                                      
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SB  21 - See Senate Transportation Committee minutes dated 2/18/97            
          and 3/6/97 and Senate State Affairs minutes dated 3/18/97,           
      3/25/97, 3/27/97 & 4/3/97.                                               
      Finance report 4/25/97.                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 103 - State Affairs minutes dated 4/15/97.                                 
      Finance report 4/29/97.                                                  
                                                                               
 HB   9 - See Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 4/9/97.                 
      Finance report 4/25/97.                                                  
                                                                               
 HB 115 - See Senate Judiciary Committee meeting dated 4/28/97.                
                                                                               
 HJR 30 - See Senate Judiciary Committee minutes dated 4/25/97.                
                                                                               
    ACTION NARRATIVE                                                           
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  VICE CHAIRMAN LEMAN  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 10:55 a.m., and noted the presence of Senators Torgerson,            
 Taylor and Leman.                                                             
                                                                               
  VICE CHAIRMAN LEMAN  reviewed the committee agenda and requested             
 calendaring motions on the legislation.                                       
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved  SB 21  (ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY) be           
 approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing             
 no objection, it was so ordered.                                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved  SB 103  (HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FEES &               
 HEARINGS) be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the                
 Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved  CSHB 9(FIN) am  (VICTIMS' RIGHTS/ CRIMINAL LAW        
 CHANGES)  be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the                
 Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved  CSHB 115(JUD) am  (1997 REVISOR'S BILL) be            
 approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing             
 no objection, it was so ordered.                                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved  HJR 30  (ENDORSE US COURT OF APPEALS-12TH             
 CIRCUIT) be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the                 
 Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting at 10:56 a.m.