00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 385(JUD)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the attorney fees and costs awarded in certain court actions relating                               
02 to unfair trade practices; and amending Rules 54, 79, and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil                                     
03 Procedure."                                                                                                             
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 45.50.537 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
06            (e)  In an action brought by the attorney general under AS 45.50.471 -                                       
07       45.50.561, if the attorney general prevails, the state shall be awarded full attorney fees                        
08       and costs.                                                                                                        
09    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       COURT RULE CHANGES.  (a)  AS 45.50.537(e), added by sec. 1 of this Act,                                           
12 changes Rule 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, by establishing a different rule relating to                          
13 the award of attorney fees in actions that are brought under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561.                                  
14       (b)  AS 45.50.537(e), added by sec. 1 of this Act, changes Rules 54(d) and 79, Alaska                             
01 Rules of Civil Procedure, by establishing a different rule relating to the award of costs in                            
02 actions that are brought under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561.                                                                
03    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       APPLICABILITY.  AS 45.50.537(e), added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies only to                                     
06 causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of this Act.                                                
07    * Sec. 4.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
08 read:                                                                                                                   
09       CONDITIONAL EFFECT.  Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if sec. 2 of this Act                                
10 receives the two-thirds majority vote of each house required by art. IV, sec. 15, Constitution                          
11 of the State of Alaska.