1997-01-13                     House Journal                      Page 0037
HB 37                                                                        
(Prefile released January 3, 1997)                                             
HOUSE BILL NO. 37 by Representatives KELLY, KOHRING,                           
VEZEY AND MULDER, and Ogan, Dyson and Martin, entitled:                        
                                                                               
An Act relating to a requirement that a parent, guardian, or                  
custodian consent before certain minors receive an abortion;                   
establishing a judicial bypass procedure by which a minor may                  
petition a court for authorization to consent to an abortion without           
consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian; amending the                      
definition of `abortion'; and amending Rules 40 and 79, Alaska                 
Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 204, 210, 212, 213, 508, and                   
512.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and Rule 9, Alaska                 
Administrative Rules.                                                          
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary        
Committees.