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Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
House consider the Senate message (page 1205) on the following at              
this time:                                                                     
                                                                               
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                  
58(FIN) am                                                                     
An Act relating to civil actions; relating to independent counsel             
provided under an insurance policy; relating to attorney fees;                 
amending Rules 16.1, 41, 49, 58, 68, 72.1, 82, and 95, Alaska                  
Rules of Civil Procedure; amending Rule 702, Alaska Rules of                   
Evidence; and amending Rule 511, Alaska Rules of Appellate                     
Procedure.                                                                     
                                                                               
and                                                                            

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HB 58                                                                        
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR                                   
HOUSE BILL NO. 58(RLS) am S                                                    
An Act relating to civil actions; relating to independent counsel             
provided under an insurance policy; relating to attorney fees;                 
amending Rules 16.1, 26, 41, 49, 58, 68, 72.1, 82, and 95, Alaska              
Rules of Civil Procedure; amending Rules 1 and 4, District Court               
Rules of Civil Procedure; amending Rule 702, Alaska Rules of                   
Evidence; and amending Rule 511, Alaska Rules of Appellate                     
Procedure.                                                                     
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved that the House concur in the Senate                
amendment to CSSSHB 58(FIN) am thus adopting SCS CSSSHB
(RLS) am S, and recommended that the members vote yes.                       
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment            
to CSSSHB 58(FIN) am?  The roll was taken with the following                   
result:                                                                        
                                                                               
SCS CSSSHB 58(RLS) am S                                                        
Concur                                                                         
                                                                               
YEAS:  28   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Foster,                
Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott,             
Martin, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan,                 
Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams                                           
                                                                               
Nays:  Berkowitz, Brice, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Joule, Kemplen,           
Kookesh, Kubina, Moses, Nicholia                                               
                                                                               
Absent:  Croft                                                                 
                                                                               
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting             
SCS CSSSHB 58(RLS) am S.                                                       
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll          
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the court       
rule changes.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               

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HB 58                                                                        
The Chief Clerk was instructed to so notify the Senate.                        
                                                                               
SCS CSSSHB 58(RLS) am S was referred to the Chief Clerk for                    
enrollment.                                                                    
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would revert to          
Messages from the Senate.  There being no objection, it was so                 
ordered.