1998-05-07                     Senate Journal                      Page 3834
                           Messages from the House                           
                                                                               
HB 193                                                                       
Message dated May 6 was read, stating the House concurred in the               
Senate amendment to CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN) am,                         
thus adopting:                                                                 
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
193(FIN) An Act relating to financial assistance for                           
students attending certain graduate education                                  
programs; and providing for an effective date.                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                          Standing Committee Reports                         
                                                                               
HB 245                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                         
245(RLS) am An Act relating to assault in the fourth degree;                   
relating to the definition of crime involving domestic violence in             
AS 11; relating to unlawful contact with a victim or witness; relating         
to rehabilitation programs for perpetrators of domestic violence;              
amending Rule 5(b), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rule                
404(b), Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective               
date and recommended the adoption of the Health, Education and                 
Social Services Senate Committee Substitute for CS FOR HOUSE                   
BILL NO. 245(RLS) am offered on page 3783. Signing do pass:                    
Senators Sharp, Pearce, Cochairs, Senators Phillips, Parnell, Donley.          
                                                                               
Previous House zero and indeterminate fiscal notes.                            
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                  
                                                                               
HB 257                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                         
257(FIN) am An Act relating to elections, to election officials and            
election workers, to voter registration, and to candidates for election;       
and providing for an effective date and recommended it be replaced             
with