1999-04-13                     House Journal                      Page 0791
SB 99                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                        
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(FIN)                                                
"An Act to clarify the meaning of 'decennial census of the United             
States' in art. VI,  Constitution of the State of Alaska,  to prevent          

1999-04-13                     House Journal                      Page 0792
SB 99                                                                        
discrimination in the redistricting of the house of representatives           
and the senate, and to prohibit expenditures of public funds for               
population surveys or sampling for certain purposes relating to                
legislative redistricting without an appropriation."                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with the following committee                     
substitute, pending authorization by HCR 7:                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(JUD)                                   
"An Act providing for preparation for redistricting before                    
appointment of the Redistricting Board; relating to preclearance               
under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; clarifying the                
meaning of 'decennial census of the United States' in art. VI,                 
Constitution of the State of Alaska; prohibiting discrimination and            
use of census numbers that are estimates or that have been                     
adjusted based on sampling in the redistricting of the house of                
representatives and the senate; and prohibiting expenditures of                
public funds for population surveys or sampling for certain                    
purposes relating to legislative redistricting without an                      
appropriation."                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Kott, Chair, with the                  
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Green, James, Kott                                               
                                                                               
Do not pass (1):  Croft                                                        
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Murkowski                                              
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to HCS CSSB 99(JUD):                         
                                                                               
Senate zero fiscal note, Senate Finance Committee/Dept. of Law,                
3/22/99                                                                        
                                                                               
CSSB 99(FIN) was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on              
the calendar.