Legislature(1999 - 2000)
2000-04-18 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2000-04-18 House Journal Page 3270 SB 268 The following was read the second time: SENATE BILL NO. 268 "An Act relating to mandatory 99-year terms of imprisonment for persons convicted of certain murders." with the: Journal Page JUD RPT HCS(JUD) 4DP 2NR 3172 2 SENATE ZERO FNS (COR, ADM) 2/24/00 3172 Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 268(JUD) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Berkowitz: Page 2, following line 11: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS12.55.125 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (m) Notwithstanding (a)(4) and (f) of this section, if a court finds that imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment of 99 years on a defendant subject to sentencing under (a)(4) of this section would be manifestly unjust, the court may sentence the defendant to a definite term of imprisonment otherwise permissible under (a) of this section." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Sanders objected. 2000-04-18 House Journal Page 3271 SB 268 Representative Ogan rose to a point of order regarding decorum in debate. The Speaker cautioned the members. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SB 268(JUD) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 27 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Cissna, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Green, Grussendorf, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula, Kookesh, Kott, Morgan, Moses, Murkowski, Phillips, Porter, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Coghill, Cowdery, Foster, James, Kohring, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Rokeberg, Sanders And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS SB 268(JUD) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HCS SB 268(JUD) am H was read the third time. The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCS SB 268(JUD) am H would be held in third reading to the April 19, 2000, calendar.