2004-02-26                     House Journal                      Page 2748
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                       
                              OF HOUSE BILLS                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 522                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 522 by the House State Affairs Committee,                                            
entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to discharges from small commercial passenger                                 
     vessels; and providing for an effective date."                                                 
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 523                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 523 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                       
the Governor, entitled:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, voter registration,                              
     voter residence, precinct boundary modification, recognized                                    
     political parties, voters unaffiliated with political parties, early                           
     voting, absentee voting, ballot counting, voting by mail, initiative,                          
     referendum, recall, and definitions; and providing for an effective                            
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary, and                           
Finance Committees.                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                              
2.  Fiscal, Office of the Governor                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 25, 2004, follows:                                 
                                                                                                    
"Dear Speaker Kott:                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Under the authority of article III, section 18, of the Alaska                                       
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to the state's elections                            
statutes.