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HB 18                                                                                             
The Conference Committee considering SENATE CS FOR CS FOR                                           
HOUSE BILL NO. 18(HES) and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                    
18(JUD) am "An Act relating to the liability of parents and legal                                   
guardians of minors who destroy property" requests limited powers of                                
free conference on the following specific points:                                                   

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         The dollar amount of liability that a parent may be                                        
         liable for if an unemancipated minor knowingly                                             
         destroys real or personal property. The House version                                      
         proposed a $15,000 cap, and the Senate version a                                           
         $25,000 cap. The conference committee is requesting                                        
         the authority to establish a compromise.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Signing the report: Representative McGuire, Chair, Representatives                                  
Meyer, Gruenberg; Senators Dyson, Davis, Seekins                                                    
                                                                                                    
President Therriault granted the Senate members limited powers of                                   
free conference as requested.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
HB 18                                                                                             
The following report was received and distributed at 10:15 p.m., May                                
21, 2003:                                                                                           
                                                            May 21, 2003                            
                                                                                                    
Mr. President:                                                                                      
Mr. Speaker:                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
The CONFERENCE COMMITTEE with limited powers of free                                                
conference considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 18(JUD) am "An                                          
Act relating to the liability of parents and legal guardians of minors                              
who destroy property" and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                           
NO. 18(HES) "An Act relating to the liability of parents and legal                                  
guardians of minors who destroy property; and providing for an                                      
effective date" (technical title change) and recommends                                             
                                                                                                    
         CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 18 "An                                                    
         Act relating to the liability of parents and legal                                         
         guardians of minors who destroy property; and                                              
         providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                    
be adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Signing the report: Representative McGuire, Chair, Representatives                                  
Meyer, Gruenberg; Senators Dyson, Seekins, Davis;                                                   
                                                                                                    

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The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Alaska Court System                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved that the Senate adopt the Conference                                      
Committee Report on CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                
18.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate adopt the Conference                                          
Committee Report on CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 18                                             
"An Act relating to the liability of parents and legal guardians of                                 
minors who destroy property; and providing for an effective date"?"                                 
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
CCS HB 18                                                                                           
Adopt Conference Committee Report?                                                                  
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Hoffman, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stevens B, Stevens G,                                         
Wagoner, Wilken                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Lincoln, Taylor, Therriault                                                                  
                                                                                                    
and so, the report was adopted.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
vote on the adoption of the conference committee report be considered                               
the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so                                 
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.