Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-04-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-04-28 House Journal Page 3415 HB 322 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 322 "An Act relating to infants who are safely surrendered by a parent shortly after birth." with the: Journal Page HES RPT CS(HES) 4DP 1NR 3346 FN1: (HSS) 3346 JUD RPT CS(JUD) 5DP 3368 FN2: ZERO(H.JUD/HSS) 3368 2006-04-28 House Journal Page 3416 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 322(JUD) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Gardner and Croft: Page 2, lines 9 - 10: Delete all material and insert: "(2) there is no evidence the infant has been physically injured prior to abandonment." Representative Gardner moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Croft placed a call of the House and lifted the call. The objection was withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Gruenberg, LeDoux, and McGuire: Page 1, line 9, following "parent": Delete "in the manner described in AS 47.10.013(c) if the child is an infant who is less than 21 days of age" Insert "if the child (1) is an infant who is less than 21 days of age; (2) is surrendered in the manner described in AS 47.10.013(c); and (3) is not the subject of a court order affecting custody of the child" 2006-04-28 House Journal Page 3417 Page 1, line 12: Delete "may not be criminally prosecuted for surrendering an" Insert "who is immune from prosecution under AS 11.81.500 and chooses to surrender an infant shall surrender the" Page 1, line 13: Delete "although surrendering" Insert ". Surrendering" Page 2, lines 21 - 22: Delete "A hospital, hospital emergency room, fire station, emergency medical service, or employees or volunteers of these entities, are" Insert "An individual, agency, facility, or entity that receives an infant abandoned safely under (c) of this section is" Representative Gruenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 322(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 322(JUD) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 322(JUD) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 322(JUD) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2006-04-28 House Journal Page 3418 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson And so, CSHB 322(JUD) am passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.