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HB 136                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 136                                                                              
    "An Act restricting the authority of a court to suspend execution                               
    of a sentence or grant probation in prosecutions for driving while                              
    under the influence and prosecutions for refusal to submit to a                                 
    chemical test; and allowing a court to suspend up to 75 percent of                              
    the minimum fines required for driving while under the influence                                
    and for refusal to submit to a chemical test if the defendant                                   
    successfully completes a court-ordered treatment program."                                      
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative McGuire, Chair, with the                                    
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    

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Do pass (7):  Anderson, Gruenberg, Kott, Dahlstrom, Coghill, Gara,                                  
McGuire                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
A Judiciary Committee letter of intent for HB 136, signed by                                        
Representative McGuire, Chair, follows:                                                             
                                                                                                    
"It is the intent of the Legislature that the Court System and                                      
Department of Law continue their practice with regard to the                                        
collection of unpaid fines for driving under the influence of alcohol.                              
That practice is to pursue the payment of unpaid fines through a civil                              
action by the Department of Law and not through revoking probation.                                 
It is also the intent of the Legislature to encourage the use of fines,                             
wellness courts and interlock devices, when appropriate, as tools for                               
addressing these crimes and those who commit them."                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                      
2.  Zero, Alaska Court System                                                                       
3.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                    
4.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                          
5.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Law                                                                     
6.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Law                                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 136 was referred to the Finance Committee.