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2005-03-02 House Journal

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2005-03-02                     House Journal                      Page 0479
SB 56                                                                                             
The Conference Committee considering:                                                               
                                                                                                    
              HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 56(FIN) am H                                     
     "An Act relating to criminal law and procedure, criminal                                       
     sentences, and probation and parole; and providing for an                                      
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 56(JUD)                                                                 
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    

2005-03-02                     House Journal                      Page 0480
requests limited powers of free conference on the following specific                                
point(s):                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
     Except in the case of an offense defined under AS 11.41 or                                     
     AS 11.46.400, the defendant committed the offense while                                        
     suffering from a mental disorder or disability, including fetal                                
     alcohol spectrum disorder, that was insufficient to constitute a                               
     complete defense but that significantly affected the                                           
     defendant's conduct.                                                                           
                                                                                                    
The request was signed by Representatives Samuels (Chair), Coghill,                                 
Gruenberg; and Senators Therriault (Chair), Seekins, French.                                        
                                                                                                    
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as                                        
requested.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Kapsner was noted.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The Conference Committee with limited powers of free conference                                     
considering HCS CSSB 56(FIN) am H and CSSB 56(JUD)                                                  
recommends the following be adopted:                                                                
                                                                                                    
     CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 56                                                           
     "An Act relating to criminal law and procedure, criminal                                       
     sentences, and probation and parole; and providing for an                                      
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Samuels (Chair), Coghill,                                  
Gruenberg; and Senators Therriault (Chair), Seekins, French.                                        
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CCS SB 56:                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.   Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                             
4.   Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                   
6.   Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                     
7.   Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                     
8.   Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                         
9.   Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                         
10. Indeterminate, Alaska Court System                                                              
                                                                                                    

2005-03-02                     House Journal                      Page 0481
**The presence of Representative Croft was noted.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved that the House adopt the Conference                                    
Committee report, thus adopting CCS SB 56.                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the House adopt the Conference                                          
Committee report?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                   
                                                                                                    
CCS SB 56                                                                                           
Adopt Conference Committee Report                                                                   
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford,                                    
Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                  
Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott,                                      
LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras,                                               
Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                          
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Weyhrauch                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
And so, the House adopted the Conference Committee report, thus                                     
adopting CCS SB 56.                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.