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HB 127                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(JUD) "An Act relating to                                                                              
compensation of the ombudsman and to employment of staff by the                                                                 
ombudsman under personal service contracts; relating to disclosure by                                                           
an agency to the ombudsman of communications subject to attorney-                                                               
client and attorney work-product privileges; relating to the privilege of                                                       
the ombudsman not to testify and creating a privilege under which the                                                           

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ombudsman is not required to disclose certain documents; relating to                                                            
procedures for procurement by the ombudsman; and amending Rules                                                                 
501 and 503, Alaska Rules of Evidence" was read the second time.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                               
adoption of the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute offered on page                                                           
2511. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                        
NO. 127(JUD) was adopted.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(JUD) was read                                                                           
the third time.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                      
NO. 127(JUD) "An Act relating to compensation of the ombudsman                                                                  
and to employment of staff by the ombudsman under personal service                                                              
contracts; relating to disclosure by an agency to the ombudsman of                                                              
communications subject to attorney-client and attorney work-product                                                             
privileges; relating to the privilege of the ombudsman not to testify                                                           
and creating a privilege under which the ombudsman is not required to                                                           
disclose certain documents; relating to procedures for procurement by                                                           
the ombudsman; and amending Rules 501 and 503, Alaska Rules of                                                                  
Evidence" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                                                               
result:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 127(JUD)                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Court Rules                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, Fairclough,                                                               
French, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(JUD)                                                                            
passed the Senate.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                              
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the Court Rule                                                                
changes. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred                                                         
to the Secretary for engrossment.