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HB 68                                                                                                                         
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 68                                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to sex trafficking; establishing the crime of                                                              
    patron of a victim of sex trafficking; relating to the crime of                                                             
    human trafficking; relating to prostitution; relating to sentencing                                                         
    for sex trafficking, patron of a victim of sex trafficking, and                                                             
    human trafficking; establishing the process for vacating judgments                                                          
    for certain convictions of prostitution and misconduct involving a                                                          
    controlled substance; relating to the Council on Domestic                                                                   

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    Violence and Sexual Assault; relating to permanent fund                                                                     
    dividends for certain individuals whose convictions are vacated;                                                            
    and providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 68(JUD)                                                                                               
    "An Act relating to sex trafficking; relating to athletic trainers,                                                         
    private professional conservators and guardians, licensed                                                                   
    professional counselors, massage therapists, marital and family                                                             
    therapists, physicians, osteopaths, podiatrists, direct-entry                                                               
    midwives, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and psychological                                                              
    associates, and clinical social workers; establishing the crime of                                                          
    patron of a victim of sex trafficking; relating to the crime of                                                             
    human trafficking; relating to the crime of prostitution; relating to                                                       
    sentencing for sex trafficking, patron of a victim of sex                                                                   
    trafficking, human trafficking, and prostitution; relating to victim                                                        
    confidentiality; establishing the process for vacating judgments                                                            
    for certain convictions of prostitution; relating to revocation of a                                                        
    teaching certificate; relating to sex trafficking, human trafficking,                                                       
    sexual abuse, and sexual assault awareness and prevention                                                                   
    education; relating to disqualifying convictions for religious and                                                          
    private school teachers; relating to licensing of school bus drivers;                                                       
    relating to permanent fund dividends for certain individuals whose                                                          
    convictions are vacated; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Vance, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4): C. Johnson, Groh, Carpenter, Vance                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Gray, Eastman, Allard                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 68(JUD):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                  
2.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                                                          
4.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
5.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             

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9.   Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                                               
10.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                               
11.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                               
12.  Fiscal, Alaska Judiciary System                                                                                            
13.  Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 68 was referred to the Finance Committee.