Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2023-04-14 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2023-04-14 Senate Journal Page 0741 SB 81 SENATE BILL NO. 81 "An Act relating to the office of victims' rights; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. 2023-04-14 Senate Journal Page 0742 Senator Wilson moved the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, following line 2: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 24.65.020(b) is amended to read: (b) The victims' advocate selection committee shall examine persons to serve as victims' advocate regarding their qualifications and ability and shall place the name of the person selected in nomination. The appointment is effective if the nomination is ratified by two-thirds of the full membership of the senate and two-thirds of the full membership of the house of representatives [APPROVED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE IN JOINT SESSION]. The vote on the appointment shall be entered in the journals of both houses." Page 1, line 3: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 1, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 24.65.070(a) is amended to read: (a) The victims' advocate shall appoint a person to serve as acting victims' advocate in the absence of the victims' advocate. If the victims' advocate is not available to appoint a person to serve as acting victims' advocate, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house may jointly appoint an acting victims' advocate. The victims' advocate shall also appoint assistants and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Subject to AS 36.30.020, the victims' advocate may enter into personal services and other contracts the victims' advocate finds necessary to carry out the provisions of 2023-04-14 Senate Journal Page 0743 this chapter. The victims' advocate shall, to the maximum extent practicable, conduct the duties and work of the office by entering into personal services and other contracts the victims' advocate finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Senator Wilson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Wielechowski objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. SENATE BILL NO. 81 am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall SENATE BILL NO. 81 am "An Act relating to the office of victims' rights; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 81 am Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson Excused: Hoffman and so, SENATE BILL NO. 81 am passed the Senate. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.