02/04/2026 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

            HB  20-PROHIBIT FEES FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:55:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY  announced that the  final order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 20, "An Act  relating to fees for paper documents;                                                               
and relating to unfair trade practices."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:56:13                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GRAY moved  to adopt  Amendment 1  to HB  20, labeled  34-                                                               
LS0237\N.3, Walsh, 2/2/26, which read:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1:                                                                                                            
          Delete "and"                                                                                                        
          Following "practices":                                                                                              
         Insert "; and providing for an effective date"                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, following line 6:                                                                                                  
          Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                    
        "* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:56:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY said Amendment 1 sets  an effective date of January 1,                                                               
2027.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:56:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAN  SADDLER, Alaska  State Legislature,  as prime                                                               
sponsor,  stated that  he has  no  objection to  Amendment 1  and                                                               
considers it a friendly amendment.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KOPP  removed  his  objection.   There  being  no                                                               
further objection, Amendment 1 to HB 20 was adopted.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER thanked  the committee  for their  prompt                                                               
consideration of the bill and the spirit of discussion.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:57:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP  moved to  report HB 20,  as amended,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.    There  being no  objection,  CSHB  20(JUD)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GRAY authorized  Legislative  Legal Services  to make  any                                                               
technical or conforming changes.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:58:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.