03/27/2024 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

         HB  28-ACCESS TO MARIJUANA CONVICTION RECORDS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:10:47 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  announced the  consideration of  CS FOR  HOUSE BILL                                                               
NO. 28(FIN)  "An Act restricting  the release of  certain records                                                               
of convictions; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  said this  is the  second hearing of  HB 28  in the                                                               
Senate  Judiciary  Committee.  There   is  a  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute. He invited Ms. Kakaruk  to present the explanation of                                                               
changes.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:11:33 PM                                                                                                                    
BREANNA  KAKARUK,  Staff,  Senator   Matt  Claman,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,   Alaska,  presented  the   explanation  of                                                               
changes for HB 28 from version \U to version \R.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                     Explanation of Changes                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Senate Judiciary Committee: Version U to Version R                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          Senate CS for CS for House Bill 28 (Judiciary)                                                                        
     version  R amends  version U  of the  bill by  removing                                                                    
     Section  4.  Section  4  in HB  28  version  U  amended                                                                    
     AS 22.35  by  adding  a new  section  that  established                                                                    
     records relating to the  individuals and occurrences in                                                                    
     this  bill  shall  not be  publicly  published  by  the                                                                    
     Alaska Court System.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          Section 4 was removed in Version R because the                                                                        
     Alaska  Court  System has  already  taken  the step  to                                                                    
     remove  marijuana  conviction   records  for  marijuana                                                                    
     possession of under an ounce  for people over 21 on the                                                                    
     Court  System's   website.  The  Supreme   Court  order                                                                    
     removed those records, effective of May 2023.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          Version R re-numbered Section 5 as Section 4, and                                                                     
     updated the effective date, which was January 1, 2024                                                                      
     to January 1, 2025.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:12:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN solicited a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:12:50 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL moved  to adopt  the  Senate committee  substitute                                                               
(SCS)  for  CSHB  28,  work order  33-LS0271\R,  as  the  working                                                               
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:13:05 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN offered the bill  sponsor an opportunity to speak to                                                               
the SCS.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:13:19 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE   STANLEY  WRIGHT,   District  22,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska,   expressed  appreciation  to  the                                                               
committee for  its good work  on HB  28. He expressed  his belief                                                               
that this bill will help a lot of Alaskans.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:13:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  found no objection and  SCS CSHB 28 was  adopted as                                                               
the working document.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:14:36 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:14:40 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL  moved to  report  SCS  CSHB  28, work  order  33-                                                               
LS0271\R,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:14:54 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  CLAMAN  found  no  objection  and  SCS  CSHB  28(JUD)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.