Legislature(2017 - 2018)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/10/2017 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY
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| SB54 | |
| HB77 | |
| HB104 | |
| Adjourn |
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| + | HB 77 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 104 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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| += | SB 54 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 77-2017 REVISOR'S BILL
1:55:20 PM
CHAIR COGHILL reconvened the meeting and announced the
consideration of HB 77.
1:56:26 PM
LISA KIRSCH, Assistant Revisor, Legislative Legal Counsel,
Legislative Legal Services, Legislative Affairs Agency, advised
that the revisor's bill is an opportunity to correct
deficiencies, conflicts, and obsolete provisions in the
statutes. She described it as a "housekeeping" bill that is
presented to the legislature to review and determine that it
changes nothing of a substantive nature.
She explained that the bill has: six sections that delete,
repeal, or update obsolete provisions; 22 sections that correct
errors or oversights; and 32 sections that improve the form and
substance of the law. There are also several sections that
remove the words "but not limited to." AS 01.10.040(b) says that
using the words "including" or "includes" also means "but not
limited to." It's a global provision in Title 1 that applies
throughout the Alaska statutes unless stated otherwise. She
asked how the chair would like her to proceed.
1:59:10 PM
CHAIR COGHILL related that he reads revisor bills looking to see
that state statutes match federal code updates and to ensure
that individuals are properly referenced. He asked what
amendment was passed on House floor.
MS. KIRSCH said the floor amendment was to remove AS
47.07.900(14) from the repealer Section 60 in version O. It is
an orphaned definition for the term "nurse midwife" that is no
longer used and was repealed in 2016.
CHAIR COGHILL said he would like to give members time to look at
the bill before getting any further committee review. He asked
if anything in the bill comes close to a policy call.
MS. KIRSCH answered no; her office tries to avoid policy matters
within a revisor bill.
2:03:31 PM
SENATOR MEYER asked if there would be public testimony on the
bill.
CHAIR COGHILL answered no.
SENATOR COSTELLO asked for an explanation of the process that
results in a revisor's bill.
MS. KIRSCH explained that the drafting attorneys are given a
title or two to review and report to the revisors who do
research of the session laws to tease out whether it is a change
that can be done in the context of a revisor's bill. That
information is compiled with information that comes in
throughout the year from other branches of government,
legislators, the publisher, and practitioners.
2:07:47 PM
CHAIR COGHILL held HB 77 in committee for further review.