03/11/2024 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

              HB 238-CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 3RD DEGREE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:27:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE announced  that the final order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 238, "An Act  relating to criminal mischief in the                                                               
third degree; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  VANCE   opened  public  testimony   on  HB  238.     After                                                               
ascertaining that  no one  wished to  testify, she  closed public                                                               
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:28:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER  moved to adopt  Amendment 1 to  HB 238,                                                               
labeled 33-LS1101\A.4, C. Radford, 3/9/24, which read:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "a building, structure, or personal                                                                        
        property used for worship or any other religious                                                                    
     purpose"                                                                                                               
          Insert "(i) real property that has a place of                                                                     
      religious education or worship located on it and is                                                                   
     owned, leased, or used by a religious organization or                                                                  
     used for any religious purpose; or                                                                                     
               (ii)  tangible personal property used by a                                                                   
        religious organization or used for any religious                                                                    
     purpose"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              
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          Delete "institution"                                                                                              
          Insert "organization"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "a building, structure, or personal                                                                        
        property used for worship or any other religious                                                                    
     purpose"                                                                                                               
          Insert "real property or tangible personal                                                                        
     property under (a)(3)(C) of this section"                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "institution"                                                                                              
          Insert "organization"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete    "building,   structure,    or   personal                                                                
     property"                                                                                                              
          Insert "real property or tangible personal                                                                        
     property"                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:29:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. BALLINGER read the new language in Amendment 1.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRAY  removed  his  objection.   There  being  no                                                               
further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE invited the bill  sponsor to provide closing comments                                                               
on the bill, as amended.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:31:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ALEX  SCHROEDER,  Staff,  Representative Andy  Josephson,  Alaska                                                               
State Legislature,  on behalf of Representative  Josephson, prime                                                               
sponsor  of HB  238, characterized  Amendment 1  as a  "friendly"                                                               
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:32:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER moved to report  HB 238, as amended, out                                                               
of   committee   with    individual   recommendations   and   the                                                               
accompanying  fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection,  CSHB
(JUD)  was   reported  from   the  House   Judiciary  Standing                                                               
Committee.