05/02/2024 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

                HB 286-CRIME VICTIM RESTITUTION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:50:21 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration  of  CS  FOR  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  286(STA),  "An  Act                                                               
relating to victim restitution and compensation."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:51:08 PM                                                                                                                    
EDRA  MORLEDGE,  Staff,  Representative  Julie  Coulombe,  Alaska                                                               
State  legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, referenced  a question  from                                                               
the previous  hearing regarding  the Crime  Victim's Compensation                                                               
Board  funding  and   said  she  was  available   to  answer  any                                                               
additional  questions  the committee  may  have.  She shared  her                                                               
understanding that there were also  questions about the intent of                                                               
HB 286. She clarified that HB  286 does not change current victim                                                               
restitution practices but adds  lost income, childcare, eldercare                                                               
and transportation  expenses to the  items the court  can include                                                               
in  restitution expenses  if these  are incurred  as a  result of                                                               
participating in the investigation.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:52:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:52:31 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MERRICK  moved to report  CSHB 286(STA), [work  order 33-                                                               
LS1012\S],  from committee  with  individual recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:52:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no objection  and CSHB 286(STA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.