04/21/2006 08:30 AM House FINANCE

CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 54(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  amending protective  order statutes  for crimes                                                                   
     involving  stalking to include  crimes involving  sexual                                                                   
     assault and  sexual abuse,  to provide for  other relief                                                                   
     ordered by  a court, to add  the protective orders  to a                                                                   
     centralized  registry, to  prevent denial  solely for  a                                                                   
     lapse of time, and to require  notification of the court                                                                   
     of  known  civil  or  criminal   actions  involving  the                                                                   
     petitioner or  respondent; relating to  notifications to                                                                   
     victims of  sexual assault  and to mandatory  arrest for                                                                   
     crimes  involving  violation  of protective  orders  and                                                                   
     violation  of conditions of  release; and amending  Rule                                                                   
     65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR FRED  DYSON explained that  the bill has never  had a                                                                   
negative  vote so  far.   He  related that  the  head of  the                                                                   
sexual assault unit in Anchorage  requested this bill because                                                                   
some judges  would  not grant  a protective  order to a  rape                                                                   
victim because it  was not mentioned in the code.   This bill                                                                   
corrects that.   It also cleans up other areas  in protective                                                                   
orders.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Dyson   noted  that  Section  10  has   a  provision                                                                   
regarding protective orders and prior violations.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Representative  Weyhrauch thanked  the sponsor for  providing                                                                   
the corrections contained in the bill.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dyson  reported that there are several  supporters of                                                                   
the bill present today who are  willing to testify if needed.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Stoltze noted appreciation  for the  bill and                                                                   
especially Section 10, which applies to court systems.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer noted the six fiscal notes.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:07:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster  MOVED to REPORT  CSSB 54 (FIN)  out of                                                                   
committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal notes.  There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 54 (FIN) was REPORTED out  of Committee with a "do pass"                                                                   
recommendation  and  with  two   zero  fiscal  notes  by  the                                                                   
Department  of  Administration, a  zero  fiscal  note by  the                                                                   
Department  of  Corrections,   a  zero  fiscal  note  by  the                                                                   
Department of Law, and two fiscal  notes by the Department of                                                                   
Public Safety.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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