02/27/2002 01:10 PM House JUD

HJR 25 - CONST AM: INITIATIVE/REFERENDUM PETITIONS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 0112                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG  announced that the  next order of  business would                                                               
be HOUSE JOINT  RESOLUTION NO. 25, Proposing an  amendment to the                                                               
Constitution of  the State of  Alaska relating to  initiative and                                                               
referendum petitions.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 0201                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JAMES moved  to report  HJR 25  out of  committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 0218                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BERKOWITZ objected.   He  said he  did not  think                                                               
that  there is  a problem  with  the current  method of  handling                                                               
initiative and referendum petitions;  therefore, there is no need                                                               
to alter the Alaska State Constitution as is proposed by HJR 25.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0250                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote was  taken.   Representatives Coghill,  Meyer,                                                               
James,  and  Rokeberg voted  to  report  HJR 25  from  committee.                                                               
Representative  Berkowitz voted  against it.   Therefore,  HJR 25                                                               
was reported out  of the House Judiciary Standing  Committee by a                                                               
vote of 4-1.