04/20/1998 01:30 PM Senate JUD

                                                                               
         SB 232 - ELECTRONIC RECORDS; RECORD REQUIREMENTS                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN ROBIN TAYLOR called the Judiciary Committee meeting to                
order at 1:30 p.m. and noted the presence of Senators Miller,                  
Parnell and Taylor.  He brought SB 232 before the committee as the             
first order of business.                                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR PARNELL, prime sponsor of SB 232, directed attention to a              
work draft committee substitute that incorporates the amendments               
adopted at the previous hearing on the legislation.  He then moved             
adoption of CSSB 232(JUD), version "E," dated 4/17/98.  Hearing no             
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
SENATOR PARNELL outlined the following two changes made in the                 
committee substitute:                                                          
                                                                               
(1)  Page 1, line 9:  the reference to AS 11.56.210 was put in to              
tie it back to unsworn falsification; and                                      
                                                                               
(2)  Page 3, line 30:  provides that the state agency may not act              
as a certifying authority for electronic signature unless one of               
the parties to the transaction is in state.                                    
                                                                               
There being no further testimony on CSSB 232(JUD), CHAIRMAN TAYLOR             
asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR PARNELL moved CSSB 232(JUD) pass out of committee with                 
individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so                   
ordered.