04/26/2021 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                    SB 122-VICTIM DEFINITION                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
1:47:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HOLLAND announced  the consideration  of  SENATE BILL  NO.                                                               
122, "An Act relating to the definition of 'victim.'"                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
[This  is the  third hearing  on the  bill. Public  testimony was                                                               
taken on 4/12/21 and was closed.]                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:47:41 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR LORA REINBOLD, Alaska  State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska,                                                               
sponsor of  SB 122,  said the  bill is  very important  to ensure                                                               
that victims will not be left  out of the criminal justice system                                                               
process. She urged  members to move the bill  from committee. She                                                               
recognized her  staff, Kelli Toth,  who had done the  majority of                                                               
the work on SB 122.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:48:49 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HOLLAND  reopened public testimony  on SB 122.  After first                                                               
determining no one wished to  testify, closed public testimony on                                                               
SB 122.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND asked the sponsor's staff if she had any comments.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:49:23 PM                                                                                                                    
KELLI   TOTH,  Staff,   Senator  Lora   Reinbold,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, stated  that this bill would include                                                               
minor  children   of  a  homicide  victim   [the  opportunity  to                                                               
participate in hearings or  court proceedings]. She characterized                                                               
the bill  as an  important one that  can provide  protections for                                                               
minor children.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:49:57 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR SHOWER  moved to report  SB 122, work  order 32-LS0422\B,                                                               
Version  B, from  committee with  individual recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal  note(s). There being  no further  objection, the                                                               
CSSB  122(JUD) was  reported from  the Senate  Judiciary Standing                                                               
Committee.