Legislature(2003 - 2004)

05/11/2004 12:40 PM House JUD

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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
               HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                          May 11, 2004                                                                                          
                           12:40 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Lesil McGuire, Chair                                                                                             
Representative Tom Anderson, Vice Chair                                                                                         
Representative Ralph Samuels                                                                                                    
Representative Les Gara                                                                                                         
Representative Max Gruenberg                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Jim Holm                                                                                                         
Representative Dan Ogg                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 306(FIN) am                                                                                              
"An Act relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine; and                                                                  
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HCS CSSB 306(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB 306                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE                                                                                              
SPONSOR(S): SENATOR(S) SEEKINS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
02/06/04       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/06/04       (S)       L&C, FIN                                                                                               
02/19/04       (S)       L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               
02/19/04       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
02/19/04       (S)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
02/26/04       (S)       L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               
02/26/04       (S)       Moved SB 306 Out of Committee                                                                          
02/26/04       (S)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
02/27/04       (S)       L&C RPT 1DP 3NR                                                                                        
02/27/04       (S)       NR: BUNDE, FRENCH, STEVENS G;                                                                          
02/27/04       (S)       DP: SEEKINS                                                                                            
03/11/04       (S)       FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532                                                                      
03/11/04       (S)       -- Meeting Canceled --                                                                                 
03/25/04       (S)       FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532                                                                      
03/25/04       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/25/04       (S)       MINUTE(FIN)                                                                                            
03/30/04       (S)       FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532                                                                      
03/30/04       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/30/04       (S)       MINUTE(FIN)                                                                                            
04/27/04       (S)       FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532                                                                      
04/27/04       (S)       Moved CSSB 306(FIN) Out of Committee                                                                   
04/27/04       (S)       MINUTE(FIN)                                                                                            
04/28/04       (S)       FIN RPT CS 4DP 2NR 1AM  SAME TITLE                                                                     
04/28/04       (S)       DP: GREEN, WILKEN, DYSON, STEVENS B;                                                                   
04/28/04       (S)       NR: HOFFMAN, OLSON; AM: BUNDE                                                                          
05/05/04       (S)       TRANSMITTED TO (H)                                                                                     
05/05/04       (S)       VERSION: CSSB 306(FIN) AM                                                                              
05/06/04       (H)       HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
05/06/04       (H)       <Pending Referral>                                                                                     
05/07/04       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
05/07/04       (H)       JUD                                                                                                    
05/08/04       (H)       JUD AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 120                                                                            
05/08/04       (H)       Scheduled But Not Heard                                                                                
05/09/04       (H)       JUD AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 120                                                                             
05/09/04       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
05/09/04       (H)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
05/10/04       (H)       RULES TO CALENDAR PENDING REPORT                                                                       
05/10/04       (H)       IN JUDICIARY                                                                                           
05/10/04       (H)       JUD AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 120                                                                            
05/10/04       (H)       Scheduled But Not Heard                                                                                
05/11/04       (H)       JUD AT 12:00 AM CAPITOL 120                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
BRIAN HOVE, Staff                                                                                                               
to Senator Ralph Seekins                                                                                                        
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION  STATEMENT:   During discussion  of  the proposed  House                                                               
committee substitute  (HCS) for SB  306, Version C,  and proposed                                                               
amendments, responded to questions and  comments on behalf of the                                                               
sponsor, Senator Seekins.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 04-86, SIDE A                                                                                                            
Number 0001                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  LESIL   McGUIRE  called   the  House   Judiciary  Standing                                                             
Committee  meeting  to  order  at  12:40  p.m.    Representatives                                                               
McGuire, Anderson,  Samuels, Gara, and Gruenberg  were present at                                                               
the call to order.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 306 - NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0108                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR McGUIRE announced that the  only order of business would be                                                               
CS  FOR SENATE  BILL NO.  306(FIN) am,  "An Act  relating to  the                                                               
practice  of   naturopathic  medicine;   and  providing   for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0139                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARA  moved to adopt the  proposed House committee                                                               
substitute  (HCS)  for  SB  306,  Version  23-LS1572\C,  Mischel,                                                               
5/10/04, as the work draft.   There being no objection, Version C                                                               
was before the committee.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR McGUIRE directed attention to page  2, lines 28 and 29, and                                                               
said she has spoken with the  sponsor about changing the dates to                                                               
"December 1,  2004".   She said  she wants  to ensure  that there                                                               
would be  enough time for the  task force to present  its written                                                               
findings  and recommendations  to  the  legislature before  being                                                               
terminated and that nothing about  it would be construed as being                                                               
political.   She noted that even  if a legislative member  of the                                                               
task force  did not get  reelected, he/she would still  serve out                                                               
his/her legislative term until a new legislator is sworn in.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 0215                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BRIAN  HOVE,  Staff  to  Senator   Ralph  Seekins,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  sponsor, on  behalf of  Senator Seekins,  indicated                                                               
agreement.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0220                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG made  a motion to adopt  Amendment 1, to                                                               
change the  dates on  page 2,  lines 28 and  29, to  "December 1,                                                               
2004".   He  then objected  for the  purpose of  discussion.   He                                                               
suggested that the report and  recommendations be due on December                                                               
1, 2004, but that the task  force not be terminated until perhaps                                                               
February,  1,  2004.     This  would  give  the   task  force  an                                                               
opportunity  to  assist  the legislature  after  its  report  and                                                               
recommendations are submitted.  He  indicated that he would alter                                                               
his motion by bifurcating it.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0260                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG made  a  motion to  adopt [an  amended]                                                               
Amendment 1, to change the date  on page 2, line 28, to "December                                                               
1, 2004".   There  being no objection,  Amendment 1  [as amended]                                                               
was adopted.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Number 0275                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG made  a motion to adopt  Amendment 2, to                                                               
change the date on page 2, line 29, to "February 1, 2005".                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR.  HOVE indicated  that  he  didn't have  a  problem with  that                                                               
change.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Number 0291                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  McGUIRE  asked  whether   there  were  any  objections  to                                                               
Amendment 2.  There being none, Amendment 2 was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 0319                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG made  a motion to adopt  Amendment 3, to                                                               
delete the word, "State" from page 2,  line 16.  He said that the                                                               
official name of  the organization listed in  that provision does                                                               
not  include  the  word,  "State".   There  being  no  objection,                                                               
Amendment 3 was adopted.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  McGUIRE  offered Mr.  Hove  the  assistance of  her  staff                                                               
during the formation of the task force.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG made  a motion  to "extend  our thanks,                                                               
for  the cooperation  and assistance,  to  the [Senate  Judiciary                                                               
Standing Committee].                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. HOVE said, "Likewise."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG  made a  motion to  thank the  chair and                                                               
vice chair of the House Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR McGUIRE  thanked members of  the minority  for consistently                                                               
making a quorum.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 0436                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG  moved  to report  the  proposed  House                                                               
committee  substitute  (HCS)  for SB  306,  Version  23-LS1572\C,                                                               
Mischel, 5/10/04,  as amended, out  of committee  with individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.  There being                                                                 
no objection, HCS CSSB 306(JUD) was reported from the House                                                                     
Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0450                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.                                                                

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