02/07/2025 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
February 7, 2025
1:01 p.m.
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Andrew Gray, Chair
Representative Chuck Kopp, Vice Chair
Representative Ted Eischeid
Representative Genevieve Mina
Representative Mia Costello
Representative Jubilee Underwood
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Sarah Vance
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 48
"An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services
fund."
- MOVED HB 48 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 48
SHORT TITLE: CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) HANNAN
01/22/25 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/22/25 (H) JUD, FIN
01/31/25 (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
01/31/25 (H) Heard & Held
01/31/25 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
02/07/25 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
LAUREE MORTON, Deputy Director
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 48.
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH HANNAN
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: AS prime sponsor, gave final comment on HB
48.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:01:52 PM
CHAIR ANDREW GRAY called the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. Representatives Underwood,
Costello, Mina, Eischeid, and Gray were present at the call to
order. Representative Kopp arrived as the meeting was in
progress.
HB 48-CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND
1:02:47 PM
CHAIR GRAY announced that the only order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 48, "An Act relating to appropriations to the
civil legal services fund."
1:02:56 PM
CHAIR GRAY opened public testimony on HB 48.
1:03:26 PM
LAUREE MORTON, Deputy Director, Alaska Network on Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA), testified in support of HB
48. She said the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC), the
Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ), and ANDVSA all work with the
Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) to serve as many victim
survivors as possible when they seek assistance in navigating
the civil justice system. She stated that a strong, well-funded
ALSC is needed to participate in this joint endeavor.
Furthermore, access to legal services can prevent future
violence by obtaining, renewing, and enforcing protective orders
in the court. She acknowledged that the legislature faces
competing funding concerns; however, increasing the funding
amount from 10 to 25 percent of court filing fees would increase
the number of victims who receive these live-saving services.
1:06:12 PM
CHAIR GRAY closed public testimony on HB 48.
1:06:34 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH HANNAN, Alaska State Legislature, as prime
sponsor, reiterated the importance of accessing legal services
and referenced the services provided by the Teal Street Center
in Juneau. She encouraged the committee's support for HB 48.
1:08:36 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP moved to report HB 48 out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objection, HB 48 was reported from the House
Judiciary Standing Committee.
1:09:10 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 1:09 p.m. to 1:11 p.m.
1:11:41 PM
CHAIR GRAY made closing comments.
1:12:03 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:12 p.m.
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