03/15/2023 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                         March 15, 2023                                                                                         
                           1:30 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Matt Claman, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Jesse Kiehl, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator James Kaufman                                                                                                           
Senator Löki Tobin                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 12                                                                                                              
"An Act  relating to confidentiality of  information; relating to                                                               
the  duties  of the  Department  of  Administration; creating  an                                                               
address confidentiality  program; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSSB 12(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 53                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to involuntary civil commitments."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     - BILL HEARING CANCELED                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  12                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM                                                                                    
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) KIEHL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
01/18/23       (S)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/23                                                                                

01/18/23       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/18/23       (S)       STA, JUD, FIN                                                                                          
02/02/23       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
02/02/23       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
02/02/23       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
02/28/23       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)                                                                      
02/28/23       (S)       Moved CSSB 12(STA) Out of Committee                                                                    
02/28/23       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
03/01/23       (S)       STA RPT CS 1DP 3NR  NEW TITLE                                                                          
03/01/23       (S)       DP: KAWASAKI                                                                                           
03/01/23       (S)       NR: WIELECHOWSKI, BJORKMAN, MERRICK                                                                    
03/08/23       (S)       JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
03/08/23       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/08/23       (S)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            
03/15/23       (S)       JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ELLA ADKINSON, Staff                                                                                                            
Senator Jesse Kiehl                                                                                                             
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau Alaska                                                                                                                   
POSITION  STATEMENT:  Detailed  the   changes  in  the  Committee                                                             
Substitute for SB 12.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:30:51 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the  Senate Judiciary Standing Committee                                                             
meeting to order  at 1:30 p.m. Present at the  call to order were                                                               
Senators Kiehl, Kaufman, Tobin and Chair Claman.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
             SB  12-ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM                                                                         
1:31:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 12                                                               
"An Act  relating to confidentiality of  information; relating to                                                               
the  duties  of the  Department  of  Administration; creating  an                                                               
address confidentiality  program; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:31:52 PM                                                                                                                    
ELLA ADKINSON, Staff, Senator Kiehl,  Juneau Alaska, detailed the                                                               
changes in  the Committee  Substitute for SB  12, work  order 33-                                                               
LS0162\R. She  pointed to Page  3, Line 3, where  eligibility for                                                               
victims was expanded  to allow the department  to establish other                                                               
standards in  regulation outside of protective  orders. She noted                                                               
that victim service advocates  expressed concern about protective                                                               
orders  being the  lone method  for  victims to  qualify for  the                                                               
program, so the change addresses the concerns.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN asked the location of the change.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. ADKINSON replied Page 3, Line 3.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:32:49 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL moved that the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee                                                                
adopt the Committee Substitute for SB 12, work order 33-                                                                        
LS0162\R, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN found no objection, version R was adopted                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:33:22 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KIEHL moved to report CSSB 12, work order 33-LS0162\R,                                                                  
from committee with individual recommendations and attached                                                                     
fiscal note.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN found no objection and CSSB 12(JUD) was reported                                                                   
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:33:48 PM                                                                                                                    
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
Chair Claman adjourned the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee                                                                  
meeting at 1:33 p.m.