02/26/1999 01:38 PM Senate JUD

              SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE                                                                                        
                  February 26, 1999                                                                                             
                      1:38 p.m.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Robin Taylor, Chairman                                                                                                  
Senator Dave Donley                                                                                                             
Senator John Torgerson                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford, Vice-Chairman                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 69                                                                                                              
"An Act authorizing an advisory vote by the qualified voters of the                                                             
state on the question of the election of the attorney general; and                                                              
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED CSSB 69(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 69 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/16/99 and Judiciary                                                                   
         minutes dated 2-24-99.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Mark Hodgins                                                                                                                
Staff to Senator Jerry Ward                                                                                                     
State Capitol                                                                                                                   
Juneau, AK 99811-1182                                                                                                           
POSITION STATEMENT:  Supported SB 69                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-14, SIDE A                                                                                                              
Number 001                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN ROBIN TAYLOR called the Judiciary Committee meeting to                                                                 
order at 1:38 and announced SB 69 as the only order of business.                                                                
               SB  69-ADVISORY VOTE ON ELECTED AG                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. MARK HODGINS, staff to SENATOR JERRY WARD, stated the sponsor                                                               
prefers to pass the bill as is, not change it into a resolution.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Number 020                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY moved a conceptual amendment to add a contingent                                                                 
effective date that would make the bill take effect if the                                                                      
Legislature fails to place a constitutional amendment to elect the                                                              
attorney general on the ballot in the next general election.                                                                    
Without objection, the conceptual amendment was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY moved CSSB 69(JUD) from committee with individual                                                                
recommendations. Without objection CSSB 69(JUD) moved from                                                                      
committee.                                                                                                                      
With no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN                                                                 
TAYLOR adjourned at 1:41.