01/30/2023 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                        January 30, 2023                                                                                        
                           1:30 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Matt Claman, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Jesse Kiehl, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator James Kaufman                                                                                                           
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
Senator Löki Tobin                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator David Wilson                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 38                                                                                                              
"An Act establishing the crime of interference with emergency                                                                   
communications."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED SB 38 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  38                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES                                                                               
SPONSOR: SENATOR WILSON                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
01/18/23       (S)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/13/23                                                                               

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

01/18/23       (S)       JUD                                                                                                    

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01/23/23       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           

01/23/23       (S)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            

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ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:30:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the  Senate Education Standing Committee                                                             
meeting to order  at 1:30 p.m. Present at the  call to order were                                                               
Senators Giessel, Kiehl, Tobin, Kaufman and Chair Claman.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          SB  38-INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:31:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 38                                                               
"An  Act establishing  the crime  of interference  with emergency                                                               
communications."  He  relayed that  his  office  did not  receive                                                               
proposed  amendments to  SB 38.  He requested  final comments  or                                                               
questions from committee members.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KIEHL referred  to the  previous bill  hearing where  he                                                               
raised  questions about  the definition  of  "threatened" in  the                                                               
bill. He reported working with  the sponsor and Legislative Legal                                                               
Services to resolve his concerns regarding the definition.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN  asked for  additional  comments.  Seeing none,  he                                                               
asked for a motion.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:32:43 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL moved  to report  SB 38,  work order  33-LS0280\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal notes.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  objection, CHAIR  CLAMAN stated  that SB  38 was                                                               
reported from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:33:26 PM                                                                                                                    
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair Claman adjourned the Senate  Judiciary Committee meeting at                                                               
1:33 p.m.