HB 170-REPORTING VIOLENT CRIMES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:33:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK announced that the  next order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 170, "An  Act relating to  a failure to  report a                                                               
violent crime."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:33:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ROBYN  NIAYUQ BURKE, Alaska State  Legislature, as                                                               
prime sponsor  of HB 170,  thanked the committee for  hearing the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:34:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK opened public testimony on HB 170.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:34:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ANTONIA COMMACK,  representing self,  testified in support  of HB                                                               
170.  She noted that she  had testified last week and was present                                                               
today to provide  additional examples of cases  where people were                                                               
charged when  failing to report a  crime.  She said  the proposed                                                               
legislation would give  law enforcement the tools  to solve these                                                               
crimes.   She provided  examples from  charging documents  of two                                                               
cases.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:39:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CARRICK, after  ascertaining that  no one  else wished  to                                                               
testify, closed public testimony on HB 170.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK set an amendment  deadline for HB 170 and announced                                                               
that HB 170 was held over.