HB 124 AM -COLLECTION OF DNA/USE OF FORCE  9:09:53 AM CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS announced HB 124 to be up for consideration. 9:10:09 AM REPRESENTATIVE TOM ANDERSON, sponsor, explained that HB 124 relates to the law enforcement aspect of collecting DNA samples. Last year the statutes were expanded to ensure all felons or sexual misdemeanants would have to submit a DNA sample. Missing was the ability for probation or corrections officers to use reasonable force to get a convicted felon to submit to DNA sampling. HB 124 addresses that shortcoming and absolves the officers of any liability associated with using force. HB 124 expands the types of convictions that require DNA registration by requiring that anyone in the state who is convicted of a crime similar to crimes against a person, or felonies under AS 11 or AS 28.35 would be subject to DNA collection. The bill would also include municipal misdemeanors including: assault, child abuse, indecent exposure on premises open to minors, assault on a police officer, and domestic assault and battery. This would address the municipal loophole that doesn't require collection of DNA samples for such violations. 9:13:31 AM REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON noted the committee heard similar legislation sponsored by Senator Bunde and he agreed with the changes the committee made to that bill. He said he would include those recommendations in his bill, which would make the legislation very effective for Alaska. 9:14:25 AM CHAIR SEEKINS asked Representative Anderson if any of the Senate Standing Judiciary Committee changes made to SB 95 were objectionable. REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON replied he agrees with codifying immunity to corrections and parole officers so that they cannot be sued for collecting DNA samples. The other change to SB 95 is the applicability section, which requires people who are already in prison to submit to DNA sampling. 9:15:50 AM CHAIR SEEKINS asked the sponsor if he would object to using the language currently in SB 95 as a Senate committee substitute for HB 124. REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON replied he would recommend it and he thought the Department of Law would support it as well. SENATOR GENE THERRIAULT asked if anything in the title of the Senate bill caused concern. REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON said no. SENATOR THERRIAULT moved the title and text of HB 124 AM be deleted and replaced with the title and text from CSSB 95(JUD) Version \Y. Hearing no objection, the motion carried. 9:17:25 AM SENATOR THERRIAULT asked whether the chair had received any departmental expression of concern regarding the wording on CSSB 95(JUD). CHAIR SEEKINS said all visual indications are that the bill is good to go and he was ready for a motion. 9:17:51 AM SENATOR THERRIAULT moved SCS HB 124(JUD) and attached fiscal notes from committee with individual recommendations. There being no objection, it was so ordered.