HB 108-FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:21:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COGHILL  announced  the consideration  of  HB  108.  [CSHB                                                               
108(JUD) was before the committee.]                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:21:28 PM                                                                                                                    
SARA  PERMAN, Staff,  Representative  Matt  Claman, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  stated  that this  legislation  is  a companion  to                                                               
Senator  Hughes's  bill  regarding fiduciary  access  to  digital                                                               
assets.  Both sponsors  believe this  topic is  important because                                                               
Alaska has  a large  and rapidly  growing senior  population. The                                                               
House  Judiciary Committee  passed  a  committee substitute  (CS)                                                               
that adopts  the language in  SB 16. She deferred  explanation to                                                               
Ms. Behr.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:22:35 PM                                                                                                                    
DEBRA BEHR,  Member, Alaska  Delegation, Uniform  Law Commission,                                                               
Juneau,  Alaska confirmed  that  CSHB  108(JUD) incorporates  the                                                               
material in  SB 16. The  only major  difference was in  Section 1                                                               
that  deals with  the Alaska  statutory power  of attorney  form.                                                               
Someone who  uses the statutory form  found on page 3,  lines 26-                                                               
28, can affirm  that they want their fiduciary to  have access to                                                               
their  electronic  communications.  She provided  an  example  to                                                               
demonstrate the  importance of an  individual either  signing the                                                               
online  tool  or  giving  explicit   authority  to  access  their                                                               
electronic communications.  This is  a statutory form  that needs                                                               
to be changed, she said                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL found no questions and solicited a motion.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:25:16 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COSTELLO moved  to report CSHB 108(JUD),  version R, from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL  found  no  objection   and  CSHB  108(JUD)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.