ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE  April 25, 2022 1:43 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Matt Claman, Chair Representative Liz Snyder, Vice Chair Representative Harriet Drummond Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Representative David Eastman Representative Christopher Kurka Representative Sarah Vance MEMBERS ABSENT  All members present OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT    Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson COMMITTEE CALENDAR  CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 7(JUD) "An Act requiring the Department of Public Safety to publish certain policies and procedures on the department's Internet website." - MOVED CSSB 7(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: SB 7 SHORT TITLE: STATE TROOPER POLICIES: PUBLIC ACCESS SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) GRAY-JACKSON 01/22/21 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/21 01/22/21 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/22/21 (S) STA, JUD 03/04/21 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 03/04/21 (S) Heard & Held 03/04/21 (S) MINUTE(STA) 03/11/21 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 03/11/21 (S) Heard & Held 03/11/21 (S) MINUTE(STA) 04/22/21 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 04/22/21 (S) Moved SB 7 Out of Committee 04/22/21 (S) MINUTE(STA) 04/23/21 (S) STA RPT 3NR 1AM 04/23/21 (S) NR: SHOWER, HOLLAND, COSTELLO 04/23/21 (S) AM: KAWASAKI 05/10/21 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 05/10/21 (S) Heard & Held 05/10/21 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 02/16/22 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 02/16/22 (S) Moved CSSB 7(JUD) Out of Committee 02/16/22 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 02/18/22 (S) JUD RPT CS 1AM 2DP 2NR SAME TITLE 02/18/22 (S) AM: HOLLAND 02/18/22 (S) DP: MYERS, KIEHL 02/18/22 (S) NR: HUGHES, SHOWER 03/08/22 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 03/08/22 (S) VERSION: CSSB 7(JUD) 03/09/22 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/09/22 (H) STA, JUD 03/17/22 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/17/22 (H) Heard & Held 03/17/22 (H) MINUTE(STA) 03/31/22 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 03/31/22 (H) Moved CSSB 7(JUD) Out of Committee 03/31/22 (H) MINUTE(STA) 04/04/22 (H) STA RPT 4DP 2NR 1AM 04/04/22 (H) DP: CLAMAN, TARR, STORY, KREISS-TOMKINS 04/04/22 (H) NR: KAUFMAN, VANCE 04/04/22 (H) AM: EASTMAN 04/13/22 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 04/13/22 (H) Heard & Held 04/13/22 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/22/22 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 04/22/22 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 04/25/22 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 ACTION NARRATIVE 1:43:06 PM CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the House Judiciary Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:43 p.m. Representatives Kreiss-Tomkins, Eastman, Kurka, Vance, Drummond, Snyder, and Claman were present at the call to order. SB 7-STATE TROOPER POLICIES: PUBLIC ACCESS  1:43:37 PM CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the only order of business would be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 7(JUD), "An Act requiring the Department of Public Safety to publish certain policies and procedures on the department's Internet website." 1:44:14 PM REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN expressed appreciation for the brevity of the proposed legislation. He said that the public should have access to information, but he expressed the opinion that law enforcement should have discretion over the publishing of its information. In relation to his experience in law enforcement, he said that he is unaware of any time law enforcement has hidden or failed to disclose information which should be public. He cautioned that some information may seem innocuous, such as the timing of officers' shifts, but there are individuals who would take advantage of this information. 1:45:31 PM VICE CHAIR SNYDER moved to report CSSB 7(JUD) out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSSB 7(JUD) was reported out of the House Judiciary Standing Committee. 1:45:54 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:46 p.m.