FALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
April 16, 2016
10:10 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, Chair
Representative Wes Keller, Vice Chair
Representative Bob Lynn
Representative Neal Foster
Representative Matt Claman
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Charisse Millett
Representative Kurt Olson (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 123(JUD)
"An Act relating to the bail forfeiture schedule and the penalty
for the use of electronic devices while driving; and providing
for an effective date."
- MOVED CSSB 123(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 121(JUD)
"An Act relating to a security freeze on the consumer credit
report of a minor, incapacitated person, or protected person."
- MOVED CSSB 121(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of
Alaska relating to contracting state debt for postsecondary
student loans.
- MOVED SJR 2 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 123
SHORT TITLE: USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) MEYER
01/19/16 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/16
01/19/16 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/19/16 (S) STA, JUD
02/13/16 (S) STA AT 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
02/13/16 (S) Heard & Held
02/13/16 (S) MINUTE (STA)
02/16/16 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
02/16/16 (S) Moved SB 123 Out of Committee
02/16/16 (S) MINUTE (STA)
02/17/16 (S) STA RPT 3DP 2NR
02/17/16 (S) DP: COGHILL, HUGGINS, MCGUIRE
02/17/16 (S) NR: STOLTZE, WIELECHOWSKI
02/22/16 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/22/16 (S) Heard & Held
02/22/16 (S) MINUTE (JUD)
02/24/16 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/24/16 (S) Moved CSSB 123(JUD) Out of Committee
02/24/16 (S) MINUTE (JUD)
02/26/16 (S) JUD RPT CS 3DP NEW TITLE
02/26/16 (S) DP: MCGUIRE, COGHILL, COSTELLO
03/16/16 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
03/16/16 (S) VERSION: CSSB 123(JUD)
03/18/16 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/18/16 (H) STA, JUD
04/07/16 (H) STA RPT 6DP 1NR
04/07/16 (H) DP: SPOHNHOLZ, STUTES, TALERICO,
VAZQUEZ, KREISS-TOMKINS, LYNN
04/07/16 (H) NR: KELLER
04/07/16 (H) STA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
04/07/16 (H) Moved CSSB 123(JUD) Out of Committee
04/07/16 (H) MINUTE (STA)
04/13/16 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/13/16 (H) Heard & Held
04/13/16 (H) MINUTE (JUD)
04/16/16 (H) JUD AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
BILL: SB 121
SHORT TITLE: SECURITY FREEZE ON CERTAIN CREDIT REPORTS
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) MEYER
01/19/16 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/16
01/19/16 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/19/16 (S) L&C, JUD
01/26/16 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
01/26/16 (S) Heard & Held
01/26/16 (S) MINUTE (L&C)
01/28/16 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
01/28/16 (S) Moved SB 121 Out of Committee
01/28/16 (S) MINUTE (L&C)
01/29/16 (S) L&C RPT 4DP
01/29/16 (S) DP: COSTELLO, GIESSEL, MEYER, ELLIS
02/08/16 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/08/16 (S) Heard & Held
02/08/16 (S) MINUTE (JUD)
02/17/16 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/17/16 (S) Moved CSSB 121(JUD) Out of Committee
02/17/16 (S) MINUTE (JUD)
02/19/16 (S) JUD RPT CS 3DP NEW TITLE
02/19/16 (S) DP: MCGUIRE, COGHILL, WIELECHOWSKI
03/02/16 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
03/02/16 (S) VERSION: CSSB 121(JUD)
03/04/16 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/04/16 (H) L&C, JUD
04/08/16 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124
04/08/16 (H) Moved CSSB 121(JUD) Out of Committee
04/08/16 (H) MINUTE (L&C)
04/09/16 (H) L&C RPT 3DP 3NR
04/09/16 (H) DP: HUGHES, COLVER, OLSON
04/09/16 (H) NR: LEDOUX, TILTON, JOSEPHSON
04/13/16 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/13/16 (H) Heard & Held
04/13/16 (H) MINUTE (JUD)
04/16/16 (H) JUD AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
BILL: SJR 2
SHORT TITLE: CONST. AM: G.O. BONDS FOR STUDENT LOANS
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) MACKINNON
01/21/15 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/15
01/21/15 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/21/15 (S) STA, EDC, FIN
02/10/15 (S) STA AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
02/10/15 (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee
02/10/15 (S) MINUTE (STA)
02/11/15 (S) STA RPT 3DP 2NR
02/11/15 (S) DP: COGHILL, MCGUIRE, WIELECHOWSKI
02/11/15 (S) NR: STOLTZE, HUGGINS
02/24/15 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/24/15 (S) Heard & Held
02/24/15 (S) MINUTE (EDC)
03/12/15 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/12/15 (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee
03/12/15 (S) MINUTE (EDC)
03/13/15 (S) EDC RPT 3DP 1NR
03/13/15 (S) DP: DUNLEAVY, STEVENS, HUGGINS
03/13/15 (S) NR: GARDNER
03/26/15 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
03/26/15 (S) Heard & Held
03/26/15 (S) MINUTE (FIN)
04/09/15 (S) FIN AT 1:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
04/09/15 (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee
04/09/15 (S) MINUTE (FIN)
04/10/15 (S) FIN RPT 3DP 3NR
04/10/15 (S) DP: MACKINNON, BISHOP, HOFFMAN
04/10/15 (S) NR: KELLY, DUNLEAVY, OLSON
04/13/15 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
04/13/15 (S) VERSION: SJR 2
04/13/15 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/13/15 (H) EDC, JUD, FIN
03/23/16 (H) EDC AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/23/16 (H) Heard & Held
03/23/16 (H) MINUTE (EDC)
03/30/16 (H) EDC RPT 2DP 5NR
03/30/16 (H) DP: TALERICO, SEATON
03/30/16 (H) NR: VAZQUEZ, DRUMMOND, COLVER,
SPOHNHOLZ, KELLER
03/30/16 (H) EDC AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106
03/30/16 (H) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee
03/30/16 (H) MINUTE (EDC)
04/13/16 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
04/13/16 (H) Heard & Held
04/13/16 (H) MINUTE (JUD)
04/16/16 (H) JUD AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
EDRA MORLEDGE, Staff
Senator Kevin Meyer
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing of SB 123, offered
testimony.
EDRA MORLEDGE, Staff
Senator Kevin Meyer
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing of SB 121, offered
testimony and answered questions.
KRISTIN PRATT, Staff
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented SJR 2, on behalf of Senator
MacKinnon, prime sponsor.
ACTION NARRATIVE
10:10:32 AM
CHAIR GABRIELLE LEDOUX called the House Judiciary Standing
Committee meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. Representatives Lynn,
Claman, Kreiss-Tomkins, and LeDoux were present at the call to
order.
SB 123-USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING
10:11:21 AM
CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the first order of business would be
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 123(JUD), "An Act relating to the bail
forfeiture schedule and the penalty for the use of electronic
devices while driving; and providing for an effective date."
10:11:29 AM
EDRA MORLEDGE, Staff, Senator Kevin Meyer, Alaska State
Legislature, explained that SB 123 reduces the penalty for
texting and driving from a class A misdemeanor to a $500
violation.
10:12:08 AM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report CSSB 123, Version 29-
LS1198\E out of committee with individual recommendations and
the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSSB
123(JUD) passed out of the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
10:12:45 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 10:12 to 10:14 a.m.
SB 121-SECURITY FREEZE ON CERTAIN CREDIT REPORTS
10:14:21 AM
CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the next order of business would be
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 121(JUD), "An Act relating to a security
freeze on the consumer credit report of a minor, incapacitated
person, or protected person."
10:14:29 AM
EDRA MORLEDGE, Staff, Senator Kevin Meyer, Alaska State
Legislature, explained the bill allows a person to place a
security freeze on a credit report, on behalf of a minor,
incapacitated person, or protected person. In the event a
credit report is not in existence, the credit bureau is required
to generate one to place the freeze.
10:15:04 AM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN advised that his office recently received
a letter from the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA)
raising questions that had not previously been discussed in the
prior committee hearing. He related that this bill has good
intentions and asked whether the bill could be held until this
afternoon so the members had a chance to look at the concerns
raised in the letter.
[SB 121 was held over.]
SJR 2-CONST. AM: G.O. BONDS FOR STUDENT LOANS
10:17:01 AM
CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the next order of business would be
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2, Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to contracting
state debt for postsecondary student loans.
10:17:12 AM
KRISTIN PRATT, Staff, Senator Anna MacKinnon, explained that SJR
2 is a constitutional amendment permitting the issuance of
general obligation bonds for the purpose of funding
postsecondary student loans.
10:17:50 AM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report SJR 2, Version 29-LS0010\W,
out of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, SJR 2 was
passed from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
10:18:34 AM
CHAIR LEDOUX advised the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting was recessed at 10:18 a.m. to a call of the chair.
4:07:40 PM
CHAIR LEDOUX called the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting back to order from the 10:18 a.m. call of the chair, at
4:07 p.m. Representatives Claman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Foster,
Keller, and LeDoux were present at the call to order.
SB 121-SECURITY FREEZE ON CERTAIN CREDIT REPORTS
4:08:15 PM
CHAIR LEDOUX returned the committee to CSSB 121, and asked
whether the committee had questions.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN referred to the letter he received from
Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) and its concern that
the term "record" is not defined in the bill, and asked her
thoughts on that concern.
4:08:57 PM
MS. MORLEDGE responded this is the first document the sponsor's
office has received noting any concern about the bill since its
introduction in January. She said she was unaware there was a
concern with that terminology, and the "term record was pretty
interchangeable with credit report" as far as establishing a
credit file, a credit record, for the purpose of placing a
credit freeze. The sponsor is agreeable to the committee adding
the definition of record.
4:09:57 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN offered another option to delete the word
"record" and make specific reference to "consumer credit
report."
4:10:07 PM
MS. MORLEDGE agreed.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN related that he is not proposing an
amendment today, because he does not want to hold up passage of
the bill. Possibly, Senator Meyer's office and Representative
Claman's office could work together and he could, potentially,
propose an amendment on the floor of the House of
Representatives.
4:10:37 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER moved to report CSSB 121, Version 29-
LS1129\E, out of committee with individual recommendations and
the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSSB
121(JUD) passed from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
4:10:59 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.