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.