ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE  April 18, 2010 10:04 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Hollis French, Chair Senator Bill Wielechowski, Vice Chair Senator Dennis Egan Senator John Coghill MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Lesil McGuire COMMITTEE CALENDAR    CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 36(FIN) AM "An Act relating to ballot initiative proposal applications, to ballot initiatives and to those who file or organize for the purpose of filing a ballot initiative proposal, and to election pamphlet information relating to certain propositions." -MOVED SCS CSSS 36(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 381(JUD) "An Act relating to self defense in any place where a person has a right to be." -MOVED CSHB 381(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 36 SHORT TITLE: INITIATIVES: CONTRIBUTIONS/ PROCEDURES SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) JOHANSEN, MILLETT, P.WILSON 01/20/09 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/09 01/20/09 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/20/09 (H) STA, JUD 03/25/09 (H) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED 03/25/09 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/25/09 (H) JUD, FIN 04/06/09 (H) JUD AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 120 04/06/09 (H) Heard & Held 04/06/09 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/06/09 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 04/06/09 (H) Heard & Held 04/06/09 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/13/09 (H) JUD AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 120 04/13/09 (H) Heard & Held 04/13/09 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/15/09 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 04/15/09 (H) Moved CSSSHB 36(JUD) Out of Committee 04/15/09 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/16/09 (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 1DP 3DNP 1NR 1AM 04/16/09 (H) DP: COGHILL 04/16/09 (H) DNP: HOLMES, GRUENBERG, RAMRAS 04/16/09 (H) NR: DAHLSTROM 04/16/09 (H) AM: LYNN 04/18/09 (H) FIN AT 8:30 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 04/18/09 (H) Heard & Held 04/18/09 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 02/08/10 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 02/08/10 (H) Heard & Held 02/08/10 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/15/10 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/15/10 (H) Heard & Held 03/15/10 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/16/10 (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/16/10 (H) Heard & Held 03/16/10 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/16/10 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/16/10 (H) Moved CSHB 36(FIN) Out of Committee 03/16/10 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/19/10 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 6DP 4AM 03/19/10 (H) DP: THOMAS, AUSTERMAN, KELLY, FAIRCLOUGH, STOLTZE, HAWKER 03/19/10 (H) AM: GARA, DOOGAN, JOULE, N.FOSTER 04/11/10 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/11/10 (H) VERSION: CSSSHB 36(FIN) AM 04/12/10 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/12/10 (S) JUD, FIN 04/13/10 (S) JUD AT 9:15 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/13/10 (S) Heard & Held 04/13/10 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 04/14/10 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/14/10 (S) Heard & Held 04/14/10 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 04/15/10 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/15/10 (S) Scheduled But Not Heard 04/17/10 (S) FIN AT 1:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 04/17/10 (S) 04/18/10 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 BILL: HB 381 SHORT TITLE: SELF DEFENSE SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) NEUMAN 02/23/10 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/23/10 (H) JUD, FIN 03/15/10 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 03/15/10 (H) Heard & Held 03/15/10 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 03/29/10 (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 3DP 1DNP 2NR 03/29/10 (H) DP: LYNN, GATTO, RAMRAS 03/29/10 (H) DNP: HOLMES 03/29/10 (H) NR: GRUENBERG, HERRON 03/29/10 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 03/29/10 (H) Moved CSHB 381(JUD) Out of Committee 03/29/10 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 04/08/10 (H) FIN AT 9:00 AM HOUSE FINANCE 519 04/08/10 (H) Moved CSHB 381(JUD) Out of Committee 04/08/10 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 04/09/10 (H) FIN RPT CS(JUD) NT 6DP 1DNP 2NR 04/09/10 (H) DP: THOMAS, N.FOSTER, KELLY, SALMON, STOLTZE, HAWKER 04/09/10 (H) DNP: DOOGAN 04/09/10 (H) NR: GARA, JOULE 04/12/10 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/12/10 (H) VERSION: CSHB 381(JUD) 04/13/10 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/13/10 (S) JUD, FIN 04/15/10 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/15/10 (S) Heard & Held 04/15/10 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 04/16/10 (S) JUD AT 9:15 AM BUTROVICH 205 04/16/10 (S) Heard & Held 04/16/10 (S) MINUTE(JUD) 04/17/10 (S) JUD AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses ACTION NARRATIVE 10:04:25 AM CHAIR HOLLIS FRENCH called the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Coghill, Egan, and French. Senator Wielechowski arrived soon thereafter. HB 36-INITIATIVES: CONTRIBUTIONS/ PROCEDURES  10:04:33 AM CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration of HB 36. [CSSSHB 36(FIN) AM was before the committee.] The bill was heard previously and public testimony was taken. At ease from 10:05 a.m. to 10:06 a.m. 10:06:09 AM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI joined the committee. CHAIR FRENCH asked for a motion to adopt \T version committee substitute (CS) as the working document. SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to adopt SCS for CS for SS for HB 36, labeled 26-LS0197\T as the working document. There being no objection, version T was before the committee. CHAIR FRENCH summarized that the SCS incorporates the three small changes that were made at the previous hearing. It allows the presiding officers to select the standing committee to hear the bill if necessary during the session; it clarifies that the lieutenant governor can stream the public hearings; and it changes the word "review" to "hearing." 10:07:16 AM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to report the Senate CS for CS for SS for HB 36(JUD), \T, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no objection, SCS CSSSHB 36(JUD) moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee. At ease from 10:07 a.m. to 10:08 a.m. HB 381-SELF DEFENSE  10:08:40 AM CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration of HB 381 and asked for a motion to rescind the committee action to report the [Senate] committee substitute from committee. SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to rescind action to report the [Senate] committee substitute for HB 381 from committee. There being no objection, the motion carried. 10:09:13 AM CHAIR FRENCH asked for a motion to rescind the committee action to adopt the conceptual amendment [1]. SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to rescind the committee action to adopt conceptual Amendment [1]. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIR FRENCH announced that CSHB 381(JUD) is before the committee and asked for a motion to move the bill from committee. 10:09:43 AM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to report CS for HB 381 from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no objection, CSHB 381(JUD) moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee. 10:09:56 AM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI thanked Senator French for his hard work and leadership the last four years as Chair of the judiciary committee. CHAIR FRENCH thanked Senator Wielechowski for the kind words and then expressed appreciation to Senator Coghill for the many times he made a quorum despite being a minority member. SENATOR EGAN thanked Senator French and his staff for providing a congenial work environment. SENATOR COGHILL thanked Senator French and for being generous with his staff and for creating a respectful working relationship. "It's been good working with you; I will note however, that the only time we had to rescind an action is when I was not here," he said. 10:11:41 AM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair French adjourned the meeting at 10:11 p.m.