01-11-05 : Amends the calculation of ''leave time'' for permanent non-elected state employees
to clarify that past judicial, executive and legislative service should be recognized
when calculating ''leave time'' for current employment.
Applies only to current and future employees.
01-11-05 : Makes certification in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation a requirement for high school graduation, and directs school districts to provide such training.
01-11-05 : Establishes the Kuskokwim Port Authority as a public corporation of the state within the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development to improve, establish and develop transportation, energy, regional waste disposal and other infrastructure services that will improve economic conditions in the region.
SB 165 : Card Rooms & Operations Companion Bill HB 272 Passed House! Sponsored by Sen. John Cowdery
An Act relating to card rooms and card operations.
Version : CS SB 165 (L&C) Companion Bill :HB 272 Contact :: 465-3879 Last Action :(S) FIN»(S) JUD: 04-22-05
04-21-05 : Allows a person to establish and operate a card room for the non-banked card games of poker, pan, rummy, bridge and cribbage if the person complies with licensing and other requirements outlined in the bill.
An Act relating to modifying the qualifications required for workers' compensation self-insurance and permitting employers in the same trade or industry to form an employer association for self-insured workers' compensation coverage; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 241 (L&C) Contact :: 465-3879 Last Action :(S) L&C»(S) FIN: 05-05-06
05-02-06 : Allows a group of five or more employers to form an association to self insure workers' compensation coverage. The employers in the association must be engaged in similar forms of employment. A State of Alaska certificate to self-insure is required. The state is not liable if a joint insurence group becomes insolvent and unable to pay workers compensation claims.
SB 273 : Motor Vehicle Sales Signed into Law! Chapter 61 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. John Cowdery
An Act relating to a motor vehicle dealer's selling or offering to sell motor vehicles as new or current models or as new or current model motor vehicles having manufacturer's warranties.
Contact :: 465-3879 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-13-06 Current Status : Chapter 61 SLA 06 : 06-13-06
05-01-06 : Passed House 33-0. Amends current law by deleting the phrase ''current model'' from AS 08.66.015(a) and adds a section (b) which requires the auto dealers to have a current sales and service agreement with a manufacturer to sell or attempt to sell a car as new.
SB 12 : Human Trafficking/ Sextourism/ Procurements Signed into Law! Chapter 72 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to human trafficking; relating to sex tourism; relating to procurement from a person conducting business in or having headquarters in countries that support or ignore slavery and trafficking in persons; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 12 (STA) Am H(EFD ADD H) Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 72 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-04-06 : Senate voted 20-0 to concur with House amendments. Directs the legislative, executive and judicial branches to develop regulations and procedures to prohibit procurement from a person that has headquarters in a country listed as sponsoring or turning a blind eye to slavery and human traffic.
SB 16 : Powers/ Duties DOTPF/ Transportation Plan/ Energy Signed into Law! Chapter 39 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; repealing the requirement for a long-range program for highway construction and maintenance; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SSB 16 (TRA) Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-05 Current Status : Chapter 39 SLA 05 : 06-02-05
05-07-05 : Passed House 5/7 by a vote of 34 to 4. Deletes the requirement that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities participate in setting thermal and lighting energy standards. Deletes the requirement that the DOT&PF conduct a cost benefit study for projects where such studies are not warranted. Includes other statutory clean-up language requested by DOT&PF.
SB 48 : Psychological Evaluation/ Treatment For Students Signed into Law! Chapter 76 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Bettye Davis
An Act relating to recommending or refusing psychotropic drugs or certain types of evaluations or treatments for children.
Version : HCS CS SB 48 (HES) Am H Contact :: 465-3822 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-19-06 Current Status : Chapter 76 SLA 06 : 06-19-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 35-2. Senate concurred with House amendments 18-2. Insures that students are not denied access to programs or services if their parents refuse to place them on psychotropic drugs, get a psychiatric evaluation or seek psychiatric or psychological treatment for their child. Allows for communication between school employees on behavioral and learning issues concerning the child.
SB 54 : Protective Order For Sexual Assault/ Abuse Signed into Law! Chapter 36 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act amending protective order statutes for crimes involving stalking to include crimes involving sexual assault and sexual abuse, to provide for other relief ordered by a court, to add the protective orders to a centralized registry, to prevent denial solely for a lapse of time, and to require notification of the court of known civil or criminal actions involving the petitioner or respondent; relating to notifications to victims of sexual assault and to mandatory arrest for crimes involving violation of protective orders and violation of conditions of release; and amending Rule 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
Version : CS SB 54 (FIN) Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-18-06 Current Status : Chapter 36 SLA 06 : 05-18-06
04-28-06 : Passed House 35-0. Allows a victim of sexual assault to petition for civil remedies of protective orders, ex parte orders, and emergency orders. Also mandates arrest for violation of these protective orders. This bill focuses on victims of sexual assault (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees) and sexual abuse of a minor (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees) that is not domestic violence.
SB 63 : Use Seat Belt Road Signs Signed into Law! Chapter 15 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act relating to road signs encouraging the use of safety belts.
Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-12-05 Current Status : Chapter 15 SLA 05 : 05-12-05
04-25-05 : Unanimously passed House April 25. Allows the Alaska Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadway signs that encourage the use of safety belts. Stipulates placing the signs at the sites of traffic fatalities that could have been prevented if seat belts were in use. Between 1997-2002 about 55% of the traffic fatalities in Alaska could have been prevented if safety belts had been used.
SB 90 : Alaska Territorial Guard Day Signed into Law! Chapter 17 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
Version : CS SB 90 (STA) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-12-05 Current Status : Chapter 17 SLA 05 : 05-12-05
04-22-05 : Unanimously passed House April 22. Declares October 18 of each year as Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
SB 104 : Permanent Fund Dividend Fraud/ Eligibility Signed into Law! Chapter 42 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to the crimes of unsworn falsification in the first degree involving an application for a permanent fund dividend and false information or report involving eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; requiring the establishment of a permanent fund dividend fraud investigation unit in the Department of Revenue; relating to service in the peace corps and as a member of the United States Olympic Team as allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS SB 104 Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 42 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-07-06 : Senate and House adopted conference committee report. Elevates Permanent Fund Dividend fraud from a class A misdemeanor to a class C felony. Codifies a PFD fraud investigation unit within the Department of Revenue to assist the Department of Law in detecting and investigating PFD fraud. Adds peace corps and members of the Special Olympics to the allowable absences for permanent fund dividend eligibility.
03-24-05 : Makes online enticement of minors a felony under Alaska law. A person commits the crime of online enticement of a minor if the person is 18 years or older and knowingly uses a computer to communicate with another person to entice, solicit or encourage the person to engage in an act described in AS 11.41.455(a)(1)-(7). Makes online enticement a class C felony or a class B felony if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 or similar law.
05-10-05 : Senate unanimously concurred 5/10. Makes it unlawful for a person who is not the owner or authorized user of a computer to use spyware to cause a pop-up advertisement under circumstances defined in the bill, or to purchase advertising that violates the prohibition on using spyware to customize pop-up advertising. Makes online enticement of minors a felony under Alaska law. A person commits the crime of online enticement of a minor if the person is 18 years or older and knowingly uses a computer to communicate with another person to entice, solicit or encourage the person to engage in an act described in AS 11.41.455(a)(1)-(7). Makes online enticement a class C felony or a class B felony if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 or similar law. Makes electronic distribution of indecent materials, i.e. pornography, to minors a felony under Alaska law.
SB 155 : Appropriation: Schools/ Univ/ Virology Lab/ Museum Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act making appropriations for construction of an integrated science complex at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, for replacement of the virology laboratory in Fairbanks, for expansion of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, for the major maintenance grant fund, and for other capital projects related to education; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 155 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action :(H) RLS» House : 05-07-05
05-04-05 : Appropriates approximately $387 million from the General Fund for maintenance and construction of education facilities, institutions of higher learning and projects that benefit the education of all Alaskans.
SB 209 : Access To Licensed Club Premises Signed into Law! Chapter 69 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to access by persons under 21 years of age to premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages as clubs when alcoholic beverages are not present and, when alcoholic beverages are present, to premises of a patriotic organization licensed as a club if the person possesses a valid active duty military or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
Version : CS SB 209 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 69 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 34-1. Allows military personnel under the age of 21 access to patriotic organizations licensed to sell alcoholic beverages if the person posesses a valid active duty military ID card or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
05-08-06 : Senate voted to concur with House amendments 20-0. Makes unlawful evasion a felony for anyone held on a felony charge and a misdemeanor for anyone being held on a misdemeanor charge. Bans most the temporary and periodic release of inmates being held at a correctional facility.
SB 274 : Govt. Firearm Disposal And Inventory Signed into Law! Chapter 70 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to the disposition of forfeited, surplus, and unclaimed firearms by the state and municipalities.
Version : HCS CS SB 274 (FIN) Am H Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 70 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-07-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 20-0. Returns to Senate for concurrence with House amendments. Allows all Alaskans who are legally permitted to buy firearms to do so at auctions where state-owned surplus firearms are sold. Current state law only allows federally licensed firearm dealers to buy state firearms at auction. The state can also dispose of the firearms through trade-in, donation and transfer to other jurisdictions. The Department of Public Safety must report descriptions and values of all firearms not sold to the public to the legislature during the annual budgetary process.
SB 291 : Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Signed into Law! Chapter 62 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman
An Act relating to the municipal harbor facility grant program; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 291 (CRA) Companion Bill :HB 478 Contact :: 465-3873 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-14-06 Current Status : Chapter 62 SLA 06 : 06-14-06
05-05-06 : Passed House 36-0. Establishes a capital improvement program for harbor facilities with a one time 50/50 matching grant program for municipalities. It will be administered through the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and will fund major maintenance and capital improvements by using a portion of the watercraft fuel tax. CS adds another fund source, the state's portion of the raw fish tax.
SB 298 : Trusts: Loans; Claims; Powers/ Iras Signed into Law! Chapter 66 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to loans from trust property; relating to a trustee's power to appoint the principal of a trust to another trust; relating to challenges to, claims against, and liabilities of trustees, beneficiaries, and creditors of trusts and of trusts and estates; relating to individual retirement accounts and plans; relating to certain trusts in divorce and dissolutions of marriage situations; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 298 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 66 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-01-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 19-0. Updates state law pertaining to the administration of trust assets. Modifies Titles 13 and 34 to help keep Alaska a popular jurisdiction for trust administration.
SCR 2 : Rotary International Year 2005 Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 4 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
Proclaiming 2005 as Rotary International Year.
Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05
04-19-05 : Passed Senate April 19 by a vote of 14 to 6. Urges the United States Congress to pass legislation permanently repealing the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. In 2001, Congress passed tax legislation which included the temporary repeal of estate taxes. SJR 14 expresses the State of Alaska's desire to have the tax permanently repealed.
05-04-05 : Passed Senate 5/4 by a vote of 18 to 1. Urges the United States Congress to pass legislation protecting the firearms industry from lawsuits seeking monetary damages caused by the misuse of firearms by third parties.
SJR 16 : States' Right To Regulate Hunting/ Fishing Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 16 Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault
Supporting legislation before the United States Congress that reaffirms the right of the states to regulate hunting and fishing.
Contact :: 465-4861 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-19-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 16 : 05-19-05
05-07-05 : Unanimously passed House 5/7. Supports legislation before the United States Congress reaffirming the right of the states to regulate fishing and hunting.
SR 4 : USPS Air Shipment Of Bypass Mail Passed Legislature! Senate Resolve 3 Sponsored by Sen. Donald Olson
Relating to the plans of the United States Postal Service to discontinue air shipment of bypass mail between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Barrow, Alaska.
An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state financing of public education; relating to the district cost factors for state funding of public education; relating to school improvement funding; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 13 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 41 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Extends, until July 1, 2006, the statutory date for municipalities to receive reimbursements for the state for school construction and renovation bonds. Reimbursement rates for DEED approved projects to 70% and non-DEED approved projects to 60%.
HB 32 : Appropriation: Grant To Arctic Power For ANWR Signed into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring
An Act making a special appropriation for a grant to Arctic Power to promote the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration and development; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 32 (FIN) Am Companion Bill :SB 69 Contact :: 465-2186 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 23 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
05-04-05 : Introduced to eliminate the possibility of a professional licensee losing his or her license because of failure to fulfill statutory requirements for continuing education while serving on active duty in a combat zone or area where continuing education classes are not available.
05-05-05 : This bill was introduced to ensure that citizens be able to look to one law as the single final authority regarding firearm regulation. This bill will guarantee consistency in firearm law within the State of Alaska.
HB 201 : Permanent Fund Dividend Apps Of Military Signed into Law! Chapter 83 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault
An Act relating to an application for a permanent fund dividend for a member of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty outside of the state who is eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-3779 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-21-05 Current Status : Chapter 83 SLA 05 : 07-21-05
05-04-05 : The purpose of this bill is to permit the person who has power of attorney for an individual who is serving on active duty with the United States armed services outside the state of Alaska to sign and file a permanent fund application for said individual.
HB 219 : Strangulation & Suffocation Crimes Signed into Law! Chapter 20 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Hawker
An Act relating to the definition of 'dangerous instrument' as applied within the criminal code.
Version : CS HB 219 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4949 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 20 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
04-28-05 : Permits felony prosecution for an assault involving strangulation or suffocation.
HB 334 : Municipal Property Tax Deferral/ Exemption Signed into Law! Chapter 44 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to a mandatory exemption for certain residences owned by a religious organization, to an exemption from and deferral of municipal property taxes for certain types of deteriorated property, and to an optional deferral of municipal property taxes on certain primary residences owned and occupied by individuals with incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines for the state.
Version : SCS CS HB 334 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 44 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 334 continues to allow a municipality to defer taxes on an abandoned property that has become an eyesore. Some examples include the McKay Building in Anchorage and the Polaris Building in Fairbanks. The bill changes existing language to clearly state when the deferral ends. Present law leaves that an unanswered question making it more difficult for a developer to seek financing for the refurbishing project. By changing the language to specifically include the word only when all or part of the project is transferred to a new owner clarifies the ending date of the deferral.
HB 393 : Insurance For Colorectal Cancer Screening Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Tom Anderson
An Act requiring that certain health care insurance plans provide coverage for the costs of colorectal cancer screening examinations and laboratory tests; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 393 (HES) Contact :: 465-5031 Last Action :Governor»Governor: 07-18-06
05-06-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
This bill completes the list, increasing Alaskans' access to all life-saving, recommended cancer screenings.
HCR 13 : Natural Gas Spur Line Construction Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 29 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
Version : CS HCR 13 (RES) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 02-06-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 29 : 02-06-06
05-02-05 : HCR 13 expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
HJR 20 : Prostate Cancer Drugs Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 20 Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto
Urging the United States Congress and the United States Food and Drug Administration to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-03-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 20 : 06-03-05
05-05-05 : Urges the United States Congress and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Food and Drug Administration, to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for targeted drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer.
HJR 27 : Allotments For Native Vietnam Veterans Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 37 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation amending the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment Act to allow deserving veterans to obtain allotments of vacant land within the State of Alaska; and to reopen and legislatively approve allotments in the Tongass National Forest.
Version : CS HJR 27 (MLV) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-01-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 37 : 06-01-06
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