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: Bonds Of Bond Bank Authority
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An Act relating to revenue bonds issued by the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority and the total amount of bonds and notes outstanding of that authority; and providing for an effective date.
| Bill Backup: Deven Mitchell @ 465-3750 |
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: Appropriations: Operating Budget/Loans/Funds
Signed into Law! Chapter 83 SLA 03
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An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
05-21-03 : The Alaska State Senate approved conference committee version of House Bill 75 by a vote of 12 to eight and the Alaska House of Representatives approved the conference committee version of HB 75 by a vote of 28 to nine on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 75 is the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2004.
HB 75 moves to the .
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: Appropriations: Mental Health Budget
Signed into Law! Chapter 84 SLA 03
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An Act making appropriations for the operating expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
05-21-03 : The Alaska State Senate approved the conference committee version of House Bill 76 by a vote of 20 to zero and the Alaska House of Representatives approved the conference committee version of HB 76 by a vote of 33 to four on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 76 contains the operating expenses for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.
HB 76 moves to Conference Committee.
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: Supplemental Appropriations: Fast Track
Signed into Law! Chapter 1 SLA 03
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
03-17-03 : Governor Murkowski signed House Bill 100 into law on Monday. Sponsored by the House Finance Committee by request of the governor, HB 100 appropriates more than $71 million in general funds for expenses that changed during the 2003 fiscal year. HB 100 also includes $1.3 million to support opening ANWR to oil and gas exploration.
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: Supplemental Appropriations
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Extend Regulatory Commission Of Alaska
Signed into Law! Chapter 93 SLA 03
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An Act extending the termination date of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
06-13-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 111 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 111 extends the life of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) to June 30, 2007. The RCA must hold public hearings and issue proposed regulations no later than November 15, 2003. HB 111 adds to the RCA’s policy that it shall encourage competition in the telecommunications industry; however, the established carrier shall not be placed at a disadvantage. How competition will be regulated also depends on whether a service area that has more than one telecommunications carrier also truly has a competitive environment.
| Bill Backup: Nan Thompson @ 276-6222 |
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: AIDEA Authority To Issue Bonds
Signed into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the authority of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
05-19-03 : The Alaska State Senate approved House Bill 112 by a vote of 18 to two on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the governor, HB 112 extends the time the Alaska Industrial and Development and Export Authority to issue bonds for development projects $10,000,000 or less in value without legislative approval. Currently AIDEA has until July 1, 2003. HB 112 extends that time until July 1, 2007. HB 112 also makes permanent the tax exemption for a non-exclusive right to use property owned by AIDEA. After a reconsideration vote, HB 112 moves to the Governor.
| Bill Backup: Sara Fisher-Goad @ 269-3000 |
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: Discharge Prevention & Contingency Plans
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An Act extending the renewal period for oil discharge prevention and contingency plans; and providing for an effective date.
03-12-03 : House Bill 113 moved out of the House Resources Committee on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the governor, HB 113 extends the renewal period for oil discharge prevention and contingency plans from three years to five years. HB 113 moves to the House Rules Committee.
| Bill Backup: Larry Dietrick @ 465-5250 |
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: Issuance Of Search Warrants
Signed into Law! Chapter 42 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the issuance of a search warrant.
06-05-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 114 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the Supreme Court of the State of Alaska, HB 114 allows the court to accept a faxed affidavit in support of a search warrant, or, telephonic testimony, under the circumstances that those options avoid a delay that would interfere with an ongoing investigation.
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: Benefits For Certain RIP Participants
Signed into Law! Chapter 15 SLA 03
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An Act relating to benefits for retired teachers or employees who participated in retirement incentive programs and are subsequently reemployed as a commissioner; and providing for an effective date.
05-05-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 140 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 140 allows a person who retired under a retirement incentive program (RIP) to return to state service as a commissioner without being penalized. HB 140 allows a member of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who retired under a (RIP) to accept the position of commissioner without forfeiting the incentive credit or becoming indebted to the TRS or PERS. The member can also continue to receive TRS or PERS retirement benefits during reemployment.
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: Attorney Fees: Public Interest Litigants
Signed into Law! Chapter 86 SLA 03
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An Act relating to public interest litigants and to attorney fees; and amending Rule 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
06-13-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 145 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, HB 145 abrogates the special status given to public interest litigants with respect to the award of attorney fees and costs.
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: Appropriations: Capital Projects
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An Act making capital appropriations and reappropriations; capitalizing a fund; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
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: Health Facility Medicaid Rates/Advisory Commission
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An Act relating to payment rates under the Medicaid program for health facilities and to budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements for those facilities; abolishing the Medicaid Rate Advisory Commission; and providing for an effective date.
03-31-03 : House Bill 152 moved out of the House Finance Committee on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the governor, HB 152 eliminates the Medicaid Rate Advisory Commission and places the responsibility for calculating and setting Medicaid payment rates for health care facilities under the general authority of the Department of Health and Social Services. HB 152 moves to the House Rules Committee.
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: Medicaid Cost Containment & Priority List
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An Act repealing the statute that sets priorities for the Department of Health and Social Services to apply to administration of the medical assistance program when there are insufficient funds allocated in the state budget for that program; authorizing the department to make cost containment decisions that may include decisions about eligibility of persons and availability of services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
03-31-03 : House Bill 153 moved out of the House Finance Committee on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 153 allows the Department of Health and Social Services to undertake cost containment principles through three measures: pursuing all reasonable cost containment measures before eliminating any eligibility groups or services; aggressively pursuing strategies to maximize federal financial participation in the Medicaid program; and making cost containment decisions in a manner that best reflects the needs and interests of eligible Medicaid recipients. Currently, if funds appropriated to the Medicaid program are insufficient for a given fiscal year, the department is directed to eliminate optional Medicaid services based on an out of date priority list. HB 153 moves to the House Rules Committee.
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: Under School Age Students
Signed into Law! Chapter 50 SLA 03
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An Act relating to admission to and advancement in public schools of children under school age; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 154 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 154 removes a school district's ability to offer early entry as standard practice to access the foundation formula and provide state funded pre-school programs. HB 154 prohibits districts from constructing curriculums that offer two years of kindergarten as a standard program.
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: Public Construction Project Requirements
Signed into Law! Chapter 111 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the submission of payroll information by contractors and subcontractors performing work on a public construction contract; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 155 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 155 eliminates the requirement for contractors and subcontractors doing public construction projects to file payroll records weekly with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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: Increase Motor Fuel Tax
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An Act increasing the motor fuel tax and repealing the special tax rates on blended fuels; and providing for an effective date.
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: Eliminate APOC
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An Act eliminating the Alaska Public Offices Commission; transferring campaign, public official, and lobbying financial disclosure record-keeping duties to the division of elections; relating to reports, summaries, and documents regarding campaign, public official, and lobbying financial disclosure; providing for enforcement by the Department of Law; making conforming statutory amendments; and providing for an effective date.
05-08-03 : House Bill 157 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 157 modifies the Alaska Public Office Commission's procedure for determining violations of state election campaign laws.
HB 157 moves to the .
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: Eliminating Longevity Bonus Program
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An Act eliminating the longevity bonus program and making related conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
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: Financial Institution Examinations/CFAB
Signed into Law! Chapter 27 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the frequency of examinations of certain persons licensed to engage in the business of making loans of money, credit, goods, or things in action; repealing the requirement for a state examination and evaluation of the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank; and providing for an effective date.
05-28-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 159 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 159 changes the date of frequency of examinations of Small Loan Companies from 12 months to 18 months. HB 159 also eliminates the Division of Banking, Securities, and Corporations' examination of the Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank (CFAB).
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: Emission Control Permit Program
Signed into Law! Chapter 46 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the emission control permit program; relating to fees for that program and to the accounting of receipts deposited in the emission control permit receipts account; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 160 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 160 reforms the permit review process to make permitting predictable, reliable and rational. HB 160 allows DEC's program to reflect national precedents, court decisions, and incorporate best practices from other states into Alaska permits. It differentiates major source from minor source permits. It regulates minor sources based on standardized permit conditions that incorporate best management practices. It exempts sources based on standardized permit conditions that incorporate best management practices. It exempts sources from permitting to the extent allowed under federal law. HB 160 also achieves efficiency through adopting federal rules by reference.
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: Correctional Industries Program Expenses
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An Act allowing expenses of the correctional industries program that may be financed from the correctional industries fund to include the salaries and benefits of state employees.
04-08-03 : House Bill 161 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 161 allows the administrative costs of the
Correctional Industries Program to be paid from product revenues instead of the general fund.
HB 161 moves to the .
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: Increase Business License Fee
Signed into Law! Chapter 47 SLA 03
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An Act increasing the fee for a state business license; and providing for an effective date.
06-09-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 162 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the governor, HB 162 increases the fee for a business license.
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: Nonresident Game Tag Fees/Wildlife Tour Pass
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An Act relating to an annual wildlife conservation pass and the fee for that pass; relating to nonresident and nonresident alien big game tag fees; and providing for an effective date.
04-11-03 : House Bill 163 moved out of the House Resource Committee on Friday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 163 requires wildlife viewers using certain commercial services will to help support management of Alaska's wildlife by purchasing a $15 annual "wildlife conservation pass" unless they hold another qualifying license or permit. Funds generated will be deposited into a separate account of the general fund and may be used for wildlife management, research, education, and viewing programs. HB 163 also raises the big game tag fees for non-resident and non-resident alien hunters to harvest caribou, moose, goats, and sheep. These increases bring Alaska's fees in line with fees charged in a number of other Western states for these or similar species.
HB 163 moves to the .
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: Claims By State-Employed Seamen
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An Act relating to the state's sovereign immunity for certain actions regarding injury, illness, or death of state-employed seamen and to workers' compensation coverage for those seamen; and providing for an effective date.
04-09-03 : House Bill 164 moved out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 164 limits the remedy for work injuries incurred by state-employed seamen to those benefits provided all other employees under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.
HB 164 moves to the .
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: Community Schools
Signed into Law! Chapter 99 SLA 03
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An Act relating to community schools; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 165 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 165 repeals the grant program to provide assistance to local communities in the initial development, implementation and operations of community school programs. All school districts currently offer a community schools program.
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: Eliminate Review Of Adoption Subsidies
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An Act relating to adoptions that include a subsidy payment by the state; eliminating annual review of the subsidy paid by the state after adoption of a hard-to-place child has occurred; and providing for an effective date.
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: Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Grants
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An Act relating to grants for alcoholism and drug abuse programs; and providing for an effective date.
04-03-03 : House Bill 183 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday. Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R-Juneau), HB 183 adds "juvenile officers" as employees eligible to participate in the 20-year retirement system.
HB 183 moves to the .
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: Borough Inspection: Food/Aquatic Farms
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An Act relating to the power of boroughs to conduct inspections and enforce standards for food and aquatic farm products; and providing for an effective date.
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: Charitable Gaming Revenue
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An Act increasing the amount of revenue received by the state from charitable gaming activities; and providing for an effective date.
04-11-03 : House Bill 169 moved out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee on Friday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 169 would increase the tax on pull tabs to five percent of the gross receipts of those games.
HB 169 moves to the .
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: Motor Vehicle Registration Fees
Signed into Law! Chapter 38 SLA 03
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An Act increasing certain motor vehicle registration fees; and providing for an effective date.
06-02-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 170 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 170 equalize registration fees between pick-up trucks and passenger vehicles, adjust commercial and private vehicle registration fees, and update vehicle recording and lien fees.
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: Repeal Charter School Grants
Signed into Law! Chapter 100 SLA 03
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An Act repealing the charter school grant program; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 171 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 171 discontinues the state start-up grants for charter schools.
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: Medicaid:Children/Pregnant Women/Facility
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An Act relating to eligibility requirements for medical assistance for certain children, pregnant women, and persons in a medical or intermediate care facility; and providing for an effective date.
04-01-03 : House Bill 172 moved out of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday. Sponsored by the House Ruled Committee on request of the governor, HB 172 eliminates annual cost-of-living adjustments to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or the federal poverty guidelines. HB 172 puts in statute fixed dollar income levels for these programs based on the Social Security Income standard that became effective on January 1, 2003 or the federal poverty guideline for Alaska that became effective on April 1, 2002. HB 172 moves to the House Rules Committee.
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: Fee For Studded Tires
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An Act relating to a fee on studded tires; and providing for an effective date.
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: Correspondence Study
Signed into Law! Chapter 114 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the state centralized correspondence study program, to funding for educational programs that occur primarily outside school facilities, and to the duties of school boards of borough and city school districts and regional educational attendance areas; and providing for an effective date.
05-19-03 : The Alaska State Senate approved House Bill 174 by a vote of 12 to eight on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 174 eliminates the Alyeska Central School's summer program in summer 2003, and the entire program in summer 2004. After a reconsideration vote, HB 174 will move to the Governor.
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: Extend Board Of Storage Tank Assistance
Signed into Law! Chapter 33 SLA 03
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An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Storage Tank Assistance; and providing for an effective date.
05-29-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 187 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of Joint Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, HB 187 extends the Board of Storage Tank Assistance to June 30, 2007. Otherwise the board will sunset on June 30, 2003. The board (BSTA) helps the owners and operators of underground storage tanks (UST's) to comply with state and federal regulations enacted in response to nationwide concern over possible contamination of drinking water from leaking tanks. These regulations cover areas including the design, construction and installation of new tanks, and tightened standards for the retrofitting of existing tanks.
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: Coastal Management Programs
Signed into Law! Chapter 24 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the Alaska coastal management program and to policies and procedures for consistency reviews and the rendering of consistency determinations under that program; relating to the functions of coastal resource service areas; creating an Alaska Coastal Program Evaluation Council; eliminating the Alaska Coastal Policy Council; annulling certain regulations relating to the Alaska coastal management program; relating to actions based on private nuisance; relating to zoning within a third class borough covered by the Alaska coastal management program; and providing for effective dates.
05-21-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 191 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by recommendation of the governor, HB 191 seeks to streamline the Alaska Coastal Management Program by relying on existing state statutes and regulations as the enforceable policies of the ACMP. HB 191 first allows municipalities to retain their existing land use authorities to regulate private activity within their jurisdiction. Second, the bill authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), as the implementing agency, to adopt local ordinances as enforceable policies to be applied in consistency reviews of federal projects and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) development. The DNR would consult with the local government when interpreting and applying the local ordinance as part of a consistency review. Third, the bill would specifically adopt certain existing coastal district policies for federal OCS development as state enforceable policies.
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: DNR Lead Resource Development Projects
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An Act designating the Department of Natural Resources as lead agency for resource development projects; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
04-25-03 : House Bill 192 moved out of the House Finance Committee on Friday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 192 authorizes the DNR to lead and coordinate the permitting activities of all agencies with jurisdiction over the project and would repeal existing statutes regarding permit coordination. The result of the DNR's efforts as lead agency will be better communication, more efficient permitting, consolidated public process, and stable funding for the state's permitting process. HB 192 moves to the House Rules Committee.
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: Delete Minimum Wage Inflation - Proofing
Signed into Law! Chapter 148 SLA 03
Sponsored by the by Request
An Act removing the annual adjustment to the minimum wage based on the rate of inflation; and providing for an effective date.
07-21-03 : Governor Murkowsk signed HB 199 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee, HB 199 removes the annual adjustment to the minimum wage based on the rate of inflation.
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: Alcohol Board: Extension & Police Powers
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An Act relating to the exercise of peace officer powers by employees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and continuing the existence of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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: Cigarette Sales Requirements
Signed into Law! Chapter 103 SLA 03
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An Act relating to a tobacco product manufacturer's compliance with certain statutory requirements regarding cigarette sales; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 224 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 224 requires tobacco product manufacturers to annually certify that they are in compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement. The Department of Revenue will publish and update a directory of cigarettes that are approved for sale in this state. Cigarettes that are not listed in this directory are contraband and may not be sold in the state. The bill provides for civil penalties for selling or possessing contraband cigarettes.
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: Monopoly And Restraint Of Trade Actions
Signed into Law! Chapter 104 SLA 03
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An Act relating to certain civil actions brought by the attorney general under monopoly and restraint of trade statutes; relating to the award of damages in actions brought under those statutes; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 225 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 225 updates the Alaska antitrust statutes consistent with recent United States Supreme Court precedent to provide a statutory basis for the attorney general to bring a parens patrie action on behalf of state businesses, residents, and governmental entities as indirect purchasers for violations of our antitrust statutes and to recover damages.
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: Evaluation Of Agency Programs
Signed into Law! Chapter 52 SLA 03
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An Act establishing state agency program performance management and audit powers in the Office of the Governor for the evaluation of agency programs; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 243 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 243 establishes powers in the office of management and budget necessary to evaluate program performance by executive branch agencies. These powers include express authorization for the exercise of internal audit powers. HB 243 also makes certain audit records confidential.
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: Criminal Law/Sentencing/Probation/Parole
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An Act relating to the Code of Criminal Procedure; relating to defenses, affirmative defenses, and justifications to certain criminal acts; relating to rights of prisoners after arrest; relating to discovery, immunity from prosecution, notice of defenses, admissibility of certain evidence, and right to representation in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing, probation, and discretionary parole; amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Rules 404, 412, 609, and 803, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 244 (JUD)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-07-04: (H)JUD » (H)FIN
HB 244 makes a variety of changes to criminal law procedures. HB 244 moves to the House Judiciary Committee.
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: Suits & Claims: Military/Fire/Defense
Signed into Law! Chapter 43 SLA 03
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An Act relating to certain suits and claims by members of the military services or regarding acts or omissions of the organized militia; relating to liability arising out of certain search and rescue, civil defense, homeland security, and fire management and firefighting activities; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 245 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 245 provides that a person may not bring a lawsuit for damages that arise out of search and rescue activities, or the failure to initiate search and rescue activities. It also provides that a lawsuit for damages may not be brought by or on behalf of a member of the military services against the State of Alaska, the Alaska National Guard or other part of the Alaska organized militia, or any other member of the military services, for death, personal injury, or other injury of a member of the military services, including the United States military, the Alaska National Guard or other parts of the Alaska organized militia, or the national guard of another state, incurred during or arising out of activities that were part of the member's military service. HB 245 also broadens immunity to cover injury or property damage sustained by any civilian defense worker, including authorized volunteers and employees, and to specify that the immunity extends to employees of the state or district as well as the agents and representatives of the state or district. Finally, HB 245 requires that decisions regarding forest management related to fire control and suppression should be prompted by sound forestry and firefighting principles, rather than concerns regarding possible tort liability.
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: Limit On Oil & Gas Lease Acreage
Signed into Law! Chapter 92 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the limitation on upland acreage that a person may take or hold under oil and gas leases; and providing for an effective date.
06-13-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 246 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 246 increases the upland acreage limit for oil and gas leases from 500,000 acres to 750,000 acres, except for land north of the Umiat Meridian baseline.
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: Science & Tech Foundation/Bidco/Int.Trade
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An Act repealing statutes pertaining to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and transferring money in the foundation's endowment; repealing statutes relating to the BIDCO assistance program; repealing statutes pertaining to the international trade and business endowment and transferring money in the international trade and business endowment; transferring oversight administration of outstanding Alaska Science and Technology Foundation loans and grants to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; establishing an Alaska BIDCO assistance program to be administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
05-05-03 : House Bill 247 moved out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 247 repeals the existing statutes that create the
Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, its endowment fund, and the programs it administers, which are foundation grants and the BIDCO assistance program. HB 247 moves to the House Finance Committee.
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: Salary Of Chief Procurement Officer
Signed into Law! Chapter 53 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the annual salary of the chief procurement officer; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 248 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 248 requests an increase in the salary of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). The CPO now will head the division of general services in the Department of Administration; the director position of that division is being eliminated.
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: Elections
Signed into Law! Chapter 113 SLA 03
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An Act relating to elections, questioned ballots and questioned voters, voter registration, training of election officials, preparation of election materials, voter identification, absentee voting, counting ballots, and the primary election; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 266 into law. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 266 amends the state election code statutes as required to comply with a recently enacted federal law, the "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
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: Natural Gas Pipeline Development
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An Act expanding the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to include planning, developing, constructing, managing, or operating an economically viable gas pipeline project from the North Slope of Alaska by a route that parallels the Trans Alaska Pipeline System or the Alaska Highway; relating to the development plan, requiring a work plan, and relating to acquiring permits or other property by the authority for a proposed gas pipeline project; and providing for an effective date.
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: Regulations: Notice And Distribution
Passed House!
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An Act relating to the publishing and furnishing of certain public notices regarding regulations or rules of certain state agencies; relating to distribution of the Alaska Administrative Code, Alaska Administrative Register, and supplements to the code or register; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 295 (STA) Am
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-09-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
The Alaska House of Representatives approved House Bill 295 by a vote of 28 to seven on Saturday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 295 allows certain state agencies to publish, in a newspaper or other publication, an abbreviated notice of proposed regulatory changes that clearly describes the changes and how an interested person may obtain more detailed information through the Internet or in written form. HB 295 also amends a variety of state statutes to allow agencies the flexibility of sending out individual notices by means other than regular mail. HB 295 moves to the Senate.
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: Knik Arm Bridge And Toll Authority
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An Act establishing the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority and relating to that authority; and providing for an effective date.
05-08-03 : House Bill 301 moved out of the House Transportation Committee on Thursday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, HB 301 establishes a three-person independent authority to build and operate a toll bridge over Knik Arm.
HB 301 moves to the .
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: Seafood And Food Safety Laboratory
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An Act giving notice of and approving the entry into and the issuance of certificates of participation for a lease-purchase agreement for a seafood and food safety laboratory facility; relating to the use of certain investment income for certain construction costs; and providing for an effective date.
05-14-03 : House Bill 312 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 312 approves the entry into and the issuance of certificates of participation for a lease-purchase agreement for a seafood and food safety laboratory facility. HB 312 moves to the House Finance Committee.
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: International Airports Revenue Bonds
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An Act relating to international airports revenue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
05-12-03 : House Bill 315 moved out of the House Transportation Committee on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 315 increases the cumulative authorization for international airports revenue bonds, allowing the sale of up to $76,600,000 in new revenue bonds to support capital improvement programs for FY 04 through FY 06 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Fairbanks International Airport, referred to collectively as the Alaska International Airports System (AIAS), and certain passenger terminal renovation work at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
HB 315 moves to the .
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: State Agency Receipts
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An Act relating to receipts of certain state agencies and the accounting for and disposition of those receipts; and providing for an effective date.
: Decrease Time To Claim Unclaimed Property
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An Act shortening the time periods after which certain unclaimed property is presumed to be abandoned; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 330 (JUD)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-26-04: (H)JUD ==> (H)STA
Reduced the time fro five to three years that certain property must be held before it can be disposed of. Amended in committee to further clarify the definition of unclaimed property
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: Retirement:Teachers/Judges/Pub Employees
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An Act relating to federal requirements for governmental plan and other qualifications for the teachers' retirement system, the public employees' retirement system, and the judicial retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 331 (STA)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-3500
Action: 04-22-04: (H)L&C » (H)FIN
HB 331 allows retirement system members to selectively transfer pre-tax money, or make
additional contributions, to repay indebtedness and to purchase permissible service credits in the Alaska retirement systems. These changes would allow members to better plan their retirement and to make their financial future more secure. Taking advantage of such tax law provisions would strengthen the retirement systems in a cost-effective manner.
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: SeniorCare
Signed into Law! Chapter 3 SLA 04
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An Act establishing the SeniorCare program and relating to that program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB CS 374 H(FIN)
Contact: Sherry Hill, 465-3030
Action: 02-17-04: S(FIN) ==> S(RLS)
HB 374 establishes the SeniorCare program. SeniorCare will provide prescription drug subsidies or cash assistance to low-income seniors until the new Medicare prescription drug subsidy administered by the federal government becomes fully effective in 2006. SeniorCare also includes a new Senior Information Office and a Preferred Drug List. Amended to make it easier for doctors to prescribe medications not on the PDL.
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: Appropriations: Operating Budget/ Loans/ Funds
Conference Committee Report Adopted
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An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under (c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 375(FIN) AM S (BRF SUP MAJ FLD S)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-22-04: Passed the Senate »Notice of Reconsideration Given
Passed 12 to 8, but failed needed three-fourths vote in the Senate
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: Appropriations: Capital Projects
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An Act making capital appropriations and supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; making other appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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: Appropriations: Mental Health Budget
Conference Committee Report Adopted
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An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 377(FIN)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-22-04: Passed the Senate
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: Repeal Pipeline Preapplication Deadline
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An Act repealing the time limitation on the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements with a person or persons desiring to own an oil or natural gas pipeline proposed to be located on state land for the purposes of providing for payment of the reasonable costs incurred in preparing for activities before receipt of an application under the Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act; and providing for an effective date.
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: Bristol Bay Oil & Gas Lease Sale Closure
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An Act approving an interim classification by the commissioner of natural resources closing certain land within the area of the proposed Bristol Bay (Alaska Peninsula) competitive oil and gas areawide lease sale to oil and gas exploration licensing and shallow natural gas leasing; and providing for an effective date.
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: Oil & Gas Lease Sale Schedule/ Notification
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An Act relating to the schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales and to a related report to the legislature; and providing for an effective date.
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: Department Of Environmental Conservation Fees
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An Act relating to certain fees or other monetary charges of the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to action against Department of Environmental Conservation permits and other authorizations for failure to pay a monetary charge; and providing for an effective date.
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: Housing Programs
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An Act relating to the housing assistance loan fund in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; creating the housing assistance loan program; repealing loans for teacher housing and providing for loans for multi-family housing; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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: AHFC Water & Sewer Bonds
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An Act authorizing and relating to the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for safe and clean water and hygienic sewage disposal facility capital projects and other capital projects; providing for the repayment of the bonds and bond costs; relating to the dividend paid to the state by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
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: Labor & Workforce Development Fees
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An Act relating to fees for the inspection of recreational devices, for certificates of fitness for electrical wiring and plumbing, for filing voluntary flexible work hour plans, and for licenses for boiler operators; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 402 (L&C)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-17-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)FIN
This bill would establish a fee for inspection of recreational devices such as carnival rides. The department provide this service and this bill would allow for a fee to be charged. Amended to exempt those who provide there own expert inspection and remove the $100 fee for the flex plan.
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: Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association
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An Act relating to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to joint insurance arrangements and assessments to the association; relating to the powers of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority concerning the association; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 403 (L&C)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-03-04: (H)JUD ==> (H)FIN
This bill addresses the shortfall ($60 Million) in workers compensation insurance resulting in the insolvency of Freemont Insurance of California. It was amended to remove independents and those who are self-insured.
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: Student Loan Programs
Passed House!
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An Act relating to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; relating to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relating to bonds of the corporation; relating to loan and grant programs of the commission; relating to an exemption from the State Procurement Code regarding certain contracts of the commission or corporation; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 404 (RLS)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-04-04: Passed the House
The bill would allow ASLC to issue bonds utilizing future cash flow that is in excess of that needed for effective and efficient operation of corporation programs. ASLC predicts it can return $260 million to the state over a three-year period beginning in 2004; the proceeds from which would be available to finance capital projects. House Bill 404 would allow the state to issue more than $143 million in revenue bonds to pay for a variety of construction projects at schools and university campuses around the state.
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: Fines For Infractions
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An Act relating to fines for an infraction; and providing for an effective date.
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: Oaths; Notaries Public; State Seal
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An Act relating to the authority to take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments in the state; relating to notaries public; relating to fees for issuing certificates with the seal of the state affixed; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 349 (JUD)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-3500
Action: 03-31-04: (H)JUD » (H) FIN
The primary purpose of the bill is to comprehensively update AS 44.50, the chapter that governs notaries public, which includes among its provisions qualifications to become a notary public, duties of notaries public, and liability in the event of misconduct or neglect. Amended to be consistent with SB 203 and added a section dealing with unauthorized practices of Notaries.
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: Pioneers' Homes/Veterans' Homes
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An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home, and the Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 440 HES
Contact: Mike Tibbles 465-4021
Action: 03-23-04: (H)HES » (H)FIN
The purpose of the bill is two-fold: to authorize the establishment of an Alaska veteran's Homes under the umbrella of our existing APH system and to provide long-term financial stability for both our AVH and APH programs. Amended include Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Palmer to the list of home and replaced maintained with operate.
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: Big Game Guide Board & Services
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An Act relating to the Big Game Commercial Services Board and to the regulation of big game hunting services and transportation services; and providing for an effective date.
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: 2004 Revisors Bill
Passed House!
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An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 447 (JUD)
Contact: Henry Webb, 465-2095
Action: 05-02-04: Passed the Senate
This bill amends statues as recommended by individual departments and to conform with other sections of law and provide for uniformity of the statues.
: Insurance & Workers' Compensation System
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An Act providing for a special deposit for workers' compensation insurers; relating to the board of governors of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to covered workers' compensation claims paid by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws; relating to restructuring the Alaska workers' compensation system; eliminating the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; establishing a division of workers' compensation within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation Board functions to the division and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing a Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; assigning certain functions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to agreements that discharge workers' compensation liability; providing for hearing officers in workers' compensation proceedings; relating to workers' compensation awards; relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of-living adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; providing for administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating to assigned risk pools and insurers; and providing for an effective date.
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: Therapeutic Courts
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to therapeutic courts; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 451
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-06-04: Passed the Senate
HB 451 extends the termination dates for two pilot therapeutic court programs until after a planned study of those courts has been completed and reviewed by the legislature. The bill also removes a sunset clause on the Anchorage superior court judge position that was added, in part, to administer one of those therapeutic courts.
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: First Supplemental Appropriation
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making an appropriation to capitalize a fund; and providing for an effective date.
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: Second Supplemental Appropriation
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending and repealing appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Extend Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Passed House!
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An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
Version: HB 464
Contact: Henry Webb, 465-2095
Action: 05-03-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
Sec. 08.87.010 Established the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers and provided for the appointment of members by the governor. The board consists of one licensed general real estate appraiser, one licensed residential real estate appraiser, one mortgage banking executive, and one member who represents the public at large. If enacted, HB 464 would extend the board's operation for another 4 years to June 30, 2008. Amended to extend to 2010.
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: Permanent Fund Investments
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An Act relating to investments of Alaska permanent fund assets; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 466 (STA)
Contact: Amanda Wilson, 465-4968
Action: 05-06-04: (H)FIN » (H)RLS
HB 466 expands the way the Trustees of the Permanent Fund may invest in and the amount the trustees may invest in the basket clause under AS 37.13.120 from 5% to 15%. It was amended to allow the permanent fund trustees to invest in the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority.
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: Corrections: Fees/Surcharge
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act imposing a correctional facility surcharge on persons convicted of a crime under state law, and on persons whose probation is revoked; relating to fees and expenses for interstate transfer of probation or parole; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 484 (JUD) Am
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-04-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
The bill imposes a surcharge on a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, a crime if the person was arrested and taken to a correctional facility or is sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The amount of th | 
