HB 12 : TVs And Monitors In Motor Vehicles
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Max Gruenberg, Rep. Bob Lynn, Rep. Berta Gardner, Rep. Lesil McGuire

An Act relating to televisions, monitors, portable computers, and similar devices in motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 12 (JUD) Am
Contact : : 465-4940
Last Action : Passed House » Senate : 03-20-06

| Sponsor Statement |

03-20-06 : Passed House Floor with a technical amendment, to be moved to the Senate for consideration.

The purpose of the bill is to prevent operators of motor vehicles from watching television, video, and any other programming by making it a crime. Furthermore the bill makes it a crime to install a device capable of being viewed while the vehicle is in operation.

HB 41 : Assault On School Grounds, Events, Buses
Signed into Law! Chapter 86 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn, Rep. Lesil McGuire

An Act relating to minimum periods of imprisonment for the crime of assault in the fourth degree committed on school grounds, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored event, or at certain school district administration offices.

Version : SCS CS HB 41 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-2794
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06
Current Status : Chapter 86 SLA 06 : 07-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

Revises sentencing guidelines to require a 60-day mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for assaults in the fourth degree committed on: school grounds, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored event, or at certain school district administration offices.

HB 58 : Offenses Against Unborn Children
Companion Bill SB 20 Signed Into Law!
Chapter 73 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn, Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Peggy Wilson

An Act relating to offenses against unborn children.

Version : SS HB 58
Companion Bill : SB 20
Contact : : 465-2794
Current Status : (H) JUD : 04-07-05

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HB 258 : Sexual Abuse Of A Minor/ Sexual Assault
Signed into Law! Chapter 88 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and to aggravating factors at sentencing for sexual assault and sexual abuse.

Version : SCS CS HB 258 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-4931
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06
Current Status : Chapter 88 SLA 06 : 07-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

HB 258 would make sexual assault by persons who have been previously diagnosed as having or having tested positive for HIV or AIDS an aggravating factor at sentencing.

HB 287 : Medical Facility Certificate Of Need
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act amending the certificate of need requirements to apply only to health care facilities and nursing homes located in a borough with a population of not more than 25,000, in the unorganized borough, or in a community with a critical access hospital.

Contact : : 465-2794
Current Status : (H) HES : 09-27-05

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HB 290 : Requirements For Driver's License/ I. D.
Companion Bill SB 189 Passed Senate!
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to issuance of identification cards and to issuance of driver's licenses.

Companion Bill : SB 189
Contact : : 465-2794
Current Status : (H) STA : 04-28-05

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HB 308 : Caller ID Hackers
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to false caller identification.

Version : CS HB 308 (JUD) Am
Contact : : 465-4965
Last Action : (S) JUD » (S) FIN : 04-25-06

| Sponsor Statement |

04-25-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary Committee without change, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.

HB-308 will make it class B misdemeanor for any person who inserts false information into caller ID system except for legitimate law enforcement national defense agencies.

HB 314 : Use Of Force To Protect Self/ Home
Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill, Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to defense of self, other persons, and property.

Companion Bill : SB 201
Contact : : 465-3719
Current Status : (H) JUD : 01-09-06

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HB 317 : No Eminent Domain For Economic Development
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act prohibiting the exercise of eminent domain by the state and by its home rule and general law municipalities for the purpose of economic development, and repealing the authority of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation under the Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Act to exercise the power of eminent domain and to acquire real property by eminent domain.

Companion Bill : SB 205
Current Status : (H) JUD : 01-09-06

HB 326 : Use Of Lewd Material As Harassment
Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov.
Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to the definition of the crime of harassment; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SCS CS HB 326 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-4946
Last Action : Governor » Governor : 07-27-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

House Bill 326, An Act relating to harassment, builds on Representative Meyer's previous effort in the 23rd Legislature to cover harassment through e-mail and other electronic means. With camera phones and hidden digital cameras, individuals can take lewd and obscene pictures of others and post them electronically.

HB 329 : Bail Restrictions
Sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to bail.

Version : CS HB 329 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-4958
Last Action : (H) JUD » (H) FIN : 02-27-06

| Sponsor Statement |

02-24-06 : Passed House Judiciary Committee as amended, to be moved to House Finance Committee. Amendments include allowing courts to make temporary releases if (1) they have a death in the immediate family, and (2) the birth of their child is occurring, these exceptions will only be made for those charged with a misdemeanor, and B or C felony. Other amendments require that courts must solicit information from the Department of Corrections on the defendant's conduct while incarcerated and considers that information when making a decision on their release.

HB 338 : Certif. Of Fitness For Explosive Handlers
Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov.
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to applications, qualifications, and criminal history and background checks for a certificate of fitness for explosives handlers; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 338 (L&C)
Contact : : 465-3779
Last Action : Governor » Governor : 07-18-06

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05-04-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

This bill will provide the necessary statutory authority for the Alaska Department of Public Safety to perform a fingerprint based nationwide criminal history search and to provide the data to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

HB 342 : Correspondence Study Programs
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Neuman, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to correspondence study programs; and providing for an effective date.

Current Status : (H) EDU : 01-09-06

HB 343 : Harassment/ Assault/ Stalking
Signed into Law! Chapter 87 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act creating the crimes of harassment in the first and second degree, amending the crime of stalking, and adding a definition of 'medical professional' to the assault and harassment statutes.

Version : CS HB 343 (JUD) Am
Contact : : 465-4931
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06
Current Status : Chapter 87 SLA 06 : 07-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-06-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

HB 343 creates the crime of harassment in the first degree for anyone who subjects another person to offensive physical contact with human or animal bodily fluids, and classifies that crime as a class A misdemeanor. The bill also redesignates the existing crime of harassment as harassment in the second degree. HB 343 also provides a minimum term of imprisonment of 60 days for persons convicted of harassment in the first degree when they direct the offense at certain specified law enforcement officers and emergency responders.

HB 346 : Child Abuse Investigations
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Neuman, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to child abuse investigations and training.

Version : CS HB 346 (HES)
Contact : : 465-2696
Last Action : (H) HES » (H) JUD : 04-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

04-04-06 : Passed House Health, Education and Social Services Committee with a committee substitute, to be moved to House Judiciary Committee. Technical amendments were made, along with a title change and an amendment changing Section 1 was amended to read: “Within 12 months after the date a child enters foster care as calculated under statute ..... the dept must make reasonable efforts to offer appropriate family support services, available intensive family preservation services, or intensive family reunification services to remedy the parent or guardian's conduct or conditions in home.”

This bill ensures that as a state we are in compliance with CAPTA. It is important that the training of child protective services personnel ensures that they are knowledgeable in best practices for promoting collaboration with families and that they are fully aware of the extent and limits of their legal authority and the legal rights of parents while carrying out such investigations.

HB 347 : Motor Vehicle Insurance/ License/ Notices
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Les Gara, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to mandatory motor vehicle insurance, license suspensions, mandatory impoundments of vehicles used in certain offenses, notices relating to motor vehicles, and notices relating to driver's licenses.

Version : SCS CS HB 347 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-2647
Last Action : (S) JUD » (S) RLS : 05-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-06-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary Committee as amended, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee. Amendments deleted the section dealing with impoundments.

HB 347 provides that if a person's driver's license is suspended because of lack of insurance, it is a defense to the criminal charge of driving without a valid license that the driver in fact had the legally required auto insurance.

HB 353 : Sentencing For Sexual Offenses
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Neuman, Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to sentences for sexual offenses.

Contact : : 465-2696
Last Action : (H) JUD » (H) FIN : 02-21-06

| Fact Sheet | [PDF - 52 KB]
| Sponsor Statement |

02-17-06 : Passed House Judiciary Committee with a committee substitute, to be moved to House Finance Committee. The bill now mirrors Senate Bill 218.

HB 409 : No Workers' Compensation For Real Estate Licensee
Signed into Law! Chapter 85 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

An Act relating to excluding qualified real estate licensees from workers' compensation coverage.

Version : CS HB 409 (L&C)
Contact : : 465-2794
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06
Current Status : Chapter 85 SLA 06 : 07-06-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-08-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

HB 409 excludes qualified real estate licensees from workers' compensation coverage. Real estate licensees operate an independent business within a business. For these reasons, it is an unnecessary financial hardship and inappropriate for the business owner to pay workers compensation for these independent contractors.

HJR 5 : No Milk Tax
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

Opposing imposition of a milk tax on Alaskans.

Version : CS HJR 5 (RES)
Contact : : 465-4965
Last Action : (S) L&C » (S) RLS : 01-13-06

| Sponsor Statement |

04-22-05 : Opposes the imposition of a milk tax on Alaskans.

HJR 21 : Reliance Of Courts On US Constitution
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn

Supporting the reliance of courts on the Constitution of the United States.

Contact : : 465-2794
Current Status : (H) JUD : 04-25-05

HB 1 : Increase Amount Of Base Student Allocation
Signed into Law! Chapter 6 FSSLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto

An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CCS HB 1
Contact : : 465-3743
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-22-05
Current Status : Chapter 6 FSSLA 05 : 07-22-05

| Sponsor Statement |

03-21-05 : HB 1 increases the foundation formula to $4589 dollars per student. An increase of thirteen dollars over 2005 funding. Amended in HES to raise the Per Student Allocation to $4919. CS HB 1(HES) incresases the base student allocation to $4919. This is a $343 increase per student over the current statutory allocation of $4576. Senate amendment would increase the base student allocation to $4919 if the Legislature replaces the defined benefit plan with a defined contribution plan for new employees, otherwise it would increase the base student allocation to $4,733, which removes PERS/TRS dollars from the formula.

HB 3 : Public School Scoliosis Exam
Sponsored by Rep. Harry Crawford

An Act relating to testing public and private school students for abnormal spinal curvature.

Current Status : (H) EDU : 01-10-05

HB 11 : Adoption Records
Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto

An Act relating to opening adoption records to an adopted person in certain circumstances.

Current Status : (H) HES : 01-10-05

HB 13 : School Funding & School Bond Reimbursemnt
Signed into Law! Chapter 41 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Max Gruenberg

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

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF - 9 KB]

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 14 : Disclosures By Foster Parents
Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg

An Act relating to disclosure of information about a child or a child's family to a legislator or a member of a legislator's staff; and making conforming changes.

Contact : : 465-4968
Last Action : (H) HES » (H) JUD : 04-06-05

| Sponsor Statement | Sectional Analysis |

HB 17 : CINA; Adoption; Foster Care
Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg, Rep. Carl Gatto

An Act relating to children in need of aid; authorizing additional family members to consent to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about children and families involved with children's services within the Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm; and relating to adoptions and foster care.

Contact : : 465-4968
Current Status : (H) HES : 01-10-05

| Sponsor Statement |

HB 20 : Education Funding
Sponsored by Rep. Paul Seaton

An Act relating to a separate appropriation bill for operating expenses for primary and secondary public education and establishing a date by which the bill must be transmitted to the governor each year; relating to notice of nonretention for tenured teachers; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SS HB 20
Companion Bill : SB 13
Contact : : 465-2028
Last Action : (H) FIN » (H) RLS : 04-04-05

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF - 20 KB]

03-08-05 : This bill requires school districts to submit funding request to their municipal governments by the first of May every year. HB 20 will require the Governor to submit a separate appropriations bill before the fourth day of the legislature for K-12 funding and the legislature must transmit an appropriations bill to the Governor by the 15th of March. Minor technical amendments made in EDU.

HB 27 : Municipal Property Tax Exemption For Police Homes
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault, Rep. Max Gruenberg

An Act relating to an optional exemption from municipal property taxes on certain residences of law enforcement officers.

Version : CS HB 27 (FIN)
Contact : : 465-2840
Last Action : Passed House » Senate : 04-18-05

04-18-05 : Allows a municipality by ordinance to designate an area within its boundaries that is an eligible area and exempt from taxation an amount not to exceed $150,000 of the assessed value of real property within the area that is owned and occupied as the primary permanent place of abode by a law enforcement officer.

HB 31 : Workers' Compensation Disease Presumption
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Tom Anderson

An Act relating to the presumption of coverage for a workers' compensation claim for disability as a result of certain diseases for certain occupations.

Version : SCS CS SS HB 31 (L&C)
Contact : : 465-4939
Last Action : (S) L&C » (S) FIN : 05-05-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-05-06 : Passed Senate Labor & Commerce Committee with a committee substitute, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee. The committee substitute stipulates that the pre-employment medical screenings are for all illnesses and infectious diseases. It also includes a definition of firefighter reference. The CS also removes peace officers from the presumption for medical illness/disease for listed diseases, but allows them to remain under the presumption for infectious diseases.

HB 31 we will provide coverage and security for our at risk emergency personnel. This legislation is necessary and urgent in order to protect and preserve our State's brave men and women of the emergency response profession. This bill would make them eligible for health benefits in the case that they are diagnosed with certain cancers or illnesses described in the bill.

HB 39 : Appropriation: Longevity Bonus
Sponsored by Rep. Les Gara, Rep. David Guttenberg, Rep. Mary Kapsner, Rep. Ethan Berkowitz, Rep. Harry Crawford, Rep. Beth Kerttula

An Act making an appropriation for longevity bonus grants; and providing for an effective date.

Companion Bill : SB 257
Contact : :
Last Action : (H) HES » (H) FIN : 04-08-05

| Sponsor Statement |

HB 42 : Joseph C Williams, Sr. , Coastal Trail
Signed into Law! Chapter 9 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. James Elkins

An Act naming the Joseph C. Williams, Sr., Coastal Trail.

Version : SCS HB 42 (CRA)
Contact : : 465-3424
Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-20-05
Current Status : Chapter 9 SLA 05 : 04-20-05

| Sponsor Statement |

03-14-05 : Renames three miles of trail alongside the South Tongass Highway between Ketchikan and Saxman, Alaska the Joe Williams, Sr. Coastal Trail. Mr. Williams was an advocate for the construction of a trail alongside the South Tongass Highway between the cities of Ketchikan and Saxman. This legislation honors the memory of a highly respected member of the native community in Southeast Alaska.

HB 43 : Legislative Disclosure Requirements
Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch

An Act amending the requirement for the reporting of financial interests by certain public officials in the legislative branch; and providing for an effective date.

Current Status : (H) STA : 01-10-05

HB 44 : Campaign Contributions
Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch

An Act relating to amending reporting requirements for contributions to groups and to limitations on the amount of political contributions by individuals and groups; and providing for an effective date.

Current Status : (H) STA : 01-10-05

HB 47 : Board Of Real Estate Appraisers
Signed into Law! Chapter 10 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. Ralph Samuels

An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers; and relating to the requirements for membership on the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

Version : CS HB 47 (FIN)
Contact : : 465-2095
Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-03-05
Current Status : Chapter 10 SLA 05 : 05-03-05

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF - 10 KB]

03-16-05 : Extend the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraiser, which is due to sunset, until June 30, 2010.

HB 48 : Expenditure For Capitol Construction
Sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze, Rep. Carl Gatto

An Act relating to a determination of costs attributable to relocating the legislature or the state capital or of constructing a new capitol building in the present capital city, and to a determination of all costs of retaining the existing capitol building and keeping the state capital and legislature in the present capital city; relating to voter approval of certain bondable costs; and providing for an effective date.

Contact : : 465-4958
Current Status : (H) STA : 01-10-05

| Sponsor Statement |

01-11-05 : Rep. Stoltze and Rep. Gatto have introduced legislation that would broaden and strengthen state laws under the FRANK Initiative.

HB 52 : Long - Range Fiscal Plan
Sponsored by Rep. Max Gruenberg

An Act relating to adoption and revision of a comprehensive long-range fiscal plan for the State of Alaska.

Version : SS HB 52
Contact : : 465-4940
Last Action : (H) W&M » (H) FIN : 03-21-05

03-18-05 : House Bill 52 would require the legislature to adopt and annually revise a fiscal plan to balance state revenues and expenditures for the succeeding five fiscal years. The states current budgetary system encourages legislators and the governor to focus only on the fiscal year immediately ahead.

HB 53 : Children In Need Of Aid/ Adoption/ Guardian
Signed into Law! Chapter 64 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill

An Act relating to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending the construction of statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating to guardianships; relating to the confidentiality of investigations, court hearings, court records, and public agency records and information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to immunity regarding disclosure of information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to proceedings regarding voluntary relinquishment and termination of a parent and child relationship, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for certain children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile delinquency proceedings and placements; reestablishing and relating to a state citizens' review panel; amending the obligation of a public agency to disclose agency information pertaining to a child in need of aid; relating to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about children and families involved with children's services within the Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm and to adoptions and foster care; relating to consent for the medication of children in state custody; prescribing the rights of family members related to child-in-need-of-aid cases and establishing a familial priority for adoption; modifying adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-need-of-aid cases; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules, Rules 3, 17.2, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure, and Rules 14 and 15, Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; relating to the admissibility into evidence of the prior recorded statement of a crime victim less than 16 years of age; and amending Rule 801, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SCS CS S SHB 53 (FIN) Am S
Contact : : 465-3719
Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05
Current Status : Chapter 64 SLA 05 : 06-30-05

| Sponsor Statement |
| Proposed Work Draft for House Finance | [PDF - 1.86 MB]
| Proposed Amendments for House Finance | [PDF - 148 KB]

05-09-05 : An omnibus bill that does many things. It creates a duty and standard of care for social workers who are making decisions for children in state custody. It makes the process transparent by making confidential information currently unavailable accessible to certain people, making court proceedings open to the public, and giving parents the right to a jury trial in proceedings to terminate their parental rights.

HB 60 : Transportation Of Dead Bodies
Sponsored by Rep. David Guttenberg

An Act relating to the regulation of the transportation of dead bodies.

Companion Bill : SB 37
Current Status : (H) HES : 01-10-05

HB 85 : Prescribed Medication For Students
Signed into Law! Chapter 71 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer

An Act relating to self-administration and documentation of certain types of medication prescribed to a child attending school.

Version : SCS CS HB 85 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-4945
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-14-05
Current Status : Chapter 71 SLA 05 : 07-14-05

| Sponsor Statement |

05-02-05 : House Bill 85 requires that schools permit students to self-administrate medication for asthma, anaphylaxis. Minor language change in JUD committee.

HB 91 : Indecent Exposure To Minors
Signed into Law! Chapter 62 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill

An Act relating to indecent exposure.

Version : HB 91 Am
Companion Bill : SB 159
Contact : : 465-3719
Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05
Current Status : Chapter 62 SLA 05 : 06-30-05

| Sponsor Statement |

05-03-05 : Makes repeat convictions of indecent exposure within the observation of a person under sixteen years of age a felony.

HB 101 : Sex Tourism
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Eric Croft

An Act relating to sex tourism.

Version : CS HB 101 (JUD) Am
Contact : : 465-4998
Last Action : (S) JUD » (S) FIN : 02-01-06

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF]

02-01-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary as amended, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.

HB 101 strikes at those who promote, organize or otherwise market commercial sex tours and travel services by making these activities punishable to the same degree as sex-trafficking itself.

HB 109 : Screening Newborn For Hearing/ Audiologist
Signed into Law! Chapter 43 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras

An Act relating to establishing a screening, tracking, and intervention program related to the hearing ability of newborns and infants; providing an exemption to licensure as an audiologist for certain persons performing hearing screening; relating to insurance coverage for newborn and infant hearing screening; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SCS CS HB 109 (FIN)
Contact : : 465-3004
Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06
Current Status : Chapter 43 SLA 06 : 05-25-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

HB 109 is aimed at ensuring that all infants born in Alaska have their hearing screened at birth, or within 30 days of birth, if not born in a hospital.

HB 122 : National Guard Insurance & Other Relief
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom

An Act relating to certain relief concerning motor vehicle leases, telephone services, education, utilities, state loans, and hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to a combat zone; relating to reimbursement of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance paid by members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to a combat zone; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 122 (FIN)
Contact : :
Last Action : (S) L&C » (S) FIN : 04-29-06

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF - 10 KB]

04-27-06 : Passed Senate Labor & Commerce Committee with technical amendments, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee. Amendments reinserted military education leave of absence, and added a period of convalescence.

Requires that the state pay life insurance premiums for our guardsmen deployed to a combat zone. Allows for premiums to be paid for up to $250,000 in life insurance for those guard members affected by this legislation.

HB 124 : Collection Of DNA/ Use Of Force
Signed into Law! Chapter 12 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. Tom Anderson

An Act relating to the collection of, and the use of reasonable force to collect, a deoxyribonucleic acid sample from persons convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for certain crimes; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SCS HB 124 (JUD)
Companion Bill : SB 95
Contact : : 465-5031
Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-05-05
Current Status : Chapter 12 SLA 05 : 05-05-05

| Sponsor Statement |

04-08-05 : HB 124 allows a correction, probation or parole officer to use reasonable force in the collection of DNA samples required by law and absolves them from civil or criminal liability for the use of that force. Officers shouldn't run the risk of being punished for carrying out their duties

HB 148 : Trafficking Of Persons
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Beth Kerttula

An Act relating to human trafficking; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 148 (JUD)
Contact : : 465-4766
Last Action : (S) JUD » (S) FIN : 02-01-06

| Sponsor Statement |

02-01-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary Committee as amended, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.

Allows the state to prosecute those who traffick in persons in Alaska.

HB 149 : Controlled Substances: Meth & Marijuana
Signed into Law! Chapter 53 SLA 06
Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras

An Act relating to controlled substances; relating to the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance; relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the sale, possession, and delivery of certain substances and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine; relating to listing certain anabolic steroids as controlled substances; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CCS HB 149
Contact : : 465-3004
Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-06
Current Status : Chapter 53 SLA 06 : 06-02-06

| Sponsor Statement |

05-05-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.

The committee substitute adds that all sales of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base, must meet the terms used in P.L. 109-177, 120 Stat. 192, in regard to amounts, identification required, storage, access and availability, and logbooks. Amendments were made requiring that vendors may not sell to a person under 16 years of age.

This bill would also restrict the amount of pseudoephedrine base product a person can acquire to six grams within a 30-day period. The bill will further serve to present prima facia evidence that a person intends to use the pseudoephedrine base product to manufacture methamphetamine if the person is in possession of more than six grams of product. Amended to prohibit the distribution of confidential information on certain medications. Amendments were made incorporating portions of SB 70. SB 70 was an act relating to controlled substances regarding the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance. Changes were made eliminating jail time for those charged with use in the privacy of their own homes for the first two offenses. Other amendments allow the Commissioner of Public Safety the authority to adopt emergency regulations, placing additional pseudoephedrine products behind the counter, if those products are found being used in the production of methamphetamines.

HB 169 : Real Estate Licensees
Signed into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 05
Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg

An Act relating to the educational requirements for certain real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons with new or suspended licenses; relating to review of real estate transactions by attorneys or associate brokers; relating to the requirements for a real estate broker license and an associate real estate broker license; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 169 (FIN)
Contact : : 465-4968
Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-14-05
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