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.
Supporting consistent regulation of district and statewide correspondence programs; and encouraging the Department of Education and Early Development to remove student allotment restrictions on all correspondence students.
Contact :: 465-2696 Last Action : House Floor »(H) HES: 02-08-06
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.
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 16 : Funding For Public Boarding Schools Signed into Law! Chapter 54 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to funding for school districts operating statewide residential educational programs; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 16 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-03-06 Current Status : Chapter 54 SLA 06 : 06-03-06
05-08-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 16 puts into statute DOE's current practice. This legislation expands existing programs for students who don't have access to grades 9 through 12 qualify for a stipend in boarding schools by changing the entrance requirements.
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
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.
03-28-06 : Passed House State Affairs Committee with a committee substitute, to be moved to House Finance Committee. This version repeals the Fiscally Responsible Alaskans Needing Knowlege (FRANK) initiative.
HB 23 creates fair and equitable competition for the construction of a new legislative hall for Alaska.
HB 30 : Appropriation: K - 12 Education Operating/ Debt Expenses Sponsored by Rep. John Harris
An Act making appropriations for K-12 education operating and school debt expenses; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 30 (HES) Contact :: 465-3721 Last Action : H) RLS »(H) RLS: 02-28-05
02-25-05 : HB 30 appropriates money for K-12 education funding. Amended in EDU to adopt the numbers from HB 1. Increases school funding by 7% over last year an increase of 65.3 million. Amended to reflect changes to HB 1. CS HB 30(HES) moved out of committee, February 25, unamended. CS HB 30(HES) will provide funds needed to achieve early funding of the FY 06 education
foundation formula and school debt reimbursement programs.
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
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 33 : Regulations Affecting Small Businesses Signed into Law! Chapter 91 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer
An Act relating to required notification of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, economic effect statements, and regulatory flexibility analyses regarding the adoption of regulations that may govern the conduct of small businesses; relating to a private cause of action, regulation invalidation, and judicial review related to required notification, economic effect statements, and regulatory flexibility analyses for the adoption of regulations that may govern the conduct of small businesses; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 33 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4945 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 91 SLA 05 : 08-09-05
05-09-05 : HB 33 requires state regulatory agencies to consider the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses.
HB 35 : Extend Board Architects/ Engineers/ Surveyors Signed into Law! Chapter 38 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring
An Act extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; extending the term of a temporary member of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS HB 35 (FIN) Contact :: 465-2186 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-05 Current Status : Chapter 38 SLA 05 : 06-02-05
05-04-05 : House Bill 35 extends the termination date for the Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors for an additional five years. The current termination date is set for June 30, 2005. If the Legislature takes no action to extend the board, it will go into a one-year phase out to allow the board to conclude its administrative operations, followed by termination.
Amended to include landscape architects a full board position.
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
01-11-05 : Rep. Stoltze and Rep. Gatto have introduced legislation that would broaden and strengthen state laws under the FRANK Initiative.
HB 51 : Employer Association For Workers' Comp Ins Passed House! Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer
An Act relating to associations of self-insured employers for purposes of providing workers' compensation coverage and allowing employers who are members of the same trade to form associations for providing self-insurance for workers' compensation coverage; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SHB 51 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4945 Last Action :(H) RLS»(S) FIN: 05-06-06
04-07-06 : Passed House Finance Committee as amendments, to be moved to House Rules Committee. The House Finance Committee adopted amendments that clarifies the extent of joint and several liability; sets the minimum size limits for qualification of an association of self-insured employers and its members; provides for the licensing and registration of third party administrators; and clarifies that an association of self insured employers can be considered an ''insurer'' for the purposes of regulation under the Workers Compensation title AS 23.30. Minor technical amendments were also adopted by the committee but do not change the substantive nature of the bill.
House Bill 51 allows a group of five or more employers to form an association to self-insure the employers' workers compensation obligations. The members of the association must be engaged in the same or similar employment classifications, be members of a qualified trade association, and receive a certificate to self-insure under Alaska's existing rules and regulations.
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
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.
An Act relating to bail review; relating to petitions for review by crime victims where the defendant has received a sentence below the sentencing range for the crime; relating to the qualifications of certain members of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board; relating to the introduction of the victim and the defendant or minor to the jury; amending Rule 27, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedures, and Rule 21, Alaska Delinquency Rules; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 54 (FIN) Contact :: 465-2095 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-13-05 Current Status : Chapter 65 SLA 05 : 07-13-05
05-09-05 : Establishes three requirements designed to alleviate calendaring strain on the court system and the district attorney's office while also protecting crime victims' rights and reducing same day notice of hearings. First, in order to calendar a subsequent bail hearing, the accused must submit in writing, that there exists new information for the court's consideration that was not considered at prior bail hearings. Second, the district attorney is given 48 hours notice in which to notify the victim of the hearing. Finally, hearings may not be set everyday; rather there will be a 48-hour period between calendared bail hearings. These provisions balance the rights of the accused with the rights of crime victims and accommodate for the schedules of both the district attorney's office and the court system.
An Act relating to the rights of victims of crime; and amending Rules 12 and 42, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules 204, 205, 210, 212, 213, 217, 508, and 513.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration.
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 107 : Interference With Fish & Game Activities Passed House! Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to unlawful obstruction or hindrance of hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game; and amending Rule 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Version : SCS CS HB 107 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Passed Senate » House : 02-15-06
05-06-06 : Passed the Senate Floor by a unanimous vote, to be moved to the House for concurrence.
HB 107 is aimed at assisting hunters, fishers, trappers and wildlife viewers from unlawful obstruction or hindrance. While current law already makes it a crime to hinder or obstruct a person from these activities, taking the person to court does not cover all of the costs and attorney fees. One amendment was adopted in the House Finance Committee that removed the ability to remove just ''90%'' of reasonable attorney fees.
04-04-05 : HB128 establishes a task force to come up with recommendations for the best approach to effectively and economically maximize physical activity in Alaska's schools within existing infrastructures.
04-21-05 : Increase the penalties for crimes against the elderly one level. For example, assault in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor, would be a class C felony if the assault was committed to a person 65 years of age or older.
Removed the intentent and findings section. (one)
HB 133 : Municipal Boundary Changes/ Commission Signed into Law! Chapter 46 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to incorporation of boroughs, to annexation by local action, and to regulations of the Local Boundary Commission to provide standards and procedures for municipal incorporation, reclassification, dissolution, and certain municipal boundary changes; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SHB 133 (JUD) Am Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-27-06 Current Status : Chapter 46 SLA 06 : 05-27-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Makes three changes in the way the Local Boundary Commission deals with municipal incorporation, annexation, detachment, merger, consolidation, reclassification, and dissolution.
Removed the election from the bill.
05-10-05 : HB 178 will allow all motor vehicles subject to registration the opportunity to display the standard, ''vanity'' or a specialty plate offered by the DMV. Each additional plate sold will generate additional revenue for the State of Alaska.
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 225 : Medical Examiners & Death Examinations Signed into Law! Chapter 76 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Lesil McGuire
An Act relating to medical examiners and medical death examinations.
Version : SCS HB 225 (HES) Contact :: 465-2995 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-14-05 Current Status : Chapter 76 SLA 05 : 07-14-05
05-07-05 : HB 225 would require the commissioner of health and social services to appoint both a chief medical examiner and a deputy medical examiner to share the extensive workload.
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.
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.
An Act relating to fines for certain offenses involving aeronautics, shipment of animals, alcoholic beverages, boats, fish and game, health care records and public health, medical review organizations, public restroom facilities, smoking, shelter cabins, refrigerators and similar equipment, radiation sources, high voltage lines, child labor, employment in underground mines, marriage licenses, motor vehicles and driver's licenses, ignition interlock devices, pipelines, use of the state seal, and emissions requirements; relating to the maximum fine provided for violations and infractions and to the definition of 'minor offenses'; redesignating certain fish and game misdemeanor offenses as class A misdemeanors; amending Rule 8(b), Alaska District Court Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 384 (JUD) Contact :: 465-5031 Last Action : 3RD RDG,4/25 CAL(H) » Senate : 04-25-06
04-25-06 : Passed the House Floor as amended by a vote of 37-1, to be moved to the Senate for consideration.
HB 384 proposes to raise the maximum amount a person may be fined to $750 when found guilty of an infraction or violation as currently provided for in statute.
Violations or infractions are both minor offenses and are often confused with one another. Violations are about the same as traffic infractions, except that violations are not traffic offenses. Violations were created as a new class of offense in 1978 when the criminal code was completely revised. Both violations and infractions are non-criminal offenses for which no jail time can be imposed. In 1978, the maximum fine set for infractions was $300, although some violations impose a $500 minimum fine. This dollar amount has not changed in almost 30 years.
An Act limiting the amount that a municipality may charge for an appeal of a residential real property tax assessment to the municipality's board of equalization.
Version : CS HB 390 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4958 Last Action :(H) FIN»(H) RLS: 04-13-06
04-12-06 : Passed House Finance Committee as amended, to be moved to House Rules Committee. An amendment was adopted that replaces the $10 maximum fee for a residential property assessment appeal with a sliding scale passed on assessed property value.
HB 390 will cap the amount a municipality can charge for a homeowner to appeal the assessment on their home to $10.
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 399 establishes an office of elder fraud and assistance within the Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) to investigate complaints of fraud committed against elder residents of Alaska. This bill authorizes OPA to bring civil enforcement actions for injunctive and other relief for fraud committed against older Alaskans.
HB 400 : Confiscation Of Firearms Signed into Law! Chapter 32 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to confiscation of firearms during disaster emergencies.
Version : SCS CS HB 400 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-18-06 Current Status : Chapter 32 SLA 06 : 05-18-06
04-28-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
CS to House Bill 400 changes the penalty imposed on individuals that violate the provisions of this bill. An elected official or individual in a governmental position will forfeit their office or position if found guilty; the Alaska Police Standards Council will enforce sanctions against police officers. CS to House Bill 400 also makes a minor change in the title.
HB 414 : Interception Of Minor's Communications Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Pete Kott
An Act relating to the interception of the private communications of a minor.
Version : CCS HB 414 (CORRECTED) Contact :: 465-3777 Last Action :Governor»Governor: 07-18-06
05-09-06 : Conference Committee Report adopted by House and Senate. Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
House Bill 414 will protect minors from predators and other insalubrious characters. HB 414 amends AS 12.37.030 to allow a parent or guardian of a minor to intercept communications of the minor in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable belief that it is necessary and in the best interest of the minor to do so. HB 414 also amends AS 42.20.320(b) to allow this intercepted information to be reported to a law enforcement agency for prosecution of individuals who would cause physical or emotional harm to the minor.
HB 446 : Unlawful Trade Practice: Penalty/ Injunct. Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Lesil McGuire
An Act relating to the amount of a civil penalty for an unlawful act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce; and eliminating mandatory continuances in these matters after issuance of an injunction.
Version : CS HB 446 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2995 Last Action :Governor»Governor: 07-18-06
05-07-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 446 seeks to increase the civil penalties authorized under Alaska's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. Under current law, when a person or company violates an injunction prohibiting unfair or deceptive business practices, it is subject to a maximum penalty of $25,000. HB 446 will increase that maximum allowable civil penalty to $50,000. The current Act also provides for a $5,000 civil penalty for each violation of the Act. HB 446 will increase this amount to a range between $1,000 and $25,000 per violation.
HCR 4 : Meth Watch Program Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 55 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
Encouraging the establishment of a methamphetamine watch program.
Version : CS HCR 4 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-13-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 55 : 06-13-06
03-15-05 : The meth watch program engages retailers, law enforcement officials, schools, state and local agencies, and other key partners in reducing the diversion of precursor products for the manufacturing of methamphetamine, and increasing awareness about methamphetamine's dangers. The program is also instrumental in educating students and teachers in our schools and communities.
03-16-05 : Requires labeling of fish products and processed food items containing fish to identify the country of origin and to distinguish between wild and farmed fish and fish products.
HJR 8 : Supporting Alaska Army National Guard Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 9 Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch
Expressing support of Alaska Army National Guard soldiers deployed worldwide.
Contact :: 465-6863 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-19-05
04-11-05 : More than 250 Alaska Army National Guard soldiers are now on active duty, and are deployed throughout the world. These citizen soldiers, from all over Alaska are serving in overseas training deployments, combat missions, stability and support operations. HJR 8 expresses support of Alaska Army National Guard soldiers and families deployed worldwide.
HJR 31 : Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch
Relating to designating September 9, 2006, as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.
Version : SCS HJR 31 (HES) Contact :: 465-3744 Last Action :(H) HES»Governor: 07-11-06
Requesting that the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities terminate the State of Washington's involvement in the Alaska marine highway system.
Contact :: 465-2693 Current Status :(H) TRA: 01-25-06
SB 20 : Offenses Against Unborn Children Signed into Law! Chapter 73 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to offenses against unborn children.
Version : HCS CS SB 20 (FIN) Companion Bill :HB 58 Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 73 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-07-06 : Passed reconsideration in Senate. Makes it a crime for a person to cause the death or injury of an unborn child in a manner similar to actions that cause injury or death of a live born person. Exempts acts that are committed during a legal abortion or under usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment, or to assist a pregnancy. Defines “unborn child” for application of criminal law.
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 129 : Wrongful Filing Of Lis Pendens Signed into Law! Chapter 27 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to the wrongful recording of a notice of pendency of an action relating to title to or right to possession of real property.
Version : CS SB 129 (JUD) Companion Bill :HB 179 Contact :: 465-4711 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-20-05 Current Status : Chapter 27 SLA 05 : 05-20-05
05-03-05 : Unanimously passed House 5/3. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to file a wrongful notice that an action is pending that affects title to real property when the notice is filed with reckless disregard that the action would not affect title to the property or no action is actually pending.
SB 134 : Pilot Project: Sex Offense Victims Rights Signed into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to a pilot project to review and investigate certain complaints from victims of sexual assault in the first degree or sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree concerning actions of justice agencies.
Version : CS SB 134 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 74 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 39-0. Establishes a pilot program within the Office of Victim's Rights to review cases in which the victim of first degree sexual assault or sexual abuse of a minor complains that the investigation has not been timely or through. Pilot program begins Sept. 1, 2006 and ends it August 31, 2008.
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 218 : Sex Offenders/ Sentencing/ Abuse Reports Signed into Law! Chapter 14 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to sex offenders and child kidnappers; relating to periodic polygraph examinations for sex offenders released on probation or parole; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to the definitions of 'aggravated sex offense' and 'child kidnapping'; relating to penalties for failure to report child abuse or neglect; relating to sentencing for sex offenders and habitual criminals; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 218 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-27-06 Current Status : Chapter 14 SLA 06 : 04-27-06
04-07-06 : Senate concurred with House changes 18-0. Increases sentencing times for the most egregious unclassified and Class A sexual felonies against a minor to a minimum sentence of 25 years. Increases sentencing for Unclassified and Class A sexual felonies against an adult to a minimum of 20 years. Restructures and increases sentencing for Class B and Class C sexual offenses. Requires periodic polygraph testing for sex offenders on probation and parole.
SB 224 : Older Alaskans' Day Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
Establishing Older Alaskans' Day.
Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 03-23-06 Current Status : Chapter 8 SLA 06 : 03-23-06
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.
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.
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