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Elected to the House 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000

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House Committee Memberships

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Press Releases

• House Convenes 2003 Session - Fiscal Solutions and Education Are Top Priorities., 01-21-03
  = Pete Kott, 29k      = Pete Kott, 199k
  = Pete Kott, 24k      = Pete Kott, 166k
  = Pete Kott, 30k      = Pete Kott, 210k
  = Pete Kott, 30k      = Pete Kott, 205k
  = John Harris, 20k      = John Harris, 149k
  
• House Majority Elects Majority Leader - Fairbanks Representative John Coghill to Join Leadership., 01-19-03
  = John Coghill, 41K      = John Coghill, 288K
  
• House Majority Picks Strong Leadership Team - Kott and Murkowski to Lead House as Speaker and Majority Leader., 11-08-02
  
• Gasline Incentive Bill Moves to House Floor - Kott: 'House Leaders Want Pipeline, Governor Wants Headlines'., 05-04-02
  
• Joint Committee Selects State Ombudsman - Lord-Jenkins Has 13 Years' Experience as Advocate in Anchorage., 05-01-02
  
• Kott’s Recreational Liability Bill Passes House - HB 319 Shares Responsibility for Outdoor Activity Hazards., 04-19-02
  
• House Seeks End to Federal Land Withdrawal - Passes Kott's HJR 48 Demanding Time Limit on Land Lockups., 04-10-02
  
• House Bill Honors Fallen Peace Officers - Rep. Kott’s HB 507 Would Name Weigh Station, Bike Trail., 04-05-02
  
• Media Advisory: Community Meeting., 03-13-02
  
• Minimum Wage Hike Measure Passes House - HB 56 Establishes $7.15/Hour Floor; Links Raises to Inflation., 03-01-02
  
• House Resolution Applauds Alaska Airlines - HJR 37 Recognizes Air Carrier's 70 Years of Service to Alaskans., 02-19-02
  = Pete Kott, 35 K      = Pete Kott, 242 K
  
• Media Advisory: House and Senate Members to Hold Community Meeting., 02-12-02
  
• Audio Only: House Rules Chairman, Representative Pete Kott, decribes the passage of HB 56 from the House Labor and Commerce Committee today. The bill raises the minimum wage in Alaska to $7.15/hour., 02-06-02
  = Pete Kott, 76 K      = Pete Kott, 530 K
  
• Audio Only: Rep. Kott relates how HB 56 substantially fulfills the goals of a petition to put a minimum wage law on the ballot., 02-06-02
  = Pete Kott, 76 K      = Pete Kott, 528 K
  
• Legislature Overrides Governor's Vetoes - Majority Vote Makes Transportation, Disclosure, Ethics Bills Law., 01-16-02
• Kott to Dedicate E.R. Veterans' Highway - Eagle River Road Designation Honors Those Who Served., 06-29-01
  
• House Would Welcome Retirees' Return - HB 242 Turns to State's Retired Ranks to Fill Vacant Jobs., 04-27-01
  
• House Supports Airline Service to D.C. - HJR 28 Encourages Alaska Airlines' Bid for Washington Gate., 04-27-01
  = Pete Kott, 71 K
  
• House OKs ATV and Snowmachine Theft Bill - Kott's HB 102 Would Establish Felony Penalties for Offenses., 04-24-01
  
• House Passes Hate Crimes Resolution - HJR 22 Condemns Paintball Shooting and Supports Diversity., 03-22-01
  = Pete Kott, 77 K
  
• Veterans' Highway Bill Passes Legislature - Eagle River Road Designation Honors Those Who Served., 02-27-01
  = Pete Kott, 35 K = Pete Kott, 36 K
  
• November Designated Avalanche Awareness Month., 02-12-01
  = Pete Kott, 101 K
  
• Kott Veterans' Highway Bill Passes House., 02-06-01
  
• Airline Insurance to Get Closer Look - Subcommittee Seeks Options to Lower Costs and Preserve Air Service., 01-31-01
  = Andrew Halcro, 48 K = Andrew Halcro, 49 K
  
• Speaker Porter Gavels in House for 22nd Legislature., 01-08-01
  = Brian Porter, 51 K = Jeanneatte James, 30 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 43 K = Bill Williams, 42 K
  

Past Press Release Archive

• 2000 Press Release Archive for Representative Pete Kott
  
• 1997 - 1999 Press Release Archive for Representative Pete Kott
  

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Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 12 : Reduce Percentage for DWI
An Act relating to the offense of operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while intoxicated; relating to presumptions arising from the amount of alcohol in a person's breath or blood; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 39 : Vehicle Registration/DWI/Forfeiture
An Act relating to registration of motor vehicles, to operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while intoxicated, and to driving with a cancelled, suspended, or revoked driver's license; relating to duties of the division of alcoholism and drug abuse regarding driving-while-intoxicated offenses; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 56 : Minimum Wage
Passed! Chapter 110 Session Law 2002
An Act relating to minimum wages; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 79 : Eagle River Veterans' Memorial Highway
Passed! Chapter 6 Session Law 2001
An Act designating a portion of the Eagle River Loop Road as the Eagle River Veterans' Memorial Highway.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 102 : Theft of Propelled Vehicles
Passed! Chapter 71 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to the theft of propelled vehicles.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 125 : Unlawful Viewing
An Act relating to unlawful and indecent viewing and photography and to civil damages and penalties for that viewing and photography.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 220 : Oil & Gas Tax Credit for Exploration/Dev
An Act establishing an exploration and development incentive tax credit for persons engaged in the exploration for and development of less than 150 barrels of oil or of gas for sale and delivery without reference to volume from a lease or property in the state; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 242 : TRS & PERS Reemploy & Med Benefits; COLA
Passed! Chapter 57 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to reemployment of and medical benefits for retired members of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system; relating to the inclusion of cost-of-living differentials on compensation and benefits under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 319 : Recreational Activity Liability
An Act relating to civil liability for commercial recreational activities and for guest passengers on an aircraft or watercraft; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 331 : Presentment Of Governor's Appointees
Passed! Chapter 45 Session Law 2002
An Act relating to appointment of persons to positions that require confirmation by the legislature; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement | Sectional Analysis |

HB 361 : Pilot Pay Program For State Employees
An Act relating to pilot pay programs to attract and retain state employees in job classes that are difficult to fill or require certain critical qualifications; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement | Sectional Analysis |

HCR 9 : Matanuska Electric Association Deregulation
Encouraging the Matanuska Electric Association to reverse its plan to pursue deregulation.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 30 : Desecration of U.S. Flag
Passed! Legislative Resolve 59
Relating to an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting desecration of the Flag of the United States.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 37 : Alaska Airlines 70th Anniversary
Passed! Legislative Resolve 46
Congratulating Alaska Airlines on its 70th Anniversary.
| Sponsor Statement |

Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 44 : Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Road
Passed! Chapter 1 Session Law 2001
An Act designating the Joe Redington, Sr., Memorial Trail.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 101 : Charter Schools
Passed! Chapter 70 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to charter schools; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 160 : Reporting of Abortions
Passed! Chapter 141 Session Law 2002
An Act requiring the reporting of induced terminations of pregnancies.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 268 : Limits on Right to Privacy
An Act relating to the constitutional right to privacy.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 320 : Electronic Balloting Equipment
Passed! Chapter 6 Session Law 2002
An Act relating to the use of electronic balloting equipment.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 438 : Disabled Veterans License Plates
Passed! Chapter 31 Session Law 2002
An Act relating to motor vehicle registration plates for disabled veterans; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 489 : Cruelty To Animals
An Act relating to cruelty to animals.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 493 : Okay To Assign PFD To Nonprofit Corp
An Act relating to assignments of permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 7 : Endorsing ANWR Leasing
Passed! Legislative Resolve 5
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 27 : WWII Alaska-USSR Lend-Lease Monuments
Passed! Legislative Resolve 26
Supporting the erection of monuments in Alaska, Russia, and Canada to commemorate the World War II lend-lease program between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 33 : Support War On Terrorism & Support Peace
Passed! Legislative Resolve 48
Expressing gratitude to President George W. Bush, to the President's cabinet, to the men and women of the United States armed forces, and to the United States Congress and declaring support for the war on terrorism and for the President's effort to support democracies and promote peace worldwide.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 79 : Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge
Passed! Chapter 11 Session Law 2001
An Act naming the Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 14 : Oppose Canadian Fee to Transport Firearms
Passed! Legislative Resolve 18
Urging President Bush, the United States Department of State, and the United States Congress to intervene and negotiate with the government of Canada to reconsider the imposition of a fee to transport firearms through Canada.
| Sponsor Statement |

Past Legislation Archive

• 21st Legislature
• 20th Legislature
• 19th Legislature
• 18th Legislature

District Information

• On-Line: 2001 Legislative Report and Questionnaire for Eagle River-Muldoon-Southfork
  
  
• Snail Mail: 2001 Legislative Report and Questionnaire for Eagle River-Muldoon-Southfork
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