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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 Majority Picks Strong Leadership Team - Kott and Murkowski to Lead House as Speaker and Majority Leader., 11-08-02
  
• House Votes to Authorize G.O. Bond Package - HB 524, 525, 528 Fund Port, School, Deferred Maintenance Needs., 05-03-02
  
• House Bill Renews Missions and Measures - HB 515 Continues Benefits of Results-Based Budgeting for Alaska., 04-17-02
  = Eldon Mulder, 71K      = Eldon Mulder, 495K
  
• House Finance Passes Fast-Track Supplemental - Bill Provides for Health Care, Rural Energy, Security, Tourism., 04-10-02
  
• House Finance Takes Up Revenue Measures - Alaska Public Invited to Share Views on How to Fill Fiscal Gap., 03-20-02
  
• House OKs Delay in School Funding Change - HB 312 Preserves Rural Districts' Advantages Pending Study., 03-19-02
  
• House Budget Meets State Fiscal Challenge - Holds the Line, Lays Foundation for Long-Range Fiscal Plan., 03-19-02
  = Eldon Mulder, 95K      = Eldon Mulder, 660K
  = Eldon Mulder, 45K      = Eldon Mulder, 311K
  = Brian Porter, 83K      = Brian Porter, 579K
  = Brian Porter, 80K      = Brian Porter, 559K
  
• Finance Releases FY03 Budget Allocations - Holds Line on Spending; Supports Education, Services, Local Assistance., 02-28-02
  = Eldon Mulder, 86 K      = Eldon Mulder, 594 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 49 K      = Eldon Mulder, 341 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 57 K      = Eldon Mulder, 392 K
  
• House FY03 Budget Holds Line on Spending - Rejects Governor's Increases; Starts With Last Year's Plan., 02-11-02
  = Bill Williams, 38 K      = Bill Williams, 259 K
• House Passes $1.1 Million for ANWR Effort - Funds to Help Arctic Power in Keeping Pressure on U.S. Senate., 01-23-02
  = Eldon Mulder, 73 K = Eldon Mulder, 51 K
• Outsourcing IT Could Mean Big Savings - Pennsylvania's Success Points Way for Potential Alaska Effort., 11-29-01
  
• Technology Review May Mean Big Benefits - Subcommittee Hears Promise of More Savings, Efficiency, Service., 10-25-01
  
• Subcommittee to Assess Information Technology - Panel Seeks Improved Benefits from State Computer Investments., 10-09-01
  
• House Passes Capital Budget for FY02 - Prioritizes Roads, Utilities, University, Airports, API., 05-08-01
  
• Cruise Ship Compromise Sails Through House - HB 260 Sets Discharge Limits, Independent Monitoring, Testing., 05-01-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 85 K = Eldon Mulder, 92 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 49 K = Eldon Mulder, 34 K
  = Brian Porter, 124 K
• Future Federal Money to Fund Road Work - HB 191 Authorizes $395 Million GARVEE Bond Package., 04-28-01
  
• House Authorizes Tobacco-Backed Bonds - HB 234 Finances Schools, Ports, Anti-Tobacco Program., 04-28-01
  
• House Bill Renews Missions and Measures - HB 250 Continues Benefits of Results-Based Budgeting to Alaska., 04-27-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 85 K = Eldon Mulder, 56 K
  
• House Bill Sets Cruise Ship Discharge Limits - Alaska Would Hold Ships to Nation's Toughest Water Standards., 04-26-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 128 K = Eldon Mulder, 75 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 30 K
• AIDEA Bonds Authorized by House Vote - HB 236 is Next Step in Natural Gas Service for Southeast Alaska., 04-25-01
  
• ADF&G Sells Research Catch to Pay Bills - Fish Caucus Meeting Draws Legislative Attention to Practice., 03-23-01
  = Fred Dyson, 167 K
  
• House Concurs on Fast-Track Supplemental - Passage Speeds Funding to Time-Sensitive State Functions., 03-16-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 62 K
  
• Operating Budget Passes House - Legislators Speak on Process, Product in Comments from Floor., 03-14-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 103 K = Bill Williams, 81 K
  = Con Bunde, 54 K = Bill Hudson, 29 K
  = Joe Green, 73 K = Joe Green, 26 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 79 K
• House Budget Funds State's Top Needs - Minority Amendments Ignore Existing Investments in Services., 03-13-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 124 K = Eldon Mulder, 55 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 199 K = Con Bunde, 168 K
  = John Harris, 55 K
  
• House Finance Passes Operating Budget - Education, Public Health, University Top FY 02 Priorities., 03-12-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 180 K = Eldon Mulder, 156 K
  = Bill Williams, 44 K
• Legislative Gasline Investment 'Prudent' - $600,000 to Fund Time-Sensitive Planning - Not Speculation., 02-27-01
  
• House OKs Fast-Track Supplemental Budget - Funds ANWR, Gas Pipeline, Special Olympics, Pioneers Homes., 02-16-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 64 K
  
• Supplemental Budget Clears House Finance - HB 117 Provides Funds for ANWR, Gas Pipeline, Special Olympics., 02-15-01
  
• House Finance Committee Announces Allocations - FY 02 Spending Prioritizes Education, Transportation, Public Safety., 02-13-01
  = Eldon Mulder, 55 K = Eldon Mulder, 68 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 62 K = Bill Williams, 55 K
• House Finance Committee Names Subcommittees - Panels Play Essential Role in Results-Based Budgeting., 01-17-01
  
• 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 Bill Williams
• 1998 - 1999 Press Release Archive for Representative Bill Williams
• 1997 Press Release Archive for Representative Bill Williams

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Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 78 : AHFC's Small Community Housing Loans
An Act making a temporary change to eligibility requirements for small community housing loans from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

HB 213 : Initiative/Referendum Petitions
An Act relating to initiative and referendum petitions; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 248 : PERS Benefits for Juvenile Institution Employees
An Act relating to retirement contributions and benefits under the public employees' retirement system of certain juvenile detention employees and juvenile correctional institution employees.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 312 : Supplementary Public School Funding/Youth Academy
An Act relating to the delay of the reduction of supplementary public school funding; relating to funding the Alaska Challenge Youth Academy program; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 496 : Public Utilities Exempt From Regulation
An Act providing that a utility or electric operating entity owned and operated by a political subdivision of the state competing directly with a telecommunications utility is not subject to the Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 25 : Constitutional Amendment: Initiative/Referendum Petitions
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to initiative and referendum petitions.
| Sponsor Statement |

Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 119 : Public Utility Joint Action Agencies
An Act exempting certain joint action agencies from regulation by the state or municipalities; relating to the relationship between certain joint action agencies and the public utilities that form the joint action agencies; relating to powers and immunities of certain joint action agencies; requiring filing of certain joint action agency agreements; relating to the financial affairs of certain joint action agencies; declaring certain joint action agencies to be political subdivisions for certain purposes; relating to liability and indemnification of officers, employees, and agents of certain joint action agencies; and defining 'agency agreement' and 'parties to the agency agreement' as used with reference to certain joint action agencies.
| Sponsor Statement (Companion Bill SB 84 - Passed!) |

HB 171 : Alaska History Curriculum
An Act relating to a curriculum for Alaska history; and providing for an effective date.

HB 172 : Therapeutic Drug and Alcohol Courts
Passed! Chapter 64 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to therapeutic courts for offenders; to the authorized number of superior court judges; amending Rule 35, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement | Sectional Analysis |

HB 285 : Alaska's State Song
An Act adding a second verse to the official Alaska state song.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 368 : Fishery Enhancement Loans
An Act authorizing the commissioner of community and economic development to refinance and extend the term of a fishery enhancement loan.
| Sponsor Statement |

HCR 12 : Foreign Ships and U.S. Longshoremen
Passed! Legislative Resolve 43
Relating to the preservation of employment opportunities for United States longshoremen with respect to unloading and loading of foreign vessels.

HJR 6 : Roadless Policy
Passed! Legislative Resolve 4
Relating to opposition to the inclusion of national forests in Alaska within former President Clinton's Roadless Area Conservation rule and supporting the overturning of this inclusion by litigation, by congressional action, or by action of President Bush.
| 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 |

SCR 28 : Joint Legis Salmon Industry Task Force
Passed! Legislative Resolve 53
Establishing the Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force.
| 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 |

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