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: Home & Respite Care: Criminal Records
Signed Into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 04
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An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 201 (HES)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-23-04: Signed Into Law
Governor signed into law April 23. Reinstates a provision in Alaska law that requires a health care provider to undergo a criminal background check before receiving state funds for delivery of home care. Corrects an error made when a cross-reference was deleted in an earlier bill.
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: Education Funding & Pupil Transportation
Signed into Law! Chapter 54 SLA 03
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An Act relating to school transportation; relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 202 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee SB 202 would first revise the method in which local school districts are reimbursed for pupil transportation costs. Second, it would increase the K-12 education funding per student amount to $4,169, an increase of $159.
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: Office Of Administrative Hearings
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the by Request
An Act relating to certain administrative hearings; and establishing the office of administrative hearings and relating to that office.
Version: HCS CS SB 203 (FIN)
Contact: Dave Stancliff, 465-3444
Action: 05-06-04: Senate Concurrence » Waiting transmittal to Gov
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes May 6. SB 203 unanimously passed the House May 5. It would separate the administrative hearing process from the agencies that write and enforce administrative law by creating a model central independent hearing office. It would also establish tighter timelines on administrative hearings and implement a code of conduct for hearing officers.
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: Donations For State Veterans Home
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An Act relating to donations for establishment of a state veterans' home.
: O.K. To Assign PFD To Nonprofit Corp
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An Act relating to assignments of permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date.
: Licensing Specialty Contractors
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An Act relating to an exemption for specialty contractors under the laws regulating architects, engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects.
: Architects, Engineers & Surveyors Board
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An Act relating to terms and duties of the members of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors.
: Unemployment Wage Option Program
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An Act establishing the wage option program for on-the-job training while unemployed.
: Marine Pilot For Foreign Pleasure Craft
House Companion HB251 Signed into Law!
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An Act relating to pilotage of certain foreign pleasure craft.
05-08-03 : Senate Bill 209 moved out of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Thursday. Sponsored by the Senator Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage), SB 209 would attract independent yacht travelers to our coastal Alaskan communities.
SB 209 moves next to the .
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: Wage And Hour Overtime Computation
Signed into Law! Chapter 133 SLA 2003
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An Act regarding the computation of overtime compensation by employers before June 2, 1999; and providing for an effective date.
07-03-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 210 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee SB 210 would once and for all, brings certainty to the interpretation of computing overtime under Alaska's Wage & Hour Act. These changes are consistent with both concerns and policy goals expressed by the Legislature in the enactment of Chapter 43, SLA 99 and official State Department of Labor practices going back to pre-statehood.
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: Regulations: Notice And Distribution
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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.
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: Wildfires And Natural Disasters
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An Act relating to wildfires and other natural disasters.
: Knik Arm Bridge And Toll Authority
Signed into Law! Chapter 77 SLA 03
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Requested by
An Act establishing the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority and relating to that authority; and providing for an effective date.
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: Alaska History Curriculum
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An Act relating to a curriculum for Alaska history; and providing for an effective date.
: Seafood And Food Safety Laboratory
Signed into Law! Chapter 79 SLA 03
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Requested by
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.
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: International Airports Revenue Bonds
Signed into Law! Chapter 78 SLA 03
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Requested by
An Act relating to international airports revenue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Genetic Privacy
Passed Legislature! Waiting Transmittal to Governor
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An Act relating to genetic privacy; and amending Rule 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Version: CS SB 217 (JUD)
Contact: Dave Gray, 465-3707
Action: 05-09-04: Waiting Transmittal to Governor
Unanimously passed the House May 9. SB 217 defines the rights of individuals whose genetic information is collected, and the circumstances under which the information can be collected, analyzed, retained or disclosed. House adopted Senate letter of intent.
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: State Procurement Pilot Program
House Companion HB313 Signed into Law!
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An Act authorizing a pilot program relating to state procurement and the use of electronic commerce tools; and providing for an effective date.
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: Offenses Against Unborn Children
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An Act relating to offenses against unborn children.
Version: CS SB 219 (JUD) Am
Contact: Wes Keller, 465-4729
Action: 05-04-04: (H)HES » (H)JUD
It establishes the following crimes against an unborn child: murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault. Explicit exceptions from these crimes are made for legal abortion and for customary medical treatment. This bill also defines unborn child within the criminal statutes. Amended on the Senate floor to clarify that the new crimes do not apply to an otherwise lawful act committed by a pregnant woman against herself and her own unborn child.
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: State Sales And Use Tax
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Requested by the
An Act relating to a state sales and use tax; relating to taxes levied by cities and boroughs; providing authority to the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement; increasing the motor fuel tax and repealing the special tax rates on blended fuels; and providing for an effective date.
: Posting National Motto
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An Act relating to posting the national motto in public buildings and schools.
: Medical Patient Billing Disclosures
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An Act requiring certain hospitals to make certain disclosures on patient billings.
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: Naming The Ferry Lituya
Signed into Law! Chapter 154 SLA 2003
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An Act naming the state ferry first operating to serve between Metlakatla and Ketchikan; and providing for an effective date.
05-20-03 : Senate Bill 223 passed the House of Representatives Tuesday. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee SB 223 will name the first State ferry to operate between Metlakatla and Ketchikan, the "Lituya." SB 223 moves next to the governor for his signature.
: Lower DWI For Minors To .02
Signed Into Law! Chapter 128 SLA 04
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An Act relating to lowering the legal level of intoxication for operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft to .02 percent or the equivalent for persons under 21 years of age; relating to implied consent for purposes of determining consumption of alcohol; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 224 (STA)
Contact: Richard Schmitz, 465-4921
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 224 imposes a $500 fine and 20 to 40 hours of community service on minors for the first offense for operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol. On second offense, imposes $1,000 fine and 40 to 60 hours community service, third offense $1,500 and 60 to 80 hours community work service.
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: Domestic Violence Council Employees
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An Act placing the executive director of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in the partially exempt service and staff of the council in the classified service.
: State Agency Receipts
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Requested by
An Act relating to receipts of certain state agencies and the accounting for and disposition of those receipts; and providing for an effective date.
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: Municipal Initiative And Referendum Elections
Passed Senate!
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An Act relating to municipal initiative and referendum elections.
Version: HCS CS SB 227 (STA)
Contact: Doug Letch, 465-1283
Action: 05-11-04: House floor » (H)RLS
SB 227 requires a run-off election for mayor in a municipality with more than 100,000 people if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. It eliminates the requirement that boroughs hold a special election for initiative and referendum petitions if no regular election occurs within 75 days after the certification of the petition. It would allow boroughs to submit the matter at an already scheduled special election at least 60 days after the certification, or order a special election by ordinance.
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: Immunity For Providing Free Health Care
House Companion HB260 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to immunity for free health care services provided by certain health care providers; and providing for an effective date.
: Shipments Of Alcohol
Sponsored by by Request
An Act prohibiting certain shipments of alcoholic beverages and requiring a determination of residency before shipping alcoholic beverages.
: Pers Membership Payments To Retiree Orgs
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An Act relating to the voluntary deduction of dues for membership in certain retiree organizations.
: Decrease Time To Claim Unclaimed Property
Signed Into Law! Chapter 90 SLA 04
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Requested by
An Act shortening the time periods after which certain unclaimed property is presumed to be abandoned; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 231 (FIN)
Contact: Betty Martin, 465-2350
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 231 amends the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Shortens the time period after which certain unclaimed property is presumed to be abandoned and must be transferred to the custody of the state.
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: Retirement: Teachers/Judges/Public Employees
Signed Into Law! Chapter 92 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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 SB 232 (FIN)
Contact: Kevin Jardell, 465-5671
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 232 makes technical corrections to the Public Employees, Teachers and Judicial Retirement Systems to comply with the Internal Revenue Service code.
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: Pesticides & Broadcast Chemicals
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An Act allowing aerial application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals only when necessary to protect public health; and providing for an effective date.
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: High School Exit Exam And Accountability
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An Act relating to secondary student competency testing and to school performance designations; and providing for an effective date.
: Alaska Airport Authority
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An Act relating to the airports in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Cold Bay, and establishing the Alaska Airport Authority; and providing for an effective date.
: Appropiations: School Projects
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An Act making appropriations for school construction, renovation, and improvement projects; and providing for an effective date.
: Ak Railroad Education Apprentice Program
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An Act relating to the Alaska Railroad workforce development scholarship program.
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: Initiative/Referendum Petitions
House Companion HB31 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to initiative and referendum petitions; and providing for an effective date.
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: Length Of School Term
Signed Into Law! Chapter 35 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the required number of days in a school year.
Version: CS SB 239 (HES) Am
Contact: Wes Keller, 465-4729
Action: 06-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 239 allows a school district to use a school term different than the 180 days in current law, if approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Education and Early Development.
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: Land Entry Under State Reservation Of Rt.
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An Act prescribing a definition of 'damages' that a landowner may claim for injury to or interference with the owner's use of property by a person entering upon the land under the state reservation of oil, gas, mineral, material, or related interests, addressing the determination of the form, amount, and security of the surety bond determined by the director of lands to secure the landowner payment for damages, directing preparation of notice to the landowner for subsurface activities on the land, and setting a limitation on actions against a landowner resulting from entry upon land under the state reservation of interests.
: Appropriations: Natural Gas Development Authority
Signed into Law! Chapter 14 SLA 04
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An Act making an appropriation to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 241(FIN) AM H
Contact: Joe Balash, 465-4797
Action: 04-13-04: Governor » Signed into Law
The Governor signed SB 241 into law April 13. SB 241 appropriates $1.65 million to the Department of Revenue for work related to bringing natural gas from the North Slope to market. The appropriation lapses June 30, 2005.
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: Gaming
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An Act relating to gaming.
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: Postsecondary Student Immunization
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An Act relating to immunization of postsecondary students for meningitis; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 243
Contact: Paula Cadiente, 465-4947
Action: 04-16-04: (S)HES » (S)RLS
SB 243 would require postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska to provide written notice to each student who intends to reside in campus housing with information about meningococcal meningitis. All students who will be attending postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska would be required to sign a document provided by the institution indicating they have received an immunization or a notice that they have received the information regarding immunization.
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: Increase Fine For School Zone Violations
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An Act relating to fines for offenses committed within school zones.
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: PERS Benefits For Harbor Officers
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An Act relating to retirement contributions and benefits under the public employees' retirement system of certain harbor officers.
: Hate Crimes/Discrimination/Tolerance Program
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An Act relating to the commission of an offense or a juvenile delinquency act involving the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, or national origin; relating to sentencing, informal adjustment, and adjudication for those offenses and acts; relating to a diversity tolerance program for certain juvenile delinquency acts; relating to a civil cause of action for certain acts involving discriminatory harassment; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 246 (JUD)
Contact: Shari Paul, 465-3732
Action: 05-07-04: (S)JUD » (S)FIN
Establishes sentencing requirements for prejudice, bias/hate-motivated felony and misdeamenor crimes and aggravators comparable to those for crimes against peace officers, fire fighters and other emergency responders. Establishes guidelines for adjudicating juvenile delinquency cases in which action was bias/hate motivated. Also applies these sentencing requirements to offenses against peace officers, fire fighters and other emergency responders. Requires the Department of Health and Social Services, when taking action in a delinquency case based on prejudice, bias or hatred to require the minor to perform 60 to 80 hours of community work, and to participate in a diversity tolerance program.
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: AK Natural Gas Development Authority Initiative
House Companion HB417 Passed Legislature!
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An Act amending the definition of 'project' in the Act establishing the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 247
Contact: Mary Jackson, 465-2828
Action: 03-17-04: (S)RES ==> (S)FIN
SB 247 would allow the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to consider a natural gas project line to Cook Inlet. ANGDA can currently consider a line only to Prince William Sound, with a spur line to the Southcentral gas distribution grid.
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: High School Competency Exams
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An Act relating to secondary school competency examinations, graduation requirements, and diplomas; and providing for an effective date.
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: Provisional Driver's License
House Companion HB213 Signed into Law!
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An Act relating to a provisional driver's license and to issuance of a driver's license; and providing for an effective date.
: Natural Gas Leases On The Kenai Peninsula
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An Act establishing a moratorium on the issuance of state shallow natural gas leases in the vicinity of Kachemak Bay, and directing the commissioner of natural resources to reacquire shallow natural gas leases on the Kenai Peninsula within the moratorium area; and providing for an effective date.
: Appropriations: Longevity Bonus
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An Act making an appropriation for longevity bonus grants; and providing for an effective date.
: Budget Information On PFD Applications
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An Act relating to state budget information that must be included on permanent fund dividend application forms; and providing for an effective date.
: Natural Gas Development Authority Contract
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An Act exempting contracts of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority from the State Procurement Code; and providing for an effective date.
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: Tourism & Recreation Assessment
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the levy and collection of an assessment on certain tourism-related and recreation-related goods and services, and repealing the levy of excise taxes of certain passenger and recreation vehicles; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 254 (FIN) (EFD FLD)
Contact: Joe Balash, 465-4797
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the House
Reduces the Millenium Plan match from the current 60 percent private sector/40 percent State to a 50/50 match. Effective dates failed in the Senate.
: Illegal Use Traffic Preemption Device
Signed Into Law! Chapter 40 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to traffic preemption devices.
Version: CS SB 255 (FIN)
Contact: Dennis Michel, 465-4797
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
SB 255 makes it a class A misdemeanor for anyone other than emergency response providers or select state and municipal vehicles to use a Traffic Preemption Device. Allows municipalities to decide whether to exempt public transit vehicles.
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: Appropriations: Operating Budget/ Loans/ Funds
House Companion HB75 Signed into Law!
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Requested by
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; and providing for an effective date.
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: Appropriations: Capital Projects
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Requested by
An Act making capital appropriations and supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; making other appropriations; making appropriations under (c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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: Appropriations: Mental Health Budget
House Companion HB76 Signed into Law!
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Requested by
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.
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: SeniorCare
House Companion HB374 Signed into Law!
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act establishing the SeniorCare program and relating to that program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 259
Contact: Sherry Hill 465-3030
Action: 01-12-04: S) HES => (S) FIN
SB 259 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.
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: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Signed Into Law! Chapter 119 SLA 04
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An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to establishment of a metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 260 (TRA)
Contact: Kristy Tibbles, 465-4993
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 260 authorizes metropolitan planning organizations under state statute. It changes the composition of the Anchorage MPO policy board by adding two public members, one appointed by the Anchorage Assembly and one by the governor, and two non-voting legislative representatives from the Anchorage area. SB 260 also streamlines the development of transportation projects for Anchorage and Fairbanks.
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: Hate Crimes
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An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct constituting the crime at the victim based on the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, or national origin.
: Extend Board Of Dispensing Opticians
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An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Dispensing Opticians.
: Extend Alaska Commission On Aging
House Companion HB 394 Signed into law 04-23-04
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Commission on Aging and making technical revisions to citations related to the commission.
Version: SB 263
Contact: Richard Benavides, 465-3822
Action: 02-19-04: (S)L&C » (S)FIN
SB 263 extends the Alaska Commission on Aging until June 30, 2008 and changes statute to reflect the transfer of the commission to the Department of Health and Social Services.
: Repeal Pipeline Preapplication Deadline
Signed Into Law! Chapter 21 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 264
Contact: Janet Burleson Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 04-23-04: Signed into law
Governor signed into law April 23. Restores the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements for reimbursement of department costs incurred in assisting potential pipeline right-of-way lease applications in their preparation of an application under the Alaska Right-of-Way Act.
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: Oil & Gas Lease Sale Schedule/Notification
Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: CS SB 265 (RES)
Contact: Janet Burleson-Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 03-17-04: Signed by Governor
The governor signed SB 265 into law March 17. It allows the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, upon notification of the Legislature, to amend at any time the sale schedule under the five-year oil and gas lease program, AS 38.05.180(b) and (c). It would also remove the current requirement that a proposed sale be on the schedule for two years before being held. Instead, a sale may not be held before the date in the amended five-year program. The amendments allow DNR to move up the earliest possible date for a proposed lease sale on the Alaska Peninsula, from 2007 under current law, to 2005.
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: Bristol Bay Oil & Gas Lease Sale Closure
Signed Into Law! Chapter 9 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 266
Contact: Janet Burleson-Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 03-17-04: Signed by Governor
The governor signed SB 266 March 17. It approves a classification that closes certain land in the Bristol Bay area to oil and gas exploration licensing and shallow natural gas leasing so the land will remain available for a proposed competitive oil and gas sale. The bill precludes exploration licensing and gas leasing only in the competitive lease sale area, and ensures the state the maximum economic benefit through bonus bids, royalties and lease terms.
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: Senior Widow(er) Property Tax Exemption
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An Act relating to the exemption from taxation of real property used as the primary residence of the widow or widower of a resident 65 years of age or older, and to tax equivalency payments for the widow or widower of a resident 65 years of age or older.
Version: CSSB 267(CRA)
Contact: Marty Meyer 465-4747
Action: 03-24-04: (S)CRA ==> (S)FIN
SB 267 permits a widow or widower of a qualified applicant to remain eligible for the senior or disabled veteran property tax exemption. Under current law a resident 65 years or older, or a disabled veteran, is exempt from property taxation on the first $150,000 of the assessed value, but if the eligible resident dies, the exemption does not extend to the remaining spouse if they are younger than age 60. Amended in committee to put the exemption at the discretion of the borough.
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: Unsafe Gun Storage
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An Act relating to the safe storage of firearms.
: Parent Access To Child's Library Records
Passed Senate!
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An Act relating to access to the library records of a child by a parent or guardian.
Version: HCS CS SB 269 (JUD)
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 05-11-04: Failed House
SB 269 clarifies that parents have the right to access their minor child’s records at public libraries run by the state, a municipality, public schools and universities, and non-profit organizations.
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: Avalanche Awareness Month
Signed into Law! Chapter 10 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act establishing November as Avalanche Awareness Month.
Version: SB 270 am H
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 03-24-04: Governor signed into law
The governor signed SB 270 into law March 22. It establishes November as Avalanche Awareness Month to encourage activities that increase awareness of avalanche dangers.
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: Natural Gas Devel Authority Projects
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An Act amending 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; authorizing evaluation of opportunities for private sector involvement in the project; amending requirements related to the Authority's preparation of a development plan; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 271
Contact: Linda Hay, 465-4907
Action: 03-23-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
SB 271 amends the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to include consideration of a route that parallels the Trans Alaska Pipeline System or Alaska Highway. It extends the deadline by which ANGDA must submit a pipeline plan from June, 2004 to January 1, 2005 and requires an evaluation of private sector opportunities.
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: Deferred Deposit Advances (Payday Loans)
Signed Into Law! Chapter 116 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to certain monetary advances in which the deposit or other negotiation of certain instruments to pay the advances is delayed until a later date; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 272 (FIN) Am H
Contact: Richard Schmitz, 465-3879
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
Governor signed into law June 29. SB 272 regulates the Deferred Deposit Advance (payday loan) industry. SB 272 proposes licensing and record-keeping requirements, limits on terms and the number of allowable renewals, fees, and reasonable limits on the amount of the advances. It would provide the consumer detailed information about the type of service and require full disclosure for all fees and costs incurred during the advance process. Additionally, provisions of the bill create a next day change of mind provision allowing the consumer time to reconsider their decision for any reason. Does not regulate traditional pawnshop activities of loans under $500; the focus is on deferred deposits and businesses providing this service.
: ASMI Board/ Seafood Taxes & Assessments
Signed Into Law! Chapter 31 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the seafood marketing assessment, the seafood marketing tax, and the seafood product tax; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 273 (FIN)
Contact: Katrina Matheny, 465-4713
Action: 05-13-04: Signed Into Law
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes. SB 273 changes the tax structure of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and reduces the size of its board from 25 to either seven or nine members, depending on the outcome of an election. The current tax structure levies 1 percent on salmon harvesters and a voluntary .3 percent on processors for marketing. SB 273 requires an election in the Fall for processors to vote on whether to A) eliminate the ASMI assessment, B) retain the current .3 percent, or C) increase the assessment to .5 percent. If processors approve the .5 percent assessment, the 1 percent salmon marketing tax would be eliminated. If processors retain the .3 percent or eliminate the assessment, the 1 percent salmon harvester tax would be retained, and two more fisherman would be added to the ASMI board.
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: Housing Programs
Signed Into Law! Chapter 134 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 274
Contact: Bryan Butcher, 330-8445
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 274 replaces the housing assistance loan fund with the housing assistance loan program, under which loans would be repaid to the Alaska Housing Finance Revolving Fund. It would also replace the restrictive provisions for teacher housing loans with more general provisions for multi-family housing.
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: Dept. Of Environmental Conservation Fees
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Requested by
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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: Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association
Signed Into Law! Chapter 61 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.:
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Version: HCS CS SB 276 (JUD)
Contact: Sally Saddler, 465-2500
Action: 06-16-04: Signed by Governor
SB 276 responds to the insolvency of Fremont Insurance Company, a California-based worker's compensation insurer writing about 27 percent of the policies in Alaska in 2000, and three other insolvent workers' compensation insurers. It increases the ability of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association to pay claims of the insolvent insurers by increasing the assessment caps through 2010, and assessing all lines of coverage. It also authorizes the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to guarantee loans made to the association by commercial lenders.
: Student Loan Programs
Signed Into Law! Chapter 63 SLA 04
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Requested by
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 SB 277 (FIN)
Contact: Diane Barrans, 465-6740
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 277 allows the Alaska Student Loan Corporation to issue bonds using available cash flow. It establishes a needs-based grant program to be funded from corporate receipts and federal matching dollars. It also exempts from state procurement codes the ASLC and Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education contracts for guaranteeing financial aid money.
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: Labor & Workforce Development Fees
Signed Into Law! Chapter 87 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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 SB 278 (FIN)
Contact: Guy Bell, 465-5981
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 278 establishes and adjusts fees for services for the Division of Labor Standards and Safety.
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: AHFC Water & Sewer Bonds
Signed Into Law! Chapter 120 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: CS SB 279 (FIN)
Contact: Bryan Butcher, 330-8445
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 279 allows the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to issue up to $45 million in bonds to finance village water and sewer and other capital projects. It would allow direct financing of projects and provide matching funds for federal grant programs. Repayment of costs of the bonds would be offset by a reduction in AHFC's dividend to the state.
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: Fines For Infractions
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Requested by
An Act relating to fines for an infraction; and providing for an effective date.
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: Genetically Modified Fish
Sponsored by
Requested by the
An Act relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products.
Version: SB 281
Contact: Paula Cadiente, 465-4947
Action: 03-03-04: (S)RES ==> (S)FIN
SB 281 requires Alaskan retailers to identify and label foods containing fish and shellfish or fish and shellfish products that have been genetically modified.
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: Prepared Food: Wild/ Farmed Fish Disclosure
Signed Into Law! Chapter 282 SLA 04
Sponsored by
Requested by the
An Act relating to the identification of finfish in food products and to the misbranding of food products consisting of or containing finfish.
Version: CS SB 282 (RES)
Contact: Paula Cadiente, 465-4947
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 282 requires retail food establishments to state on their menu whether the fish it is selling in a prepared food is wild or farmed.
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:Approp:Capital/Supplemental/Reapprop/CBR
Transmitted to Governor
Sponsored by
An Act making, amending, and repealing appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and appropriations 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.
Version: FCCS SB 283 (corrected)
Contact: Tim Grussendorf, 465-2829
Action: 06-25-04: Transmitted to Governor
A House and Senate Conference Committee approved a compromise budget package Monday evening (05/10/04) that increases K-12 education funding by $82 million, the largest single increase to education in the State's history, and provides for capital needs. Portions of the bill are contingent on a three-quarters vote of the Legislature to approve using money from the Constitutional Budget Reserve to make up possible shortfalls in the FY 04 and 05 operating budgets, and restore money to be transferred into the CBR at the end of the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years under a constitutional provision requiring that general fund sub-accounts be swept into the Budget Reserve at the end of each fiscal year.
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: Permanent Fund Dividend Application Records Private
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An Act relating to an optional election to prevent the name and address of a permanent fund dividend applicant from being disclosed, except to a state or federal agency.
Version: HCS CS SB 284 (JUD)
Contact: Maridon Boario, 465-2435
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the House » Awaits Trans to Gov
On May 11, the Senate unanimously passed House amendments made to SB 284. Except when required by state, local and federal governments, makes private most of the information an applicant must provide for a permanent fund dividend and voter registration. Provides an exception for disclosure of residential addresses to be disclosed for the purposes of a recall election.
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: Medical Assistance Coverage
Signed Into Law! Chapter 93 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to medical assistance coverage for targeted case management services and for rehabilitative services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of certain children; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 285
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 285 unanimously passed the House May 5. It expands medical assistance coverage for targeted case management services. It also clarifies that school districts can seek reimbursement as Medicaid providers for services provided to students for rehabilitative services.
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: Direct Marketing Fisheries Business
Signed Into Law! Chapter 147 SLA 04
Sponsored by
Requested by the
An Act relating to direct marketing fisheries businesses, to the fisheries business tax, and to liability for payment of taxes and assessments on the sale or transfer of fishery resources; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 286 (FIN)
Contact: Ian Fisk, 465-3873
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 286 passed the House May 5 by a vote of 32 to 1. It reduces the Fisheries Business Tax on direct marketing vessels of 65 feet or less from 5 percent to 3 percent, leveling their rate to that of shore processors and Bering Sea factory trawlers. It also taxes the products of small-boat fishermen on the same value as the prevailing grounds price on which other processors base their taxes.
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: Regulation Review
House Companion HB 424 Waiting Transmittal to Governor
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An Act relating to review of regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act by the Legislative Affairs Agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 287 (STA)
Contact: Dave Stancliff, 465-3444
Action: 02-19-04: (S)STA » (S)FIN
Senate Bill 287 would require Legislative Legal Services to review proposed administrative regulations for consistency and quality prior to the public comment period.
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: Emergency Child Custody Placement
Signed Into Law! Chapter 117 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to certain determinations concerning placement of a child in emergency custody and temporary placement hearings in child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 288 (JUD)
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
Conforms to federal requirements the language a judge must use at a temporary custody hearing when determining placement of a child who has previously been removed from home.
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: Extending The Special Ed Service Agency
Signed Into Law! Chapter 27 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 289
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 05-05-04: Signed into Law
Signed into law May 5. SB 289 unanimously passed the House April 14. It extends the Special Education Service Agency for another nine years. SESA assists schools and infant learning programs to serve children with severe disabilities.
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: Public Employees On Active Military Duty
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the continuation of pay and benefits to employees of public corporations called to active duty; and providing for an effective date.
: Unstamped Cigarettes
Signed into Law! Chapter 11 SLA 2004
Sponsored by the
An Act extending the transition period for activities involving unstamped cigarettes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 291
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 04-01-04: Signed Into Law
SB 291 was signed into law April 1 with an immediate effective date. It gives Alaska distributors and retailers another 90 days to dispose of cigarette inventories that do not have a tax stamp. The cigarettes must have been in the state prior to January 1, 2004, the effective date of the bill that required the stamp.
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: Use Criminal Fines For Youth Courts
Sponsored by
An Act relating to youth courts and to the recommended use of criminal fines to fund the activities of youth courts; and relating to accounting for criminal fines.
Version: CSSB 292(STA)
Contact: Ian Fisk, 465-3873
Action: 03-18-04: (S)STA ==> (S)FIN
Designates up to 25 percent of revenues from court system fines to fund Alaska youth courts.
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: Appropriations: Classroom Instruction Grants
Sponsored by
An Act making an appropriation to the Department of Education and Early Development for distribution to school districts for direct classroom instruction; and providing for an effective date.
: Medicaid Coverage For Birthing Centers
Sponsored by
An Act adding birthing centers to the list of health facilities eligible for payment of medical assistance for needy persons.
: Extend Navigable Waters Commission
Signed Into Law! Chapter 41 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 295
Contact: Zach Warwick, 465-4797
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
Extends the life of the Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska until 2006. The commission’s purpose is to expedite the title process to the state’s submerged lands, to determine which bodies of water are navigable or non-navigable, and to recommend ways to improve the water navigability determination process and quickly clear title to the state’s submerged lands.
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: Paper Trail For Electronic Voting Machine
House Companion HB 459 Signed Into Law 07-03-04
Sponsored by
An Act requiring an auditable paper trail for electronic voting machines.
Version: SB 296
Contact: Dana Owen, 465-3704
Action: 02-19-04: (S)STA » (S)FIN
SB 296 requires a paper record of each electronically generated ballot cast on a touch screen voting machine to verify accuracy.
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: Taking Black, Brown,& Grizzly Bear/Guides
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to bear predation management and the donation and sale of bear hides and skulls.
Version: CS SB 297 (RES)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 05-05-04: (H)RES » (H)RLS
SB 297 moved out of the House Resources committee May 4. Intent is to get more hunters into the field to reduce bear populations. This bill does that by allowing people to obtain bear predation management permits. Allows a resident who has hunted big game in Alaska for two calendar years and has harvested big game in one calendar year and who has completed a hunter safety course provided the Department of Fish and Game to accompany up to two non-residents to hunt bears without a registered guide. Mandates the Board of Game to establish methods and means to effectively reduce bear populations in areas where the Board of Game has identified that intensive management is necessary to meet the needs for human consumption. Applies until the prey and predator population objectives set by the Department have been reached.
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: Off-Road Vehicle Use On Dalton Highway
Sponsored by
An Act repealing the ban on the use of off-road vehicles within five miles of the right-of-way of the James Dalton Highway.
Version: CSSB 298(TRA)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 03-09-04: (S)TRA ==> (S)FIN
SB 298 repeals the ban on the use of off-road vehicles within five miles of the right-of-way for the James Dalton Highway north of mile 235, just south of Atigun Pass.
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: Bad Check Charge
Signed Into Law! Chapter 77 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to a charge for a bad check.
Version: HCS SB 299 (JUD) Am H
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
Imposes a fee up to a maximum of $30 for a bounced check. This more accurately reflects the cost of collecting on bad checks and removes the creditor’s burden of documenting “costs incurred.” The fee under current statute is a maximum of $25.
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: Attorney's Lien
Signed Into Law! Chapter 149 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to an attorney's lien, to court actions, and to other proceedings where attorneys are employed.
Version: HCS CS SB 300 (JUD)
Contact: Miles Baker, 465-3873
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes May 5. SB 300 unanimously passed the House May 3. It prevents the Internal Revenue Service from double taxing award fees passed on to an attorney by clarifying that those fees are the attorney's income.
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