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

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Biography

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Press Releases

• Senate Passes 22nd Legislature's First Bill., 01-25-01
  = Loren Leman, 81 K = Loren Leman, 101 K
  = Lyda Green, 62 K
• 21st Alaska State Legislature 2nd Session Republican-led Majority Adjornment Press Packet - Continuing the Commitment that's Working for Alaska!, 05-03-00
  
• Legislature Approves Funding for State Employee Contracts - Separate Bill Provides Pay Increase for Non-Union State Employees., 05-06-00
  = John Torgerson, 39 K
• House Funds State Employee Contracts - Majority's "Commitment to Alaska" Intact - Administration Finds Last-Minute Money, Avoiding Labor Strife., 05-05-00
  = Eldon Mulder, 74 K = Eldon Mulder, 42 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 120 K
• Making Alaska’s Government Work for Alaskans 21st Legislature Adjourns, Leaving a Smaller, Smarter State Government and a Safer, Stronger Alaska., 05-03-00
  = Brian Porter, 73 K = Brian Porter, 62 K
  = Brian Porter, 80 K = Eldon Mulder, 106 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 98 K = Gene Therriualt, 69 K
  = Sean Parnell, 73 K = Drue Pearce, 49 K
  = Drue Pearce, 23 K
  
• $302 Million Bond Package Funds Critical School Needs - Collaborative Effort Addresses University, Ports & Harbors, 05-03-00
  = John Torgerson, 59 K
• House Leadership Replies to Governor Knowles' Letter., 05-01-00
  
• Legislature Facilitates Tourism Marketing Decisions, 04-19-00
  
• Legislature Approves Tax Credit for Firefighting Contributions, 04-19-00
  
• House Approves Pilot Program for Rural Schools, 04-19-00
  = Eldon Mulder, 43 K = Eldon Mulder, 87 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 72 K = Eldon Mulder, 43 K
• Legislature Requires CSED to Pay Overpayment Interest - Bill Seen as Incentive for Care and Prompt Return of Overpayments, 04-17-00
  
• Legislature Clarifies Uniform Probate Code - Bill Minimizes Tax Consequences, Simplifies Probate Procedure, 04-17-00
  
• Legislature Brings Efficiency to Permit Process - Bill Brings Predictability/Accountability to Fees for Resources Permits, 04-16-00
  
• Speaker Appoints House Members to Conference Committee on Operating Budget, 04-07-00
  
• House Extends Alaska Regional Economic Assistance Program, 04-07-00
  = Alan Austerman, 53 K = Gene Therriault, 52 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 75 K
• House Requires CSED to Pay Overpayment Interest - Bill an Incentive for Care and Prompt Return of Overpayments, 04-06-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 52 K = Gene Therriault, 57 K
  = Gene Therriault, 127 K
• House Brings Efficiency to Permit Process - Bill Brings Predictability/Accountability to Fees for Resources Permits, 04-03-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 184 K
• House Facilitates Tourism Marketing Decisions - Change Made to New Millennium Plan to Consolidate Tourism Marketing, 03-31-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 127 K
• House Approves Tax Credit for Firefighting Contributions - New Fire Training Programs Designed to Reduce Damage, 03-28-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 96 K = Gene Therriault, 76 K
• House Passes Results Based Operating Budget - Majority Closes-in on Fulfilling Its Commitment to Alaska
  = Eldon Mulder, 87 K = Eldon Mulder, 67 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 105 K = Eldon Mulder, 80 K
  = Jeannette James, 34 K
• House Clarifies Uniform Probate Code - Bill Minimizes Tax Consequences, Simplifies Probate Procedure, 03-15-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 56 K
• House Finance Passes Out Operating Budget - Budget Comes in Over $109 Million Below Governor's Request, 03-08-00.
  = Gene Therriault, 25 K = Eldon Mulder, 25 K
• House Finance Committee Receives Public Input - Almost 12 Hours of Saturday Testimony Brings Alaskans to the Table, 03-04-00.
  = Eldon Mulder, 30 K = Gene Therriault, 76 K
• Finance Subcommittees Close Out Budget Deliberations - FY 01 Budget to See Increases for Elderly and for Children, 03-02-00
  
• Audio clip only, 02-03-00: House Finance Co-Chair, Representative Gene Therriault, declares the proper funding of the University of Alaska remains a priority for the Republican-led House Majority.
  = Gene Therriault, 23 K
• Audio clip only, 02-03-00: House Finance Co-Chair, Representative Gene Therriault, says the Majority, which is responsible for actually formulating the budget, welcomes constructive input from all factions, including the Democratic Minority.
  = Gene Therriault, 16 K
• Pearce and Porter Unveil Commitment for Taking Care of Alaska Now and for the Future, 01-11-00
  = Drue Pearce, 30 K = Brian Porter, 33 K
  = Sean Parnell, 22 K = Gene Therriault, 35 K
  = John Torgerson, 35 K = Eldon Mulder, 50 K
  = Joe Green, 25 K
• House Leaders Cautious, Concerned About Governor's Budget - Caring for Children Admirable, But Methods Questionable, 12-16-99



• Representative Therriault's 1999 Press Release Archive
• Representative Therriault's 1997 & 1998 Press Release Archive

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Personal Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 11 : An Act relating to controlled substances and to the possession and distribution of certain chemicals; and providing for an effective date.
HB 32 : An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots.
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HB 62 : An Act relating to the Alaska Public Utilities Commission; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 136 : An Act relating to tourism and tourism marketing; eliminating the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 269 : An Act related to the videotaping of interviews with children who are alleged to have been abused or neglected.
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HB 275 : Passed! Chapter 40, SLA 2000 An Act relating to the Uniform Probate Code, including trusts and governing instruments; relating to a trustee's duties to inform and account to beneficiaries; relating to the revocation, modification, termination, reformation, construction, and trustees of trusts; relating to transfer restrictions in trusts; relating to underproductive trust property; relating to conveyances of real property and interests in real property by or to trusts; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 347 : An Act relating to the disposition of surplus moose, caribou, deer, Dall sheep, elk, and musk oxen; and providing for an effective date.
HB 380 : Passed! Chapter 86, SLA 2000 An Act relating to contributions to the Alaska Fire Standards Council and to an insurer tax credit for those contributions; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 402 : An Act relating to runaway minors.
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HJR 13 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 14 Relating to using oil spill settlement funds to create a long-term research and monitoring endowment.
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Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 9 : Passed! Chapter 14 SLA 99 An Act relating to collection of settlement information in civil litigation; amending Rule 41(a)(3), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 511(e), Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
HB 12 : Passed! Chapter 12 SLA 99 An Act relating to a utility corridor and railroad right-of-way between the Alaska Railroad and the Alaska-Canada border.
HB 36 : An Act relating to the establishment of Operation About Face as an alternative type of juvenile detention and treatment.
HB 40 : Passed! Chapter 58 SLA 99 An Act combining parts of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development and parts of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs by transferring some of their duties to a new Department of Commerce and Rural Development; transferring some of the duties of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Department of Community and Regional Affairs to other existing agencies; eliminating the Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Department of Community and Regional Affairs; relating to the Department of Commerce and Rural Development and the commissioner of commerce and rural development; adjusting the membership of certain multi- member bodies to reflect the transfer of duties among departments and the elimination of departments; creating the office of international trade and relating to its duties; and providing for an effective date.
HB 192 : Passed! Chapter 7 SLA 00 An Act relating to reciting the pledge of allegiance by public school students.
HB 253 : Passed! Chapter 114, SLA 2000 An Act relating to a school disciplinary and safety program; and providing for an effective date.
HB 259 : Passed! Chapter 123, SLA 2000 An Act relating to eligibility to be represented by the public defender before and during the probable cause and temporary placement hearing that is held after the state takes emergency custody of a child.
HB 268 : An Act relating to the Alaska Higher Education Savings Trust; and providing for an effective date.
HB 270 : Passed! Chapter 57, SLA 2000 An Act relating to payment for certain examinations in cases of sexual assault.
HB 311 : An Act eliminating a requirement that a social security number be provided by an applicant for a hunting or sport fishing license or tag.
HB 372 : Passed! Chapter 103, SLA 2000 An Act relating to criminal sentencing and restitution.
HJR 9 : Urging the President of the United States and the Congress to act to ensure that federal agencies do not retain records relating to lawful purchase or ownership of firearms gathered through the Brady Handgun Bill instant check system.
HJR 15 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 13 Relating to support for the "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act" in the United States Congress.
HJR 34 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 15 Relating to the federal estate and gift taxes.
HJR 51: Expressing support for a cooperative United States-Canada feasibility study on extending the North American rail system through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory to Alaska.
HJR 56 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 48 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska prohibiting certain initiatives relating to wildlife.
SJR 5 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 3 Opposing the closure of the former Mount McKinley portions of Denali National Park and Preserve to snowmachine use.

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Archive of Past Legislation

Measures sponsored or co-sponsored by Representative Gene Therriault

• 20th Legislature
• 19th Legislature
• 18th Legislature

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