Representative Al Vezey
District 32 - Republican

Session:

State Capitol, Room 13
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: (907) 465-3719
Fax: (907) 465-3258

Interim:

119 N Cushman St, Suite 211
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 456-5081
Fax: (907) 456-8245

Elected to the House 1992, 1994, 1996

Biography

Date/Place of Birth: 6/3/49; Shreveport, LA
Occupation: Construction
Spouse: Jean
Children: Russell, Josie, Sarah
Residency in Alaska: Anchorage, 1972-73; Fairbanks, 1974-present
Education: High School - Gainesville High, Gainesville, GA, 1965-67; College - Georgia Tech, 1967-72, B.S. Civil Engineering.
Political and Government Positions: State Representative, 1993-present; Reapportionment Board, 1991; Alaska Public Offices Commission, 1988-89; Fairbanks North Star Borough Road Commission, 1979-88; District 18 Republican Party Chairman, 1984-88.
Business and Professional Positions: Associated General Contractors of Alaska, President, 1991-92, Board Member, 1986-94; Permafrost Technology Foundation,
1991-94; Alaska Miners Association, 1983-94.
Service Organization(s) Membership: New Hope Church, Building Committee Chairman, 1985-92; Fairbanks Youth Hockey, Coach, 1983-86; New Hope Methodist-Presbyterian Church, Council, 1982-84; Cub Scout Pack 42, Leader, 1980-82; Ducks Unlimited; National Rifle Association; Association of the U.S. Army, Air Force Association.
Special Interests: Hunting, fishing, skeet shooting, government and history.

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Press Releases

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Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the following legislation

HB 37: Relating to a requirement that a parent, guardian, or custodian consent before certain minors receive an abortion; establishing a judicial bypass procedure by which a minor may petition a court for authorization to consent to an abortion without consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian; amending the definition of "abortion"; and amending Rules 40 and 79, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 204, 210, 212, 213, 508, and 512.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and Rule 9, Alaska Administrative Rules. (Jointly sponsored by Kelly, Kohring, and Mulder.)
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HB 69: An Act relating to designating flunitrazepam as a schedule IA controlled substance; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 96: An Act relating to appointments to the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game.
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HB 101: An Act relating to certain irrevocable transfers in trust, to the jurisdiction governing a trust, to challenges to trusts or property transfers in trust, to the validity of trust interests, and to transfers of certain trust interests; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 112: An Act amending the definition of "political party" except as the definition of the term applies to the regulation of contributions and expenditures in state and municipal election campaigns, an amendment that also has the effect of changing the definition of "political organization" as applied to the regulation of games of chance and contests of skill.
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HB 124: An Act relating to items not subject to collective bargaining and to application of the Public Employment Relations Act to municipalities and other political subdivisions.
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HB 143: An Act relating to the art in public places requirements for state-owned and state-leased buildings and facilities.
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HB 163: An Act relating to designating gamma-Hydroxybutyrate as a schedule IVA controlled substance; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 164: An Act providing that employment as a legislator or with the National Education Association is not credited service under the teachers' retirement system; repealing the limited certificate for teachers of Alaska Native language or culture and removing those teachers from membership in the teachers' retirement system; and repealing a provision permitting members of the teachers' retirement system to count unused sick leave credit as credited service.
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HB 175: An Act relating to issuance of motor vehicle registrations and titles, and to licenses and permits to operate a motor vehicle.
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HB 181: An Act relating to separate segregated funds for certain political contributions from corporations and labor organizations.
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HB 209: An Act regulating the use of pre-hire project labor agreements for public construction projects by the state and political subdivisions of the state.
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HB 229: An Act relating to the establishment and operation of charter schools.
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HB 238: An Act amending the program of exploration incentive credits for activities involving locatable or leaseable minerals or coal deposits on certain land in the state; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 253: An Act allowing a local bidder preference in certain contracts for school construction.
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HB 260: An Act relating to the boundaries of the North Slope Borough, to regional educational attendance areas for land detached from the North Slope Borough, and to payment of certain bounded debt of the North Slope Borough; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 269: An Act relating to permits to carry concealed handguns; and relating to the possession of firearms.
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HB 271: An Act relating to collective bargaining agreements for the overtime wage requirement exemption.
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HB 338: An Act relating to the repeal of provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, prohibiting the adoption of regulations by an agency of the executive branch of state government, annulling all regulations adopted by an agency of the executive branch, and relating to additional legislation to carry out the purposes of this Act; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 342: An Act relating to optional exemptions for municipal property taxes for certain residences.
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HB 385: An Act requiring the division of information services in the Department of Administration to prepare a request for proposals concerning access for Alaska students to computers and the Internet.
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HCR 13: Relating to management of Alaska's wildlife resources.
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HJR 16: Relating to a federal balanced budget amendment.
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HJR 22: Relating to the maritime boundary between Alaska and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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HJR 54: Relating to establishing maritime boundaries with Canada.
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Co-Sponsor of the following legislation

HB 4: Withdrawn by Sponsor: Relating to permits issued by the Department of Fish and Game for activities in anadromous fish streams, to forest land use plans prepared by the Department of Natural Resources, to rights-of-way, easements, and permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources, and to disposal of state land and interests in state land.
HB 6: Amending laws relating to the disclosure of information relating to certain minors.
HB 51: An Act relating to the Department of Environmental Conservation.
HB 68: An Act relating to the exemption from the requirement for payment for overtime under a voluntary work hour plan; and providing for an effective date.
HB 158: An Act relating to attendance at a public school on a part-time basis.
HB 232: An Act establishing the independent division of administrative hearings in the Department of Administration in order to provide a source of independent administrative hearing officers to preside in contested cases; relating to administrative hearing officers; relating to contested case proceedings; and providing for an effective date.
HB 266: An Act relating to limited liability companies and limited partnerships; and providing for an effective date.
HB 301: An Act relating to wages on public construction projects in areas covered by a declaration of economic disaster.
HB 334: An Act relating to wavier of tuition and fees for certain family members of a police officer killed in the line of duty; and providing for an effective date.
HB 339: An Act relating to the child support enforcement agency; and providing for an effective date.
HB 400: 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; adjusting the membership of certain multi-member bodies to reflect the transfer of duties among departments and the elimination of departments; and providing for an effective date.
HCR 1: Relating to a new Alaska liquefied natural gas project.
HCR 18: Declaring 1997 to be observed as the 80th Anniversery of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and recognizing the vital role played by the Univerisity of Alaska Fairbanks.
HJR 14: Relating to supporting the "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act."
HJR 21: Relating to amendment of Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
HJR 47: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the nomination, selection, appointment, and public approval or rejection of justices of the supreme court and of judges of courts established by the legislature that have as an exclusive purpose the exercise of appellate jurisdiction over judicial acts and proceedings, and requiring legislative confirmation of those justices and judges and of the appointed members of the judicial council.
HJR 50: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to a public corporation established to manage the permanent fund.
SB 134: An Act relating to home schooling for elementary and secondary students.

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District Information

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