An Act relating to calculation of the amount to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the Alaska permanent fund, and to transfers of money from the earnings reserve account; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-4993 Current Status :(S) FIN: 01-11-05
04-25-05 : Unanimously passed House April 25. Allows the Alaska Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadway signs that encourage the use of safety belts. Stipulates placing the signs at the sites of traffic fatalities that could have been prevented if seat belts were in use. Between 1997-2002 about 55% of the traffic fatalities in Alaska could have been prevented if safety belts had been used.
SB 92 : Airport Customer Facility Charges Companion Bill HB 115 Signed Into Law! Chapter 5 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens by Request
An Act relating to charges paid or collected by users or occupants of an airport facility owned or controlled by the state.
Companion Bill :HB 115 Contact :: 465-4993 Current Status :(S) TRA: 02-04-05
SB 93 : Fishing Permit And Vessel License Fees Signed into Law! Chapter 16 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act relating to commercial fishing permit and vessel license fees; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 93 (FIN) Companion Bill :HB 174 Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-12-05 Current Status : Chapter 16 SLA 05 : 05-12-05
04-28-05 : Senate concurred with House changes 4/27. Complies with recent rulings in Carlson v. State of Alaska to clarify that the non-residential fee differential for commercial fishing permits is charged ''per person'' rather than ''per permit.'' Increases the cap on the base fee that the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) may charge for annual renewal of permits from $300 to $3,000. Adds 13 vessel length categories in 25 foot increments and raises the fees for the categories.
SB 113 : Gulf Of Alaska Groundfish Fishery Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens by Request
An Act relating to entry into and management of Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries.
Version : CS SB 113 (RES) Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action : House Floor »(H) FSH: 05-04-05
SB 155 : Appropriation: Schools/ Univ/ Virology Lab/ Museum Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act making appropriations for construction of an integrated science complex at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, for replacement of the virology laboratory in Fairbanks, for expansion of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, for the major maintenance grant fund, and for other capital projects related to education; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 155 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action :(H) RLS» House : 05-07-05
05-04-05 : Appropriates approximately $387 million from the General Fund for maintenance and construction of education facilities, institutions of higher learning and projects that benefit the education of all Alaskans.
05-04-05 : Passed Senate 5/4 by a vote of 17 to 2. Repeals AS 14.20.140(a), which requires school districts to notify tenured teachers of layoff or non-retention for the following school year by March 16. Requires school districts to notify both tenured and non-tenured teachers of layoff or non-retention on or before the last day of the school term.
SB 12 : Human Trafficking/ Sextourism/ Procurements Signed into Law! Chapter 72 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to human trafficking; relating to sex tourism; relating to procurement from a person conducting business in or having headquarters in countries that support or ignore slavery and trafficking in persons; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 12 (STA) Am H(EFD ADD H) Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 72 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-04-06 : Senate voted 20-0 to concur with House amendments. Directs the legislative, executive and judicial branches to develop regulations and procedures to prohibit procurement from a person that has headquarters in a country listed as sponsoring or turning a blind eye to slavery and human traffic.
SB 16 : Powers/ Duties DOTPF/ Transportation Plan/ Energy Signed into Law! Chapter 39 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; repealing the requirement for a long-range program for highway construction and maintenance; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SSB 16 (TRA) Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-05 Current Status : Chapter 39 SLA 05 : 06-02-05
05-07-05 : Passed House 5/7 by a vote of 34 to 4. Deletes the requirement that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities participate in setting thermal and lighting energy standards. Deletes the requirement that the DOT&PF conduct a cost benefit study for projects where such studies are not warranted. Includes other statutory clean-up language requested by DOT&PF.
SB 54 : Protective Order For Sexual Assault/ Abuse Signed into Law! Chapter 36 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act amending protective order statutes for crimes involving stalking to include crimes involving sexual assault and sexual abuse, to provide for other relief ordered by a court, to add the protective orders to a centralized registry, to prevent denial solely for a lapse of time, and to require notification of the court of known civil or criminal actions involving the petitioner or respondent; relating to notifications to victims of sexual assault and to mandatory arrest for crimes involving violation of protective orders and violation of conditions of release; and amending Rule 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
Version : CS SB 54 (FIN) Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-18-06 Current Status : Chapter 36 SLA 06 : 05-18-06
04-28-06 : Passed House 35-0. Allows a victim of sexual assault to petition for civil remedies of protective orders, ex parte orders, and emergency orders. Also mandates arrest for violation of these protective orders. This bill focuses on victims of sexual assault (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees) and sexual abuse of a minor (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degrees) that is not domestic violence.
SB 90 : Alaska Territorial Guard Day Signed into Law! Chapter 17 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
Version : CS SB 90 (STA) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-12-05 Current Status : Chapter 17 SLA 05 : 05-12-05
03-24-05 : Makes online enticement of minors a felony under Alaska law. A person commits the crime of online enticement of a minor if the person is 18 years or older and knowingly uses a computer to communicate with another person to entice, solicit or encourage the person to engage in an act described in AS 11.41.455(a)(1)-(7). Makes online enticement a class C felony or a class B felony if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 or similar law.
05-10-05 : Senate unanimously concurred 5/10. Makes it unlawful for a person who is not the owner or authorized user of a computer to use spyware to cause a pop-up advertisement under circumstances defined in the bill, or to purchase advertising that violates the prohibition on using spyware to customize pop-up advertising. Makes online enticement of minors a felony under Alaska law. A person commits the crime of online enticement of a minor if the person is 18 years or older and knowingly uses a computer to communicate with another person to entice, solicit or encourage the person to engage in an act described in AS 11.41.455(a)(1)-(7). Makes online enticement a class C felony or a class B felony if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 or similar law. Makes electronic distribution of indecent materials, i.e. pornography, to minors a felony under Alaska law.
SB 147 : Sport Fish Facility Bonds/ Surcharges Signed into Law! Chapter 94 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act providing for a sport fishing facility surcharge on sport fishing licenses; providing for the construction and renovation of state sport fishing facilities and for other projects beneficial to the sport fish resources of the state as a public enterprise; and authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to finance those projects.
Version : HCS CS SB 147 (RLS) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-23-05 Current Status : Chapter 94 SLA 05 : 08-23-05
05-09-05 : Passed House on reconsideration 5/9. Establishes a sport fishing facility surcharge to pay the principal and interest on up to $69 million in revenue bonds to finance the construction and renovation of fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement and development projects that benefit sport fishing. Terminates facility surcharge once the bonds have been paid in full.
SB 209 : Access To Licensed Club Premises Signed into Law! Chapter 69 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to access by persons under 21 years of age to premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages as clubs when alcoholic beverages are not present and, when alcoholic beverages are present, to premises of a patriotic organization licensed as a club if the person possesses a valid active duty military or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
Version : CS SB 209 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 69 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 34-1. Allows military personnel under the age of 21 access to patriotic organizations licensed to sell alcoholic beverages if the person posesses a valid active duty military ID card or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
SB 298 : Trusts: Loans; Claims; Powers/ Iras Signed into Law! Chapter 66 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to loans from trust property; relating to a trustee's power to appoint the principal of a trust to another trust; relating to challenges to, claims against, and liabilities of trustees, beneficiaries, and creditors of trusts and of trusts and estates; relating to individual retirement accounts and plans; relating to certain trusts in divorce and dissolutions of marriage situations; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 298 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 66 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-01-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 19-0. Updates state law pertaining to the administration of trust assets. Modifies Titles 13 and 34 to help keep Alaska a popular jurisdiction for trust administration.
04-19-05 : Passed Senate April 19 by a vote of 14 to 6. Urges the United States Congress to pass legislation permanently repealing the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. In 2001, Congress passed tax legislation which included the temporary repeal of estate taxes. SJR 14 expresses the State of Alaska's desire to have the tax permanently repealed.
SJR 16 : States' Right To Regulate Hunting/ Fishing Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 16 Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault
Supporting legislation before the United States Congress that reaffirms the right of the states to regulate hunting and fishing.
Contact :: 465-4861 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-19-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 16 : 05-19-05
05-07-05 : Unanimously passed House 5/7. Supports legislation before the United States Congress reaffirming the right of the states to regulate fishing and hunting.
SR 4 : USPS Air Shipment Of Bypass Mail Passed Legislature! Senate Resolve 3 Sponsored by Sen. Donald Olson
Relating to the plans of the United States Postal Service to discontinue air shipment of bypass mail between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Barrow, Alaska.
Current Status : Senate Resolve 3 : 05-27-05
HB 32 : Appropriation: Grant To Arctic Power For ANWR Signed into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring
An Act making a special appropriation for a grant to Arctic Power to promote the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration and development; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 32 (FIN) Am Companion Bill :SB 69 Contact :: 465-2186 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 23 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
05-04-05 : Introduced to eliminate the possibility of a professional licensee losing his or her license because of failure to fulfill statutory requirements for continuing education while serving on active duty in a combat zone or area where continuing education classes are not available.
HB 182 : Wage & Hour Act: Exec/ Prof/ Admin/ Sales/ Dp Signed into Law! Chapter 90 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg
An Act amending the Alaska Wage and Hour Act as it relates to the employment of a person acting in a supervisory capacity or in an administrative, executive, or professional capacity; relating to definitions under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act and providing definitions for persons employed in administrative, executive, and professional capacities, for persons working in the capacity of an outside salesman, for persons working in the capacity of a salesman employed on a straight commission basis, and for persons that perform computer-related occupations; directing retrospective application of the provisions of this Act to work performed before the effective date of this Act for purposes of claims filed on or after the effective date of this Act, and disallowing retrospective application for purposes of claims for that work that are filed before the effective date of this Act.
Version : CS HB 182 (FIN)(EFD FLD) Contact :: 465-4968 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 90 SLA 05 : 08-09-05
05-03-05 : Deletes the 80/20 test and sets forth definitions which are much more understandable. The simplicity provided by the new definitions will lead to greater compliance with the statutes. Amended to define teachers and computers professional.
HB 201 : Permanent Fund Dividend Apps Of Military Signed into Law! Chapter 83 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault
An Act relating to an application for a permanent fund dividend for a member of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty outside of the state who is eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-3779 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-21-05 Current Status : Chapter 83 SLA 05 : 07-21-05
05-04-05 : The purpose of this bill is to permit the person who has power of attorney for an individual who is serving on active duty with the United States armed services outside the state of Alaska to sign and file a permanent fund application for said individual.
HB 256 : Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery Signed into Law! Chapter 93 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act naming the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery in Fairbanks.
Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-23-05 Current Status : Chapter 93 SLA 05 : 08-23-05
05-02-05 : HB 256 would name the sport fish hatchery to be built in Fairbanks the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery.
HB 334 : Municipal Property Tax Deferral/ Exemption Signed into Law! Chapter 44 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to a mandatory exemption for certain residences owned by a religious organization, to an exemption from and deferral of municipal property taxes for certain types of deteriorated property, and to an optional deferral of municipal property taxes on certain primary residences owned and occupied by individuals with incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines for the state.
Version : SCS CS HB 334 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 44 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 334 continues to allow a municipality to defer taxes on an abandoned property that has become an eyesore. Some examples include the McKay Building in Anchorage and the Polaris Building in Fairbanks. The bill changes existing language to clearly state when the deferral ends. Present law leaves that an unanswered question making it more difficult for a developer to seek financing for the refurbishing project. By changing the language to specifically include the word only when all or part of the project is transferred to a new owner clarifies the ending date of the deferral.
HCR 1 : Sobriety Awareness Month: March 2005 Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 1 Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg
Relating to declaring March 2005 as Sobriety Awareness Month.
Contact :: 465-3764 Last Action : Signed into Law : 03-14-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 1 : 03-14-05
02-18-05 : HCR 1 Designates March as Sobriety Awareness month.
HCR 13 : Natural Gas Spur Line Construction Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 29 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
Version : CS HCR 13 (RES) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 02-06-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 29 : 02-06-06
05-02-05 : HCR 13 expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
HJR 20 : Prostate Cancer Drugs Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 20 Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto
Urging the United States Congress and the United States Food and Drug Administration to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-03-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 20 : 06-03-05
05-05-05 : Urges the United States Congress and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Food and Drug Administration, to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for targeted drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer.
HJR 27 : Allotments For Native Vietnam Veterans Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 37 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation amending the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment Act to allow deserving veterans to obtain allotments of vacant land within the State of Alaska; and to reopen and legislatively approve allotments in the Tongass National Forest.
Version : CS HJR 27 (MLV) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-01-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 37 : 06-01-06
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