An Act instructing the commissioner of natural resources to issue a patent for the remaining interest in certain state land to the owner of the agricultural rights to that land.
Version : CS SB 55 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3421 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-19-06 Current Status : Chapter 37 SLA 06 : 05-19-06
04-29-06 : Passed House 36-0. Gives the commissioner of DNR the authority to transfer the remaining interest in specific state lands to the owner of the agricultural rights to that land. Requires the owner of the agricultural rights to pay the fair market value for the remaining interest in the land. The provisions in SB 55 will be repealed on December, 31 2007.
04-12-05 : Appropriates $500,000 from the general fund to the Department of Administration division of personnel to review pay differentials established in AS 39.27.020 in accordance with AS 39.27.030.
An Act prohibiting unfair discrimination against an acupuncturist; amending the definition of 'provider' as it relates to authorized collective negotiations by physicians affecting the rights of providers under health benefit plans; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-3421 Last Action : (S) HESS »(S) HES: 02-15-06
02-14-06 : Adds licensed acupuncturists to the state list of medical providers that cannot be discriminated against by insurance companies providing group health insurance policies.
An Act relating to mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, state agents who collect program administration fees, and other persons who engage in activities relating to mortgage lending; relating to mortgage loan activities; relating to fees for recorded mortgage loan instruments; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 272 (FIN) Companion Bill :HB 424 Contact :: 465-3421 Last Action : Passed Senate » House : 05-02-06
05-02-06 : Passed Senate 19-1. Grants the Alaska Division of Banking and Securities the authority to license and regulate the residential mortage lending industry.
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 48 : Psychological Evaluation/ Treatment For Students Signed into Law! Chapter 76 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Bettye Davis
An Act relating to recommending or refusing psychotropic drugs or certain types of evaluations or treatments for children.
Version : HCS CS SB 48 (HES) Am H Contact :: 465-3822 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-19-06 Current Status : Chapter 76 SLA 06 : 06-19-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 35-2. Senate concurred with House amendments 18-2. Insures that students are not denied access to programs or services if their parents refuse to place them on psychotropic drugs, get a psychiatric evaluation or seek psychiatric or psychological treatment for their child. Allows for communication between school employees on behavioral and learning issues concerning the child.
SB 60 : Extend Suicide Prevention Council Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act extending the termination date of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and providing for an effective date.
Companion Bill :HB 82 Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 8 SLA 05 : 04-09-05
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 87 : Seat Belt/ Child Safety Device Violations Signed into Law! Chapter 2 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to motor vehicle safety belt violations.
Version : HCS SB 87 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 01-31-06 Current Status : Chapter 2 SLA 06 : 01-31-06
01-18-06 : Passed Senate 11-7. Deletes AS 28.05.095 (e), which prohibits a peace officer from detaining or issuing a citation for failure to comply with Alaska's mandatory seatbelt law unless the officer has probable cause to detain a vehicle for violation of a different offense. Clarifies that the seatbelt law applies when driving a vehicle ''on a highway.'' Exempts motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, snow mobiles and similar vehicles not designed to be operated on a highway.
SB 102 : Coastal Management Programs Signed into Law! Chapter 31 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
An Act repealing the Alaska coastal management program; relating to an extension for review and approval of revisions to the Alaska coastal management program; relating to reviews and modifications by the Department of Natural Resources; relating to coastal resource district policies; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 45, ch. 24, SLA 2003; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 102 (RES) Companion Bill :HB 146 Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-26-05 Current Status : Chapter 31 SLA 05 : 05-26-05
05-10-05 : Senate concurred 15 to 4 on 5/10. Extends by six months the deadlines regarding the Alaska Coastal Management Program contained in HB 191, which was passed in 2003. Extends the deadline for coastal resource districts to submit revised district coastal management plans to the Department of Natural Resources by an additional 2 months. Installs an audit and sunset clause for the entire Alaska Coastal Management Program in 2011. Provides an explicit prohibition against the adoption by reference of state or federal statutes or regulations. Automatically makes changes to the old district plans that have been requested by the legislature twice in the last three years.
SB 104 : Permanent Fund Dividend Fraud/ Eligibility Signed into Law! Chapter 42 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to the crimes of unsworn falsification in the first degree involving an application for a permanent fund dividend and false information or report involving eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; requiring the establishment of a permanent fund dividend fraud investigation unit in the Department of Revenue; relating to service in the peace corps and as a member of the United States Olympic Team as allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS SB 104 Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 42 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-07-06 : Senate and House adopted conference committee report. Elevates Permanent Fund Dividend fraud from a class A misdemeanor to a class C felony. Codifies a PFD fraud investigation unit within the Department of Revenue to assist the Department of Law in detecting and investigating PFD fraud. Adds peace corps and members of the Special Olympics to the allowable absences for permanent fund dividend eligibility.
An Act relating to the admissibility into evidence of the prior recorded statement of a crime victim less than 16 years of age; and adding Rule 413, Alaska Rules of Evidence, and amending Rules 402 and 403, Alaska Rules of Evidence.
Version : CS SB 117 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3892 Last Action :(S) JUD»(S) RLS: 04-04-05
04-04-05 : Makes recorded statements of victims under 16 admissible in Alaska's courts if the statements were conducted under certain conditions and if the victim is available for cross examination. Such statements, or ''forensic interviews'' are now admissible as evidence only if the child victim contradicts his or her earlier statement or cannot remember the event.
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.
An Act exempting the state and its political subdivisions from daylight saving time.
Companion Bill :HB 176 Contact :: 465-3707 Last Action :(S) CRA»(S) L&C: 04-14-05
04-13-05 : Exempts Alaska from observing day light saving time.
SB 134 : Pilot Project: Sex Offense Victims Rights Signed into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to a pilot project to review and investigate certain complaints from victims of sexual assault in the first degree or sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree concerning actions of justice agencies.
Version : CS SB 134 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 74 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 39-0. Establishes a pilot program within the Office of Victim's Rights to review cases in which the victim of first degree sexual assault or sexual abuse of a minor complains that the investigation has not been timely or through. Pilot program begins Sept. 1, 2006 and ends it August 31, 2008.
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.
05-08-06 : Senate voted to concur with House amendments 20-0. Makes unlawful evasion a felony for anyone held on a felony charge and a misdemeanor for anyone being held on a misdemeanor charge. Bans most the temporary and periodic release of inmates being held at a correctional facility.
SB 224 : Older Alaskans' Day Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
Establishing Older Alaskans' Day.
Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 03-23-06 Current Status : Chapter 8 SLA 06 : 03-23-06
05-07-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 20-0. Returns to Senate for concurrence with House amendments. Allows all Alaskans who are legally permitted to buy firearms to do so at auctions where state-owned surplus firearms are sold. Current state law only allows federally licensed firearm dealers to buy state firearms at auction. The state can also dispose of the firearms through trade-in, donation and transfer to other jurisdictions. The Department of Public Safety must report descriptions and values of all firearms not sold to the public to the legislature during the annual budgetary process.
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.
SCR 2 : Rotary International Year 2005 Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 4 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
Proclaiming 2005 as Rotary International Year.
Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05
04-06-05 : Passed Senate 16 to 3. Urges the United States Congress to pass Senate Joint Resolution 1, known as the Marriage Protection Act. The proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution will define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. If passed, it must still be ratified by three-fourths of the nation's state legislatures.
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.
05-04-05 : Passed Senate 5/4 by a vote of 18 to 1. Urges the United States Congress to pass legislation protecting the firearms industry from lawsuits seeking monetary damages caused by the misuse of firearms by third parties.
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 2 : East Lynn Canal Highway Passed Legislature! Senate Resolve 2 Sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman
Supporting the efforts of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to improve transportation to and from Juneau and supporting development of the East Lynn Canal Highway.
Companion Bill :HR 7 Contact :: 465-3873 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Senate Resolve 2 : 05-17-05
03-21-05 : Passed Senate 12 to 8. Supports the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities efforts to improve transportation to and from Juneau and to build the East Lynn Canal Road.
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.
An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state financing of public education; relating to the district cost factors for state funding of public education; relating to school improvement funding; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 13 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 41 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Extends, until July 1, 2006, the statutory date for municipalities to receive reimbursements for the state for school construction and renovation bonds. Reimbursement rates for DEED approved projects to 70% and non-DEED approved projects to 60%.
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
04-22-05 : HB 32 appropriates 1.2 million dollars from the General fund to Artic Power for use in promoting the opening of ANWR.
HB 53 : Children In Need Of Aid/ Adoption/ Guardian Signed into Law! Chapter 64 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending the construction of statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating to guardianships; relating to the confidentiality of investigations, court hearings, court records, and public agency records and information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to immunity regarding disclosure of information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to proceedings regarding voluntary relinquishment and termination of a parent and child relationship, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for certain children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile delinquency proceedings and placements; reestablishing and relating to a state citizens' review panel; amending the obligation of a public agency to disclose agency information pertaining to a child in need of aid; relating to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about children and families involved with children's services within the Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm and to adoptions and foster care; relating to consent for the medication of children in state custody; prescribing the rights of family members related to child-in-need-of-aid cases and establishing a familial priority for adoption; modifying adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-need-of-aid cases; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules, Rules 3, 17.2, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure, and Rules 14 and 15, Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; relating to the admissibility into evidence of the prior recorded statement of a crime victim less than 16 years of age; and amending Rule 801, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS S SHB 53 (FIN) Am S Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05 Current Status : Chapter 64 SLA 05 : 06-30-05
05-09-05 : An omnibus bill that does many things. It creates a duty and standard of care for social workers who are making decisions for children in state custody. It makes the process transparent by making confidential information currently unavailable accessible to certain people, making court proceedings open to the public, and giving parents the right to a jury trial in proceedings to terminate their parental rights.
HB 75 : Hunting, Fishing, Trapping Signed into Law! Chapter 87 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of fish and game, Board of Fisheries, and Board of Game in promoting and preserving fishing, hunting, and trapping in the state.
Version : SCS CS HB 75 (FIN) Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-05-05 Current Status : Chapter 87 SLA 05 : 08-05-05
05-05-05 : HB 75 will provide an additional protection from outside encroachment on our ability to responsibly harvest our game resources. ''Title Change to-''An Act relating to the duties of the Commissioner of Fish and Game and the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game to preserve and promote fishing, hunting, and trapping in the state.''
The sponsor has included a legislative intent statement plainly stating the ongoing commitment to constitutional provisions for common use and sustained yield principles. The sponsor has alsochanged the structure of the section by placing the new language in the ''Powers and duties of the commissioner'' (AS 16.05.050 (a)) rather than in ''Functions of the commissioner''.
HB 91 : Indecent Exposure To Minors Signed into Law! Chapter 62 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to indecent exposure.
Version : HB 91 Am Companion Bill :SB 159 Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05 Current Status : Chapter 62 SLA 05 : 06-30-05
05-03-05 : Makes repeat convictions of indecent exposure within the observation of a person under sixteen years of age a felony.
HB 136 : Driving Under Influence Sentencing Signed into Law! Chapter 68 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg
Restricting the authority of a court to suspend execution of a sentence or grant probation in prosecutions for driving while under the influence and prosecutions for refusal to submit to a chemical test; and allowing a court to suspend up to 75 percent of the minimum fines required for driving while under the influence and for refusal to submit to a chemical test if the defendant successfully completes a court-ordered treatment program.
Contact :: 465-6848 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-13-05 Current Status : Chapter 68 SLA 05 : 07-13-05
05-04-05 : Specifically, HB 136 expands the court-ordered treatment programs, i.e. ''Wellness Courts,'' to felony DUI defendants. The statutory authority for these courts can be found under AS 28.35.030 and AS 28.35.032.
HB 181 : Waive Continuing Education RequirementFor Military Signed into Law! Chapter 63 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act authorizing a waiver for active duty military service of continuing education requirements for renewal of occupational licenses.
Version : CS HB 181 (L&C) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05 Current Status : Chapter 63 SLA 05 : 06-30-05
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.
05-05-05 : This bill was introduced to ensure that citizens be able to look to one law as the single final authority regarding firearm regulation. This bill will guarantee consistency in firearm law within the State of Alaska.
HB 185 : Postsecondary Student Immunization Signed into Law! Chapter 21 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault
An Act relating to immunization of postsecondary students for meningitis; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 185 (FIN) Companion Bill :SB 30 Contact :: 465-3779 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 21 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
04-22-05 : The purpose of this bill is to remove postsecondary educational institutions from the applicability of the provisions of AS 14.48. This also requires postsecondary educational institutions to provide information, and receive a statement from the student having read the information on meningococcal disease prior to attending or living in student housing for said institution.
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 219 : Strangulation & Suffocation Crimes Signed into Law! Chapter 20 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Hawker
An Act relating to the definition of 'dangerous instrument' as applied within the criminal code.
Version : CS HB 219 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4949 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 20 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
04-28-05 : Permits felony prosecution for an assault involving strangulation or suffocation.
HB 357 : Statutory References To Disabilities Signed into Law! Chapter 25 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Peggy Wilson
An Act updating the terminology in statutes for persons with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 357 (FIN) Companion Bill :SB 242 Contact :: 465-2734 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-09-06 Current Status : Chapter 25 SLA 06 : 05-09-06
05-02-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
This bill changes all Alaska State Statutes to rid them of this archaic reference that has negative and demoralizing connotations in reference to a person's ability and potential.
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 9 : Exxon Valdez Judgment: Congress/ Reopener Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux
Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case; urging the United States Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law to identify all natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill that were unanticipated at the time of the 1991 settlement, to develop plans to remedy the damages, and to present the ExxonMobil Corporation with a request for the full $100,000,000 that is available through the Reopener for Unknown Injury clause of the 1991 civil settlement to carry out these plans.
Version : SCS HJR 9 (JUD) Am S Contact :: 465-2487 Last Action :(S) JUD»Governor: 07-11-06
04-11-05 : This resolution from the Alaska State Legislature urges that the United States Congress respect the judicial process and refrain from enacting any legislation that would alter the punitive damages awarded to more than 32,000 plaintiffs as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill as finally determined by the federals courts.
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
