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 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 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 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.
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.
03-24-05 : Makes electronic distribution of indecent materials, i.e. pornography, to minors a felony under Alaska law.
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.
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.
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 218 : Sex Offenders/ Sentencing/ Abuse Reports Signed into Law! Chapter 14 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to sex offenders and child kidnappers; relating to periodic polygraph examinations for sex offenders released on probation or parole; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to the definitions of 'aggravated sex offense' and 'child kidnapping'; relating to penalties for failure to report child abuse or neglect; relating to sentencing for sex offenders and habitual criminals; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 218 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-27-06 Current Status : Chapter 14 SLA 06 : 04-27-06
04-07-06 : Senate concurred with House changes 18-0. Increases sentencing times for the most egregious unclassified and Class A sexual felonies against a minor to a minimum sentence of 25 years. Increases sentencing for Unclassified and Class A sexual felonies against an adult to a minimum of 20 years. Restructures and increases sentencing for Class B and Class C sexual offenses. Requires periodic polygraph testing for sex offenders on probation and parole.
SB 274 : Govt. Firearm Disposal And Inventory Signed into Law! Chapter 70 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to the disposition of forfeited, surplus, and unclaimed firearms by the state and municipalities.
Version : HCS CS SB 274 (FIN) Am H Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 70 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
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 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 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 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.
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.
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