05-03-05 : The Commissioner of the Department of Administration has indicated he is not able to participate as a member of the ACoA and supports removing DOA's seat. At its February 2005 quarterly meeting, the ACoA passed a motion requesting that the seat vacated by DOA be filled by ''a senior services provider, regardless of age.'' HB 156 simply makes this change plus a few others to update current statues.
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.
Contact :: 465-3466 Last Action :(H) RES»(H) FIN: 04-14-05
04-13-05 : House Bill 252 provides for renovation and expansion of the Ft. Richardson and Elmendorf facilities to meet South Central needs. It also provides for a new hatchery in Fairbanks to meet the demands of Interior Alaska. HB 252 passed out of Fisheries in the morning and Resources in the afternoon.
05-06-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 318 calls for two very clear policy decisions. The first is whether or not it is appropriate to take a person's private property for economic development and the second is whether it is appropriate to take all or part of one's primary residence for recreational opportunities of another. This legislation is not intended to prohibit the legitimate use of eminent domain; it merely limits its use in these two narrow policy areas.
An Act relating to minimum periods of imprisonment for the crime of assault in the fourth degree committed on school grounds, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored event, or at certain school district administration offices.
Version : SCS CS HB 41 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2794 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06 Current Status : Chapter 86 SLA 06 : 07-06-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Revises sentencing guidelines to require a 60-day mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for assaults in the fourth degree committed on: school grounds, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored event, or at certain school district administration offices.
HB 42 : Joseph C Williams, Sr. , Coastal Trail Signed into Law! Chapter 9 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. James Elkins
An Act naming the Joseph C. Williams, Sr., Coastal Trail.
Version : SCS HB 42 (CRA) Contact :: 465-3424 Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-20-05 Current Status : Chapter 9 SLA 05 : 04-20-05
03-14-05 : Renames three miles of trail alongside the South Tongass Highway between Ketchikan and Saxman, Alaska the Joe Williams, Sr. Coastal Trail. Mr. Williams was an advocate for the construction of a trail alongside the South Tongass Highway between the cities of Ketchikan and Saxman. This legislation honors the memory of a highly respected member of the native community in Southeast Alaska.
HB 51 : Employer Association For Workers' Comp Ins Passed House! Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer
An Act relating to associations of self-insured employers for purposes of providing workers' compensation coverage and allowing employers who are members of the same trade to form associations for providing self-insurance for workers' compensation coverage; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SHB 51 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4945 Last Action :(H) RLS»(S) FIN: 05-06-06
04-07-06 : Passed House Finance Committee as amendments, to be moved to House Rules Committee. The House Finance Committee adopted amendments that clarifies the extent of joint and several liability; sets the minimum size limits for qualification of an association of self-insured employers and its members; provides for the licensing and registration of third party administrators; and clarifies that an association of self insured employers can be considered an ''insurer'' for the purposes of regulation under the Workers Compensation title AS 23.30. Minor technical amendments were also adopted by the committee but do not change the substantive nature of the bill.
House Bill 51 allows a group of five or more employers to form an association to self-insure the employers' workers compensation obligations. The members of the association must be engaged in the same or similar employment classifications, be members of a qualified trade association, and receive a certificate to self-insure under Alaska's existing rules and regulations.
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 92 : University Of Alaska & Corporate Stock Signed into Law! Chapter 18 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly
An Act relating to the purchase of interests in corporations, including limited liability companies, by the University of Alaska.
Version : SCS CS HB 92 (JUD) Am S Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-01-06 Current Status : Chapter 18 SLA 06 : 05-01-06
04-05-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Intent is to specifically define a university/corporate liability structure intended to encourage new university investment in limited liability and nonprofit corporations resulting from research-generated intellectual property or companies created and managed on university lands.
02-01-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary as amended, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.
HB 101 strikes at those who promote, organize or otherwise market commercial sex tours and travel services by making these activities punishable to the same degree as sex-trafficking itself.
HB 109 : Screening Newborn For Hearing/ Audiologist Signed into Law! Chapter 43 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to establishing a screening, tracking, and intervention program related to the hearing ability of newborns and infants; providing an exemption to licensure as an audiologist for certain persons performing hearing screening; relating to insurance coverage for newborn and infant hearing screening; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 109 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 43 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 109 is aimed at ensuring that all infants born in Alaska have their hearing screened at birth, or within 30 days of birth, if not born in a hospital.
04-21-05 : Increase the penalties for crimes against the elderly one level. For example, assault in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor, would be a class C felony if the assault was committed to a person 65 years of age or older.
Removed the intentent and findings section. (one)
HB 149 : Controlled Substances: Meth & Marijuana Signed into Law! Chapter 53 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to controlled substances; relating to the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance; relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the sale, possession, and delivery of certain substances and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine; relating to listing certain anabolic steroids as controlled substances; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS HB 149 Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-06 Current Status : Chapter 53 SLA 06 : 06-02-06
05-05-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
The committee substitute adds that all sales of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base, must meet the terms used in P.L. 109-177, 120 Stat. 192, in regard to amounts, identification required, storage, access and availability, and logbooks. Amendments were made requiring that vendors may not sell to a person under 16 years of age.
This bill would also restrict the amount of pseudoephedrine base product a person can acquire to six grams within a 30-day period. The bill will further serve to present prima facia evidence that a person intends to use the pseudoephedrine base product to manufacture methamphetamine if the person is in possession of more than six grams of product. Amended to prohibit the distribution of confidential information on certain medications. Amendments were made incorporating portions of SB 70. SB 70 was an act relating to controlled substances regarding the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance. Changes were made eliminating jail time for those charged with use in the privacy of their own homes for the first two offenses. Other amendments allow the Commissioner of Public Safety the authority to adopt emergency regulations, placing additional pseudoephedrine products behind the counter, if those products are found being used in the production of methamphetamines.
03-21-05 : HB 155 would create a separate accounting mechanism for fines collected by the Alaska Court system in criminal judgments and would authorize the legislature to appropriate up to 25% of those collected fines either directly to local youth courts or to the United Youth Courts of Alaska for distribution to local youth courts.
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 249 : Enhanced 911 Surcharges & Systems Signed into Law! Chapter 55 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Hawker
An Act relating to enhanced 911 systems and enhanced 911 surcharges imposed by a municipality, public municipal corporation, or village.
Version : CS HB 249 (RLS) Contact :: 465-4949 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-24-05 Current Status : Chapter 55 SLA 05 : 06-24-05
05-08-05 : Authorizes the funding mechanisms municipalities need to deliver Enhanced 911 (E-911) services. HB 249 also incorporates limitations protecting taxpayers from excessive charges.
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
05-07-05 : The Joint Use Facility/ UAS Student Recreation Center/ National Guard Readiness Center is currently under construction and is slated for completion in July of this year. The facility was built with federal, state and university funds for a total of $16.3 million. Naming the joint use facility after Charles and Donald will show our respect for their dedication to our country and honor them for their valiant service. Their names will live on as a reminder for all of true patriotism.
04-25-06 : Passed Senate Judiciary Committee without change, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.
HB-308 will make it class B misdemeanor for any person who inserts false information into caller ID system except for legitimate law enforcement national defense agencies.
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
House Bill 326, An Act relating to harassment, builds on Representative Meyer's previous effort in the 23rd Legislature to cover harassment through e-mail and other electronic means. With camera phones and hidden digital cameras, individuals can take lewd and obscene pictures of others and post them electronically.
An Act making uniform throughout the state the deadline for certain exploration expenditures used as credits against the production tax on oil and gas produced from a lease or property in the state by extending to July 1, 2010, the deadline for those expenditures on leases or properties located north of 68 degrees, 15 minutes, North latitude.
Version : CS HB 386 (O&G) Contact :: 465-2186 Last Action :(H) RES»(H) FIN: 04-10-06
04-05-06 : Passed House Resources Committee without change, to be moved to House Finance Committee.
House Bill 386 would extend the exploration credit incentives to 2010 and encourage exploration in Alaska and in particular the North Slope HB 386 would make AS 43.55.025 uniform thorough out the state.
HB 399 : Elder Fraud And Assistance/ OPA Signed into Law! Chapter 64 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault
An Act establishing the office of elder fraud and assistance; and relating to fraud involving older Alaskans.
Version : SCS CS HB 399 (STA) Contact :: 465-3779 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 64 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 399 establishes an office of elder fraud and assistance within the Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) to investigate complaints of fraud committed against elder residents of Alaska. This bill authorizes OPA to bring civil enforcement actions for injunctive and other relief for fraud committed against older Alaskans.
HB 400 : Confiscation Of Firearms Signed into Law! Chapter 32 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to confiscation of firearms during disaster emergencies.
Version : SCS CS HB 400 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-18-06 Current Status : Chapter 32 SLA 06 : 05-18-06
04-28-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
CS to House Bill 400 changes the penalty imposed on individuals that violate the provisions of this bill. An elected official or individual in a governmental position will forfeit their office or position if found guilty; the Alaska Police Standards Council will enforce sanctions against police officers. CS to House Bill 400 also makes a minor change in the title.
HCR 2 : In - State Natural Gas Needs Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 11 Sponsored by Rep. Ralph Samuels
Urging Governor Murkowski to take quick action to conduct, approve, or sanction a study of in-state natural gas needs and take-off points for intrastate use of natural gas transported in a North Slope natural gas pipeline.
Contact :: 465-3715 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 11 : 05-17-05
04-18-05 : Urges Governor Murkowski to take quick action to conduct, approve, or sanction a study of in-state natural gas needs and take-off points for intrastate use of natural gas transported in a North Slope natural gas pipeline, with the objective that the study be completed before the final rules relating to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline take effect on the 90th day following the publication in the Federal Register of the rules adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
HCR 4 : Meth Watch Program Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 55 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
Encouraging the establishment of a methamphetamine watch program.
Version : CS HCR 4 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-13-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 55 : 06-13-06
03-15-05 : The meth watch program engages retailers, law enforcement officials, schools, state and local agencies, and other key partners in reducing the diversion of precursor products for the manufacturing of methamphetamine, and increasing awareness about methamphetamine's dangers. The program is also instrumental in educating students and teachers in our schools and communities.
HCR 9 : Agriculture Day Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 17 Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto
Proclaiming Alaska Agriculture Day for 2005 and 2006.
Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-27-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 17 : 05-27-05
05-05-05 : Acknowledges the importance of agriculture in Alaska. This resolution is in recognition of the farmers and those in related industries who feed our state and add more than $50,000,000 annually to the economy of the State of Alaska.
Urging the Alaska Retirement Management Board and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to divest all holdings held in companies with business activities or holding investments in Iran and North Korea.
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production.
Version : CS HJR 4 (RES) Am Companion Bill :SJR 2 Contact :: 465-4949 Current Status : Senate : 02-07-05
01-28-05 : The House passed a resolution today, drafted by Rep. Hawker, urging Congress to open the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration and production. HJR 4 passed the House by a vote of 26 to 4.
HJR 31 : Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch
Relating to designating September 9, 2006, as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.
Version : SCS HJR 31 (HES) Contact :: 465-3744 Last Action :(H) HES»Governor: 07-11-06
SB 154 : Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings Signed into Law! Chapter 70 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault
An Act relating to the jurisdiction for proceedings relating to delinquent minors and to telephonic and televised participation in those proceedings; amending Rules 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24.1, and 25, Alaska Delinquency Rules; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 154 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4522 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-13-05 Current Status : Chapter 70 SLA 05 : 07-13-05
05-10-05 : Seante unanimously concurred 5/10. Applies the State's juvenile delinquency laws to a person 18 years or older if the person is alleged to have committed a violation of criminal law that occurred when the person was under 18, and the period of limitation has not expired. Amends Court Rule 3(e), Alaska Delinquency Rules, to allow juvenile offenders to participate telephonically in certain proceedings in which personal appearance is not essential to the fair disposition of the matter. Court Rule changes require two-thirds vote of the legislature. Specifies that a juvenile has the right, and the ability to waive the right, to be physically present in court for: arraignment, adjudication, disposition, probation revocation, extension of jurisdiction and waiver of jurisdiction hearings.
SB 200 : Use Of Force To Protect Self/ Home/ Property Signed into Law! Chapter 68 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault
An Act relating to defense of self, other persons, property, or services.
Version : HCS CS SB 200 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4797 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 68 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-03-06 : Senate voted 16-0 to concur with House amendments. Allows force, or deadly force, as a legal option under certain circumstances where life, property, and the welfare of others is at high risk. Broadens existing statute, which allows a person to use force to defend property that a person owns or leases, to include ''specific places a person has a right to be.” Allows the use of force to protect children threatened with death or serious injury, kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, or robbery. Permits use of force by a victim remaining inside an automobile being car-jacked, or by a person outside a vehicle being stolen if there is a victim inside that vehicle. Prohibits the use of force for any reason against law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, or those assisting them in their official duties.
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