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''.
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.
04-14-05 : HB 103 makes a small but important change to the manner in which claims against the state will be adjudicated and requires an actionable claim against the state to be tried without a jury.
An Act directing the sale of certain power projects acquired or constructed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and the Alaska Energy Authority by the State of Alaska to a joint action agency composed of three or more Railbelt electric utilities; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-6890 Current Status :(H) EDT: 02-18-05
An Act relating to the retrospective application and applicability of the overtime compensation exemption for flight crew members; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action :(H) FIN»(H) JUD: 03-15-05
03-09-05 : Retroactively removes flight crews from statutory overtime compensation required under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act found in AS 23.10.060. Applies retroactively to flight crew work performed on or after Jan. 1, 2000.
An Act relating to employee and employer contributions to the teachers' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action :(H) STA»(H) JUD: 04-08-05
04-07-05 : HB 177 would adjust the existing employee contribution rates in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) from a fixed rate as currently established in statute to a floating rate similar to manner in which the employer contribution rate is calculated. Although initial adjustments to the employee contribution rates would result in increases in contribution rates, HB 177 also provides a mechanism for corresponding decreases in contribution rates for both employers and employees.
An Act relating to defined contribution systems for members of the teachers' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-6890 Current Status :(H) STA: 03-02-05
05-05-06 : Passed Senate Health, Education & Social Services Committee without change, to be moved to Senate Rules Committee.
HB 467 will give Registered Nurses licensed in Alaska the authority to administer prescribed remedies or dietary supplements within the manufacturers' recommended dosage when certain requirements are met.
HJR 34 : Constitutional Amendment: Appropriation. Limit/ Mineral Revenue Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska limiting appropriations from certain mineral revenue, relating to the balanced budget account, and relating to an appropriation limit.
Contact :: 465-6890 Current Status :(H) STA: 02-13-06
HB 33 : Regulations Affecting Small Businesses Signed into Law! Chapter 91 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer
An Act relating to required notification of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, economic effect statements, and regulatory flexibility analyses regarding the adoption of regulations that may govern the conduct of small businesses; relating to a private cause of action, regulation invalidation, and judicial review related to required notification, economic effect statements, and regulatory flexibility analyses for the adoption of regulations that may govern the conduct of small businesses; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 33 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4945 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 91 SLA 05 : 08-09-05
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.
02-23-05 : HB 46 allows grants to certain regulated public utilities for water quality enhancement projects and water supply and wastewater systems.
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.
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 107 : Interference With Fish & Game Activities Passed House! Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to unlawful obstruction or hindrance of hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game; and amending Rule 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Version : SCS CS HB 107 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Passed Senate » House : 02-15-06
05-06-06 : Passed the Senate Floor by a unanimous vote, to be moved to the House for concurrence.
HB 107 is aimed at assisting hunters, fishers, trappers and wildlife viewers from unlawful obstruction or hindrance. While current law already makes it a crime to hinder or obstruct a person from these activities, taking the person to court does not cover all of the costs and attorney fees. One amendment was adopted in the House Finance Committee that removed the ability to remove just ''90%'' of reasonable attorney fees.
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.
HB 124 : Collection Of DNA/ Use Of Force Signed into Law! Chapter 12 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Tom Anderson
An Act relating to the collection of, and the use of reasonable force to collect, a deoxyribonucleic acid sample from persons convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for certain crimes; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS HB 124 (JUD) Companion Bill :SB 95 Contact :: 465-5031 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-05-05 Current Status : Chapter 12 SLA 05 : 05-05-05
04-08-05 : HB 124 allows a correction, probation or parole officer to use reasonable force in the collection of DNA samples required by law and absolves them from civil or criminal liability for the use of that force. Officers shouldn't run the risk of being punished for carrying out their duties
HB 131 : Access Device & I. D. Document Crimes Signed into Law! Chapter 67 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze
Increasing the criminal classification of theft of an access device and of obtaining an access device or identification documents by fraudulent means; increasing the criminal classification for certain cases of fraudulent use of an access device; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-4958 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-13-05 Current Status : Chapter 67 SLA 05 : 07-13-05
05-03-05 : Would increase the penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class C felony for: Theft of an access device, such as a credit card or bank account number. The crime of fraudulent use of an access device if the value of the property or services obtained is $50 or more. The crime of obtaining an access device or identification document by fraudulent means.
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.
An Act relating to the purchase of alcoholic beverages and to access to licensed premises; relating to civil liability for certain persons accessing licensed premises; requiring driver's licenses and identification cards to be marked if a person is restricted from consuming alcoholic beverages as a result of a conviction or condition of probation or parole and relating to fees for the marked license; and requiring the surrender and cancellation of driver's licenses under certain circumstances.
Version : SCS CS HB 190 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3789 Last Action :(S) FIN»(S) RLS: 05-08-06
05-08-06 : Passed Senate Finance Committee with a committee substitute, to be moved to Senate Rules Committee. The committee substitute clarifies that an ADL cancelled under this legislation would only remain cancelled during the length of the court ordered restriction on alcohol consumption. It limits the scope of jurisdiction to cover Alaska statutes and municipal ordinances. The CS also changes the mark on the license from ROC (Restriction On Consumption) to COAR (Court Ordered Alcohol Restriction).
Previously amendments were made authorizing the state to charge an enhanced fee for a license or ID under this statute and these circumstances. Additionally the bill was amended to ensure that a person who is convicted and is required to have a ''marked ID'' not have the privilege to purchase alcohol or knowingly enter or remain in a licensed establishment that sells alcohol with the intention to obtain alcohol for personal consumption.
An Act authorizing the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to establish and maintain Alaskan veterans' cemeteries; and establishing the Alaska veterans' cemetery fund in the general fund.
Version : CS HB 208 (FIN) Am Contact :: 465-4457 Last Action : Senate Floor »(S) FIN: 02-21-06
02-17-06 : Passed House floor as amended, sent to Senate for consideration. Amendments include the deletion of the language ''Fairbanks and elsewhere,'' making it applicable to the whole state if eligible, the date was also changed.
HB 208 will provide a place in the Interior for soldiers to have a dignified place to be laid to rest with full military funeral honors, pallbearers, rifle team, flag folding, and flag presentation.
HB 258 : Sexual Abuse Of A Minor/ Sexual Assault Signed into Law! Chapter 88 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn
An Act relating to sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and to aggravating factors at sentencing for sexual assault and sexual abuse.
Version : SCS CS HB 258 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4931 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-06-06 Current Status : Chapter 88 SLA 06 : 07-06-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 258 would make sexual assault by persons who have been previously diagnosed as having or having tested positive for HIV or AIDS an aggravating factor at sentencing.
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.
An Act relating to prepayments of accrued actuarial liabilities of government retirement systems; relating to the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority; permitting the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority or a subsidiary of the authority to assist state and municipal governmental employers by issuing bonds, notes, commercial paper, or other obligations to enable the governmental employers to prepay all or a portion of the governmental employers' shares of the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of retirement systems; authorizing a governmental employer to issue obligations to prepay all or a portion of the governmental employer's shares of the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of retirement systems and to enter into a lease or other contractual agreement with a trustee or the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority or a subsidiary of the authority in connection with the issuance of obligations for that purpose, and relating to those obligations; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 278 (RLS) Contact :: 465-4949 Last Action :(S) CRA»(S) FIN: 05-02-06
05-01-06 : Passed Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee without change, to be moved to Senate Finance Committee.
HB 278 provides governmental employers the opportunity to utilize a financial mechanism generally referred to as a “Pension Obligation Bond” (POB) to help reduce the ultimate cost of satisfying the unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities of their retirement systems
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 high risk operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance and to refusal to submit to a chemical test.
Version : CS HB 363 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action :(H) JUD»(H) FIN: 02-10-06
02-08-06 : Passed House Judiciary Committee with a committee substitute to clarify language and a conceptual amendment. The bill will now be moved to House Finance Committee.
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 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.
HB 415 : Recreational Land Use Liability/ Adv. Poss Passed House! Sponsored by Rep. Paul Seaton
An Act relating to landowners' immunity for allowing use of land without charge for a recreational activity; relating to landowners' liability where landowner conduct involves gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct; relating to claims of adverse possession and prescriptive easements, or similar claims; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 415 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2689 Last Action : Senate Floor »(S) RES: 04-12-06
04-10-06 : Passed the House Floor by unanimous vote, to be moved to the Senate for consideration.
House Bill 415 encourages recreational use of private lands by protecting landowners who allow free public access to their lands.
HB 441 : Therapeutic Court For DUI/ Sentencing Signed into Law! Chapter 56 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg
An Act relating to criminal sentencing; relating to operating or driving a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence; relating to court-ordered treatment programs for certain offenders and offenses; amending Rule 35, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 441 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4968 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-08-06 Current Status : Chapter 56 SLA 06 : 06-08-06
05-06-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 441 takes all of the tools created over the last several years and establishes one uniform therapeutic court statutory structure to be applied throughout the state.
HB 475 : Pub Employee/ Teacher Retirem't/ SBS/ D. C. Passed Senate! Sponsored by Rep. Paul Seaton
An Act relating to the supplemental employee benefit program; relating to teachers' and public employees' defined benefit retirement plans; relating to teachers' and public employees' defined contribution retirement plans; relating to the health reimbursement arrangement plan for certain teachers and public employees; clarifying eligibility for membership in the health reimbursement arrangement plan; relating to waiver of adjustments under the teachers' defined benefit retirement plan and the public employees' defined benefit retirement plan; relating to the administrator of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; relating to employer contributions for occupational disability and death benefits; repealing participation in the teachers' defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans by certain employees of the National Education Association of Alaska; relating to requirements for employer minimum contributions to the teachers' and the public employees' defined benefit retirement systems; and relating to the public employees' defined benefit deferred compensation program.
Version : SCS CS HB 475 (CRA)(EFD FLD S) Contact :: 465-2028 Last Action : Passed Senate » House : 05-06-06
05-07-06 : Passed the Senate Floor by a vote of 12-8, to be moved to the House for concurrence.
Previous amendments were made to change the statutory reference to include all death and disability benefits, along with a change made to clarify the calculation of the employer contribution for survivor pension benefits.
HB 475 is a clean up bill to the Retirement Security Act (SB 141) that passed last session. Due to the length of SB 141, a handful of errors and oversights were made that need to be changed for a smooth transition to Tier IV. HB 475 is a technical bill. It is not intended to include any policy changes.
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.
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.
SB 20 : Offenses Against Unborn Children Signed into Law! Chapter 73 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
An Act relating to offenses against unborn children.
Version : HCS CS SB 20 (FIN) Companion Bill :HB 58 Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-16-06 Current Status : Chapter 73 SLA 06 : 06-16-06
05-07-06 : Passed reconsideration in Senate. Makes it a crime for a person to cause the death or injury of an unborn child in a manner similar to actions that cause injury or death of a live born person. Exempts acts that are committed during a legal abortion or under usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment, or to assist a pregnancy. Defines “unborn child” for application of criminal law.
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 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.
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 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.
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
