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: Knik Arm Bridge And Toll Authority
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An Act establishing the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority and relating to that authority; and providing for an effective date.
05-08-03 : House Bill 301 moved out of the House Transportation Committee on Thursday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, HB 301 establishes a three-person independent authority to build and operate a toll bridge over Knik Arm.
HB 301 moves to the .
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: Maximum Pupil-Teacher Ratio/School Bldgs
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An Act relating to a maximum pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; relating to duties of school boards; and providing for an effective date.
: Use Criminal Fines For Youth Courts
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An Act relating to youth courts and to the recommended use of criminal fines to fund the activities of youth courts; and relating to accounting for criminal fines.
05-12-03 : House Bill 303 moved out of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday. Sponsored by Rep. Dan Ogg (R-KodiaKB], HB 303 separately accounts for fines that have been imposed under the Sentencing and Probation statutes, and allows the legislature to appropriate a prescribed percentage of those fines that have been collected to the Youth Courts.
HB 303 moves to the .
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: Jack Coghill Bridge To The Interior
Signed into Law! Chapter 7 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act naming the Jack Coghill Bridge to the Interior.
Version: HB 304
Contact: Rynnieva Moss, 465-3719
Action: 02-25-04: Passed the Senate ==> awaiting transmission to Gov.
This bill names Bridge #216, which currently has no name, the "Jack Coghill Bridge to the Interior" to commemorate the contributions of one of Alaska's great citizens. Jack Coghill has served the state in various positions throughout the twentieth century.
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: Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Passed House!
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the calculation and payment of unemployment compensation benefits; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS HB 305 (L&C)
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 04-27-04: (S)L&C » (S)FIN
The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 305 by a vote of 35 to zero on Friday. Sponsored by the House Labor and Commerce Committee, HB 305 phases in an 8.2% increase the maximum weekly unemployment benefit amount over a three-year period.
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: Optometrists' Use Of Pharmaceuticals
Sponsored by by Request
An Act relating to the use of pharmaceutical agents by optometrists.
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: Employment: Sex Offender/ Child Kidnapper
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An Act relating to employment of sex offenders and child kidnappers.
: Exchange Public Land For Stream Bank Land
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An Act related to exchanging public land for privately held riverbank and stream bank lands.
Version: HB 308
Contact: Ryan Peterson, 465-2647
Action: 04-06-04: (H)CRA » (H)RES
HB 308 establishes a way for voluntary "trade" state owned land for private water front property.
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: Prohibit Release Of Predatory Fish
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act prohibiting the release of nonindigenous predatory fish into public water.
Version: CS HB 309 (JUD) Am
Contact: Rex Weimer, 465-2693
Action: 05-02-04: (S)STA » (S)RES
This bill would make introduction or transportation of non-indigenous species into Alaska or Alaskan waters a class C felony. Amended to include definitions of specific language within the bill and includes exemptions for ornamental fish, and caught and released fish. Amended to reduce the penalty from a class C Felony to a Misdemeanor and increase the fine from $1500 to $5000.
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: Damages Recovered By Police/ Firefighter
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An Act relating to recovery of civil damages by a peace officer or fire fighter; and providing for an effective date.
: Employer Responsibility For Workers' Compensation
Sponsored by the
An Act requiring a subcontractor to obtain workers' compensation insurance covering the subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees and establishing responsibility of a contractor for obtaining workers' compensation coverage for the subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees if the subcontractor fails to obtain workers' compensation coverage; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 311
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 03-31-04: (H)L&C » (H)RLS
HB 311 requires contractor to provide workers compensation insurance.
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: Seafood And Food Safety Laboratory
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Requested by
An Act giving notice of and approving the entry into and the issuance of certificates of participation for a lease-purchase agreement for a seafood and food safety laboratory facility; relating to the use of certain investment income for certain construction costs; and providing for an effective date.
05-14-03 : House Bill 312 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 312 approves the entry into and the issuance of certificates of participation for a lease-purchase agreement for a seafood and food safety laboratory facility. HB 312 moves to the House Finance Committee.
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: State Procurement Pilot Program
Signed into Law! Chapter 51 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act authorizing a pilot program relating to state procurement and the use of electronic commerce tools; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 313 into law. Sponsored by House Judiciary Chair Rep. Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage), HB 313 allows the Department of Administration to try an electronic system of acquiring goods and services in a three-year pilot project. The project will include no more than two state departments and two other state-managed agencies or corporations that rely on procurement and supply management.
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: Tracking of Pesticide Use
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An Act relating to pesticide use; relating to program receipts collected by the Department of Environmental Conservation for registrations and licenses relating to pesticides; and providing for an effective date.
: International Airports Revenue Bonds
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Requested by
An Act relating to international airports revenue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
05-12-03 : House Bill 315 moved out of the House Transportation Committee on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the Governor, HB 315 increases the cumulative authorization for international airports revenue bonds, allowing the sale of up to $76,600,000 in new revenue bonds to support capital improvement programs for FY 04 through FY 06 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Fairbanks International Airport, referred to collectively as the Alaska International Airports System (AIAS), and certain passenger terminal renovation work at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
HB 315 moves to the .
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: Children in Need of Aid: Services & Liability
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the construction of certain statutes relating to children; relating to the scope of duty and standard of care for persons who provide services to certain children and families; and providing for an effective date.
: Payment Date for Bills for Services
Sponsored by
An Act requiring certain businesses to recognize postmark dates as the date of payment.
: Operating Budget Missions And Measures
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to missions and measures to be applied to certain expenditures by the executive branch of state government and the University of Alaska and by the judicial branch of state government from the state operating budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004; and providing for an effective date.
: Remote Recreation Cabin Site Sales/Lottery Sale
Passed House!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the disposal of state land by lottery; and relating to the disposal, including sale or lease, of remote recreational cabin sites.
Version: CS HB 319 (FIN) Am
Contact: Jim Pound, 465-4976
Action: 05-08-04: (S)RES » (S)FIN
HB 319 is legislation to help move Alaska State land into the hands of private individuals. Establishes a method to select and transfer land to private individuals for recreational purposes. Amended to eliminate first right of refusal, the penalty clause, make up to 10 acres available and up to 700 feet of shoreline instead of 400 feet and Confirms confirmation to existing right-of-way statutes.
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: Apportionment Of Business Income
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An Act relating to apportionment of business income; and providing for an effective date.
: Income Tax/Employment Tax
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An Act relating to taxation, including taxation of income of individuals, estates, and trusts, to a warning about taxation on commercial fishing license applications, and to the taxation of employment; and providing for an effective date.
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: Municipal Initiative And Referendum Elections
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An Act requiring a municipal initiative or municipal referendum to be submitted to the voters at the next regular election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the initiative or referendum petition.
Version: HB 322
Action: 02-05-04: H(STA) ==> H(RLS)
Under HB 322, local municipalities would be allowed to hold initiative elections and referendums on the following municipal election, thus saving time and money for local governments.
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: Cruelty To Animals
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An Act relating to the care of and cruelty to animals, and to reports of suspected child abuse or neglect by persons who have a duty to investigate animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect.
: Posting National Motto
Sponsored by
An Act relating to posting the national motto in public buildings and schools.
: State Agency Receipts
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to receipts of certain state agencies and the accounting for and disposition of those receipts; and providing for an effective date.
: Business Tax Credit For Bad Debts
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An Act related to tax credits for taxes related to certain business losses.
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: Powers/Duties DOTPF
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An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
Version: CSHB 327 (TRA)
Contact: Todd Larkin, 465-3466
Action: 02-26-04: (H) TRA ==> (H) STA
This bill eliminates the "Alaska Transportation Council" which was created in the 1970s to consult the department of transportations on projects. This council was never funded or staffed, creating problems for the departments projects. HB 327 was amended to change existing technical language in order to avoid conflicts in the rest of the statues.
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: Senior Prescription Drug Discount Plan
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An Act allowing a pharmacy to advertise that the pharmacy offers a senior prescription drug discount plan under certain conditions.
: Retirement Incentive Program
Sponsored by
An Act relating to retirement incentive programs for the public employees' retirement system, the judicial retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system; relating to separation incentives for certain state employees; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 329 (L&C)
Contact: Heath Hilyard, 465-2995
Action: 03-15-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)FIN
House bill 329 proposes an optional retirement incentive in order to reduce the number of government employees, at multiple levels of government, as a way to reduce overall personnel costs while minimizing the negative economic impacts of across-the-board layoffs. Amended to remedy concerns of the Division of Retirement and Benefits.
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: Decrease Time To Claim Unclaimed Property
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Requested by
An Act shortening the time periods after which certain unclaimed property is presumed to be abandoned; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 330 (JUD)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-26-04: (H)JUD ==> (H)STA
Reduced the time fro five to three years that certain property must be held before it can be disposed of. Amended in committee to further clarify the definition of unclaimed property
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: Retirement:Teachers/Judges/Pub Employees
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Requested by
An Act relating to federal requirements for governmental plan and other qualifications for the teachers' retirement system, the public employees' retirement system, and the judicial retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 331 (STA)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-3500
Action: 04-22-04: (H)L&C » (H)FIN
HB 331 allows retirement system members to selectively transfer pre-tax money, or make
additional contributions, to repay indebtedness and to purchase permissible service credits in the Alaska retirement systems. These changes would allow members to better plan their retirement and to make their financial future more secure. Taking advantage of such tax law provisions would strengthen the retirement systems in a cost-effective manner.
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: Unemployment Compensation Benefits
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An Act relating to the calculation and payment of unemployment compensation benefits; and providing for an effective date.
: Public School Endowment
Passed House!
Sponsored by , ,
An Act relating to an endowment for public education; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 333 (FIN)
Contact: Cliff Stone, 465-2487
Action: 04-28-04: Passed the House
House Bill 333 would establish a separate education fund of the state. The principal of the fund would be created by sums transferred to the account by the commissioner of revenue each year. This sum would equal the total receipts derived from the management of state and University of Alaska lands as established in AS 14.40.507. Amended to make minor languages changes.
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: Unlawful Exploitation Of Minor/ Child Porn
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to unlawful exploitation of a minor.
Version: CS HB 334 (RLS)
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465-4945
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
CS HB 334 (RLS) increases the criminal penalty for AS 11.41.455 Unlawful Exploitation of a Minor to a class A felony for a person who has been previously convicted of this crime. Also, the criminal penalty for AS 11.61.125 Distribution of Child Pornography is raised to a class A felony for a person who has been previously convicted of this crime.
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: Oil & Gas Lease Program Submission
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An Act authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to notify the legislature between the first day and the 15th day of a second regular session of the availability of program amendments to the five-year proposed oil and gas leasing program previously made available to the legislature, and making an exception to that deadline for the first year of the authorization; and providing for an effective date.
: Civil Damages For Uninsured Drivers
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act limiting recovery of civil damages by an uninsured driver; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CS HB 336 (JUD)
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465-4945
Action: 05-04-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
HB 336 changes existing law to provide that a person who knowingly does not comply with existing motor vehicle liability laws may not recover damages for non-economic loss suffered by that person while operating a motor vehicle; clarifies that punitive damages do not need to be part of the mandated offers of uninsured/underinsured
motorist coverage; and clarifies that the mandated offers of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage does not need to be made on excess or umbrella policies. HB 336 was amended in the Senate Judiciary Committee to provide that the limitations on damages do not apply if the driver of the other vehicle: (1) is cited for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated; (2)intentionally caused the accident; (3) flees from the scene of the accident; (4) at the time of the accident, is in furtherance of an offense that is a felony.
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: Anatomical Gifts Registry
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to anatomical donor registries, to an anatomical gift awareness fund, to an anatomical gift awareness program, and to motor vehicle licenses and registrations.
Version: CS HB 337 (FIN)
Contact: Heath Hilyard, 465-6841
Action: 05-06-04: Passed the Senate
With this legislation, the donor's status and other information will be available to Life Alaska Donor Services so that the donor's gift may be realized with or without the donor having their License/State ID card at the time of death. This will also allow Life Alaska to quickly ascertain the donor status of the Licensee and match the donor's gift with a suitable recipient. Amended to allow cancellation of registration at DMV or the Registry.
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: Entry Into School
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to attendance at public school; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 338 (HESS)
Contact: Heath Hilyard, 465-2995
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 338 accomplishes two simple, but necessary, statutory changes that govern the entry age for attendance into public school and the process by which local school districts may allow early entry applicants to be accepted (1) adjusts the date certain, from August 15th to September 1st, by which a child must have attained the age of five for standard entry in kindergarten, (2) allows school boards to delegate the authority to admit younger students to their chief school administrator, thus relieving the boards from this minor administrative burden more appropriately left to career education professionals. CS defines school age.
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: Trade Practices: Tree Trial/ Option-Out Plans
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to negative option plans for sales, to charges for goods or services after a trial period, and to acts that are unlawful as unfair trade practices.
Version: SCS CS HB 339 (JUD)
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465-4945
Action: 05-07-04: Passed the Senate
Under HB 339, businesses are prohibited from using opt-out marketing plans or free trial periods, to sell goods and services, unless specific requirements and disclosures are made to the consumer. The intent of this legislation is to protect consumers by requiring the disclosure of all consumer obligations and details of enrollment and acceptance of free trial periods and closely related marketing schemes. Amended to require written notification before charging a customer under a free trial offer.
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: Damages In Construction Claims
Signed into Law! Chapter 25 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to damages in an action for a defect in the design, construction, and remodeling of certain dwellings; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 340 (JUD) am
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465 4945
Action: 04-05-04: (S)Floor » Governor
CS HB 340(JUD) places a limit on the damages that can be awarded in a construction defect lawsuit to the actual cost of fixing the defect and other closely related costs. Amended -- Created an additional exception allowing recovery for actions where the construction professional is found to be fraudulent and/or grossly negligent.
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: Dive Fishery Management Assessment
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to the dive fishery management assessment.
Version: HB 341
Contact: Tim Barry, 465-3424
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 341 is a housekeeping measure requested by the Southeast Alaska Dive Fishery Association (SARDFA) to provide more flexibility in its operations.
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: Driving Under Influence/Alcohol Offenses
Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to driving while under the influence, to the definition of 'previously convicted,' to alcohol-related offenses, to ignition interlock devices, and to the issuance of limited driver's licenses; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 342 (FIN) Am
Contact: Cody Rice, 465-3743
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 342 ensures that those individuals who are the most egregious offenders of DWI laws will receive punishment commensurate with the severity of their offense rather than fining all offenders the same. Amended to allow individual convicted of an off road DUI to apply and receive an off-road permit without attending wellness court of having a lock system, allow for a permit if this lose of license will severely impact the ability for making a livelihood and change the effective date to include those who currently have a suspension to fall under this law.
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: Create Skilled Trade Labor Board
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An Act establishing the Alaska Skilled Trade Labor Advisory Board and relating to examination, application, and continued competency requirements for certain skilled trade occupations; and providing for an effective date.
: Mining Fees, Rentals, & Royalties
Signed into Law! Chapter 26 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to annual rental fees for mining claims, and providing for reduced royalties during the first three years of production.
Version: SCS HB 344 (RES)
Contact: Jim Pound, 465-4976
Action: 04-13-04: House Concurrence with Senate Amendments
Allows a grace period if the mine's filing deadline is missed. By filing the necessary paperwork, paying the royalties, rent, and a penalty equal to one year's rent the claim remains protected.
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: Campsite Fees: Disabled Veterans/Seniors
Sponsored by
An Act relating to fees for state park developed campsites; and providing for an effective date.
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: Gastric Bypass Insurance Coverage
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An Act relating to health insurance coverage for gastric bypass surgery; and providing for an effective date.
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: Exempt Taxis From Vehicle Rental Tax
Signed into Law! Chapter 29 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act exempting taxicabs from the passenger vehicle rental tax; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 347
Contact: Sue Stancliff, 465-3958
Action: 05-01-04: Passed the Senate
Bill 347 has been introduced specifically to exclude a taxicab from the definition of "passenger vehicle" in statue, thereby exempting taxicab rentals from the vehicle rental tax.
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: Notice Re Office Of Victims Rights
Signed into Law! Chapter 15 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the rights of certain victims of crime to receive information about the office of victims' rights.
Version: CSHB 348 (JUD)
Contact: Sara Nielson, 465-2095
Action: 03-29-04: (S)Floor » (H)Reconsideration
This legislation requires police and prosecutors to notify victims about the Alaska Office Of Victims' Rights. Amendments (1) specified that if the victim is an unemancipated minor, the notification shall be given to the parent or guardian of the victim. (2) added the requirement that the written material must also contain a brief statement about the Violent Crimes Compensation Board. Accompanying letter of intent was also adopted.
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: Illegally Obtained Evidence
Signed into Law! Chapter 16 SLA 04
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An Act amending Rule 412, Alaska Rules of Evidence.
Version: CS HB 349 (JUD) Am
Contact: Sara Nielson, 465-2095
Action: 04-14-04: (S)Floor » (H)Concurrence
House Bill 349 is a bill that promotes truth telling by criminal defendants who choose to testify at trial. Under the supervision of a judge, HB 349 will permit prosecutors to cross-examine defendants using prior suppressed statements and evidence.
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: Crime Victims' Compensation For Arson
Passed Legislature! Transmitted to Gov.
Sponsored by ,
An Act relating to adding personal injury, death, and property damage from arson in the first degree to the offenses compensable by the Violent Crimes Compensation Board.
Version: CS HB 350 (STA)
Contact: Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, 465-3743
Action: 04-29-04: Passed the Senate » Trans to Governor
Current Alaska law does not include first-degree arson on the list of crimes for which victims may receive compensation from the Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB). CSHB 350 (State Affairs) simply adds arson to the list of crimes for which victims may receive compensation and allows for an immediate effective date.
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: Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by ,
An Act relating to the devices, including carbon monoxide detection devices, required in dwellings; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 351 (JUD)
Contact: Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, 465-3743
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
This bill adds carbon monoxide detection devices to the requirement in Alaska state statute (AS 18.70.095) that homeowners install and maintain smoke detectors and adds that landlords shall install the devices to be maintained by their tenants.
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: Appropriations: Longevity Bonus
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An Act making an appropriation for longevity bonus grants; and providing for an effective date.
: Jury Duty Exemption For Certain Teachers
Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to jury duty; and amending Rule 15(KB], Alaska Rules of Administration.
Version: CS HB 353 (JUD)
Contact: Rep. Kapsner, 465-4942
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 353 provides an exemption from jury duty for teachers in schools that have failed to meet adequate yearly progress under state and federal law. Amended to ix minor technical language and a conceptual amendment is waiting legal review. Minor technical amendments.
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: Gifts To Build A State Veterans Home
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An Act relating to donations for establishment of a state veterans' home.
: Extend Alcohol Delivery Site Sunset
Signed into Law! Chapter 28 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to operation of alcoholic beverage delivery sites; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 356
Contact: John Greely, 465-4833
Action: 04-19-04: Passed the Senate
Provides communities with the option to monitor the inflow of alcohol into their community through a locally operated distribution center. Extends the sunset date of alcoholic beverage site from July of 2004 to July 2008.
: Restitution
Signed into Law! Chapter 17 SLA 04
Sponsored by , , ,
An Act relating to restitution; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS HB 357 (JUD)
Contact: Sara Nielson, 465-2095
Action: 04-14-04: (S)Floor » (H)Concurrence
Requires judges to order restitution from criminals in all cases where a victim has suffered a financial loss. It also clarifies that a minor who has been ordered to pay restitution be required to do so after his or her 19th birthday. Amended to make minor language changes.
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: Permanent Fund Income Distribution: Amerada Hess
Sponsored by
An Act repealing provisions of law that relate to disposition of permanent fund income received as a result of State v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847 Civ. (Superior Court, First Judicial District).
: Intramilitary Immunity
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An Act relating to certain civil actions by or on behalf of members of the military services; and providing for an effective date.
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: Alaska Caregivers Month
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An Act establishing an Alaska Caregivers Month; and providing for an effective date.
: Appropriations: Classroom Instruction Grants
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An Act making an appropriation to the Department of Education and Early Development for distribution to school districts for direct classroom instruction; and providing for an effective date.
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: Shipping Or Transporting Cigarettes
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An Act relating to restrictions on shipping or transporting cigarettes; and providing for an effective date.
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: Municipal Merger And Consolidation
Sponsored by
An Act relating to mergers and consolidations of municipalities.
: Natural Gas Leases On The Kenai Peninsula
Passed House!
Sponsored by
An Act establishing a moratorium on the issuance of state shallow natural gas leases in the vicinity of Kachemak Bay, and precluding the commissioner of natural resources from reissuing or otherwise extending leases within the moratorium area if the leases fail to produce gas in paying quantities within the terms of the lease or if there is a breach of a term or condition of the lease; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SS HB 364 (O&G)
Contact: Cameron Yourkowski, 465-2689
Action: 04-30-04: Passed the House
House Bill 364 acts to reaffirm the State of Alaska's previous findings that Kachemak Bay and the Homer area are not appropriate for oil and gas development.
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: High School Competency Exams
Sponsored by
An Act relating to secondary school competency examinations, graduation requirements, and diplomas; and providing for an effective date.
: Rat Racing Charitable Gaming
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to rat racing charitable gaming; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 366 (FIN)
Contact: Ben Mulligan, 465-4958
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
This bill allows the Palmer Elks Lodge, at the Alaska State Fair, to operate a game of chance in which prizes are awarded for the correct guess of which numbered hole on a wheel a rat, hamster, gerbil, or other rodent enters as the wheel is slowly rotated.
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: Licensing Sex Oriented Businesses
Passed House!
Sponsored by ,
An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of sex-oriented businesses and sex-oriented business entertainers; relating to protection of the safety and health of and to education of young persons who perform in adult entertainment establishments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 367 H(FIN) Am
Contact: Heath Hilyard, 465-2995
Action: 04-27-04: Passed the House
The primary goals of HB 367 are: to permit the legal operation of these businesses while protecting young Alaskans who work at them; to protect minors; and to protect the public from operations by those adult establishments that do not follow the law. HB 367 was amended to allow municipalities to place local restriction on adult-oriented entertainment. Amended to make 18 years the age for dancing and attendance to non-alcohol serving strip clubs.
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: Commercial Fishing Loan Program
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the commercial fishing loan program; and providing for an effective date.
: Powers Relating To Public Health
Sponsored by
An Act relating to public health; and providing for an effective date.
: Natural Gas: Municipal Law, Access, Water Supply
Sponsored by
An Act protecting fish-bearing surface water and public access to and enjoyment of recreational water, fish habitat water, and water related to hunting activities, if the water may be affected by shallow natural gas exploration and development, and requiring that the disposal of the water produced by dewatering of coal seams in order to recover methane comply with requirements intended to protect surface water; requiring that shallow natural gas exploration and development activities comply with municipal land use regulations, and repealing provisions under which the commissioner of natural resources may waive the application of local planning requirements with respect to shallow natural gas development, and making a conforming change; and providing for an effective date.
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: High School Qualifying Exam & Diplomas
Sponsored by
An Act requiring a diploma endorsement for students who pass the secondary school competency examination; removing the secondary school competency examination as a graduation requirement; relating to secondary school competency examinations and diplomas; and providing for an effective date.
: Require An Advisory Vote On Taxes
Sponsored by
An Act providing for an advisory vote on the relative merits and specific characteristics of a statewide individual income tax and a statewide general sales tax; relating to the effective date of legislation enacted by the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature imposing an individual income tax or a sales tax; and providing for an effective date.
: State Treasury Warrants
Passed House!
Sponsored by the
An Act requiring warrants drawn by the Department of Administration against the state treasury to be negotiable instruments.
Version: HB 373
Contact: Linda Sylvester, 465-4963
Action: 05-02-04: (S)STA » (S)RLS
HB 373 clarifies existing statutes governing state treasury warrants by providing that warrants, like bank checks, are negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code.
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: SeniorCare
Signed into Law! Chapter 3 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act establishing the SeniorCare program and relating to that program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB CS 374 H(FIN)
Contact: Sherry Hill, 465-3030
Action: 02-17-04: S(FIN) ==> S(RLS)
HB 374 establishes the SeniorCare program. SeniorCare will provide prescription drug subsidies or cash assistance to low-income seniors until the new Medicare prescription drug subsidy administered by the federal government becomes fully effective in 2006. SeniorCare also includes a new Senior Information Office and a Preferred Drug List. Amended to make it easier for doctors to prescribe medications not on the PDL.
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: Appropriations: Operating Budget/ Loans/ Funds
Conference Committee Report Adopted
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An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under (c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 375(FIN) AM S (BRF SUP MAJ FLD S)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-22-04: Passed the Senate »Notice of Reconsideration Given
Passed 12 to 8, but failed needed three-fourths vote in the Senate
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: Appropriations: Capital Projects
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An Act making capital appropriations and supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; making other appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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: Appropriations: Mental Health Budget
Conference Committee Report Adopted
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An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 377(FIN)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-22-04: Passed the Senate
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: Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Certain Devices
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to the Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including sales, advertising, certain devices, food donors, and food banks; making certain violations of organic food provisions and of the Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices under certain of the state's unfair trade practices and consumer protection laws; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 378
Contact: Geraldine McIntosh, 465-3424
Action: 05-06-04: Passed the Senate
The bill makes it possible for DEC to require food-handling operators to become trained and certified and assess fines. Both of these capacities are needed as part of the new food safety paradigm - Active Managerial Control. In addition, the bill defines a violation of labeling or advertising as a violation of the unfair trade and consumer protection provisions.
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: Office Of Citizenship Assistance
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act establishing an office of citizenship assistance in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Version: HB 379
Contact: Terry Harvey, 465-3744
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
House Bill 379 would create an office to assist naturalized citizens and citizen candidates in Alaska.
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: Aggravating Factor For Drug Overdose Sale
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An Act relating to aggravating factors at sentencing.
Version: HB 380
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465-4945
Action: 02-19-04: (H)HSS ==> (H)JUD
HB 380 adds a sentencing aggravator for illegal drug sales that result in a fatal overdose. If a defendant is convicted of an offense specified under AS 11.71, then a judge may apply an aggravating factor to a sentence of no less that the presumptive term, and no more than the maximum term.
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: Child Endangerment Driving Offenses
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to child endangerment.
Version: CS HB 381 (RLS)
Contact: Heathe Hilyard, 465-2995
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 381 addresses loopholes in Alaska Statute regarding vehicular related child endangerment. This bill includes specific provisions to our existing child endangerment statutes pertaining to transporting a child in a motor vehicle while intoxicated or transporting a child in a motor vehicle and failing to use proper restraints.
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: Repeal Pipeline Preapplication Deadline
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An Act repealing the time limitation on the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements with a person or persons desiring to own an oil or natural gas pipeline proposed to be located on state land for the purposes of providing for payment of the reasonable costs incurred in preparing for activities before receipt of an application under the Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act; and providing for an effective date.
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: Bristol Bay Oil & Gas Lease Sale Closure
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An Act approving an interim classification by the commissioner of natural resources closing certain land within the area of the proposed Bristol Bay (Alaska Peninsula) competitive oil and gas areawide lease sale to oil and gas exploration licensing and shallow natural gas leasing; and providing for an effective date.
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: Oil & Gas Lease Sale Schedule/ Notification
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An Act relating to the schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales and to a related report to the legislature; and providing for an effective date.
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: Awarding Child Custody
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to awarding child custody; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS HB 385 (JUD)
Contact: Heath Hilyard, 465-2995
Action: 04-27-04: (S)JUD » (S)RLS
HB 385 adds, if a parent has committed repeated acts of domestic violence against another parent may not be awarded sole or joint physical custody of a child to the list of criteria a judge may used in the awarding of custody. Minor technical amendment made in committee.
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: Natural Gas Development Authority Contract
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An Act exempting contracts of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority from the State Procurement Code; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 386
Contact: Peggy Wilcox 465-4998
Action: 02-16-04: H(L&C) ==> H(O&G)
This bill allows the Alaska Natural gas Pipeline Authority more flexibility in procurement.
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: Increase Fine For School Zone Violations
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An Act relating to fines for offenses committed within school zones.
Version: CS HB 387 (STA)
Contact: Cody Rice, 465-3743
Action: 02-05-04: H(CRA) ==> H(TRA)
HB 387 doubles the fine assessed for motor vehicle or traffic offenses committed in a school zone. This bill mirrors a law passed by the Alaska State Legislature in 1998, which doubled the fine for violations committed in a highway work zone. Amended to clarify that the fines only apply when the lower speed limits are in effect.
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: Young Can't Renew Drivers License By Mail
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An Act relating to renewal of a driver's license by applicants 25 years of age or younger; and providing for an effective date.
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: Deferred Deposit Advances (Payday Loans)
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An Act relating to certain monetary advances in which the deposit or other negotiation of certain instruments to pay the advances is delayed until a later date; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 389 L&C
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 02-23-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)FIN
CS made a number of substantial changes:
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The bond shall remain effect for three years following the denial or expiration of a license. $500 cap (vs. $1,000 cap in original bill)
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Only 2 rollovers allowed (4 in original bill)
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Lender must post a bond to get a license (no bond in original bill)
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Lender will be subject to closer scrutiny by Division of Banking
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Lender must offer consumer a payment plan option before initiating legal action to collect against a consumer in default, including sending a certified letter offering to assist consumer.
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There is a $700 cap on total damages lender can recover (in addition to face value of checKB] for collection efforts ($1,000 in original bill).
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Lender can only charge $15 per $100 loaned and NO OTHER FEES, CHARGES OR INTEREST OF ANY KIND. (original bill allowed for additional interest).
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There are specific disclosure requirements concerning fees, charges, penalties that were not in the original bill.
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: Length Of School Term
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An Act relating to the required number of days in a school year.
Version: CS HB 390 (ED)
Contact: Cody rice 465-3743
Action: 02-17-04: H(EDU) ==> H(HSS)
HB 390 allows school districts to use school terms in a more flexible manner. Current requires 180 days of school. If approved by the Commissioner of EED, districts would be allowed to adjust their school terms to meet the needs of their students, teachers, families, and location. Amended to fix minor technical problems.
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: Employer Must Let Crime Victim Off Work
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An Act relating to employers and to victims of crime.
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: Seat Belt Violation As Primary Offense
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An Act relating to motor vehicle safety belt violations.
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: Longevity Bonus Program
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An Act relating to the longevity bonus program; and providing for an effective date.
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: Commission On Aging
Signed into Law! Chapter 24 SLA 04
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An Act extending the Alaska Commission on Aging.
Version: CS HB 394 (HES)
Contact: Barbara Cotting, 465-3466
Action: 04-01-04: (S)Floor » Governor
CS HB 394 (HESS) extends the sunset date for the Alaska Commission on Aging until June 30, 2008. An audit dated October 1, 2003, recommends this extension.
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: Shallow Natural Gas
Passed House!
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An Act relating to shallow natural gas leasing and the regulation of shallow natural gas operations.
Version: CS HB 395 (O&G)
Contact: Rick VanderKolk, 465-4859
Action: 03-12-04: (H)O&G ==> (H)RES
HB 395 was designed to resolve concerns many Alaskans have with coal bed methane development in the areas of property rights, water quality assurance, and local involvement of residents.
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: Management Of Salmon Stocks And Fisheries
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An Act relating to management of salmon and other fish stocks and salmon fisheries and to the use of funds.
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: Defense Contacts With Victims & Witnesses
Signed into Law! Chapter 18 SLA 04
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An Act relating to defense contacts with and recordings of statements of victims or witnesses; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Version: SCS HB 397 (JUD)
Contact: Vanessa Tondini, 465-2995
Action: 03-31-04: (S)Floor » Reconsideration
For sexual offenses, this bill would require criminal defense attorneys and investigators to first obtain the written authorization of a minor victim's or witness' parent or guardian prior to conducting a tape-recorded interview with the minor. This is currently required by law for non-recorded statements and this bill attempts to close this legal loophole. Amended to removed section 1.
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: Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team
Signed into Law! Chapter 19 SLA 04
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An Act relating to domestic violence fatality review teams.
Version: SCS CS HB 398 (JUD)
Contact: Kelly Huber, 465-3715
Action: 03-29-04: (S)Floor » (H)Reconsideration
This legislation authorizes the State of Alaska and its municipalities to empanel teams to systematically review facts of escalating cases of domestic violence fatalities. This legislation would provide state and local governments with additional tools to gather information on many aspects of Domestic Violence. Amended to make minor language changes. Amended to clarify how the annual report is handled.
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: Department Of Environmental Conservation Fees
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An Act relating to certain fees or other monetary charges of the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to action against Department of Environmental Conservation permits and other authorizations for failure to pay a monetary charge; and providing for an effective date.
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: Housing Programs
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An Act relating to the housing assistance loan fund in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; creating the housing assistance loan program; repealing loans for teacher housing and providing for loans for multi-family housing; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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