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: Tampering With Public Records
Signed into Law! Chapter 141 SLA 2003
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An Act relating to tampering with public records.
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: Insurance Discrimination By Credit Rating
Signed into Law! Chapter 150 SLA 2003
Sponsored by ,
An Act prohibiting discrimination in insurance rates based on credit rating or credit scoring; and providing for an effective date.
08-06-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 13 into law. Sponsored by Sen. John Cowdery (R-Anchorage) and Sen. Kim Elton (D-Juneau), SB 13 would prohibit insurance companies in Alaska from using credit scores in underwriting or rate setting for car or home insurance.
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: Extend Board Of Marine Pilots
Signed into Law! Chapter 10 SLA 03
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An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots; and providing for an effective date.
04-22-03 : Governor Murkowski signed Senate Bill 20 into law on Tuesday. Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault (R-North Pole), SB 20 would extend the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots.
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: AHFC Loans To Educators
Signed into Law! Chapter 126 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the teachers' housing loan program in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 25 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Wilken (R-Fairbanks), SB 25 would provide an incentive for trained teachers, counselors, and administrators to enter into the profession and settle down in local communities, by providing them with no money down financing for a home.
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: State Employees Called To Military Duty
Signed into Law! Chapter 65 SLA 03
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An Act relating to state employees who are called to active duty as reserve or auxiliary members of the armed forces of the United States; and providing for an effective date.
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: Abortion: Informed Consent; Information
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by
An Act relating to information and services available to pregnant women and other persons; and ensuring informed consent before an abortion may be performed, except in cases of medical emergency.
Version: CCS SB 30
Contact: Jason Hooley, 465-3762
Action: 05-11-04: Waiting transmittal to Governor
Requires that information be prepared and made available via the Internet to women seeking abortions on the medical risks of abortion and its alternatives, and where services can be sought, by geographic region. Requires a physician or other health care provider performing an abortion to obtain voluntary and informed consent as defined in the bill. Requires the Bureau of Vital Statistics to collect and record data on whether each reported patient requested and received a written copy of information on reproductive options required to be maintained on the Internet.
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: Medicaid Costs And Crimes
Signed into Law! Chapter 66 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to medical care and crimes relating to medical care, including medical care and crimes relating to the medical assistance program.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 41 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 41 provides the legal tools for the fiduciaries of the Medicaid program to establish program integrity and maintain maximum fiscal control.
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: Extend State Medical Board
Signed into Law! Chapter 20 SLA 03
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An Act extending the termination date of the State Medical Board.
: LB&A Crimes And Cooperation
Signed into Law! Chapter 67 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 45 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 45 would provide prosecutors with the necessary tools to deter and punish those who hinder the investigative work of the legislative budget and audit committee. It also clarifies that information requested from state officials or agencies of state government cannot be claimed to be privileged, except from department commissioners.
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: 2003 Revisor's Bill
Signed into Law! Chapter 35 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by the
An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date.
06-02-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 49 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules committee, by request of the Legislative Council, SB 49 would make corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes.
: Bonds Of Bond Bank Authority
Signed into Law! Chapter 3 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to revenue bonds issued by the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority and the total amount of bonds and notes outstanding of that authority; and providing for an effective date.
| Bill Backup: Deven Mitchell @ 465-3750 |
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: Revoke Driver's License For Fatal Accident
Signed into Law! Chapter 89 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to disposition of a traffic offense involving the death of a person; providing for the revocation of driving privileges by a court for a driver convicted of a violation of traffic laws in connection with a fatal motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle accident; amending Rules 43 and 43.1, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date.
06-13-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 53 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Scott Ogan (R-Rural Mat-Su/ChugiaKB], SB 53 would allow courts to revoke the driving privileges of any driver who violates the traffic laws, and the violation contributes to an automobile accident that results in a death.
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: Overtime Pay For Airline Employees
Signed into Law! Chapter 11 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act exempting flight crew members of certain air carriers from overtime pay requirements.
: Sport Fishing Fees For Yukon Residents
Signed Into Law! Chapter 4 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to sport fishing license fees and anadromous king salmon tag fees for residents of Yukon, Canada.
Version: HCS CS SB 56 (FIN)
Contact: Jason Hooley, 465-3762
Action: 03-08-04: Signed by Governor March 8
SB 56 allows Yukon residents to obtain sport fishing licenses and king salmon tags at the same rate as Alaskan residents. The Yukon government extends the same resident rate to Alaskans.
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: Municipal Annexations And Detachments
Signed Into Law! Chapter 12 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to municipal property taxation in annexed and detached areas; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 63 (CRA)
Contact: Chris Knight, 465-2689
Action: 04-08-04: Signed into law
The Governor signed SB 63 into law April 8 with an effective date of July 5, 2004. It proposes new statutory language to clarify when a municipality may tax an area that was annexed. It also clarifies the question of property taxes in a detached area.
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: Credit Information
Passed Senate!
An Act requiring certain consumer reporting agencies to provide individuals with certain information without charge.
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: Board of Fisheries Conflicts of Interest
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries by members of the board; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 69 (FSH)
Contact: Amy Seitz, 465-2828
Action: 05-03-04: (H)FSH » (H)RES
SB 69 changes conflict of interest guidelines for the Board of Fisheries. It mandates full personal disclosure on matters related to the subject under discussion, but requires a board member to actively participate in the discussion and vote. It requires certain permit holders to abstain from voting if they are paid to represent a group that would benefit from the matter before the Board.
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: Transportation Enhancement Projects
Signed into Law! Chapter 135 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to funding for transportation enhancement projects.
07-10-03 : Governor Murkowski signed Senate Bill 71 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage), SB 71 would decrease the amounts allocated for the TRAAK program and other enhancement projects to free up millions of dollars to be available for roadway construction and improvement projects.
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: Aidea Authority To Issue Bonds
Signed into Law! Chapter 73 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to the authority of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
| Bill Backup: Sara Fisher-Goad @ 269-3000 |
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: Discharge Prevention & Contingency Plans
Signed into Law! Chapter 12 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act extending the renewal period for oil discharge prevention and contingency plans; and providing for an effective date.
| Bill Backup: Larry Dietrick @ 465-5250 |
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: William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge
Signed into Law! Chapter 5 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act naming the William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge in Fairbanks.
04-09-03 : Governor Murkowski signed Senate Bill 77 into law on Wednesday. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Wilken (R-Fairbanks), SB 77 would name the Fairbanks Riverwalk Centennial Bridge in honor of a true visionary and leader for Alaska, Dr. William Ransom Wood.
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: Medicaid For Breast & Cervical Cancer
Signed into Law! Chapter 9 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to an optional group of persons eligible for medical assistance who require treatment for breast and cervical cancer; relating to cost sharing by those recipients under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
04-22-03 : Governor Murkowski signed Senate Bill 78 into law on Tuesday. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 78 would remove the sunset provision of the 2001 legislation and allows for women who have been participating the program to continue, as well as allowing access to the program for women who will be diagnosed in the future.
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: Extend Alaska Minerals Commission
Signed into Law! Chapter 17 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission.
05-06-03 : The Alaska State Governor signed into law Senate Bill 79 on Tuesday. Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage), SB 79 would extend the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission.
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: Alcoholic Beverage Tax For Wine & Others
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the state alcoholic beverage tax for certain wine and other beverages.
Version: CS SB 82 (L&C)
Contact: Doug Letch, 465-1283
Action: 04-05-04: (S)Floor » (H)Floor
SB 82 unanimously passed the Senate April 5. It exempts up to 100 gallons of wine per month from the $2.50 a gallon alcohol tax. Amended on the Senate floor to tighten the title.
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: Sven Haakanson Airport At Old Harbor
Signed into Law! Chapter 18 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act naming the Sven Haakanson, Sr. Airport at Old Harbor.
05-09-03 : The Alaska State Governor signed into law Senate Bill 83 on Friday. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-KodiaKB], SB 83 would name the State airport at Old Harbor, the Sven Haakanson, Sr. Airport at Old Harbor.
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: Repeat Serious Sex Offenses
Signed into Law! Chapter 90 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to sentencing and to the earning of good time deductions for certain sexual offenses.
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: Principal And Income
Signed into Law! Chapter 145 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to principal and income in the administration of trusts and decedents' estates and the mental health trust fund; adopting a version of the Uniform Principal and Income Act; and providing for an effective date.
07-18-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 87 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 87 relates to principal and income in the administration of trusts and decedents' estates and the mental health trust fund; adopting a version of the Uniform Principal and Income Act.
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: Forest Resources & Practices Standards
Signed into Law! Chapter 123 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to standards for forest resources and practices; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 88 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 88 would revises the riparian management standards of the Forest Resources Practices Act (FRPA) for Region III by strengthening protection for fish habitat and water quality in a manner that continues to support both the timber and fishing industries.
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: Definition Of Lobbying
Signed into Law! Chapter 115 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act amending the definition of 'lobbyist' in the Regulation of Lobbying Act, and as it applies in the act setting standards of conduct for legislators and legislative employees, to define 'regular' and 'substantial' as those terms describe activities for which a person receives consideration for the purpose of influencing legislative or administrative action.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 89 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 89 would provide a more reasonable level of access for Alaska businessmen and women to their elected representatives, their staffers, and state agency personnel.
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: Adverse Possession
Signed into Law! Chapter 147 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to limitations on actions to quiet title to, eject a person from, or recover real property or the possession of it; and providing for an effective date.
05-19-03 : Senate Bill 93 passed the House of Representatives Monday. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Wagoner (R-Kenai/Soldotna), SB 93 would repeal the Doctrine of Adverse Possession, giving private property owner's security in knowing their property can not be taken by squatters. SB 93 moves next to the governor for his signature.
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: 72-Hour Notice Of Teacher Strike
Signed into Law! Chapter 130 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to strikes by employees of a municipal school district, a regional educational attendance area, or a state boarding school, and requiring notice of at least 72 hours of a strike by those employees.
07-01-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 95 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 95 would require public school employees to provide a school district with written notice of an impending strike at least 72 hours prior to any labor action. This bill would protect students and give parents adequate time to be notified of a change in the school schedule.
SB 95 moves next to the .
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: Liability: Plane And Boat Passengers
Signed into Law! Chapter 119 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to civil liability for guest passengers on an aircraft or watercraft; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 98 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde (R-Anchorage), SB 98 would clarify in statute that people who accept an invitation to participate in a non-commercial recreational activity in a watercraft or aircraft also accept the inherent risks of such activity.
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: Appropriations: Capital Projects
Signed into Law! Chapter 82 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act making capital appropriations and reappropriations; capitalizing a fund; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
05-21-03 : Senate Bill 100 passed and received concurrence from both bodies of the Legislature Wednesday. Sponsored by the Rules Committee at the Request of the Governor, SB 100 makes general fund appropriation for capital projects around the State.
SB 100 moves next to the for his signature.
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: Charitable Gaming Revenue
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act increasing the amount of revenue received by the state from charitable gaming activities; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 102(L&C) am(efd fld)
Contact: Larry Meyers, 269-6620
Action: 04-16-04: Tabled in the House Labor & Commerce Committee
Raises the state tax on charitable gaming pull tabs. The bill was tabled in the House Labor & Commerce Committee, meaning it would take four votes to bring it back up for discussion.
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: Medicaid:Children/Pregnant Women/Facility
Signed into Law! Chapter 34 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to eligibility requirements for medical assistance for certain children, pregnant women, and persons in a medical or intermediate care facility; and providing for an effective date.
06-02-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 105 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee on request of the governor, SB 105 is designed to save Denali Kid Care. In an era where ballooning Medicaid costs, reductions in Federal funding, and with more than half the states in this nation facing incredible fiscal challenges - many states have been forced to cut critical programs similar to Denali Kid Care completely. To prevent this we can no longer shoulder automatic annual increases to the eligibility standards for enrollment into Denali Kid Care. SB 105 puts into statute fixed income levels of 175 percent of the 2003 "Federal Poverty Guidelines."
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: Fee For Studded Tires
Signed into Law! Chapter 131 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to a fee on studded tires; and providing for an effective date.
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: Health Facility Medicaid Rates/Advisory Commission
Signed into Law! Chapter 28 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to payment rates under the Medicaid program for health facilities and to budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements for those facilities; abolishing the Medicaid Rate Advisory Commission; and providing for an effective date.
05-28-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 108 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee on request of the governor, SB 108 accomplishes two things: It brings the state into compliance with current Federal law and removes the unneeded duplicative process performed by the Medicaid Rate Advisory Commission.
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: Medicaid Cost Containment & Priority List
Signed into Law! Chapter 106 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act repealing the statute that sets priorities for the Department of Health and Social Services to apply to administration of the medical assistance program when there are insufficient funds allocated in the state budget for that program; authorizing the department to make cost containment decisions that may include decisions about eligibility of persons and availability of services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 109 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee on request of the governor, SB 109 empowers the Department of Health and Social Services to implement cost containment strategies.
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: Increase Motor Fuel Tax
Signed into Law! Chapter 107 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act increasing the motor fuel tax and repealing the special tax rates on blended fuels; and providing for an effective date.
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: Correctional Industries Program Expenses
Signed into Law! Chapter 29 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act allowing expenses of the correctional industries program that may be financed from the correctional industries fund to include the salaries and benefits of state employees.
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: Eliminating Longevity Bonus Program
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act eliminating the longevity bonus program and making related conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
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: Eliminate APOC
Signed into Law! Chapter 108 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act eliminating the Alaska Public Offices Commission; transferring campaign, public official, and lobbying financial disclosure record-keeping duties to the division of elections; relating to reports, summaries, and documents regarding campaign, public official, and lobbying financial disclosure; providing for enforcement by the Department of Law; making conforming statutory amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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: State-Employed Seamen
Signed into Law! Chapter 30 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to the state's sovereign immunity for certain actions regarding injury, illness, or death of state-employed seamen and to workers' compensation coverage for those seamen; and providing for an effective date.
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: Eliminate Review Of Adoption Subsidies
Signed into Law! Chapter 31 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to adoptions that include a subsidy payment by the state; eliminating annual review of the subsidy paid by the state after adoption of a hard-to-place child has occurred; and providing for an effective date.
05-28-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 123 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee on request of the governor, SB 123 will save the State $270,000 annually by eliminating the need for an annual evaluation of subsidy payments paid to people who adopt or take legal guardianship of "hard-to-place children.
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: Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Grants
Signed into Law! Chapter 48 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to grants for alcoholism and drug abuse programs; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 124 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee on request of the governor, SB 124 changes the local match from 10 percent to the standard 25 percent on alcohol and drug abuse program grants from the Department of Health and Social Services, for communities that can afford it.
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: Common Carrier Liquor License
Signed into Law! Chapter 151 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to licensing common carriers to dispense alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date.
08-06-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 128 into law. Sponsored by Sen. John Cowdery (R-Anchorage), SB 128 would apply to issuance of a new common carrier dispensary license or renewal of a common carrier dispensary license that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.
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: Alaska Salmon Price Report Program
Signed into Law! Chapter 32 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act repealing the termination date of the Alaska salmon price report program; and providing for an effective date.
05-28-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 139 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson (R-Eagle River) SB 139 would repeal the sunset date and will permanently establish the Alaska Salmon Price Report in statute.
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: DNR Lead Resource Development Projects
Signed into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act designating the Department of Natural Resources as lead agency for resource development projects; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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: Commemorative Veterans License Plate
Signed into Law! Chapter 68 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to a commemorative veterans' license plate; and providing for an effective date.
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: Control Of Nuisance Wild Animals
Signed into Law! Chapter 132 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to control of nuisance wild animals; and providing for an effective date.
07-01-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 147 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 147 would provide authority to the Alaska Board of Game to adopt regulations to allow issuance of permits and licenses to sanctioned designees to control nuisance wild birds and nuisance wild small mammals. Currently, there is no statutory authority for nuisance wildlife control and the means by which ADF&G can sell a license or issue a permit. SB 147 moves next to the governor for his signature.
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: PFD: Allowable Absence For Military SVC
Signed into Law! Chapter 69 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to allowable absences for certain members of the armed forces and their spouses and dependents for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 148 into law. Sponsored by Sen. John Cowdery (R-Anchorage), SB 148 would change the allowable absences for certain members of the armed forces and their spouses and dependents for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends.
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: Repeal Certain Timber Sale Requirements
Signed into Law! Chapter 153 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to timber and to the sale of timber by the state.
08-08-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 149 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Robin Taylor (R-Wrangell), SB 149 would repeal certain timber sale requirements.
: Gas Pipeline Transportation Tariffs
Signed into Law! Chapter 60 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the regulation of natural gas pipelines under the Pipeline Act.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 151 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Wagoner (R-Kenai/Soldotna), SB 151 would clarify that the RCA has the authority to authorize "firm" and "interruptible" services for other Alaskan gas transmission pipelines.
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: Hunting Same Day Airborne
Signed into Law! Chapter 124 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to hunting on the same day airborne; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 155 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 155 would make changes that will allow the Fish and Game Board as well as the Commissioner to better manage wildlife by balancing predator and game populations based on the best science available.
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: Inpatient Psychiatric Services
Signed into Law! Chapter 137 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to inpatient psychiatric services for persons who are under 21 years of age and are either eligible for medical assistance or are in the custody of the Department of Health and Social Services.
07-10-03 : Governor Murkowski signed Senate Bill 157 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 157 would require the Department of Health and Social Services to use in state facilities, where available, for the psychiatric treatment of eligible persons.
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: Civil Liability For Defibrillator Use
Signed into Law! Chapter 120 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to civil liability for use or attempted use of an automated external defibrillator; and providing for an effective date.
: Cigarette Sale/Distribution
Signed into Law! Chapter 109 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to issuance and revocation of licenses for the importation, sale, distribution, or manufacture of cigarettes and tobacco products; relating to a tax refund or credit for unsaleable, returned, or destroyed tobacco products; relating to restrictions on shipping or transporting cigarettes; relating to records concerning the sale of cigarettes; amending and adding definitions relating to cigarette taxes; relating to the payment of cigarette taxes; relating to penalties applicable to cigarette taxes; relating to the definition of the wholesale price of tobacco products; relating to payment of cigarette taxes through the use of cigarette tax stamps; relating to provisions making certain cigarettes contraband and subject to seizure and forfeiture; relating to certain crimes, penalties, and interest concerning tobacco taxes and sales; and providing for an effective date.
06-16-03 Gov. Murkowski signed SB 168 into law. Sponsored the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, SB 168 would more adequately regulate the collection of taxes on cigarettes. There is an unknown quantity of untaxed cigarettes imported into the state of Alaska every year and existing laws make it difficult to track their numbers. All cigarette purchasers should be paying tax equally, whether purchasing over the counter or over the Internet.
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: Science & Tech Foundation/Bidco/Int.Trade
Signed into Law! Chapter 2 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act repealing statutes pertaining to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and transferring money in the foundation's endowment; repealing statutes relating to the BIDCO assistance program; repealing statutes pertaining to the international trade and business endowment and transferring money in the international trade and business endowment; transferring oversight administration of outstanding Alaska Science and Technology Foundation loans and grants to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; establishing an Alaska BIDCO assistance program to be administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making conforming amendments.
Version: SB 173(efd fld)
Contact: Sally Saddler 465-2500
Action: 02-18-04: Signed by Governor
The Governor signed SB 173 into law Feb. 16. SB 173 repeals the existing AS 37.17 statutes that create the Alaska Science Technology Foundation, its endowment fund, and the programs it administers: foundation grants and the Business and Industrial Development Corporation (BIDCO) assistance program. The statute creating the international trade and business endowment in the ASTF is also repealed.
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: Recreational Activity Liability
Signed into Law! Chapter 121 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to civil liability for commercial recreational activities and for guest passengers on an aircraft or watercraft; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 175 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 175 would help avoid unfair and unreasonable claims that make it difficult to provide recreational and outdoor activities that are closely identified with the Alaska lifestyle and have come to be expected by visitors looking for exceptional experiences.
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: Civil Liability For Livestock Activities
Signed into Law! Chapter 122 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to civil liability for injuries or death resulting from livestock activities.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 176 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 176 would recognize that a person assumes some degree of risk when placing themselves in the vicinity of livestock.
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: PERS/TRS Cola For Active Duty Military
Signed into Law! Chapter 70 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to cost-of-living benefits for retired members in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system who are called to active military duty; and providing for an effective date.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 177 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage), SB 177 would relate to cost-of-living benefits for retired members in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system that are called to active military duty.
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: Criminal Background Checks/Teachers
Signed Into Law! Chapter 79 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to criminal history records and background checks; allowing persons to teach in the public schools for up to five months without a teaching certificate if the person has applied for a certificate and the application has not been acted upon by the Department of Education and Early Development due to a delay in receiving criminal history records; allowing teacher certification for certain persons based on a criminal history background check without fingerprints; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 179 (FIN)
Contact: Zach Warwick, 465-4797
Action: 06/17/04: Signed Into Law
The Governor signed June 17, 2004. SB 179 allows teachers to receive a name-based background check, for purposes of a teaching certificate, if their fingerprints are illegible or nonexistent. Conforms Alaska statute to federal law to avoid jeopardizing Alaska’s ability to get federal background checks on anyone in the state. It also gives the Department of Education the ability to grant an applicant a sixty-day extension on top of the three-month application period in the situation that their prints are backlogged and not processed in time.
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: Municipal Economic Development/Taxation
Signed into Law! Chapter 5 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act authorizing municipalities to provide for economic development and authorizing municipalities to expend revenue collected on an areawide or nonareawide basis to provide for economic development.
Version: CSSB 183(STA)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 03-08-04: Signed by Governor March 5
SB 183 allows boroughs that have entered into economic development agreements with a municipality inside that borough to spend borough revenues on projects located within that municipality.
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: Royalty Reduction On Certain Oil
Signed into Law! Chapter 59 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act providing for a reduction of royalty on certain oil produced from Cook Inlet submerged land.
06-11-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 185 into law. Sponsored the Senator Tom Wagoner (R-Kenai/Soldotna), SB 185 would amend statutes to provide for reduction of royalty on oil produced in certain Cook Inlet fields and platforms as they near the end of their production capability.
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: Kenai River Special Management Area
Signed Into Law! Chapter 141 SLA 04br>
Sponsored by
An Act adding certain state-owned land and water to the Kenai River Special Management Area; relating to the mineral estate of the state-owned land and water in the Kenai River Special Management Area; amending the qualifications for members of the Kenai River Special Management Area advisory board; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 190 (RLS)
Contact: Amy Seitz, 465-2828
Action: 06-30-04: Signed Into Law
On May 11, the Senate unanimously passed House amendments made to SB 190. SB 190 furthers the implementation of the Kenai River Comprehensive Management Plan by adding state-owned land to the Kenai River Special Management Area. Also gives the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources the ability to appoint a state or federal employee to one of the private citizen's seats while a state or federal agency representative can only hold a non-voting seat.
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: DOL Teachers And Training Programs
Signed into Law! Chapter 49 SLA 03
Sponsored by
An Act relating to teachers and training programs in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to the placement in the exempt service of certified teachers employed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to their eligibility to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alaska, and to the functions of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board regarding the Kotzebue Technical Center and the Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 192 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-KodiaKB], SB 192 would specifically grant statutory authority to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to employ teachers who are members of the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and would enable current AVTEC instructional staff to remain members of the TRS after AVTEC transfers to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. It also would allow future AVTEC instructional staff to become TRS members.
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: Liquor Delivered To Hotels/Cruise Ships
Signed Into Law! Chapter 91 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act authorizing delivery of up to two bottles of distilled spirits to a cruise ship passenger or hotel guest.
Version: HCS CS SB 194 (L&C)
Contact: Doug Letch, 465-1283
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
Senate concurred with House changes 18 to 1. SB 194 allows delivery of up to 72 oz. of beer or up to two bottles of distilled spirits in a gift basket with a floral arrangement to a cruise ship passenger or hotel guest. Current law allows only wine or champagne.
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: Damages Recovered By Police/Firefighter
Signed into Law! Chapter 146 SLA 2003
Sponsored by
An Act relating to recovery of civil damages by a peace officer or firefighter; and providing for an effective date.
07-18-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 198 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins (R-Fairbanks), SB 198 would make a distinction between negligence that is related to the reason the firefighter or peace officer is responding and negligence that is unrelated to the reason the firefighter or peace officer is responding. In the first instance, it does not allow a civil action. Instead the firefighter or peace officer must rely on the state's workers compensation system. However, in the case where injury was caused by a negligent act not related to the reason for the firefighter or peace officer's response, then-under this legislation-a civil action can be brought against the at-fault party.
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: Home & Respite Care: Criminal Records
Signed Into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 201 (HES)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-23-04: Signed Into Law
Governor signed into law April 23. Reinstates a provision in Alaska law that requires a health care provider to undergo a criminal background check before receiving state funds for delivery of home care. Corrects an error made when a cross-reference was deleted in an earlier bill.
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: Education Funding & Pupil Transportation
Signed into Law! Chapter 54 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to school transportation; relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 202 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee SB 202 would first revise the method in which local school districts are reimbursed for pupil transportation costs. Second, it would increase the K-12 education funding per student amount to $4,169, an increase of $159.
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: Office Of Administrative Hearings
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the by Request
An Act relating to certain administrative hearings; and establishing the office of administrative hearings and relating to that office.
Version: HCS CS SB 203 (FIN)
Contact: Dave Stancliff, 465-3444
Action: 05-06-04: Senate Concurrence » Waiting transmittal to Gov
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes May 6. SB 203 unanimously passed the House May 5. It would separate the administrative hearing process from the agencies that write and enforce administrative law by creating a model central independent hearing office. It would also establish tighter timelines on administrative hearings and implement a code of conduct for hearing officers.
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: Wage And Hour Overtime Computation
Signed into Law! Chapter 133 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
An Act regarding the computation of overtime compensation by employers before June 2, 1999; and providing for an effective date.
07-03-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 210 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee SB 210 would once and for all, brings certainty to the interpretation of computing overtime under Alaska's Wage & Hour Act. These changes are consistent with both concerns and policy goals expressed by the Legislature in the enactment of Chapter 43, SLA 99 and official State Department of Labor practices going back to pre-statehood.
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: Knik Arm Bridge And Toll Authority
Signed into Law! Chapter 77 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act establishing the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority and relating to that authority; and providing for an effective date.
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: Seafood And Food Safety Laboratory
Signed into Law! Chapter 79 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
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.
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: International Airports Revenue Bonds
Signed into Law! Chapter 78 SLA 03
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to international airports revenue bonds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Offenses Against Unborn Children
Sponsored by
An Act relating to offenses against unborn children.
Version: CS SB 219 (JUD) Am
Contact: Wes Keller, 465-4729
Action: 05-04-04: (H)HES » (H)JUD
It establishes the following crimes against an unborn child: murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault. Explicit exceptions from these crimes are made for legal abortion and for customary medical treatment. This bill also defines unborn child within the criminal statutes. Amended on the Senate floor to clarify that the new crimes do not apply to an otherwise lawful act committed by a pregnant woman against herself and her own unborn child.
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: Naming The Ferry Lituya
Signed into Law! Chapter 154 SLA 2003
Sponsored by the
An Act naming the state ferry first operating to serve between Metlakatla and Ketchikan; and providing for an effective date.
05-20-03 : Senate Bill 223 passed the House of Representatives Tuesday. Sponsored by the Senate Rules Committee SB 223 will name the first State ferry to operate between Metlakatla and Ketchikan, the "Lituya." SB 223 moves next to the governor for his signature.
: Municipal Initiative And Referendum Elections
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to municipal initiative and referendum elections.
Version: HCS CS SB 227 (STA)
Contact: Doug Letch, 465-1283
Action: 05-11-04: House floor » (H)RLS
SB 227 requires a run-off election for mayor in a municipality with more than 100,000 people if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. It eliminates the requirement that boroughs hold a special election for initiative and referendum petitions if no regular election occurs within 75 days after the certification of the petition. It would allow boroughs to submit the matter at an already scheduled special election at least 60 days after the certification, or order a special election by ordinance.
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: Appropriations: Natural Gas Development Authority
Signed into Law! Chapter 14 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act making an appropriation to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 241(FIN) AM H
Contact: Joe Balash, 465-4797
Action: 04-13-04: Governor » Signed into Law
The Governor signed SB 241 into law April 13. SB 241 appropriates $1.65 million to the Department of Revenue for work related to bringing natural gas from the North Slope to market. The appropriation lapses June 30, 2005.
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: Illegal Use Traffic Preemption Device
Signed Into Law! Chapter 40 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to traffic preemption devices.
Version: CS SB 255 (FIN)
Contact: Dennis Michel, 465-4797
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
SB 255 makes it a class A misdemeanor for anyone other than emergency response providers or select state and municipal vehicles to use a Traffic Preemption Device. Allows municipalities to decide whether to exempt public transit vehicles.
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: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Signed Into Law! Chapter 119 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to establishment of a metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 260 (TRA)
Contact: Kristy Tibbles, 465-4993
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 260 authorizes metropolitan planning organizations under state statute. It changes the composition of the Anchorage MPO policy board by adding two public members, one appointed by the Anchorage Assembly and one by the governor, and two non-voting legislative representatives from the Anchorage area. SB 260 also streamlines the development of transportation projects for Anchorage and Fairbanks.
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: Repeal Pipeline Preapplication Deadline
Signed Into Law! Chapter 21 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 264
Contact: Janet Burleson Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 04-23-04: Signed into law
Governor signed into law April 23. Restores the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to enter into agreements for reimbursement of department costs incurred in assisting potential pipeline right-of-way lease applications in their preparation of an application under the Alaska Right-of-Way Act.
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: Oil & Gas Lease Sale Schedule/Notification
Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: CS SB 265 (RES)
Contact: Janet Burleson-Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 03-17-04: Signed by Governor
The governor signed SB 265 into law March 17. It allows the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, upon notification of the Legislature, to amend at any time the sale schedule under the five-year oil and gas lease program, AS 38.05.180(b) and (c). It would also remove the current requirement that a proposed sale be on the schedule for two years before being held. Instead, a sale may not be held before the date in the amended five-year program. The amendments allow DNR to move up the earliest possible date for a proposed lease sale on the Alaska Peninsula, from 2007 under current law, to 2005.
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: Bristol Bay Oil & Gas Lease Sale Closure
Signed Into Law! Chapter 9 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 266
Contact: Janet Burleson-Baxter, 465-2400
Action: 03-17-04: Signed by Governor
The governor signed SB 266 March 17. It approves a classification that closes certain land in the Bristol Bay area to oil and gas exploration licensing and shallow natural gas leasing so the land will remain available for a proposed competitive oil and gas sale. The bill precludes exploration licensing and gas leasing only in the competitive lease sale area, and ensures the state the maximum economic benefit through bonus bids, royalties and lease terms.
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: Parent Access To Child's Library Records
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by
An Act relating to access to the library records of a child by a parent or guardian.
Version: HCS CS SB 269 (JUD)
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 05-11-04: Failed House
SB 269 clarifies that parents have the right to access their minor child’s records at public libraries run by the state, a municipality, public schools and universities, and non-profit organizations.
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: Avalanche Awareness Month
Signed into Law! Chapter 10 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act establishing November as Avalanche Awareness Month.
Version: SB 270 am H
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 03-24-04: Governor signed into law
The governor signed SB 270 into law March 22. It establishes November as Avalanche Awareness Month to encourage activities that increase awareness of avalanche dangers.
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: ASMI Board/ Seafood Taxes & Assessments
Signed Into Law! Chapter 31 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the seafood marketing assessment, the seafood marketing tax, and the seafood product tax; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 273 (FIN)
Contact: Katrina Matheny, 465-4713
Action: 05-13-04: Signed Into Law
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes. SB 273 changes the tax structure of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and reduces the size of its board from 25 to either seven or nine members, depending on the outcome of an election. The current tax structure levies 1 percent on salmon harvesters and a voluntary .3 percent on processors for marketing. SB 273 requires an election in the Fall for processors to vote on whether to A) eliminate the ASMI assessment, B) retain the current .3 percent, or C) increase the assessment to .5 percent. If processors approve the .5 percent assessment, the 1 percent salmon marketing tax would be eliminated. If processors retain the .3 percent or eliminate the assessment, the 1 percent salmon harvester tax would be retained, and two more fisherman would be added to the ASMI board.
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: Housing Programs
Signed Into Law! Chapter 134 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
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.
Version: SB 274
Contact: Bryan Butcher, 330-8445
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 274 replaces the housing assistance loan fund with the housing assistance loan program, under which loans would be repaid to the Alaska Housing Finance Revolving Fund. It would also replace the restrictive provisions for teacher housing loans with more general provisions for multi-family housing.
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: Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association
Signed Into Law! Chapter 61 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to joint insurance arrangements and assessments to the association; relating to the powers of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority concerning the association; and providing for an effective date.:
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Version: HCS CS SB 276 (JUD)
Contact: Sally Saddler, 465-2500
Action: 06-16-04: Signed by Governor
SB 276 responds to the insolvency of Fremont Insurance Company, a California-based worker's compensation insurer writing about 27 percent of the policies in Alaska in 2000, and three other insolvent workers' compensation insurers. It increases the ability of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association to pay claims of the insolvent insurers by increasing the assessment caps through 2010, and assessing all lines of coverage. It also authorizes the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to guarantee loans made to the association by commercial lenders.
: Student Loan Programs
Signed Into Law! Chapter 63 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; relating to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relating to bonds of the corporation; relating to loan and grant programs of the commission; relating to an exemption from the State Procurement Code regarding certain contracts of the commission or corporation; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 277 (FIN)
Contact: Diane Barrans, 465-6740
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 277 allows the Alaska Student Loan Corporation to issue bonds using available cash flow. It establishes a needs-based grant program to be funded from corporate receipts and federal matching dollars. It also exempts from state procurement codes the ASLC and Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education contracts for guaranteeing financial aid money.
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: AHFC Water & Sewer Bonds
Signed Into Law! Chapter 120 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act authorizing and relating to the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for safe and clean water and hygienic sewage disposal facility capital projects and other capital projects; providing for the repayment of the bonds and bond costs; relating to the dividend paid to the state by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 279 (FIN)
Contact: Bryan Butcher, 330-8445
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 279 allows the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to issue up to $45 million in bonds to finance village water and sewer and other capital projects. It would allow direct financing of projects and provide matching funds for federal grant programs. Repayment of costs of the bonds would be offset by a reduction in AHFC's dividend to the state.
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:Approp:Capital/Supplemental/Reapprop/CBR
Transmitted to Governor
Sponsored by
An Act making, amending, and repealing appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and appropriations to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: FCCS SB 283 (corrected)
Contact: Tim Grussendorf, 465-2829
Action: 06-25-04: Transmitted to Governor
A House and Senate Conference Committee approved a compromise budget package Monday evening (05/10/04) that increases K-12 education funding by $82 million, the largest single increase to education in the State's history, and provides for capital needs. Portions of the bill are contingent on a three-quarters vote of the Legislature to approve using money from the Constitutional Budget Reserve to make up possible shortfalls in the FY 04 and 05 operating budgets, and restore money to be transferred into the CBR at the end of the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years under a constitutional provision requiring that general fund sub-accounts be swept into the Budget Reserve at the end of each fiscal year.
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: Medical Assistance Coverage
Signed Into Law! Chapter 93 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to medical assistance coverage for targeted case management services and for rehabilitative services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of certain children; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 285
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 285 unanimously passed the House May 5. It expands medical assistance coverage for targeted case management services. It also clarifies that school districts can seek reimbursement as Medicaid providers for services provided to students for rehabilitative services.
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: Direct Marketing Fisheries Business
Signed Into Law! Chapter 147 SLA 04
Sponsored by
Requested by the
An Act relating to direct marketing fisheries businesses, to the fisheries business tax, and to liability for payment of taxes and assessments on the sale or transfer of fishery resources; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 286 (FIN)
Contact: Ian Fisk, 465-3873
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 286 passed the House May 5 by a vote of 32 to 1. It reduces the Fisheries Business Tax on direct marketing vessels of 65 feet or less from 5 percent to 3 percent, leveling their rate to that of shore processors and Bering Sea factory trawlers. It also taxes the products of small-boat fishermen on the same value as the prevailing grounds price on which other processors base their taxes.
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: Emergency Child Custody Placement
Signed Into Law! Chapter 117 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to certain determinations concerning placement of a child in emergency custody and temporary placement hearings in child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 288 (JUD)
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
Conforms to federal requirements the language a judge must use at a temporary custody hearing when determining placement of a child who has previously been removed from home.
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: Extending The Special Ed Service Agency
Signed Into Law! Chapter 27 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 289
Contact: Jacqueline Tupou, 465-6600
Action: 05-05-04: Signed into Law
Signed into law May 5. SB 289 unanimously passed the House April 14. It extends the Special Education Service Agency for another nine years. SESA assists schools and infant learning programs to serve children with severe disabilities.
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: Unstamped Cigarettes
Signed into Law! Chapter 11 SLA 2004
Sponsored by the
An Act extending the transition period for activities involving unstamped cigarettes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 291
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 04-01-04: Signed Into Law
SB 291 was signed into law April 1 with an immediate effective date. It gives Alaska distributors and retailers another 90 days to dispose of cigarette inventories that do not have a tax stamp. The cigarettes must have been in the state prior to January 1, 2004, the effective date of the bill that required the stamp.
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: Extend Navigable Waters Commission
Signed Into Law! Chapter 41 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act extending the termination date of the Navigable Waters | 
