District J - Republican
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By Alaska State Senator Dave Donley
| Anti-Crime Laws & Victim's Rights |
HB 36
(1989) (Donley) Alaska Crime Victims Rights Act of
1989.
Women's Issues
HJR 19
(1987) (Donley) Requested Congress provide for Resident
Hire on Federal Projects in Alaska.
HB 297
(1988) (Donley) Strengthened Anchorage's Community
Councils.
HB 90
(1990) (L&C) School Bus Safety Act of 1990
HB 44
(1989) (Donley) Reinstated and improved the Alaska
Mandatory Auto Insurance Program.
Fair Workplace Laws
SB 25
(1995) (Donley) Repealed a law which required vegetable
dealers to obtain an unnecessary special license and
expensive bonds.
Environment
SB 27
(1995) (Donley) Gave Alaskan grandparents the standing to
petition the court for reasonable visitation rights with
their grandchildren.
Health Issues
Utilities
Occupational Licensing
Judicial
International Relations
HB 217
(1989) (Donley) Improved the jury duty selection process.
HB 488
(1990) (Donley) Toughened penalties for using a
firearm to commit a crime and for second time
assaults.
HB 100
(1991) (Donley) Alaska Crime Victims Rights Act of
1991 - increased protections for victims.
HB 103
(1991) (Donley) Allows minors to be fingerprinted if they
are arrested.
HB 104
(1991) (Donley) Strictly limits convicted felons'
possession of guns and makes it illegal to have guns
on school property without permission from school
authorities.
HB 105
(1991) (JUD) Strengthened prosecution of multiple
defendants and those who commit multiple crimes.
HB 142
(1991) (JUD) Strengthened laws dealing with the crime of
escape.
HB 169
(1991) (JUD) Made it possible to issue a search warrant
by facsimile machine.
HB 396
(1992) (JUD) Anti-Violent Crime Act of 1992. (Closed
loopholes and toughened crime laws in twelve major areas
including life without parole for first degree
murders, prohibition of stun guns on school grounds,
increased penalties for drug dealers, anti drive by
shooting provisions and toughened sexual assault laws.)
| Sectional Analysis |
SB 24
(1994) (Donley) Increased the maximum time a criminal may
be sentenced to serve on probation from five to ten
years.
SB 1
(1997) (Donley) Alaska No-Frills Prison Act -
Establishes uniform standards limiting prisoner amenities
in Alaskan prisons. This law fulfills the new state
constitutional mandates, adopted by voters in 1994, of
"community condemnation", "victim
rights", and "victim restitution" as
constitutional standards for prison administration in
Alaska.
SB 70
(1997) (Donley) Increases the penalty for unlawfully
shooting firearms at homes by classifying the crime as a
felony. Before the passage of this measure, the
unlawful discharge of a firearm was only a misdemeanor
offense.
SB 63
(1998) (Donley) Treats juvenile offenders with multiple convictions for violent offenses with deadly weapons as adults.
SB 28
(1998) (Donley) Strengthened laws dealing with cruelty to animals.
SB 11
(1999) (Donley) Increased the minimum mandatory sentence for second degree murder from five to ten years.
SB 268
(2000) (Donley) Mandatory 99 years for murderers convicted of murder in the first degree during a robbery.
SB 14
(1997) (Donley) Protects victims of domestic violence from insurance company discrimination such as refusing to provide
coverage, from canceling a policy, and from increasing premiums only on the basis of domestic violence.
Business Development & Local Hire
HJR 18
(1988) (Donley) Alaska Hire State Constitutional
Amendment - Adopted by voters, November 1988
HB 34
(1989) (Donley) Lengthened residency requirement for
Permanent fund dividend to one year (from six months).
HB 82
(1989) (L&C) Delivery of Supplies - Helps small,
Alaskan-owned businesses to successfully compete for
state funded procurement bids.
HB 160
(1989) (L&C) Alaska Neighborhood Revitalization
Act - Enables neighborhood businesses and communities
to access public and private matching funds for
revitalization projects.
HJR 37
(1989) (L&C) Small Business Administration (SBA) -
Successfully requested the SBA to lift its moratorium on
loan refinancing in Alaska.
HJR 45
(1989) (L&C) Local Hire on Disaster Cleanup Work -
Urged Congress to require local hire for disaster cleanup
work involving federal agencies.
SCR 3
(1997) Donley) Urged the Attorney General to utilize
every appropriate resource to defend Alaska's interests
in the civil action filed against the state challenging
the 1996 revisions to the Northstar unit leases.
SB 7
(1997) (Donley) Reduces Fees for Resident Combination
Licenses and Increases Fees for Non-Resident Sport
Fishing Licenses and Tags.
Government Reform
HB 299
(1988) (L&C) Charitable Gaming Reform Act of 1988.
HB 91
(1989) (L&C) Whistleblower Protection Law- Protects
public employees who "blow the whistle" on
public waste and fraud.
Education, School Safety, and Child Protection
SB 117
(1990) (Donley) Adds "infant care" instruction to what is currently encouraged in state law for each school district to include in its health care curriculum.
SB 157
(1990) (Donley) Establishes a motor vehicle license plate that represents and raises funds for the Alaska Children's Trust.
Consumer Protection
HB 429
(1990) (L&C) Auto Insurance - Improves auto insurance
to better protect against uninsured drivers.
HB 300
(1990) (L&C) Electrical Utilities - Helps protect
consumers from rate increases.
HB 587
(1990) (L&C) Gambling Advertising - Continued federal
ban on gambling on TV and radio.
HB 305
(1992) (JUD) Reformed motorcycle liability insurance
coverage to reduce cost and provide greater availability.
SR 2
(1994) (Donley) Opposed use of oxy fuel in automotive
gasoline until proven safe.
SB 197
(1998) (Donley) Patient Bill of Rights - Protects consumers from abuses by Health Maintenance Organizations , ensured consumers
can choose their own doctors and prohibits insurance company gag orders on doctors.
SB 177
(2000) (Donley) Alaska Insurance Consumer Protection Act - Increased consumer protection against insurance company abuses and increased the power of the Division of Insurance to protect consumers.
HB 86
(1989) (L&C) Access to Personnel Files - Guarantees
Alaskan workers access to their own personnel files.
Government Reduction
SB 28
(1995) (Donley) Biennial I/M Testing - Saves
Alaskans the time and expense of obtaining a vehicle
emission test every year.
Senior Issues
HB 179
(1987) (L&C) Extended Board of Psychologist
Examiners.
HB 531
(1988) (L&C) Extended Board of Chiropractic
Examiners.
HB 532
(1988) (L&C) Reformed regulations of
Optometry/Extended Board of Optometry.
HB 534
(1988) (Donley) Improved dispensing of services by
Opticians & Apprentices.
SB 88
(1988) (L&C) Licensed dieticians and nutritionists to improve consumer protection and access.
SB 10
(1999) (Donley) Requires electric or telephone utility in Anchorage to have an ongoing program of placing existing overhead
utility distribution lines underground.
HB 222
(1987) (L&C) Reformed the occupational licensing
regulations.
HB 533
(1988) (L&C) Improved the licensing for public
accountants.
HB 92
(1991) (JUD) Reformed the retirement system for the
judicial employees and former elected public officers.
SR 3
(1999) (Donley) Urged the Alaska Supreme Court to issue a final opinion in the Bess v. Ulmer case.
HJR 28
(1988) (L&C) Requested the Governor to develop an
economic relationship with New Zealand.
SR 1
(1998) (Donley) Urging Switzerland and the Swiss banking industry to compensate Holocaust victims and their survivors.
their heirs, and Jewish communities.