01-11-05 : Increases the base student allocation from $4,919 to $5,352 to reflect Governor Frank Murkowski's recommended $90 million increase to K-12 education.
01-11-05 : Allows Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to participate in the Teachers and Nurses Housing Loan Program, an Alaska Housing Finance Corporation housing loan program.
04-15-05 : Affirms in the Executive Budget Act section of our state's statute that ''it is the policy of the State of Alaska that the amounts necessary to cover a projected shortfall in general fund revenue during a fiscal year be appropriated equally from the Constitutional Budget Reserve fund and the Earnings Reserve Account.''
02-23-05 : Doubles the traffic fine for speeding in a school zone clearly identified by flashing yellow lights visible from all lanes of traffic. The increased fine can only be applied when the light is actually flashing. SB 109 mirrors the law passed by the legislature in 1998 that doubled the fine for speeding in a construction zone.
SB 171 : NPR - A Community Grant Program Signed into Law! Chapter 55 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Wilken
An Act amending the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund to require allocation and deposit to the Alaska permanent fund and the public school fund of amounts in the percentages that are prescribed by law of the money obtained by the state as semiannual payments of a share of National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties received by the federal government that have not been appropriated from the state's special revenue fund for grants to municipalities, to authorize pro rata reductions in those fund allocations and deposits if amounts are insufficient to make those deposits in full, and, as to amounts received by the state in excess of amounts appropriated for grants to municipalities, to identify a priority of authorization for appropriations to offset past deficiencies in allocations and deposits of those funds before appropriations to other state funds or for other purposes for which the state may use its share of these payments; and directing that appropriations from the fund made as grants for activities, services, and facilities shall be identified as capital appropriation items and that the amounts of each item shall be specified.
Version : HCS CS SB 171 (CRA) Contact :: 465-3709 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-03-06 Current Status : Chapter 55 SLA 06 : 06-03-06
05-09-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 20-0. Committee substitute states that 25 percent of the total dollars received by the State of Alaska will be deposited into the principal of the Alaska Permanent Fund and .5 percent of the total will be deposited to the Public School Trust Fund after grants to alleviate the impact of oil development within NPR-A are funded. The committee substitute also indicates that the grants will be named individually in an appropriation bill.
SB 16 : Powers/ Duties DOTPF/ Transportation Plan/ Energy Signed into Law! Chapter 39 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; repealing the requirement for a long-range program for highway construction and maintenance; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS S SSB 16 (TRA) Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-05 Current Status : Chapter 39 SLA 05 : 06-02-05
05-07-05 : Passed House 5/7 by a vote of 34 to 4. Deletes the requirement that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities participate in setting thermal and lighting energy standards. Deletes the requirement that the DOT&PF conduct a cost benefit study for projects where such studies are not warranted. Includes other statutory clean-up language requested by DOT&PF.
SB 60 : Extend Suicide Prevention Council Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act extending the termination date of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and providing for an effective date.
Companion Bill :HB 82 Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action : Signed into Law : 04-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 8 SLA 05 : 04-09-05
04-25-05 : Unanimously passed House April 25. Allows the Alaska Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadway signs that encourage the use of safety belts. Stipulates placing the signs at the sites of traffic fatalities that could have been prevented if seat belts were in use. Between 1997-2002 about 55% of the traffic fatalities in Alaska could have been prevented if safety belts had been used.
SB 87 : Seat Belt/ Child Safety Device Violations Signed into Law! Chapter 2 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to motor vehicle safety belt violations.
Version : HCS SB 87 (JUD) Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Signed into Law : 01-31-06 Current Status : Chapter 2 SLA 06 : 01-31-06
01-18-06 : Passed Senate 11-7. Deletes AS 28.05.095 (e), which prohibits a peace officer from detaining or issuing a citation for failure to comply with Alaska's mandatory seatbelt law unless the officer has probable cause to detain a vehicle for violation of a different offense. Clarifies that the seatbelt law applies when driving a vehicle ''on a highway.'' Exempts motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, snow mobiles and similar vehicles not designed to be operated on a highway.
SB 90 : Alaska Territorial Guard Day Signed into Law! Chapter 17 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
Version : CS SB 90 (STA) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-12-05 Current Status : Chapter 17 SLA 05 : 05-12-05
04-22-05 : Unanimously passed House April 22. Declares October 18 of each year as Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
SB 102 : Coastal Management Programs Signed into Law! Chapter 31 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
An Act repealing the Alaska coastal management program; relating to an extension for review and approval of revisions to the Alaska coastal management program; relating to reviews and modifications by the Department of Natural Resources; relating to coastal resource district policies; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 45, ch. 24, SLA 2003; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 102 (RES) Companion Bill :HB 146 Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-26-05 Current Status : Chapter 31 SLA 05 : 05-26-05
05-10-05 : Senate concurred 15 to 4 on 5/10. Extends by six months the deadlines regarding the Alaska Coastal Management Program contained in HB 191, which was passed in 2003. Extends the deadline for coastal resource districts to submit revised district coastal management plans to the Department of Natural Resources by an additional 2 months. Installs an audit and sunset clause for the entire Alaska Coastal Management Program in 2011. Provides an explicit prohibition against the adoption by reference of state or federal statutes or regulations. Automatically makes changes to the old district plans that have been requested by the legislature twice in the last three years.
SB 104 : Permanent Fund Dividend Fraud/ Eligibility Signed into Law! Chapter 42 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to the crimes of unsworn falsification in the first degree involving an application for a permanent fund dividend and false information or report involving eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; requiring the establishment of a permanent fund dividend fraud investigation unit in the Department of Revenue; relating to service in the peace corps and as a member of the United States Olympic Team as allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS SB 104 Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 42 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-07-06 : Senate and House adopted conference committee report. Elevates Permanent Fund Dividend fraud from a class A misdemeanor to a class C felony. Codifies a PFD fraud investigation unit within the Department of Revenue to assist the Department of Law in detecting and investigating PFD fraud. Adds peace corps and members of the Special Olympics to the allowable absences for permanent fund dividend eligibility.
SB 105 : No Overtime Wages For Flight Crew Signed into Law! Chapter 19 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to the retrospective application and applicability of the overtime compensation exemption for flight crew members; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 105 (L&C) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 19 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
04-22-05 : Passed House by a vote of 31 to 7 on 4/21. Retroactively removes flight crews from statutory overtime compensation required under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act found in AS 23.10.060. Applies retroactively to flight crew work performed on or after Jan. 1, 2000.
SB 112 : Tax On Residents/ Employees In REAA; Grants Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Con Bunde
An Act relating to a tax on residents of and individuals employed in regional educational attendance areas; relating to permanent fund dividend applications; relating to regional educational attendance area grants; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 112 (FIN) Am Contact :: 465-4843 Last Action : Passed Senate » House : 03-03-06
03-03-06 : Passed Senate. Notice of reconsideration given. Imposes an annual tax in Regional Education Attendance Areas (REAAs) to pay operating costs of local schools within the area. Levies the tax on persons 21 years of age or older who reside in an REAA on Jan. 1, or who work in an REAA the lesser of 10 consecutive days or a full pay period, or 20 cumulative days. Exempts senior citizens, those with income below federal poverty guidelines, disabled vets and those paying a property tax in another area of the state. Intent language specifies that the revenue collected is to be returned to REAAs as additional funding, not supplanting state or federal funds.
03-24-05 : Makes electronic distribution of indecent materials, i.e. pornography, to minors a felony under Alaska law.
SB 147 : Sport Fish Facility Bonds/ Surcharges Signed into Law! Chapter 94 SLA 05 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act providing for a sport fishing facility surcharge on sport fishing licenses; providing for the construction and renovation of state sport fishing facilities and for other projects beneficial to the sport fish resources of the state as a public enterprise; and authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to finance those projects.
Version : HCS CS SB 147 (RLS) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-23-05 Current Status : Chapter 94 SLA 05 : 08-23-05
05-09-05 : Passed House on reconsideration 5/9. Establishes a sport fishing facility surcharge to pay the principal and interest on up to $69 million in revenue bonds to finance the construction and renovation of fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement and development projects that benefit sport fishing. Terminates facility surcharge once the bonds have been paid in full.
SB 155 : Appropriation: Schools/ Univ/ Virology Lab/ Museum Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Ben Stevens
An Act making appropriations for construction of an integrated science complex at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, for replacement of the virology laboratory in Fairbanks, for expansion of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, for the major maintenance grant fund, and for other capital projects related to education; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 155 (FIN) Contact :: 465-4993 Last Action :(H) RLS» House : 05-07-05
05-04-05 : Appropriates approximately $387 million from the General Fund for maintenance and construction of education facilities, institutions of higher learning and projects that benefit the education of all Alaskans.
SB 209 : Access To Licensed Club Premises Signed into Law! Chapter 69 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Charlie Huggins
An Act relating to access by persons under 21 years of age to premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages as clubs when alcoholic beverages are not present and, when alcoholic beverages are present, to premises of a patriotic organization licensed as a club if the person possesses a valid active duty military or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
Version : CS SB 209 (JUD) Contact :: 465-3878 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 69 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-08-06 : Passed House 34-1. Allows military personnel under the age of 21 access to patriotic organizations licensed to sell alcoholic beverages if the person posesses a valid active duty military ID card or armed forces identification card issued by the United States government.
SB 224 : Older Alaskans' Day Signed into Law! Chapter 8 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens
Establishing Older Alaskans' Day.
Contact :: 465-4925 Last Action : Signed into Law : 03-23-06 Current Status : Chapter 8 SLA 06 : 03-23-06
03-13-06 : Passed House 30-0. Establishes the second Wednesday of September as Older Alaskan's Day to honor residents 60 years or older.
SB 291 : Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Signed into Law! Chapter 62 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman
An Act relating to the municipal harbor facility grant program; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS SB 291 (CRA) Companion Bill :HB 478 Contact :: 465-3873 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-14-06 Current Status : Chapter 62 SLA 06 : 06-14-06
05-05-06 : Passed House 36-0. Establishes a capital improvement program for harbor facilities with a one time 50/50 matching grant program for municipalities. It will be administered through the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and will fund major maintenance and capital improvements by using a portion of the watercraft fuel tax. CS adds another fund source, the state's portion of the raw fish tax.
SB 298 : Trusts: Loans; Claims; Powers/ Iras Signed into Law! Chapter 66 SLA 06 Sponsored by Sen. Ralph Seekins
An Act relating to loans from trust property; relating to a trustee's power to appoint the principal of a trust to another trust; relating to challenges to, claims against, and liabilities of trustees, beneficiaries, and creditors of trusts and of trusts and estates; relating to individual retirement accounts and plans; relating to certain trusts in divorce and dissolutions of marriage situations; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HCS CS SB 298 (JUD) Contact :: 465-2327 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-15-06 Current Status : Chapter 66 SLA 06 : 06-15-06
05-01-06 : Senate concurred with House amendments 19-0. Updates state law pertaining to the administration of trust assets. Modifies Titles 13 and 34 to help keep Alaska a popular jurisdiction for trust administration.
SJR 10 : Support Federal Marriage Amendment Passed Senate! Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson
Supporting the federal marriage amendment.
Contact :: 465-2199 Last Action : House Floor »(H) STA: 04-07-05
04-06-05 : Passed Senate 16 to 3. Urges the United States Congress to pass Senate Joint Resolution 1, known as the Marriage Protection Act. The proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution will define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. If passed, it must still be ratified by three-fourths of the nation's state legislatures.
04-19-05 : Passed Senate April 19 by a vote of 14 to 6. Urges the United States Congress to pass legislation permanently repealing the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. In 2001, Congress passed tax legislation which included the temporary repeal of estate taxes. SJR 14 expresses the State of Alaska's desire to have the tax permanently repealed.
SJR 16 : States' Right To Regulate Hunting/ Fishing Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 16 Sponsored by Sen. Gene Therriault
Supporting legislation before the United States Congress that reaffirms the right of the states to regulate hunting and fishing.
Contact :: 465-4861 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-19-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 16 : 05-19-05
05-07-05 : Unanimously passed House 5/7. Supports legislation before the United States Congress reaffirming the right of the states to regulate fishing and hunting.
SR 2 : East Lynn Canal Highway Passed Legislature! Senate Resolve 2 Sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman
Supporting the efforts of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to improve transportation to and from Juneau and supporting development of the East Lynn Canal Highway.
Companion Bill :HR 7 Contact :: 465-3873 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Senate Resolve 2 : 05-17-05
03-21-05 : Passed Senate 12 to 8. Supports the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities efforts to improve transportation to and from Juneau and to build the East Lynn Canal Road.
SR 4 : USPS Air Shipment Of Bypass Mail Passed Legislature! Senate Resolve 3 Sponsored by Sen. Donald Olson
Relating to the plans of the United States Postal Service to discontinue air shipment of bypass mail between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Barrow, Alaska.
Current Status : Senate Resolve 3 : 05-27-05
HB 1 : Increase Amount Of Base Student Allocation Signed into Law! Chapter 6 FSSLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto
An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS HB 1 Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-22-05 Current Status : Chapter 6 FSSLA 05 : 07-22-05
03-21-05 : HB 1 increases the foundation formula to $4589 dollars per student. An increase of thirteen dollars over 2005 funding. Amended in HES to raise the Per Student Allocation to $4919. CS HB 1(HES) incresases the base student allocation to $4919. This is a $343 increase per student over the current statutory allocation of $4576. Senate amendment would increase the base student allocation to $4919 if the Legislature replaces the defined benefit plan with a defined contribution plan for new employees, otherwise it would increase the base student allocation to $4,733, which removes PERS/TRS dollars from the formula.
An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state financing of public education; relating to the district cost factors for state funding of public education; relating to school improvement funding; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 13 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 41 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Extends, until July 1, 2006, the statutory date for municipalities to receive reimbursements for the state for school construction and renovation bonds. Reimbursement rates for DEED approved projects to 70% and non-DEED approved projects to 60%.
HB 32 : Appropriation: Grant To Arctic Power For ANWR Signed into Law! Chapter 23 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring
An Act making a special appropriation for a grant to Arctic Power to promote the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration and development; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 32 (FIN) Am Companion Bill :SB 69 Contact :: 465-2186 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-17-05 Current Status : Chapter 23 SLA 05 : 05-17-05
04-22-05 : HB 32 appropriates 1.2 million dollars from the General fund to Artic Power for use in promoting the opening of ANWR.
HB 53 : Children In Need Of Aid/ Adoption/ Guardian Signed into Law! Chapter 64 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act relating to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending the construction of statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating to guardianships; relating to the confidentiality of investigations, court hearings, court records, and public agency records and information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to immunity regarding disclosure of information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to proceedings regarding voluntary relinquishment and termination of a parent and child relationship, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for certain children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile delinquency proceedings and placements; reestablishing and relating to a state citizens' review panel; amending the obligation of a public agency to disclose agency information pertaining to a child in need of aid; relating to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about children and families involved with children's services within the Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm and to adoptions and foster care; relating to consent for the medication of children in state custody; prescribing the rights of family members related to child-in-need-of-aid cases and establishing a familial priority for adoption; modifying adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-need-of-aid cases; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules, Rules 3, 17.2, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure, and Rules 14 and 15, Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; relating to the admissibility into evidence of the prior recorded statement of a crime victim less than 16 years of age; and amending Rule 801, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS S SHB 53 (FIN) Am S Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05 Current Status : Chapter 64 SLA 05 : 06-30-05
05-09-05 : An omnibus bill that does many things. It creates a duty and standard of care for social workers who are making decisions for children in state custody. It makes the process transparent by making confidential information currently unavailable accessible to certain people, making court proceedings open to the public, and giving parents the right to a jury trial in proceedings to terminate their parental rights.
HB 75 : Hunting, Fishing, Trapping Signed into Law! Chapter 87 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of fish and game, Board of Fisheries, and Board of Game in promoting and preserving fishing, hunting, and trapping in the state.
Version : SCS CS HB 75 (FIN) Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-05-05 Current Status : Chapter 87 SLA 05 : 08-05-05
05-05-05 : HB 75 will provide an additional protection from outside encroachment on our ability to responsibly harvest our game resources. ''Title Change to-''An Act relating to the duties of the Commissioner of Fish and Game and the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game to preserve and promote fishing, hunting, and trapping in the state.''
The sponsor has included a legislative intent statement plainly stating the ongoing commitment to constitutional provisions for common use and sustained yield principles. The sponsor has alsochanged the structure of the section by placing the new language in the ''Powers and duties of the commissioner'' (AS 16.05.050 (a)) rather than in ''Functions of the commissioner''.
HB 92 : University Of Alaska & Corporate Stock Signed into Law! Chapter 18 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly
An Act relating to the purchase of interests in corporations, including limited liability companies, by the University of Alaska.
Version : SCS CS HB 92 (JUD) Am S Contact :: 465-6890 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-01-06 Current Status : Chapter 18 SLA 06 : 05-01-06
04-05-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
Intent is to specifically define a university/corporate liability structure intended to encourage new university investment in limited liability and nonprofit corporations resulting from research-generated intellectual property or companies created and managed on university lands.
HB 102 : Medical License: Application/ Foreign Grad Signed into Law! Chapter 52 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze
An Act relating to the licensure of foreign medical graduates and to applications for a license to practice medicine; and providing for an effective date.
Version : HB 102 Am Contact :: 465-4958 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-24-05 Current Status : Chapter 52 SLA 05 : 06-24-05
05-02-05 : Allows the Alaska State Medical Board to adopt competency requirements for foreign medical school graduates. Currently, the State Medical Board has no discretion in determining credentials for licensure of foreign medical school graduates in Alaska, other than a completion of a two-year U.S. graduate medical education program. HB 102 allows for a little flexibility where currently none exists. HB 102 now moves to the House Rules Committee.
HB 149 : Controlled Substances: Meth & Marijuana Signed into Law! Chapter 53 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to controlled substances; relating to the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance; relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the sale, possession, and delivery of certain substances and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine; relating to listing certain anabolic steroids as controlled substances; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CCS HB 149 Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-02-06 Current Status : Chapter 53 SLA 06 : 06-02-06
05-05-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
The committee substitute adds that all sales of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base, must meet the terms used in P.L. 109-177, 120 Stat. 192, in regard to amounts, identification required, storage, access and availability, and logbooks. Amendments were made requiring that vendors may not sell to a person under 16 years of age.
This bill would also restrict the amount of pseudoephedrine base product a person can acquire to six grams within a 30-day period. The bill will further serve to present prima facia evidence that a person intends to use the pseudoephedrine base product to manufacture methamphetamine if the person is in possession of more than six grams of product. Amended to prohibit the distribution of confidential information on certain medications. Amendments were made incorporating portions of SB 70. SB 70 was an act relating to controlled substances regarding the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance. Changes were made eliminating jail time for those charged with use in the privacy of their own homes for the first two offenses. Other amendments allow the Commissioner of Public Safety the authority to adopt emergency regulations, placing additional pseudoephedrine products behind the counter, if those products are found being used in the production of methamphetamines.
HB 181 : Waive Continuing Education RequirementFor Military Signed into Law! Chapter 63 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. John Coghill
An Act authorizing a waiver for active duty military service of continuing education requirements for renewal of occupational licenses.
Version : CS HB 181 (L&C) Contact :: 465-3719 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-30-05 Current Status : Chapter 63 SLA 05 : 06-30-05
05-04-05 : Introduced to eliminate the possibility of a professional licensee losing his or her license because of failure to fulfill statutory requirements for continuing education while serving on active duty in a combat zone or area where continuing education classes are not available.
HB 182 : Wage & Hour Act: Exec/ Prof/ Admin/ Sales/ Dp Signed into Law! Chapter 90 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Norman Rokeberg
An Act amending the Alaska Wage and Hour Act as it relates to the employment of a person acting in a supervisory capacity or in an administrative, executive, or professional capacity; relating to definitions under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act and providing definitions for persons employed in administrative, executive, and professional capacities, for persons working in the capacity of an outside salesman, for persons working in the capacity of a salesman employed on a straight commission basis, and for persons that perform computer-related occupations; directing retrospective application of the provisions of this Act to work performed before the effective date of this Act for purposes of claims filed on or after the effective date of this Act, and disallowing retrospective application for purposes of claims for that work that are filed before the effective date of this Act.
Version : CS HB 182 (FIN)(EFD FLD) Contact :: 465-4968 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-09-05 Current Status : Chapter 90 SLA 05 : 08-09-05
05-03-05 : Deletes the 80/20 test and sets forth definitions which are much more understandable. The simplicity provided by the new definitions will lead to greater compliance with the statutes. Amended to define teachers and computers professional.
HB 201 : Permanent Fund Dividend Apps Of Military Signed into Law! Chapter 83 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault
An Act relating to an application for a permanent fund dividend for a member of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty outside of the state who is eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay; and providing for an effective date.
Contact :: 465-3779 Last Action : Signed into Law : 07-21-05 Current Status : Chapter 83 SLA 05 : 07-21-05
05-04-05 : The purpose of this bill is to permit the person who has power of attorney for an individual who is serving on active duty with the United States armed services outside the state of Alaska to sign and file a permanent fund application for said individual.
HB 256 : Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery Signed into Law! Chapter 93 SLA 05 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act naming the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery in Fairbanks.
Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 08-23-05 Current Status : Chapter 93 SLA 05 : 08-23-05
05-02-05 : HB 256 would name the sport fish hatchery to be built in Fairbanks the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery.
HB 334 : Municipal Property Tax Deferral/ Exemption Signed into Law! Chapter 44 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
An Act relating to a mandatory exemption for certain residences owned by a religious organization, to an exemption from and deferral of municipal property taxes for certain types of deteriorated property, and to an optional deferral of municipal property taxes on certain primary residences owned and occupied by individuals with incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines for the state.
Version : SCS CS HB 334 (FIN) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-25-06 Current Status : Chapter 44 SLA 06 : 05-25-06
05-09-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
HB 334 continues to allow a municipality to defer taxes on an abandoned property that has become an eyesore. Some examples include the McKay Building in Anchorage and the Polaris Building in Fairbanks. The bill changes existing language to clearly state when the deferral ends. Present law leaves that an unanswered question making it more difficult for a developer to seek financing for the refurbishing project. By changing the language to specifically include the word only when all or part of the project is transferred to a new owner clarifies the ending date of the deferral.
HB 357 : Statutory References To Disabilities Signed into Law! Chapter 25 SLA 06 Sponsored by Rep. Peggy Wilson
An Act updating the terminology in statutes for persons with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version : CS HB 357 (FIN) Companion Bill :SB 242 Contact :: 465-2734 Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-09-06 Current Status : Chapter 25 SLA 06 : 05-09-06
05-02-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
This bill changes all Alaska State Statutes to rid them of this archaic reference that has negative and demoralizing connotations in reference to a person's ability and potential.
HB 393 : Insurance For Colorectal Cancer Screening Passed Legislature! Transmit To Gov. Sponsored by Rep. Tom Anderson
An Act requiring that certain health care insurance plans provide coverage for the costs of colorectal cancer screening examinations and laboratory tests; and providing for an effective date.
Version : SCS CS HB 393 (HES) Contact :: 465-5031 Last Action :Governor»Governor: 07-18-06
05-06-06 : Passed the Legislature, to be transmitted to the Governor for signature.
This bill completes the list, increasing Alaskans' access to all life-saving, recommended cancer screenings.
HCR 13 : Natural Gas Spur Line Construction Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 29 Sponsored by Rep. Jay Ramras
Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
Version : CS HCR 13 (RES) Contact :: 465-3004 Last Action : Signed into Law : 02-06-06 Current Status : Legis Resolve 29 : 02-06-06
05-02-05 : HCR 13 expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a natural gas spur pipeline between Fairbanks and the Nenana Basin and Southcentral Alaska, commending the interest and initiative of the sponsors of that project, and encouraging the appropriate state resource agencies to lend support to those efforts.
HJR 20 : Prostate Cancer Drugs Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 20 Sponsored by Rep. Carl Gatto
Urging the United States Congress and the United States Food and Drug Administration to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Contact :: 465-3743 Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-03-05 Current Status : Legis Resolve 20 : 06-03-05
05-05-05 : Urges the United States Congress and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Food and Drug Administration, to assist in the prompt approval of new drug applications for targeted drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer.
