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| HB 73 : License Plates: Firefighter/ Emt/ Frat. Org
Signed Into Law! Chapter 116 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn | Relating to special fire fighter and emergency medical service provider license plates; relating to special request fraternal organization license plates; and providing for an effective date. 
Version: SCS CSHB 73(FIN)
Status: Chapter 116 SLA 10 : 2010-07-01
Special license plates for firefighters and emergency service providers are a way to say "thank you" to those who give of their time and risk their lives, to serve the people and communities of Alaska.
The purpose of these plates is two-fold. One is to recognize and thank ... Sponsor Statement »
2010-07-01 : Lynn's HB 73 Signed Into Law
Bill Designates Special EMS & Fraternal Organization License Plates
2010-04-19 : Legislature Sends HB 73 to Governor
Bill designates special license plates for emergency services personnel, firefighters, certain fraternal organizations
2010-03-19 : House Passes HB 73
Bill designates special license plates for Emergency services personnel, firefighters
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| HB 87 : Med Benefits Of Disabled Peace Officers
Sponsored by Rep. Charisse Millett | An Act waiving payment of premiums for major medical insurance under the defined benefit retirement plan for public employees for disabled peace officers who have at least 20 years of credited service as peace officers.
Status: (H) L&C : 2009-01-26
Everyday Alaska's public safety employees risk their lives and health to protect the lives and property of our citizens. Gratefully the state recognizes this and makes public safety employees eligible for retirement at 20 years of service instead of 25 as is the standard. This discrepancy ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 117 : Board Of Fisheries Meeting Location
Sponsored by Rep. Bryce Edgmon | An Act relating to locations of the meetings of the Board of Fisheries.
Status: (H) FSH : 2009-02-06
HB 117 would require the Board of Fisheries to hold meetings in particular regions of the state when the proposals on its agenda relate to those areas.
Alaska's Board of Fisheries meets four to six times each year to consider proposals to change fisheries regulations in regions ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 132 : Bicycle Program
Sponsored by Rep. Paul Seaton | An Act authorizing municipalities and nonprofit organizations to sponsor a program to encourage the safe use of bicycles as a mode of transportation, and amending the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to include administration of state funds appropriated for that purpose.
Status: (H) FIN : 2009-03-23
HB 132 provides Alaskans access to bicycles and encourages bike use as an alternative mode of transportation. This bill creates the Safe Bicycle Ridership grant program for municipalities and non-profits. The increased access to bikes gives Alaskans a choice to respond to high fuel ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis  [PDF:41KB]
• Work Draft CSHS 132 [PDF:94KB]
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| HB 151 : Use, Regulation, And Operation Of Boats
Signed Into Law! Chapter 19 SLA 09
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Neuman | Amending the termination date of the statewide boating safety and education program; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, and 27, ch. 28, SLA 2000, as amended; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 151(FIN)
Status: Chapter 19 SLA 09 : 2009-05-20
House Bill 151 repeals the sunset dates of the Statewide Boating Safety and Education program. There has been some concern among legislators with repealing a sunset date and that is why I have chosen to request a committee substitute that merely extends the sunset date for another ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis
• White Paper - Alaska's Boating Safety Dollars at Work [PDF:293KB]
2009-04-19 : Legislature Moves To Extend Boating Safety & Ed Program
Neuman's HB 151 Keeps Alaskan Boaters and Children Safe
2009-04-17 : HB 151 Extends Sunset Date of AK Boating Safety & Education Program
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| HB 166 : Southeast Energy Fund
Sponsored by Rep. Bill Thomas | An Act relating to the Southeast energy fund.
Status: (H) FIN : 2009-04-01
In 1993 the Alaska State Legislature established the Southeast Energy Fund as a repository for money that could then later be appropriated to the Swan-Tyee Hydroelectric Project. Since then, the need and fervor for hydroelectric power in Southeast Alaska has grown exponentially. ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 188 : Tax On Moist Snuff
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Herron | An Act relating to the taxation of moist snuff tobacco, including spitless moist snuff tobacco; including different types of moist snuff tobacco in the definition of 'tobacco product' in provisions levying an excise tax on those products; relating to licensing for and taxation of tobacco products, including tobacco products imported for personal use and consumption; relating to the deposit of revenue from the taxation of moist snuff tobacco into the tobacco use education and cessation fund; defining 'moist snuff tobacco'; relating to the business license endorsement for the sale of tobacco products; relating to the offense of selling tobacco to a minor; and providing for an effective date.
Status: (H) L&C : 2010-03-24
HB 188 changes the state tax methodology used for smokeless tobacco products to one that is more stable for state revenues and equal across similar weighted products regardless of price. The current ad valorem tax on smokeless products has the effect of increasing the price disparity ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 207 : Maximum Benefit from Fishermen's Fund
Sponsored by Rep. John Harris | An Act increasing the allowances for injury, disability, or heart attack payable from the fisherman's fund; and providing for an effective date.
Status: (H) RLS : 2009-04-16
The Alaska Fisherman's Fund was established 1951 to provide for the treatment and care of Alaska licensed commercial fishermen and crew who have been injured while fishing on shore or off shore in Alaska. The upper limit on claims in the fund has been $2,500 since 1959. If $2,500 ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 209 : Surcharge: Oil Exported To Certain States
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault | An Act providing for a surcharge on oil produced in the state and delivered to a state that imposes a tax on fuel delivered to this state.
Status: (H) RES : 2009-03-30
2009-03-30 : Chenault Intro's Oil Export Surcharge Legislation
HB 209 Filed in Response to Washington State Fuel Tax Legislation
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| HB 210 : Izembek State Game Refuge Land Exchange
Signed Into Law! Chapter 119 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Bryce Edgmon | Designating Kinzarof Lagoon as part of the Izembek State Game Refuge; authorizing a land exchange with the federal government in which state land adjacent to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is exchanged for federal land to serve as a road corridor through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and federal land located on Sitkinak Island; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 210(RES)
Status: Chapter 119 SLA 10 : 2010-08-19
On March 30th President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. This act includes Congressional approval for a land exchange between the State of Alaska and the federal government to allow a single-lane, unpaved road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis [PDF:69KB]
2010-04-15 : Legislature Approves King Cove - Cold Bay Road in Izembek Land Swap
Edgmon's HB 210 marks a milestone in the southwest community's 30-year struggle
2009-04-11 : House Gives State Authority for Cold Bay-King Cove Road
Edgmon's HB 210 Grants Izembek Land Swap Following Federal Approval
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| HB 274 : Establishing Purple Heart Day
Signed Into Law! Chapter 2 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Dahlstrom, Sen. Gardner, Rep. Buch, Rep. Keller, Rep. Petersen, Rep. Lynn, Rep. Gatto, Rep. Tuck, Rep. Doogan, Rep. Thomas, Rep. Hawker, Rep. Guttenberg, Rep. Ramras, Sen. Fairclough, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Millett, Rep. Herron | Establishing August 7 as Purple Heart Day.
Status: Chapter 2 SLA 10 : 2010-03-22
On August 7, 1782, General George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit to honor military enlisted men and noncommissioned officers. This badge was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers then fell to the wayside after the war. In 1932, on Washington's 200th ... Sponsor Statement »
2010-03-01 : Legislature Acts to Create Annual Purple Heart Day
Designating Aug. 7 to honor recipients gains unanimous Senate passage
2010-02-08 : House Moves to Create Annual Purple Heart Day
HB 274 designates Aug. 7 to honor recipients of nation's oldest military medal
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| HB 282 : Naturopaths
Sponsored by Rep. Cathy Muñoz | An Act relating to naturopaths and to the practice of naturopathy; establishing an Alaska Naturopathic Medical Board; authorizing medical assistance program coverage of naturopathic services; amending the definition of 'practice of medicine'; and providing for an effective date.
Status: (H) FIN : 2010-04-09
House Bill 282 creates a Naturopathic Medical Board for the purpose of expanding allowed practices and procedures of Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) and regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine. The board will consist of three naturopaths, one licensed pharmacist, and one public ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HB 294 : Extend Sunset Of Boating Regulation
Signed Into Law! Chapter 47 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Neuman | Amending the termination date of certain statutes relating to the use, operation, and regulation of boats, a uniform state waterway marking system, and civil liability for boat owners by extending the termination date by two years; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, and 27, ch. 28, SLA 2000, as amended; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 294(FIN)
Status: Chapter 47 SLA 10 : 2010-06-04
House Bill 294 extends the sunset dates of the Statewide Boating Safety and Education program for six years. In 2009 HB 151 was passed which extended the program for one year, allowing funding to continue to 2010.
This program has been successful as more boaters follow safety ... Sponsor Statement »
• White Paper - Alaska's Boating Safety Dollars at Work [PDF:364KB]
2010-04-13 : House Acts to Extend Boating Safety and Education Program
Neuman's HB 294 Pushes Next Sunset Review Back to July 1, 2013
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| HB 344 : Salmon Product Develop. Tax Credit
Signed Into Law! Chapter 102 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Bill Thomas | Relating to the salmon product development tax credit; and providing for an effective date by amending an effective date in sec. 7, ch. 57, SLA 2003, as amended by sec. 4, ch. 3, SLA 2006, and by sec. 4, ch. 8, SLA 2008.
Version: CSHB 344(FIN)
Status: Chapter 102 SLA 10 : 2010-06-25
House Bill 344 extends the deadline for salmon processors in Alaska to receive a salmon product development tax credit. The program allows applicants to claim a credit on their annual fisheries business tax for 50% of the purchase costs of eligible equipment. Credits received may ... Sponsor Statement »
2010-06-25 : Thomas Comments on Enactment of Fishing, Lands Bills
Haines Rep's HB 344, Wrangell Rep's HB 273 Signed into Law
2010-04-16 : Salmon Product Development Tax Credit Extension Heading to Gov
Thomas' HB 344 extends credit through 2015, Adds Ice Machines to Credit List
2010-04-07 : House Acts To Extend Salmon Product Development Tax Credit
Thomas' HB 344
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| HB 352 : Ferry Service, Including Yukon/Kuskokwim
Sponsored by Rep. Woodie Salmon | An Act directing preparation of a feasibility study report relating to expanding the Alaska marine highway system to Yukon and Kuskokwim River locations and amending legislative findings regarding marine highway transportation to recognize benefits to Yukon and Kuskokwim River communities that would come from an expansion of the system to serve them.
Status: (H) TRA : 2010-02-19
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| HB 369 : In-State Pipeline/ Coordinator/ Team
Signed Into Law! Chapter 7 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Chenault | Relating to an in-state natural gas pipeline, the office of in-state gasline project coordinator, and the Joint In-State Gasline Development Team; requiring the development of an in-state natural gas pipeline plan, to be delivered to the legislature by July 1, 2011, that provides for a natural gas pipeline that is operational by December 31, 2015; directing the Joint In-State Gasline Development Team to assume responsibilities under sec. 19, ch. 14, SLA 2009; requiring expedited review and action by state agencies or entities relating to the in-state natural gas pipeline project; clarifying the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; relating to definitions of certain terms that relate to a project that may be developed by the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; relating to an exemption from application of AS 38.35 for certain natural gas carriers; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 369(FIN)
Status: Chapter 7 SLA 10 : 2010-04-26
Committee Substitute for House Bill 369 (FIN) am was introduced as an effort to expedite the process for an in-state natural gas pipeline. The in-state gasline has been a topic of discussion in the Legislature and the Administration for a number of years. Currently, there are two ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis
• Letter from ANGDA - March 10, 2010 [PDF:143KB]
• Sec. 19, Ch 14, SLA 2009 [PDF:80KB]
2010-05-25 : Alaska House of Representatives Republican Majority Ajournment Book
26th Alaska Legislature First Session 2010
2010-04-26 : Speaker Comments on HB 369 Enactment
Governor's Signature Means JIGDT Can Begin Working to Bring Gas to Alaskans
2010-04-19 : Legislature OKs Creating Joint In-State Gasoline Development Team
Speaker's HB 369 unifies disparate state efforts, AHFC's Fauske to lead
2010-04-08 : Press Availability Scheduled on HB 369 & SB 287
Speaker Chenault, Sen. Resources Co-Chair McGuire to speak on in-state gas bills
2010-03-24 : House OKs Creating Joint In-State Gasline Development Team
Chenault's HB 369 seeks to unify state approach, bring a project plan in 2011
2010-03-10 : Resources Approves Joint In-State Gasline Development Team Bill
Speaker's HB 369 Advances to House Finance Committee - Calls for Gasline Online by 2015
2010-02-23 : Majority Audio Actualities For Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010
Speaker Chenault comments on introducing HB 369 on In-State Gasline
2010-02-23 : Bill Proposes In-State Gasline Be Brought On-Line By 2015
Speaker's HB 369 unifies effort with Joint In-State Gasline Development Team
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| HCR 16 : Proclaiming Senator Daniel Inouye Day
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 22
Sponsored by Rep. John Harris | Requesting the Governor to proclaim September 7, 2009, as Senator Daniel Inouye Day.
Version: HCR 16 AM
Status: Legis Resolve 22 : 2009-06-08
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| HCR 20 : Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 34
Sponsored by Sen. Anna Fairclough | Proclaiming the month of April 2010 to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Status: Legis Resolve 34 : 2010-04-13
House Concurrent Resolution 20 intends to encourage all Alaskans to speak out against sexual assault and let others know that it will not be tolerated.
In addition to trying to spread the message and reach out to Alaskans who've suffered to speak up and discourage the continuance ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sexual Assault Statistics [PDF:20KB]
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| HJR 10 : Veterans' Health Care
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 25
Sponsored by Rep. David Guttenberg | Urging the United States Congress to improve health care for veterans.
Version: CSHJR 10(HSS)
Status: Legis Resolve 25 : 2009-05-25
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| HJR 38 : Constitutional Am.: Increase Number Of Legislators
Sponsored by Rep. Peggy Wilson | Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to and increasing the number of members of the house of representatives to forty-four and the number of members of the senate to twenty-two.
Status: (H) FIN : 2010-03-15
"... Each house district shall be formed of contiguous and compact territory containing as nearly as practicable a relatively integrated socio-economic area ..." - Alaska Constitution Article VI, Section 6, titled Legislative Apportionment.
HJR 38 will put a constitutional ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HJR 43 : Federal Funding: Domestic Seafood Marketing
Sponsored by Rep. Bryce Edgmon | Urging the federal government to provide funding for domestic seafood marketing and promotional activities.
Status: (H) RES : 2010-02-17
HJR 43 communicates to the Obama Administration, the Alaska Congressional Delegation, and Congress the Legislature's support for using a portion of federal revenues generated from duties on imported seafood and fish products for marketing American seafood—including that harvested ... Sponsor Statement »
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| HR 6 : Develop Mental Health Trust Land
Passed House! House Resolve 6
Sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze | Encouraging the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority to develop its land and resources to the fullest extent possible consistent with its legal and moral responsibility to advance mental health services and employment opportunities that protect and enhance the lives of those who benefit from the mental health trust.
Version: CSHR 6(FIN)
Status: (H) Resolve 6 : 2009-05-05
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| HR 8 : Oppose TSA Security Rule
Passed House! House Resolve 5
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly | Opposing a rule proposed by the Transportation Security Administration that would require certain security measures under a Large Aircraft Security Program for general aviation and commercial aircraft with a gross take-off weight of 12,500 pounds or more.
Status: (H) Resolve 5 : 2009-03-09
2009-02-25 : House Asks TSA to Drop Proposed Security Regulations
Kelly's HR 8 Voices Disapproval of Large Aircraft Security Program Plans
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| HR 10 : In Support Of Senator Ted Stevens
Passed House! House Resolve 7
Sponsored by | Expressing support for Senator Ted Stevens and severe displeasure and indignation with the federal government's deplorable investigation and prosecution of the Senator.
Version: HR 10 AM
Status: (H) Resolve 7 : 2009-06-02
2009-04-08 : House Condemns Feds Over Mishandling Stevens Case
Foster's HR 10 Calls on Formal Apology, Investigation into Misconduct
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| SB 32 : Medicaid: Home/Community Based Services
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by Sen. Johnny Ellis | An Act relating to medical assistance payments for home and community-based services and provision of personal care services in a recipient's home; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 32(FIN)
Status: (H) FIN : 2009-04-14
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| SB 199 : Medicaid Coverage For Dentures
Signed Into Law! Chapter 60 SLA 10
Sponsored by Sen. Johnny Ellis | Providing for a two-year funding cycle for medical assistance coverage for dentures.
Status: Chapter 60 SLA 10 : 2010-06-09
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| SCR 14 : Filipino American History Month
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 40
Sponsored by | Recognizing October 2010 as Filipino American History Month.
Status: Legis Resolve 40 : 2010-08-03
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| SJR 27 : Federal Funding: Domestic Seafood Marketing
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 37
Sponsored by | Urging the federal government to provide funding for domestic seafood marketing and promotional activities.
Version: CSSJR 27(RES)
Status: Legis Resolve 37 : 2010-06-25
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