Alaska State House Bills On The Move

HB 145 : K-12 Scholarship Program

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Keller

An Act establishing the parental choice scholarship program to be administered by the Department of Education and Early Development for the purpose of paying the cost of attending grades kindergarten through 12 at private schools; and providing for an effective date.

Status : (H) EDC >> (H) AWAIT NEXT COM : 2012-02-03
Contact : Jim Pound, 465-6265

House Bill 145 could well be the next critical step in allowing today's Alaskan children to compete with the world on an equal footing educationally. We do not hear of parents who do not want the best education for their child. It goes without saying that a child's parent ...

HB 291 : Public Notices Posted At Post Offices

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Hou. Rules

An Act relating to the posting of notices at United States post offices; and providing for an effective date.

Status : (H) RLS >> (H) CALENDAR 2/6 : 2012-02-03

HCR 13 : North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Hou. Fisheries

Requesting the governor to designate one seat on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council for a sport fish licensee and one seat on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council for an individual nominated by an Alaska Native organization that represents rural subsistence users.
Status : (H) RLS >> (H) CALENDAR 2/6 : 2012-02-03
Contact : Jane Pierson, 465-6841

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is one of eight regional councils established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to oversee management of the nation's fisheries. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has jurisdiction over ...

HCR 20 : American Heart Month

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Wilson

Designating February 2012 as American Heart Month.

Status : PASSED (H) >> TRANSMITTED TO (S) : 2012-02-03
Contact : Arthur Martin, 465-5269

HCR 20 raises awareness of the nation's leading cause of death: cardiovascular disease. This unfortunate disease causes an average of one American death every 39 seconds or nearly 2,200 deaths each day. It is the costliest disease in the nation, with direct and indirect costs ...

HJR 34 : Coast Guard Icebreakers & Arctic Base

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:00:02 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Herron

Urging the United States Congress to fund all the facilities and vessels necessary for the United States Coast Guard to fulfill its Arctic missions, including icebreakers and an Arctic Coast Guard base.

Status : (H) STA >> (H) MLV : 2012-02-03

HB 298 : Exemptions From Mining Tax

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:00:02 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Seaton

An Act exempting quarry rock, sand and gravel, and marketable earth mining operations from the mining license tax; and providing for an effective date.

Status : (H) RES >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-03
Hearing : (H) FIN 2012-02-07 1:30 PM
Contact : Louie Flora, 465-3923

HB 298 repeals the requirement that sand and gravel operators pay the mining license tax. This tax costs the state nearly as much to administer as it is raises. The Department of Revenue agrees that the mining license tax on sand and gravel operators is burdensome and labels the ...

HB 312 : Natural Gas Conversion Program/Fund

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Wilson

An Act creating a low-interest loan program for homeowners who convert their homes to natural gas-fired heating; and creating the natural gas home heating conversion loan fund.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) CRA : 2012-02-03

HB 310 : State Immunization Program

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Herron

An Act temporarily reinstating the child and adult immunization program in the Department of Health and Social Services; and providing for an effective date.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) HSS : 2012-02-01

HB 290 : Establish Endow Alaska Grant Program

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Austerman

An Act creating the endow Alaska grant program in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to encourage community development.

Status : (H) CRA >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-03
Contact : Erin Harrington, 465-2487

The purpose of the Endow Alaska program is to provide dollar for dollar challenge funds to support growth of community foundations around Alaska. Community foundations, through endowed funds, can support a breadth of social and cultural objectives in any community, and provide perpetual ...

HCR 23 : Alaska Arctic Policy Commission

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Hou. Finance

Establishing and relating to the Alaska Arctic Policy Commission.

Status : (H) RLS >> (H) RES : 2012-02-03
Hearing : (H) FIN 2012-02-07 1:30 PM

HCR 22 : Uniform Rls: Education/Hss Standing Committees

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Hou. Education

Relating to an amendment to Rule 20(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, relating to standing committees.

Status : (H) RLS : 2012-02-03

HB 313 : Student Count Estimates

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Feige

An Act relating to student counts and estimates for public school funding; and providing for an effective date.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) EDC : 2012-02-03

HB 282 : Military Training Credit/Temp. License

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Thomas

An Act relating to applying military education, training, and service credit to occupational licensing and certain postsecondary education and employment training requirements; providing for a temporary occupational license for qualified military service members; and providing for ...

Version : CSHB 282(FIN)
Status : TRANSMITTED TO (S) >> (S) FIN : 2012-02-03
Contact : Aaron Schroeder, 465-3732

According to the Department of Defense, the June 2011 jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans was 13.3%, with young male Veterans (ages 18 to 24) experiencing an unemployment rate of 21.9%. Last year, Alaska had over 1200 service members separate from the military from our posts and ...

HB 170 : Municipal Tax Exemption For Certain Volunteers

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Feige

An Act relating to an optional municipal property tax exemption for certain residences of volunteer emergency services personnel and the widows and widowers of volunteer emergency services personnel; and providing for an effective date.

Status : (H) CRA >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-03
Contact : Michael Paschall, 465-5446

Volunteers provide vital emergency services to local communities, protecting life and property. Today Alaskans spend more personal time working to pay the high cost of energy and fuel, commit more time to their families, and spend more time enjoying recreational activities in the ...

HB 246 : Naming Certain Bridges

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Thomas

An Act naming certain bridges.

Status : (H) TRA >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-03
Contact : Kaci Hotch, 465-3732

Cordova is located in the Copper River Valley and its residents have a strong sense of duty. Duty to country and duty to their people. It is that sense of duty tht has spurred the people of Cordova to serve in every major war of the 20th century. It is also that sense of duty that ...

HB 245 : Snow Classic

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Hawker

An Act establishing a snow classic as an authorized form of charitable gaming.

Status : (H) L&C >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-03
Contact : Juli Lucky, 465-4949

House Bill 245 would allow Four Valleys Community School, Inc. to conduct a "snow classic" to raise funds for their organization. The snow classic would be operated much like other contests already allowed under statute: contestants would buy a ticket and write a guess of the depth ...

HB 307 : Supplemental/ Capital/ Other Appropriations

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:00:01 -0800

Sponsors : Hou. Rules by Request of the Governor

An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; repealing appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) FIN : 2012-02-01
Hearing : (H) FIN 2012-02-09 1:30 PM

HB 311 : Reports To Apoc

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Hou. Rules

An Act relating to certain information filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and providing for an effective date.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) STA : 2012-02-01
Hearing : (H) STA 2012-02-07 8:00 AM

HJR 32 : Remove Wood Bison From Endangered List

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Dick

Urging the United States Congress to remove wood bison from protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to grant control of wood bison in Alaska to the state.

Status : (H) STA >> (H) RES : 2012-02-01

HB 309 : Care Directives/Do Not Resuscitate Orders

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:00:01 -0800

* House Majority Legislation
Sponsors : Rep. Lynn

An Act relating to health care decisions, including do not resuscitate orders.

Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) HSS : 2012-02-01