Representative Bob Herron (D)

An Act providing for the issuance of one business license for multiple lines of business; and providing for reissuance of a business license to correct a mistake on the license.

Status: (H) FIN : 2013-04-06
Contact: Mary Schlosser, 465-4968

Currently Alaska requires a business license for every line of business operated by a business. This is an unnecessary burden for many small businesses that may perform various lines. For example, an individual that plows driveways in the winter and sells firewood in the fall must ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act relating to the power cost equalization program.

Status: (H) ENE : 2013-01-16
Contact: Timothy Clark, 465-2839

HB 39 proposes to restore certain components of the Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program that existed prior to 1999. It would raise the consumption cap on residential power covered by the program from 500 kWh to 600 kWh per month, and it would include small-business rate payers in ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act establishing a municipal tax exemption for certain farm structures.

Version: CSHB 40(CRA) AM S
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12
Contact: Ginger Blaisdell, 465-3743

HB 40 supports the agriculture economy in Alaska by allowing municipalities to exempt specific food storage and production buildings for those who derive at least 10% of their income from farming activities. My hope for reducing tax on certain buildings will encourage food storage ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-02-08 : Farm Exemption Bill Passes House
HB 40 Reduces or Eliminates Taxes for Qualifying Food Storage & Processing Facilities

An Act relating to allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date.

Version: SCS HB 52(FIN)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-13
Contact: Michael Paschall, 465-5446, Legislative Aide

With great dismay, on February 13, 2011, I, along with other members of the legislature, received an e-mail from Lt. Cmdr. Tiko Crofoot about the denial of his Permanent Fund Dividend. An Alaskan, who joined the U.S. Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Crofoot has been stationed outside of Alaska, through ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act excluding motorcycles and motor-driven cycles from the passenger vehicle rental tax; and providing for an effective date.

Status: Chapter 8 SLA 13 : 2013-05-09
Contact: James Waldo, 465-4919

House Bill 56 will remove the 10% tax on motorcycle rentals. Under the current law, motorcycle rentals are taxed at a rate that is too high for these local, Alaskan businesses. Lowering this rate is critical to protect this growing segment of our tourism industry. Motorcycle rentals ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act establishing March 29 of each year as Vietnam Veterans Day; and providing for an effective date.

Version: CSHB 67(MLV)
Status: Chapter 3 SLA 13 : 2013-03-27
Contact: Brodie Anderson, 465-3004

In 2012, the United States Senate and the President designated March 29, as Vietnam Veterans Day. It marked the 38th anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. combat and combat-support units from Vietnam. On March 29, 1973, all U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, marking an end of the ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-02-13 : House Approves "Vietnam Veterans Day"
HB 67 Sets Aside March 29 Annually to Honor Servicemen and Women

An Act requiring the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to report biennially on the vessel-based limited entry fisheries system for the weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries; requiring the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to file an annual report to the legislature regarding statewide and regional economic development projects and regional development organizations; extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance program; extending the termination date of the authority of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to maintain a vessel-based limited entry fisheries system for the weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date under sec. 28, ch. 137, SLA 2002; and providing for an effective date.

Version: SCS CSHB 71(FIN)
Status: Conference Com. Discharged : 2013-04-14
Contact: Ginger Blaisdell, 465-3743

HB 71 extends the date of the Alaska Regional Economic Assistance program, enabling the creation of Alaska Regional Development Organizations (ARDORs). This bill extends the termination date of the program for five years. There are 12 ARDORs across the state, and they serve as the ...  Sponsor Statement »

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 an effective date.

Version: CSHB 84(FIN)(EFD AM S)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-14
Contact: Kim Skipper, 465-3783

According to the Department of Defense, the September 2012, jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans was 9.9% with young male Veterans (ages 18 to 24) experiencing an unemployment rate of 18.1%. Last year, Alaska had over 1200 service members separate from the military from our posts ...  Sponsor Statement »
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An Act relating to allocations to the special education service agency and extending the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date.

Version: CCS HB 87
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-13
Contact: Thomas Studler, 465-6879

HB 87 extends the sunset requirement to the Special Education Service Agency (SESA), a not-for-profit organization established in statute in 1986. SESA is governed by the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education and its own dependent board of directors. SESA assists ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act establishing July 21 each year as Jay Hammond Day.

Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12

An Act relating to the information that must be included with certain notices provided for the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation.

Status: (H) FIN : 2013-04-09

An Act extending the reporting date for and the termination date of the Comprehensive Autism Early Diagnosis and Treatment Task Force; and providing for an effective date.

Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-11

An Act authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to implement a hunting guide concession program or otherwise limit the number of individuals authorized to conduct big game commercial guiding on state land.

Status: (H) RES : 2013-03-05

An Act relating to hazing.

Status: (H) EDC : 2013-03-27

An Act relating to Department of Public Safety regulations allowing village public safety officers to carry firearms.

Status: (H) CRA : 2013-04-04

Relating to the establishment and operation of a state food resource development working group.

Version: CSHCR 1(EDT)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-04-01
Contact: Darrell Breese, 465-4958

The passage of House Concurrent Resolution 1 calls on the Governor to establish a state food resource development working group with the primary goal of producing more locally grown and harvested food items to be consumed in Alaska, by Alaskans. In addition, the resolution calls ...  Sponsor Statement »

Proclaiming the state as a Purple Heart State to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's men and women in uniform wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedom enjoyed by all Americans.

Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-04-05

Relating to awarding the Alaska Decoration of Honor to certain members of the military.

Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-04-04
Contact: Kim Skipper, 465-3783

Urging the President of the United States to seek and the United States Congress to approve adequate funding for land conveyance activities for the State of Alaska, Alaska Native corporations, and Alaska Natives under the Alaska Statehood Act, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Native Allotment Act of 1906, the Alaska Native Veterans Allotment Act of 1998, and the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act.

Status: (H) RES : 2013-01-16
Contact: Jeff Turner, 465-3879

When Alaska became a state in 1959 part of the deal included the transfer of 103,300,000 acres of land from the federal government to the new state. The idea was to make sure we had the ability to grow a sustainable economy through tourism, natural resources, fishing and other industries. ...  Sponsor Statement »

Urging the President of the United States to rescind 23 executive orders, executive actions, and executive recommendations, related to regulation of firearms; and urging the United States Congress to refrain from passing legislation that restricts the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

Version: CSHJR 4(JUD) AM
Status: (S) JUD : 2013-02-28
Contact: Jeff Turner, 465-3879

Alaskans have the individual right to keep and bear arms under the United States Constitution and the Alaska State Constitution. That fundamental right is enjoyed by thousands of Alaskans who use firearms safely and responsibly to hunt and compete in shooting sports. Firearms are ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-01-24 : Resolution Opposes New Federal Gun Control Laws
HJR 4 Also Asks President to Revoke 23 Executive Orders

Opposing the United States Food and Drug Administration's preliminary finding relating to genetically engineered salmon; urging further examination of genetically engineered salmon; opposing AquaBounty's petition to produce genetically engineered salmon; and proposing, if AquaBounty's petition is approved, that its product should be labeled as genetically modified.

Version: CSHJR 5(FSH)
Status: Legis Resolve 6 : 2013-04-15

Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration, development, and production; relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.

Status: (H) RLS : 2013-03-01
Contact: Linda Sylvester, 465-4833

An Act extending the termination date of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and providing for an effective date.

Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-14

An Act relating to boarding schools operated by school districts; and providing for an effective date.

Version: HCS CSSSSB 47(FIN)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-14

An Act requiring screening of newborns for congenital heart defects; and providing for an effective date.

Version: CSSB 87(HSS)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12

Supporting the continued and increased exploration, extraction, processing, and production of rare earth elements in the state; and urging the United States Congress to support efforts of the state to develop rare earth elements in the state for the benefit of the economic and national security of the United States.

Version: HCS CSSJR 8(RES)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-11

Relating to the presence and interests of the state and the nation in the Arctic; appreciating the United States' ongoing offer to include a representative of the state on the Arctic Council; relating to icebreakers; and relating to United States Coast Guard operations and facilities in the Arctic.

Version: HCS CSSJR 10(STA)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-03