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| HB 35 : Notice & Consent For Minor's Abortion
Passed House!
Sponsored by | An Act relating to notice and consent for a minor's abortion; relating to penalties for performing an abortion; relating to a judicial bypass procedure for an abortion; relating to coercion of a minor to have an abortion; and relating to reporting of abortions performed on minors. 
Version: CSHB 35(FIN)(CT RULE FLD)(EFD FLD)
Status: (S) HSS : 2009-04-03
HB 35 requires parental consent unless the minor chooses a judicial bypass and enacts a notification process that the Court determined is the least restrictive means of achieving the State's compelling interest. It leaves intact the four exemptions from parental consent: married ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis
2009-04-02 : House Passes HB 35 to Require Parental Consent
Bill Requires Parental Consent or Judicial Bypass for a Minor's Abortion
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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 126 : Extend/Resume State Custody Of Children
Signed Into Law! Chapter 80 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Les Gara | Relating to extensions and resumptions of state custody of children; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 126(FIN)
Status: Chapter 80 SLA 10 : 2010-06-15
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| HB 134 : Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits
Signed Into Law! Chapter 53 SLA 09
Sponsored by Rep. John Harris | Relating to the terms and conditions of commercial passenger vessel permits for the discharge of graywater, treated sewage, and other wastewater; establishing a science advisory panel on wastewater treatment and effluent quality in the Department of Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CSHB 134(FIN)
Status: Chapter 53 SLA 09 : 2009-07-09
The House Resources Committee Substitute for HB 134 represents a compromise to address the issue of permits for wastewater discharges from large commercial passenger vessels known as cruise ships.
In 2006, Alaska voters approved the cruise ship initiative that amended the law to ... Sponsor Statement »
• Harris Letter to Gov [PDF:100KB]
• Gov Letter to Harris [PDF:48KB]
2009-02-13 : Harris Intro's AK Water Quality Standards Bill
HB 134 Allows DEC Discretion in Regulating Discharge Law
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| HB 150 : Power Cost Equalization
Sponsored by Rep. Alan Austerman | An Act repealing certain provisions relating to modifying the factors that apply to calculate the amount of power cost equalization; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 3, ch. 2, 4SSLA 2008; and providing for an effective date.
Status: (H) FIN : 2009-03-18
Power Cost Equalization (PCE) is the program designed to (1) extend power assistance to rural Alaska as a response to the development of other power around the state and (2) make power more affordable to rural Alaskans. HB 150 proposes to make permanent the changes to the program ... Sponsor Statement »
• Communities Supporting PCE [PDF:603KB]
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| HB 161 : Juneau Subport Bldg/Ahfc Bldg
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Cathy Muñoz | An Act directing the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to transfer $22,700,000 from the principal of the mental health trust fund to a separate trust land development account; relating to the development of revenue-producing facilities on mental health trust land and to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Subport Office Building; authorizing the issuance of certificates of participation for construction of the building; approving leases of all or part of the building by the Department of Administration; authorizing the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to acquire the building that it occupies for an amount that does not exceed $14,500,000; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 161(FIN)
Status: (S) FIN : 2009-04-09
HB 161 will enable the Alaska Mental Health Trust to move forward with construction and ownership of a new office facility on land the Trust owns in downtown Juneau.
The core mission of the Mental Health Trust is to develop and manage Trust assets for the benefit of mental health ... Sponsor Statement »
2009-02-27 : Muñoz's HB 161 Authorizes New State Office Building
AK Mental Health Trust Authority Could Develop, Own Juneau Project
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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 167 : Tax Credit For State Tourism Program
Sponsored by Rep. Charisse Millett | An Act relating to a corporation income tax credit for contributions by a person owning or operating a commercial passenger vessel to a qualified trade association that was awarded a contract by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and used for planning and executing a destination tourism marketing campaign.
Status: (H) FIN : 2009-04-08
Alaska's tourism industry, a vibrant part of our economy, has made it known that Alaska is struggling to maintain and grow a market share in national and international markets. With the onset of the worldwide economic downturn, and competing destinations far outspending Alaska with ... Sponsor Statement »
• Sectional Analysis
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| HB 187 : Ins. Coverage: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sponsored by Rep. Pete Petersen | An Act requiring insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders, describing the method for establishing a treatment plan for those disorders, and defining the treatment required for those disorders; and providing for an effective date.
Status: (H) HSS : 2009-03-12
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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 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 308 : Oil And Gas Production Tax
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson | An Act relating to the tax rate applicable to the production of oil and gas; relating to credits against the oil and gas production tax; and relating to the period in which oil and gas production taxes may be assessed.
Status: (H) RES : 2010-01-19
Anchorage economist Scott Goldsmith characterizes Alaska's economy prior to the discovery of the immense oil deposits on the North Slope as "small, thin and seasonal." With the federal government providing roughly half of Alaska's ninety thousand jobs at the time, the economy ... Sponsor Statement »
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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 365 : Fish Processor Fees, Licenses, Records
Signed Into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Charisse Millett | Relating to sharing records regarding fish purchased by fish processors with certain federal agencies, to requirements to obtain and maintain a fisheries business license, and to payment of industry fees required of fish processors; and providing for an effective date.
Status: Chapter 74 SLA 10 : 2010-06-11
HB 365 will enable fisheries that have elected to pursue a capacity reduction (permit buyback) program to have the legal mechanism in place to ensure proper accounting of the transactions involved. The steps taken by this bill are procedural in nature.
Policy regarding capacity ... Sponsor Statement »
2010-04-18 : Legislature OKs Advancing Permit Buyback Programs
HB 365 Puts Legal Mechanism in Place for Fisheries-Specific Program
2010-04-12 : House OKs Advancing Permit Buyback Programs
HB 365 Puts Legal Mechanism in Place for Fisheries-Specific Program
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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 21 : Groundfish Fisheries Licenses
Passed House!
Sponsored by Rep. Alan Austerman | Requesting the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to cease consideration of an amendment package that would require a Pacific cod endorsement for a license limitation program license holder to participate in the Pacific cod fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska.
Status: (S) RLS : 2009-04-06
House Joint Resolution 21 requests the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to cease consideration of an amendment package that would require a Pacific cod endorsement for a license limitation program (LLP) license holder to participate in the Pacific cod fixed gear fisheries ... Sponsor Statement »
2009-03-23 : Austerman's HJR 21 Passes House
Resolution Would Keep Pacific Cod Fisheries Open Without Endorsement
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| HJR 28 : Oppose Restrictions On Oil/Gas Activities
Signed Into Law! Legis Resolve 29
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson | Urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress not to adopt any policy, rule, or administrative action or enact legislation that would restrict energy exploration, development, and production in federal and state waters around Alaska, the outer continental shelf within 200 miles of shore, and elsewhere in the continental United States; urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to encourage and promote continued exploration, development, and production of domestic oil and gas resources.
Version: SCS CSHJR 28(RES)
Status: Legis Resolve 29 : 2009-07-22
The Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is a potentially important source of future energy supply. Recent estimates of the potential resources in the OCS place the undiscovered reserves at 27 billion barrels of oil and 132 trillion CF of natural gas. Add this to the estimated ... Sponsor Statement »
2009-04-19 : Legislature Urges Congress to Keep the OCS Accessible
2009-04-07 : House Passes Resolution to Keep the OCS Accessible
HJR 28 Urges the President and Congress Not to Restrict the Area
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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 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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| HR 12 : Supporting Kensington Gold Mine
Passed House! House Resolve 9
Sponsored by Rep. Cathy Muñoz | Reaffirming support for the environmentally responsible development of the Kensington Gold Mine; and urging the governor to encourage and facilitate the prompt continuation or reinstatement, reactivation, and period extension of permits authorizing the construction and operation of the Kensington Gold Mine upon a decision by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the Kensington Gold Mine.
Status: (H) Resolve 9 : 2009-06-08
2009-04-16 : House Offers Support for Kensington Mine Before Court
HR 12 Asks for State Permitting Help on Project, Pending Supreme Court Ruling
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