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Representative Craig Johnson (R)

House District 28 - Anchorage

HB 3 : Requirements For Driver's License/I.D.
Sponsored by Rep. Lynn, Rep. Hawker, Rep. Chenault, Rep. Stoltze, Rep. Ramras, Rep. Johnson

An Act relating to issuance of identification cards and to issuance of driver's licenses; relating to regulations concerning identification cards and driver's licenses; and providing for an effective date.

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Version: CSHB 3(FIN)(EFD AM)(FLD H)
Status: Failed (H) : 2010-03-29

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HB 12 : Alaska Council On Invasive Species
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson, Rep. Robert Buch

An Act establishing the Alaska Council on Invasive Species in the Department of Fish and Game.

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Status: (H) RES : 2009-01-20
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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HB 12 establishes the Alaska Council on Invasive Species. A 14 member board would be established in the Department of Fish and Game with four other departments included as ex-officio members; Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Department ...  Sponsor Statement »


HB 49 : Eminent Domain: Recreational Structures
Signed Into Law! Chapter 51 SLA 09
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

Relating to the prohibition of the exercise of the power of eminent domain against a recreational structure for the purposes of developing a recreational facility or project.

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Version: CSHB 49(JUD) AM
Status: Chapter 51 SLA 09 : 2009-07-09
Contact: Debra Higgins, 465-3715

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HB 49 strengthens the individual's property rights by protecting privately owned recreational structures from the exercise of eminent domain for recreational purposes. Eminent domain is an important right of the government. However, it should only be used for the most judicious ...  Sponsor Statement »

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2009-04-17 : Johnson's HB 49 Passes Senate, Heads to Governor
Limits the Exercise of Eminent Domain & Further Protects Property Owners

2009-03-02 : House OKs Exempting Recreational Structures From Eminent Domain
Johnson's HB 49 Adds Protections for Property Owners


HB 122 : Municipal General Obligation Bonds
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act relating to municipal general obligation bonds.

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Status: (H) CRA : 2009-02-09

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HB 183 : Land Management: Hunting/ Fishing/ Trapping
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act relating to land management by the Board of Fisheries, Board of Game, and Department of Natural Resources for sport, subsistence, and commercial fishing, sport and subsistence hunting, and trapping.

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Status: (H) FSH : 2009-03-12

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HB 191 : Nuclear Power Production/Waste Transport.
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act relating to nuclear energy production and transportation of nuclear waste material; amending the definition of 'power project' or 'project' as it relates to rural and statewide energy programs and the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the alternative energy revolving loan fund and amending the definition of 'alternative energy system' as it relates to that fund and to the conservation of energy and materials; and providing for an effective date.

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Status: (H) ENE : 2009-03-18
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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The State of Alaska is unmatched in its size and diversity. From the rain forest of SE to the barren tundra in the north, from the boreal forest of the Interior to the windswept Aleutian Islands Alaska's geology is extremely diverse. The potential for energy projects is just as ...  Sponsor Statement »

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2009-12-11 : Energy Committee Releases Draft Legislation
Committee Debuts Omnibus Bill, Begins Seeking Public Input


HB 201 : Concealed Handgun Permits
Signed Into Law! Chapter 50 SLA 09
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

Relating to the expiration date of a concealed handgun permit.

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Version: CSHB 201(JUD)
Status: Chapter 50 SLA 09 : 2009-07-09
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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June 2003 Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski signed into law the bill allowing citizens to carry firearms concealed without getting a permit. The bill had 33 co-sponsors, from both chambers, and passed on a veto-proof vote of 28 to 12 in the House and 12 to 8 in the Senate. The permit ...  Sponsor Statement »

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2009-04-19 : Legislature Acts to Simplify Concealed Handgun Permit Renewal
Johnson's HB 201 Brings Renewal in Line with User's Birthdays

2009-04-13 : House Passes Concealed Handgun Birthday Permit
HB 201 Uses Birthday as a Permit Renewal Reminder


HB 240 : Tip Credit
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act allowing employers to apply tip credit to the state's minimum wage.

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Status: (H) L&C : 2009-04-18

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HB 274 : Establishing Purple Heart Day
Signed Into Law! Chapter 2 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Dahlstrom, Rep. Gardner, Rep. Buch, Rep. Keller, Rep. Petersen, Rep. Lynn, Rep. Gatto, Rep. Tuck, Rep. Doogan, Rep. Thomas, Rep. Hawker, Rep. Guttenberg, Rep. Ramras, Rep. Fairclough, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Millett, Rep. Herron

Establishing August 7 as Purple Heart Day.

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Status: Chapter 2 SLA 10 : 2010-03-22
Contact: Laura Pierre, 465-3783

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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 »

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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


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.

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Status: (H) RES : 2010-01-19
Contact: Debra Higgins, 465-3715

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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 »


HB 328 : Traumatic Brain Injury: Program/Medicaid
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act establishing a traumatic or acquired brain injury program and registry within the Department of Health and Social Services; and relating to medical assistance coverage for traumatic or acquired brain injury services.

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Status: (H) FIN : 2010-03-19
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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House Bill 328 establishes a traumatic or acquired brain injury program and registry in the Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska has no program specifically to deal with brain injury and yet Alaska has one of the highest rates in the nation. Annually, there are 800 Alaskans ...  Sponsor Statement »


HB 343 : Extending Stayed Mineral/ Oil/ Gas Permits
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act relating to the period in which a permit authorizing activities related to the exploration, development, or production of mineral resources, oil, or gas is valid when activities authorized by the permit have been stayed by a court or administrative order.

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Status: (H) RES : 2010-02-12

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HB 366 : Motor Carrier Indemnification Agreements
Signed Into Law! Chapter 21 SLA 10
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

Relating to indemnification agreements that relate to motor carrier transportation contracts.

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Version: CSHB 366(JUD)
Status: Chapter 21 SLA 10 : 2010-05-27
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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The purpose of this legislation is to promote safety in the carriage of goods by motor carrier. A motor carrier must generally comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations while it is transporting goods, and is also subject to additional common law or statutory duties ...  Sponsor Statement »

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2010-04-13 : Motor Carrier Indemnity Bill Heading to Governor
Senate Passes Johnson's HB 366 – offers fairness to AK businesses in contracts

2010-03-26 : House Passes Motor Carrier Indemnification Bill
Johnson's HB 366 offers fairness to Alaska businesses in contracting


HB 378 : In-State Gas Pipeline
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act amending the powers and duties of the Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation related to the exercise of authority to purchase, transport, and sell natural gas produced on the North Slope for in-state use, and transferring exclusive and primary responsibility for the initiation and development of that project from the Office of the Governor and the Department of Natural Resources to those corporations; and providing for an effective date.

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Status: (H) RES : 2010-02-23

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HB 379 : Preference To Lease Or Buy State Land
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

An Act relating to a preference right to purchase or lease certain state land.

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Status: (H) RES : 2010-02-23

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HCR 6 : Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

Recreating the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force as a joint legislative task force.

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Status: (H) FSH : 2009-02-02

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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.

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Version: SCS CSHJR 28(RES)
Status: Legis Resolve 29 : 2009-07-22
Contact: Jeanne Ostnes, 465-6871

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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 »

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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


HR 5 : Opposing Federal Employee Free Choice Act
Sponsored by Rep. Craig Johnson

Opposing any federal legislation that seeks to eliminate the private election phase of union recognition campaigns or that seeks to impose compulsory and binding arbitration on employers.

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Status: (H) RLS : 2009-02-18

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