Representative Tammie Wilson (R)

An Act relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; establishing the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation as an independent public corporation of the state; establishing and relating to the in-state natural gas pipeline fund; making certain information provided to or by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and its subsidiaries exempt from inspection as a public record; relating to the Joint In-State Gasline Development Team; relating to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; relating to judicial review of a right-of-way lease or an action or decision related to the development or construction of an oil or gas pipeline on state land; relating to the lease of a right-of-way for a gas pipeline transportation corridor, including a corridor for a natural gas pipeline that is a contract carrier; relating to the cost of natural resources, permits, and leases provided to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to procurement by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to the review by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska of natural gas transportation contracts; relating to the regulation by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska of an in-state natural gas pipeline project developed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to the regulation by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska of an in-state natural gas pipeline that provides transportation by contract carriage; repealing the statutes relating to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority and making conforming changes; exempting property of a project developed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation from property taxes before the commencement of commercial operations; and providing for an effective date.

Version: SCS CSSSHB 4(FIN)
Status: Chapter 11 SLA 13 : 2013-05-21
Contact: Rena Delbridge, 465-4949

House Bill 4 (HB 4) creates an entity charged with getting Alaska's natural gas into the hands of Alaskans. HB 4 empowers the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) to lead Alaska into a natural gas future. For decades, Alaskans have looked to natural gas to ease crippling ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-01-17 : HB 4 Sponsors Welcome Parnell's Commitment to AGDC
Governor's State of the State Address Gives New Momentum for Effort to Bring Gas to Alaskans

2013-01-14 : Speaker Chenault, Rep. Hawker File In-State Gas Pipeline Bill
House Bill 4 Calls on AGDC to Implement Instate Natural Gas Pipeline Plan

An Act relating to commercial motor vehicle requirements.

Status: Chapter 4 SLA 13 : 2013-04-09
Contact: Jim Pound, 465-2671, Professional Staff

Alaska is always on the move. Be it across town or across the state, transportation is extremely important. For the small business owner nearly everything must be moved from somewhere and that is often done by truck. Today's truck laws were written years ago and have not kept up with ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-02-11 : House OKs Bill Changing Definition of Commercial Vehicles

2013-02-07 : Pick-up Trucks & Step Vans May Soon be Exempt from Commercial Regulation

An Act relating to self-defense in any place where a person has a right to be.

Version: CSHB 24(JUD)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-11
Contact: Rex Shattuck, 465-2679, Chief of Staff

Alaska Statutes already recognize that we have a right to use deadly force to protect our family, person, and property. HB 24 further clarifies that right exists not only in our home but also in any other place that we have a right to be. This legislation clarifies the individuals' ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act amending certain provisions of criminal law prohibiting the manufacture, sale, transfer, or possession of switchblades and gravity knives; adding definitions of 'gravity knife' and 'switchblade' to the criminal law; and reserving to the state, with limited exceptions for municipalities, the authority to regulate knives.

Version: SCS HB 33(JUD)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12

An Act relating to regulations adopted by the Department of Administration waiving the commercial motor vehicle driving skills test for certain drivers with military commercial motor vehicle experience.

Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-24
Contact: Kim Skipper, 465-3783

HB 46 allows the state of Alaska to waive the commercial driver's license road skills test for Alaska military personnel who earned their driving experience operating commercial-grade vehicles in the armed services. The modern U.S. military is a highly mobile force, depending on ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act relating to the identification, location, and notification of specified family members and family friends of a child who is in state custody.

Version: SSHB 54
Status: (H) RLS : 2013-04-10

An Act prohibiting state and municipal agencies from using assets to implement or aid in the implementation of the requirements of certain federal statutes, regulations, rules, and orders that are applied to infringe on a person's right to bear arms or right to due process or that implement or aid in the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; exempting certain firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in this state from federal regulation; declaring certain federal statutes, regulations, rules, and orders unconstitutional under the Constitution of the United States and unenforceable in this state; requiring the attorney general to file any legal action to prevent implementation of a federal statute, regulation, rule, or order that violates the rights of a resident of the state; and providing for an effective date.

Version: SCS CSHB 69(JUD)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-11
Contact: Tom Wright, 465-6618, House Majority Staff

The intent of House Bill 69 is an effort to protect Alaskans' rights to keep and bear arms protected by both the U.S. and Alaska Constitutions. In light of the President's executive orders and legislative proposals, it is important that Alaska protect not only our Second Amendment ...  Sponsor Statement »
•  2010's HB 186

2013-01-16 : Speaker Intros State's Rights Bill Protecting Alaskans' Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Light of Obama Plans

An Act relating to certain federal statutes, regulations, presidential executive orders and actions, and secretarial orders and actions; relating to the duties of the attorney general; and providing for an effective date.

Version: CSHB 83(JUD)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12
Contact: Jim Pound, 465-2671, Professional Staff

HB 83 clarifies in Alaska Statute that a federal statute, regulation, presidential executive order, or secretarial order that is not properly adopted or is unconstitutional does not preempt state law. The Attorney General will continue to review and report federal statute, regulation, ...  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: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-24
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 »
•  Sectional Analysis

An Act changing the terms 'mental retardation' and 'mentally retarded,' and making conforming changes, in Alaska Statutes.

Version: CSHB 88(HSS)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-24
Contact: Vasilios Gialopsos, 465-3879

A society is judged rightly by the manner in which it regards those members who have a disability. Respect and inclusiveness is a hallmark of a compassionate and dignified culture, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the language used for people with intellectual disabilities. ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-02-08 : House Passes Bill Adopting People First Language
HB 88 Removes Terms "Mental Retardation" & "Mentally Retarded" from Policies

An Act relating to the authorization, monitoring, and operation of charter schools.

Status: (H) EDC : 2013-01-30
Contact: Erick Cordero-Giorgana, 465-4924

Currently, only local school districts can approve or reject public charter school applications. School districts monitor, renew or terminate public charter school contracts. A charter school is a semi-autonomous public school that is mission-based and has some control over its budget, ...  Sponsor Statement »

2013-01-30 : Gattis Introduces Bill to Enhance Public Charter Schools
HB 93 Allows Multiple Authorizers of Public Charter Schools in Alaska

An Act naming the northbound Chena Flood Channel Crossing Bridge the Nellie 'the original Mrs. Claus' Miller Bridge and naming the southbound Chena Flood Channel Crossing Bridge the Con 'the original Santa Claus' Miller Bridge; and designating that portion of East Blue Lupine Drive in Wasilla between Hyer Road and Hay Street the Lowell J. Ray Memorial Corridor.

Version: SCS HB 94(FIN)
Status: Await Transmit To Governor : 2013-04-12
Contact: Brenda Hewitt, 465-4527

Conrad "Con" and Nellie Miller were some of the early settlers of the City of North Pole, arriving there in 1950. Con joined the Navy after leaving home at the age of 15 and served in China from 1927 to 1931. He worked on the construction of the Hoover Dam after a brief ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act relating to the membership of the Alaska Minerals Commission; and extending the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission.

Version: CSHB 99(RES)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-24
Contact: Trevor Fulton, 465-3768, Committee Aide

House Bill 99 extends the Alaska Minerals Commission until February 1, 2024 and provides for terms and term limits for those who serve on the Commission. The Commission is currently set to expire on February 1, 2014, and commissioners are not currently subject to terms or term limits. The ...  Sponsor Statement »

An Act requiring the governor's fiscal plan to include certain information.

Status: (H) FIN : 2013-02-22

An Act extending the annual deadline by which employers are required to deliver layoff or nonretention notices to employees who are tenured teachers.

Status: (S) EDC : 2013-04-03
Contact: Ginger Blaisdell, 465-3743

An Act relating to proof of motor vehicle liability insurance; and providing for an effective date.

Version: CSHB 146(TRA)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-23
Contact: Thomas Studler, 465-6879

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 »

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

Relating to legacy wells and legacy well sites; urging the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to open new areas of the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska for environmentally responsible oil and gas development; and requesting the Office of the Governor to increase nationwide awareness about legacy wells and well sites.

Version: SCS HJR 6(RES)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-23
Contact: Jeff Turner, 465-3879

2013-01-29 : Alaska Still Waiting for Comprehensive Legacy Well Plan
Resolution Reminds BLM to Clean up Contaminated Well Sites

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

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.

Status: (H) RES : 2013-02-15

Encouraging the manufacture of firearms and firearms accessories in the state.

Version: CSHJR 12(EDT)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-23

Requesting the United States Congress, the Governor, and the state's congressional delegation to take actions necessary to delay implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Version: SCS CSHJR 14(HSS) AM S
Status: Returned To (S) RLS : 2013-04-14

Relating to the National Ocean Council, the development of a national ocean policy, and coastal and marine spatial planning.

Version: CSHJR 16(RES) AM
Status: (S) RLS : 2013-04-12

An Act enacting the Interstate Mining Compact and relating to the compact; relating to the Interstate Mining Commission; and providing for an effective date.

Status: Chapter 7 SLA 13 : 2013-04-15

An Act relating to the computation of the tax on the taxable income of a corporation derived from sources within the state; relating to the ineligibility and eligibility of certain productions to receive a film production tax credit; and providing for an effective date.

Version: HCS SB 7(FIN)
Status: Transmitted To Governor : 2013-05-22

An Act relating to state and public entity procurement, including the State Procurement Code, procurement preferences, contract awards, the use of small procurement provisions for certain amounts of leased space, the Alaska business license requirement for Alaska bidder and other procurement preferences, the proof of registration of construction contract bidders and offerors, the establishment and maintenance of lists of persons who want to provide supplies or services to the state, state agencies, and state instrumentalities, electronic bids and proposals, the chief procurement officer, small procurements, and writings; relating to the meaning of 'Alaska bidder'; and providing for an effective date.

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