Government Relations
Last Action: COSPONSOR(S): LEBON (March 25, 2021)
Summary: An Act providing immunity from liability and disciplinary action for occupational licensees for exposure of clients to COVID-19; providing immunity from liability for persons engaging in business and their employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS (February 18, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to the taxation of income of individuals, partners, shareholders in S corporations, trusts, and estates; relating to a payment against the individual income tax from the permanent fund dividend disbursement; repealing tax credits applied against the tax on individuals under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE (March 1, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE (March 1, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to occupational licensing; relating to temporary licenses and permits; relating to certification of teachers; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS (May 18, 2021)
Summary: An Act adding to the powers and duties of the State Commission for Human Rights; and relating to and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (April 7, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to notice of workers' compensation death benefits; relating to the payment of workers' compensation benefits in the case of permanent partial impairment; relating to the payment of workers' compensation death benefits; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS (May 19, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to deposits into the dividend fund; relating to income of and appropriations from the earnings reserve account; relating to the taxation of income of individuals, partners, shareholders in S corporations, trusts, and estates; relating to a payment against the individual income tax from the permanent fund dividend disbursement; repealing tax credits applied against the tax on individuals under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (March 20, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to contagious diseases; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: AM TO AM 3 ADOPTED UC (May 4, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; approving and ratifying declarations of a public health disaster emergency; providing for a financing plan; making temporary changes to state law in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following areas: emergency powers of the governor; emergency powers of the commissioner of health and social services; occupational and professional licensing, practice, and billing; telehealth; charitable gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices; school operating funds; workers' compensation; program execution; civil liability; immunity from liability and disciplinary action for occupational licensees for exposure of clients to COVID-19; immunity from liability for persons engaging in business and their employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; abortion funding; and personal objections to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (May 10, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act relating to borrowing in anticipation of revenues; relating to revenue anticipation notes; relating to short-term borrowing; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO RESOURCES (March 10, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to exclusions from income, credits, and deductions against the Alaska net income tax; establishing an income tax on oil or gas business entities; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE (May 18, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE
Summary: An Act relating to unemployment benefits; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: MANIFEST ERROR(S) (May 28, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act relating to the state procurement code; establishing the construction manager general contractor procurement method; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/10/21 (June 11, 2021)
Summary: An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: COSPONSOR(S): STORY (May 19, 2021)
Summary: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund and to appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund.
Last Action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (April 9, 2021)
Summary: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund and establishing the earnings reserve account.
Last Action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (March 1, 2021)
Summary: Urging the United States Congress to exempt cruise ships from certain provisions of the Passenger Vessel Services Act and other applicable provisions of federal law for the period during which Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships carrying more than 100 people; and urging the President of the United States not to fine or take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state.
Last Action: AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV (May 19, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to temporary courtesy licenses for military spouses; and relating to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE (January 22, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to the authority and procedures of the State Commission for Human Rights; requiring an annual report concerning the payment of equal pay for comparable work; increasing the minimum wage; relating to and prohibiting wage discrimination based on the sex of an employee; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: CROSS SPONSOR(S): STORY (May 19, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to teaching certificates for teachers holding out-of-state certificates.
Last Action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (April 14, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative.
Last Action: EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (April 3, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to holding corporate meetings by remote communication; allowing voting by remote communication at corporate meetings; making shareholder lists available electronically; relating to for-profit and nonprofit corporations; relating to business and industrial development corporations; relating to Native corporations; relating to the Alaska Banking Code; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE (April 9, 2021)
Summary: An Act repealing the certificate of need program for health care facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE (January 25, 2021)
Summary: An Act relating to restoration of tenure for certain disabled individuals; relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (January 25, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act making supplemental appropriations; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (January 25, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making reappropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: FIRST SPECIAL SESSION BILL (May 20, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act making an appropriation from the earnings reserve account for the payment of permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (February 24, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act relating to use of income of the Alaska permanent fund; relating to the amount of the permanent fund dividend; relating to the duties of the commissioner of revenue; relating to an advisory vote on the permanent fund; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 8, ch. 16, SLA 2018; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: MOTION TO DISCHARGE BILL FROM FIN COMMITTEE FAILED Y6 N11 E3 (February 12, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; providing for a financing plan; making temporary changes to state law in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following areas: occupational and professional licensing, practice, and billing; telehealth; fingerprinting requirements for health care providers; charitable gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices; and meetings of shareholders; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action: WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR (April 28, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE
Summary: An Act relating to charitable gaming online ticket sales and activities.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (April 19, 2021)
Summary: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund and appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund.
Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (May 10, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit; and relating to the budget reserve fund.
Last Action: FIRST SPECIAL SESSION BILL (May 20, 2021)
Primary Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Summary: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund, appropriations from the permanent fund, and the permanent fund dividend.
Last Action: PERMANENTLY FILED 6/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 4 (June 15, 2021)
Summary: Urging the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Governor to facilitate a land grant endowment to the University of Alaska; urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to reintroduce the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act; and urging the Department of Natural Resources to work with the University of Alaska to identify lands suitable for the land endowment.
Last Action: PERMANENTLY FILED 4/9 LEGIS RESOLVE 1 (April 14, 2021)
Summary: Urging the United States Congress to exempt cruise ships from certain provisions of the Passenger Vessel Services Act and other applicable provisions of federal law for the period during which Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships carrying more than 100 people; and urging the President of the United States not to fine or take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state.
