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Review of 2020 Legislation February 18, 2020 Alaska Municipal League HB 64 / SB 52 – Alcohol Tax Review of 2020 Legislation February 18, 2020 Alaska Municipal League HB 64 / SB 52 – Alcohol Tax S.B. 62: ALCOHOL TAX: APPROP TO H.B. 64: ALCOHOL TAX: APPROP TO COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ASSIST. ASSIST. Official "An Act relating to the Official Description "An Act relating to the Description appropriation of alcoholic appropriation of alcoholic beverage excise tax proceeds beverage excise tax proceeds for for community assistance; and community assistance; and providing for an effective date." providing for an effective date." Stance Support Stance Support Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/ /Detail/31?Root=SB%20%2062 Detail/31?Root=HB%20%2064 Sponsors List None Sponsors List None Last Timeline (S) Referred To Community & Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To Health & Social Action Regional Affairs Services Date 2/18/2019 Date Introduced 2/20/2019 Introduced HB 73 / SB 69 – Charitable Gaming Fees H.B. 73: EXEMPT CHARITABLE GAMING FROM S.B. 69: EXEMPT CHARITABLE GAMING FROM PERMIT/FEES PERMIT/FEES Official "An Act establishing an exception from Official "An Act establishing an exception from Description permit and fee requirements for certain Description permit and fee requirements for certain charitable gaming activities; relating to charitable gaming activities; relating to fees for applicants for a charitable fees for applicants for a charitable gaming permit; amending the gaming permit; amending the definition definition of 'permittee'; and providing of 'permittee'; and providing for an for an effective date." effective date." Stance Support Stance Support Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/ Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/ 31?Root=HB%20%2073 31?Root=SB%20%2069 Sponsors List None Sponsors List None Last Timeline (H) Referred To Community & Regional Last Timeline (S) Minutes (Sl&C;) Action Affairs Action Date 2/25/2019 Date 2/22/2019 Introduced Introduced H.B. 74: REPEAL IND. OCEAN POLLUTION MONITORS/FEE Official Description "An Act repealing the ocean rangers program; and providing for an effective date." Stance Oppose Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31? HB 74 Root=HB%20%2074 Sponsors List None SB70 Last Timeline Action (H) -- Public Testimony -- Date Introduced 2/25/2019 S.B. 70: REPEAL IND. OCEAN POLLUTION MONITORS/FEE Official Description "An Act repealing the ocean rangers Ocean program; and providing for an effective date." Rangers Stance Oppose Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31? Root=SB%20%2070 Sponsors List None Last Timeline Action (S) -- Testimony <Invitation Only="Only"> -- </Invitation> Date Introduced 2/22/2019 HB 94 – Electronic Smoking Products Tax H.B. 94: ELECTRONIC SMOKING PRODUCTS EXCISE TAX Official Description "An Act relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/ Detail/31?Root=HB%20%2094 Sponsors List AK Rep. Sara Hannan (D-AK-033) Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To Labor & Commerce Date Introduced 3/13/2019 HB 106 – School Bond Debt Moratorium Title SCHOOL BOND DEBT REIMBURSEMENT Introduced Date March 25, 2019 Sponsors AK Former Rep. Tammie Wilson (R-AK-003) Committees AK House Committee on Rules; AK Senate Committee on Finance; AK House Committee on Finance; AK House Finance: Subcommittee on Education and Early Development Subcommittee Issue Areas Education; Finance and Financial Sector; Economics and Public Finance; Transportation and Public Works Detailed Status First Reading in Second Chamber Status Passed Original Chamber Last Timeline Action (S) Finance At 09:00 Am Senate Finance 532 Last Timeline Action Date February 14, 2020; 12:00 AM Summary "An Act relating to school bond debt reimbursement." Priority High Priority Stance Oppose HB 131 / SB 104 Appropriation Limit S.B. 104: APPROPRIATION LIMIT Official Description "An Act relating to an H.B. 131: APPROPRIATION LIMIT appropriation limit; relating Official Description "An Act relating to an to the budget appropriation limit; responsibilities of the relating to the budget governor; and providing for responsibilities of the an effective date." governor; and providing Stance Oppose for an effective date." Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis Stance Oppose /Bill/Detail/31?Root=SB%20 Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/ba 104 sis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=H Sponsors List None B%20131 Last Timeline Action (S) Finance At 09:00 Am Sponsors List None Senate Finance 532 Last Timeline Action (H) Minutes (Hfin) Date Introduced 4/5/2019 Date Introduced 4/12/2019 S.B. 51: NATL. RES. WATER NOMINATION/DESIGNATION Official "An Act requiring the designation of state water as HB 138 / SB 51 Description outstanding national resource water to occur by Tier 3 Waters law; relating to the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of H.B. 138: NATIONAL RESOURCE WATER DESIGNATION Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural Official "An Act requiring the designation of state Descriptio water as outstanding national resource Resources to nominate water for designation as n water to occur in statute; relating to outstanding national resource water; relating to management of outstanding national management of outstanding national resource resource water by the Department of water by the Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date." Conservation; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/3 Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=S 1?Root=HB%20138 B%20%2051 Sponsors AK Rep. Charles "Chuck" Kopp (R-AK-024) List Sponsors List None Last (H) -- Testimony <Invitation Only="Only"> Last Timeline (S) Minutes (Sres) Timeline -- </Invitation> Action Action Date 2/11/2019 Date 4/17/2019 Introduced Introduced HB 150 – Voting by Mail H.B. 150: VOTING BY MAIL Official Description "An Act requiring state elections and local elections that the state is responsible for conducting to be conducted by mail; requiring certain vote-by-mail ballots and election materials to be provided in certain written languages other than English; establishing an online ballot tracking and registration verification system; establishing voting centers and ballot drop boxes; eliminating the use of polling places, absentee ballots, and questioned ballots in certain elections; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=HB%20150 Sponsors List AK Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-AK-035) Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To State Affairs Date Introduced 5/1/2019 HB 172 – PFDs to Munis H.B. 172: PFD/OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AGENCIES/MUNIS Official Description "An Act relating to donations to the state; and relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends to municipalities and state and municipal agencies." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root =HB%20172 Sponsors List AK Rep. David Eastman (R-AK-010) Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To State Affairs Date Introduced 5/14/2019 HB 188 – Education Tax Credit H.B. 188: EDUC.TAX CREDIT: EMPLOYER CHILD CARE COST Official Description "An Act relating to education tax credits for certain payments and contributions for child care and child care facilities; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Deta il/31?Root=HB%20188 Sponsors List AK Rep. Zack Fields (D-AK-020) Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To Education Date Introduced 1/21/2020 HB 204 / SB 151 – PreK Programs Funding H.B. 204: PRE-K/ELEM ED PROGRAMS/FUNDING; READING S.B. 151: PRE-K/ELEM ED PROGRAMS/FUNDING; READING Official "An Act relating to early education Official "An Act relating to early education programs Description programs provided by school districts; Description provided by school districts; relating to funding relating to funding for early education for early education programs; relating to a programs; relating to a department literacy department literacy program; relating to a program; relating to a comprehensive comprehensive reading policy; relating to the reading policy; relating to the duties of the duties of the state Board of Education and Early state Board of Education and Early Development; and providing for an effective Development; and providing for an effective date." date." Stance Watching Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Roo Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31? t=SB%20151 Root=HB%20204 Sponsors List None Sponsors List None Last Timeline (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time & Last Timeline (H) Referred To Education Action Location -- Action Date 1/21/2020 Date 1/21/2020 Introduced Introduced HB 209 – Dept of Management and Budget H.B. 209: ESTABLISH DEP'T OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Official Description "An Act relating to public finance; creating the Department of Management and Budget; transferring the duties of the office of management and budget to the Department of Management and Budget; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root= HB%20209 Sponsors List AK Leader Steve Thompson (R-AK-002) Last Timeline Action (H) Cosponsor(S): Knopp Date Introduced 1/21/2020 HB 215 – Unemployment Insurance H.B. 215: EMPLOYER'S UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR RATE Official Description "An Act relating to unemployment insurance contribution rates; and providing for an effective date." Stance Support Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31? Root=HB%20215 Sponsors List None Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To Labor & Commerce Date Introduced 1/27/2020 HB 217 – Indirect Agency Fees H.B. 217: RESOURCE AGENCY FEES: INDIRECT COSTS Official Description "An Act relating to fees levied by resource agencies for designated regulatory services; and providing for an effective date." Stance Watching Source Link http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/ 31?Root=HB%20217 Sponsors List None Last Timeline Action (H) Referred To Resources Date Introduced 1/27/2020 HB221 – Recognition of Tribes H.B.
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