Legislative roundup
Bills introduced last week:
• Rental tax: House Bill 271 taxes vehicle rentals.
• Alcohol sale: House Bill 274 regulates when alcohol can be sold.
• Animal cruelty: House Bill 275 tightens animal cruelty laws.
• Electronic gaming: Senate Bill 186 legalizes video piker machines.
• Charter schools: SCR 10 establishes a legislative charter-school task force.
• Alaska Permanent Fund: SJR 18 and HJR 26 would inflation-proof the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Bills voted on last week:
• DNA database (passed House): House Bill 49 would create a DNA database of those convicted of a felony.
Vote - Yeas: 34; Nays: 1
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D) - Excused
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) - Yea
• Youth fishing (passed House): House Bill 98 would establish sport fishing seasons and areas for persons under the age of 16.
Vote - Yeas: 36; Nays: 0
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D) - Yea
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) - Yea
• Pornographic e-mail (passed Senate): House Bill 82 regulates unsolicited sexually explicit e-mail.
Vote - Yeas: 19; Nays: 0
Sen. Kim Elton (D) - Yea
• Permanent fund (passed House): House Bill 11 would use some royalties in the Alaska Permanent Fund to pay for state government.
Vote - Yeas 24; Nays: 12
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D) - Excused
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) - Yea
• Stalking, protective orders (passed House): House Bill 1 is an act relating to stalking and to violating a protective order.
Vote - Yeas: 31; Nays: 1
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D) - Yea
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) - Yea