Legislative roundup
Bills voted on this week:
• Credit scoring (passed House): Senate Bill 13 regulates the use of credit history to determine insurance premiums.
Vote - Yeas: 31; Nays: 0
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D): Yea
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R): Yea
• License revocation (passed House): Senate Bill 53 would allow a judge to revoke a driver's license for causing a fatal car accident.
Vote - Yeas: 38; Nays: 2
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D): Yea
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R): Yea
• APOC (passed House): Senate Bill 119 makes changes to the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
Vote - Yeas: 22; Nays: 16
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D): Nay
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R): Nay
• Alyeska (passed Senate): House Bill 174 closes Alyeska Central School in one year.
Vote - Yeas: 12; Nays: 7
Sen. Kim Elton (D): Nay
• Public interest litigants (passed Senate): Would make public interest litigants liable for attorney's fees in cases against the state.
Vote - Yeas: 12; Nays: 8
Sen. Kim Elton (D): Nay
• Tire tax (passed House): Senate Bill 106 would institute a $2.50 tax on regular tires and an additional $5 tax on studded tires.
Vote - Yeas: 24; Nays: 12
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D): Nay
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R): Yea
• Longevity Bonus Program (failed to pass House): Senate Bill 117 would have phased out the Longevity Bonus Program over a five-year period..
Vote - Yeas: 14; Nays: 25
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D): Nay
Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch (R): Yea
• Patriot Act (passed Senate): House Joint Resolution 22 calls upon Congress to revisit the USA Patriot Act to ensure that it is consistent with civil liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Vote - Yeas: 19; Nays: 0
Sen. Kim Elton (D): Yea
•Business license fees (passed Senate): House Bill 162 increases business license fees.
Vote - Yeas: 12; Nays: 8
Sen. Kim Elton (D): Nay