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2024 Second Session

Alaska Legislative Bill Priorities

Bills to Watch

Items where testimony/input from our membership is needed.

HB 129  VOTER REGISTRATION Sponsored by by the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Vance (R-Homer). 

There are additional documents and updates already posted. This passed the House Judiciary no objections.

HB 4   ELECTIONS:REPEAL RANK CHOICE/OPEN PRIMARY Sponsor: Rep. Vance (R-Homer).

This bill was in the House Judiciary Committee as of 05/10/23.  The LWV-AK does NOT support this bill.   This bill passed the House Judiciary committee.

SB 17: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS  Sponsor: Sen. Kawasaki  (D-Fairbanks)

SB 29  CIVICS EDUCATION Sponsored by Sen. Stevens (R-Kodiak).

This bill did pass the Senate. However, it was not taken up by the House before the session ended. We will be monitoring when and if the House might start to consider it.

SB 140  INTERNET FOR SCHOOLS. Sponsor: Sen. Hoffman (D-Bethel).

This bill passed the Senate and is now in House Rules committee where it has been modified to include increasing the Base Student Allocation among other changes.

 

Bills to Monitor

These are bills which assigned to a committee  in the first session of 2023, but have not yet moved  forward in 2024.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ALSO see the article on Pre-filed bills on VotingRightsAlaska.org

HB 37    ELECTIONS, VOTING, BALLOTS Sponsor: Rep. Schrage (NA-Anchorage)

This is a bill that the LWV-AK supports. The LWV-AK testified at the one hearing this bill had last year. We will be watching to see if it gets another hearing. 

HB 130  Election Interference, Fraud, Misconduct;
Sponsor:  House Judiciary Cmte.; Committee: House State Affairs

HB 131  Voting Machines and Vote Tally Systems;
Sponsor: House Judiciary Cmte.; Committee: House State Affairs

HB 132  Elections: Ballot, Voting, Security;
Sponsor: House Judiciary Cmte.; Committee: House State Affairs

HB 162  Gun Violence Protective Orders Sponsor: Rep. Josephson (D-Anchorage).

HB 164 Misconduct Involving Weapons Sponsors: Representatives Carrick, Gray, Armstrong, Groh, Mina.

SENATE

ALSO see the article on Pre-filed bills on VotingRightsAlaska.org

SB 61  US President Election  Popular Vote Compact;
Sponsor: Wielechowski; Committee: Senate Rules

SB 99   Financial Literacy Program in Schools*;
Sponsor: Wielechowski; Committee: House Finance

SB 138  Elections; Voter Registration; Campaigns;
Sponsor: Senate State Affairs Cmte.; Committee: Senate Rules

(*Passed the Senate not the House)

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