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The Alaska Senate shares the responsibility for making laws in the state of Alaska with the Alaska House of Representatives. Bills are developed by staff from bill requests and information from the bill's sponsor. Bills undergo three or four readings during the legislative process. After the first reading, they are assigned to committee.
The capital budget passed the Senate 15-3 along caucus lines. ... Apr. 12—JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate advanced the $3.9 billion capital budget, which has an emphasis on school maintenance and ...
Mar. 15—Two bills introduced in the Alaska Legislature this session seek major reforms of residential psychiatric treatment for youths in Alaska, adding protections for patients and giving the ...
# of bills introduced # of bills passed ... March 29, 1960 146 733 387 November 1958: House, Senate: ... Summary of Alaska Legislation 2010. Juneau: Alaska ...
Apr. 11—JUNEAU — The Alaska House advanced the operating budget to the Senate on Thursday with an almost $2,300 Permanent Fund dividend and $175 million in extra one-time school funding. House ...
Legislators introduce a bill by giving it to the Chief Clerk of the Alaska House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Alaska Senate. [8] Bills submitted by the governor are introduced through a Rules Committee in either chamber. The chief clerk of the house or the senate secretary assigns each bill a number. [8]
Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867, however, it did not become an incorporated territory of the United States until 1912. [2] The Constitution of Alaska, itself ratified by a vote of the people in 1956, outlined specific guidelines for ballot measures in Article XI, stating that "the people may propose and enact laws by the initiative, and approve or reject acts of the ...
Apr. 8—The Alaska House passed a bill Monday that would legalize subscription-based health care in Alaska. "Direct health care agreements work similarly to a gym membership," said Rep. Kevin ...