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2024 ConAction Legislation

Here is a list of legislation we were tracking in the last session and shared amongst our US teams. The list is not inclusive as there are many other bills that were covered and debated during the session however these represent a subset of bills that are consistent with the ConAction Network objectives.



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CA

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HB4

Repeal Rank Choice Voting

Changes back to party primary with special runoffs vs the jungle primary and instant run off.

CA

Good

Liability of Public Health Officials

A public health official who is acting within the public health official's scope of employment is personally liable for damages resulting from the negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the public health official when issuing public health guidance, a recommendation, or a mandate to the state government or the public. 

CA

Good

Sterlization of a Minor

An Act relating to informed consent of individuals under 18 years of age; relating to claims based on the sterilization of a minor; establishing the crime of sterilization of a minor; and relating to the statute of limitations.

CA

Good

Female Genital Mutiliation

An Act relating to female genital mutilation; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to direct-entry midwives; relating to the practice of nursing; relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to sentencing; relating to the duties of the Department of Health; and amending Rule 505(a), Alaska Rules of Evidence.

CA

Good

Gene Therapy Product Disclosure

An entity that makes a gene therapy product available in the state that could possibly affect, alter, or introduce genetic material or genetic change into the user of the product, individuals exposed to the product, or individuals exposed to others who have used the product, shall conspicuously label the product with the words "Potential Gene Therapy Product,

CA

Good

Judicial Impeachment

A supreme court justice is subject to impeachment by the legislature for malfeasance or misfeasance in the performance of official duties. Malfeasance includes exercising legislative power. 

CA

Good

Homemade Food Exemption

An Act exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in a person's uninspected home kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements; and permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met

CA

Good

Prohibit Pornography to Minors

An Act relating to liability for publishing or distributing pornography to minors on the Internet.

CA

Good

Parental Consent for Social Media

A social media platform may not allow a minor who is a resident of the state to create or maintain an account on the platform without first obtaining written consent for the minor to create and maintain the account from the minor's parent or another person who has legal custody of the minor.

 

Good

Civics Education

Requires students to pass a civics exam before receiving secondary diploma, based on USCIS, DHS, and Alaska Native government

 

Good

Designate Sex for Shool Sports

Outlines designation of sports teams, compliance, and liabilities

 

Bad

Bed Tax

Add 6% tax on room that is rented except if over 30days or for a foregin dignitary

 

Bad

Closure of Plant/Public Utility

An Act relating to closure of plants and facilities of a public utility and discontinuance, abandonment, or suspension of a public utility service.

 

Bad

AHFC Make/Purchase Mortgage Loans

An Act relating to the power of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to make or 02 purchase mortgage loans.

 

Good

Tax & Royalty for Certain Gas

An Act relating to the production tax and royalty rates on certain gas; and providing for an effective date.

 

Bad

Cook Inlet Seismic Data

An Act requiring the Department of Natural Resources to make Cook Inlet seismic survey data available to certain persons; and providing for an effective date.

 

Bad

Reduce Royalty on Cook Inlet Oil & Gas

An Act relating to temporarily reduced royalty on oil and gas from pools without previous commercial sales in the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin; and providing for an effective date.

 

Questionable

State Ownership of Submerged Lands

An Act relating to state ownership of submerged land underlying navigable water within the boundaries of federal areas; and providing for an effective date.


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