Capitol Report

Sen. Gary Stevens writes: Hello friends and neighbors. With the second session of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature underway, lawmakers are back at the Capitol to work on the budget and numerous other matters that will come before us this year.

Sen. Gary Stevens: With the session well-underway and the Senate Committees working diligently on numerous bills and, of course, the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget, I am pleased to report some progress on my personal legislation.

Sen. Gary Stevens: With the legislative session now in its sixth week, there is a lot happening in the Capitol. Of course, the major item on our agenda is the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Although it is too early to say what it will look like, the Finance Committees in both legislative bodies are meeting with the governor’s finance experts and commissioners to gather information that will be used in the budget process.

Hello again from Juneau. The legislative session is approaching the two-month mark and we are seeing many bills progressing through committees in both bodies, the most important being the 2023 Fiscal Year budget bill (House Bill-281).

Although much work remains before adjournment, we are making steady progress on the budget and other key issues.

Hello from Juneau. There is a little over a month left in this year’s legislative session and, as always, the Capitol is a busy place. Although many matters need to be resolved before adjournment, including finalizing next year’s budget, the Senate continues to make good progress on our work.

With just a few weeks left in the 2022 session, I am continuing to work on getting my personal legislation through the legislative process. One of my bills, SB 45, took a step forward when it passed the Senate on Tuesday, April 19. The goal of the bill is to align state law with federal law by bringing the minimum age to sell or possess tobacco and electronic smoking products (ESPs) from 19 to 21.

Hello from Juneau. The gavel fell on the second session of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature on Wednesday, May 18, after a flurry of activity on adjournment day. Among the final hours’ business was passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget and numerous bills, including some of my personal legislation.

Sen. Gary Stevens has sponsored a bill that would require the University of Alaska Board of Regents to deliver a report evaluating the quality of its instructional programs and describing its efforts to achieve or maintain accreditation.

By Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak  Hello from Juneau,  Things are moving at a fast pace as we near the end of our session. The major items...