Alaska transparency legislation
Here you will find a collection of transparency legislation in Alaska.
- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
[edit] 2011
We do not currently have any legislation from Alaska in 2011. To add some, please see WikiProject Proposed state sunshine legislation.
[edit] 2010
Here is a list of transparency legislation for Alaska in 2010:
 | House Bill 254 | Current Status: (Referred to State Affairs Committee) | 
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House Bill 254 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Bob Lynn and Representative Mike Doogan which would make complaints filed to the Ethics Branch confidential based on the fact that personal information may be contained.[1]
 | House Bill 263 | Current Status: (Referred to State Affairs Committee) |
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House Bill 263 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Mike Doogan, Representative Bob Lynn and Representative Peggy Wilson which would amend the current rules regarding proceedings before the State Ethics Committee. This change would make all proceedings and documentation reviewed by the committee confidential until after the proceedings were resolved. This includes limiting the complainant from sharing the information with others to make the public aware of possible indiscretions. The bill also allows the Attorney General to dismiss the complaint if he finds no probable cause. [2]
| House Bill 295 | Current Status: (Referred to Resources Committee) |
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House Bill 295 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by the Rules Committee by request of the Governor which would allow the President of a state university to make documents confidential, including those related to the sale or lease of state land and geological or geographical information about state land. This would also include requests for information about university land that is being used for public purpose by public agencies. [3]
| House Bill 403 | Current Status: (Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee) |
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House Bill 403 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Bob Buch, Representative Bob Lynn, and Representative Berta Gardner which would prohibit a financial institution from sharing customer information with anyone other than affiliate companies. Exceptions to this law would be if the information was required by a subpoena, court order, audit, or if a customer allowed the financial institution with a consent form. The bill also provides new penalties to be assessed to any who violate the law. [4]
| House Bill 415 | Current Status: (Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee) |
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House Bill 415 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by the Labor & Commerce Committee which would allow the transcript of a 911 call to be read or transcribed on various media outlets, but prohibits the broadcast of the actual recording. [5]
 | House Bill 46 | Current Status: (Referred to House Special Committee on Fisheries and Resources) |
House Bill 46 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Paul Seaton and Representative Les Gara which would require the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect and make available to the public information about water pollution and uses. This Bill also has clauses relating to fisheries, sewage systems, water treatment and zoning permits. [6]
| House Bill 90 | Current Status: (Signed into law 06-07-10, effective same date) | 
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House Bill 90 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Rules Committee at the request of the Governor which would classify all records and forms submitted to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority as confidential documents. Some examples of documents submitted to the Export Authority would be income tax returns, financial statements, credit reports, and trade secrets. The executive director of the Export Authority has the ability to request confidentiality on documents. As such these documents are unable to be accessed or requested through current public records law. [7]
| House Resolution 11 | Current Status: (Withdrawn by Representative Jay Ramras and Representative Craig Johnson) |
House Resolution 11 is a resolution introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Jay Ramras and Representative Craig Johnson which would require the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue to prepare a report twice a year regarding the progress and updates on the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. [8]
| Senate Bill 184 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance Committee) | 
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Senate Bill 184 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Senator Hollis French and Senator Dennis Egan, and in the House of Representatives by Representative David Guttenberg, Representative Scott Kawasaki and Representative Beth Kerttula which would provide an internet broadcast of any legislative session with the exception of Executive sessions. The bill also requires all of the broadcasts to be saved for future retrieval.
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| Senate Bill 222 | Current Status:(Signed into law on 05/14/10 effective date 07-01-10) | 
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Senate Bill 222 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by the Rules Committee at the request of the Governor which relates to sexual offenses and the penalties associated. Within this bill is a clause that allows the Attorney General to subpoena an Internet Service Provider to provide information regarding a customer, the length of service and types of service. Any information that is received from a subpoena is considered confidential. This bill also has a clause that requires convicted sex offenders to register with their local government which makes the information available to the public. [10]
| Senate Bill 249 | Current Status:(Referred to Rules Committee) | 
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Senate Bill 249, is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Senator John Ellis which would modify the definition of public record to include all emails, text messages, instant messages and all other means of electronic communication that can be easily stored and preserved. The bill would also limit fees to actual costs of duplication not including labor and would require all public business to be conducted on public email accounts and eliminate the use of private email accounts for public business. [11]
| Senate Bill 3 | Current Status:Effective date 7/9/2010) |
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Senate Bill 3 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Representative Beth Kerttula and Senator Donald Olson which would provide information related to fisheries, permit holders' and other data collected by the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. This information would be provided free of charge to any regional development agency. [12]
| Senate Bill 48 | Current Status:(Effective date 08-23-09) |
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Senate Bill 48 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Senator Gene Therriault, Representative Jay Ramras and Senator Joe Thomas which would allow municipal service area boards to hold meetings in private without adhering to open meetings standards. [13]
[edit] 2009
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| House Bill 136 | Current Status:(Referred to Judiciary Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 136 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by the Judiciary Committee which would limit the disclosure of certain types of public records. A public agency may not release the portions of a public record that include the home address or telephone number of a person whose information has been given to a public agency. Justices or judges, peace officers, employees of the department of corrections, elected public officials, prosecuting attorneys, are eligible to have personal records withheld from public access. [1]
| House Bill 153 | Current Status: (Referred to Rules Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 153 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by the Community & Regional Affairs Committee by request which would allow municipal boards, committees, commissions, or other similar bodies to conduct closed door meetings without giving public notice. This is only allowed for meetings of administrative or managerial nature and requires only 3 or half the boards members, whichever is less to be present. [2]
| House Bill 195 | Current Status: (Referred to State Affairs Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 195 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Mike Doogan which would limit the amount of fees that can be charged for disclosure of records, as well as prohibiting any public official from using a private email address for official state business. Included in this bill is a clause subjecting anyone who attempts to obstruct the retrieval of records to impeachment. The bill also dictates who is able to request records (any naturalized citizen, or member of the media) while limiting the overall cost of the record request to $100 or the cost of the agency, whichever is less. If the record request takes more than 20 days there are no fees assessed. [3]
| House Bill 203 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 203 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Les Gara and Representative Carl Gatto which would allow for the expungement or sealing of criminal records through an appeals process that would result in permanent sealing or destruction of records.
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| House Bill 39 | Current Status: (Referred to State Affairs Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 39 is a bill introduced to the Alaska House of Representatives by Representative Scott Kawasaki, Representative Berta Gardner and Representative Harry Crawford which would allow any legislative body to hold an executive session as outlined by previously given rules for having an executive session. [5]
| Senate Bill 2 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 2 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Senator Gene Therriault and Senator Bill Wielechowski which would require the creation of a public finance website to publicly share the financial expenditures of the state with added content from the Department of Administration.
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| Senate Bill 20 | Current Status: (Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 20 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by Senator Hollis French and Senator Joe Thomas which would require medical records obtained in relation to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act be maintained as confidential documents.
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| Senate Bill 84 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 84 is a bill introduced to the Alaska Senate by the Rules Committee by request of the Governor which would classify all records and forms submitted to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority as confidential documents. Some examples of documents submitted to the Export Authority would be income tax returns, financial statements, credit reports, and trade secrets. The executive director of the Export Authority has the ability to request confidentiality on documents. As such these documents are unable to be accessed or requested through current public records law. [8]
House Bill 42 [9] , proposed by Rep. Bob Lynn, would establish a Legislative Study Group to prepare a report on the possibility of creating an immediate online state political campaign reporting system. Lynn says: "It's past time to bring political campaign disclosure into the 21st century." [10]
[edit] 2008
- Alaska Check Register Online includes state payment information for expenditures over $1,000.
[edit] References
- ↑ Text of HB 136
- ↑ Text of HB 153
- ↑ Text of HB 195
- ↑ Text of HB 203
- ↑ Text of HB 39
- ↑ Text of SB 2
- ↑ Text of SB 20
- ↑ Text of SB 84
- ↑ Text and Status of HB42
- ↑ Online campaign reporting offers instant exposure, Anchorage Daily News, January 11, 2009
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