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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 8, 2006 | AK | SB 85 | Off-Road Vehicle Use Near Dalton Highway | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9) |
May 22, 2006 | AK | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
June 6, 2006 | AK | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (8 - 12) |
June 4, 2006 | AK | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (28 - 12) |
June 8, 2006 | AK | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Rejected - House (13 - 25) |
June 8, 2006 | AK | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 6) |
April 23, 2007 | AK | AM 2 | Amendment Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions | Bill Failed - House (11 - 26) |
May 16, 2007 | AK | SCS CSHB 177 | Alaska Gasline Inducement Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1) |
June 28, 2011 | AK | SB 45 | Extending the Coastal Management Program | Bill Failed - House (18 - 18) |
June 27, 2011 | AK | SB 45 | Extending the Coastal Management Program | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 7) |
Feb. 19, 2013 | AK | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
Feb. 19, 2013 | AK | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
Feb. 6, 2013 | AK | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - House (27 - 10) |
March 4, 2013 | AK | HB 77 | Authorizes Natural Resources Commissioner to Issue General Permits | Bill Passed - House (31 - 6) |
March 23, 2020 | AK | HB 232 | Authorizes Local Governments to Create Property Tax Credits to Increase Efficiency and Local Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (31 - 4) |
May 3, 2022 | AK | SB 243 | Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1) |
May 16, 2022 | AK | SB 243 | Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (38 - 2) |
May 18, 2022 | AK | HR 13 | Specifies the Need for the Salmon Research Task Force Act | Resolution Passed - House (39 - 1) |
March 1, 2023 | AK | HB 51 | Authorizes Environmentally Friendly Refrigerants | Bill Passed - House (35 - 1) |
May 16, 2023 | AK | SB 48 | Authorizes Sale of Carbon Credits Using State Land | Bill Passed - House (38 - 2) |
May 3, 2023 | AK | HB 62 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Grant Program and Promotes Renewable Energy Innovation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 3) |
April 19, 2023 | AK | HB 104 | Authorizes Expedited Sales of Timber | Bill Passed - House (32 - 5) |
Feb. 26, 2024 | AK | HB 143 | Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs | Bill Passed - House (23 - 13) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/08 | SB 85 | Off-Road Vehicle Use Near Dalton Highway | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9) |
5/22 | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
6/06 | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (8 - 12) |
6/04 | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (28 - 12) |
6/08 | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Rejected - House (13 - 25) |
6/08 | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 6) |
4/23 | AM 2 | Amendment Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions | Bill Failed - House (11 - 26) |
5/16 | SCS CSHB 177 | Alaska Gasline Inducement Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1) |
6/28 | SB 45 | Extending the Coastal Management Program | Bill Failed - House (18 - 18) |
6/27 | SB 45 | Extending the Coastal Management Program | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 7) |
2/19 | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
2/19 | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
2/06 | HB 80 | Amends Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharge Permits | Bill Passed - House (27 - 10) |
3/04 | HB 77 | Authorizes Natural Resources Commissioner to Issue General Permits | Bill Passed - House (31 - 6) |
3/23 | HB 232 | Authorizes Local Governments to Create Property Tax Credits to Increase Efficiency and Local Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (31 - 4) |
5/03 | SB 243 | Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1) |
5/16 | SB 243 | Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (38 - 2) |
5/18 | HR 13 | Specifies the Need for the Salmon Research Task Force Act | Resolution Passed - House (39 - 1) |
3/01 | HB 51 | Authorizes Environmentally Friendly Refrigerants | Bill Passed - House (35 - 1) |
5/16 | SB 48 | Authorizes Sale of Carbon Credits Using State Land | Bill Passed - House (38 - 2) |
5/03 | HB 62 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Grant Program and Promotes Renewable Energy Innovation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 3) |
4/19 | HB 104 | Authorizes Expedited Sales of Timber | Bill Passed - House (32 - 5) |
2/26 | HB 143 | Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs | Bill Passed - House (23 - 13) |