Scott Kawasaki
Alaska
Record ID: AK-Senate-P-KAWASAKI-S
- Session Contact: State Capitol Room 119, Juneau AK, 99801 | Interim Contact: 1292 Sadler Way Ste 308, Fairbanks AK, 99701, Fax: 907-456-3346
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- Senator.Scott.Kawasaki@akleg.gov
Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 39 | Urging the federal government to waive the new H-1B Visa fees for teachers in the state. | failed | 34 |
| SB 20 | An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; and relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 167 | An Act relating to a permanent fund dividend for an individual whose conviction has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed; and relating to the calculation of the value of the permanent fund dividend by including payment to individuals eligible for a permanent fund dividend because of a conviction that has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 23 | An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 239 | An Act relating to the registration and titling of legally imported motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 196 | An Act establishing a behavioral health crisis services surcharge; establishing the behavioral health crisis services fund; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 26 | An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and relating to a statewide public and community transit plan. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 238 | An Act relating to access to library material; and relating to affirmative defenses to the offenses of enticement of a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and distribution of indecent material to minors. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 101 | An Act relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault in the third degree; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement of a minor; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 111 | An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 241 | An Act relating to unfair trade practices and consumer protection; relating to fees charged to consumers; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 219 | An Act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; relating to thermal remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 104 | An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 129 | An Act establishing a 30-day deadline for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations; relating to payment of grants to named recipients that are not municipalities; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 243 | An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.' | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 48 | An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 236 | An Act creating a veteran sentencing program; relating to release procedures; amending Rules 35 and 43, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 6 | An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | in_committee | 34 |
| SR 4 | Recognizing and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America; encouraging participation in commemorative events; and encouraging educational institutions to enhance civics education. | enrolled | 34 |
| HB 57 | An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 35 | An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by prisoners; and relating to identification cards. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 121 | An Act relating to the practice of accounting; relating to private professional conservators; amending Rule 17(e), Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HCR 6 | Commemorating the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 4 | Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 13 | Urging the President of the United States to expand evacuation efforts for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas, including resumption of evacuation flights organized by the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; urging the United States Department of State to secure legal protections and humanitarian assistance for Special Immigrant Visa applicants; urging the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States Department of Homeland Security to expedite the review of applications for Special Immigrant Visas; and requesting that the United States Secretary of State provide a report to Congress regarding efforts to reinstate evacuation flights for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 15 | Urging the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, the Department of Public Safety, municipalities of the state and relevant wildfire planning and response agencies, and the Alaska delegation in Congress to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season. | enacted | 34 |
| SJR 10 | Encouraging the United States Congress to award Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal. | enacted | 34 |
| SJR 19 | Urging the United States Congress to honor the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and provide the state with a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals received by the federal government from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. | enacted | 34 |
| SR 3 | Urging the United States Congress to grant American Samoans the ability to serve as commissioned officers in the uniformed services of the United States and the right to vote in federal elections. | enrolled | 34 |
| HB 16 | An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 23 | An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; and relating to local civil rights commissions. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 160 | An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 10 | An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SCR 4 | Designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month; and designating May 4 - 10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 19 | An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by prisoners. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 69 | An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 28 | An Act relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SJR 7 | Urging the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of the Interior to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America. | in_committee | 34 |