Education, Wildfires and Layoffs
March 13, 2025
Today is the 53rd day of legislative session. As usual, there is a lot going on here in the Capitol, as well as a lot going on
Senator Scott Kawasaki
(D-Fairbanks)
District P
Email: Sen.Scott.Kawasaki@akleg.gov
Session Office:
State Capitol Bldg., Room 119
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-3466
Toll-Free: (866) 465-3466
Interim Office:
1292 Sadler Way
Fairbanks AK, 99701
Phone: (907) 456-7423
Toll-Free: (866) 465-3466
Newsletters
Oil Revenue and the Funding Freeze
March 7, 2025
Today is the 45th day of the Thirty-Fourth Legislature which means we are just over 1/3 of the way through and it is beginning to heat up-both
Farmed Fish, 504 Lawsuit, the Board of Regents, Museum Grant Bill and Fairbanks Events
February 28, 2025
Today is day 38 of our 120-day legislative session here in Juneau and that means that we are nearly 1/3 of the total way through! It also
Agriculture, Eavesdropping and Fairbanks Events
February 21, 2025
We’ve had a lot of visitors coming to the Capitol these past few weeks. A lot of our visitors were from Fairbanks, including members of the FNSB
Staff
Joe Hayes
Chief of Staff
Joe.Hayes@akleg.gov
Jenna Colquhoun
Jenna.Colquhoun@akleg.gov
Sally Rafson
Sally.Rafson@akleg.gov
Committees
Chair Senate State Affairs
Co-Chair Senate Joint Armed Services Committee
Member Senate Resources
Member Special Committee on Arctic Affairs
Member (Alternate) Legislative Budget & Audit
Legislation
Bill |
Title |
Sponsor Statement |
|---|---|---|
SB 14 |
RIP FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/TEACHERS |
|
SB 15 |
PERSONAL USE FISHING PRIORITY |
|
SB 16 |
AK COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE APPRECIATION DAY |
|
SB 17 |
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS |
|
SB 18 |
ALLOW ELECTRONIC DRIVERS’ LICENSES AND ID |
|
SB 19 |
ELECTIONS; BALLOTS |
|
SB 35 |
PEACE OFFICER/FIREFIGHTER RETIRE BENEFITS |
|
SB 62 |
ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES |
|
SB 63 |
LIMITATIONS ON FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS |
|
SB 108 |
DISCRIMINATION: GENDER ID.;SEXUAL ORIENT. |
|
SB 170 |
EXTEND SENIOR BENEFITS PAYMENT PROGRAM |
|
SB 180 |
CONSUMER FEE TRANSPARENCY |
|
SB 189 |
EXTEND ALASKA COMMISSION ON AGING |
|
SB 207 |
MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILY HELP DESK |
|
SB 218 |
VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS |
|
SB 232 |
VOTER PREREGISTRATION FOR MINORS |
|
SB 252 |
ARBOR DAY |
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