James Kaufman

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Cosponsored bills (106)

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HB 249 An Act relating to the transfer of a vehicle to an insurance company. · Became Law · Jul 27, 2026
SB 208 An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date. · To Executive · Jul 27, 2026
SB 249 An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive acts or practices; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Jul 16, 2026
HB 278 An Act establishing the Alaska-Ireland Trade Commission; and providing for an effective date. · Vetoed · Jul 3, 2026
HB 39 An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. · Became Law · Jul 3, 2026
SB 174 An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive species; and providing for an effective date. · Vetoed · Jul 1, 2026
SB 239 An Act relating to commercial motor vehicle licensing examinations; relating to the registration and titling of legally imported motor vehicles; relating to proof of financial responsibility for suspension for nonpayment of judgments; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Jul 1, 2026
HB 239 An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault; relating to sexual assault; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement and unlawful exploitation of a minor; relating to cruelty to animals; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to theft; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; 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 prostitution; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; relating to sexual assault examination kits; restricting the release of certain records of convictions; relating to teaching certificates; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to motor vehicle offenses; relating to the board of parole; relating to parole; relating to medical release for service of sentence by electronic monitoring; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2026
SB 23 An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Jun 19, 2026
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. · Became Law · Jun 19, 2026
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. · To Executive · Jun 19, 2026
HJR 20 Encouraging the United States Congress to establish hiring goals for apprentices and veteran apprentices. · To Executive · Jun 17, 2026
HCR 9 Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America. · To Executive · Jun 17, 2026
HJR 18 Supporting and recognizing the importance of a natural gas pipeline project in the state; and urging the federal government to take all necessary actions to expedite the state natural gas pipeline project. · To Executive · Jun 17, 2026
SB 55 An Act relating to employer contributions in the teachers' retirement system; relating to supplemental employee benefits; and providing for an effective date. · May 15, 2026
HB 202 An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2026
HJR 14 Supporting the completion of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension and the Northern Rail Extension; supporting the increase in defensive capabilities at Fort Greely, Alaska; encouraging a renewed commitment by the Alaska Railroad to a community-minded approach to future rail expansion; and encouraging the development of critical Arctic infrastructure. · To Executive · Apr 30, 2026
HB 47 An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
SB 6 An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. · Passed Legislature · Feb 16, 2026
HCR 6 Commemorating the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. · To Executive · Jul 30, 2025
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. · To Executive · Jul 30, 2025
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. · To Executive · Jul 30, 2025
SJR 17 Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of The Energy Council. · To Executive · Jul 30, 2025
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. · To Executive · Jul 30, 2025
SB 107 An Act establishing a violation for hindering the Alaska Sunset Commission; establishing the Alaska Sunset Commission to review, audit, and make recommendations on discontinuation of or changes to state entities; and relating to the powers and duties of the Alaska Sunset Commission. · May 17, 2025
SCR 4 Designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month; and designating May 4 - 10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. · Passed Legislature · May 9, 2025
SB 31 An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; creating an address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date. · Mar 20, 2025
HB 65 An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Mar 10, 2025
SB 109 An Act relating to the Alaska permanent fund; relating to income of the Alaska permanent fund; relating to the amount available for appropriation and appropriations from the earnings reserve account; relating to the permanent fund dividend; and providing for an effective date. · Mar 6, 2025
SB 95 An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates; relating to special registration plates commemorating peace officers killed in the line of duty; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by women veterans; relating to special request registration plates for United States Space Force personnel; relating to the transfer of vehicles; relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial instruction permits; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2024
SB 170 An Act relating to the Alaska longevity bonus program and the Alaska senior benefits payment program; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · Oct 16, 2024
HB 155 An Act establishing the Alaska Military Affairs Commission; relating to the duties and powers of the Alaska Military Affairs Commission; relating to the Joint Armed Services Committee; relating to judge advocates; relating to military facility zones; relating to the appointment of an assistant adjutant general; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2024
HB 126 An Act relating to the Board of Professional Counselors; relating to licensing of associate counselors; relating to marital and family therapists; relating to telehealth; relating to review organizations and permitting an emergency medical services provider to establish a review organization; relating to patient records; relating to disclosure and reporting of health care services, prices, and fee information; relating to the health care professionals workforce enhancement program; prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against associate counselors; relating to medical assistance for professional counseling services; relating to mental health professionals; relating to health care provider liability; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
SB 159 An Act establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
HB 230 An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
SB 45 An Act relating to insurance; relating to direct health care agreements; relating to the duties of the director of the division of insurance in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
HB 104 An Act relating to timber sales. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
SB 13 An Act relating to costs of and charges for textbooks and other course materials required for University of Alaska courses; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
SB 118 An Act relating to critical and essential minerals. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
SJR 14 Affirming the commitment of the Alaska State Legislature to supporting small fishing-related businesses, families engaged in fishing, and the preservation of the state's cultural way of life; and calling on the United States Congress and all federal agencies to adopt policies and engage in certain efforts to improve the competitiveness and resiliency of the state's seafood industry. · To Executive · Oct 9, 2024
SB 174 An Act relating to the Honor and Remember Flag and the Honor and Sacrifice Flag. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
HB 237 An Act relating to temporary permits for nurses with lapsed licenses. · Became Law · Oct 9, 2024
HJR 18 Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset of the Social Security Act. · To Executive · Oct 9, 2024
HJR 20 Urging withdrawal of proposed Bureau of Land Management regulations affecting the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; and urging meaningful engagement with tribes, local governments, and affected communities. · To Executive · Oct 9, 2024
HCR 8 Honoring United States military veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War; and expressing gratitude for the courageous service of those veterans to the United States. · To Executive · Oct 9, 2024
HJR 3 Encouraging Congress to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act or a similar bill. · To Executive · Oct 9, 2024
HB 120 An Act relating to hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses for certain nonresident postsecondary students; relating to animal adoption and foster care records; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2024
SB 29 An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2024
SB 99 An Act establishing a financial literacy education program for public schools; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 14, 2024
HB 347 An Act relating to assessment of property, boards of equalization, and certification of assessors; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 14, 2024
SB 206 An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 13, 2024
SB 215 An Act relating to teacher incentive payments for national board certification; and providing for an effective date. · May 11, 2024
SB 28 An Act relating to workplace violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 9, 2024
HB 57 An Act relating to review organizations and permitting an emergency medical services provider to establish a review organization; and relating to patient records. · Passed Legislature · May 8, 2024
SB 46 An Act establishing the month of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Apr 24, 2024
SB 242 An Act relating to assessment of property, boards of equalization, and certification of assessors; and providing for an effective date. · Mar 12, 2024
SB 119 An Act relating to state identifications and driver's licenses for persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections; relating to state identifications issued by the Department of Corrections; relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections; relating to misconduct involving confidential information; relating to voter identification; relating to identification for fishing permits; relating to identification for debtor financing statements; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 103 An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 8 An Act relating to electric-assisted bicycles; and providing for an effective date. · Vetoed · Oct 16, 2023
HJR 10 Disapproving the proposed rule by the National Park Service limiting non-subsistence hunting methods; and urging the National Park Service to withdraw the rule. · To Executive · Oct 16, 2023
SB 38 An Act establishing the crime of interference with emergency communications. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
SB 87 An Act relating to a lumber grading training program and lumber grading certificates; relating to use of lumber graded and certified by a person holding a lumber grading training program certificate; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 56 An Act relating to the certification of veterinarians; exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
SB 10 An Act providing for trapping licenses for active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves without charge; making sport fishing, hunting, and trapping permanent identification cards available to certain disabled veterans without charge; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 62 An Act relating to the renewable energy grant fund and recommendation program; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 23 An Act establishing the month of October as Filipino American History Month. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HB 61 An Act relating to restrictions on firearms and other weapons. · Became Law · Oct 16, 2023
HJR 11 Urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to develop a woodstove certification program that addresses the threat to clean and healthy winter air in Fairbanks; and urging the state Department of Environmental Conservation to develop an economically and legally defensible state implementation plan for the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area. · To Executive · Oct 16, 2023
SJR 11 Recognizing the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the importance of certain provisions intended to enhance oil spill response capabilities in Western Alaska and the United States Arctic to promote improved safety in shipping commerce, protection of communities in the state, and the health of critical marine resources; urging the United States Coast Guard to consider the unique challenges of the state when developing oil spill response requirements for Western Alaska and the United States Arctic; and urging the deployment of individualized oil spill response resources for the state that use modern technologies to track the operation of large vessels in the region and local service providers with knowledge of the region and local wildlife. · Passed Legislature · May 8, 2023
SB 78 An Act relating to hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses for certain nonresident postsecondary students; and providing for an effective date. · Apr 24, 2023
HJR 4 Honoring the Alaska-Korea relationship; and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea, the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, and the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigration to the United States. · To Executive · Apr 3, 2023
SB 51 An Act exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database; and providing for an effective date. · Mar 24, 2023
SB 63 An Act relating to restrictions on firearms and other weapons. · Mar 22, 2023
SJR 6 Honoring the Alaska-Korea relationship; and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea, the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, and the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigration to the United States. · Mar 10, 2023
HJR 6 Supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; and urging President Biden and the United States Department of the Interior to approve the Willow Master Development Plan. · To Executive · Mar 1, 2023
HB 44 An Act relating to the practice of accounting. · Became Law · Oct 5, 2022
HB 3 An Act relating to the definition of 'disaster.' · Became Law · Oct 5, 2022
HB 349 An Act relating to the establishment of oil and gas drilling units, spacing, and patterns; providing for the transfer of and addition of names to a personal use cabin permit for a cabin on state land; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 5, 2022
HB 111 An Act relating to the practice of dental hygiene; relating to advanced practice permits for dental hygienists; relating to dental assistants; prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against a dental hygienist who holds an advanced practice permit; relating to medical assistance for dental hygiene services; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · Oct 5, 2022
HB 209 An Act relating to emergency firefighters; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 5, 2022
HJR 16 Encouraging the United States Congress to pass legislation granting the Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War access to the same veteran benefits received by United States veterans. · To Executive · Oct 5, 2022
HB 308 An Act relating to dementia awareness and health care capacity; and providing for an effective date. · Became Law · Oct 5, 2022
HB 87 An Act relating to electric-assisted bicycles. · Passed Legislature · May 18, 2022
HB 31 An Act relating to daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date. · May 17, 2022
HB 268 An Act relating to driver's license renewal. · Passed Legislature · May 12, 2022
HB 166 An Act relating to the issuance of vehicle registration plates; and providing for an effective date. · Passed Legislature · May 5, 2022
HB 52 An Act providing that operation of the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery in Kachemak Bay is compatible with the functions of Kachemak Bay State Park; and providing for an effective date. · May 2, 2022
HB 91 An Act exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database. · Apr 22, 2022
HJR 34 Supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. · To Executive · Apr 20, 2022
HB 247 An Act relating to the power cost equalization endowment fund. · Apr 20, 2022
HB 235 An Act establishing the Sunday after the first Saturday of March of each year as James 'Hobo Jim' Varsos Day. · Mar 28, 2022
HB 158 An Act relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends to the general fund. · Mar 16, 2022
HB 361 An Act providing for a surcharge on oil produced in the state and delivered to a state that imposes a tax on fuel delivered to this state. · Mar 2, 2022
HB 86 An Act relating to the establishment and maintenance of an Internet website providing information on state government financial transactions and specifying the information to be made available on the website. · Feb 21, 2022
HB 293 An Act designating green cabbage as the official state vegetable. · Feb 4, 2022
HB 233 An Act relating to religious services during disasters; and providing for an effective date. · Feb 2, 2022
HB 252 An Act relating to the right of patients to have a support person present during treatment and during stays at certain facilities. · Jan 18, 2022
HR 9 Encouraging the homeporting of new United States Coast Guard icebreakers in the state. · To Executive · Jan 18, 2022
HB 63 An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; renaming the Alaska Marine Transportation Advisory Board the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; relating to the membership and duties of the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board; and relating to the comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. · Became Law · Jan 18, 2022
HB 232 An Act relating to the sale and possession of used detached catalytic converters; and establishing the crime of possession, sale, or purchase of a used detached catalytic converter. · Jan 18, 2022
HB 175 An Act relating to COVID-19 immunization rights. · Oct 26, 2021
HB 34 An Act naming the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Memorial Bridge. · Became Law · Aug 31, 2021
HJR 12 Urging the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to honor the recent lease sales and proceed with permitting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; urging the President of the United States to defend the 2020 Record of Decision approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing designation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a National Monument; urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to honor the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of bonuses, royalties, and rentals from exploration and development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and requesting that the Alaska delegation in Congress defeat any effort to alter or repeal other provisions of sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the result would adversely affect oil and gas development efforts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. · To Executive · May 13, 2021
HB 185 An Act relating to the transferability of hunts awarded by drawing; and providing for an effective date. · May 7, 2021
HB 191 An Act relating to borough school district budgets; relating to the time required for school districts to notify tenured teachers of layoff or nonretention; and providing for an effective date. · Apr 28, 2021
HB 179 An Act relating to firearms and other weapons restrictions. · Apr 26, 2021

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