The bills passed after midnight cover a variety of subjects. Most would make simple but consequential changes to state law.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed five bills Thursday that lawmakers passed after midnight on the last day of the legislative session. Dunleavy said the bills, which passed on what was technically the 122nd day of the session, violated the Alaska Constitution’s limit on the length of the legislative session.
But in 1986, legislative leaders literally stopped the clock on the last day of the session, Day 120, in order to pass 29 bills ahead of the constitutional deadline. That led to a lawsuit challenging whether the bills were valid — whether they ran afoul of the constitutional limit on the length of the session.
All of the bills Dunleavy vetoed were passed after midnight — making it Day 122, one day later than the deadline, without a vote to extend the session. Alaska political blogger Jeff Landfield had House Bill 19 would eliminate what sponsor Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, described as redundant registration requirements for large vessels documented by the Coast Guard.
“The current state law places unnecessary limitations on our labor pool, especially during peak tourist seasons when demand is highest,” leaders of the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce said in aHouse Bill 189 also incorporated a proposal from Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, that would also require bars to post signs indicating that alcohol can cause cancer in addition to existing signage indicating its potential to cause birth defects.
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