HB 41 — An Act relating to joint prime sponsorship of bills.
Last action — Referred to State Affairs
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 4 removedPlain-language change summary
The revised bill now explicitly allows for joint prime sponsorship of bills and does not limit the number of joint sponsors, which is an important change from the previous version that capped it at four. Additionally, the bill has been renamed; it no longer identifies itself as the "Bipartisan Cooperation Act." These changes enhance collaboration among legislators, enabling more collective sponsorship of legislation, which may lead to greater bipartisan support and more comprehensive law-making.
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"An Act relating to joint prime sponsorship of bills." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
4141(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to joint prime sponsorship of bills." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 04 to read:
05 SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be known as the Bipartisan Cooperation Act.
06 * Sec.
2.
0704 (a) A member of the legislature, a group of members, or a committee 0805 chairman, with the concurrence of a majority of the active members of the committee 0906 and on behalf of the committee, may introduce a bill or resolution.
Bills and 1007 resolutions shall be prepared and introduced in the manner and form prescribed in the 1108 uniform rules and the legislative style manual.
1209 * Sec.
3.2.
1310 (c) A bill may be introduced by a group of members of the legislature with up 14 to four joint prime sponsors in the 11 manner and form prescribed in the uniform rules of 15 the legislature and the legislative 12 style manual.
All joint prime sponsors must agree to allow additional joint prime 13 sponsors.
When the bill is in the possession of a joint 02 prime sponsor's house of the 14 legislature, that joint prime sponsor may remove that 03 sponsor's name in accordance 15 with the uniform rules of the legislature.
A bill 04 introduced by joint prime sponsors under this subsection may only be withdrawn with 05 the agreement of all joint prime 02 sponsors and in the manner prescribed in the uniform 06 rules of the legislature.
Action History
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Referred to State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs
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Read the first time - REFERRALS
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VERSION: CSHB 41(FIN)
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TRANSMITTED TO (S)
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PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y27 N11 E1 A1
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RECON TAKEN UP SAME DAY UC
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MILLETT NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
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PASSED Y26 N12 E2
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BEFORE HOUSE IN THIRD READING
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HELD TO 4/9 CALENDAR
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AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
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AM NO 5 FAILED Y17 N19 E4
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AM NO 4 FAILED Y15 N21 E4
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AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N19 E4
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AM NO 2 FAILED Y17 N19 E4
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BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
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AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDING
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AM NO 1 FAILED Y15 N23 E2
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RETURN TO SECOND FOR ALL AMS UC
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Read the third time CSHB 41(FIN)
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MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
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Cosponsors added: LEDOUX, JOSEPHSON
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ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/6 CALENDAR
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FIN CS ADOPTED UC
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Read the second time
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RULES TO CALENDAR 4/5/2018
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Cosponsors added: WILSON, KAWASAKI, ORTIZ, THOMPSON, SEATON, FOSTER
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Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Legislative Agency)
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FIN No Recommendation: PRUITT, GUTTENBERG, TILTON
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FIN Do Pass: WILSON, KAWASAKI, ORTIZ, THOMPSON, GARA, SEATON, FOSTER
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FIN RPT CS(FIN) 7DP 3NR
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Referred to Finance
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Read the first time - REFERRALS
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Prefile released
Sponsors
- GARA · Primary
- Wilson · Cosponsor
- Neal Foster · Cosponsor
- Andy Josephson · Cosponsor
- Scott Kawasaki · Cosponsor
- LeDoux · Cosponsor
- Ortiz · Cosponsor
- Seaton · Cosponsor
- Thompson · Cosponsor
- Tuck · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- GARA
Co-sponsors (9)
- Wilson
- Neal Foster D
- Andy Josephson D
- Scott Kawasaki D
- LeDoux
- Ortiz
- Seaton
- Thompson
- Tuck
Not signed on (55)
55 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 55 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 30% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Birch | — | Yea |
| Chenault | — | Not Voting |
| Drummond | — | Yea |
| Eastman | — | Nay |
| Gara | — | Yea |
| Grenn | — | Yea |
| Guttenberg | — | Yea |
| Johnston | — | Yea |
| Kito | — | Nay |
| Knopp | — | Not Voting |
| Kreiss-Tomkins | — | Yea |
| LeDoux | — | Yea |
| Lincoln | — | Yea |
| Millett | — | Nay |
| Neuman | — | Nay |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Parish | — | Yea |
| Pruitt | — | Nay |
| Reinbold | — | Nay |
| Seaton | — | Yea |
| Spohnholz | — | Yea |
| Sullivan-Leonard | — | Nay |
| Talerico | — | Nay |
| Tarr | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Tuck | — | Yea |
| Wool | — | Yea |
| Zulkosky | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Andy Josephson | D | Yea |
| Matt Claman | D | Yea |
| Neal Foster | D | Yea |
| Scott Kawasaki | D | Yea |
| Bryce Edgmon | N | Yea |
| Cathy Tilton | R | Nay |
| Chuck Kopp | R | Yea |
| Dan Saddler | R | Nay |
| DeLena Johnson | R | Nay |
| George Rauscher | R | Nay |
| Louise Stutes | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 41?
- HB 41 is sponsored by GARA, Wilson, Neal Foster (D), Andy Josephson (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), LeDoux, Ortiz, Seaton, Thompson, and Tuck.
- What is the current status of HB 41?
- This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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