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Sen. Lisa Murkowski

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Sen. Ted Stevens

Friday the 13^th is supposed to be unlucky, but for me it was a red letter day.  Two of my bills were given hearings.  My only difficulty was in having to be in two places at the same time.  While my gang bill was being heard in House Finance, my Internet hunting bill was being heard in Judiciary.  My staff was stationed in both committees on their cell phones, while I ran back and forth giving testimony.   See below for more details!

BOB'S BILLS

Ganging up on Gangs

HB 133, my bill to require electronic monitoring for convicted gang members received a hearing on Friday in the House Finance Committee.  The bill is being supported by the Anchorage, Kenai and Fairbanks Police Departments, the Anchorage School District and the Anchorage Municipality. A final hearing on the bill is scheduled for Tuesday; I'll keep you posted on the bill's progress.

Clicky Clicky Bang Bang?

Not in Alaska!

HB 220,. my bill to ban internet hunting has been moving through the House faster than a charging grizzly.  Within a week of being introduced it was given a hearing in House Resources where it was passed out of committee in record time after members heard from such divergent groups as the Alaska Outdoor Council, the Professional Hunters Association and the Humane Society.  Today it had a hearing in House Judiciary Committee where it was also approved in one sitting.  The next stop is House Finance.

Omnibus means Ethics Plus

HB 10, the bipartisan ethics bill I introduced with six other Anchorage legislators hitched a ride, if you will, on the ethics omnibus that passed the House last week. 

Among other things, the bill makes bribery of public officials illegal in Alaska and prevents legislators from taking outside pay for work they were elected to do.  I was proud to join my Democratic and Republican colleagues in voting yes for this important and long-overdue piece of legislation.