The Homer Legislative Information Office, located at 270 W. Pioneer, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The LIO is there here to help citizens communicate with, learn about, participate in, and track matters facing your State Legislature. 

It also is a distribution site for Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend applications, verify passports and birth certificate for the Division, and can assist with questions. To learn more about their services or be added to their weekly updates please contact them at 907-235-7878 or lio.homer@akleg.gov.

BILL HIGHLIGHT:HB47: CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL; GENERATED IMAGES; SOCIAL MEDIA

MEETING HIGHLIGHT:  Public testimony will be held on HB47, Thursday, at the 1:30pm Senate Community & Regional Affairs meeting. Send written testimony to scra@akleg.gov. Come to the office or call 1-844-586-9085 or 586-9085 to participate.

LEGISLATIVE TIDBIT:   Concurrence is the action by which one chamber accepts the amendments made to a measure previously passed by the other chamber.

A chamber refers to either the House of Representatives or the Senate.

For a list of all upcoming meetings, click HERE.

All Public Testimony Opportunities HERE.

 Thursday, April 9

8am House Community and Regional Affairs     

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: hcra@akleg.gov

OFFICE OPENS AT 8:30, CALL 235-7878 in advance if you want to attend.

HB 162-DIGITAL PRODUCT REPAIR

HB 217-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES PUBLIC TESTIMONY

HB 379-SERVICE AREA ELECTIONS PUBLIC TESTIMONY

8am House Tribal Affairs   

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: htrb@akleg.gov

OFFICE OPENS AT 8:30, CALL 235-7878 in advance if you want to attend.

HJR 37-CLEAN UP MARINE DEBRIS PUBLIC TESTIMONY

9am Senate Finance 

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: finance.committee@akleg.gov

SB 214-APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/REAPPROP

Overview: Bond Reimbursement & Grant Review by Dept. of Education

1:30pm House Finance 

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: house.finance@akleg.gov

HB 264-APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/REAPPROP

Presentation: Bond Reimbursement & Grant Review Committee by Dept. of Education

1:30pm Senate Comm. & Regional Affairs

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: scra@akleg.gov

SB 247-GENERATED OBSCENE CHLD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL

HB  47-CHLD SEX ABUSE MAT; GEN IMAGES; SOC MEDIA PUBLIC TESTIMONY



Friday 4/10

8am House Education

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: hedc@akleg.gov

OFFICE OPENS AT 8:30, CALL 235-7878 in advance if you want to attend.

HB 231-EDU:REPORTS;TEACHER RETENTION;RETIREMENT

HB 383-SCHOOL MAINTENANCE POSITIONS PUBLIC TESTIMONY

1pm House Judiciary

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: hjud@akleg.gov

SJR 2-CONST. AM: VOTES NEEDED FOR VETO OVERRIDE

3:30pm Senate Resources

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: sres@akleg.gov

SJR 20-CLEAN UP MARINE DEBRIS

SB 208-AGRICULTURAL LAND LEASES

SB 226-HOMEMADE FOOD; REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING

SB 192-EVACUATION DESIGNATION LEVELS PUBLIC TESTIMONY

3:30pm Joint Task Force on Education Funding



Presentations:

An Overview of Required Local Contribution by Leg. Finance

Local Contribution & Mill Rate by AK Municipal League

Federal Education Funding in AK by multiple presenters



Saturday 4/4

OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED, must participate from home

3:15pm House State Affairs

SEND WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO: hsta@akleg.gov

HB 218-TANANA VALLEY STATE FOREST

HB 315-APFC TRUSTEE QUALIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATION

HB 371-CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC

To watch from home go to Legislature’s Homepage    OR   Gavel to Gavel

Call in numbers to testify from home
If you have an Anchorage phone number call 907-563-9085

If you have a Juneau number call 907-586-9085

If you have a number from anywhere else call 844-586-9085


Testimony tips can be found HERE.


To learn more about our services or be added to our weekly updates please contact us at 235-7878 or lio.homer@akleg.gov

CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS

Rep. Sarah Vance, House District 6

907-235-2921 or 907-465-2689

Rep.Sarah.Vance@akleg.gov

Sen. Gary Stevens, Senate District C

907-235-0690 or 907-465-4925

Sen.Gary.Stevens@akleg.gov

Visit the Alaska State Legislature Website  at www.akleg.gov.

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