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Legislator > Cathy Giessel
State Senator
Cathy Giessel
(R) - Alaska
Alaska Senate District E
In Office - Started: 01/17/2023
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
120 4th St.
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
120 4th St.
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: 907-465-4843
Phone 2: 800-892-4843
Anchorage Office
1500 W. Benson Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-0181
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR11 | Recognizing Alaska/canada Relationship | Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR17 | Honoring The Energy Council | Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of The Energy Council. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR5 | Secure Rural Schools Program | Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR25 | International Teacher Visas | Supporting and encouraging the continued recruitment and retention of international educators on J-1 and H-1B visas in the state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB174 | Reaa Fund: Mt. Edgecumbe, Teacher Housing | An Act relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School; and relating to teacher housing. | Vetoed |
| SJR19 | Anwr & Nat'l Petro Reserve: State Share | 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB47 | Chugach State Park Easements | An Act relating to Chugach State Park; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR9 | Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits | Urging the United States Congress to extend enhanced tax credits for health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR1 | Senate Special Committee Arctic Affairs | Establishing a Senate Special Committee on Arctic Affairs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB16 | Campaign Finance;contribution Limits;apoc | An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national; and providing for an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| SB89 | Physician Assistant Scope Of Practice | An Act relating to physician assistants; relating to collaborative agreements between physicians and physician assistants; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to health care providers; and relating to provisions regarding physician assistants in contracts between certain health care providers and health care insurers. | In Committee |
| SB24 | Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; E-cig Tax | An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| SB26 | Eliminate Daylight Saving Time | An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| SB134 | Pharmacy Benefits Manager;3rd Party Admin | An Act relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to third-party administrators; and providing for an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| SB191 | Transfer Of Railroad Land To Whittier | An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB9 | Surrender Of Infants; Inf. Safety Device | An Act relating to the surrender of infants; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB122 | Health Insurance Network Standards | An Act relating to insurance; establishing standards for health insurance provider networks; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB121 | Health Insurance Allowable Charges | An Act relating to settlement of health insurance claims; relating to allowable charges for health care services or supplies; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB147 | Pharmacist Prescription Authority | An Act relating to the prescription and administration of drugs and devices by pharmacists; relating to reciprocity for pharmacists; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SJR21 | International Teacher Visas | A RESOLUTION Supporting and encouraging the continued recruitment and retention of international educators on J-1 and H-1B visas in the state. | In Committee |
| HB10 | Add Faculty Member Univ Board Of Regents | An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| SB34 | Repeal 90 Day Session Limit | An Act relating to the duration of a regular session of the legislature. | In Committee |
| SB32 | Allowed Costs In Electric Coop Rates | An Act relating to costs incurred by certain electric utilities for renewable energy and battery energy storage. | In Committee |
| SB129 | Payment Of Contracts | An Act establishing a 30-day deadline for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations; relating to payment of grants to named recipients that are not municipalities; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB103 | Cna Training | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB90 | Minor Mental Health: Age Of Consent | An Act relating to the examination and treatment of minors; relating to consent for behavioral and mental health treatment for minors 16 years of age or older; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. | Vetoed |
| SB44 | Minors & Psychiatric Hospitals | An Act relating to the rights of minors undergoing evaluation or inpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals; relating to the use of seclusion or restraint of minors at psychiatric hospitals; relating to a report published by the Department of Health; relating to inspections by the Department of Health of certain psychiatric hospitals; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB28 | Retirement Systems; Defined Benefit Opt. | An Act relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB142 | Health Insurance & Pharmacy Benefits Mgrs | An Act relating to municipal and state group health insurance plans and policies, including self-insured plans and policies, and the administration and management of pharmacy benefits; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB141 | Aeds/overdose Kits In Public Buildings | An Act relating to automated external defibrillators in buildings open to the public; relating to opioid overdose response kits in buildings open to the public; relating to civil liability for providing opioid overdose drugs; and providing for an effective date. | In Committee |
| SB41 | Public Schools: Mental Health Education | An Act relating to mental health education. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB183 | Powers: Lb&a Committee; Legislative Audit | Senate: Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance SENATE SB 183 Veto Override | 08/02/2025 | Yea |
| SCR101 | Authorizing A Recess Longer Than 3 Days | Senate: Final Passage | 08/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB35 | Prisoners: Electronic Devices, Id Cards | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB31 | Vessels: Registration/derelict Fund | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | House: Veto Override SENATE | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB55 | Approp: Mental Health Budget | Senate: Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Adopt Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund Section(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB70 | Emergency Med Svcs; Operational Canines | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB123 | Taxation: Vehicle Rentals, Subpoenas | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB123 | Taxation: Vehicle Rentals, Subpoenas | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HJR14 | Port Mackenzie & Northern Rail Extensions | Senate: Discharge from Rules Committee | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| HJR13 | Afghans, Sp. Immigrant Visas, Assistance | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| SB156 | Ak Commercial Fishing & Ag Bank; Loans | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 156(FIN) Effective Date(s) | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB174 | Reaa Fund: Mt. Edgecumbe, Teacher Housing | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB174 | Reaa Fund: Mt. Edgecumbe, Teacher Housing | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| SCR8 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 35 | Senate: Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| SCR9 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 70 | Senate: Final Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| HB121 | Accounting; Private Pro. Conservators | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Court Rule(s) Effective Date(s) | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB132 | Omnibus Insurance Bill | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 132(FIN) Effective Date(s) | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SJR15 | Oppose Medicaid Cuts | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSJR 15 (HSS) | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SJR19 | Anwr & Nat'l Petro Reserve: State Share | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSJR 19(RES) | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6 | Us Marine Corps 250th Birthday | Senate: Final Passage | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| HJR25 | International Teacher Visas | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SR3 | Samoan Service & Voting Rights | Senate: Final Passage | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SCR6 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 121 | Senate: Final Passage | 05/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB132 | Omnibus Insurance Bill | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB156 | Ak Commercial Fishing & Ag Bank; Loans | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/17/2025 | Yea |
| HB116 | Commercial Fishing Insurance Co-op | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB6 | Asian American/pacific Islander Program | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB75 | Perm Fund; Employment; Eligibility | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) Letter of Intent | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SCR7 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 75 | Senate: Final Passage | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HJR9 | Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB134 | Pharmacy Benefits Manager;3rd Party Admin | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB26 | Eliminate Daylight Saving Time | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB24 | Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; E-cig Tax | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Elections | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Elections | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 2 | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB133 | Insurance; Prior Authorizations | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SJR16 | Federal Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| SJR17 | Honoring The Energy Council | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5 | Secure Rural Schools Program | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| SJR8 | International Relations With Taiwan | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| SJR15 | Oppose Medicaid Cuts | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| HJR15 | Wildfire Preparedness | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| HJR15 | Wildfire Preparedness | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| SB152 | Harold Esmailka Airport At Ruby | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/09/2025 | Yea |
| HB55 | Approp: Mental Health Budget | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB55 | Approp: Mental Health Budget | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 6 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 5 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| HB53 | Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 2 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| SB83 | Telehealth: Coverage, Reimbursement Rates | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| SB83 | Telehealth: Coverage, Reimbursement Rates | Senate: Second Reading Amendment to Amendment No. 1 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| SB97 | Big Game Guide Permit Program | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Child Care: Assistance/grants | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB96 | Child Care: Tax Credits | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SJR10 | Hmong Veterans; Congressional Gold Medal | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment to SJR 10 | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| HJR11 | Recognizing Alaska/canada Relationship | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB137 | Extnd Bds:midwive/nursing/vet Exam/parole | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SJR19 | Anwr & Nat'l Petro Reserve: State Share | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB183 | Powers: Lb&a Committee; Legislative Audit | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 05/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB86 | Money Transmission; Virtual Currency | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Court Rule(s) Effective Date(s) | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| SCR4 | Mental Health Month; Tardive Dysk Week | Senate: Final Passage | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 26 | 04/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 13 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 12 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 12 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 9 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 24 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 24 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 22 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 17 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 14 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 11 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 8 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 7 | 04/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Third Reading - On Reconsideration Effective Date(s) | 04/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/28/2025 | Yea |
| SCR5 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 57 | Senate: Final Passage | 04/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB29 | Big Game Commercial Services Board | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB54 | Arch, Eng, Surveyors; Reg Int Design | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | House: Veto Override | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB39 | Loans Under $25,000; Payday Loans | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| SB57 | Approp: Capital/funds/supp/amend/reapprop | Senate: Third Reading - On Reconsideration Effective Date(s) | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| SB57 | Approp: Capital/funds/supp/amend/reapprop | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Apportion Taxable Income;digital Business | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| SB40 | Hispanic Heritage Month | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 04/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 4 | 04/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 4 | 04/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | Senate: Effective Date Clause(s) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | Senate: Effective Date Clause(s) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB69 | Education: Funding | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SCR3 | Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 69 | Senate: Final Passage | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB15 | Alcohol: Sale, Warning Signs | Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment to SB 15 Effective Date(s) | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SJR12 | Noaa Buoy Outages | Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Alaska Joint Legislative Budget and Audit Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Alaska Joint Legislative Council Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Alaska Senate Committee on Committees | 2 | |
| Detail | Alaska Senate Health and Social Services Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Alaska Senate Resources Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Alaska Senate Special Committee On Arctic Affairs | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Alaska Senate World Trade Special Committee | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Alaska Senate District E | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/17/2023 | |
| AK | Alaska Senate District N | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 01/01/2013 | 01/16/2025 |
| AK | District P | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 01/01/2011 | 01/16/2025 |