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Mike Prax
(R) - Alaska
Alaska House District 33
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State Capitol
120 4th St.
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: 907-465-4797
Phone 2: 800-860-4797

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1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-451-2723
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Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
All Bills 88
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Rated Bill Votes
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Rating Vote Comments
HB29 Insurance Discrimination House: Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea This bill ensures that elected officials could not be discriminated against in insurance policies.
HB66 Omnibus Crim Law/procedure;civ Commitment House: Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea Increases penalty for deaths resulting from drugs such as fentanyl. Aligns AK grand jury admissable evidence to federal grand jury evidence in sexual abuse & sexual assault cases.
HB69 Allowing Downgrading of First Class Cities Due to Population Decrease House: Concur 05/13/2023 1 Yea No cost to the State. As a result of population decrease, enables cities to reclassify to a second class city.
HB88 Warehouse Work Quotas House: Concur 05/15/2024 -1 Nay Increases government interference and regulates private industry re work quotas and tasks. Government should have no role in mandating work tasks in private industry.
HB104 Timber Sale: Expedited/salvage/negotiated House: Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea This allows the State to sell beetle infested timber and thus reduces fire hazards while using a renewable resource
HB126 Counselors/therapists/review Orgs House: Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea
HB148 Ak Perform. Scholarship; Edu Tax Credits House: Concur 05/15/2024 2 Yea This bill extends/expands the education tax credit to companies that support education institutions, including non-public entities. It increases education opportunities for AK students. Also allows APS to be used for CTE programs. Increases time to apply for APS from 6 yrs to 8 yrs following HS graduation thus increasing opportunity for those graduates to choose ed path.
HB193 Internet For Schools House: Third Reading Final Passage Reconsideration 03/20/2024 -1 Yea The intent of this bill is good. However, the funding of this effort is not cost-effective. The bill increases the internet download speed from 25mps to 100mps. It would cost $39M using a fiber network. The out years would cost $40M. The use of Starlink at $90/month would be a more cost-effective use at a fraction of the cost of fiber.
HB202 Preserving the Correspondence School program and Opioid overdose administration in schoolsin Schools House: Concur 05/15/2024 2 Yea This bill preserves the Correspondence (home school) program which serves more than 22,000 students. These students cost much less than a brick&mortar student. Provides K12 students more education choice at a much, much lower cost, saving the State education funds.
HB219 Repeal Assistive Technology Loan Program House: Third Reading Final Passage 04/18/2024 1 Yea Transfers funding and responsibility from govt to private nonprofit. Reduces government footprint while providing same services to disabled.
HB230 Retired teachers can substitute longer; Out-of-state experience and salary House: Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea This allows retired teachers to substitute for 165 consecutive days. Also counts out-of-state experience fully for salary purposes. The bill should have removed the ceiling on the number of days a retired teacher could teach.
HB237 Temporary Permit For Lapsed Nurse License House: Third Reading Final Passage 03/13/2024 1 Yea Increases the nursing workforce at no cost to the State. Provides more capability for Alaskan healthcare
HB273 Ahfc Mortgage Loans; Comm. Fishing Loans House: Effective Date Concur 05/15/2024 1 Yea Changes commercial fishing loans, allowing them to be set at the cost of funds to the state rather than a fixed maximum of 5.25% or 10.5% per year. Increases housing affordability by increasing loan to value percentage.
SB34 Citizen Advisory Comm On Federal Areas House: Third Reading Final Passage Reconsideration 05/14/2024 1 Yea The CACFA provides transparency to Alaskans as it is a sounding board to ensure we have information regarding federal overreach in land access. Ensures federal land management is in accordance with the laws. Provides Alaskans a voice.
SB45 Improved Health Care Agreement-Doctor/Patient Relationship (DHA) House: Third Reading Take Up Reconsideration on the Same Day 04/08/2024 2 Yea This provides for more competition in health care for most Alaskans. Reinforces doctor/patient relationship. Excludes insurance companies. Helps lower cost.
SB74 Physical Therapy Licensure Compact House: Third Reading Effective Date 05/13/2024 1 Yea Reduces obstacles for licensing of physical therapists by accepting other states' licensing.
SB75 Aud. & Speech-lang Interstate Compact House: Third Reading Final Passage 05/14/2024 1 Yea This provides more audiology and speech pathology individuals to practice in Alaska. Reduces barriers through an interstate compact thus increasing the availability of speech pathologists. Reduces hiring time as well.
SB91 Telehealth: Multidisciplinary Care Team House: Third Reading Final Passage 05/15/2024 1 Yea Provides additional health care resources from Outside Alaska. No additional cost to the State. Improves health care options and competition.
SB140 Edu: Internet/charter/transp./funding/bsa Veto Override 03/18/2024 -3 Nay This bill increases the BSA by $680, a total increase of $176M. There is no accountability for improving K12 education. Throwing lots of money with no requirement for improving education. It funds internet for schools by $39M, providing fiber (GCI) versus using more cost-effective Starlink at $90.month. Seems to be a sole source vs. providing excellent service at a much lower cost. The vote to override the governor's veto also got a score of -3 because, if successful, it would be law.
SB179 Opposing tax on transfer of real estate by local & state govts House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 05/14/2024 2 Nay Prohibits local and state governments from from taxing real estate sales/transfers
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