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Sen. Cathy Giessel

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Total votes

201

all sessions

Attendance

99%

2 missed

Higher than 75% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 83% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 88% of chamber peers

About Sen. Cathy Giessel

Sen. serving Alaska District E. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 3 years · 7 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Resources, Special Committee On Arctic Affairs and Health and Social Services.

Sworn in

Jan 17, 2023

3 years · 7 months

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SB 9An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. passed both

2 weeks ago

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HB 10An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. passed both

4 weeks ago

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HB 93An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date. vetoed

1 month ago

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SB 208An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date. signed

1 month ago

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HB 176An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. vetoed

1 month ago

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SB 249An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive acts or practices; and providing for an effective date. signed

1 month ago

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HB 16An 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; and relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national. vetoed

1 month ago

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HB 216An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date. signed

2 months ago

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HB 298An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to legislative subpoenas; relating to the jurisdiction of the office of the ombudsman; and providing for an effective date. signed

2 months ago

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HB 36An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date. signed

2 months ago