Sen. Kelly Merrick

Co-sponsor SB 87

Signed into law · Alaska Senate · Co-sponsor

An Act relating to a lumber grading training program and lumber grading certificates; relating to use of lumber graded and certified by a person holding a lumber grading training program certificate; and providing for an effective date.

Signed into law Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJR 10

Passed · Alaska House · Co-sponsor

Disapproving the proposed rule by the National Park Service limiting non-subsistence hunting methods; and urging the National Park Service to withdraw the rule.

Passed Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 61

Signed into law · Alaska House · Co-sponsor

An Act relating to restrictions on firearms and other weapons.

Signed into law Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJR 11

Passed · Alaska House · Co-sponsor

Urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to develop a woodstove certification program that addresses the threat to clean and healthy winter air in Fairbanks; and urging the state Department of Environmental Conservation to develop an economically and legally defensible state implementation plan for the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area.

Passed Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 8

Vetoed · Alaska House · Co-sponsor

An Act relating to electric-assisted bicycles; and providing for an effective date.

Vetoed Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 38

Signed into law · Alaska Senate · Co-sponsor

An Act establishing the crime of interference with emergency communications.

Signed into law Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 56

Signed into law · Alaska House · Co-sponsor

An Act relating to the certification of veterinarians; exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database; and providing for an effective date.

Signed into law Oct 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SJR 12

Passed · Alaska Senate · Co-sponsor

Supporting action by the United States Congress to authorize and appropriate adequate funding for states that assume the dredge and fill permitting program under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; supporting the creation of a separate United States Environmental Protection Agency region for the state; and expressing the intention of the state to assume jurisdiction over the program when funding is available.

Passed May 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 150

In committee · Alaska Senate · Co-sponsor

An Act establishing a state lottery; providing for participation in multi-state lotteries; establishing the Alaska State Lottery Board in the Department of Revenue; relating to confidentiality of information regarding lottery winners; requiring background investigations by the Department of Public Safety; and providing for an effective date.

In committee May 13, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJR 11

Passed · Alaska Senate · Co-sponsor

Recognizing the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the importance of certain provisions intended to enhance oil spill response capabilities in Western Alaska and the United States Arctic to promote improved safety in shipping commerce, protection of communities in the state, and the health of critical marine resources; urging the United States Coast Guard to consider the unique challenges of the state when developing oil spill response requirements for Western Alaska and the United States Arctic; and urging the deployment of individualized oil spill response resources for the state that use modern technologies to track the operation of large vessels in the region and local service providers with knowledge of the region and local wildlife.

Passed May 8, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track