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SB88 - Retirement Systems; Defined Benefit Opt.
Catherine A. Giessel, Click Bishop, Gary Stevens
Last updated 8 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB61 - Limitations On Firearms Restrictions
Cathy Tilton, Kevin J. McCabe, Sarah L. Vance
Last updated 11 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
An Act relating to restrictions on firearms and other weapons.
STATUS
Passed
SB87 - Lumber Grading Program
Jesse J. Bjorkman, Forrest Dunbar, Gary Stevens
Last updated 11 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Passed
SJR12 - Sec. 404 Cwa Permit Program; Epa Region
Click Bishop, Kelly R. Merrick, Jesse J. Bjorkman
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
SB89 - Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; Tax Marijuana
Gary Stevens, Catherine A. Giessel, Elvira Gray-Jackson
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
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 lawful operation of retail marijuana stores; relating to the registration of marijuana establishments; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retailers of and the sale of electronic smoking products and vapor products; relating to marijuana taxes; and providing for an effective date.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB67 - Pfas: Use For Firefighting, Disposal
Jesse Kiehl, Elvira Gray-Jackson, Forrest Dunbar
Last updated 2 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
An Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date.
STATUS
Passed
SB103 - Peer Support Counseling Program
Forrest Dunbar, Elvira Gray-Jackson, Loki G. Tobin
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act relating to peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies, emergency service providers, and the Department of Corrections.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB29 - Civics Education
Gary Stevens, Loki G. Tobin, Catherine A. Giessel
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB106 - Home And Community-based Waiver Services
Catherine A. Giessel, Elvira Gray-Jackson, Loki G. Tobin
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act relating to home- and community-based services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
STATUS
Introduced
HB23 - Filipino American History Month
Genevieve G. Mina, Rebecca Himschoot, Calvin R. Schrage
Last updated 11 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
An Act establishing the month of October as Filipino American History Month.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Alaska district SD-E
COMMITTEES
Alaska Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Catherine A. Giessel was born in Anchorage, Alaska. She earned a B.S. in Nursing from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1981 and worked as a registered nurse and nursing instructor. She served as chair of the South Anchorage Republican Women's Club from 2005-2011. In 2010 Giessel won election to the Alaska State Senate representing District N. She currently serves on several committees including the Health and Social Services Committee, the State Affairs Committee, and the Legislative Council.read less
OFFICES HELD
Alaska Senate from Alaska
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