2017-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 0783
               INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                    
                          OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HJR 17                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17 by Representatives Tarr,                                                                          
LeDoux, and Spohnholz:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    Encouraging the United States Congress to pass legislation giving                                                           
    full military burial rights to Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Military & Veterans' Affairs.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
               INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                    
                             OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 200                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 200 by Representative LeDoux, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act establishing a top two nonpartisan open primary election                                                            
    system for elective state executive and state and national                                                                  
    legislative offices; repealing the special runoff election for the                                                          
    office of United States senator or United States representative;                                                            
    changing appointment procedures relating to precinct watchers                                                               
    and members of precinct election boards, election district absentee                                                         
    and questioned ballot counting boards, and the Alaska Public                                                                
    Offices Commission; requiring certain written notices to appear in                                                          
    election pamphlets and polling places; relating to declarations of                                                          
    candidacy and letters of intent; and amending the definition of                                                             
    'political party.'"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and State Affairs                                                         
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 201                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 201 by Representative Josephson, entitled:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to municipal regulation of trapping; and                                                                   
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs and Resources Committees.