By Flashnews 
Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed five bills, citing the fact that the Alaska Legislature passed them after the constitutional end of the legislative session.
So far in 2025, four of those five bills have been reapproved by either the House or Senate.
On Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 37-0 to remove a requirement that fishing vessels register with the state Department of Motor Vehicles if they’re already registered with the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
That removal will become law if the Senate and Gov. Mike Dunleavy also approve House Bill 31, which contains the removal and was the fourth of the five bills vetoed last year because of the missed deadline.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, in both years.
Of the remaining missed-deadline bills, the Legislature has already passed two: one that allows state borrowing for a cruise ship dock in Seward, and another that allows teens to serve alcohol at restaurants, lodges and similar establishments. Senate Bill 15 is awaiting the governor’s action.
The Senate — but not the House — has passed a bill allowing employers to pay employees via “payroll cards.”
The last of the vetoed-and-reintroduced bills, which would have banned insurance companies from denying coverage or charging higher rates to elected officials, has not received a hearing.