Robyn Niayuq Burke Frier

Frier co-sponsored HB 244 on certified nursing assistant training, prime-sponsored by Representative Underwood; it became Chapter 44 SLA 2026 on July 2, 2026.

July 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Burke co-sponsored HB 173 on licensing for occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology and audiology, prime-sponsored by Representative Jimmie; it became Chapter 41 SLA 2026 on July 2, 2026.

July 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Frier voted yea in the joint session that overrode Governor Dunleavy's veto of CSHB 195(FIN), the pharmacist collaborative-practice and physician associate bill; the override carried 43 to 17.

June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Frier co-sponsored SB 187 on school nutrition and meals, which prohibits certain food dyes, prime-sponsored by Senator Wielechowski; it became Chapter 17 SLA 2026 on June 18, 2026.

June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote and introduced Alaska House Bill 196, proposing to change how the state handles carbon offset revenue and how money flows into the renewable energy grant fund. The House Energy Committee approved a revised version in March 2026.

March 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes to override the governor's veto of a bill on the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee's powers; the override passed 43 to 16 (Senate Bill 183).

August 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Introduced a bill proposing to change how long the chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska serves and what qualifications commission members must meet (House Bill 175).

April 9, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Frier voted yea in the joint session on overriding Governor Dunleavy's veto of SCS CSHB 78(FIN), the public employee defined-benefit retirement bill; the override drew 33 of the 40 votes required and the veto was sustained.

May 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Prime-sponsored an Alaska bill, named Kathleen's Law, that makes failing to report a violent crime a criminal offense (House Bill 170). The bill moved to the House Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2025.

May 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Burke co-sponsored HB 36 on psychiatric treatment and placement for foster children, prime-sponsored by Representative Gray; it became Chapter 26 SLA 2026 on June 22, 2026.

June 22, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for overriding Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill creating the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program and letting Alaskans put Permanent Fund dividends into investment accounts (SB 21) in a joint session on June 19, 2026. The override failed 39-21, short of the 40 votes needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for overriding Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill adding mental health education to Alaska schools (SB 41) in a joint session on June 19, 2026. The override failed 38-22, short of the 40 votes needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Frier co-sponsored SB 23 on civics education, prime-sponsored by Senator Stevens; it became Chapter 18 SLA 2026 on June 18, 2026.

June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Burke's HB 174, on the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund, Mt. Edgecumbe High School and teacher housing, passed the Alaska House 34 to 5 and the Senate 20 to 0 before Governor Dunleavy vetoed it on June 24, 2025.

June 24, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Burke voted yea in the joint session that overrode Governor Dunleavy's veto of SCS CSHB 57(FIN), the education package raising the base student allocation; the override carried 46 to 14 and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 2025.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced House Bill 231, proposing changes to school reporting duties, teacher exit interviews, and the teachers' retirement system to help keep teachers in Alaska.

May 19, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Burke voted yea in the joint session to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 69, the education funding bill carrying a $1,000 increase in the per-student base allocation; the override drew 33 of the 40 votes required and the veto was sustained.

April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for overriding Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill protecting the rights of children in psychiatric hospitals, including limits on seclusion and restraint and state inspections (HB 52) in a joint session on June 19, 2026. The override failed 36-24, short of the 40 votes needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Co-sponsored a law allowing Alaska Native village corporations to be reinstated and setting rules for proxy requests sent to shareholders of Native corporations. It became law on June 24, 2026 (House Bill 126).

June 24, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Frier voted yea in the joint session on overriding Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 113, the bill apportioning taxable income and taxing highly digitized businesses; the override drew 35 of the 40 votes required and the veto was sustained.

January 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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The Alaska Legislature's official member record for the 34th Legislature lists Frier as co-chair of the House Resources Committee and a member of the House Labor and Commerce Committee, the House Tribal Affairs Committee and the Labor and Workforce Development and Natural Resources finance subcommittees, verified live on July 31, 2026.

July 31, 2026

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Voted no on accepting the Senate's version of the Alaska LNG gas pipeline tax bill (HB 381) on June 20, 2026. The Senate version added a state income tax on some oil and gas companies. The House rejected it 12-28.

June 20, 2026

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Voted for overriding Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill creating state registration for interior designers and extending the state board for architects, engineers, and land surveyors (HB 314) in a joint session on June 19, 2026. The veto was overridden 45-15.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on the House version of the Alaska LNG gas pipeline tax bill (CSHB 381(FIN) am) on June 12, 2026. It replaced property taxes on the project with a smaller tax based on gas volume. It passed the House 34-5.

June 12, 2026

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Offered an amendment to the Alaska LNG gas pipeline tax bill (HB 381) on June 12, 2026. It let local governments exempt a gas treatment plant or LNG plant from property tax and charge their own tax on gas volume instead. It failed 12-27.

June 12, 2026

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Offered an amendment to the Alaska LNG gas pipeline tax bill (HB 381) on June 12, 2026 to raise a gas plant tax rate from 13 cents to 22 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas. It failed 8-31.

June 12, 2026

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Burke, then presiding chair of the North Slope Borough School District Board of Education, called the board's regular meeting to order and presided over its business, including the board's unanimous approval of the agenda and consent agenda.

December 10, 2020

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