Cathy L. Tilton

Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 195, a bill letting pharmacists prescribe more drugs, including opioid overdose drugs. The override passed 43-17, so the bill became law.

June 19, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted no on final passage of HB 76, the bill extending Alaska's COVID-19 public health disaster declaration and related emergency authorities; the Alaska House passed it 22-15 with Tilton recorded in the nays.

March 26, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted no on the motion to override the governor's line-item veto on page 148, line 3 of the HB 39 operating budget; the House roll was 19-21 and the joint session's 33-26 total left the veto sustained.

January 18, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a motor vehicle law covering commercial driver's license exams, registration and titling of legally imported vehicles, and proof of insurance after unpaid judgments (Senate Bill 239). It became law as Chapter 39 of Alaska's 2026 session laws.

June 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Co-sponsored a 2022 Alaska law letting the state pay emergency firefighters for non-emergency work such as brush clearing and wildfire fuel reduction (House Bill 209). The governor signed it in June 2022.

June 20, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Co-sponsored HB 14, revising assault and sex-offense statutes and adding a sentencing aggravator; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 11, Session Laws of Alaska 2019.

July 19, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored HB 93 as prime sponsor, an act on the duties of probation officers and conditions of parole covering work and travel accommodation; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 49, Session Laws of Alaska 2016.

July 28, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted no on final passage of SB 91, the omnibus criminal law and corrections bill that created a pretrial services program and revised sentencing, probation and parole; the Alaska House passed it 28-11 with Tilton recorded in the nays.

May 5, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 21, which created the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program. The override failed 39-21; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Co-sponsored HB 188, establishing savings accounts for persons with disabilities in Alaska; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 56, Session Laws of Alaska 2016.

August 6, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 41, a bill on mental health education in public schools. The override failed 38-22; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

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Co-sponsored SB 23, an act on civics education requirements in Alaska public schools; it became law without the governor's signature as Chapter 18, Session Laws of Alaska 2026.

June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted no on overriding the governor's veto of HB 57, the education package that raised the base student allocation and established a Task Force on Education Funding; the House roll was 29-11 and the joint session overrode the veto 46-14.

May 20, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

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Wrote and sponsored a law barring the governor, state agencies, and cities from restricting guns during a declared disaster emergency, including seizures, sales limits, and closing gun shops (House Bill 61). The governor signed it in July 2023 (Chapter 21, Session Laws of Alaska 2023).

July 29, 2023Opposes Gun Control

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 52, a bill setting rights for children treated in psychiatric hospitals and limiting seclusion and restraint. The override failed 36-24; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 3, extending leave and reemployment rights for Alaska National Guard members; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 36, Session Laws of Alaska 2018.

June 23, 2018Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored SB 249 as prime sponsor, an act regulating virtual currency kiosks and treating certain virtual currency transactions as unfair trade or deceptive acts and practices; it became law without the governor's signature as Chapter 50, Session Laws of Alaska 2026.

June 30, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored HB 41 as prime sponsor, an act regulating sport fishing services, salt water sport fishing operators, and salt water sport fishing guides; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 30, Session Laws of Alaska 2016.

June 22, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability

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Co-sponsored SB 208, a bill on growing industrial hemp and selling or leasing state land for farming. It became law without the governor's signature on 2026-08-10.

August 10, 2026

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Chaired the Alaska House Community and Regional Affairs Committee during the 29th Alaska State Legislature and also chaired the conference committee on HB 75, according to the Legislature's committee membership record.

July 31, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, a multibillion-dollar tax break for the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline that also taxed certain oil and gas companies. The Senate approved it 11-8, but it failed in the House 19-19.

July 16, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on the Senate version of HB 381. The bill swapped the property tax on the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline for a lower tax on gas shipped, and added an income tax on certain oil and gas companies. It passed the Senate 12-8.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on adding an income tax on certain oil and gas companies to HB 381, the gas pipeline tax bill (Senate Amendment 2). The amendment passed 11-9.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on an HB 381 amendment that widened the gas pipeline project's labor agreement to cover all construction phases. It also stated that the labor agreement, prevailing wage and apprentice rules were needed. It passed 16-4.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 314, a bill licensing registered interior designers and updating rules for architects, engineers and surveyors. The override passed 45-15, so the bill became law.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on an HB 381 amendment that barred the gas pipeline's lead developer from seeking money from the state if it abandoned the project. It passed 14-6.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on overriding the governor's veto of SB 64, the elections bill covering election administration, campaign contributions and voter registration on permanent fund dividend applications; the Senate roll was 15-5 and the joint session fell short at 38-22, sustaining the veto.

May 4, 2026

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Was appointed to the Alaska Senate by Governor Mike Dunleavy, filling the District M vacancy created when Senator Shelley Hughes resigned; Dunleavy announced the appointment alongside that of Representative George Rauscher.

November 26, 2025

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Co-sponsored SB 87, the bill establishing a state lumber grading program; the governor signed it into law as Chapter 26, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

August 30, 2023

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Was elected Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 33rd Alaska State Legislature on a 26-14 floor vote, after being nominated by Representative Cronk.

January 18, 2023

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Voted no on final passage of HB 49, the 2019 crime bill rewriting sentencing and pretrial provisions; the Alaska House passed it 24-14 with Tilton recorded in the nays.

May 8, 2019

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Voted no on final passage of HB 111, the bill restructuring Alaska's oil and gas production tax and refundable tax credits; the Alaska House passed it 21-19 with Tilton recorded in the nays.

April 10, 2017

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