Select Government
Sarah L. Vance
Alaska Representative

Sarah L. Vance

Republican
District: HD-006
70
Freedom
Score
Voting History

Complete Vote History

SB96 Childcare Tax Incentives (Passed 35 to 4 on 5/16/2025). Expands Alaska's education tax-credit system to cover certain employer payments and contributions for child care.

5/16/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB96 Childcare Tax Incentives (Passed 35 to 4 on 5/16/2025). Expands Alaska's education tax-credit system to cover certain employer payments and contributions for child care.

HB78 Government-employee Pensions (Passed 21 to 19 on 5/12/2025). Makes major changes to the Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System by reopening a defined-benefit pension option for certain public employees and teachers.

5/12/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB78 Government-employee Pensions (Passed 21 to 19 on 5/12/2025). Makes major changes to the Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System by reopening a defined-benefit pension option for certain public employees and teachers.

HJR11 Canada Partnership Resolution (Passed 34 to 6 on 5/7/2025). Recognizes and honors the relationship between Alaska and Canada.

5/7/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HJR11 Canada Partnership Resolution (Passed 34 to 6 on 5/7/2025). Recognizes and honors the relationship between Alaska and Canada.

HB26 Government Transportation (Passed 22 to 17 on 5/2/2025). Requires the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to develop and maintain a statewide public and community transit plan.

5/2/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB26 Government Transportation (Passed 22 to 17 on 5/2/2025). Requires the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to develop and maintain a statewide public and community transit plan.

HB69 Government-school Funding (Passed 21 to 16 on 4/11/2025). increases the state's base student allocation for public schools by an inflation-based amount tied to the Alaska consumer price index, plus an additional $1,000.

4/11/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB69 Government-school Funding (Passed 21 to 16 on 4/11/2025). increases the state's base student allocation for public schools by an inflation-based amount tied to the Alaska consumer price index, plus an additional $1,000.

SB43 Women's History Month (Passed 33 to 2 on 3/28/2025). Formally establishes March as Women's History Month in Alaska statute.

3/28/2025
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB43 Women's History Month (Passed 33 to 2 on 3/28/2025). Formally establishes March as Women's History Month in Alaska statute.

HB345 Disaster Relief Grants (Passed 30 to 8 on 5/15/2024). Creates disaster relief grants for Alaska unit owners to cover common disaster-related expenses.

5/15/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB345 Disaster Relief Grants (Passed 30 to 8 on 5/15/2024). Creates disaster relief grants for Alaska unit owners to cover common disaster-related expenses.

HB50 Carbon Storage (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Creates a regulatory framework for underground carbon storage under the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

5/15/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB50 Carbon Storage (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Creates a regulatory framework for underground carbon storage under the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Juneteenth House

SB22 Juneteenth (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Establishes Juneteenth Day as a legal holiday.

5/15/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB22 Juneteenth (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Establishes Juneteenth Day as a legal holiday.

HB183 Fairness in Women’s Sports (Passed 22 to 18 on 5/12/2024). Requires that all school-sponsored athletic teams be designated as either male, female, or coeducational, with female teams restricted to participants identified as female at birth.

5/12/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB183 Fairness in Women’s Sports (Passed 22 to 18 on 5/12/2024). Requires that all school-sponsored athletic teams be designated as either male, female, or coeducational, with female teams restricted to participants identified as female at birth.

Sound Money House

HB3 Sound Money (Passed 25 to 15 on 5/11/2024). Designates specie as legal tender in Alaska and prohibits boroughs and cities from levying sales and use taxes on the sale or exchange of specie.

5/11/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB3 Sound Money (Passed 25 to 15 on 5/11/2024). Designates specie as legal tender in Alaska and prohibits boroughs and cities from levying sales and use taxes on the sale or exchange of specie.

HB17 Forced Contraceptives Coverage (Passed 29 to 10 on 5/10/2024). Requires insurance in Alaska to cover contraceptives and related services without cost-sharing. It mandates 12-month prescriptions and ensures coverage for switching methods. The state's medical assistance program will also cover these services.

5/10/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB17 Forced Contraceptives Coverage (Passed 29 to 10 on 5/10/2024). Requires insurance in Alaska to cover contraceptives and related services without cost-sharing. It mandates 12-month prescriptions and ensures coverage for switching methods. The state's medical assistance program will also cover these services.

HB375 Energy Sources of Motor Vehicles (Passed 23 to 17 on 5/1/2024). Prohibits state agencies and local governments in Alaska from restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on their energy sources, such as gasoline, diesel, electricity, or hydrogen.

5/1/2024
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB375 Energy Sources of Motor Vehicles (Passed 23 to 17 on 5/1/2024). Prohibits state agencies and local governments in Alaska from restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on their energy sources, such as gasoline, diesel, electricity, or hydrogen.

SB25 Closed Accounts (Passed 40 to 0 on 5/10/2023). Mandates the legislative finance division to review and recommend the repeal of inactive state accounts and funds.

5/10/2023
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB25 Closed Accounts (Passed 40 to 0 on 5/10/2023). Mandates the legislative finance division to review and recommend the repeal of inactive state accounts and funds.

SB58 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Expands Medicaid eligibility to include postpartum mothers for up to 12 months, up from 60 days.

5/3/2023
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB58 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Expands Medicaid eligibility to include postpartum mothers for up to 12 months, up from 60 days.

HB62 Renewable Energy Grant (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Continues the renewable energy grant fund until 2033, costing $1.4 million per year.

5/3/2023
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB62 Renewable Energy Grant (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Continues the renewable energy grant fund until 2033, costing $1.4 million per year.

HB61 Amendment 2 Protected Rights (Rejected 3 to 36 on 5/1/2023). Removes a segment of the bill that allows government to shut down gun stores if they equally shut down every other store at the same time.

5/1/2023
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HB61 Amendment 2 Protected Rights (Rejected 3 to 36 on 5/1/2023). Removes a segment of the bill that allows government to shut down gun stores if they equally shut down every other store at the same time.

Federalism House

HJR10 Federalism (Passed 31 to 5 on 3/20/2023). This resolution states the Alaska State Legislature opposes the National Park Service's proposed rule limiting non-subsistence hunting methods.

3/20/2023
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HJR10 Federalism (Passed 31 to 5 on 3/20/2023). This resolution states the Alaska State Legislature opposes the National Park Service's proposed rule limiting non-subsistence hunting methods.

HA6 (SB136) Right to Keep and Bear Arms (failed 2 to 38 on 5/18/2022). Would amend SB136, which pertains to limitations on firearms restrictions during a disaster emergency, by removing the requirement that a person be “qualified under state law” to possess a firearm.

5/18/2022
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HA6 (SB136) Right to Keep and Bear Arms (failed 2 to 38 on 5/18/2022). Would amend SB136, which pertains to limitations on firearms restrictions during a disaster emergency, by removing the requirement that a person be “qualified under state law” to possess a firearm.

SB156 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (failed 14 to 21 on 5/15/2022). Would prohibit state or local government-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect individuals against unlawful discrimination by employers based on their vaccination status.

5/15/2022
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SB156 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (failed 14 to 21 on 5/15/2022). Would prohibit state or local government-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect individuals against unlawful discrimination by employers based on their vaccination status.

SJR15 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (passed 37 to 2 on 3/16/2022). Recognizes the "importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" in providing the "framework for much of [the] bilateral trade" between the "integrated economies" of Canada and Alaska, as well as "important updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."

3/16/2022
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

SJR15 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (passed 37 to 2 on 3/16/2022). Recognizes the "importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" in providing the "framework for much of [the] bilateral trade" between the "integrated economies" of Canada and Alaska, as well as "important updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."

HA2 (SB3006) Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth (failed 15 to 21 on 9/12/2021). Would amend SB3006, which relates to telehealth, to exclude the prescribing of an abortion-inducing drug without an in-person physical examination.

9/12/2021
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HA2 (SB3006) Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth (failed 15 to 21 on 9/12/2021). Would amend SB3006, which relates to telehealth, to exclude the prescribing of an abortion-inducing drug without an in-person physical examination.

HA57 (HB69) Cutting State Spending (failed 12 to 27 on 5/10/2021). Would amend HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, by directing state agencies to identify means of reducing per capita state spending to not more than twice the national average by the end of FY 2023.

5/10/2021
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HA57 (HB69) Cutting State Spending (failed 12 to 27 on 5/10/2021). Would amend HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, by directing state agencies to identify means of reducing per capita state spending to not more than twice the national average by the end of FY 2023.

HA4 (HB76) Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (failed 17 to 21 on 3/25/2021). Would amend HB76, which extends the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency, to include the provision that the Governor may not declare a disaster emergency unless authorized by a majority vote of the Legislature.

3/25/2021
Vote Date
View Bill Vote Text

HA4 (HB76) Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (failed 17 to 21 on 3/25/2021). Would amend HB76, which extends the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency, to include the provision that the Governor may not declare a disaster emergency unless authorized by a majority vote of the Legislature.

Get the FreedomIndex.US App

Install for faster access, or learn how this app experience works.

Learn About the App