HB 363 Alaska House · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date.

HB 363 amends Alaska's alcohol laws to allow patriotic organizations (like the American Legion, VFW, and American Veterans) to sell or dispense all types of alcoholic beverages at events, not just beer or wine. It also clarifies that military personnel on active duty may purchase alcohol from these organizations under specific reciprocity agreements. The bill requires all profits from such sales to go directly to the organization, not individuals, and updates definitions to explicitly include those patriotic groups. This directly affects nonprofit patriotic organizations, military personnel, and local clubs seeking alcohol permits. The bill is currently under review by the Military & Veterans Affairs committee.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Jun 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled HB 363 HB 363 · 2 edits
MINOR
The document transitioned from a formal legislative text to a website interface, but the underlying bill text remains substantively identical. The only minor policy adjustment is the removal of a bracketed condition requiring reciprocity agreements between patriotic organizations, which slightly broadens the scope of eligible organizations.
Scope change
The scope of eligible patriotic organizations was slightly expanded by removing a requirement for a reciprocity agreement.
REQUIREMENT

A bracketed condition requiring patriotic organizations to have a reciprocity agreement with another licensed organization was removed from the eligibility criteria.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a printed legislative bill to a web page interface, while the core statutory text remained unchanged.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
51
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y20 N-
upper
May 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y40
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) MLV CS ADOPTED UC
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors