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All 3,822 Active 55 In committee 3,001 Passed 547 Signed 492 Failed 128

signed · Alaska · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 29: An Act establishing an executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners; and relating to an executive administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board.

SB 29 creates a new executive administrator position for Alaska's Big Game Commercial Services Board. The bill requires the state department to hire this individual, who will serve as the board's principal executive officer. The position is classified as a partially exempt state employee with a specific salary grade (Range 23, Step 23) under existing state pay schedules. This bill does not change existing regulations for guide-outfitter licensing or board duties - it only establishes the administrative role to manage board operations.

signed · Alaska · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 130: An Act relating to the fisheries product development tax credit; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 2, ch. 31, SLA 2022; and providing for an effective date.

SB 130 modifies Alaska's fisheries product development tax credit to clarify eligibility and adjust the effective date for claiming credits. It specifies that the credit cannot exceed 50% of a business's tax liability for processing eligible fish (like salmon, pollock, or herring) and restricts claims to investments made before 2029. The bill defines "qualified investments" as equipment for value-added processing - such as canning machinery, ice-making systems, or tools transforming fish byproducts - while excluding general transportation equipment or tools. This directly affects Alaska fisheries businesses seeking tax incentives for upgrading processing facilities to create higher-value products.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 363: 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.

Topics ✓ Veterans

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 239: An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault; relating to sexual assault; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement and unlawful exploitation of a minor; relating to cruelty to animals; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to theft; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to prostitution; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; relating to sexual assault examination kits; restricting the release of certain records of convictions; relating to teaching certificates; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to motor vehicle offenses; relating to the board of parole; relating to parole; relating to medical release for service of sentence by electronic monitoring; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date.

HB 239 amends Alaska law to increase penalties for criminally negligent homicide committed while operating a motor vehicle and failing to stop or provide assistance after an accident. It upgrades this offense from a Class B felony to a Class A felony (with a 7-11 year sentencing range under AS 12.55.125(c)(D)), directly affecting drivers involved in collisions who violate existing duties to stop and assist under AS 28.35.050/060. The bill does not change the underlying duty to stop but significantly raises the criminal consequences for violating it. This adjustment specifically targets cases where a driver’s failure to stop causes death, making it a more serious felony than other negligent homicide scenarios.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice ✓ Transportation

Chuck Kopp (R) · 25 co-sponsors

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 117: An Act relating to electronic monitoring of fishing vessels using trawl gear in a finfish fishery; relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date.

HB 117 allows commercial salmon fishermen using set gillnets to operate as a cooperative group of up to 10 permit holders. It requires all cooperative members to be present and actively participating during fishing operations and eliminates the need to store or deliver fish separately by individual permit. The bill also permits cooperative members to pool their catch and sell it collectively through a single permit holder or their agent, without separate reporting per permit. The Board of Fisheries must create rules for cooperative registration and harvest reporting. This directly affects commercial set gillnet permit holders in Alaska's salmon fisheries.

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 184: An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects; relating to a mandatory exemption from municipal property taxes for certain assets of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 2, ch. 64, SLA 2018.

HB 184 amends Alaska's Industrial Development and Export Authority to explicitly include financing for workforce housing projects in its purpose. The bill authorizes the Authority to provide financial support for constructing new housing developments with five or more dwelling units, using existing tools like bonds and loans. This change directly affects the Authority and housing developers, enabling them to address workforce housing shortages as part of the Authority's mission to promote economic welfare and reduce unemployment. The bill expands the Authority's existing role without creating new funding sources, focusing on applying current mechanisms to housing needs.

Topics ✓ Housing

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 27: An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to medical care for major emergencies; and providing for an effective date.

HB 27 amends Alaska law to clarify and expand the definition of "major emergencies" in medical services, explicitly including heart attacks and strokes. It updates the Department of Health's responsibilities to coordinate emergency medical services (including trauma care), award grants to support providers, and establish standards for hospitals to qualify as trauma centers. The bill directly affects hospitals, clinics, and emergency medical personnel by defining which conditions require specialized emergency response systems. Key provisions require the department to develop criteria based on national standards for trauma center designation and ensure coordination across public and private emergency care providers. This is a procedural update to existing emergency medical system administration, not a new funding or program.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

signed · Alaska · House Jun 20, 2026

HB 28: An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date.

HB 28 establishes a pilot program to help certain Alaska teachers and state employees repay student loans. It targets full-time public school teachers and state workers who completed degrees outside Alaska (with 12+ months Alaska residency before studying) or at the University of Alaska (with 12+ months outside Alaska before employment), provided they have qualifying student loans. Participants may receive annual grants of up to $8,000 (for loans ≥$24,000) or one-third of their loan balance (for smaller loans), capped at 125 grants yearly with a $1 million total annual limit. The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education will administer the program, require annual reports on its impact on recruitment/retention, and evaluate it through 2027 before the program expires January 1, 2028.

Topics ✓ Education

Andi Story (D) · 19 co-sponsors

signed · Alaska · Senate Jun 19, 2026

SB 272: An Act relating to the electronic health information exchange system; and providing for an effective date.

SB 272 requires Alaska's Department of Health to establish a statewide electronic health information exchange system that connects hospitals, clinics, and other providers to share patient records securely. It mandates appointing a private or nonprofit entity (with a stakeholder advisory board including hospitals, insurers, tribal health groups, and patients) to manage the system's development, training, privacy compliance, and annual budgeting. Key provisions include ensuring system interoperability with federal standards, requiring cost and privacy safeguards, and creating a plan to encourage long-term participation by healthcare providers. The bill directly affects healthcare providers, insurers, tribal health organizations, and patients through standardized electronic record sharing.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

signed · Alaska · Senate Jun 19, 2026

SB 164: An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date.

SB 164 eliminates deductions that businesses could retain to cover accounting costs when paying motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees. It removes a 1% deduction (capped at $100) for fuel tax remittances and a 0.4% deduction for tobacco tax returns. The bill also repeals provisions allowing tobacco licensees to receive discounts on cigarette stamps based on purchase volume. These changes take effect July 1, 2025, requiring businesses to pay the full tax amount without these deductions.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

signed · Alaska · Senate Jun 19, 2026

SB 187: An Act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; and providing for an effective date.

SB 187 prohibits Alaska public schools from serving meals containing seven specific artificial food dyes (including red dye 40, yellow dye 5, and blue dye 1) in school nutrition programs. The bill directly affects all public schools operating meal programs in Alaska, banning these dyes from any food or beverage served as part of those meals. Key provisions require schools to remove these certified FDA dyes from their menus by July 1, 2025, with the effective date specified in Section 2. The bill focuses solely on removing these dyes from school meals without addressing other food additives or nutritional standards.

signed · Alaska · Senate Jun 19, 2026

SB 178: An Act relating to early intervention services for certain children; relating to optional services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.

SB 178 expands eligibility for early intervention services under Alaska's medical assistance program to include children under age 3 who are at risk of developmental delays or disabilities, not just those already diagnosed. It adds "early intervention services for children eligible under AS 47.20.080" to the list of optional medical assistance services and requires the department to develop a state plan for these services. The bill also mandates training programs for paraprofessionals serving these children and establishes requirements for monitoring service effectiveness. This directly affects infants and toddlers with developmental concerns, their families, and providers of early intervention services in Alaska.

Topics ✓ Healthcare