00 Enrolled HB 4001 01 Prohibiting the commissioner of administration from adopting, allowing to become law, or 02 implementing regulations that grant or extend employment-related benefits to same-sex 03 partners of state employees and members of the state retirement systems unless expressly 04 authorized by statute. 05 _______________ 06  * Section 1. AS 44.21 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 44.21.015. Regulations and other actions prohibited. The 08 commissioner of administration may not adopt, allow to become law, or implement 09 regulations that grant or extend employment-related benefits to same-sex partners of 10 state employees or members of the state retirement systems unless expressly 11 authorized by statute.