00                             SENATE BILL NO. 119                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to fundamental rights."                                                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.95 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04 Sec. 18.95.050. Fundamental rights. (a) A person may not deny another                                                 
05 person, based on race, religion, color, national origin, age, physical or mental                                        
06 disability, sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, or housing status, the                                  
07       following:                                                                                                        
08                 (1)  access to and use of public spaces in a manner allowed by law;                                     
09                 (2)  medical and dental care;                                                                           
10                 (3)  gainful employment to support independence and community                                           
11       living;                                                                                                           
12                 (4)  documentation to meet voter eligibility requirements;                                              
13                 (5)  clean, safe, and sanitary living conditions, including access to a                                 
14       trash receptacle, toilet, and shower;                                                                             
15                 (6)  medical privacy as provided by law;                                                                
01                 (7)  reasonable privacy and autonomy, including the right to give                                       
02       informed consent;                                                                                                 
03                 (8)  reasonable accommodation in the interest of family unity and                                       
04       support when applicable and appropriate;                                                                          
05                 (9)  equal treatment, without harassment, mistreatment, or fear of                                      
06       retribution from public servants;                                                                                 
07                 (10)  the ability to accept, offer, and eat food in a public space;                                     
08                 (11)  access to and participation or non-participation in a religious                                   
09       community of the individual's choosing;                                                                           
10                 (12)  occupation of a legally parked vehicle or legally anchored,                                       
11       moored, or stored watercraft belonging to the individual or to a person who has given                             
12       the individual permission to occupy the vehicle or watercraft; and                                                
13                 (13)  the ability to rest or seek shelter from the elements in a public                                 
14       space if doing so does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic.                                              
15            (b)  In a civil action for violation of this section, a court may award a                                    
16       prevailing plaintiff injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and attorney fees                         
17       and costs.