Bill History/Action for Legislature

Bill HB 31
Current Status CHAPTER 23 SLA 25
Status Date 07/24/2025

Bill Version
Short Title VESSELS: REGISTRATION/DERELICT FUND

Sponsor(S) REPRESENTATIVES STUTES, Kopp, Himschoot, Galvin, Schrage
SENATORS Claman, Stedman, Stevens
Title "An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels; and relating to the derelict vessel prevention program fund."

Actions
Full Text
Fiscal Notes
Amendments
Minutes and Audio
Documents

Version	Amended Name	PDF	Date	House	Senate
Full Text of HB 31			Intro/ Offered	Passed
HB0031A	HB 31	pdf	01/22/2025	04/11/2025	05/20/2025

HB0031Z	Enrolled HB 31	pdf	05/20/2025

Fiscal Action Summary

Fiscal Note	Preparer	Date	Chamber	Fiscal Impact	Cmte Report
HB 31				Published
pdf Fiscal Note 1	Fish & Game	02/12/2025	H	N	HFSH, HFIN, STRA, SFIN
pdf Fiscal Note 2	Administration	02/12/2025	H	Y	HFSH, HFIN, STRA, SFIN
pdf Fiscal Note 3	Natural Resources	02/12/2025	H	N	HFSH, HFIN, STRA, SFIN
pdf Fiscal Note 4	Commerce, Community & Econ. Dev.	03/14/2025	H	N	HFIN, STRA, SFIN

Bill Amendments Summary

Bill : HB 31

Amendments that are adopted are incorporated into the next version of the bill.
PDF versions of the amendment may have slight variations from the Journal entry. The Journal should be considered the authoritative version.

Amendment	Chamber	Action	Date	Page	PDF
			Action	Journal

House and Senate Minutes/Recordings

Bill : HB 31

Meeting Date	Start Time	Title	Meeting Details
5/14/2025	9:00 AM	SENATE FINANCE	Minutes	Audio/Video
5/6/2025	1:30 PM	SENATE TRANSPORTATION	Minutes	Audio/Video
4/24/2025	1:30 PM	SENATE TRANSPORTATION	Minutes	Audio/Video
3/12/2025	1:30 PM	HOUSE FINANCE		Audio/Video
3/4/2025	10:30 AM	HOUSE FISHERIES	Minutes	Audio/Video
2/11/2025	10:00 AM	HOUSE FISHERIES	Minutes	Audio/Video
2/6/2025	11:00 AM	HOUSE FISHERIES	Minutes	Audio/Video

Documents for Bill HB 31 34th Legislature

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Document Name	Date/Time	Subjects
HB 31 Sponsor Statement version A 3.25.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Sectional Analysis version A 3.25.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Vessel License and Permit Forms 4.16.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Public Database 1.20.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Vessel License Number Plate and Decal 1.26.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research DMV Registration FAQ - CFEC June 2019 1.20.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research USCG Documentation and Tonnage Brochure 1.19.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Letters of Support Combined 4.16.25.pdf	SFIN 5/14/2025 9:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB31 DNR response to STRA questions.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Letters of Support Combined 4.16.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research USCG Documentation and Tonnage Brochure 1.19.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research DMV Registration FAQ - CFEC June 2019 1.20.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Vessel License Number Plate and Decal 1.26.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Public Database 1.20.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 CFEC Vessel License and Permit Forms 4.16.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note #3 DNR 2.12.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note #4 DCCED 3.14.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note #2 DOA 2.12.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note #1 ADF&G 2.12.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Sponsor Statement version A 3.25.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Sectional Analysis version A 3.25.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 version A 1.22.25.pdf	STRA 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB31 Public Testimony Regarding House Bill 31.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB31 Letter of Support CDFU 2.7.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Sponsor Statement version A 1.25.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Setional Analysis version A.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research USCG Documentation and Tonnage Brochure 1.19.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research DMV Registration FAQ - CFEC June 2019 1.20.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Vessel License Number Plate and Decal 1.26.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Public Database 1.20.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research AAHPA Resolutions 1.20.25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research 2025 Commercial_Vessel_License_Application.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Research 2025 Commercial_Fishing_Permit_Application.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 letter of support UFA 2025.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 Letter of Support Sotheast Alaska Fishermen's Alliance.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB 31 NEW FN DCCED-DCRA-03-07-25.pdf	HFIN 3/11/2025 1:30:00 PM	HB 31
HB31 Letter of Support CDFU 2.7.25.pdf	HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB31 Public Testimony Regarding House Bill 31.pdf	HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 letter of support UFA 2025.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note-DOA-1.31.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note-DNR-1.31.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Fiscal Note-DFG-1.31.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Sectional Analysis Version A 1.25.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research USCG Documentation and Tonnage Brochure 1.19.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research DMV Registration FAQ - CFEC June 2019 1.20.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Vessel License Number Plate and Decal 1.26.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research CFEC Public Database 1.20.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research 2025 Commercial_Vessel_License_Application.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Research 2025 Commercial_Fishing_Permit_Application.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Version A 1.22.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31
HB 31 Sponsor Statement version A 1.25.25.pdf	HFSH 2/6/2025 11:00:00 AM HFSH 2/11/2025 10:00:00 AM	HB 31

Jrn Date	Jrn Page	Text
1/22/2025	39	(H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25
1/22/2025	39	(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
1/22/2025	39	(H) FSH, FIN
2/6/2025	Text	(H) FISHERIES at 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
2/6/2025	Text	(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
2/6/2025	Min	(H) Minutes (HFSH)
2/11/2025	Text	(H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
2/11/2025	Text	(H) Moved HB 31 Out of Committee
2/11/2025	Min	(H) Minutes (HFSH)
2/12/2025	171	(H) FSH RPT 7DP
2/12/2025	171	(H) DP: VANCE, KOPP, EDGMON, HIMSCHOOT, ELAM, MCCABE, STUTES
2/12/2025	171	(H) FN1: ZERO(DFG)
2/12/2025	171	(H) FN2: (ADM)
2/12/2025	171	(H) FN3: ZERO(DNR)
2/12/2025	176	(H) COSPONSOR(S): KOPP
3/4/2025	Text	(H) FISHERIES at 10:30 AM GRUENBERG 120
3/4/2025	Text	(H) -- Please Note Time Change --
3/4/2025	Min	(H) Minutes (HFSH)
3/6/2025	305	(H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
3/11/2025	Text	(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
3/11/2025	Text	(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 4:00 pm --
3/11/2025	Min	(H) Minutes (HFIN)
3/12/2025	Text	(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
3/12/2025	Text	(H) Moved HB 31 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 2:30 PM --
3/14/2025	460	(H) FIN RPT 8DP 3NR
3/14/2025	460	(H) DP: BYNUM, HANNAN, TOMASZEWSKI, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
3/14/2025	460	(H) NR: JOHNSON, ALLARD, STAPP
3/14/2025	460	(H) FN1: ZERO(DFG)
3/14/2025	460	(H) FN2: (ADM)
3/14/2025	460	(H) FN3: ZERO(DNR)
3/14/2025	460	(H) FN4: ZERO(CED)
4/9/2025	646	(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/9/2025
4/9/2025	646	(H) READ THE SECOND TIME
4/9/2025	646	(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/11 CALENDAR
4/9/2025	650	(H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, SCHRAGE
4/11/2025	701	(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 31
4/11/2025	701	(H) PASSED Y37 E3
4/11/2025	708	(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
4/11/2025	708	(H) VERSION: HB 31
4/14/2025	851	(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
4/14/2025	851	(S) TRA, FIN
4/24/2025	Text	(S) TRANSPORTATION at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
4/24/2025	Text	(S) Heard & Held
4/24/2025	Min	(S) Minutes (STRA)
5/6/2025	Text	(S) TRANSPORTATION at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
5/6/2025	Text	(S) Moved HB 31 Out of Committee
5/6/2025	Min	(S) Minutes (STRA)
5/7/2025	1151	(S) TRA RPT 2DP 1NR
5/7/2025	1151	(S) DP: BJORKMAN, KIEHL
5/7/2025	1151	(S) NR: TOBIN
5/7/2025	1151	(S) FN1: ZERO(DFG)
5/7/2025	1151	(S) FN2: (ADM)
5/7/2025	1151	(S) FN3: ZERO(DNR)
5/7/2025	1151	(S) FN4: ZERO(CED)
5/14/2025	1272	(S) FIN RPT 7DP
5/14/2025	1272	(S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL
5/14/2025	1273	(S) FN1: ZERO(DFG)
5/14/2025	1273	(S) FN2: (ADM)
5/14/2025	1273	(S) FN3: ZERO(DNR)
5/14/2025	1273	(S) FN4: ZERO(CED)
5/14/2025	Text	(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
5/14/2025	Text	(S) Moved HB 31 Out of Committee
5/14/2025	Min	(S) Minutes (SFIN)
5/19/2025	1344	(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2025
5/19/2025	1344	(S) READ THE SECOND TIME
5/19/2025	1344	(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL
5/19/2025	1350	(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, STEDMAN, STEVENS
5/20/2025	1370	(S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 31
5/20/2025	1370	(S) PASSED Y19 N- A1
5/20/2025	1370	(S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
5/20/2025	1370	(S) VERSION: HB 31
7/30/2025	1367	(H) 2:15 P.M. 7/1/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
7/30/2025	1391	(H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 7/24 CHAPTER 23 SLA 25
7/30/2025	1391	(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 10/22/25