Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-05-11 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2569 SB 111 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 111(L&C) "An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of consumer products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. Senator Cronk moved the bill be returned to second reading for all amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Cronk offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 5, line 5, following the second occurrence of "vehicle": Insert "; or (3) a digital product that is (A) a fire alarm or other life safety system; (B) a physical intrusion detection system; or (C) physical access control equipment" 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2570 Senator Cronk moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Dunbar objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Senator Cronk offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, line 6, through page 3, line 1: Delete all material. Page 3, line 2: Delete "Sec. 45.45.840" Insert "Sec. 45.45.810" Page 3, line 24: Delete "Sec. 45.45.850" Insert "Sec. 45.45.820" Page 3, line 29: Delete "AS 45.45.860(a)" Insert "AS 45.45.830(a)" Page 3, line 31: Delete "AS 45.45.860(a)" Insert "AS 45.45.830(a)" Page 4, line 1: Delete "Sec. 45.45.860" Insert "Sec. 45.45.830" Page 4, line 12: Delete "Sec. 45.45.870" Insert "Sec. 45.45.840" Page 4, line 17: Delete "Sec. 45.45.880" Insert "Sec. 45.45.850" Following "(a)": Insert "AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899 apply only to a digital product that requires a repair or other modification not covered under the digital product manufacturer's warranty. 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2571 (b) Nothing in AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899 requires a digital product manufacturer or, if applicable, an authorized service provider, to (1) provide or make available documentation, a replacement part, or a tool to an independent service provider or owner if (A) the documentation, part, or tool is not, or is no longer, provided by the manufacturer to an authorized service provider; (B) the documentation, part, or tool is no longer used by, or available to, the manufacturer or authorized service provider; (C) the documentation or tool is used only by the manufacturer to perform free diagnostic services by telephone, electronic means, or other remote means of communication, unless the manufacturer otherwise makes the documentation or tool available to an independent service provider or other person unaffiliated with the manufacturer; (2) provide information for a digital product to an independent service provider or an owner other than the documentation the manufacturer provides an authorized service provider; (3) provide an independent service provider or owner with (A) access to the product's digital source code; (B) documentation, parts, or tools that would enable modification of the product (i) in violation of federal or state law; or (ii) in a manner that is not approved by the manufacturer; (C) documentation, parts, or tools that would disable or override the product's safety or critical systems; (D) proprietary tools used exclusively for factory-level, fleet-scale, or other large-scale operations for commercial efficiency, if reasonable alternative tools are provided; 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2572 (4) make available special documentation, tools, parts, electronic programs, or other devices that disable or override anti-theft or privacy security measures that are activated, installed, or otherwise enabled by an owner of a digital product without that owner's permission; (5) provide documentation, parts, or tools for a product that would create an unreasonable risk of personal injury or damage to the product; (6) warranty repairs performed by an independent service provider or an owner of the product. (c) A manufacturer of a digital product may (1) require an independent service provider or owner of the product to (A) obtain remote authorization from the manufacturer before providing documentation, parts, or tools; or (B) access documentation, parts, and tools through the Internet; (2) offer to an independent service provider or owner of the product parts for the product as an assembly, rather than individual components, if the manufacturer provides those parts as an assembly to an authorized service provider. (d) Under AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899, a manufacturer of a digital product or, if applicable, an authorized service provider for the product is not liable for (1) damage or injury resulting from diagnosis, repair, maintenance, or modification of a product by an independent service provider or owner of the product under this section, including (A) indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages; (B) loss of data, privacy, or profits; or (C) damages due to the reduced or lost functionality of the digital electronic product; (2) an act reasonably taken by the digital product manufacturer to protect the privacy, security, or digital safety of product users; or 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2573 (3) an independent service provider or owner's (A) use of, or access to, personal data from the product; or (B) changes to a digital product's security features. (e)" Page 4, lines 20 - 23: Delete all material. Page 4, line 24: Delete "Sec. 45.45.890" Insert "Sec. 45.45.860" Page 4, line 29: Delete "AS 45.45.860(a)" Insert "AS 45.45.830(a)" Page 4, following line 29: Insert a new section to read: "Sec. 45.45.870. Enforcement. Nothing in AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899 creates a private right of action for any person. Notwithstanding AS 45.50.531 - 45.50.537, a violation of AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899 is an unlawful practice under AS 45.50.471 enforceable only by the attorney general. The attorney general may bring an action upon the attorney general's own information or upon complaint of a private party. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the attorney general are available to enforce AS 45.45.800 - 45.45.899." Page 5, line 10: Delete "AS 45.45.860" Insert "AS 45.45.830" Page 5, line 19: Delete "person" Insert "business entity that, in the normal course of business, is" 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2574 Page 5, line 21: Delete "person to another person" Insert "business entity to other persons" Page 5, lines 23 - 24: Delete "security code, password, or other guidance or" Insert "or other" Page 5, line 27: Delete "AS 45.45.850" Insert "AS 45.45.820" Senator Cronk moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Dunbar objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 111(L&C) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2? YEAS: 8 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Cronk, Kaufman, Merrick, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Tilton, Yundt Nays: Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Myers, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 2 failed. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 111(L&C) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 111(L&C) am "An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of consumer products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2026-05-11 Senate Journal Page 2575 CSSB 111(L&C) am Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 15 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski Nays: Cronk, Kaufman, Rauscher, Tilton, Yundt and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 111(L&C) am passed the Senate. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.