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2026-05-16 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2629 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION Juneau, Alaska Saturday May 16, 2026 One Hundred Seventeenth Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Edgmon at 1:36 p.m. Roll call showed 40 members present. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Kopp. Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Heavenly Father, As we gather today in service to the people of Alaska, remind us of the promise found in Epistle to the Romans 8:28 — that in all things, you are working for good for those who love you and are called according to your purpose. In moments of disagreement, grant us patience. In moments of uncertainty, grant us wisdom. And in moments of fatigue at the close of long days and difficult debates, renew our sense of purpose and duty. Help each member of this body remember that our work carries real consequences for families, workers, seniors, and future generations across this state. Let us lead with humility, speak with integrity, and seek common ground where we can. May we trust that even amid challenge and division, good can still emerge through honest service, thoughtful deliberation, 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2630 and care for one another. Bless this chamber, its members, its staff, and the people we are entrusted to serve. In your name we pray, Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Schrage. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 116th legislative day be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HCR 17 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 86, relating to the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system; relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition of control of a license; relating to record retention and reporting requirements; authorizing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to cooperate with other states in the regulation of money transmission; relating to permissible investments; relating to violations and enforcement of money transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money transmission licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing services; relating to currency exchange licenses; and amending Rules 79 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. HCR 17 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 221 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2631 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 221(STA) "An Act establishing the first Friday of every October as Alaska Arts and Culture Day; and providing for an effective date." CSHB 221(STA) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. SB 41 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate concurred in the House amendment to SB 41, thus adopting: SENATE BILL NO. 41 am H "An Act relating to mental health education." SB 86 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate concurred in the House amendment to: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 86(FIN) "An Act relating to the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system; relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition of control of a license; relating to record retention and reporting requirements; authorizing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to cooperate with other states in the regulation of money transmission; relating to permissible investments; relating to violations and enforcement of money transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money transmission licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing services; relating to currency exchange licenses; amending Rules 79 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date." thus adopting: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 86(FIN) "An Act relating to the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system; 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2632 relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition of control of a license; relating to record retention and reporting requirements; authorizing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to cooperate with other states in the regulation of money transmission; relating to permissible investments; relating to violations and enforcement of money transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money transmission licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing services; relating to currency exchange licenses; relating to abandoned virtual currency; amending Rules 79 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date." (HCR 17 - title change resolution) HB 10 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed HB 10 am(efd add) with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 10(FIN) "An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." HB 10 am(efd add) is under Unfinished Business. HB 184 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 184(CRA) "An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects." with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 184(FIN) "An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects; relating to a mandatory exemption from 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2633 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." (SCR 24 - title change resolution) CSHB 184(CRA) is under Unfinished Business. HB 216 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed HB 216 with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(CRA) "An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date." HB 216 is under Unfinished Business. HB 314 A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed HB 314 am with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration: HOUSE BILL NO. 314 am S "An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2634 services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date." HB 314 am is under Unfinished Business. A message dated May 15 was read stating the Senate passed the following, and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 24 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24 by the Senate Finance Committee: Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 184, relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects. was read the first time and taken up later as a Special Order of Business. COMMUNICATIONS The following was received: A message dated May 15 was received stating the Speaker made the following appointment: Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska (AS 41.37.170) Representative Carrick REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES HJR 46 The Community & Regional Affairs Committee considered: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 46 Recognizing the sovereign decisions of the communities of 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2635 Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to relocate in the wake of the devastation caused by Typhoon Halong; affirming the right of Alaska Native communities to self-determination; and urging full state and federal support for relocation of those communities. and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 46(CRA) (same title) The report was signed by Representatives Himschoot and Mears, Co- chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Holland, Prax, G. Nelson, St. Clair, Hall, Himschoot, Mears The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHJR 46(CRA): 1. Zero, Legislative Agency HJR 46 was referred to the Rules Committee. HB 222 The Judiciary Committee considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 222 "An Act relating to workplace violence protective orders; relating to attorney fees; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 222(JUD) "An Act relating to victim counseling center protective orders; relating to attorney fees; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2636 Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Gray, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): Mina, Eischeid, Gray No recommendation (4): Costello, Underwood, Vance, Kopp The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 222(JUD): 1. Zero, Alaska Judiciary System 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Public Safety 3. Zero, Dept. of Law 4. Zero, Dept. of Administration HB 222 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee. SB 23 The Finance Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(FIN) "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 23(EDC) (same title) The report was signed by Representatives Schrage, Josephson, and Foster, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Galvin, Schrage, Josephson, Foster No recommendation (6): Jimmie, Tomaszewski, Hannan, Moore, Bynum, Stapp Amend (1): Allard 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2637 The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 23(EDC): 3. Fiscal, Dept. of Education & Early Development CSSB 23(FIN) was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 29 The Finance Committee considered: SENATE BILL NO. 29 "An Act relating to an executive administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 29(FIN) "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." (HCR 23 – title change resolution) The report was signed by Representatives Schrage, Josephson, and Foster, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (6): Galvin, Tomaszewski, Hannan, Schrage, Josephson, Foster No recommendation (3): Moore, Bynum, Stapp Amend (1): Allard The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS SB 29(FIN): 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development SB 29 was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 35 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2638 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 35(L&C) am "An Act relating to transportation network companies and delivery network companies; and relating to occupational accident insurance." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 35(L&C) "An Act relating to transportation network companies and delivery network companies; relating to insurance coverage for transportation of persons for hire; relating to occupational accident insurance; and relating to compensation of transportation network company drivers and delivery network company couriers." (HCR 25 – title change resolution) The report was signed by Representatives Fields and Hall, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): Frier, Fields, Hall Do not pass (2): Coulombe, Saddler No recommendation (1): Carrick Amend (1): D. Nelson The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 35(L&C): 3. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development CSSB 35(L&C) am was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 83 The Labor & Commerce Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 83(HSS) "An Act relating to health care insurance; relating to insurance reimbursement for health care services provided through telehealth; relating to telehealth; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of secs. 9 and 10, ch. 38, SLA 2022; and providing for an effective date." 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2639 and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 83(L&C) "An Act relating to health care insurance; relating to insurance reimbursement for health care services provided through telehealth; relating to telehealth; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 9 and 10, ch. 38, SLA 2022; and providing for an effective date." (technical title change) The report was signed by Representatives Fields and Hall, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Carrick, Frier, Fields, Hall No recommendation (3): Coulombe, Saddler, D. Nelson The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 83(L&C): 3. Zero, Dept. of Administration 4. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development CSSB 83(HSS) was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 104 The Finance Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(FIN) "An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representatives Schrage, Josephson, and Foster, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Jimmie, Galvin, Hannan, Bynum, Schrage, Josephson, Foster The following fiscal note(s) apply: 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Administration 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2640 CSSB 104(FIN) is on today's calendar. SB 140 The Finance Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 140(FIN) "An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 140(FIN) (same title) The report was signed by Representatives Foster, Josephson, and Schrage, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Moore, Allard, Hannan, Tomaszewski, Bynum, Foster, Schrage Do not pass (1): Jimmie No recommendation (3): Stapp, Galvin, Josephson The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 140(FIN): 3. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development CSSB 140(FIN) was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 208 The Resources Committee considered: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 208(RES) "An Act relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 208(RES) (same title) 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2641 The report was signed by Representatives Dibert and Frier, Co-chairs with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): Fields, Mears, Dibert, Frier No recommendation (4): Coulombe, Hall, Saddler, Elam The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 208(RES): 2. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources CSSB 208(RES) was referred to the Rules Committee. SB 252 The Judiciary Committee considered: SENATE BILL NO. 252 "An Act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; relating to secured transactions; relating to controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, and controllable payment intangibles; relating to sales; relating to negotiable instruments; relating to letters of credit; relating to warehouse receipts, bills of lading, and other documents of title; relating to investment securities; relating to leases of goods; and relating to fund transfers." The report was signed by Representative Gray, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (1): Vance No recommendation (5): Mina, Costello, Underwood, Eischeid, Gray The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources SB 252 was referred to the Rules Committee. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2642 INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Corrine and James "Jamie" Marks By Senator Kiehl; Representatives Hannan, Story Honoring - Trooper Anthony "Tony" Beck By Senator Rauscher Honoring - Charlie Lamphear By Senators Rauscher, Cronk In Memoriam - Lonnie Rae Raulerson By Representative Allard In Memoriam - Richard "Rich" Irvin Mauer By Senator Cronk; Representative Story INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HCR 23 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23 by the House Finance Committee: Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 29, relating to an executive administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board. was read the first time. HCR 24 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24 by the House State Affairs Committee: Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 200, relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land. was read the first time. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2643 HCR 25 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25 by the House Labor and Commerce Committee: Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 35, relating to transportation network companies and delivery network companies; and relating to occupational accident insurance. was read the first time. CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 180 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following would be moved to the bottom of the calendar: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 180(L&C) "An Act relating to the regulation of liquefied natural gas import facilities by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 193 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 193 "An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; and relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development." with the: Journal Page L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 2AM 1037 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 1037 FN2: (LWF) 1037 FN3: (LWF) 1037 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2644 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 2DP 9AM 2525 FN4: ZERO(ADM) 2525 FN5: (LWF) 2525 FN6: (LWF) 2525 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN) "An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date." Representative Johnson objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, CSHB 193(FIN) was adopted. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 3, line 31, through page 4, line 1: Delete ", and the employee is working for an employer of 25 or more employees at the time a paid parental leave claim is made" Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Ruffridge objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2645 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Hannan, Johnson, Kopp, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Underwood, Vance And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the use of paid sick leave;" Page 1, following line 7: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 23.10.067 is amended to read: Sec. 23.10.067. Utilization of paid sick leave benefit. The paid sick leave benefit required under AS 23.10.066 may be utilized as follows: (1) employees shall be permitted to use paid sick leave for [:] (A) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; or the employee's need for preventative medical care; (B) care or assistance to the employee's family member relating to the needs described in (A) of this paragraph; "family member" means an immediate family member as defined in [PURSUANT TO] AS 39.52.960(11); a domestic partner; a foster child, legal ward, or person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis; a foster parent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; or any other individual related by blood or whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship; [OR] (C) absences necessary due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, provided the leave is to allow the employee to obtain for the employee or a family member [:] medical or psychological attention; services from a victim's 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2646 aid organization; relocation or steps to secure an existing home; or legal services, including participation in any investigation or civil or criminal proceeding; or (D) a purpose that qualifies for paid parental leave under AS 23.10.715, and as required by AS 23.10.735(d); (2) when the need for paid sick leave is foreseeable, the employee shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to the employer in advance of the use of paid sick leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule use of paid sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations; (3) for paid sick leave of more than three consecutive workdays, an employer may require reasonable documentation that the paid sick leave has been used for a purpose covered by (1) of this section; documentation signed by a health care professional indicating that paid sick leave is or was necessary shall be considered reasonable documentation for (1)(A) or (B) of this section purposes, but an employer may not require that the documentation explain the nature or details of the illness or underlying health needs [;] (A) in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, under (1)(C) of this section, one of the following types of documentation selected by the employee shall be considered reasonable documentation: a police report; a written statement from a witness advocate affirming services from a victim's aid organization; a court document indicating relevant legal action; or a written, non-notarized statement from the employee affirming that paid sick leave was taken for a qualifying purpose of (1)(C) of this section; (B) unless otherwise required by law, an employer may not require disclosure of the details of an employee's or an employee's family member's health or safety information as a condition of providing paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 and must treat any health or safety information regarding an employee or employee's family member as confidential medical records; (4) paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 may be used in the smaller of hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer's payroll system uses to account for absences or use of other time; 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2647 (5) an employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, the right to paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066; an employer may not [:] (A) engage in retaliation or discrimination, or take any other adverse action, against an employee who utilizes, or attempts to utilize, their paid sick leave; (B) require, as a condition of an employee's taking paid sick leave under this section and AS 23.10.066, that the employee search for or find a replacement worker to cover the hours during which the employee is using paid sick leave; or (C) use an absence control policy that counts paid sick leave taken under AS 23.10.066 and this section as an absence that may lead to or result in retaliation or any other adverse action." Page 1, line 8: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 31, through page 4, line 1: Delete ", and the employee is working for an employer of 25 or more employees at the time a paid parental leave claim is made" Page 6, lines 4 - 6: Delete "An employee may not be required to use or exhaust any accrued vacation leave, sick leave, or other paid time off before or while receiving paid parental leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. However, the" Insert "An employee is required to use half of any available vacation leave, sick leave, or other paid time off the employee has accrued at the time of the qualifying event, not to exceed 40 hours, before receiving paid parental leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The" Page 11, lines 1 - 3: Delete "who is subject to payment of contributions, or whose employer has elected to make reimbursement payments, under AS 23.20" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2648 Page 11, line 6, following the second occurrence of "employer": Insert "(A) of 25 or more employees" Page 11, line 8, following "AS 23.20.277": Insert "; or (B) that has opted into the paid parental leave program" Page 11, line 9: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 2" Page 11, line 16: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 2" Page 11, line 30: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 2" Page 25, line 6: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 2" Page 25, line 12: Delete "secs. 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "secs. 3, 4, 6 - 13, and 16" Page 25, line 15: Delete "Sections 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "Sections 3, 4, 6 - 13, and 16" Page 25, line 20: Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 5" Page 25, line 21: Delete "sec. 15" Insert "sec. 16" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2649 Page 25, line 26: Delete "secs. 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "secs. 3, 4, 6 - 13, and 16" Page 25, line 29: Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 5" Page 25, line 30: Delete "sec. 15" Insert "sec. 16" Page 26, line 1: Delete "Section 18" Insert "Section 19" Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2650 Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 3, line 31: Delete "and" Page 4, line 1, following "made": Insert ", and the employee has been working for that employer for at least 13 weeks" Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 2, lines 25 - 26: Delete ", adoption of that child by, or placement of that child with" Insert "or adoption of that child by" Page 2, lines 29 - 30: Delete ", or legal guardianship, or foster placement" Insert "or legal guardianship" Page 3, lines 20 - 22: Delete all material. Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly. Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 4 was adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements;" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2651 Page 1, following line 7: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Section 1. AS 23.10.066 is amended to read: Sec. 23.10.066. Minimum paid sick leave benefit. Employers in the state with 10 or more employees are required to provide their employees paid sick leave as follows: (1) [EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE] a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave shall accrue for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or use more than 56 hours of paid sick leave a [PER] year, unless their employer sets a higher limit; (2) [EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER THAN 15 EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR OF PAID SICK LEAVE FOR EVERY 30 HOURS WORKED, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ACCRUE OR USE MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF PAID SICK LEAVE PER YEAR, UNLESS THEIR EMPLOYER SETS A HIGHER LIMIT; (3)] employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) shall be assumed to work 40 hours in each work week for purposes of paid sick leave accrual unless their normal work week is less than 40 hours, in which case paid sick leave accrues based on [UPON] that normal work week; (3) [(4)] paid sick leave shall carry over to the following year, but an employer is not required to allow an employee to use more than the applicable amounts of paid sick leave described in (1) [AND (2)] of this section a [PER] year; (4) [(5)] paid sick leave as provided in this section shall begin to accrue at the commencement of employment or July 1, 2025, whichever is later; an employee shall be entitled to use paid sick leave as it is accrued; (5) [(6)] any employer with a paid leave or paid time off policy [,] who makes available an amount of paid leave that is sufficient to meet the requirements of this section and that may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as paid sick leave under this section [,] is not required to provide additional paid sick leave; (6) [(7)] an employee who is transferred to a separate 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2652 entity or location, but remains employed by the same employer, is entitled to all paid sick leave accrued at the former [PRIOR] entity or location; when there is a separation from employment, but the employee is rehired within six months after [OF] separation by the same employer, previously accrued and unused paid sick leave shall be immediately reinstated; when a different employer succeeds or takes the place of an existing employer, all employees of the original employer who remain employed by the successor employer are entitled to all accrued and unused paid sick leave; (7) an employer may, at the employee's request, allow an employee to exchange accrued sick leave for the cash value of the accrued sick leave. * Sec. 2. AS 23.10.067 is amended to read: Sec. 23.10.067. Use [UTILIZATION] of paid sick leave benefit. The paid sick leave benefit required under AS 23.10.066 may be used [UTILIZED] as follows: (1) employees shall be permitted to use paid sick leave for [:] (A) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; or the employee's need for preventative medical care; (B) care or assistance to the employee's family member relating to the needs described in (A) of this paragraph; in this subparagraph, "family member" means an immediate family member as defined in AS 39.52.960 [PURSUANT TO AS 39.52.960(11)]; a domestic partner; a foster child, legal ward, or person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis; a foster parent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or [A] person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; or any other individual related by blood or whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship; or (C) absences necessary due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, if [PROVIDED] the leave is to allow the employee to obtain, for the employee or a family member, [:] medical or psychological attention; services from a victim's aid organization; relocation or steps to secure an existing home; or legal services, including participation in any 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2653 investigation or civil or criminal proceeding; (2) when the need for paid sick leave is foreseeable, an [THE] employee who is not incapacitated shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to the employer in advance of the use of paid sick leave and before the beginning of the employee's workday for which the sick leave is used and make a reasonable effort to schedule use of paid sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations; (3) for paid sick leave of more than three consecutive workdays, an employer may require reasonable documentation as follows, showing that the paid sick leave has been used for a purpose covered by (1) of this section: (A) [;] documentation signed by a health care professional indicating that paid sick leave is or was necessary shall be considered reasonable documentation for the purposes of (1)(A) or (B) of this section [PURPOSES], but an employer may not require that the documentation explain the nature or details of the illness or underlying health needs; (B) [(A)] in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking [,] under (1)(C) of this section, one of the following types of documentation selected by the employee shall be considered reasonable documentation: a police report; a written statement from a witness advocate affirming services from a victim's aid organization; a court document indicating relevant legal action; or a written, non-notarized statement from the employee affirming that paid sick leave was taken for a qualifying purpose of (1)(C) of this section; (C) [(B)] unless otherwise required by law, an employer may not require disclosure of the details of an employee's or an employee's family member's health or safety information as a condition of providing paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 and must treat any health or safety information regarding an employee or employee's family member as confidential medical records; (4) paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 may be used in the smaller of hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer's payroll system uses to account for absences or use of other time; (5) an employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, the right to paid sick 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2654 leave under AS 23.10.066; an employer may not [:] (A) engage in retaliation or discrimination [,] or take any other adverse action, against an employee who uses [UTILIZES], or attempts to use [UTILIZE], their paid sick leave; (B) require, as a condition of an employee's taking paid sick leave under this section and AS 23.10.066, that the employee search for or find a replacement worker to cover the hours during which the employee is using paid sick leave; or (C) use an absence control policy that counts paid sick leave taken under AS 23.10.066 and this section as an absence that may lead to or result in retaliation or any other adverse action. * Sec. 3. AS 23.10.068(c) is amended to read: (c) Employers shall give employees who are entitled to paid sick leave written notice of the following at the commencement of employment or within 30 days after [OF] this section's effective date, whichever is later: that beginning July 1, 2025, employees are entitled to paid sick leave and the amount of paid sick leave, the terms of its use guaranteed under AS 23.10.066 and 23.10.067, and that retaliation against employees who request or use paid sick leave is prohibited. * Sec. 4. AS 23.10.069 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) Employment of seasonal workers is exempt from the requirements of AS 23.10.066 - 23.10.068. In this subsection, "seasonal worker" means an employee who is hired for a specific period related to peak business need, not to exceed six months in each calendar year." Page 1, line 8: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 5" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 11, line 9: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 5" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2655 Page 11, line 16: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 5" Page 11, line 30: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 5" Page 25, line 6: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 5" Page 25, line 12: Delete "secs. 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19" Page 25, line 15: Delete "Sections 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "Sections 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19" Page 25, line 20: Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 8" Page 25, line 21: Delete "sec. 15" Insert "sec. 19" Page 25, line 26: Delete "secs. 2, 3, 5 - 12, and 15" Insert "secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19" Page 25, line 29: Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 8" Page 25, line 30: Delete "sec. 15" Insert "sec. 19" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2656 Page 26, line 1: Delete "Section 18" Insert "Section 22" Page 26, following line 1: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 27. Sections 1 - 4 of this Act take effect July 1, 2025." Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. Representative Kopp moved the previous question. Representative Johnson objected and withdrew the objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Edgmon, Elam, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story And so, Amendment No. 5 was adopted and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN) am "An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2657 unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 4, line 26: Delete "eight and 12" Insert "four and eight" Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 10, line 29, following "governor": Insert ", the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate" Page 10, line 30, following "AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795.": Insert "The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2658 the legislature that the study is available." Page 25, line 5, following "governor": Insert ", the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate" Page 25, line 6, following "2026.": Insert "The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the study is available." Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 7 was adopted. Representative McCabe moved and asked unanimous consent that the House rescind its previous action in adopting Amendment No. 1. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind its previous action in adopting Amendment No. 1?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Rescind Previous Action in adopting Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, the motion failed. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2659 Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 22, line 25, following "amount.": Insert "However, the department may reduce the allowance for dependents to $24 a week for each dependent, with a total allowance for dependents paid to an individual not to exceed $72 for each week of unemployment, if (1) an employer state training and employment program surcharge implemented under AS 23.15.630(d) goes to zero; and (2) the department determines that reducing the allowance for dependents will help maintain fund solvency." Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent to set an amendment deadline of 3:30 p.m. today. Representative Johnson objected. Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to amend the motion to set an amendment deadline to 4:30 p.m., today. There was objection. The question being: "Shall the motion be amended to 4:30 p.m., today?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amend Amendment deadline to 4:30 pm, today YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2660 And so, the motion failed. The question being: "Shall an amendment deadline of 3:30 p.m., today be set for CSHB 193(FIN) am?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment Deadline 3:30 pm, today YEAS: 20 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Stutes Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Absent: Story And so, the motion passed. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 8 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Absent: St. Clair And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2661 Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 24, line 31: Delete "2029" Insert "2030" Page 25, line 1: Delete "2029" Insert "2030" Page 25, line 6: Delete "2026" Insert "2027" Page 25, line 16: Delete "2027" Insert "2028" Page 25, line 27: Delete "2027" Insert "2028" Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. Representative Stapp objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 1, lines 13-19 of the amendment: Delete all material. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 be adopted. There being no objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 was adopted. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2662 Representative Stapp withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 9 as amended was adopted. Amendment No. 10 was not offered. Amendment No. 11 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 3, line 27 through Page 4, line 3: Delete all material and insert: "Sec. 23.10.725. Eligibility; benefit amount; duration. (a) An employee who has earned wages during the employee's base period for employment covered by AS 23.20.700 - 23.20.795 equal to the minimum wage established under AS 23.10.065 multiplied by 32 hours per week for 26 weeks is eligible to receive paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if those wages were paid in at least two of the calendar quarters of the employee's base period, and the employee is working for an employer of 25 or more employees at the time a paid parental leave claim is made. Paid parental leave begins the first day of absence from work for a qualifying purpose under AS 23.10.715." Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 11 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 11. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 4, line 26: Delete "eight" Insert "six" Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 12 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2663 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 12 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 12 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 12 was not adopted. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 193(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 193(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 193(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 193(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, St. Clair, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, G.Nelson, Schwanke, Stapp And so, CSHB 193(FIN) am passed the House. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2664 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 193(FIN) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 104 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(FIN) "An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page TRA RPT 5DP 2NR 2414 FN2: (ADM) 2414 FIN RPT 7DP 2639 FN2: (ADM) 2639 Amendment No. 1 was not offered. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Stapp: Page 5, following line 7: Insert a new subsection to read: "(r) If an individual is presumed to be dead and later found to be alive, the individual may bring an action to obtain title to a boat or vehicle the individual owned that was transferred to a designated beneficiary. The individual must bring the action within 10 years after the date the individual was presumed to be dead." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 5, following line 31: Insert a new subsection to read: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2665 "* Sec. 4. AS 13.48 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 13.48.048. Common interest communities. If an individual is presumed to be dead and later found to be alive, the individual may bring an action to obtain an ownership interest in a unit in a common interest community, or leasehold interest in a leasehold common interest community subject to AS 34.08, that the individual owned that was transferred to a designated beneficiary. The individual must bring the action within 10 years after the date the individual was presumed to be dead." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 6, line 29: Delete "Section 7" Insert "Section 8" Page 6, line 30: Delete "sec. 8" Insert "sec. 9" Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 2 was adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 104(FIN) be engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSSB 104(FIN) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSSB 104(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 104(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2666 YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, CSSB 104(FIN) passed the House. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSSB 104(FIN) was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate. SB 178 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 178(FIN) "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." with the: Journal Page HSS RPT 6DP 2608 FN3: (DOH) 2608 FN4: (DOH) 2608 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 178(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSSB 178(FIN) will advance to third reading on the May 17 calendar. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2667 SB 181 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following would be held to the May 17 calendar: SENATE BILL NO. 181 "An Act relating to disclosure of information obtained by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to other state agencies." SB 200 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(RES) am "An Act relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page CRA RPT HCS(CRA) 5DP 1NR 1AM 2571 FN2: ZERO(CED) 2571 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(CRA) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Vance: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to agricultural loans; relating to agricultural cooperatives; relating to workers' compensation;" Page 1, following line 3: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Section 1. AS 03.10.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The Board of Agriculture and Conservation (AS 03.09.010) may 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2668 (1) make a loan to (A) an individual resident farmer, homesteader, or a partnership, cooperative, or corporation composed of farmers and homesteaders for (i) clearing land for agricultural purposes; (ii) development of farms; (iii) storage and processing of farm produce; (iv) the purchase of livestock or machinery; (v) in-state manufacturing of food or production of animal feed; or (vi) the cost of shipping to and within the state for the purposes listed in (i) - (v) of this subparagraph; (B) an individual state resident, or a partnership, cooperative, or corporation for (i) storage and processing plants for agricultural products; (ii) the commercial production or processing of horticultural products in the state; (iii) the commercial production or processing of animal feed in the state; (iv) the raising or care of animals in the state for the purpose of marketing their fur; (v) in-state manufacturing of food or production of animal feed; or (vi) the cost of shipping to and within the state for the purposes listed in (i) - (v) of this subparagraph; (2) designate agents and delegate its powers to them as necessary; (3) adopt regulations necessary to carry out its functions, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fees; (4) establish amortization plans for repayment of loans, which may include delayed payments of principal and interest for not to exceed five years; (5) enter into agreements with private lending institutions, other state agencies, or agencies of the federal government to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (6) collect the fees and collection charges established under this subsection; (7) refinance a debt obligation incurred by a borrower 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2669 under this section or through another lender for a purpose authorized under (1) of this subsection if the borrower otherwise qualifies for a loan under this chapter. * Sec. 2. AS 23.30.230(a) is amended to read: (a) The following persons are not covered by this chapter: (1) a part-time babysitter; (2) a cleaning person; (3) harvest help and similar part-time or transient help; (4) a person employed as a sports official on a contractual basis and who officiates only at sports events in which the players are not compensated; in this paragraph, "sports official" includes an umpire, referee, judge, scorekeeper, timekeeper, organizer, or other person who is a neutral participant in a sports event; (5) a person employed as an entertainer on a contractual basis; (6) a commercial fisherman, as defined in AS 16.05.940; (7) an individual who drives a taxicab and whose compensation and written contractual arrangement is as described in AS 23.10.055(a)(13), unless the hours worked by the individual or the areas in which the individual may work are restricted except to comply with local ordinances; (8) a participant in the Alaska temporary assistance program (AS 47.27) who is engaged in work activities required under AS 47.27.035 other than subsidized or unsubsidized work or on-the-job training; (9) a person employed as a player or coach by a professional hockey team if the person is covered under a health care insurance plan provided by the professional hockey team, the coverage is applicable to both work-related and nonwork-related injuries, and the coverage provides medical and related benefits as required under this chapter, except that coverage may not be limited to two years from the date of injury as described under AS 23.30.095(a); in this paragraph, "health care insurance" has the meaning given in AS 21.12.050; (10) a person working as a qualified real estate licensee who performs services under a written contract that provides that the person will not be treated as an employee for federal income tax or workers' compensation purposes; in this paragraph, "qualified real estate licensee" means a person who is required to 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2670 be licensed under AS 08.88.161 and whose payment for services is directly related to sales or other output rather than the number of hours worked; (11) a transportation network company driver who provides a prearranged ride or is otherwise logged onto the digital network of a transportation network company as a driver; [AND] (12) a person employed as an independent contractor; a person is an independent contractor for the purposes of this section only if the person (A) has an express contract to perform the services; (B) is free from direction and control over the means and manner of providing services, subject only to the right of the individual for whom, or entity for which, the services are provided to specify the desired results, completion schedule, or range of work hours, or to monitor the work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, or federal, state, or municipal law; (C) incurs most of the expenses for tools, labor, and other operational costs necessary to perform the services, except that materials and equipment may be supplied; (D) has an opportunity for profit and loss as a result of the services performed for the other individual or entity; (E) is free to hire and fire employees to help perform the services for the contracted work; (F) has all business, trade, or professional licenses required by federal, state, or municipal authorities for a business or individual engaging in the same type of services as the person; (G) follows federal Internal Revenue Service requirements by (i) obtaining an employer identification number, if required; (ii) filing business or self-employment tax returns for the previous tax year to report profit or income earned for the same type of services provided under the contract; or (iii) intending to file business or self- employment tax returns for the current tax year to report profit or income earned for the same type of services provided under the contract if the person's business was 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2671 not operating in the previous tax year; and (H) meets at least two of the following criteria: (i) the person is responsible for the satisfactory completion of services that the person has contracted to perform and is subject to liability for a failure to complete the contracted work, or maintains liability insurance or other insurance policies necessary to protect the employees, financial interests, and customers of the person's business; (ii) the person maintains a business location or a business mailing address separate from the location of the individual for whom, or the entity for which, the services are performed; (iii) the person provides contracted services for two or more different customers within a 12-month period or engages in any kind of business advertising, solicitation, or other marketing efforts reasonably calculated to obtain new contracts to provide similar services; and (13) a person who is a member of an agricultural cooperative; in this paragraph, "agricultural cooperative" means a cooperative that is organized and operated for the purpose of (A) marketing agricultural products of members of the cooperative or of other producers of agricultural products, and providing a member with the proceeds of product sales, less the necessary marketing expenses, based on either the quantity or the value of the products furnished by the member; or (B) purchasing agricultural supplies and equipment for the use of members or other persons, and providing the supplies and equipment to the members at actual cost, plus necessary expenses." Page 1, line 4: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 3" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2672 Page 3, line 13: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 6. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect July 1, 2026. * Sec. 7. Except as provided in sec. 6 of this Act, this Act takes effect February 1, 2027." Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Moore objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 200(CRA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Galvin, Johnson, McCabe, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Prax, Ruffridge, Schrage, Stapp, Story Allard changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Stutes changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to service areas;" Page 1, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 29.35.450(c) is amended to read: (c) If voters reside within a service area that provides road, fire protection, or parks and recreation services, abolishment of 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2673 the service area is subject to approval by the majority of the voters residing in the service area who vote on the question. A service area that provides road, fire protection, or parks and recreation services in which voters reside may not be abolished and replaced by a larger service area unless that proposal is approved, separately, by a majority of the voters who vote on the question residing in the existing service area and by a majority of the voters who vote on the question residing in the area proposed to be included within the new service area but outside of the existing service area. A service area that provides road, fire protection, or parks and recreation services in which voters reside may not be altered or combined with another service area unless that proposal is approved, separately, by a majority of the voters who vote on the question and who reside in each of the service areas or in the area outside of service areas that is affected by the proposal. This subsection does not apply (1) to a proposed change to a service area that provides fire protection services (A) that would result in increasing the number of parcels of land in the service area or successor service area if the increase is not more than six percent and would add not more than 1,000 residents; (B) in a second class borough that would result in (i) decreasing the number of parcels of land in the service area or successor service area if the owner of the property to be removed from the area requests removal and the removal meets criteria adopted by ordinance; or (ii) increasing or decreasing the number of parcels of land in the service area or successor service area if the parcel is transferred to a service area that provides more accessible fire protection services to the transferred parcel; (2) in a second class borough to abolishment of a road service area or consolidation of two or more road service areas if (A) taxes have not been levied in the service area for road maintenance or construction during the last 12 months and there is no balance in any account available to pay for these road services for the service area; (B) during the last 12 months, the service area board 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2674 has not met with a quorum present and in accordance with law; or (C) there are no road maintenance contracts in effect for the service area or the existing road maintenance contracts fail to provide for minimum road standards required by law that are necessary to protect the borough from civil liability; (3) to require approval by the voters residing in a subdivision or parcel proposed to be added to a road service area if roads maintained by the service area provide the only access to the subdivision or parcel or provide access to the subdivision or parcel that is required by the subdivision plat or by other regulation or ordinance; (4) to a change in the boundaries of a road service area to exclude a subdivision or parcel that does not rely on the use of roads maintained by the service area for the subdivision's or parcel's only access or for access that is required by the subdivision plat or by other regulation or ordinance; (5) to a change in the boundaries of a road service area to include or exclude a parcel that is located in more than one service area so that the parcel is only located in one road service area; (6) to a change in the boundaries of a road service area to include a parcel that is partially located in the road service area if roads maintained by the service area provide the only access to the parcel; (7) in a second class borough to abolishment, replacement, or alteration of a service area created on or after July 1, 2026, or combination of two or more service areas created on or after July 1, 2026." Page 1, line 4: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 13: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 1 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2026. * Sec. 6. Sections 2 - 4 of this Act take effect February 1, 2027." 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2675 Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 was adopted and the new title follows: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(CRA) am H "An Act relating to service areas; relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date." Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 were not offered. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Coulombe: Page 2, line 26, through page 3, line 6: Delete all material and insert: "(A) the use of land for profit for raising and harvesting crops, for the feeding, breeding, and management of livestock, for dairying, or for another agricultural use, or any combination of those uses; for land to be farm use land, the owner or lessee of the land must be actively engaged in farming the land and derive at least $2,500 of yearly gross income from the land; (B) the use of land adjoining land described in (A) of this paragraph as part of an approved soil conservation plan to support agricultural production on the land described in (A) of this paragraph; (C) does not include the use of land for the production of marijuana [THE PRODUCTION OF CROPS, FRUITS, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR FOR THE SUSTENANCE OR GRAZING OF LIVESTOCK IF THE OWNER OR LESSEE SELLS AT LEAST $2,500 OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM THE LAND DURING THE TAX YEAR AND FILES AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SCHEDULE F (FORM 1040) WITH THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE];" Page 3, line 7, following "goats,": Insert "horses" 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2676 Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Mears objected. The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCS CSSB 200(CRA) would be held in second reading with Amendment No. 5 moved and pending to the May 17 calendar. SB 282 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following would be held to the May 17 calendar: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 282(STA) "An Act relating to the Joint Armed Services Committee; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILLS IN SECOND READING SB 237 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following, which was held in second reading with Amendment No. 3 moved and pending from the May 15 calendar (page 2620), would be held to the May 17 calendar: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 237(JUD) am H "An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration for driver's license data verification purposes; and providing for an effective date." SECOND READING OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS SCR 17 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following, which was held from the May 16 calendar (page 2624), would be held to the May 17 calendar: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the state's regional educational attendance areas; and celebrating the enduring contributions of the state's regional educational attendance areas to public education, local leadership, and community life in rural areas of the state. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2677 SJR 20 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following, which was held from the May 16 calendar (page 2624), would be held to the May 17 calendar: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education. SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 180 The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar (page 2643), would be held to the May 17 calendar: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 180(L&C) "An Act relating to the regulation of liquefied natural gas import facilities by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 216 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2633) on the following: HOUSE BILL NO. 216 "An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(CRA) (same title) 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2678 There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Kopp moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and he was required to vote. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 216(CRA) Concur YEAS: 40 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS HB 216(CRA). Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. SCS HB 216(CRA) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 10 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2632) on the following: HOUSE BILL NO. 10 am(efd add) "An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2679 and SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 10(FIN) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Kopp moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 10(FIN) Concur YEAS: 26 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes, Vance Nays: Allard, Coulombe, Elam, Hannan, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS HB 10(FIN). Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 10(FIN) Effective Date Concur YEAS: 37 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2680 Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Story, Stutes, Underwood, Vance Nays: Allard, Stapp, Tomaszewski Hannan changed from "NAY" to "YEA" Tomaszewski changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, the effective date clause was adopted. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. SCS HB 10(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. HB 184 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2632) on the following: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 184(CRA) "An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 184(FIN) "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." (SCR 24 - title change resolution) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Kopp moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2681 SCS CSHB 184(FIN) Concur YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Costello changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS CSHB 184(FIN). Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 184(FIN) Effective Date Concur YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Vance And so, the effective date clause was adopted. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. SCS CSHB 184(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2682 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS SCR 24 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the following be taken up as a Special Order of Business: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 184, relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall SCR 24 pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCR 24 Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business YEAS: 36 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Underwood, Vance Nays: McCabe, G.Nelson, Schwanke, Tomaszewski And so, SCR 24 passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate. CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 314 Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2633) on the following: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2683 HOUSE BILL NO. 314 am "An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date." and HOUSE BILL NO. 314 am S (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Kopp moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment and recommended that the members vote yes. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 314 am S Concur YEAS: 29 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, D.Nelson, Prax, Schrage, Schwanke, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Vance 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2684 Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Johnson, Moore, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, St. Clair, Underwood And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting HB 314 am S. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. HB 314 am S was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment. RECONSIDERATION SB 214 Representative Johnson brought up reconsideration of the vote on HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H (page 2623). The following was before the House in third reading: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN) am H "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date." The question to be reconsidered: "Shall HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H Third Reading Final Passage Reconsideration YEAS: 24 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2685 Nays: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H passed the House on reconsideration. Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H Third Reading Effective Date Reconsideration YEAS: 39 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Vance And so, the effective date clause was adopted. HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 36 Representative Tomaszewski removed as a cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 36 "An Act relating to the placement of foster children in psychiatric hospitals; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in residential facilities outside the state; and amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure." 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2686 HB 193 Representatives Galvin, Josephson, Bynum, Frier, and Mina added as cosponsors to: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN) am "An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date." SB 21 Representatives Hannan and Schrage added as cross sponsors to: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 21(FIN) "An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of Revenue; and providing for an effective date." SB 104 Representatives Eischeid and Josephson added as cross sponsors to: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104(FIN) "An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and providing for an effective date." ENGROSSMENT HB 193 CSHB 193(FIN) am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration. HB 195 Reconsideration of the following was not taken up on this legislative day. It was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration: 2026-05-16 House Journal Page 2687 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 195(FIN) "An Act changing the term 'physician assistant' to 'physician associate'; relating to physician associates; relating to collaborative practice agreements for pharmacists; relating to the prescription of opioid overdose drugs; relating to the prescription and administration of drugs and devices by pharmacists; relating to reciprocity for pharmacists; amending the definition of 'practitioner'; and providing for an effective date." SB 214 HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H was engrossed. ANNOUNCEMENTS With appointment of the Conference Committee on the operating budget, Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect as of May 11. House committee schedules are published under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., May 17. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 7:14 p.m. Crystaline Jones Chief Clerk