Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-06-04 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3033 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION Juneau, Alaska Thursday June 4, 2026 Fifteenth Day Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker Edgmon at 11:02 a.m. The following members were present for the technical session: Representatives Edgmon, Hannan, and Johnson. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR SB 192 A message dated May 20 was received stating the Governor signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 192(CRA) "An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act." Chapter No. 4, SLA 2026 Effective Date: August 18, 2026 HB 1 A message dated May 29 was received stating the Governor allowed the following bill to become law without signature and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3034 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(STA) "An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie." Chapter No. 6, SLA 2026 [Effective Date: August 28, 2026] HB 48 A message dated May 20 was received stating the Governor allowed the following bill to become law without signature and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: HOUSE BILL NO. 48 "An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund." Chapter No. 5, SLA 2026 Effective Date: August 23, 2026 A Declaration of Disaster Emergency dated May 11 and accompanying letter dated May 27, regarding severe ice jam flooding in the Yukon Flats and Yukon-Koyukuk Regional Education Attendance Areas, were received. The declaration and letter were copied to the Finance Committee Co-chairs and are on file in the Chief Clerk's office. A Declaration of Disaster Emergency dated May 21 and accompanying letter dated May 27, regarding severe ice dam flooding in the Iditarod and Lower Yukon Regional Education Attendance Areas, were received. The declaration and letter were copied to the Finance Committee Co-chairs and are on file in the Chief Clerk's office. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE HB 14 A message dated June 2 was received stating the Senate engrossed the following: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3035 HOUSE BILL NO. 14 am S(efd add S) "An Act relating to health care insurance; relating to insurance reimbursement for health care services provided through telehealth; relating to telehealth; relating to workers' compensation coverage for disability from diseases for certain firefighters; repealing programs for catastrophic illness assistance and medical assistance for chronic and acute medical conditions; relating to occupational disability benefits and medical benefits available under the public employees' retirement system; 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." Engrossment was waived on May 20 (page 3001). UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 16 The following memorandum dated June 3 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services, regarding: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) am S(efd fld H) "An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national." "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in CSHB 16(STA) am S(efd fld H), which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 1, line 6, following "Commission;": Insert "and" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3036 Page 4, line 24, following "provide": Insert "to"" HB 25 The following memorandum dated June 3 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services, regarding: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 25(L&C) "An Act relating to disposable food service ware and containers provided by customers; and providing for an effective date." "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in SCS CSHB 25(L&C), which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 2, line 30: Delete "businesses" Insert "business"" HB 96 The following memorandum dated June 1 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services, regarding: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 96(L&C) am "An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date." "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in CSHB 96(L&C) am, which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 4, line 15, following the second occurrence of "and": Insert "the senate secretary and" Page 4, line 16: Delete "and the senate secretary"" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3037 HB 110 The following memorandum dated June 3 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services, regarding: SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 110(FIN) am S "An Act relating to the rural health transformation program; relating to the interstate medical licensure compact; relating to the PA licensure compact; relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact; relating to the practice of respiratory care; relating to the duties of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; relating to telehealth provided by respiratory care practitioners; relating to a social work licensure compact; relating to the practice of social work; relating to medical malpractice liability of respiratory care practitioners; relating to immunity from civil liability for a respiratory care practitioner providing free health care services; relating to national criminal history record checks; relating to respiratory care practitioners providing documentation and treatment plans for public school students with asthma or anaphylaxis; relating to the recognition of EMS personnel licensure interstate compact; prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against respiratory care practitioners; establishing the Rural Health Transformation Program Advisory Council; and providing for an effective date." "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in SCS HB 110(FIN) am S, which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 18, line 4: Delete "judgement" Insert "judgment" Page 54, following line 7: Insert a new subparagraph to read: "(H) "Confidentiality" means: the principle that data or information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized persons and/or processes;" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3038 Page 54, lines 13 - 14: Delete all material. Page 121, lines 21 - 22: Delete "a respiratory care practitioner licensed under AS 08.90;" Page 121, line 25, following "AS 08.86;": Insert "a respiratory care practitioner licensed under AS 08.90;" Page 131, line 19: Delete "Section 7" Insert "Section 12"" HB 263 The following memorandum dated May 26 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services, regarding: CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 263(brf sup maj fld H) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date." "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in CCS HB 263(brf sup maj fld H), which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 101, line 25: Delete "and"" ENROLLMENT HB 13 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 2:45 p.m., June 4: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3039 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 13(STA) "An Act relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for real property owned and occupied by volunteer certified or licensed providers of fire fighting, emergency medical, mobile intensive care paramedic services, or hazardous materials response services; relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for certain long-term rental units, certain mobile home parks, real property rented to low-income families, real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode, and real property owned by first-time homebuyers; and relating to municipal tax refunds." The following memorandum dated June 1 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in SCS CSSSHB 13(STA), which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 2, line 27: Delete "family" Insert "family's"" HB 23 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN) (efd add S) "An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to investigations and conciliation by the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to local civil rights commissions; and providing for an effective date." 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3040 HB 27 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 27(HSS) am S(efd add S) "An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to medical care for major emergencies; and providing for an effective date." HB 28 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 28(FIN) am S "An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date." The following memorandum dated May 27 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in SCS CSHB 28(FIN) am S, which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 3, line 11: Delete "school" Page 12, line 19, following "program": Insert "developed"" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3041 HB 36 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 2:45 p.m., June 4: SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 36(FIN) "An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date." The following memorandum dated June 1 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in SCS HB 36(FIN), which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 9, line 27: Delete "AS 47.14.900" Insert "AS 47.14.990"" HB 39 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 2:45 p.m., June 4: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(EDC) "An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing." The following memorandum dated June 3 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3042 "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in CSHB 39(EDC), which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 3, line 10: Delete "only" Following "transportation": Insert "only"" HB 117 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 117(RES) "An Act relating to electronic monitoring of fishing vessels using trawl gear in a finfish fishery; relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date." The following memorandum dated May 29 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in SCS CSHB 117(RES), which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 5, line 13, following the first occurrence of "2024,": Insert "and" Page 7, line 5, following "provide": Insert "to"" HB 184 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3043 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." HB 195 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: 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." The following memorandum dated May 27 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in CSHB 195(FIN), which has been corrected in enrolling: Page 43, line 12, following "associate": Insert ", or"" HB 239 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3044 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 239(FIN) "An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault; relating to sexual assault; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement and unlawful exploitation of a minor; relating to cruelty to animals; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to theft; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to prostitution; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; relating to sexual assault examination kits; restricting the release of certain records of convictions; relating to teaching certificates; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to motor vehicle offenses; relating to the board of parole; relating to parole; relating to medical release for service of sentence by electronic monitoring; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date." The following memorandum dated May 26 was received from Lora Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in SCS CSHB 239(FIN), which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 7, line 21: Delete "victim" Insert "person" Page 8, line 21: Delete "(A)" Following "offender": Insert "(A)" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3045 Page 15, line 8: Following "promotion,": Insert "or" Following "solicitation": Insert "of" Page 15, line 19: Delete "materials" Insert "material" Page 18, line 1: Following "promotion,": Insert "or" Following "solicitation": Insert "of" Page 18, line 2: Delete "subsection" Insert "paragraph" Page 31, line 3: Delete "AS 11.61.121(d)(2)" Insert "AS 11.61.121(e)(2)" Page 31, line 22: Delete "AS 11.61.121(d)(1)" Insert "AS 11.61.121(e)(1)" Page 32, line 7: Delete "AS 11.61.121(d)(1)" Insert "AS 11.61.121(e)(1)" Page 32, line 10: Delete "AS 11.61.121(d)(1)" Insert "AS 11.61.121(e)(1)" Page 57, line 22, following "charged": Insert "with" 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3046 Page 57, line 26, following "charged": Insert "with" Page 57, line 29, following "charged": Insert "with" Page 58, line 10: Delete "or" Page 58, line 11, following "[": Insert "OR" Page 62, line 20: Delete "this Act" Insert "those sections" Page 63, line 29: Delete "sec. 41" Insert "sec. 43" Page 64, line 26, following "date": Insert "of sec. 69" Page 64, line 30, following "date": Insert "of sec. 70" HB 280 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 280(FIN) "An Act relating to the Multistate Tax Compact; relating to apportionment of income to the state, including the apportionment of income of broadcasters, financial institutions, and telecommunications service providers; and providing for an effective date." 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3047 HB 314 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: 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 services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date." HB 363 The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 10:44 a.m., June 1: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 363(MLV) "An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date." 2026-06-04 House Journal Page 3048 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 SCR 201 Pursuant to the following, Representative Hannan, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., June 10 for a technical session: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 201 Authorizing the Senate and the House of Representatives to recess for a period of more than three days. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 11:03 a.m. Crystaline Jones Chief Clerk