2026 Prefiled House and Senate Bills - First Release
Summary
The Alaska State Legislature has released the first batch of prefiled bills for the 2026 legislative session. House bills address topics including emergency medical dispatchers, PFAS contamination, weight-loss drug sales to minors, mathematics education, immunization programs, criminally negligent homicide, digital harassment policies, psychology practice, workers' compensation, climate change response, and vehicle transfers. Senate bills cover fisheries commission restructuring, agricultural land assessments, involuntary commitment reporting, school anti-bullying measures, firearm safe storage grants, and removal of unlawful occupants from property.
What changed
This document releases the first batch of prefiled bills for the 2026 Alaska legislative session, comprising 17 House bills (HB 234-250) and 9 Senate bills (SB 199-207). These bills remain in draft form and must pass through the legislative process before becoming law.
Affected parties including schools, healthcare providers, municipalities, employers, insurers, and property owners should monitor bill progression. Some bills may create new compliance obligations if enacted, including school policies on digital harassment, municipal regulation of weight-loss supplements, and modifications to workers' compensation procedures. The legislative session will determine which bills advance to committee hearings and potential passage.
What to do next
- Monitor Alaska legislative session for bill progression
- Review relevant bills for compliance implications
- Submit public comment as appropriate through legislative process
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2026 PREFILED BILLS FIRST RELEASE HOUSE BILLS BILL NO. SPONSOR TITLE
HB 234 HALL Relating to emergency medical dispatchers. HB 235 HALL Relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; relating to thermal remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination; and providing for an effective date. HB 236 GALVIN Relating to the sale of weight-loss drugs and muscle-building supplements to minors; and relating to the regulation of weight- loss drugs and muscle-building supplements by municipalities. HB 237 UNDERWOOD Relating to mathematics education; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; and relating to the duties of school districts. HB 238 GRAY Relating to the statewide immunization program; and relating to medical assistance for immunizations for children and adolescents 18 years of age or younger. HB 239 KOPP Relating to criminally negligent homicide; relating to the duty of an operator immediately after an accident; and providing for an effective date. HB 240 DAVID NELSON Requiring school districts to adopt a digital harassment and nonconsensual digital impersonation policy; and providing for an effective date.
HB 241 DAVID NELSON Relating to a psychology interjurisdictional compact; and relating to the practice of psychology. HB 242 HANNAN Relating to sexual assault. HB 243 CARRICK BY REQUEST Relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date. HB 244 UNDERWOOD Relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. HB 245 JOSEPHSON Relating to workers' compensation tax rate and service fees; and relating to electronic service of workers' compensation documents. HB 246 JOSEPHSON Relating to allocations for the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date. HB 247 JOSEPHSON Relating to the climate change response fund and grant program; relating to a new oil surcharge; and providing for an effective date. HB 248 GALVIN Relating to correspondence study program student assessment participation; and providing for an effective date. HB 249 MOORE Relating to the transfer of a vehicle to an insurance company. HB 250 HANNAN Establishing the crime of wearing a mask in public while acting as a peace officer; and providing for an effective date.
2026 PREFILED BILLS FIRST RELEASE SENATE BILLS BILL NO. SPONSOR TITLE
SB 199 GIESSEL Repealing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and transferring its duties to the Department of Fish and Game and the office of administrative hearings. SB 200 BJORKMAN Relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date. SB 201 GIESSEL Relating to a report regarding involuntary commitment orders. SB 202 GRAY-JACKSON Establishing a term for serving as the chair of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. SB 203 TOBIN Relating to the definition of "prohibited weapon." SB 204 CRONK Relating to substitute teaching; and relating to the qualifications of school board members. SB 205 GIESSEL Relating to occupational disability benefits for peace officers and firefighters; and providing for an effective date. SB 206 TOBIN Relating to reports of harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools; relating to parental notification of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying involving students and threats of suicide by students; and establishing the firearm safe storage grant fund.
SB 207 BJORKMAN Relating to the removal of unlawful occupants from residential real property; relating to the crimes of trespass, forgery, and deceptive business practices; and amending Rules 82 and 85(a), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
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