---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the liability of a Native corporation for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances present on certain lands."
description: "An Act relating to the liability of a Native corporation for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances present on certain lands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 202"
citation: "Alaska SB 202 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "LAND", "LIABILITY", "NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS", "TORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOFFMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-11-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6db0cabc-e1ad-4257-8d64-8364ad37733f"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB202"
source_hash: "b24f8dab8c46a9968811f34fe8a3778898ff11257ad057a6fb94b4d2b33ff739"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 202 (30) — An Act relating to the liability of a Native corporation for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances present on certain lands.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0202A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0202A)
2. **SB0202B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0202B)
3. **SB0202Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0202Z)

## Votes

- Shall HCS SB 202(JUD) pass the House? — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall SENATE BILL NO. 202 "An Act relating to the liability of a Native corporation for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances present on certain lands" pass the Senate? — **18–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HOFFMAN — primary (person)
- Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
- Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Stedman — cosponsor (person)
- Stevens — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-19** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-19** Referred to Resources and Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** RES RPT 4DP 2NR
- **2018-02-28** RES Do Pass: GIESSEL, BISHOP, COGHILL, VON IMHOF `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28** RES No Recommendation: STEDMAN, MEYER
- **2018-02-28** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-02-28** Cosponsors added: BISHOP, GIESSEL, STEVENS, STEDMAN, OLSON
- **2018-03-29** JUD RPT 4DP 1NR
- **2018-03-29** JUD Do Pass: COGHILL, WIELECHOWSKI, SHOWER, COSTELLO `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-29** JUD No Recommendation: KELLY
- **2018-03-29** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-04-02** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/2/2018
- **2018-04-02** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-04-02** Read the third time SB 202 `reading-3`
- **2018-04-02** PASSED Y18 N- E2 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2018-04-02** VERSION: SB 202
- **2018-04-04** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-04** Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** CROSS SPONSOR(S): EDGMON
- **2018-04-11** JUD RPT HCS(JUD) 5DP 1NR 1AM
- **2018-04-11** JUD Do Pass: KOPP, KREISS-TOMKINS, STUTES, LEDOUX, CLAMAN `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** JUD No Recommendation: REINBOLD
- **2018-04-11** JUD Amend: EASTMAN
- **2018-04-11** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-04-14** CROSS SPONSOR(S): MILLETT, TUCK
- **2018-04-27** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/27/2018
- **2018-04-27** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-27** JUD HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-04-27** Read the third time HCS SB 202(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-27** PASSED Y38 E2 `passage`
- **2018-04-27** CROSS SPONSOR(S): STUTES, KOPP, SADDLER, ZULKOSKY
- **2018-04-27** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-27** VERSION: HCS SB 202(JUD)
- **2018-04-30** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-30** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- **2018-11-07** 12:45 PM 9/25/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-07** Signed into law 10/17 CHAPTER 112 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-11-17** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/15/19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6db0cabc-e1ad-4257-8d64-8364ad37733f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).