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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
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legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
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session: "34"
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identifier: "HB 239"
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citation: "Alaska HB 239 (34)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "BUSINESS", "CHILD ABUSE", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "COURT RULES", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEATH", "DISCLOSURE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DRUGS", "EMPLOYMENT", "HEARINGS", "INTERNET", "JUDGES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LIABILITY", "MARIJUANA", "MEDICAL CARE", "MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PORNOGRAPHY", "POSTAL SERVICE", "PRIVACY", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "SAFETY", "SALES", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SENTENCING", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kopp"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 114
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-20"
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last_action: "2026-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adfbc257-44b9-4231-9918-ed634d67e10f"
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source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB239"
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source_hash: "432bd9fcf4c032ea2a3d105c043d019f165410b48d54db3a0021058d2e683d94"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
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---
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# Alaska HB 239 (34) — 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CSHB 239(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0239B)
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2. **Enrolled HB 239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0239Z)
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3. **HB 239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0239A)
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4. **SCS CSHB 239(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0239D)
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5. **SCS CSHB 239(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0239C)
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## Votes
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- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2787 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1 #2964 — **39–1** (pass) · lower
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- (H) PASSED Y39 E1 #2023 — **39–0** (pass) · lower
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- (S) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y20 N- #2802 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kopp — primary (person)
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- Bjorkman — cosponsor (person)
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- Carrick — cosponsor (person)
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- Claman — cosponsor (person)
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- Cronk — cosponsor (person)
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- D.Nelson — cosponsor (person)
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- Dibert — cosponsor (person)
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- Dunbar — cosponsor (person)
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- Eischeid — cosponsor (person)
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- Fields — cosponsor (person)
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- Galvin — cosponsor (person)
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- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
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- Gray — cosponsor (person)
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- Gray-Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Hannan — cosponsor (person)
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- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaufman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
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- Merrick — cosponsor (person)
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- Rauscher — cosponsor (person)
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- Schrage — cosponsor (person)
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- Stedman — cosponsor (person)
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- Stevens — cosponsor (person)
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- Tilton — cosponsor (person)
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- Tobin — cosponsor (person)
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- Wielechowski — cosponsor (person)
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- Yundt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-20** (H) Prefile released 1/9/26 `filing`
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- **2026-01-20** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-20** (H) JUD, FIN
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- **2026-01-28** (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
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- **2026-02-13** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-02-13** (H) Heard & Held
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- **2026-02-13** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
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- **2026-02-20** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-02-20** (H) Heard & Held
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- **2026-03-04** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-03-04** (H) Moved CSHB 239(JUD) Out of Committee
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- **2026-03-05** (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 5DP 1NR 1AM
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- **2026-03-05** (H) DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, VANCE, KOPP, GRAY
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- **2026-03-05** (H) NR: MINA
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- **2026-03-05** (H) AM: COSTELLO
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- **2026-03-05** (H) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
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- **2026-03-05** (H) FN2: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-03-05** (H) FN3: ZERO(ADM)
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- **2026-03-05** (H) FN4: ZERO(LAW)
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- **2026-03-20** (H) FIN REFERRAL WAIVED UC
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- **2026-03-30** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/30/2026
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- **2026-03-30** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-30** (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC
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- **2026-03-30** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CALENDAR `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-30** (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON
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- **2026-04-01** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 239(JUD) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-01** (H) PASSED Y39 E1 `passage`
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- **2026-04-01** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-04-01** (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE, CARRICK, EISCHEID
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- **2026-04-01** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
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- **2026-04-01** (H) VERSION: CSHB 239(JUD)
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- **2026-04-07** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2026-04-07** (S) JUD, FIN
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- **2026-04-08** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:45 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-08** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
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- **2026-04-10** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-10** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-04-13** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-13** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-04-17** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-17** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-04-22** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-22** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-04-24** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-24** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-04-29** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-04-29** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 239(JUD) Out of Committee
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- **2026-05-01** (S) JUD RPT SCS 1DP 3NR NEW TITLE
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- **2026-05-01** (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22
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- **2026-05-01** (S) DP: CLAMAN
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- **2026-05-01** (S) NR: TOBIN, STEVENS, TILTON
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN5: (ADM)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN6: ZERO(COR)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN7: (LAW)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN8: (LAW)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN9: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN10: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN11: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN12: (DPS)
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- **2026-05-01** (S) FN13: (DPS)
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- **2026-05-11** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDT,
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- **2026-05-11** (S) CRONK, STEVENS
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- **2026-05-11** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
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- **2026-05-11** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-05-16** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
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- **2026-05-16** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FIN RPT SCS 6DP 1NR NEW TITLE
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- **2026-05-19** (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22
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- **2026-05-19** (S) DP: STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL
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- **2026-05-19** (S) NR: OLSON
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN5: (ADM)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN7: (LAW)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN8: (LAW)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN10: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN11: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN12: (DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN13: (DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN14: (ADM)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN15: (ADM)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN16: (COR)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN17: INDETERMINATE(COR)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN18: (COR)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN19: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN20: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN21: ZERO(DPS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FN22: (AJS)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026
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- **2026-05-19** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
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- **2026-05-19** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 239(FIN) `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, BJORKMAN, TOBIN, DUNBAR, GIESSEL, TILTON, STEDMAN,
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- **2026-05-19** (S) RAUSCHER
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- **2026-05-19** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-05-19** (S) CLAMAN NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
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- **2026-05-19** (S) RECON SAME DAY UC/VOTE-IN 3RD RDG
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- **2026-05-19** (S) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y20 N- `passage`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-05-19** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
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- **2026-05-19** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 239(FIN)
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- **2026-05-19** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
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- **2026-05-19** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 239(FIN) Out of Committee
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- **2026-05-20** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
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- **2026-05-20** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
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- **2026-05-20** (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1
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- **2026-05-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-05-20** (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22
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- **2026-05-20** (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN, GRAY, D.NELSON, DIBERT
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- **2026-06-04** (H) 10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-04** (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
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- **2026-06-20** (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/18 CH 9 SLA 26 `became-law`
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- **2026-06-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adfbc257-44b9-4231-9918-ed634d67e10f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).
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