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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to legislative subpoenas; relating to the jurisdiction of the office of the ombudsman; and providing for an effective date."
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description: "An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to legislative subpoenas; relating to the jurisdiction of the office of the ombudsman; 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 298"
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citation: "Alaska HB 298 (34)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "CAMPAIGNS", "ETHICS", "LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES", "LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES", "LEGISLATORS", "LEGISLATURE", "OMBUDSMAN", "SUBPOENAS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Galvin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-09"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d944fc6e-13b5-440a-aaed-fa26cd00203b"
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source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB298"
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source_hash: "0a68bd107010ceecde804fcfbe879d26dc8bcdd22f7394a3e160cdc55784e64a"
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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 298 (34) — An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to legislative subpoenas; relating to the jurisdiction of the office of the ombudsman; 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. **Enrolled HB 298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0298Z)
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2. **HB 298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0298A)
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3. **SCS HB 298(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0298B)
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## Votes
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- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40 #2751 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- (H) PASSED Y37 E3 #2376 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2721 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Galvin — primary (person)
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- Claman — cosponsor (person)
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- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
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- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
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- Mccabe — cosponsor (person)
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- Stedman — cosponsor (person)
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- Stevens — cosponsor (person)
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- Tobin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-09** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** (H) JUD
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- **2026-03-11** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-03-11** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to 5 minutes Following Session --
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- **2026-03-16** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-03-16** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 Minutes Following Session --
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- **2026-03-27** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
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- **2026-03-27** (H) Moved HB 298 Out of Committee
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- **2026-03-30** (H) JUD RPT 4DP 3NR
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- **2026-03-30** (H) DP: MINA, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, GRAY
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- **2026-03-30** (H) NR: COSTELLO, VANCE, KOPP
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- **2026-03-30** (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)
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- **2026-04-30** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/30/2026
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- **2026-04-30** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-30** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/1 CALENDAR `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-01** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 298 `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-01** (H) PASSED Y37 E3 `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-05-01** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** (H) VERSION: HB 298
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- **2026-05-04** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2026-05-04** (S) JUD
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- **2026-05-04** (S) JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23
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- **2026-05-06** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-05-06** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2026-05-08** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2026-05-08** (S) Moved SCS HB 298(JUD) Out of Committee
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- **2026-05-11** (S) JUD RPT SCS 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE
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- **2026-05-11** (S) DP: CLAMAN, KIEHL, TOBIN
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- **2026-05-11** (S) NR: TILTON
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- **2026-05-11** (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG)
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- **2026-05-17** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026
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- **2026-05-17** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-17** (S) JUD SCS ADOPTED UC
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- **2026-05-17** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-17** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 298(JUD) `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-17** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, GIESSEL, STEDMAN, TOBIN, KAWASAKI, STEVENS
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- **2026-05-17** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
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- **2026-05-17** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-05-17** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
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- **2026-05-17** (S) VERSION: SCS HB 298(JUD)
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- **2026-05-17** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
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- **2026-05-17** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
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- **2026-05-17** (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40
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- **2026-05-17** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2026-06-10** (H) 12:55 P.M. 6/5/26 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-22** (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/22 CH 29 SLA 26 `became-law`
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- **2026-06-22** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/24/26 `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/d944fc6e-13b5-440a-aaed-fa26cd00203b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).
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