Employment laws and bills in Alaska

Every bill in the Alaska Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 39bills in scope
Past committee: 5past committee
Most recent action: 22 July 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Alaska in 2026

2 Employment bills were enacted in Alaska this year, the latest with a last action on 16 July 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Alaska

2Enacted

2Cleared both chambers

1Past committee

34Introduced or inactive

39 bills in scope

Enacted

2

HB 14An 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.16 July 2026Enacted SB 79An Act relating to wage payments; and providing for an effective date.19 June 2026Enacted

Cleared both chambers

2

HB 96An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date.3 July 2026Vetoed SB 21An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of Revenue; relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into investment accounts; and providing for an effective date.19 June 2026Vetoed

Past committee

1

HB 130An Act relating to flexible time credit for classified employees in the executive branch who are not eligible for overtime compensation.8 May 2026Passed chamber

Introduced or inactive

20 of 34 shown

HB 193An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date.22 July 2026Dead HB 260An Act relating to penalties for violating a requirement for a certificate of fitness; relating to joint and several liability for unpaid construction wages; and relating to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative hearings over certificate of fitness administrative fine hearings.19 May 2026In committee SB 268An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements for individuals employed in seafood processing.16 May 2026In committee SB 55An Act relating to employer contributions in the teachers' retirement system; relating to supplemental employee benefits; and providing for an effective date.15 May 2026In committee HB 210An Act relating to workers' compensation coverage for disability from diseases for certain firefighters; relating to occupational disability benefits and medical benefits available under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.7 May 2026Dead HB 389An Act relating to retainage on public and private construction contracts.6 May 2026In committee SB 251An Act repealing the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to decisions and orders of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to superior court jurisdiction over appeals from Alaska Workers' Compensation Board decisions; repealing Rules 201.1, 401.1, and 501.1, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, and amending Rules 202(a), 204(a) - (c), 210(e), 601(b), 602(c) and (h), and 603(a), Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.5 May 2026In committee HB 338An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program for employees who do not have access to a qualified retirement savings plan at work; relating to the duties of the commissioner of labor and workforce development; and providing for an effective date.27 April 2026In committee HB 329An Act relating to certificates of fitness for employees of an electric utility.1 April 2026In committee HB 358An Act establishing the career and technical education mobility grant program; relating to pre-apprenticeship and work-based learning opportunities for secondary school students; and providing for an effective date.27 March 2026In committee HB 370An Act relating to employment security contributions for certain sports officials.27 March 2026In committee HB 267An Act relating to employer contributions to the unemployment compensation fund; establishing an employer contribution for the state training and employment program; and providing for an effective date.2 March 2026In committee HB 161An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.27 February 2026In committee HB 322An Act establishing the office of the public whistleblower advocate; relating to whistleblower protections; establishing the public whistleblower award fund; and relating to the jurisdiction of the superior court over whistleblower actions.23 February 2026In committee HB 345An Act exempting members of an agricultural cooperative from the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.23 February 2026In committee HB 351An Act relating to the licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; relating to employment of nurses holding a multistate licensure privilege; relating to nurse staffing committees; relating to the ratio of nurses to patients in hospitals; relating to entities regulated by the Department of Health; and providing for an effective date.23 February 2026In committee HB 360An Act relating to apprenticeship programs; establishing a state apprenticeship office; and establishing the Alaska Apprenticeship Advisory Council.23 February 2026In committee SB 260An Act relating to workers' compensation insurance certificates.23 February 2026In committee HB 245An Act relating to workers' compensation tax rate and service fees; and relating to electronic service of workers' compensation documents.20 January 2026In committee HB 146An Act prohibiting public employers from disclosing certain public employee personal information; making disclosure of certain public employee personal information an unfair labor practice; and creating an exception to the Public Records Act for certain public employee personal information.15 May 2025In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 39. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Alaska Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

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