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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 16, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 17, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska House Bill
An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to investigations and conciliation by the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to local civil rights commissions; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 19, 2026: (H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: House Floor Calendar, 05/19/2026
Position: 23
Summary
Comments on HB 23
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Clamancosponsor
Votes
YES: 39
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
YES: 20
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 19, 2026 | House
- (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 32
- (H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 18, 2026 | House
- (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- May 17, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- (S) Read the third time SCS CSHB 23(FIN)(EFD ADD S)
- (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 23(FIN)(EFD ADD S)
- May 16, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FIN RPT SCS 3DP 3NR NEW TITLE
- (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 32
- (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
- (S) NR: KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- (S) FN3: (GOV)
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Moved SCS CSHB 23(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Scheduled but Not Heard
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held
- May 17, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) FIN
- (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN
- May 16, 2025 | House
- (H) Read the third time CSHB 23(L&C)
- (H) PASSED Y39 E1
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- (H) VERSION: CSHB 23(L&C)
- May 14, 2025 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2025
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) L&C CS ADOPTED UC
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/16 CALENDAR
- Apr 25, 2025 | House
- (H) FIN RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR
- (H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
- (H) NR: BYNUM
- (H) FN2: (GOV)
- Apr 24, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- (H) Moved CSHB 23(L&C) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Apr 15, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2:10 pm --
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Feb 28, 2025 | House
- (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 3NR
- (H) DP: CARRICK, BURKE, HALL, FIELDS
- (H) NR: NELSON, SADDLER, COULOMBE
- (H) FN1: (GOV)
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved CSHB 23(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Feb 24, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Jan 22, 2025 | House
- (H) Prefile released 1/10/25
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) L&C, FIN
Bill Texts
- HB0023A, AM HB 23, introduced 01/22/2025PDF
- HB0023B, AM CSHB 23(L&C), introduced 02/28/2025, passed House 05/16/2025PDF
- HB0023C, AM SCS CSHB 23(FIN), introduced 05/16/2026PDF
- HB0023D, AM SCS CSHB 23(FIN)(EFD ADD S), introduced 05/18/2026, passed House 05/19/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment No. 1, 2026-05-17 (AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC)PDF
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- House Fiscal Note 1 by Governor -- Fiscal impact: Y (02/28/2025)
- House Fiscal Note 2 by Governor -- Fiscal impact: Y (04/25/2025)
- Senate Fiscal Note 3 by Governor -- Fiscal impact: Y (05/16/2026)
- SENATE FINANCE 5/15/2026 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 4/21/2026 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 4/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 4/9/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 3/27/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 2/26/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 2/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 2/19/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 Human Rights Commission presentation 4-26.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 version I backup4 ncsl table employment discrimination statutes.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 version I backup3 BFOQ memo 4.4.25.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 version I backup2 ASCHR resolution 2022-4.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 version I backup1 25-044boo removal for cause.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 Summary of Changes version I 2026.01.21.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 Sectional Analysis version I 2026.01.21.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 Sponsor Statement version I 2026.01.21.pdf
- SFIN 4/21/2026 -- HB 23 OOG HRC 041726.pdf
- HFIN 4/9/2025 -- HB 23 ASCHR BFOQ memo FINAL 4.8.25.pdf
- HFIN 4/9/2025 -- HB 23 ASCHR BFOQ memo FINAL 4.8.25.pdf
- HFIN 3/26/2025 -- HB23 Human Rights Commission presentation for HFIN 3-25.pptx_PageNumbersAdded.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 backup4 other jurisdictionsC.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 human rights commission sponsor statement for HFIN.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 human rights commission CS in H(L&C) summary of changes.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 human rights commission CS in H(L&C) sectional analysis.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 backup3 ncsl table employment discrimination statutes.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 backup5 foraker group presentation.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 backup2 ASCHR resolution 2022-4.pdf
- HFIN 3/27/2025 -- HB23 backup1 25-044boo removal for cause.pdf
- HL&C 2/24/2025 -- CSHB 23 Supporting Document-Legislative Legal Memorandom on Commissioner Removal for Cause 2.19.2025.pdf
- HL&C 2/24/2025 -- CSHB23 Ver I Sectional Analysis 2.21.2025.pdf
- HL&C 2/24/2025 -- CSHB23 Summary of Changes Ver A to Ver I 2.21.2025.pdf
- HL&C 2/24/2025 -- CSHB 23 Ver I.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 8 HB23 Supporting Document-Sponsor PPT 2.18.2025.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 7 HB23 Supporting Document Foraker Group Presentation.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 5 HB23 Supporting Document- ASCHR resolution 2022-4.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 4 HB23 Supporting Document- NCSL Table Employment Discrimination Statutes.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 3 HB0023A.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 2 HB 23 Sectional Analysis 2.11.2025.pdf
- HL&C 2/19/2025 -- 1 HB23 Sponsor Statement 2.11.2025.pdf
