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IntroducedJan 31, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 20, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska Senate Bill
An Act relating to wage payments; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2026: (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Senate Floor Calendar, 05/20/2026
Position: 30
Summary
Comments on SB 79
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- SENATE LABOR & COMMERCEprimary
Votes
YES: 19
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
Actions
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 20, 2026 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED Y30 N10
- (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- (H) Read the third time HCS SB 79(FIN)
- (H) PASSED Y38 N2
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- (H) VERSION: HCS SB 79(FIN)
- May 18, 2026 | House
- (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 5DP 6NR
- (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE
- (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, BYNUM, FOSTER
- (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, ALLARD, MOORE, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON
- (H) FN3: ZERO(LWF)
- May 17, 2026 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- (H) Moved HCS SB 79(FIN) Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 16, 2026 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --
- May 18, 2025 | House
- (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 3DP 4AM
- (H) PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR
- (H) DP: BURKE, FIELDS, HALL
- (H) AM: COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON
- (H) FN2: (CED)
- (H) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C
- May 16, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved HCS SB 79(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:30 pm --
- May 14, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved HCS SB 79(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --
- May 12, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- May 09, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) L&C
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time SB 79
- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- (S) VERSION: SB 79
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/20/2025
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/24 CAL
- Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- (S) L&C RPT 2DP 2NR
- (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
- (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT
- (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved SB 79 Out of Committee
- (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- Jan 31, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) L&C
Documents
- Senate Fiscal Note 1 by Labor & Workforce Dev. -- Fiscal impact: N (02/14/2025)
- House Fiscal Note 2 by Commerce, Community & Econ. Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (05/18/2025)
- House Fiscal Note 3 by Labor & Workforce Dev. -- Fiscal impact: N (05/18/2026)
- HOUSE FINANCE 5/17/2026 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 5/16/2025 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 5/14/2025 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 5/9/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 3/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 3/19/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE 2/12/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE 2/7/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB 79 HCS Comparison of 34-LS0494_G and 340-LS0494_H 051626.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB 79 HFIN Invited Testimony Amy Miller 5-16-26 Final.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB079CS(LC)-UPdated FN DOLWD-WH-5-16-26.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB 79 Public Testimony Rec'd by 4.29.26.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB79 Summary of Changes 34-LS0494A to 34-LS0494G 01.20.26.pdf
- HFIN 5/15/2026 HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB79 Support Document-Benefits of Payroll Cards-ADP 02.25.25.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB79 Sectional Analysis 34-LS0494G 01.20.26.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB79 Sponsor Statement 34-LS0494G 01.20.26.pdf
- HFIN 5/16/2026 -- SB 79 CS WorkDraft v.H 051426.pdf
- HL&C 5/14/2025 -- SB 79 Amendment 2 (N.4) Fields.pdf
- HL&C 5/14/2025 -- SB 79 Amendment 1 (N.1) Fields.pdf
- HL&C 5/12/2025 -- HL&C SB79 Amendment N.1.pdf
- HL&C 5/12/2025 -- SB 79 Combined Letters of Opposition 5.12.25.pdf
- HL&C 5/12/2025 -- SB 79 Combined Letters of Support 5.12.25.pdf
- HL&C 5/9/2025 -- HCSSB79 Sectional Analysis Ver N 5.9.2025.pdf
- HL&C 5/9/2025 -- HCSSB79 Summary of Changes Ver A - Ver N 5.9.2025.pdf
- HL&C 5/9/2025 -- HCSSB 79 Ver N.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 -- SB 79 Supporting Document-ADP Answers to Questions In House Labor & Commerce Committee 3.21.2025.pdf
- HL&C 3/19/2025 -- SB 79 HL&C Hearing Packet 3.19.2025.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 SL&C 2/7/2025 -- SB79 ver A.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 SL&C 2/7/2025 -- SB79 Supporting Documents-Benefits of Payroll Cards by ADP.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 SL&C 2/7/2025 -- SB79 Fiscal Note-DOLWD-WH 01.31.25.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 SL&C 2/7/2025 -- SB79 Sponsor Statement ver. A 02.05.25.pdf
- HL&C 3/24/2025 SL&C 2/7/2025 -- SB79 Sectional Analysis ver. A 02.05.25.pdf
