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An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date.

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Introduced Feb 10, 2025

Latest action (Jul 27, 2026) (H) DUE BACK FROM GOVERNOR 8/10/26

Summary

Alaska HB 93 changes the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges in the state. The bill requires that individuals issued permanent identification cards for hunting and fishing must continue to meet the state's residency requirements to use those cards, rather than meeting residency requirements only once at the time of issuance. Residency is defined as being physically present in the state with intent to remain indefinitely, maintaining a domicile in the state for 12 consecutive months before license application, being physically present in the state during that entire 12-month period except as allowed by law, and not claiming or obtaining benefits under residency in another state, territory, or country. The commissioner of fish and game must adopt regulations to determine residency eligibility and may require proof of residency, using information from other state agencies as needed. The law takes effect January 1, 2028.

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Sponsor (1)

6 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Hannan Democratic · cosponsor
  • Burke · cosponsor
  • Saddler Republican · cosponsor
  • Josephson Democratic · cosponsor
  • Bynum Republican · cosponsor
  • Giessel Republican · cosponsor

Action history (90)

  1. Feb 10, 2025 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · lower
  2. Feb 10, 2025 (H) FSH, RES · lower
  3. Feb 18, 2025 (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 · lower
  4. Feb 18, 2025 (H) Heard & Held · lower
  5. Feb 18, 2025 (H) Minutes (HFSH) · lower
  6. Feb 22, 2025 (H) FISHERIES at 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 · lower
  7. Feb 22, 2025 (H) Moved HB 93 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- · lower
  8. Feb 22, 2025 (H) Minutes (HFSH) · lower
  9. Feb 24, 2025 (H) FSH RPT 4DP 1NR · lower
  10. Feb 24, 2025 (H) DP: KOPP, EDGMON, HIMSCHOOT, STUTES · lower
  11. Feb 24, 2025 (H) NR: VANCE · lower
  12. Feb 24, 2025 (H) FN1: ZERO(DFG) · lower
  13. Mar 12, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  14. Mar 12, 2025 (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to Immediately Following Session -- · lower
  15. Mar 12, 2025 (H) Minutes (HRES) · lower
  16. Mar 14, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  17. Mar 14, 2025 (H) Heard & Held · lower
  18. Mar 14, 2025 (H) Minutes (HRES) · lower
  19. Mar 21, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): BURKE · lower
  20. Mar 21, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  21. Mar 21, 2025 (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- · lower
  22. Mar 26, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER · lower
  23. Mar 26, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  24. Mar 26, 2025 (H) Moved HB 93 Out of Committee · lower
  25. Mar 26, 2025 (H) Minutes (HRES) · lower
  26. Mar 28, 2025 (H) RES RPT 5DP 1DNP 2NR 1AM · lower
  27. Mar 28, 2025 (H) DP: FIELDS, HALL, MEARS, DIBERT, BURKE · lower
  28. Mar 28, 2025 (H) DNP: RAUSCHER · lower
  29. Mar 28, 2025 (H) NR: COULOMBE, ELAM · lower
  30. Mar 28, 2025 (H) AM: SADDLER · lower
  31. Mar 28, 2025 (H) FN1: ZERO(DFG) · lower
  32. Jan 28, 2026 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 1/28/2025 · lower
  33. Jan 28, 2026 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME · lower
  34. Jan 28, 2026 (H) FN2: ZERO(DFG)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · lower
  35. Jan 28, 2026 (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y9 N30 E1 · lower
  36. Jan 28, 2026 (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y18 N21 E1 · lower
  37. Jan 28, 2026 (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N22 E1 · lower
  38. Jan 28, 2026 (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 1/30 CALENDAR · lower
  39. Jan 28, 2026 (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON · lower
  40. Jan 30, 2026 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 93 · lower
  41. Jan 30, 2026 (H) PASSED Y27 N12 E1 · lower
  42. Jan 30, 2026 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE · lower
  43. Jan 30, 2026 (H) COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM · lower
  44. Jan 30, 2026 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) · lower
  45. Jan 30, 2026 (H) VERSION: HB 93 · lower
  46. Feb 2, 2026 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · upper
  47. Feb 2, 2026 (S) JUD, RES · upper
  48. Feb 16, 2026 (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  49. Feb 16, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  50. Mar 16, 2026 (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  51. Mar 16, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  52. Mar 23, 2026 (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  53. Mar 23, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  54. Mar 25, 2026 (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  55. Mar 25, 2026 (S) Moved SCS HB 93(JUD) Out of Committee · upper
  56. Mar 27, 2026 (S) JUD RPT SCS 2NR 1DP 1AM SAME TITLE · upper
  57. Mar 27, 2026 (S) NR: CLAMAN, TOBIN · upper
  58. Mar 27, 2026 (S) DP: STEVENS · upper
  59. Mar 27, 2026 (S) AM: TILTON · upper
  60. Mar 27, 2026 (S) FN2: ZERO(DFG)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · upper
  61. May 6, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  62. May 6, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  63. May 12, 2026 (S) RES RPT SCS(JUD) 3DP 1DNP 1NR 2AM · upper
  64. May 12, 2026 (S) DP: GIESSEL, DUNBAR, WIELECHOWSKI · upper
  65. May 12, 2026 (S) DNP: RAUSCHER · upper
  66. May 12, 2026 (S) NR: CLAMAN · upper
  67. May 12, 2026 (S) AM: KAWASAKI, MYERS · upper
  68. May 12, 2026 (S) FN2: ZERO(DFG)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · upper
  69. May 12, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  70. May 12, 2026 (S) Moved SCS HB 93(JUD) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- · upper
  71. May 12, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  72. May 12, 2026 (S) Minutes (SRES) · upper
  73. May 14, 2026 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026 · upper
  74. May 14, 2026 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME · upper
  75. May 14, 2026 (S) JUD SCS ADOPTED UC · upper
  76. May 14, 2026 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL · upper
  77. May 14, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL · upper
  78. May 15, 2026 (S) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR · upper
  79. May 15, 2026 (S) HELD TO 5/16 CAL · upper
  80. May 16, 2026 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 93(JUD) · upper
  81. May 16, 2026 (S) PASSED Y13 N6 E1 · upper
  82. May 16, 2026 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y17 N2 E1 · upper
  83. May 16, 2026 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED · upper
  84. May 16, 2026 (S) VERSION: SCS HB 93(JUD) · upper
  85. May 17, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD · lower
  86. May 17, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP · lower
  87. May 17, 2026 (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y24 N16 · lower
  88. May 17, 2026 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y33 N7 · lower
  89. Jul 27, 2026 (H) 9:30 A.M. 7/17/26 Transmitted to Governor · lower
  90. Jul 27, 2026 (H) DUE BACK FROM GOVERNOR 8/10/26 · lower
Subjects
FISH & GAME (BOTH)LICENSINGRESIDENCY

Text versions (6)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled HB 93 · PDF
  • Enrolled HB 93 · HTML
  • SCS HB 93(JUD) · PDF
  • SCS HB 93(JUD) · HTML
  • HB 93 · PDF
  • HB 93 · HTML

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Home Bill & Laws Bills Enrolled HB 93 Detail FullText txt

Enrolled HB 93: Changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date. 00 Enrolled HB 93 01 Changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and 02 providing for an effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 16.05.400 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (d) A person issued a permanent identification card under (b) of this section 06 may sport fish, hunt, or trap under the identification card only if the person continues 07 to meet the residency requirements of AS 16.05.415 . 08 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.415 (a) is amended to read: 09 (a) In AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, a person, except as provided in (c) - (f) of 10 this section, is a resident if the person 11 (1) is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the 12 state indefinitely and to make a home in the state; 13 (2) has maintained the person’s domicile in the state for the 12 14 consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license;

01 (3) has been physically present in the state at all times during the 02 12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only 03 as allowed in AS 43.23.008 ; 04 (4) is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and 05 (5) [(4)] is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another 06 state, territory, or country. 07 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.415 (e) is amended to read: 08 (e) A person who is an alien is a resident for the purposes of AS 16.05.330 - 09 16.05.430 if the person 10 (1) is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the 11 state indefinitely and to make a home in the state; 12 (2) has maintained the person’s domicile in the state for the 12 13 consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license; 14 (3) has been physically present in the state at all times during the 15 12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only 16 as allowed in AS 43.23.008 ; 17 (4) is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and 18 (5) [(4)] is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another 19 state, territory, or country. 20 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.415 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21 (j) The commissioner shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative 22 Procedure Act) for determining the eligibility of an individual for licensure as a 23 resident under this section. The commissioner may require an individual to provide 24 proof of eligibility, and the commissioner may use other information available from 25 other state departments or agencies to determine the eligibility of an individual. The 26 commissioner shall consider all relevant circumstances in determining the eligibility 27 of an individual. 28 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2028.

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