Alaska · 34th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 150: An Act requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to develop a shared screening methodology; requiring shelters for runaway minors to screen minors for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to screen children in need of aid for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; and relating to the duty of the Department of Family and Community Services to investigate the experiences of missing children in need of aid who have been located.

In committee Last action March 17, 2026: (H) Heard & Held

Plain-language summary

HB 150 is a bill introduced in the Alaska House on March 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to develop a shared screening methodology; requiring shelters for runaway minors to screen minors for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; requiring the Department of Family and Community Services to screen children in need of aid for victimization relating to sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation; and relating to the duty of the Department of Family and Community Services to investigate the experiences of missing children in need of aid who have been located. Primary sponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): (H) Heard & Held.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican). 1 co-sponsor.