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

SB 243: An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 243 is a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate on February 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'. Primary sponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2026): (S) Minutes (SSTA).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott KawasakiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateP
Jesse BjorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateD
Mike CronkCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateR
Robb MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateQ
George RauscherCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateO
Cathy TiltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateM

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) Minutes (SSTA)
  2. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Please Note Time Change --
  3. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
  4. (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. (S) FN1: ZERO(LAW)
  6. (S) NR: GRAY-JACKSON
  7. (S) DP: TILTON
  8. (S) AM: KAWASAKI
  9. (S) STA RPT 1AM 1DP 1NR
  10. (S) Minutes (SSTA)
  11. (S) Moved SB 243 Out of Committee
  12. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source