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Alaska · Current officeholder

Neal Foster

Democratic Alaska House, District 39

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Sponsored legislation

24 bills in the current data (6 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
HJR 39Urging the federal government to waive the new H-1B Visa fees for teachers in the state.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersSeptember 30, 2026
HB 36An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedJuly 3, 2026
HB 25An Act relating to disposable food service ware and containers provided by customers; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorVetoedJuly 3, 2026
HB 133An Act establishing deadlines for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations; relating to reports from state agencies to the legislature detailing late payments made during 2026; relating to the state financial transactions Internet website; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorVetoedJuly 3, 2026
HB 126An Act relating to the reinstatement of Native village corporations; relating to proxy solicitations to shareholders of corporations organized under state law under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorEnactedJuly 3, 2026
HB 52An Act relating to the rights of minors undergoing evaluation or inpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals; relating to the use of seclusion or restraint of minors at psychiatric hospitals; relating to a report published by the Department of Health; relating to inspections by the Department of Health of certain psychiatric hospitals; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorVetoedJune 20, 2026
HB 1An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2026
HB 226An Act increasing the loan amount that is eligible for lower interest rates on certain Alaska Housing Finance Corporation loans.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 19, 2026
SB 26An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 18, 2026
HB 202An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 15, 2026
HB 155An Act relating to alcohol; relating to local option elections; relating to the statewide database of alcohol purchases; relating to alcohol licenses, endorsements, and permits; relating to municipal regulation and taxation of alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2026
HB 229An Act exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 24, 2026
HB 235An Act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; relating to thermal remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
HB 125An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HB 203An Act relating to the use of certain trawl or dredge fishing gear in state water; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
HB 105An Act relating to mental health education.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
HB 332An Act relating to microplastic testing; and relating to a microplastic strategy plan.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
HJR 35Urging federal fisheries managers to reduce trawl bycatch, maintain existing bycatch limits, and strengthen enforcement; and supporting federal efforts aimed at reducing bycatch and benthic habitat contact.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 25, 2026
HB 368An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HB 30An Act establishing the office of entrepreneurship; relating to new businesses in the state; relating to reports concerning procurements by agencies; and relating to initial business license fees for new businesses in the state.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 12, 2025
HB 167An Act renaming Ruby Airport as Harold Esmailka Airport; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 8, 2025
HB 69An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 22, 2025
HJR 8Encouraging the United States Congress to award the Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HB 127An Act relating to the overtime pay exemption for certain newspaper employees.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025

Sources

  1. Open States people data (public domain)
  2. Official page
  3. Photo: Juneauwikiedit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons