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Alaska · Current officeholder

Bill Elam

Republican Alaska House, District 8

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Sponsored legislation

31 bills in the current data (9 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SB 23An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedSeptember 30, 2026
HJR 28Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersSeptember 30, 2026
HJR 18Supporting and recognizing the importance of a natural gas pipeline project in the state; and urging the federal government to take all necessary actions to expedite the state natural gas pipeline project.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersSeptember 30, 2026
SB 208An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedAugust 11, 2026
SB 192An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 4, 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 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 286An Act relating to an optional municipal tax exemption for the homes of volunteer firefighters and volunteer providers of emergency medical services or mobile intensive care paramedic services; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 6, 2026
HB 357An Act relating to abortion; relating to who may perform an abortion; relating to civil enforcement of abortion laws; relating to abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; amending Rules 3 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 1, 2026
HJR 14Supporting the completion of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension and the Northern Rail Extension; supporting the increase in defensive capabilities at Fort Greely, Alaska; encouraging a renewed commitment by the Alaska Railroad to a community-minded approach to future rail expansion; and encouraging the development of critical Arctic infrastructure.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 30, 2026
HB 318An Act relating to use of social media platforms by minors; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 22, 2026
HB 358An Act establishing the career and technical education mobility grant program; relating to pre-apprenticeship and work-based learning opportunities for secondary school students; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 27, 2026
HB 3An Act relating to convening the legislature in Anchorage; relating to the regulation of lobbying; relating to annual student guests of the legislature; relating to locations of sessions of the legislature; relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to the relocation of functions of state government; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HB 240An Act requiring school districts to adopt a digital harassment and nonconsensual digital impersonation policy; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
HB 160An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
HB 161An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 27, 2026
HB 359An Act reserving to the state the authority to regulate pesticides; restricting the authority of local governments to regulate pesticides; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HB 320An Act relating to voter registration and application for a permanent fund dividend.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 319An Act relating to municipal educational service areas; relating to municipal bonds; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 177An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game; and providing for an effective date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2026
SJR 19Urging the United States Congress to honor the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and provide the state with a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals received by the federal government from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 30, 2025
SJR 17Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of The Energy Council.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 30, 2025
HJR 5Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 30, 2025
HJR 15Urging the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, the Department of Public Safety, municipalities of the state and relevant wildfire planning and response agencies, and the Alaska delegation in Congress to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 30, 2025
HJR 26Requesting that the United States Congress appropriate authorized federal workforce development funds to train state residents for the development, construction, and operation of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project; and encouraging the hiring of residents and the use of state-based small businesses in the development, construction, and operation of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 17, 2025
HB 11An Act relating to contributions and donations from permanent fund dividends.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 16, 2025
HB 171An Act relating to interchange fees on tax and gratuity; and relating to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2025
HB 65An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 10, 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 83An Act disapproving the recommendations of the State Officers Compensation Commission; and providing for an effective date.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HJR 7Supporting and expressing gratitude to President Donald J. Trump for the Executive Order titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential" and for the president's recognition of the role of the federal government in revitalizing the state's economy, energy production, and resource development.Co-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 31, 2025

Sources

  1. Open States people data (public domain)
  2. Official page