Alaska · Current officeholder
Forrest Dunbar
Democratic Alaska Senate, District J
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Sponsored legislation
66 bills in the current data (14 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 39 | Urging the federal government to waive the new H-1B Visa fees for teachers in the state. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HJR 38 | Urging the United States Congress to recognize public safety telecommunicators as first responders; and urging the United States Congress to pass the Enhancing First Response Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HJR 20 | Encouraging the United States Congress to establish hiring goals for apprentices and veteran apprentices. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HJR 18 | Supporting 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-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HCR 9 | Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 314 | An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 28 | An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 246 | An Act relating to allocations for the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 239 | An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault; relating to sexual assault; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement and unlawful exploitation of a minor; relating to cruelty to animals; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to theft; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to prostitution; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; relating to sexual assault examination kits; restricting the release of certain records of convictions; relating to teaching certificates; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to motor vehicle offenses; relating to the board of parole; relating to parole; relating to medical release for service of sentence by electronic monitoring; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 10 | An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 176 | An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | August 11, 2026 |
| SB 249 | An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive acts or practices; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 16, 2026 |
| HB 16 | An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 16, 2026 |
| HB 96 | An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 79 | An Act renaming the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska as the Vic Fischer Institute of Social and Economic Research; and naming the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 39 | An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 36 | An 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-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 244 | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 221 | An Act establishing the first Friday of every October as Alaska Arts and Culture Day; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 216 | An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 133 | An 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-sponsor | Vetoed | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 13 | An Act relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for real property owned and occupied by volunteer certified or licensed providers of fire fighting, emergency medical, mobile intensive care paramedic services, or hazardous materials response services; relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for certain long-term rental units, certain mobile home parks, real property rented to low-income families, real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode, and real property owned by first-time homebuyers; and relating to municipal tax refunds. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 174 | An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive species; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 52 | An 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-sponsor | Vetoed | June 20, 2026 |
| HB 184 | An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects; relating to a mandatory exemption from municipal property taxes for certain assets of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 2, ch. 64, SLA 2018. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2026 |
| SR 4 | Recognizing and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America; encouraging participation in commemorative events; and encouraging educational institutions to enhance civics education. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 41 | An Act relating to mental health education. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | June 19, 2026 |
| HB 26 | An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and relating to a statewide public and community transit plan. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | May 21, 2026 |
| SB 26 | An 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-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 18, 2026 |
| SB 111 | An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of consumer products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 17, 2026 |
| SJR 2 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to actions upon veto. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 4, 2026 |
| HB 125 | An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| SB 210 | An Act relating to the recognition of Indigenous cultures in public education. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 154 | An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 78 | An Act relating to disclosure of information regarding employee compensation by employers, employees, and applicants for employment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 158 | An Act relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2026 |
| SB 248 | An Act relating to the practice of genetic counseling; relating to the licensure of genetic counselors; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Council; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to telehealth by licensed genetic counselors; relating to medical malpractice liability of licensed genetic counselors; relating to immunity from civil liability for a licensed genetic counselor providing free health care services; and prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against genetic counselors. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| SB 6 | An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 57 | An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 15, 2025 |
| SR 3 | Urging the United States Congress to grant American Samoans the ability to serve as commissioned officers in the uniformed services of the United States and the right to vote in federal elections. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SJR 12 | Urging the United States Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to address outages of National Data Buoy Center stations. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SJR 10 | Encouraging the United States Congress to award Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 50 | An Act relating to the comprehensive plans of first and second class boroughs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 39 | An Act relating to loans in an amount of $25,000 or less; relating to financial institutions; relating to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; relating to pawnbroker licensing exemptions; relating to deferred deposit advances; relating to computing interest; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 5 | Urging 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-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 4 | Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 25 | Supporting and encouraging the continued recruitment and retention of international educators on J-1 and H-1B visas in the state. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 13 | Urging the President of the United States to expand evacuation efforts for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas, including resumption of evacuation flights organized by the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; urging the United States Department of State to secure legal protections and humanitarian assistance for Special Immigrant Visa applicants; urging the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States Department of Homeland Security to expedite the review of applications for Special Immigrant Visas; and requesting that the United States Secretary of State provide a report to Congress regarding efforts to reinstate evacuation flights for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 11 | Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 174 | An Act relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School; and relating to teacher housing. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 123 | An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of subpoenas related to tax records; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 11 | An Act relating to flood insurance; relating to property insurance; establishing the Alaska Flood Authority and the Alaska flood insurance fund; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| SCR 4 | Designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month; and designating May 4 - 10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 9, 2025 |
| SB 45 | An Act relating to medical assistance services; relating to parity in mental health and substance use disorder coverage in the state medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| SB 14 | An Act relating to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and relating to workforce housing development projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 103 | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| HB 69 | An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 173 | An Act relating to the use of apprentice labor in public construction projects; relating to the use of veteran apprentice labor in public construction projects; and relating to an annual report on the use of apprentice labor in public construction projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2025 |
| SB 44 | An 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-sponsor | In committee | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 13 | An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 28 | An Act relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2025 |
| SJR 6 | Supporting the admittance of Washington, D.C., into the Union as a state of the United States of America. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 31 | An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; creating an address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 12 | An Act relating to permanent fund dividends for individuals owing child support; and relating to applications and qualifications for permanent fund dividends for individuals owing child support. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| SB 1 | An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| SB 10 | An Act relating to family leave wage replacement coverage. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2025 |
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