Alaska · Current officeholder
Becky Schwanke
Republican Alaska House, District 36
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Sponsored legislation
29 bills in the current data (6 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| HB 173 | An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive administrator for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; relating to physical therapist licensure; relating to physical therapist assistant licensure; relating to audiologist licensure; relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and relating to national criminal history record checks. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 39 | An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| SB 239 | An Act relating to commercial motor vehicle licensing examinations; relating to the registration and titling of legally imported motor vehicles; relating to proof of financial responsibility for suspension for nonpayment of judgments; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 1 | An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2026 |
| HB 202 | An 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-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HJR 14 | Supporting 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-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 30, 2026 |
| HB 77 | An Act making the theft of mail or an article within mail theft in the second degree. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| HB 307 | An Act relating to court-ordered compensatory visitation with a child; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 24, 2026 |
| HB 64 | An Act relating to the surrender of infants; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| HB 213 | An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration for driver's license data verification purposes; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 147 | An Act relating to the practice of naturopathy. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 203 | An Act relating to the use of certain trawl or dredge fishing gear in state water; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 161 | An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2026 |
| HJR 40 | Supporting the Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022 - 2027; supporting public and private sector investment, economic opportunities, and development in the state; supporting the prioritization of healthy and sustainable wild food and renewable resources; encouraging the private and public sectors to collaborate on educating students about the state's economic reliance on sustainable resource development; and supporting payment of an annual dividend. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 327 | An Act relating to dividends for state residents; relating to the dividend fund; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 297 | An Act establishing a preference for the taking of fishery resources by residents for personal and family consumption; adding to the factors the Board of Fisheries may consider in allocating certain fishery resources; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 279 | An Act relating to the power of the commissioner of health to require certain immunizations; relating to immunizations required to participate in youth athletics; relating to immunizations required by the University of Alaska; relating to the provision of vaccine information to the parents of minor patients; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| 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 11 | Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 11 | An Act relating to contributions and donations from permanent fund dividends. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 119 | An Act relating to an in-state natural gas pipeline developed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 167 | An Act renaming Ruby Airport as Harold Esmailka Airport; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 8, 2025 |
| HB 223 | An Act relating to special needs and intensive services funding for correspondence study programs; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 219 | An Act relating to a tax credit for career and technical education; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 29 | An Act relating to group insurance coverage and self-insurance coverage for school district employees, employees of the University of Alaska, and employees of other governmental units in the state; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 143 | An Act relating to the privacy of firearm transactions; relating to discrimination against firearm retailers by financial institutions and payment networks; relating to the disclosure of financial records by financial institutions and payment networks; and amending Rules 65 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 25, 2025 |
| HB 83 | An Act disapproving the recommendations of the State Officers Compensation Commission; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HJR 7 | Supporting 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-sponsor | In committee | January 31, 2025 |