Alaska · Current officeholder
Jesse Bjorkman
Republican Alaska Senate, District D
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Sponsored legislation
48 bills in the current data (20 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 29 | An Act establishing an executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners; and relating to an executive administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 28 | Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety 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 |
| 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 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 |
| SB 208 | An 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 244 | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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 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 |
| SB 200 | An Act relating to service areas; relating to municipal assessments of farm or agricultural land; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 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. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 363 | An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date. | 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 |
| SJR 20 | Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 192 | An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 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 |
| SB 170 | An Act relating to gaming; relating to gaming activities on Alaska marine highway system vessels; relating to bingo; relating to pull-tabs and electronic pull-tab systems; relating to the powers of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2026 |
| SB 35 | An Act relating to transportation network companies and delivery network companies; and relating to occupational accident insurance. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2026 |
| SB 207 | An Act relating to the removal of unlawful occupants from residential real property; relating to the crimes of trespass, forgery, and deceptive business practices; and amending Rules 82 and 85(a), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| SB 262 | An Act relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 259 | An Act relating to an optional municipal limit to increases of the full and true value of property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a resident. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 243 | An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.' | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 2, 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 |
| HB 47 | An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 101 | An Act relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault in the third degree; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement of a minor; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; 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 the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 158 | An Act relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2026 |
| SB 267 | An Act relating to powers and duties of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee; relating to public school financial information and audits; and establishing a public school financial data Internet website. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2026 |
| SB 270 | An Act relating to grand juries; amending Rules 5(e), 6, and 6.1, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; repealing Rules 6.1(b)(2) and (3), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2026 |
| SB 209 | An Act relating to high school graduation requirements and proficiency confirmation tools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 136 | 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 | January 23, 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 |
| SJR 19 | Urging 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 137 | An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; extending the termination date of the Board of Nursing; extending the termination date of the Board of Veterinary Examiners; extending the termination date of the Board of Parole; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 15 | Urging 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-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 |
| HCR 6 | Commemorating the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 151 | An Act relating to head lice in public schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 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 |
| SB 189 | An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 2, 2025 |
| SB 15 | An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the posting of warning signs for alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2025 |
| SB 88 | An Act relating to placement of a child in need of aid; relating to adoption; relating to variances for foster care licenses; relating to the medical records of children in foster care; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 9, 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 |
| SB 30 | An Act making certain veterans eligible for a lifetime permit to access state park campsites and the parking and restrooms of developed facilities without charge; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 65 | An 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-sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2025 |