Alaska · Current officeholder
Andy Josephson
Democratic Alaska House, District 13
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Sponsored legislation
90 bills in the current data (16 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 9 | An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 23 | An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 104 | An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2026 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| HCR 4 | Proclaiming May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 48 | An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. | 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 27 | An Act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in public schools; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to medical care for major emergencies; 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. | Primary 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 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 110 | An Act relating to the rural health transformation program; relating to the interstate medical licensure compact; relating to the PA licensure compact; relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact; relating to the practice of respiratory care; relating to the duties of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; relating to telehealth provided by respiratory care practitioners; relating to a social work licensure compact; relating to the practice of social work; relating to medical malpractice liability of respiratory care practitioners; relating to immunity from civil liability for a respiratory care practitioner providing free health care services; relating to national criminal history record checks; relating to respiratory care practitioners providing documentation and treatment plans for public school students with asthma or anaphylaxis; relating to the recognition of EMS personnel licensure interstate compact; prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against respiratory care practitioners; establishing the Rural Health Transformation Program Advisory Council; 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 93 | An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; 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 302 | An Act relating to travel insurance; relating to the business of insurance; relating to exceptions to prohibited rebates; relating to the powers of the director of the division of insurance; relating to prohibited practices in the advertisement of insurance; relating to unemployment benefits; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 278 | An Act establishing the Alaska-Ireland Trade Commission; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 3, 2026 |
| HB 25 | An Act relating to disposable food service ware and containers provided by customers; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | 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 |
| HB 126 | An 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. | 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 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 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 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 |
| HB 23 | An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to investigations and conciliation by the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to local civil rights commissions; and providing for an effective date. | Primary 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 |
| 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. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 41 | An Act relating to mental health education. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 21 | An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of Revenue; relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into investment accounts; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 187 | An Act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 164 | An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 19, 2026 |
| SB 192 | An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 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 |
| HB 193 | An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 260 | An Act relating to penalties for violating a requirement for a certificate of fitness; relating to joint and several liability for unpaid construction wages; and relating to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative hearings over certificate of fitness administrative fine hearings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 19, 2026 |
| HB 214 | An Act relating to transportation network companies and delivery network companies; relating to proof of financial responsibility for suspension for nonpayment of judgments; relating to insurance coverage for transportation of persons for hire; and relating to occupational accident insurance. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 19, 2026 |
| HB 261 | An Act relating to education funding; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch. 5, SLA 2025; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 17, 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 |
| SB 40 | An Act establishing the period between September 15 and October 15 of each year as Hispanic Heritage Month. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 130 | An Act relating to flexible time credit for classified employees in the executive branch who are not eligible for overtime compensation. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HB 210 | An Act relating to workers' compensation coverage for disability from diseases for certain firefighters; relating to occupational disability benefits and medical benefits available under the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2026 |
| HB 233 | An Act prohibiting certain mining activities within the watershed of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2026 |
| HB 321 | An Act relating to state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the hunting of brown bear; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 21, 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 |
| HB 272 | An Act relating to insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices; relating to medical assistance for prosthetic and orthotic devices; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 20 | An Act relating to fees for paper documents; relating to unfair trade practices; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 364 | An Act relating to intensive management of big game prey populations; relating to same-day airborne hunting; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 247 | An Act relating to the climate change response fund and grant program; relating to a new oil surcharge; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 24 | An Act relating to aggravating factors considered at sentencing. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 245 | An Act relating to workers' compensation tax rate and service fees; and relating to electronic service of workers' compensation documents. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 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 |
| HB 35 | An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by prisoners; and relating to identification cards. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 19, 2025 |
| SJR 8 | Relating to strengthening international relations with Taiwan. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2025 |
| SJR 16 | Urging the United States Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act; and urging lawmakers to advocate for policies that guarantee equitable access to vital healthcare. | Co-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 60 | An Act establishing May 12 as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day of Recognition. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 50 | An Act relating to the comprehensive plans of first and second class boroughs. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| SB 47 | An Act relating to Chugach State Park; and providing for an effective date. | Co-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. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | July 30, 2025 |
| HJR 9 | Urging the United States Congress to extend enhanced tax credits for health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | 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 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 |
| HJR 11 | Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. | 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 |
| HB 75 | An Act relating to national criminal history record checks for certain employees of the Department of Revenue; relating to allowable absences for eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; relating to electronic notice of debt collection executed on a permanent fund dividend; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 58 | An Act relating to the office of public advocacy; and relating to the public advocate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 17, 2025 |
| HB 224 | An Act relating to volunteer labor compliance officers; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 10, 2025 |
| HB 198 | An Act relating to the obstruction or hindrance of lawful trapping of game; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 9, 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 |
| HB 69 | An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 205 | An Act relating to penalties for discharges of oil and other pollution violations; relating to the definition of 'waste' in the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Act; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 43 | An Act establishing the month of March as Women's History Month. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 89 | An Act relating to gun violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to a central registry for protective orders; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 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 |
| HB 44 | An Act relating to workers' compensation death benefits; and providing for an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2025 |