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AK SB 79

enacted

An Act relating to wage payments; and providing for an effective date.

Alaska · 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) · upper

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-19 — (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Senate Labor & Commerceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  2. 2025-01-31

    (S) L&C

  3. 2025-02-07

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  4. 2025-02-07

    (S) Heard & Held

  5. 2025-02-07

    (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  6. 2025-02-12

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  7. 2025-02-12

    (S) Moved SB 79 Out of Committee

  8. 2025-02-12

    (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  9. 2025-02-14

    (S) L&C RPT 2DP 2NR

  10. 2025-02-14

    (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON

  11. 2025-02-14

    (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT

  12. 2025-02-14

    (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)

  13. 2025-02-20

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/20/2025

  14. 2025-02-20

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  15. 2025-02-20

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/24 CAL

    reading-3

  16. 2025-02-24

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 79

    reading-3

  17. 2025-02-24

    (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

    passage

  18. 2025-02-24

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

    passage

  19. 2025-02-24

    (S) VERSION: SB 79

  20. 2025-02-26

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  21. 2025-02-26

    (H) L&C

  22. 2025-03-19

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  23. 2025-03-19

    (H) Heard & Held

  24. 2025-03-19

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  25. 2025-03-24

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  26. 2025-03-24

    (H) Heard & Held

  27. 2025-03-24

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  28. 2025-05-09

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  29. 2025-05-09

    (H) Heard & Held

  30. 2025-05-09

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  31. 2025-05-12

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  32. 2025-05-12

    (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  33. 2025-05-14

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  34. 2025-05-14

    (H) Moved HCS SB 79(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --

  35. 2025-05-14

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  36. 2025-05-16

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  37. 2025-05-16

    (H) Moved HCS SB 79(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:30 pm --

  38. 2025-05-18

    (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 3DP 4AM

  39. 2025-05-18

    (H) PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR

  40. 2025-05-18

    (H) DP: BURKE, FIELDS, HALL

  41. 2025-05-18

    (H) AM: COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON

  42. 2025-05-18

    (H) FN2: (CED)

  43. 2025-05-18

    (H) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C

  44. 2026-05-16

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  45. 2026-05-16

    (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --

  46. 2026-05-16

    (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519

  47. 2026-05-16

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --

  48. 2026-05-17

    (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  49. 2026-05-17

    (H) Moved HCS SB 79(FIN) Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  50. 2026-05-18

    (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 5DP 6NR

  51. 2026-05-18

    (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE

  52. 2026-05-18

    (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, BYNUM, FOSTER

  53. 2026-05-18

    (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, ALLARD, MOORE, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON

  54. 2026-05-18

    (H) FN3: ZERO(LWF)

  55. 2026-05-20

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026

  56. 2026-05-20

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  57. 2026-05-20

    (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED Y30 N10

  58. 2026-05-20

    (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE

  59. 2026-05-20

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

    reading-3

  60. 2026-05-20

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 79(FIN)

    reading-3

  61. 2026-05-20

    (H) PASSED Y38 N2

    passage

  62. 2026-05-20

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  63. 2026-05-20

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

    passage

  64. 2026-05-20

    (H) VERSION: HCS SB 79(FIN)

  65. 2026-05-20

    (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP

  66. 2026-05-20

    (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-

  67. 2026-05-20

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  68. 2026-06-04

    (S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  69. 2026-06-19

    (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/18 CH 20 SLA 26

    became-law

  70. 2026-06-19

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #344

    2025-02-24 · pass · 19-0

  • (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2870

    2026-05-20 · pass · 20-0

  • (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED Y30 N10 #2977

    2026-05-20 · pass · 30-10

  • (H) PASSED Y38 N2 #2978

    2026-05-20 · pass · 38-2

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