# Alaska HB 126: REINSTATEMENT NATIVE CORPS/ANCSA REPORTS

Alaska HB 126, REINSTATEMENT NATIVE CORPS/ANCSA REPORTS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Neal Foster (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-03 ((H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/25/26) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB126-34
- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Bill: Alaska HB 126
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: REINSTATEMENT NATIVE CORPS/ANCSA REPORTS
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2026-07-03, (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/25/26
- Sponsor: Neal Foster (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (76 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader reporting rules for Native corporations: benefit, low. The law expands filing rules for Alaska-law corporations formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Covered corporations must file annual reports and shareholder voting materials with the Alaska administrator when sharing them with at least 30 Alaska-resident shareholders. The rule appli…
- Dissolved Native village corporations gained reinstatement: benefit, low. The law allowed eligible Native village corporations dissolved by Alaska's commissioner to seek reinstatement through December 31, 2020. This covered corporations formed under Alaska's corporation law that missed the usual reinstatement period, including the two-year limit. Reinstatement restores c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Neal Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Allard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burke
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Bynum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Nelson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Maxine Dibert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nellie Unangiq Jimmie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Kopp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-20 | House | CONCUR AM OF (S) Y36 N3 A1 | pass | 36 | 3 |   |
| 2025-05-18 | House | AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 | pass | 23 | 17 |   |
| 2025-05-18 | House | AM NO 2 FAILED Y17 N23 | fail | 17 | 23 |   |

## Actions (88)

- 2026-07-03: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/25/26 (House)
- 2026-07-03: (H) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/24 CHAPTER 37 SLA 26 (House)
- 2026-06-10: (H) 1:55 P.M. 6/8/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y36 N3 A1 (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 13 (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED (House)
- 2026-05-19: (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 126(L&C) (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 126(L&C) (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CAL (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) L&C SCS ADOPTED UC (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) FN6: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) FN5: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) AM: DUNBAR (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) DP: GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) NR: BJORKMAN (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 13 (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) L&C RPT SCS 1NR 2DP 1AM NEW TITLE (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: (S) Moved SCS CSHB 126(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-05-06: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, GIESSEL, CLAMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, STEVENS (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-04-27: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-04: (S) FN4: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: (S) FN3: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: (S) NR: YUNDT (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: (S) DP: MERRICK, OLSON, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 13 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: (S) CRA RPT SCS 3DP 1NR NEW TITLE (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: (S) Moved SCS CSHB 126(CRA) Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-02-24: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-19: (S) CRA, L&C (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)
- 2025-05-18: (H) VERSION: CSHB 126(TRB) AM (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, ALLARD, BYNUM, KOPP, D.NELSON (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) PASSED Y40 (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 126(TRB) AM (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) MOTION TO RESCIND ACTION (ADOPTING) AM 1 WITHDRAWN (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y17 N23 (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) TRB CS ADOPTED UC (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) FN2: ZERO(CED) (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) DP: HOLLAND, PRAX, HALL, HIMSCHOOT, MEARS (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) CRA RPT CS(TRB) NEW TITLE 5DP (House)
- 2025-05-13: (H) Minutes (HCRA) (House)
- 2025-05-13: (H) Moved CSHB 126(TRB) Out of Committee (House)
- 2025-05-13: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2025-05-13: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-08: (H) Minutes (HCRA) (House)
- 2025-05-08: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2025-05-08: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-02: (H) FN2: ZERO(CED) (House)
- 2025-05-02: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House)
- 2025-05-02: (H) NR: CARRICK (House)
- 2025-05-02: (H) DP: MOORE, UNDERWOOD, SCHWANKE, BURKE, STORY, DIBERT (House)
- 2025-05-02: (H) TRB RPT CS(TRB) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR (House)
- 2025-05-01: (H) Minutes (HTRB) (House)
- 2025-05-01: (H) Moved CSHB 126(TRB) Out of Committee (House)
- 2025-05-01: (H) TRIBAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): DIBERT (House)
- 2025-03-21: (H) COSPONSOR(S): BURKE (House)
- 2025-03-11: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE (House)
- 2025-03-05: (H) TRB, CRA (House)
- 2025-03-05: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled HB 126, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126Z.PDF)
- SCS CSHB 126(L&C), 2026-05-13: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126E), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126E.PDF)
- SCS CSHB 126(CRA), 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126D), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126D.PDF)
- CSHB 126(TRB) am, 2025-05-18: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126C.PDF)
- CSHB 126(TRB), 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126B.PDF)
- HB 126, 2025-03-05: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126A.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed)
- HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law)
- SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law)
- SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law)
- SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law)
- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled HB 126 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126Z)
- [Enrolled HB 126 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126Z.PDF)
- [SCS CSHB 126(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126E)
- [SCS CSHB 126(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126E.PDF)
- [SCS CSHB 126(CRA) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126D)
- [SCS CSHB 126(CRA) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126D.PDF)
- [CSHB 126(TRB) am (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126C)
- [CSHB 126(TRB) am (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126C.PDF)
- [CSHB 126(TRB) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126B)
- [CSHB 126(TRB) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126B.PDF)
- [HB 126 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0126A)
- [HB 126 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0126A.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34)
- [HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB28-34)
- [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34)
- [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34)
- [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB126-34 (as of 2026-11-04).
