# Alaska HB 314: ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN Alaska HB 314, ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mike Prax (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-09-30 ((H) FN2: ZERO(DEC)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB314-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska HB 314 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-09-30, (H) FN2: ZERO(DEC) - Sponsor: Mike Prax (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (125 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Licensing board administrator gets salary standard: benefit, low. The professional licensing board’s executive administrator is entitled to a monthly salary at a step in Range 23. This range comes from Alaska’s state salary schedule. The law does not identify the step, dollar amount, or size of any pay change. - Authorized wastewater workers gain licensing exemption: benefit, low. Beginning May 31, 2026, authorized workers can build, install, or change smaller onsite wastewater systems without board registration. They must have authorization from Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation. The system’s design flow must be less than 1,500 gallons of wastewater per day. - Professional licensing board continues through 2033: benefit, low. Alaska’s architects, engineers, and land surveyors board continues through June 30, 2033, instead of ending June 30, 2025. The extension takes effect immediately and applies retroactively to June 30, 2025. It preserves the board’s professional registration oversight. - Airports can count interior design costs: benefit, low. Beginning May 31, 2026, covered Alaska airport projects can count registered interior design services as project costs. These services join studies, surveys, plans, specifications, and other listed professional services. The change expands eligible project costs but does not provide a funding amoun… - Interior designers gain registration and title protection: mixed, low. Beginning May 31, 2026, Alaska registers interior designers based on education, training, experience, character, and generally an exam. Designers registered elsewhere can qualify when the board verifies that their registration requirements meet Alaska’s standards. The board defines interior design… - Tighter oversight for employer design work: mixed, low. Beginning May 31, 2026, the employee exemption covers only the employer’s business when professional services are not offered publicly. It excludes buildings and structures mainly used by the public. For gas utilities serving the public for pay, it excludes specified work on facilities operating ab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Prax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Stapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frank Tomaszewski (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-19 | House | GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDDEN Y45 N15 | pass | 45 | 15 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | CONCUR AM OF (S) Y29 N11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-05-15 | Senate | PASSED Y16 N3 A1 | pass | 16 | 3 | | | 2026-04-30 | House | PASSED Y35 N4 E1 | pass | 35 | 4 | | ## Actions (68) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN2: ZERO(DEC) (House) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN1: (CED) (House) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263 (House) - 2026-09-30: (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (House) - 2026-09-30: (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (Senate) - 2026-08-18: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (House) - 2026-08-18: (H) ASSIGNED CHAPTER 23 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-06-20: (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26 (House) - 2026-06-19: (S) JOINT SESSION at 01:00 PM HOUSE CHAMBER (Senate) - 2026-06-19: (H) TO LEGAL SERVICES (House) - 2026-06-19: (H) GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDDEN Y45 N15 (House) - 2026-06-04: (H) 10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y29 N11 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD (House) - 2026-05-15: (S) VERSION: HB 314 AM S (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) PASSED Y16 N3 A1 (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, CRONK (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 314 AM (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) Moved HB 314 AM Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FN2: ZERO(DEC) (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FN1: (CED) (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) NR: STEDMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FIN RPT 4DP 3NR (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-04: (S) FIN (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (H) VERSION: HB 314 AM (House) - 2026-05-01: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-05-01: (H) RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) JOHNSON NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) PASSED Y35 N4 E1 (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 314 AM (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/30 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/29/2026 (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN2: ZERO(DEC) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN1: (CED) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) AM: BYNUM (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) NR: MOORE, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) DP: GALVIN, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, STAPP, SCHRAGE, FOSTER (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FIN RPT 6DP 2NR 1AM (House) - 2026-04-23: (H) Moved HB 314 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-04-23: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-23: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-17: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-17: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-10: (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2026-03-27: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STAPP (House) - 2026-02-18: (H) FIN (House) - 2026-02-18: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 314, 2026-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314Z.PDF) - HB 314 am S, 2026-05-15: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314C.PDF) - HB 314 am, 2026-04-29: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314B.PDF) - HB 314, 2026-02-18: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) - HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law) - HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 314 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314Z) - [Enrolled HB 314 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314Z.PDF) - [HB 314 am S (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314C) - [HB 314 am S (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314C.PDF) - [HB 314 am (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314B) - [HB 314 am (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314B.PDF) - [HB 314 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0314A) - [HB 314 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0314A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34) - [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB314-34 (as of 2026-11-04).