# Alaska HJR 38: PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS Alaska HJR 38, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carolyn Hall (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-09-30 ((H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 29) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HJR38-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska HJR 38 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-23 - Last action: 2026-09-30, (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 29 - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin McCabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donna Mears (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Louise Stutes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Tilton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Actions (46) - 2026-09-30: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 29 (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) 8:57 A.M. 5/13/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (House) - 2026-05-08: (S) VERSION: HJR 38 (Senate) - 2026-05-08: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate) - 2026-05-08: (S) DUNBAR (Senate) - 2026-05-08: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, TILTON, CLAMAN, CRONK, YUNDT, MERRICK, BJORKMAN, (Senate) - 2026-05-08: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate) - 2026-05-08: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 38 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/8 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/7/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) L&C RPT 3DP 2NR (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) Moved HJR 38 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-22: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-31: (S) L&C (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-03-30: (H) VERSION: HJR 38 (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FRIER, STUTES, SCHRAGE, MCCABE (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) PASSED Y38 E2 (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 38 (House) - 2026-03-27: (H) COSPONSOR(S): MEARS, STORY, JOSEPHSON, GALVIN (House) - 2026-03-27: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/30 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-03-27: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-03-27: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/27/2026 (House) - 2026-03-20: (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) DP: FRIER, COULOMBE, CARRICK, D.NELSON, FIELDS, HALL (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) L&C RPT 6DP (House) - 2026-03-13: (H) Moved HJR 38 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-03-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-06: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-06: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-03-06: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) L&C (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HJR 38, 2026-05-08: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HJR038Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HJR038Z.PDF) - HJR 38, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HJR038A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HJR038A.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 HJR 38 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HJR038Z) - [Enrolled HJR 38 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HJR038Z.PDF) - [HJR 38 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HJR038A) - [HJR 38 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HJR038A.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-HJR38-34 (as of 2026-11-04).