# Alaska SB 158: COOK INLET: NEW ADMIN AREA Alaska SB 158, COOK INLET: NEW ADMIN AREA, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jesse Bjorkman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-07 ((H) Minutes (HFSH)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB158-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska SB 158 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: COOK INLET: NEW ADMIN AREA - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-07 - Last action: 2026-04-07, (H) Minutes (HFSH) - Sponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Temporary fishing permits during Cook Inlet appeals: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, permit holders can challenge renewal for the existing Cook Inlet area instead of the new east-side area. They must appeal to the superior court on or before March 1, 2027. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission must provide a temporary entry permit for the new a… - New permit rules for Cook Inlet fishers: mixed, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, the law creates a separate east-side Cook Inlet area for commercial set-net permits and entry limits. It covers Upper Subdistrict areas 244-21, 244-22, 244-31, 244-32, 244-41, and 244-42 in the Cook Inlet Central District. Boundaries follow Department of Fish and Game def… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (51) - 2026-04-07: (H) Minutes (HFSH) (House) - 2026-04-07: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-04-07: (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-04-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-26: (H) Minutes (HFSH) (House) - 2026-03-26: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 10:30 AM -- (House) - 2026-03-26: (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-26: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) REFERRED TO FISHERIES (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) FSH, RES (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-03-20: (S) VERSION: SB 158 AM (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) PASSED Y17 N- E3 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 158 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: (S) COSPONSOR(S): DUNBAR (Senate) - 2026-03-18: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/20 CAL (Senate) - 2026-03-18: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-03-18: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (S) FN4: ZERO(DFG) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (S) FN3: ZERO(DFG) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (S) NR: KAWASAKI, MYERS, WIELECHOWSKI (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (S) DP: GIESSEL, CLAMAN (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (S) RES RPT 2DP 3NR (Senate) - 2026-03-02: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: (S) Moved SB 158 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-02: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-13: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-02-13: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-12: (S) FN2: ZERO(DFG) (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) FN1: ZERO(DFG) (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) L&C RPT 2DP 2NR (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) Moved SB 158 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-07: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-07: (S) L&C, RES (Senate) - 2025-04-07: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 158 am, 2026-03-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0158B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0158B.PDF) - SB 158, 2025-04-07: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0158A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0158A.PDF) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) ## Sources - [SB 158 am (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0158B) - [SB 158 am (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0158B.PDF) - [SB 158 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0158A) - [SB 158 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0158A.PDF) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [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-SB158-34 (as of 2026-11-04).