# Alaska SB 243: DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WEAPON

Alaska SB 243, DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WEAPON, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Kawasaki (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-02 ((S) Minutes (SSTA)) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB243-34
- 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 243
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WEAPON
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-05-02, (S) Minutes (SSTA)
- Sponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Myers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cathy Tilton (Republican), Senate

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-02: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2026-05-02: (S) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate)
- 2026-05-02: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) FN1: ZERO(LAW) (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) NR: GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) DP: TILTON (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) AM: KAWASAKI (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: (S) STA RPT 1AM 1DP 1NR (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: (S) Moved SB 243 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-05: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-02-19: (S) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: (S) COSPONSOR(S): TILTON, BJORKMAN, MYERS, CRONK (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: (S) STA, JUD (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 243, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0243A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0243A.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)

## Sources
- [SB 243 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0243A)
- [SB 243 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0243A.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [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)
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- [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB243-34 (as of 2026-11-04).