# Alaska SB 29: BIG GAME COMM. SVS BD/BD DENTAL EXAMINERS

Alaska SB 29, BIG GAME COMM. SVS BD/BD DENTAL EXAMINERS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jesse Bjorkman (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-09-30 ((H) FN2: (CED)) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB29-34
- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 29
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: BIG GAME COMM. SVS BD/BD DENTAL EXAMINERS
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-09-30, (H) FN2: (CED)
- Sponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Big-game licensing board gains lead administrator: benefit, low. Alaska’s commerce department must hire a lead administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board, in consultation with the board. The job is in the partially exempt state service. Monthly pay equals a step in Range 23 of the state salary schedule; no dollar amount is specified. The board must…
- Dental licensing board gains lead administrator: benefit, low. Alaska’s commerce department must hire a lead administrator for the Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the board. The job is in the partially exempt state service. Monthly pay equals a step in Range 23 of the state salary schedule; no dollar amount is specified. The board must set the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (85)

- 2026-09-30: (H) FN2: (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)
- 2026-07-01: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/23/26 (Senate)
- 2026-07-01: (S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/25 CHAPTER 31 SLA 26 (Senate)
- 2026-06-15: (S) 10:45 A.M. 6/8/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP (Senate)
- 2026-05-17: (H) VERSION: HCS SB 29(FIN) (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) PASSED Y40 (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 29(FIN) (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 23 (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2026-05-17: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) FN2: (CED) (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) AM: ALLARD (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) NR: MOORE, BYNUM, STAPP (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) DP: GALVIN, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 23 (House)
- 2026-05-16: (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 6DP 3NR 1AM (House)
- 2026-05-15: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2026-05-15: (H) Moved HCS SB 29(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a 9:00 A.M. -- (House)
- 2026-05-15: (H) FINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-05-15: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-05-11: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2026-05-11: (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- (House)
- 2026-05-11: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-05-11: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-05-05: (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (House)
- 2026-05-05: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-16: (H) FN1: (CED) (House)
- 2025-05-16: (H) NR: ELAM, RAUSCHER (House)
- 2025-05-16: (H) DP: FIELDS, HALL, MEARS, BURKE, DIBERT (House)
- 2025-05-16: (H) RES RPT 5DP 2NR (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) Minutes (HRES) (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) Moved SB 29 Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2025-05-14: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-12: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House)
- 2025-05-12: (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2025-05-05: (H) Minutes (HRES) (House)
- 2025-05-05: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2025-05-05: (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2025-05-05: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-25: (H) RES, FIN (House)
- 2025-04-25: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)
- 2025-04-23: (S) VERSION: SB 29 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 29 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/23 CAL (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) FN1: (CED) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) NR: MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) FIN RPT 4DP 2NR (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) Moved SB 29 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-01: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-02-19: (S) FN1: (CED) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: (S) NR: KAWASAKI, MYERS (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: (S) DP: GIESSEL, HUGHES, DUNBAR, CLAMAN, WIELECHOWSKI (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: (S) RES RPT 5DP 2NR (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: (S) Moved SB 29 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-02-03: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-01-22: (S) RES, FIN (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled SB 29, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029Z.PDF)
- HCS SB 29(FIN), 2026-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029B.PDF)
- SB 29, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029A.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (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 SB 29 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029Z)
- [Enrolled SB 29 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029Z.PDF)
- [HCS SB 29(FIN) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029B)
- [HCS SB 29(FIN) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029B.PDF)
- [SB 29 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0029A)
- [SB 29 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0029A.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB29-34 (as of 2026-11-04).