# Alaska SB 97: BIG GAME GUIDE PERMIT PROGRAM Alaska SB 97, BIG GAME GUIDE PERMIT PROGRAM, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SENATE RESOURCES; status signed, last action 2025-10-15 ((H) FN7: (CC:HB53/DNR)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB97-34 - 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 97 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: BIG GAME GUIDE PERMIT PROGRAM - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-10-15, (H) FN7: (CC:HB53/DNR) - Sponsor: SENATE RESOURCES - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (18 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Guides get long permits with limits: mixed, medium. Commercial big-game guides need a permit to operate on state land in designated concession areas. The Department of Natural Resources awards full permits through open competition and limited permits through a random draw—not highest bids. Permits set hunting areas, client limits, and allowed specie… - New hunting guide areas start small: mixed, low. Alaska's Board of Game must choose one game management unit or subunit that benefits most from the new guide-area program. It must take public comment and consult state agencies before choosing the first area and setting permit numbers and permissions. Natural Resources must start the first area's… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: SENATE RESOURCES ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-05 | Senate | PASSED Y18 N1 E1 | pass | 18 | 1 | | ## Actions (74) - 2025-10-15: (H) FN7: (CC:HB53/DNR) (House) - 2025-10-15: (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 53 (House) - 2025-10-15: (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25 (House) - 2025-10-15: (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25 (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/24 CHAPTER 16 SLA 25 (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) 10:30 A.M. 6/20/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (H) VERSION: SB 97 (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) PASSED Y39 E1 (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 97 (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2025 (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FN6: (DNR) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FN5: (DFG) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FN4: (DFG) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) NR: HANNAN, JOHNSON, ALLARD, BYNUM (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, TOMASZEWSKI, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FIN RPT 6DP 4NR (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) Moved SB 97 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-05-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FIN (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-05-05: (S) VERSION: SB 97 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) PASSED Y18 N1 E1 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 97 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/5 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN6: (DNR) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN5: (DFG) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN4: (DFG) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) NR: KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FIN RPT 6DP 1NR (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) Moved SB 97 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-25: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-04-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-25: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-17: (S) FN3: (DNR) (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) FN2: (DFG) (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) FN1: (DFG) (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) AM: HUGHES, KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) DNP: MYERS (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) DP: GIESSEL, CLAMAN (Senate) - 2025-03-17: (S) RES RPT 2DP 1DNP 2NR 2AM (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) Moved SB 97 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-10: (S) Minutes (SRES) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-03-10: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-05: (S) REPLACED SENATE RULES COMMITTEE UC (Senate) - 2025-03-05: (S) PRIME SPONSOR CHANGED - SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) RES, FIN (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled SB 97, 2025-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0097Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0097Z.PDF) - SB 97, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0097A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0097A.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled SB 97 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0097Z) - [Enrolled SB 97 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0097Z.PDF) - [SB 97 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0097A) - [SB 97 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0097A.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 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) - [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-SB97-34 (as of 2026-11-04).