Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB161: PAID SICK LEAVE EXEMPTION
Status: In committee, March 28, 2025
An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.".
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. AS 23.10.066 is amended to read: Sec. 23.10.066. Minimum paid sick leave benefit. Employers in the state with 50 or more employees are required to provide their employees paid sick leave as follows: (1) [EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE] a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave shall accrue for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or use more than 56 hours of paid sick leave a [PER] year, unless their employer sets a higher limit; (2) [EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER THAN 15 EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR OF PAID HB0161a -1- HB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0672\G SICK LEAVE FOR EVERY 30 HOURS WORKED, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ACCRUE OR USE MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF PAID SICK LEAVE PER YEAR, UNLESS THEIR EMPLOYER SETS A HIGHER LIMIT; (3)] employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under U.S.C. 213(a)(1) shall be assumed to work 40 hours in each work week for purposes of paid sick leave accrual unless their normal work week is less than 40 …
Sponsors
- Justin Ruffridge (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Julie Coulombe (R, HD-011)
- Charles Kopp (R, HD-010)
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024)
- Bill Elam (R, HD-008)
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001)
- Jamie Allard (R, HD-023)
- Mia Costello (R, HD-015)
- Jubilee Underwood (R, HD-027)
- Sarah Vance (R, HD-031)
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034)
- Kevin McCabe (R, HD-030)
Latest actions
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): MOORE
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHWANKE
- : (H) ST. CLAIR
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): ALLARD, COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD, VANCE, TOMASZEWSKI, MCCABE, PRAX,
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): ELAM
- : (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- : (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min after adjournment --
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER
Subjects: EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, SALARIES & ALLOWANCES, LABOR
Common questions
- What is HB161?
- HB161 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): PAID SICK LEAVE EXEMPTION.
- What does HB161 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB161?
- In committee as of March 28, 2025. Latest action: (H) COSPONSOR(S): MOORE (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB161?
- Justin Ruffridge (R, HD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB161?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB 161
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.