Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR28: SUPPORT KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
Status: Passed both chambers, September 22, 2026
Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No. HJR 28 36 Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS children and adolescents increasingly use online platforms, social media, games, messaging applications, and video streaming services as integral parts of education, communication, and social interaction; and WHEREAS these digital technologies offer benefits but also expose minors to significant risks that include exposure to harmful content, harassment, addictive design features, compromised privacy, mental health harms, and exploitation; and WHEREAS numerous studies and public testimony to the United States Congress have documented the associations between excessive online exposure and adverse outcomes in children and adolescents, which include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, cyberbullying, and self-harm; and WHEREAS current federal law does not require online platforms to implement comprehensive design safeguards to prevent foreseeable harm to individuals under 17 years of age; and WHEREAS S. 1748, the Kids Online Safety Act, has been introduced in the 119th -1- Enrolled HJR 28 United States Congress and would require covered online platforms to implement tools and safeguards, including default privacy protections, limits on compulsive design features, and options to opt out of harmful algorithmic recommendations, that would protect users under 17 years of age; and WHEREAS S. 1748 would prohibit …
Sponsors
- Ted Eischeid (D, HD-022) · primary sponsor
- Jubilee Underwood (R, HD-027)
- Bill Elam (R, HD-008)
- Alyse Galvin (I, HD-014)
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- Calvin Schrage (NP, HD-012)
- Robert Yundt (R, SD-N)
- Jesse Bjorkman (R, SD-D)
- Mike Cronk (R, SD-R)
- Matt Claman (D, HD-021)
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I)
- George Rauscher (R, SD-O)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 36
- : (H) 10:45 A.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (S) VERSION: HJR 28
- : (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- : (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- : (S) KAWASAKI, MERRICK, OLSON, STEVENS
- : (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, GRAY-JACKSON, RAUSCHER, TILTON, STEDMAN, GIESSEL,
- : (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 28
- : (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- : (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
Votes
- PASSED (May 17, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PASSED (May 11, 2026): 37 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH, MINORS, COMMUNICATIONS, FAMILIES, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, PRIVACY
Common questions
- What is HJR28?
- HJR28 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): SUPPORT KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT.
- What does HJR28 do?
- Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act.
- What is the status of HJR28?
- Passed both chambers as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 36 (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR28?
- Ted Eischeid (D, HD-022), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR28?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 28
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