Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska SB9: SURRENDER OF INFANTS; INF. SAFETY DEVICE
Status: Signed into law, September 9, 2026
An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No. HCS CSSB 9(JUD) _______ Relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. _______________ THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE Enrolled SB Relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. _______________ * Section 1. AS 47.05.325(a) is amended to read: (a) The Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services shall establish by regulation civil history standards for denial of issuance or renewal of a license or certification for an individual or for an entity within that department's licensing or certification authority if the individual who is applying for a license, license renewal, certification, or certification renewal is (1) a biological or adoptive parent, guardian, custodian, or Indian custodian of a child who is or was the subject of a child-in-need-of-aid petition under AS 47.10 and the individual had custody of the child at the time the child was the subject of a petition, unless the only basis in the petition for alleging that the child was a child in need of aid under AS 47.10.011 was that the child was surrendered in the manner described in AS 47.10.013(c); or -1- Enrolled SB (2) the subject of a finding or circumstance described in AS 47.05.330(a). * Sec. …
Sponsors
- Robert Myers (R, SD-Q) · primary sponsor
- Catherine Giessel (R, SD-E)
- Shelley Hughes (R, SD-F)
- Mike Cronk (R, SD-R)
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I)
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034)
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- David Nelson (R, HD-018)
- Jubilee Underwood (R, HD-027)
Latest actions
- : (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/10/26
- : (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 9/9 CHAPTER 61 SLA 26
- : (S) 12:30 P.M. 8/24/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- : (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- : (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- : (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 9(JUD)
- : (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- : (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, D.NELSON, UNDERWOOD
Votes
- CONCUR AM OF (H) (May 19, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, failed
- PASSED (May 18, 2026): 35 yea, 5 nay, passed
- PASSED (March 31, 2026): 18 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: HOSPITALS, MINORS, HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, CHILD CUSTODY, PRIVACY, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is SB9?
- SB9 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): SURRENDER OF INFANTS; INF. SAFETY DEVICE.
- What does SB9 do?
- An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SB9?
- Signed into law as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/10/26 (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB9?
- Robert Myers (R, SD-Q), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB9?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB 9
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