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HB125

Changes to Alaska Board of Fisheries Membership and Definitions

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill changes how members are chosen for the state's fisheries board and updates legal definitions about fishing for food by removing rural residency requirements.

What it does

  • Creates a seven-member Board of Fisheries appointed by the governor with legislative approval.
  • Requires two members to represent commercial fishing, two for sport fishing, and two for subsistence fishing.
  • Adds one member from the scientific community who knows about fisheries management.
  • Removes the requirement that people must live in rural areas to be defined as doing 'subsistence fishing'.
  • Updates the definition of 'subsistence uses' by removing the rule that users must live in a rural area.

Who it affects

  • The Alaska Board of Fisheries and its members.
  • Residents who fish for food, shelter, or other personal needs (subsistence fishing).
  • Commercial fishermen and sport fishermen represented on the board.
  • Scientists involved in fisheries management.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not state a specific date when these changes will take effect.
  • Current board members finish their terms before new rules apply to vacancies.

Plain language

Terms to know

Subsistence Fishing
Taking fish or shellfish by a state resident for personal use, such as food, without needing to live in a rural area.
Ex Officio Secretary
A person who holds the role of secretary because they hold another official job, like the commissioner mentioned here.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

BOARD OF FISHERIES MEMBERSHIP An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR2291
  2. (S) Heard & HeldText
  3. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  4. (S) REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS1339
  5. (S) CRA, RES1339
  6. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1339
  7. (H) VERSION: CSHB 125(FSH)1274
  8. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)1274
  9. (H) PASSED Y22 N17 E11262
  10. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 125(FSH)1261
  11. (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK1248
  12. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CALENDAR1237
  13. (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y18 N21 E11236
  14. (H) AM NO 13 FAILED Y18 N21 E11235
  15. (H) AM NO 12 FAILED Y16 N23 E11234
  16. (H) AM NO 11 NOT OFFERED1234
  17. (H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y17 N22 E11233
  18. (H) AM NO 9 FAILED Y18 N21 E11232
  19. (H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y14 N25 E11230
  20. (H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y17 N22 E11229

Changes

Amendments

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