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HB93

Alaska Hunting and Fishing Residency Rules

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This law updates the rules for proving you live in Alaska to get hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses.

What it does

  • Requires people with permanent identification cards to keep meeting residency rules to use them for sport activities.
  • Defines a resident as someone who lives in Alaska and plans to stay there indefinitely while making it their home.
  • Mandates that residents must have lived in the state continuously for 12 months before applying for a license, with limited exceptions for absence.
  • States that people cannot claim they live in another place or get benefits from living elsewhere while claiming Alaskan residency.
  • Allows the commissioner of fish and game to create rules about how to prove someone is eligible as a resident.

Who it affects

  • People who want to hunt, trap, or sport fish in Alaska
  • Holders of permanent identification cards for these activities
  • The commissioner responsible for issuing licenses

Limits and unknowns

  • This law does not take effect until January 1, 2028.
  • Specific rules for proving residency will be written later by the commissioner and are not included in this text.
  • The specific types of absences allowed during the required 12-month period depend on another state statute (AS 43.23.008) which is referenced but not detailed here.

Plain language

Terms to know

Resident
A person who lives in the state with the intent to stay there indefinitely and has lived there for at least one year.
Domicile
The place where a person legally makes their permanent home, which must be maintained in Alaska for 12 consecutive months before applying for a license.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

RESIDENCY REQ: HUNTING, TRAPPING, FISHING An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 8/10/263215
  2. (H) 9:30 A.M. 7/17/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3187
  3. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y33 N72744
  4. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y24 N162744
  5. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2743
  6. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD2691
  7. (S) VERSION: SCS HB 93(JUD)2697
  8. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2697
  9. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y17 N2 E12695
  10. (S) PASSED Y13 N6 E12694
  11. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 93(JUD)2694
  12. (S) HELD TO 5/16 CAL2670
  13. (S) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR2662
  14. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL2645
  15. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL2642
  16. (S) JUD SCS ADOPTED UC2642
  17. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME2642
  18. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/20262642
  19. (S) Minutes (SRES)Min
  20. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205Text

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 FAILED Y9 N30 E1 1511

AM 2

AM NO 2 FAILED Y18 N21 E1 1512

AM 3

AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N22 E1 1513