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SB177

State Agency Publications Review

Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law requires state agencies in Alaska to review their publications every ten years and identify reports that are outdated, duplicative, excessive, or could be delivered electronically instead of physically.

What it does

  • Requires each state agency to make a list of all publications it creates by law, regulation, or legislative direction.
  • Asks agencies to mark items on the list that are outdated, duplicated, excessive, improved through consolidation, or could be sent electronically instead of physically.
  • Sets a schedule for agencies to send their publication lists to the governor and legislature every ten years by October 31.
  • Requires the governor to submit a bill every ten years to eliminate or modify requirements for publications identified as outdated, duplicative, excessive, or suitable for electronic delivery only.
  • Updates specific laws so that certain reports no longer need to be printed in books, newspapers, or mailed as physical copies.

Who it affects

  • All state government agencies
  • The Governor's office
  • Members of the State Legislature

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not say exactly which specific reports will be removed until agencies finish their review.
  • The full text of Section 12 was cut off in the provided source material, so some final rules may be missing from this summary.

Plain language

Terms to know

Duplicative
Information that is repeated or says the same thing as another report.
Excessive
More reports than are needed to do the job properly.
Outdated
Information that is old and no longer accurate or useful.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

STATE AGENCY PUBLICATIONS An Act relating to the elimination or modification of state agency publications that are outdated, duplicative, or excessive.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) Minutes (SSTA)Min
  2. (S) Heard & HeldText
  3. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  4. (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS915
  5. (S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER916
  6. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)916
  7. (S) STA, FIN915
  8. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS915