Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB284
SB284: Rules for Serving Alcohol and Liability
Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes Alaska law by removing a criminal negligence requirement for serving alcohol to drunk people and limits when an intoxicated person can sue others.
What it does
- Removes the rule that says serving alcohol to a drunken person must be done with criminal negligence.
- Prohibits licensees, agents, or employees from knowingly selling, giving, or bartering alcoholic beverages to a drunken person.
- Stops licensed businesses from allowing another person to sell, give, or barter an alcoholic beverage to a drunken person on their property.
- Prevents licensed businesses from letting a drunken person enter and stay inside or drink alcohol there.
- Prohibits licensees, agents, or employees from permitting a drunken person to sell or serve alcoholic beverages.
- States that in certain lawsuits, an intoxicated person cannot recover damages for injuries caused by their own intoxication.
Who it affects
- Licensees, agents, and employees of businesses selling alcohol
- People who are drunk on licensed premises
- Business owners allowing others to serve or sell drinks
Limits and unknowns
- The specific effective date of this law has not been set yet.
- These new rules only apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Licensed premises
- A place where a license is held to sell alcoholic beverages.
- Drunken person
- An individual who is intoxicated by alcohol, as referenced in the bill text.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
ALCOHOL: OFFENSES AND CIVIL LIABILITY An Act relating to prohibited conduct relating to drunken persons; and relating to civil liability of persons providing alcoholic beverages.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE2248
- (S) L&C, JUD2248
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2248