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SB51

SB51: Creating a Board to Review New Professional Licenses

Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill creates the Sunrise Review Board in Alaska to study proposed laws that would require licenses for jobs or professions.

What it does

  • Creates a seven-member board called the Sunrise Review Board within state government departments.
  • Requires the board to review all proposed legislation that changes how people get licensed, unless it was reviewed in the last four years.
  • Allows specific groups, such as legislators and workers, to request reviews of new licensing rules by paying a fee set by the board.
  • Mandates that requests for new licenses must explain why other methods cannot solve safety or quality problems first.
  • Directs the board to recommend the least restrictive way to protect the public if regulation is needed.

Who it affects

  • State agencies responsible for business, health, labor, and legal matters that will staff the new board.
  • Legislators who introduce bills proposing changes to professional or occupational licenses.
  • Workers, businesses, and consumers involved in professions where licensing rules might change.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not set specific dates for when this law will officially start working.
  • The exact fee amount that people must pay to request a review is not listed and will be decided later by the board in regulations.
  • The provided text ends before listing all possible types of regulations the board might recommend.

Plain language

Terms to know

Sunrise Review Board
A new group of seven people created by this bill to study proposed laws about job licenses before they become law.
Licensure
The official permission or license a person must have from the state to work in certain jobs like doctors, lawyers, or contractors.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

ESTABLISH SUNRISE REVIEW BOARD An Act establishing the Sunrise Review Board; relating to review of proposed legislation relating to authorization to engage in the practice of a profession or occupation; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE54
  2. (S) L&C, FIN54
  3. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS54