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HB301 • 2026

DISCRIMINATION: GENDER ID.;SEXUAL ORIENT.

An Act relating to and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES GALVIN, Hannan, Story, Mina, Hall, Carrick, Mears, Eischeid
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
(H) JUD
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations.

Law Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

This law adds protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity to existing laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds 'gender identity or expression' as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws.
  • Expands the definition of 'sex' to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who face discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • Businesses, organizations, and individuals who must comply with the new anti-discrimination laws.

Terms To Know

gender identity
Having or being perceived as having a gender that may be different from what was assigned at birth.
sexual orientation
An actual or perceived inherent attraction, lack thereof, or absence of gender preference in a sexual relationship.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify penalties for violations.
  • It is unclear how the new definitions will be enforced and interpreted by courts.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 2625

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): MEARS, EISCHEID

  2. 2026-05-15 2605

    (H) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

  3. 2026-05-15 2605

    (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV)

  4. 2026-05-15 2605

    (H) DNP: VANCE, MCCABE, ST. CLAIR

  5. 2026-05-15 2605

    (H) DP: HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK

  6. 2026-05-15 2605

    (H) STA RPT 4DP 3DNP

  7. 2026-05-14 Text

    (H) Moved HB 301 Out of Committee

  8. 2026-05-14 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  9. 2026-05-06 2427

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK

  10. 2026-04-21 2250

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HALL

  11. 2026-04-09 2104

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA

  12. 2026-03-02 1765

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY

  13. 2026-02-16 1632

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN

  14. 2026-02-11 1599

    (H) STA, JUD

  15. 2026-02-11 1599

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

DISCRIMINATION: GENDER ID.;SEXUAL ORIENT.
An Act relating to and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 301

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVES GALVIN, Hannan, Story, Mina

Introduced: 2/11/26
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or 1
gender identity or expression." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 18.80.300(1) is amended to read: 4
(1) "blockbusting" means an unlawful discriminatory practice by a real 5
estate broker, real estate salesperson, or employee or agent of a broker or another 6
individual, corporation, partnership, or organization for the purpose of inducing a real 7
estate transaction from which that [ANY SUCH] person or its stockholders or 8
members may benefit financially, to represent directly or indirectly that a change has 9
occurred or will or may occur from a composition with respect to race, religion, sex, 10
color, or national origin of the owners or occupants of the block, neighborhood, or 11
area in which the real property is located, and to represent directly or indirectly that 12
this change may or will result in undesirable consequences in the block, neighborhood, 13
or area in which the real property is located, including the lowering of property values, 14
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an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or decline in the quality of the schools 1
or other facilities; 2
* Sec. 2. AS 18.80.300 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 3
(19) "gender identity or expression" means having or being perceived 4
as having or expressing a gender, self-image, appearance, or behavior, regardless of 5
whether that gender, self-image, appearance, or behavior is different from that 6
traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; 7
(20) "sex" includes sexual orientation and gender identity or 8
expression; 9
(21) "sexual orientation" means an actual or perceived inherent 10
attraction, or lack thereof, to a sexual partner of a certain gender, or the absence of 11
gender preference, in a sexual relationship. 12