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HB363 • 2026

ALCOHOL: PATRIOTIC ORGS; CLUB LICENSES

An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES STUTES, Saddler, Bynum, Josephson SENATORS Cronk, Merrick, Bjorkman, Yundt, Kawasaki, Claman
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
RTN TO (H) GOV NEXT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information about enforcement mechanisms, monitoring procedures, or penalties for violations of the act.

Alcohol Sales by Patriotic Organizations

This act allows patriotic organizations to sell alcohol at events and get club licenses, but restricts how they can distribute profits from these sales.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows patriotic organizations to sell alcoholic beverages at events they organize.
  • Changes the requirements for club licenses so that members of patriotic organizations with a reciprocity agreement can buy alcohol.
  • Restricts patriotic organizations from distributing income from alcohol sales to individuals, ensuring profits stay within the organization.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Patriotic organizations like the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Veterans organizations.
  • Members of these organizations and their families.
  • Military personnel on active duty who are extended privileges by patriotic organizations.

Terms To Know

Club license
A permit that allows a club to sell alcohol under specific conditions.
Reciprocity agreement
An arrangement between two or more organizations where members of one organization are given privileges by another.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify the effective date, but it takes effect immediately under Alaska Statute 01.10.070(c).
  • It is unclear how this change will be enforced or monitored.
  • There are no details on penalties for violating these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 2757

    (H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV

  2. 2026-05-17 2722

    (S) VERSION: CSHB 363(MLV)

  3. 2026-05-17 2722

    (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  4. 2026-05-17 2725

    (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK, MERRICK, BJORKMAN, YUNDT, KAWASAKI, CLAMAN

  5. 2026-05-17 2722

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  6. 2026-05-17 2722

    (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  7. 2026-05-17 2721

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 363(MLV)

  8. 2026-05-17 2721

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  9. 2026-05-17 2721

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  10. 2026-05-17 2721

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026

  11. 2026-05-16 2687

    (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)

  12. 2026-05-16 2687

    (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT

  13. 2026-05-16 2686

    (S) L&C RPT 4DP

  14. 2026-05-15 Text

    (S) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee

  15. 2026-05-15 Text

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  16. 2026-05-13 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  17. 2026-05-13 Text

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  18. 2026-04-28 2383

    (S) L&C

  19. 2026-04-28 2383

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  20. 2026-04-27 2315

    (H) VERSION: CSHB 363(MLV)

  21. 2026-04-27 2315

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  22. 2026-04-27 2314

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM, JOSEPHSON

  23. 2026-04-27 2312

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  24. 2026-04-27 2312

    (H) PASSED Y40

  25. 2026-04-27 2312

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 363(MLV)

  26. 2026-04-27 2312

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  27. 2026-04-27 2312

    (H) MLV CS ADOPTED UC

  28. 2026-04-27 2311

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  29. 2026-04-27 2311

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/27/2026

  30. 2026-03-30 1990

    (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)

  31. 2026-03-30 1990

    (H) NR: COULOMBE

  32. 2026-03-30 1990

    (H) DP: FRIER, CARRICK, SADDLER, D.NELSON, HALL, FIELDS

  33. 2026-03-30 1990

    (H) L&C RPT CS(MLV) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR

  34. 2026-03-25 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee

  35. 2026-03-25 Text

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  36. 2026-03-23 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  37. 2026-03-23 Text

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  38. 2026-03-20 1889

    (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)

  39. 2026-03-20 1889

    (H) DP: FIELDS, GRAY, HALL, SADDLER, EISCHEID

  40. 2026-03-20 1889

    (H) MLV RPT CS(MLV) NEW TITLE 5DP

  41. 2026-03-19 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 363(MLV) Out of Committee

  42. 2026-03-19 Text

    (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124

  43. 2026-03-18 1878

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER

  44. 2026-03-17 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  45. 2026-03-17 Text

    (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124

  46. 2026-03-12 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  47. 2026-03-12 Text

    (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124

  48. 2026-02-23 1692

    (H) MLV, L&C

  49. 2026-02-23 1692

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

ALCOHOL: PATRIOTIC ORGS; CLUB LICENSES
An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Enrolled HB 363
LAWS OF ALASKA

2026

Source Chapter No.
CSHB 363(MLV) _______

AN ACT

Relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by
patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date.

_______________

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1

-1- Enrolled HB 363

AN ACT

Relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by 1
patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date. 2
_______________ 3
* Section 1. AS 04.09.220(d) is amended to read: 4
(d) Alcoholic beverages sold under a club license may be purchased only by 5
(1) members of the club and their families; 6
(2) widows or widowers of deceased members of the club who have 7
been accorded club privileges; 8
(3) military personnel on active duty who are extended the privilege by 9
patriotic organizations; and 10
(4) members of a patriotic organization licensed under this section 11
[THAT HAS A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER PATRIOTIC 12
ORGANIZATION LICENSED UNDER THIS SECTION]. 13

Enrolled HB 363 -2-
* Sec. 2. AS 04.09.220(i) is amended to read: 1
(i) The holder of a club license may not 2
(1) solicit public patronage of the club premises, except as approved by 3
the board or at a permitted event under AS 04.09.630, 04.09.660, or 04.09.670; 4
(2) distribute income from the sale of alcoholic beverages under the 5
license to a member, director, or officer; 6
(3) sell or serve alcoholic beverages in club rooms outside the portion 7
of the club rooms that are part of the licensed premises. 8
* Sec. 3. AS 04.09.660(a) is amended to read: 9
(a) A nonprofit organization event permit authorizes the holder to sell or 10
dispense brewed beverages or wine for consumption at an event organized by the 11
nonprofit organization, except that a holder that is a patriotic organization may 12
also sell or dispense other alcoholic beverages for consumption at an event 13
organized by the patriotic organization. 14
* Sec. 4. AS 04.09.660(e) is amended to read: 15
(e) The nonprofit organization shall ensure that all profits derived from the 16
sale of brewed beverages, [OR] wine, or other alcoholic beverages, as applicable, 17
under a nonprofit organization event permit are paid to the organization that holds the 18
permit and not to an individual. 19
* Sec. 5. AS 04.21.080(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 20
(31) "patriotic organization" includes the American Legion, Veterans 21
of Foreign Wars, and American Veterans organizations. 22
* Sec. 6. AS 04.09.220(j) is repealed. 23
* Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 24