HB60 • 2026

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS

An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Last action: 2025-04-04
Official status: (H) L&C
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact implications if no local product is available or meets quality standards are not specified in the provided text.

Procurement Preferences for Local Agricultural and Fisheries Products

This act changes procurement rules to give preference to agricultural products harvested in Alaska and fisheries products harvested or processed within the state by municipalities and school districts that receive state funding.

What This Bill Does

Amends existing laws to require municipalities and school districts receiving state money to purchase agricultural products grown in Alaska if they are of like quality and priced not more than 10% above similar out-of-state products.
Allows municipalities and school districts to buy local agricultural products even if they cost up to 25% more than non-local ones.
Requires that when buying fisheries products, the municipality must choose those harvested or processed in Alaska if they are of like quality and priced not more than 10% above similar out-of-state products.
Permits municipalities and school districts to buy local fisheries products even if they cost up to 25% more than non-local ones.

Who It Names or Affects

Municipalities and school districts that receive state funding
Local agricultural producers in Alaska

Terms To Know

Procurement preferences: Rules that give an advantage to buying local products over non-local ones.
Jurisdiction: The area where a government has authority, in this case, the state of Alaska.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if no local product is available or meets quality standards.
Effective date is set for July 1, 2025.

Bill History

2025-04-04 Min
(H) Minutes (HL&C)
2025-04-04 Text
(H) Heard & Held
2025-04-04 Text
(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
2025-02-21 Min
(H) Minutes (HL&C)
2025-02-21 Text
(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
2025-02-21 Text
(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124
2025-02-12 171
(H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
2025-02-12 171
(H) FN3: ZERO(ADM)
2025-02-12 171
(H) FN2: ZERO(CED)
2025-02-12 171
(H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
2025-02-12 171
(H) NR: HIMSCHOOT, MCCABE
2025-02-12 171
(H) DP: VANCE, KOPP, EDGMON, ELAM, STUTES
2025-02-12 171
(H) FSH RPT 5DP 2NR
2025-02-11 Min
(H) Minutes (HFSH)
2025-02-11 Text
(H) Moved HB 60 Out of Committee
2025-02-11 Text
(H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
2025-02-06 Min
(H) Minutes (HFSH)
2025-02-06 Text
(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
2025-02-06 Text
(H) FISHERIES at 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
2025-01-22 50
(H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
2025-01-22 50
(H) FN2: ZERO(CED)
2025-01-22 50
(H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
2025-01-22 50
(H) FSH, L&C
2025-01-22 50
(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS
An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HB0060a -1- HB 60
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HOUSE BILL NO. 60

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 1/22/25
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural 1
products harvested in the state and fisheries products harveste d or processed in the 2
state; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 29.71.040(a) is amended to read: 5
(a) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase an 6
agricultural product and an agric ultural product harvested in t he state is available that 7
is of like quality compared with a similar agricultural product harvested outside the 8
state, the municipality 9
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested in the state if the p roduct is 10
priced not more than 10 [SEVEN] percent above the similar product harvested outside 11
the state; 12
(2) may purchase the product harvested in the state only if th e product 13
is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the similar product harvested outside the 14
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HB 60 -2- HB0060a
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state. 1
* Sec. 2. AS 29.71.040(b) is amended to read: 2
(b) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase a fisheries 3
product and a fisheries product ha rvested or processed within t he jurisdiction of the 4
state is available that is of like quality compared with a simi lar fisheries product 5
harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state, the municipality 6
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested or processed within t he 7
jurisdiction of the state if th e product is priced not more tha n 10 [SEVEN] percent 8
above the similar product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state; 9
(2) may purchase the product harvested or processed in the jur isdiction 10
of the state only if the pr oduct is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the 11
product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state. 12
* Sec. 3. AS 36.15.050(a) is amended to read: 13
(a) When agricultural products are purchased by the state or b y a school 14
district that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SEVEN] percent nor 15
more than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed in the 16
state. 17
* Sec. 4. AS 36.15.050(b) is amended to read: 18
(b) When fisheries products are purchased by the state or by a school district 19
that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SE V E N ] p e r c en t n o r mo r e 20
than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed or processed 21
within the jurisdiction of the state. 22
* Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025. 23