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HB74 • 2026

CRIME COUNTERFEIT/NONFUNCTIONING AIRBAG

An Act establishing the crime of airbag fraud.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES TOMASZEWSKI, Coulombe, Saddler, Fields, Hall, Costello, Stutes, Prax
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
(H) RLS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not listed in the provided text.

Alaska Bill HB74: Creating the Crime of Airbag Fraud

This bill makes it illegal to knowingly install, reinstall, or manufacture counterfeit or nonfunctioning airbags in vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new crime called 'airbag fraud' for people who handle bad airbags on purpose.
  • Bans installing replacement airbags that do not match federal safety rules for the specific car make, model, and year.
  • Prohibits using counterfeit or nonfunctioning airbags in vehicles.
  • Makes it illegal to use parts designed to hide a fake or nonworking airbag from vehicle checks.
  • Sets penalties as a class A misdemeanor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who install or reinstall car airbags
  • Manufacturers of replacement airbag parts

Terms To Know

Counterfeit
A fake part that uses a mark identical to the real manufacturer's logo without permission.
Nonfunctioning airbag
An airbag that is broken, damaged, recalled, already used, or tricks the car computer into thinking it works when it does not.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not state a specific date when this law will start.
  • The source material only lists class C felony penalties if death or serious physical injury results from the bad part, not for all cases of harm.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) REFERRED TO RULES

  2. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN12: ZERO(AJS)

  3. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN11: ZERO(DPS)

  4. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN10: ZERO(LAW)

  5. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN9: ZERO(COR)

  6. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN8: ZERO(ADM)

  7. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) FN7: ZERO(ADM)

  8. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) NR: MINA, EISCHEID, VANCE, KOPP, GRAY

  9. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) DP: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD

  10. 2026-04-20 2214

    (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 2DP 5NR

  11. 2026-04-15 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 74(JUD) Out of Committee

  12. 2026-04-15 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  13. 2026-04-13 Text

    (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  14. 2026-04-13 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  15. 2026-03-16 Text

    (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 Minutes Following Session --

  16. 2026-03-16 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  17. 2025-03-21 Min

    (H) Minutes (HJUD)

  18. 2025-03-21 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  19. 2025-03-21 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  20. 2025-03-21 514

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO, STUTES, PRAX

  21. 2025-03-03 Min

    (H) Minutes (HJUD)

  22. 2025-03-03 Text

    (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>

  23. 2025-03-03 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  24. 2025-02-26 Min

    (H) Minutes (HJUD)

  25. 2025-02-26 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  26. 2025-02-26 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  27. 2025-02-24 240

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HALL

  28. 2025-02-21 229

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  29. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN6: ZERO(DPS)

  30. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN5: ZERO(LAW)

  31. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN4: ZERO(AJS)

  32. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN3: ZERO(COR)

  33. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN2: ZERO(ADM)

  34. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)

  35. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) DP: CARRICK, BURKE, NELSON, COULOMBE, FIELDS, HALL

  36. 2025-02-19 210

    (H) L&C RPT 6DP

  37. 2025-02-17 Min

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  38. 2025-02-17 Text

    (H) Moved HB 74 Out of Committee

  39. 2025-02-17 Text

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

  40. 2025-02-14 189

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER

  41. 2025-02-12 Min

    (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  42. 2025-02-12 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  43. 2025-02-12 Text

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

  44. 2025-02-07 Text

    (H) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  45. 2025-02-07 Text

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124

  46. 2025-02-06 132

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): COULOMBE

  47. 2025-01-29 98

    (H) L&C, JUD

  48. 2025-01-29 98

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

CRIME COUNTERFEIT/NONFUNCTIONING AIRBAG
An Act establishing the crime of airbag fraud.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB0074b -1- CSHB 74(JUD)
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

34-LS0455\I

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 74(JUD)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Offered: 4/20/26
Referred: Rules

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES TOMASZEWSKI, Coulombe, Saddler, Fields, Hall, Costello, Stutes, Prax
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act establishing the crime of airbag fraud." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 28.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 3
Sec. 28.35.248. Airbag fraud. (a) A person commits the crime of airbag fraud 4
if the person 5
(1) knowingly installs or reinstalls 6
(A) a replacement airbag that does not comply with federal 7
safety regulations specific to the vehicle's make, model, and year; 8
(B) an airbag that is counterfeit or nonfunctioning; or 9
(C) a part or device that is intended to conceal a counterfeit or 10
nonfunctioning airbag; or 11
(2) knowingly manufactures 12
(A) a counterfeit or nonfunctioning airbag; or 13
(B) a part or device that is intended to conceal a counterfeit or 14
nonfunctioning airbag. 15
34-LS0455\I
CSHB 74(JUD) -2- HB0074b
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

(b) In this section, 1
(1) "airbag" includes an airbag component; 2
(2) "counterfeit" means a replacement airbag displaying an 3
unauthorized mark that is identical, or substantially similar, to the genuine mark of a 4
motor vehicle manufacturer or supplier of parts to a motor vehicle manufacturer; 5
(3) "nonfunctioning" means a replacement airbag that is inoperable, 6
damaged, or recalled, has previously been deployed, will cause a vehicle's diagnostic 7
system to inaccurately indicate that the vehicle is equipped with a properly functioning 8
airbag, or results in an electric fault detected by a vehicle's diagnostic system after the 9
installation procedure is complete. 10
(c) Airbag fraud is 11
(1) a class A misdemeanor; or 12
(2) a class C felony if death or serious physical injury to another 13
person results from the manufacture, installation, or reinstallation of a replacement 14
airbag that does not comply with federal safety regulations specific to the vehicle's 15
make, model, and year or a counterfeit or nonfunctioning airbag. 16