SB203 • 2026

PROHIBITED WEAPONS/FIREARM CONVERT DEVICE

An Act relating to the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'

Firearms

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: SENATORS TOBIN, Gray-Jackson
Last action: 2026-03-05
Official status: (S) STA
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about penalties for prohibited weapons or how this act will affect existing laws on other types of firearms and devices.

Act Defining Prohibited Weapons

This act changes what is considered a prohibited weapon in Alaska by adding devices that can convert handguns into automatic firearms and removing short-barreled rifles from the definition.

What This Bill Does

Adds devices designed to convert a handgun into an automatic firearm to the list of prohibited weapons.
Removes rifles with barrel lengths less than 16 inches from the definition of prohibited weapons.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own or use firearms in Alaska
Law enforcement agencies that enforce weapon laws

Terms To Know

prohibited weapon: A type of weapon that is not allowed by law.
automatic firearm: A gun that can shoot more than one bullet with a single trigger pull without needing to reload manually.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact penalties for owning or using prohibited weapons.
It is unclear how this act will affect existing laws about other types of firearms and devices.

Bill History

2026-03-05 Text
(S) Heard & Held
2026-03-05 Text
(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
2026-02-12 Text
(S) Heard & Held
2026-02-12 Text
(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
2026-01-28 1559
(S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
2026-01-21 1479
(S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
2026-01-21 1479
(S) STA, JUD
2026-01-21 1479
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
2026-01-09 1479
(S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26

Official Summary Text

PROHIBITED WEAPONS/FIREARM CONVERT DEVICE
An Act relating to the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 203

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY SENATORS TOBIN, Gray-Jackson

Introduced: 1/21/26
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the definition of 'prohibited weapon.'" 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 11.61.200(h)(1) is amended to read: 3
(1) "prohibited weapon" means any 4
(A) explosive, incendiary, or noxious gas 5
(i) mine or device that is designed, made, or adapted for 6
the purpose of inflicting serious physical injury or death; 7
(ii) rocket, other than an emergency flare, having a 8
propellant charge of more than four ounces; 9
(iii) bomb; or 10
(iv) grenade; 11
(B) device designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a 12
firearm; 13
(C) firearm that is capable of shooting more than one shot 14
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger; 15
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[OR] 1
(D) rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches, shotgun 2
with a barrel length of less than 18 inches, or firearm made from a rifle or 3
shotgun which, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches; or 4
(E) device designed, made, or adapted to convert a handgun 5
into a firearm that is capable of shooting more than one shot 6
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the 7
trigger; 8
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 9
read: 10
APPLICABILITY. AS 11.61.200(h)(1), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 11
offenses committed on or after the effective date of this Act. 12