WORKERS' COMP. INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

An Act relating to workers' compensation insurance certificates.

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: (S) L&C
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Workers' Compensation Insurance Certificates

This act requires insurers to provide employers with a written certificate that includes specific information and a QR code for online verification.

What This Bill Does

Requires insurance companies to give employers a written document proving they have workers' compensation insurance.
Specifies the details that must be included in this certificate, such as employer name, number of employees, estimated payroll, and policy expiration date.
Adds a QR code on the certificate for users to verify the employer's insurance coverage online.
Requires the state division to provide an online tool for verifying workers' compensation insurance.

Who It Names or Affects

Insurance companies that issue workers' compensation policies
Employers who need workers' compensation insurance

Terms To Know

QR code: A type of barcode that can be scanned by a smartphone or other digital device to access information online.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact penalties for non-compliance with these requirements.
It is unclear how this will affect small businesses without easy access to technology.

Bill History

2026-02-23 1754
(S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
2026-02-23 1754
(S) L&C, FIN
2026-02-23 1754
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

WORKERS' COMP. INSURANCE CERTIFICATES
An Act relating to workers' compensation insurance certificates.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB0260A -1- SB 260
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SENATE BILL NO. 260

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to workers' compensation insurance certificates." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 23.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 3
Sec. 23.30.033. Workers' compensation insurance certificates. (a) An 4
insurer that has issued a policy of insurance to an employer under this chapter shall 5
issue the employer a written certificate of insurance that certifies that the employer has 6
secured the payment of compensation under this chapter. The certificate must display 7
the following information: 8
(1) the name of the employer certified as insured; 9
(2) the name of the insurer; 10
(3) the number of employees employed by the employer certified as 11
insured; 12
(4) the estimated payroll for each employee classification; 13
(5) the expiration date of the insurance policy; and 14
(6) a QR code that directs a user to the online verification tool required 15
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SB 260 -2- SB0260A
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under (b) of this section; in this paragraph, "QR code" means a quick-response, 1
machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, used to 2
provide access to online information through the camera on a digital device such as a 3
cellular telephone. 4
(b) The division shall provide on the division's Internet website an online 5
verification tool that allows a user to verify an employer's workers' compensation 6
insurance coverage. 7
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 8
read: 9
APPLICABILITY. AS 23.30.033, added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to a workers' 10
compensation insurance certificate and a workers' compensation insurance policy issued, 11
delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date of sec. 1 of this Act. 12