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SB260 • 2026

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

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no specific effective date was found in the provided metadata or text excerpt.

Workers' Compensation Insurance Certificates

This law requires insurance companies in Alaska to give employers a written certificate with specific details and a QR code, while also requiring the state division to create an online tool for checking coverage.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires insurers that issue workers' compensation policies to provide each employer with a written certificate of insurance.
  • Mandates that certificates list the employer name, insurer name, number of employees, estimated payroll by job type, and policy expiration date.
  • Adds a requirement for a QR code on the certificate that links users to an online verification tool.
  • Directs the state division to create a website where people can verify if an employer has workers' compensation insurance.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Insurance companies issuing workers' compensation policies in Alaska
  • Employers who hold these insurance policies

Terms To Know

QR code
A quick-response, machine-readable code made of black and white squares that a digital device camera can scan to access online information.
Certificate of insurance
An official written document from an insurer proving that an employer has secured workers' compensation coverage.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only applies to certificates and policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date of Section 1.
  • The specific calendar date when this act becomes effective is not listed in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 1754

    (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

  2. 2026-02-23 1754

    (S) L&C, FIN

  3. 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

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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