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HB 193

Alaska HouseIn Senate Committee

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HB 193, “Unemployment Ben; Paid Leave: Parent/sick”, was introduced in the House on Apr 15, 2025 by Rep. Carolyn Hall (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: REFERRED TO RULES.


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HB 193 has 12 co-sponsors and 10 roll calls.

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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN) am
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Amended: 5/16/26
Offered: 5/13/26
Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES HALL, Fields, Carrick, Eischeid, Himschoot, Hannan, Story, Schrage,
Galvin, Josephson, Bynum, Frier, Mina
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental
leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance
and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the
collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits;
relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective
date."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
* Section 1. AS 23.10.066 is amended to read:
Sec. 23.10.066. Minimum paid sick leave benefit. Employers in the state
with 10 or more employees are required to provide their employees paid sick leave as
follows:
(1) [EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES SHALL
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ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE] a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave
shall accrue for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or
use more than 56 hours of paid sick leave a [PER] year, unless their employer sets a
higher limit;
(2) [EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER THAN 15 EMPLOYEES SHALL
ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR OF PAID
SICK LEAVE FOR EVERY 30 HOURS WORKED, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT
ENTITLED TO ACCRUE OR USE MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF PAID SICK
LEAVE PER YEAR, UNLESS THEIR EMPLOYER SETS A HIGHER LIMIT;
(3)] employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under 29
U.S.C. 213(a)(1) shall be assumed to work 40 hours in each work week for purposes
of paid sick leave accrual unless their normal work week is less than 40 hours, in
which case paid sick leave accrues based on [UPON] that normal work week;
(3) [(4)] paid sick leave shall carry over to the following year, but an
employer is not required to allow an employee to use more than the applicable
amounts of paid sick leave described in (1) [AND (2)] of this section a [PER] year;
(4) [(5)] paid sick leave as provided in this section shall begin to
accrue at the commencement of employment or July 1, 2025, whichever is later; an
employee shall be entitled to use paid sick leave as it is accrued;
(5) [(6)] any employer with a paid leave or paid time off policy [,] who
makes available an amount of paid leave that is sufficient to meet the requirements of
this section and that may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions
as paid sick leave under this section [,] is not required to provide additional paid sick
leave;
(6) [(7)] an employee who is transferred to a separate entity or
location, but remains employed by the same employer, is entitled to all paid sick leave
accrued at the former [PRIOR] entity or location; when there is a separation from
employment, but the employee is rehired within six months after [OF] separation by
the same employer, previously accrued and unused paid sick leave shall be
immediately reinstated; when a different employer succeeds or takes the place of an
existing employer, all employees of the original employer who remain employed by
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the successor employer are entitled to all accrued and unused paid sick leave;
(7) an employer may, at the employee's request, allow an employee
to exchange accrued sick leave for the cash value of the accrued sick leave.
* Sec. 2. AS 23.10.067 is amended to read:
Sec. 23.10.067. Use [UTILIZATION] of paid sick leave benefit. The paid
sick leave benefit required under AS 23.10.066 may be used [UTILIZED] as follows:
(1) employees shall be permitted to use paid sick leave for [:]
(A) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health
condition; the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; or the
employee's need for preventative medical care;
(B) care or assistance to the employee's family member relating
to the needs described in (A) of this paragraph; in this subparagraph, "family
member" means an immediate family member as defined in AS 39.52.960
[PURSUANT TO AS 39.52.960(11)]; a domestic partner; a foster child, legal
ward, or person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis; a foster parent,
adoptive parent, legal guardian, or [A] person who stood in loco parentis when
the employee was a minor child; or any other individual related by blood or
whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship; or
(C) absences necessary due to domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking, if [PROVIDED] the leave is to allow the employee to
obtain, for the employee or a family member, [:] medical or psychological
attention; services from a victim's aid organization; relocation or steps to
secure an existing home; or legal services, including participation in any
investigation or civil or criminal proceeding;
(2) when the need for paid sick leave is foreseeable, an [THE]
employee who is not incapacitated shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to
the employer in advance of the use of paid sick leave and before the beginning of the
employee's workday for which the sick leave is used and make a reasonable effort
to schedule use of paid sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the
employer's operations;
(3) for paid sick leave of more than three consecutive workdays, an
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employer may require reasonable documentation as follows, showing that the paid
sick leave has been used for a purpose covered by (1) of this section:
(A) [;] documentation signed by a health care professional
indicating that paid sick leave is or was necessary shall be considered
reasonable documentation for the purposes of (1)(A) or (B) of this section
[PURPOSES], but an employer may not require that the documentation explain
the nature or details of the illness or underlying health needs;
(B) [(A)] in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
stalking [,] under (1)(C) of this section, one of the following types of
documentation selected by the employee shall be considered reasonable
documentation: a police report; a written statement from a witness advocate
affirming services from a victim's aid organization; a court document
indicating relevant legal action; or a written, non-notarized statement from the
employee affirming that paid sick leave was taken for a qualifying purpose of
(1)(C) of this section;
(C) [(B)] unless otherwise required by law, an employer may
not require disclosure of the details of an employee's or an employee's family
member's health or safety information as a condition of providing paid sick
leave under AS 23.10.066 and must treat any health or safety information
regarding an employee or employee's family member as confidential medical
records;
(4) paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 may be used in the smaller of
hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer's payroll system uses to
account for absences or use of other time;
(5) an employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise
of, or the attempt to exercise, the right to paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066; an
employer may not [:]
(A) engage in retaliation or discrimination [,] or take any other
adverse action, against an employee who uses [UTILIZES], or attempts to use
[UTILIZE], their paid sick leave;
(B) require, as a condition of an employee's taking paid sick
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leave under this section and AS 23.10.066, that the employee search for or find
a replacement worker to cover the hours during which the employee is using
paid sick leave; or
(C) use an absence control policy that counts paid sick leave
taken under AS 23.10.066 and this section as an absence that may lead to or
result in retaliation or any other adverse action.
* Sec. 3. AS 23.10.068(c) is amended to read:
(c) Employers shall give employees who are entitled to paid sick leave
written notice of the following at the commencement of employment or within 30 days
after [OF] this section's effective date, whichever is later: that beginning July 1, 2025,
employees are entitled to paid sick leave and the amount of paid sick leave, the terms
of its use guaranteed under AS 23.10.066 and 23.10.067, and that retaliation against
employees who request or use paid sick leave is prohibited.
* Sec. 4. AS 23.10.069 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(d) Employment of seasonal workers is exempt from the requirements of
AS 23.10.066 - 23.10.068. In this subsection, "seasonal worker" means an employee
who is hired for a specific period related to peak business need, not to exceed six
months in each calendar year.
* Sec. 5. AS 23.10 is amended by adding new sections to read:
Article 9. Alaska Paid Parental Leave Program.
Sec. 23.10.700. Paid parental leave program. The department shall
administer the paid parental leave program established under AS 23.10.700 -
23.10.795.
Sec. 23.10.705. Parental leave fund account. The parental leave fund account
is established as a separate fund in the state treasury. The department shall deposit
money collected under AS 23.10.710 in the account. The legislature may appropriate
the annual estimated balance in the account and interest earned on the account to the
department to carry out the purposes of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. Money in the
account does not lapse.
Sec. 23.10.710. Contributions or reimbursement payments for paid
parental leave. (a) Except as provided in (b) and (d) of this section, in the manner
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provided in AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the paid parental leave program, the
department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to .15 percent of the
wages as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employee is required to make
contributions under AS 23.20.290(d).
(b) A nonprofit organization, governmental entity, or federally recognized
tribe that has elected to make payments in place of contributions under AS 23.20.277
shall make reimbursement payments to the paid parental leave program in the manner
provided in AS 23.20.277.
(c) The department shall assess and collect, under AS 23.20.185 - 23.20.275,
interest and penalties for delinquent reports and payments due under this section.
Interest and penalties collected shall be handled in accordance with AS 23.20.130(d).
(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a process for
employers who are exempt from participating in the paid parental leave program to opt
into the program.
Sec. 23.10.715. Qualifying purpose. An eligible employee may use paid
parental leave when the employee needs to be absent from work to
(1) care for a child within 12 months of the
(A) birth of that child to or adoption of that child by the eligible
employee; or
(B) appointment of the eligible employee as the legal guardian
of that child; or
(2) complete an adoption or legal guardianship process of a child
before the child is adopted by or placed with the employee.
Sec. 23.10.720. Paid parental leave claim. (a) The department shall establish
by regulation procedures for filing a claim for paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700
- 23.10.795, including a procedure for certifying that the leave is for a qualifying
purpose under AS 23.10.715.
(b) An employee may file a claim with the department for paid parental leave
not more than 60 days before the anticipated start date of the qualifying absence from
work nor more than 90 days after the date on which the qualifying absence from work
began. The department may waive the 90-day filing deadline for good cause. The
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department may process a claim without the eligible employee providing exact dates
of an anticipated qualifying absence from work. The department may adjust claim data
through a claim modification process established by the department.
(c) The department may accept any of the following as sufficient evidence that
a paid parental leave claim is for a qualifying purpose:
(1) the child's birth certificate;
(2) a document from the child's health care provider or the health care
provider of the person who gave birth to the child, stating the child's date of birth;
(3) a document from the child's health care provider, the adoption
agency involved in the adoption, or another individual approved by the department
confirming the adoption or anticipated adoption and the date of the adoption or
anticipated adoption;
(4) a form signed by the employee acknowledging paternity of the
child that meets the requirements of AS 18.50.165; or
(5) a document from a state or tribal court confirming a petition for or
decree of legal guardianship of the child.
Sec. 23.10.725. Eligibility; benefit amount; duration. (a) An employee who
is paid at least $2,500 in wages during the employee's base period for employment
covered by AS 23.20.700 - 23.20.795 is eligible to receive paid parental leave under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if those wages were paid in at least two of the calendar
quarters of the employee's base period, and the employee has been working for that
employer for at least 13 weeks. Paid parental leave begins the first day of absence
from work for a qualifying purpose under AS 23.10.715.
(b) The department shall calculate an employee's base period for purposes of
(a) of this section using the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters
immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, except that, if an
employee would not otherwise be eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of
a base period that does not include the most recently completed calendar quarter
immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, the department
shall calculate the employee's base period and determine the employee's eligibility
using the four most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit
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year. For an individual who has been separated from employment for not more than 26
weeks, the department shall calculate the individual's base period using the first four
of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the individual's
separation from employment, except that, if an individual would not otherwise be
eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of a base period that does not
include the most recently completed calendar quarter, the department shall calculate
the individual's base period and determine the individual's eligibility using the four
most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit year.
(c) The department shall determine an eligible employee's weekly benefit in
the same manner as provided in AS 23.20.350(d). The department shall calculate the
employee's weekly benefit in accordance with AS 23.10.730 for employees using the
accelerated benefit option.
(d) The maximum number of weeks for which an eligible employee may take
paid parental leave, and for which paid parental leave benefits are payable in a benefit
year, is between eight and 12 weeks, cumulative, as determined by the department.
The department shall determine and make public the maximum duration of the
parental leave benefit each year, based on fund solvency, forecasted use, and actuarial
studies completed under AS 23.10.780. For employees using the accelerated benefit
option, the department shall calculate the number of weeks an eligible employee may
take paid parental leave in accordance with AS 23.10.730.
(e) In this section, "benefit year" means a period of 52 consecutive weeks
beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that an eligible employee
first files a claim for paid parental leave and, thereafter, the period of 52 consecutive
weeks beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that the eligible
employee next files the claim after the end of the eligible employee's last preceding
benefit year; however, for an eligible employee covered by this subsection, "benefit
year" also means a period of 53 weeks if the filing of a claim for paid parental leave
would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed request
for paid parental leave.
Sec. 23.10.730. Accelerated benefit option. An eligible employee may choose
to receive the paid parental leave benefit on an accelerated basis. For each week the
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employee elects the accelerated benefit option, the employee shall receive double the
weekly benefit amount to which the employee is entitled. However, for each week the
employee chooses the accelerated benefit option, the duration of the benefit is reduced
by a corresponding week.
Sec. 23.10.735. Coordination of benefits. (a) Leave taken under the paid
parental leave program shall run concurrently with leave that also qualifies as leave
under 29 U.S.C. 2601 - 2654 (Family and Medical Leave Act) or AS 39.20.500 -
39.20.550.
(b) An employer may require that payments for paid parental leave under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 be made concurrently with, or coordinated with, payments
or leave provided under a short-term disability policy or a separate bank of paid time
off designated specifically for parental leave under a collective bargaining agreement
or employer policy. The employer must provide employees written notice of this
requirement.
(c) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a process for an
employer to request to opt out of the paid parental leave program. The regulations
must
(1) only allow an employer to opt out if the employer provides a
specifically designated paid parental leave allowance under a collective bargaining
agreement, employment contract, or employer policy that meets or exceeds the paid
parental leave available under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795; and
(2) provide a process for an employer to appeal a determination made
by the department.
(d) An employee may not be required to use or exhaust any accrued vacation
leave, sick leave, or other paid time off before or while receiving paid parental leave
benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. However, the employee may choose to use
accrued vacation leave, sick leave, or other paid time off while receiving paid parental
leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if the total amount received does not
exceed the employee's average weekly earnings.
(e) Paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 does not relieve an
employer from the obligation to comply with more generous terms included in a
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collective bargaining agreement or employment contract.
Sec. 23.10.740. Disqualification. In addition to any other penalty that may
apply, an employee may be disqualified from paid parental leave benefits for up to one
year if the department determines the employee intentionally made a false statement or
misrepresentation of a material fact, or intentionally failed to report a material fact, to
obtain paid parental leave.
Sec. 23.10.745. Appeals. The department shall establish a process for an
employee to appeal a determination by the department regarding a paid parental leave
claim within 90 days after receiving notice of the determination.
Sec. 23.10.750. Recovery of improper payments. (a) An employee who
receives paid parental leave to which the employee is not entitled under AS 23.10.700
- 23.10.795 shall repay to the department the amount improperly paid. The department
shall deposit the payment in the parental leave fund account established in
AS 23.10.705.
(b) The department shall promptly prepare and send a notice of determination
to the employee at the employee's last address of record, stating that the employee is
required to repay the amount of paid parental leave received in error. If the employee
does not repay the amount received in error within a reasonable time set by the
department, the department shall deduct the amount from future paid parental leave
benefits owed to the employee or from the permanent fund dividend of the employee
under AS 43.23.140(b)(6). However, the department may waive repayment of all or a
portion of the amount of paid parental leave received in error if the department
determines that the employee has died or has acted in good faith when claiming and
receiving paid parental leave benefits and that requiring repayment would be unfair or
inequitable.
(c) If the employee has not repaid the paid parental leave benefit or if the
amount has not been deducted from future benefits or the permanent fund dividend of
the employee within two years after the last day of the year in which payment was
made, the commissioner may declare the amount uncollectible.
Sec. 23.10.755. Public education and outreach campaign. The department
shall conduct a public education and outreach campaign to educate employees and
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employers about the availability of paid parental leave.
Sec. 23.10.760. Employment protection; health insurance maintenance;
enforcement. (a) An eligible employee who takes paid parental leave under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 is entitled to return to the position the employee held when
the leave began or to be restored to an equivalent position with equivalent seniority,
pay, benefits, working hours, and other terms and conditions of employment,
including service credits the employee was entitled to at the start of paid parental
leave.
(b) During any period of qualified paid parental leave, the employer shall
maintain the employee's health care benefits on the same terms as before the leave
began. The employee shall continue to pay the employee's share of the cost of any
health care benefits.
(c) An employer may not take or threaten any adverse employment action or
discriminate against the employee for applying for or using paid parental leave under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795.
(d) An employer may not take any action that prevents or discourages an
employee from taking paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, including
failing to provide timely and complete information required by the department or
reporting or threatening to report suspected citizenship or immigration status of the
employee or an employee's family member.
(e) An employer may not adopt or enforce a policy that allows paid parental
leave taken under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 to be considered as an absence that could
result in discipline, discharge, demotion, suspension, or any other adverse action
against the employee.
(f) The department shall establish a complaint process by regulation for an
employee who believes the employee's employer violated this section. A complaint
must be filed within two years after the violation occurred or the date the employee
reasonably should have known about the violation, whichever is later.
(g) After granting the employer a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, or
after the employer acknowledges that a violation occurred, the department may
determine whether a violation occurred. If the department determines a violation
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occurred, the department may order the employer to remedy the violation, which may
include
(1) granting the requested paid parental leave;
(2) providing up to two years of back pay, plus interest;
(3) reinstating the employee;
(4) paying to the complainant attorney fees allowed under the Alaska
Rules of Civil Procedure;
(5) other relief the department considers appropriate.
(h) After the department issues a final determination, either party may appeal
the determination to a court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 23.10.765. Notice to employees. (a) An employer shall provide written
notice to each employee upon hiring, and annually thereafter, of the benefits available
under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The notice must include
(1) the employee's right to paid parental leave benefits under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 and the terms under which the benefits may be used;
(2) the amount of paid parental leave available;
(3) the procedure for filing a claim for paid parental leave benefits;
(4) notice that discrimination and retaliatory personnel actions against
the employee for requesting, applying for, or using paid parental leave benefits is
prohibited; and
(5) notice that the employee has a right to file a complaint for a
violation of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795.
(b) Each employer shall display and maintain a poster in a conspicuous place
accessible to employees at the employer's place of business that contains the
information required by this section in a form approved by the department.
Sec. 23.10.770. Child support interception. (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, an individual filing a new claim for paid
parental leave must disclose whether child support obligations are owed by that
individual. If the individual discloses that child support obligations are owed and the
individual is determined to be eligible for paid parental leave, the department shall
notify the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue that the
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individual has been determined to be eligible for paid parental leave.
(b) The department shall, unless the obligor and obligee agree otherwise,
deduct and withhold from paid parental leave compensation payable to an individual
who owes child support obligations
(1) the amount specified by the individual to the department to be
deducted and withheld under this subsection, if neither (2) nor (3) of this subsection is
applicable;
(2) the amount specified in an agreement submitted to the department
under 42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(i) (sec. 454(19)(B)(i), Social Security Act), by the child
support services agency of the Department of Revenue, unless (3) of this subsection is
applicable; or
(3) any amount required to be deducted and withheld through legal
process, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 662(e) (sec. 462(e), Social Security Act), properly
served on the department.
(c) The department shall pay an amount deducted and withheld under (b) of
this section to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue.
(d) An amount deducted and withheld under (b) of this section shall for all
purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as paid parental leave and paid
by that individual to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue
in satisfaction of the individual's child support obligations.
(e) This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for
reimbursement by the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue for
the administrative costs incurred by the department under this section.
(f) In this section, "child support obligation" includes only obligations that are
being enforced under a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 (sec. 454, Social Security
Act), which has been approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human
Services under 42 U.S.C. 651-665 (Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act).
Sec. 23.10.775. Federal income tax withholding. (a) If the Internal Revenue
Service determines that paid parental leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795
are subject to federal income tax, when an individual files a new claim for paid
parental leave, the department shall advise the individual that
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(1) paid parental leave compensation benefits are subject to federal
income tax;
(2) federal requirements exist pertaining to estimated federal tax
payments;
(3) the individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and
withheld from the individual's payment of paid parental leave at the amount specified
in 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code); and
(4) the individual is permitted to change a previously elected status for
the withholding of federal income tax.
(b) Amounts deducted for federal income taxes and withheld from paid
parental leave shall remain in the parental leave fund account established in
AS 23.10.705 until transferred to the federal Internal Revenue Service as payment of
federal income tax.
(c) The department shall comply with legal requirements of the federal
Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service regarding the deduction and
withholding of federal income tax.
Sec. 23.10.780. Actuarial studies. Every two years, the commissioner shall
submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president
of the senate an actuarial study of the benefit structures established under
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate
secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature
that the study is available.
Sec. 23.10.795. Definitions. In AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795,
(1) "employee" means a person in the service of an employer who is
subject to payment of contributions, or whose employer has elected to make
reimbursement payments, under AS 23.20; "employee" does not include a person who
is hired for a specific period, not to exceed six months in each calendar year, related to
peak business need;
(2) "employer" means an employer that is subject to payment of
contributions under AS 23.20.165(a), 23.20.276, or 23.20.278 or reimbursement
payments under AS 23.20.277.
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* Sec. 6. AS 23.10.710(a), enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended to read:
(a) Except as provided in (b) and (d) of this section, in the manner provided in
AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the paid parental leave program, the department shall
collect from each employee an amount equal to .15 percent of the wages as set out in
AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO MAKE
CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall remit money
collected under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050.
* Sec. 7. AS 23.10.710, enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended by adding new subsections
to read:
(e) The department may implement an employer paid parental leave
surcharge. If the department implements an employer surcharge, the department shall,
in the manner provided in AS 23.20, collect an amount equal to .20 percent of the
wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employer is required to make
contributions under AS 23.20.290(c). The department shall remit money collected
under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050.
(f) If the department implements an employer paid parental leave surcharge,
the department shall credit against the amount owed by an employer under (e) of this
section an amount equal to the contributions paid by the employer under
AS 23.20.290(c) above .60 percent. If the amount of the credit equals or exceeds the
amount owed under (e) of this section, the employer's liability under (e) of this section
is zero.
* Sec. 8. AS 23.10.710, enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended by adding a new
subsection to read:
(g) Notwithstanding AS 23.20.290(d), the department shall credit each
employee with an amount equal to the amount collected from the employee under (a)
of this section against unemployment contributions owed by the employee under
AS 23.20.
* Sec. 9. AS 23.15.630(a) is amended to read:
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20, the department shall collect from
each employee an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent of the wages, as set out in
AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO MAKE
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CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall remit to the
Department of Revenue, in accordance with AS 37.10.050, money collected under this
subsection.
* Sec. 10. AS 23.15.630 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
(d) The department may implement an employer state training and
employment program surcharge. If the department implements an employer surcharge,
the department shall, in the manner provided in AS 23.20, collect an amount equal to
.30 percent of the wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employer is
required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(c). The department shall remit
money collected under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050.
(e) If the department implements an employer state training and employment
program surcharge, the department shall credit against the amount owed by an
employer under (d) of this section an amount equal to the contributions paid by the
employer under AS 23.20.290(c) above .30 percent. If the amount of the credit equals
or exceeds the amount owed under (d) of this section, the employer's liability under
(d) of this section is zero.
* Sec. 11. AS 23.15.835(a) is amended to read:
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the program, the
department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to .25 percent of the
wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED
TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall
remit to the Department of Revenue, in accordance with AS 37.10.050, money
collected under this subsection.
* Sec. 12. AS 23.20.135(b) is amended to read:
(b) The department, or a designee of the department, shall immediately
deposit, upon receipt, all money payable to the fund in the clearing account. Refunds
of contributions erroneously collected and payable under AS 23.20.225 and
23.20.526(a)(11) may be paid from the clearing account in the same manner, or from
the training and building fund. Interest and penalty payments may not be refunded
from the unemployment compensation fund. After clearance, all money in the clearing
account [, EXCEPT FOR THAT PORTION OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
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UNDER AS 23.20.290(d) USED TO PAY INTEREST ON ADVANCES RECEIVED
UNDER AS 23.20.140,] shall be immediately deposited with the United States
Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the account of this state in the unemployment
trust fund established and maintained under 42 U.S.C. 1104 (sec. 904, Social Security
Act), as amended.
* Sec. 13. AS 23.20.290(c) is amended to read:
(c) The rate of contributions for each employer is a percentage of the average
benefit cost rate multiplied by the employer's experience factor set out in column C of
the table in this subsection opposite the employer's applicable rate class set out in
column A plus the fund solvency adjustment surcharge required under (f) of this
section. That percentage is 76 percent beginning January 1, 2009, [AND] 73 percent
beginning January 1, 2010, and 100 percent beginning January 1, 2027.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including the application of
credits [HOWEVER], the rate of contributions for an employer
(1) may not exceed [BE LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OR MORE
THAN] six and one-half percent;
(2) may not be less than .30 percent;
(3) with less than four quarters of experience may not be less than
one percent;
(4) [. THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER] in
rate class 21 may not be less than 5.4 percent; and
(5) [. THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER]
must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th of one percent.
COLUMN B COLUMN C
COLUMN A Cumulative Experience
Rate Class Ratable Payroll Factor
at least but less than
(percent) (percent)
1 5 .40
2 5 10 .45
3 10 15 .50
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4 15 20 .55
5 20 25 .60
6 25 30 .65
7 30 35 .70
8 35 40 .80
9 40 45 .90
10 45 50 1.00
11 50 55 1.00
12 55 60 1.10
13 60 65 1.20
14 65 70 1.30
15 70 75 1.35
16 75 80 1.40
17 80 85 1.45
18 85 90 1.50
19 90 95 1.55
20 95 99.99 1.60
21 99.99 1.65.
* Sec. 14. AS 23.20.350(d) is amended to read:
(d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive
the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is
opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages
determined under (c) of this section:
(A) (B)
Base Period Wages Weekly Benefit
Amount
At least But less than
0 2,500 $ 0
2,500 2,750 56
2,750 3,000 58
3,000 3,250 60
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3,250 3,500 62
3,500 3,750 64
3,750 4,000 66
4,000 4,250 68
4,250 4,500 70
4,500 4,750 72
4,750 5,000 74
5,000 5,250 76
5,250 5,500 78
5,500 5,750 80
5,750 6,000 82
6,000 6,250 84
6,250 6,500 86
6,500 6,750 88
6,750 7,000 90
7,000 7,250 92
7,250 7,500 94
7,500 7,750 96
7,750 8,000 98
8,000 8,250 100
8,250 8,500 102
8,500 8,750 104
8,750 9,000 106
9,000 9,250 108
9,250 9,500 110
9,500 9,750 112
9,750 10,000 114
10,000 10,250 116
10,250 10,500 118
10,500 10,750 120
10,750 11,000 122
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11,250 11,500 126
11,500 11,750 128
11,750 12,000 130
12,000 12,250 132
12,250 12,500 134
12,500 12,750 136
12,750 13,000 138
13,000 13,250 140
13,250 13,500 142
13,500 13,750 144
13,750 14,000 146
14,000 14,250 148
14,250 14,500 150
14,500 14,750 152
14,750 15,000 154
15,000 15,250 156
15,250 15,500 158
15,500 15,750 160
15,750 16,000 162
16,000 16,250 164
16,250 16,500 166
16,500 16,750 168
16,750 17,000 170
17,000 17,250 172
17,250 17,500 174
17,500 17,750 176
17,750 18,000 178
18,000 18,250 180
18,250 18,500 182
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19,750 20,000 194
20,000 20,250 196
20,250 20,500 198
20,500 20,750 200
20,750 21,000 202
21,000 21,250 204
21,250 21,500 207 [206]
21,500 21,750 209 [208]
21,750 22,000 212 [210]
22,000 22,250 214 [212]
22,250 22,500 216 [214]
22,500 22,750 219 [216]
22,750 23,000 221 [218]
23,000 23,250 224 [220]
23,250 23,500 226 [222]
23,500 23,750 228 [224]
23,750 24,000 231 [226]
24,000 24,250 233 [228]
24,250 24,500 236 [230]
24,500 24,750 238 [232]
24,750 25,000 240 [234]
25,000 25,250 243 [236]
25,250 25,500 245 [238]
25,500 25,750 248 [240]
25,750 26,000 250 [242]
26,000 26,250 252 [244]
26,250 26,500 255 [246]
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26,750 27,000 260 [250]
27,000 27,250 262 [252]
27,250 27,500 264 [254]
27,500 27,750 267 [256]
27,750 28,000 269 [258]
28,000 28,250 272 [260]
28,250 28,500 274 [262]
28,500 28,750 276 [264]
28,750 29,000 279 [266]
29,000 29,250 281 [268]
29,250 29,500 284 [270]
29,500 29,750 286 [272]
29,750 30,000 288 [274]
30,000 30,250 291 [276]
30,250 30,500 293 [278]
30,500 30,750 296 [280]
30,750 31,000 298 [282]
31,000 31,250 300 [284]
31,250 31,500 303 [286]
31,500 31,750 305 [288]
31,750 32,000 308 [290]
32,000 32,250 310 [292]
32,250 32,500 313 [294]
32,500 32,750 315 [296]
32,750 33,000 317 [298]
33,000 33,250 320 [300]
33,250 33,500 322 [302]
33,500 33,750 325 [304]
33,750 34,000 327 [306]
34,000 34,250 329 [308]
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34,250 34,500 332 [310]
34,500 34,750 334 [312]
34,750 35,000 337 [314]
35,000 35,250 339 [316]
35,250 35,500 341 [318]
35,500 35,750 344 [320]
35,750 36,000 346 [322]
36,000 36,250 349 [324]
36,250 36,500 351 [326]
36,500 36,750 353 [328]
36,750 37,000 356 [330]
37,000 37,250 358 [332]
37,250 37,500 361 [334]
37,500 37,750 363 [336]
37,750 38,000 365 [338]
38,000 38,250 368 [340]
38,250 38,500 370 [342]
38,500 38,750 373 [344]
38,750 39,000 375 [346]
39,000 39,250 377 [348]
39,250 39,500 380 [350]
39,500 39,750 382 [352]
39,750 40,000 385 [354]
40,000 40,250 387 [356]
40,250 40,500 389 [358]
40,500 40,750 392 [360]
40,750 41,000 394 [362]
41,000 41,250 397 [364]
41,250 41,500 399 [366]
41,500 41,750 401 [368]
41,750 42,000 404 [370]
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46,750 47,000 452
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47,250 47,500 457
47,500 47,750 459
47,750 48,000 462
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48,250 48,500 466
48,500 48,750 469
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49,250 49,500 476
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50,750 51,000 490
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51,750 52,000 500
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53,000 53,250 512
53,250 53,500 514
53,500 53,750 517
53,750 54,000 519
54,000 54,250 522
54,250 54,500 524
54,500 524 [370].
* Sec. 15. AS 23.20.350(f) is amended to read:
(f) An individual who establishes a benefit year is eligible for an allowance for
dependents in addition to the individual's weekly benefit amount. The department may
require an individual claiming or receiving an allowance for dependents to produce
income tax returns, birth certificates, notices of adoption or custody, social security
account number of spouse, verification of support documents, or other information
necessary to verify that the allowance is payable to the individual. The allowance for
dependents
(1) is $72 [$24] per week for each dependent, except that the total
allowance for dependents paid to an individual may not exceed $216 [$72] for each
week of unemployment;
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(2) is payable beginning with the week during the benefit year in
which the individual claims an allowance for the dependent and is payable for the
remainder of the individual's eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental
payments during the benefit year;
(3) may not be claimed for a new dependent after the end of the benefit
year or after the exhaustion of regular benefits in the benefit year [;
(4) REPEALED
(5) REPEALED].
* Sec. 16. AS 23.20.350 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(h) On January 1 of each year, the department shall increase the maximum
base period wages in (d) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage
increase in the base of contributions calculated under AS 23.20.175 in comparison to
the base contributions calculated for the prior year. The new base period wage amount
shall be rounded to the nearest $250. The department shall increase the corresponding
weekly benefit amount in (d) of this section by $2 for each $250 increase in base
period wages. The department may not decrease the base period wage amount of the
weekly benefit amount.
* Sec. 17. AS 25.27.020(a) is amended to read:
(a) The agency shall
(1) seek enforcement of child support orders of the state in other
jurisdictions and shall obtain, enforce, and administer the orders in this state;
(2) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter and
AS 25.25, including regulations that establish
(A) procedures for hearings conducted under AS 25.27.170 and
for administrative enforcement of support orders;
(B) subject to AS 25.27.025 and to federal law, a uniform rate
of interest on arrearages of support that shall be charged the obligor upon
notice if child support payments are 10 or more days overdue or if payment is
made by a check backed by insufficient funds; however, an obligor may not be
charged interest on late payment of a child support obligation, other than a
payment on arrearages, if the obligor is
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(i) employed and income is being withheld from the
obligor's wages under an income withholding order;
(ii) receiving unemployment compensation and child
support obligations are being withheld from the obligor's
unemployment payments under AS 23.20.401; [OR]
(iii) receiving compensation for disabilities under
AS 23.30 and child support obligations are being withheld from the
obligor's compensation payments; or
(iv) receiving paid parental leave under
AS 23.10.770 and child support obligations are being withheld
from the obligor's compensation payments;
(C) procedures for establishing and disestablishing paternity
under AS 25.27.165 and 25.27.166, including procedures for hearings; and
(D) procedures under which the agency shall enter into
contracts or agreements with financial institutions, including brokerage houses,
insurance companies, and other companies providing individual investment,
transaction, or deposit accounts, doing business in the state to develop and
operate an automated data match system as required by 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(17);
the agency may pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting a
data match under a contract or agreement under this subparagraph; the fee may
not exceed the actual costs incurred by the financial institution for conducting
the data match;
(3) administer and enforce AS 25.25 (Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act);
(4) establish, enforce, and administer child support obligations
administratively under this chapter;
(5) administer the state plan required under 42 U.S.C. 651 - 669 (Title
IV-D, Social Security Act) as amended;
(6) disburse support payments collected by the agency to the obligee,
together with interest charged under (2)(B) of this subsection;
(7) establish and enforce administratively under this chapter, or
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through the superior courts of the state, child support orders from other jurisdictions
pertaining to obligors within the state;
(8) enforce and administer spousal support orders if a spousal support
obligation has been established with respect to the spouse and if the support obligation
established with respect to the child of that spouse is also being administered;
(9) obtain a medical support order that meets the requirements of
AS 25.27.060(c) and 25.27.063;
(10) act on behalf of the Department of Health in the enforcement of
AS 47.07.025(b);
(11) establish or disestablish, administratively under AS 25.27.165 -
25.27.166 or through court action, the paternity of a child;
(12) promptly provide to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, in a format
approved by the bureau, any final agency decision administratively establishing or
disestablishing the paternity of a child born in this state; and
(13) act as the central registry for all child support orders and exchange
information as required by federal law.
* Sec. 18. AS 37.05.146(c) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
(87) parental leave fund account (AS 23.10.705).
* Sec. 19. AS 23.15.630(b), 23.15.835(b); and AS 23.20.290(d) are repealed.
* Sec. 20. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
read:
COMMENCEMENT OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. Eligible employees may
receive paid parental leave beginning January 1, 2030, for qualifying purposes that occur on
or after January 1, 2030.
* Sec. 21. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
read:
TRANSITION: ACTUARIAL STUDIES. The commissioner of labor and workforce
development shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
president of the senate the first actuarial study required by AS 23.10.780, enacted by sec. 5 of
this Act, on December 1, 2027. The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate
secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the
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study is available.
* Sec. 22. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
read:
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW FEDERAL APPROVAL. To the
extent necessary to implement this Act, the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development shall submit for federal approval the changes to the unemployment insurance
laws of the state enacted by secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this Act.
* Sec. 23. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
read:
CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Sections 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this
Act take effect only if, and to the extent that, on or before July 1, 2027, the United States
Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state
under 26 U.S.C. 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act), or determines that approval is not
necessary.
(b) AS 23.10.710(g), enacted by sec. 8 of this Act, takes effect only if the United
States Secretary of Labor does not approve the repeal of AS 23.20.290(d) by sec. 19 of this
Act.
(c) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall notify the revisor of
statutes in writing within 30 days after the United States Secretary of Labor approves or does
not approve the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state.
* Sec. 24. If secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this Act take effect, they take effect on January 1,
2027, or the day after the United States Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the
unemployment insurance laws of this state, whichever is later.
* Sec. 25. If sec. 8 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the day after the day the United
States Secretary of Labor does not approve the repeal of AS 23.20.290(d) by sec. 19 of this
Act.
* Sec. 26. Section 22 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
* Sec. 27. Sections 1 - 4 of this Act take effect July 1, 2025.
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An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsors

Rep. Carolyn Hall (D) sponsors HB 193, and 12 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

HB 193 went before 3 committees: Labor & Commerce, Finance and Rules.

Labor & Commerce
Labor & Commerce
Referred to · Apr 15, 2025 · 82 Bills
Finance
Finance
Referred to · May 17, 2026
Rules
Rules
Referred to · May 20, 2026

History

HB 193 has taken 61 actions since Apr 15, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
Senate
FIN RPT 2DP 4NR 1AM
May 20, 2026
Senate
DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN
May 20, 2026
Senate
NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
May 20, 2026
Senate
AM: KIEHL
May 20, 2026
Senate
FN4: ZERO(ADM)

Votes

HB 193 went to 10 roll calls in the House, the latest on May 16, 2026 at 2317.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 16, 2026
House
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1
23
17
May 16, 2026
House
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2
20
20
May 16, 2026
House
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 5
22
18
May 16, 2026
House
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 6
19
21
May 16, 2026
House
House: Second Reading Rescind Previous Action in adopting Amendment No. 1
19
21

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