Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 53 — An Act relating to state identifications and driver's licenses for persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections; relating to the duties of the commissioner of corrections; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) COSPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds provisions for mailing identification cards and driver's licenses to inmates and modifies the responsibilities of the commissioner of corrections.

  • AS 18.65.310

    (s) Upon request, the department shall mail a card issued under (a) of this section to a Department of Corrections address provided by an applicant who is serving an active term of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.

    The bill allows inmates serving more than 120 days to receive their identification cards by mail.

  • AS 28.15.101

    (e) Upon request, the department shall mail a driver's license renewed under (c) of this section to a Department of Corrections address provided by a licensee who is serving an active term of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.

    The bill allows inmates serving more than 120 days to receive their renewed driver's licenses by mail.

  • AS 33.30.011(a)

    make a good faith effort, in consultation with the commissioner of administration, to ensure [ASSIST] a prisoner has [IN OBTAINING] a valid state identification card upon the prisoner's release; if the prisoner does not have a valid state identification card before the prisoner's release, [;] the department shall pay the application fee for the identification card; → make a good faith effort to ensure a prisoner has a valid state identification card upon the prisoner's release; if the prisoner does not have a valid state identification card before the prisoner's release, the department shall pay the application fee for the identification card;

    The bill clarifies the commissioner's responsibility to assist prisoners in obtaining valid identification cards upon release.

Action History

  1. (H) COSPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG

  2. (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN

  3. (H) COSPONSOR(S): MEARS

  4. (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  5. (H) Heard & Held

  6. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  7. (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE

  8. (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA

  9. (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS

  10. (H) STA, FIN

  11. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 59 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (59)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 53?
HB 53 is sponsored by Armstrong, Sara Hannan (D), Donna Mears (D), Calvin Schrage (N), Genevieve Mina (D), and Andrew Gray (D).
What is the current status of HB 53?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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