AlaskaAlaska bill would give eligible people a substitute mailing address
If enacted, the bill would let eligible Alaskans use a substitute mailing address, while the state forwards their mail to an address they choose.
What it does
The Department of Administration would run a program that gives enrolled people a substitute mailing address, forwards their mail, and keeps their address confidential.
Eligible victims and others, including peace officers and household members, could enroll without a fee, and state and local agencies would have to accept the substitute address. People required to register under state law could not enroll.
Certain knowing or reckless disclosures of an enrolled person's protected address would be a class B misdemeanor. The department would have to share an address with a peace officer responding to a court search warrant.
Argument forPeople who qualify could keep their home address more private as the state forwards mail sent to a substitute address.
Argument againstVictims without a protective order could depend on standards set by the department, so some may not qualify for address protection.
More detail
The Department of Administration would run the program, give enrolled people a substitute mailing address, forward their mail, and protect their address. The program would serve people who qualify under the bill and enroll. The department would set rules for joining and leaving the program.
Eligible people could enroll without a fee, and state and local agencies would have to accept the substitute address. Eligible victims include victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, or sexual assault. Crime victims could qualify with a protective order or under other standards set by the department. A guardian could enroll a minor with a protective order. Peace officers, correctional officers, and household members of eligible people who enroll could also qualify. People required to register under AS 12.63.010 could not enroll and would be removed if they became subject to that requirement while enrolled. Initial enrollment would last five years. Participants would need to renew every five years or be removed.
A person who makes one of the listed disclosures would be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The rule concerns confidential information about people enrolled in the program. The penalty would apply to specified knowing or reckless disclosures, including disclosures to the respondent of a protective order. The department would have to disclose an enrolled person's address to a peace officer responding to a state or federal court search warrant.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 14(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --Latest
- May 14(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 4(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 4(H) Heard & Held
- May 4(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 4(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Please Note Time Change --
- May 4(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- Mar 19(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Mar 19(H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Please Note Time Change --
- Mar 19(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- 2025
- May 18(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 18(H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 18(H) FINANCE at 12:00 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 17(H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 16(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 16(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 3:15 pm --
- May 16(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 16(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 16(H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 16(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- Apr 23(H) REFERRED TO FINANCEMinor
- Apr 23(H) FN1: (ADM)
- Apr 23(H) DP: VANCE, MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK
- Apr 23(H) STA RPT CS(STA) 6DP
- Apr 22(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Apr 22(H) Moved CSHB 104(STA) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- Apr 22(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Apr 15(H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Apr 15(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Apr 11(H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
- Apr 10(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Apr 10(H) Heard & Held
- Apr 10(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Apr 8(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Apr 8(H) Heard & Held
- Apr 8(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 27(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 27(H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- Mar 27(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 25(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 25(H) Scheduled but Not Heard
- Mar 25(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 11(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 11(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- Mar 11(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Feb 14(H) STA, FIN
- Feb 14(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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