Forrest Dunbar
Alaska
Record ID: AK-Senate-J-DUNBAR-F
- Session Contact: State Capitol Room 125, Juneau AK, 99801 | Interim Contact: 1500 W Benson Blvd, Anchorage AK, 99503
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- Senator.Forrest.Dunbar@akleg.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 79 | An Act naming the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 174 | An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive species; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 221 | An Act establishing the first Friday of every October as Alaska Arts and Culture Day; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 10 | An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 13 | An Act relating to optional municipal property tax exemptions for certain long-term rental units, certain mobile home parks, real property rented to low-income families, real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode, and real property owned by first-time homebuyers. | failed | 34 |
| SB 111 | An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of consumer products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 36 | An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date. | unknown | 34 |
| HB 52 | An Act relating to the rights of minors undergoing evaluation or inpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals; relating to the use of seclusion or restraint of minors at psychiatric hospitals; relating to a report published by the Department of Health; relating to inspections by the Department of Health of certain psychiatric hospitals; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 314 | An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 184 | An Act relating to financing by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for workforce housing development projects; relating to a mandatory exemption from municipal property taxes for certain assets of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 2, ch. 64, SLA 2018. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 216 | An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation to the City of Whittier; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 41 | An Act relating to mental health education. | failed | 34 |
| HJR 39 | Urging the federal government to waive the new H-1B Visa fees for teachers in the state. | failed | 34 |
| SB 249 | An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive acts or practices; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 244 | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 133 | An Act establishing deadlines for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations; relating to reports from state agencies to the legislature detailing late payments made during 2026; relating to the state financial transactions Internet website; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 38 | Urging the United States Congress to recognize public safety telecommunicators as first responders; and urging the United States Congress to pass the Enhancing First Response Act. | enacted | 34 |
| HCR 9 | Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America. | unknown | 34 |
| HB 26 | An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and relating to a statewide public and community transit plan. | enrolled | 34 |
| SB 26 | An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SJR 2 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to actions upon veto. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 39 | An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 125 | An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries. | failed | 34 |
| SB 210 | An Act relating to the recognition of Indigenous cultures in public education. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 154 | An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 78 | An Act relating to disclosure of information regarding employee compensation by employers, employees, and applicants for employment. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 158 | An Act relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 248 | An Act relating to the practice of genetic counseling; relating to the licensure of genetic counselors; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Council; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to telehealth by licensed genetic counselors; relating to medical malpractice liability of licensed genetic counselors; relating to immunity from civil liability for a licensed genetic counselor providing free health care services; and prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against genetic counselors. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 6 | An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | in_committee | 34 |
| SR 4 | Recognizing and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America; encouraging participation in commemorative events; and encouraging educational institutions to enhance civics education. | enrolled | 34 |
| HB 57 | An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 123 | An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of subpoenas related to tax records; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 4 | Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 5 | Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 11 | Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 13 | Urging the President of the United States to expand evacuation efforts for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas, including resumption of evacuation flights organized by the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; urging the United States Department of State to secure legal protections and humanitarian assistance for Special Immigrant Visa applicants; urging the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States Department of Homeland Security to expedite the review of applications for Special Immigrant Visas; and requesting that the United States Secretary of State provide a report to Congress regarding efforts to reinstate evacuation flights for applicants with approved Special Immigrant Visas. | enacted | 34 |
| HJR 25 | Supporting and encouraging the continued recruitment and retention of international educators on J-1 and H-1B visas in the state. | enacted | 34 |
| HB 174 | An Act relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School; and relating to teacher housing. | vetoed | 34 |
| SB 39 | An Act relating to loans in an amount of $25,000 or less; relating to financial institutions; relating to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; relating to pawnbroker licensing exemptions; relating to deferred deposit advances; relating to computing interest; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SJR 10 | Encouraging the United States Congress to award Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal. | enacted | 34 |
| SJR 12 | Urging the United States Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to address outages of National Data Buoy Center stations. | enacted | 34 |
| SR 3 | Urging the United States Congress to grant American Samoans the ability to serve as commissioned officers in the uniformed services of the United States and the right to vote in federal elections. | enrolled | 34 |
| HB 16 | An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 11 | An Act relating to flood insurance; relating to property insurance; establishing the Alaska Flood Authority and the Alaska flood insurance fund; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SCR 4 | Designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month; and designating May 4 - 10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 45 | An Act relating to medical assistance services; relating to parity in mental health and substance use disorder coverage in the state medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 14 | An Act relating to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and relating to workforce housing development projects. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 103 | An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| HB 69 | An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. | enacted | 34 |
| SB 173 | An Act relating to the use of apprentice labor in public construction projects; relating to the use of veteran apprentice labor in public construction projects; and relating to an annual report on the use of apprentice labor in public construction projects. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 13 | An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 44 | An Act relating to the rights of minors undergoing evaluation or inpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals; relating to the use of seclusion or restraint of minors at psychiatric hospitals; relating to a report published by the Department of Health; relating to inspections by the Department of Health of certain psychiatric hospitals; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 28 | An Act relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SJR 6 | Supporting the admittance of Washington, D.C., into the Union as a state of the United States of America. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 31 | An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; creating an address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 12 | An Act relating to permanent fund dividends for individuals owing child support; and relating to applications and qualifications for permanent fund dividends for individuals owing child support. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 1 | An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. | in_committee | 34 |
| SB 10 | An Act relating to family leave wage replacement coverage. | in_committee | 34 |