SB 131 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to the duties of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; and relating to the seafood marketing assessment.

This bill amends Alaska's Seafood Marketing Institute duties to require it to promote all species of harvested seafood (including salmon, crab, halibut, and by-products) and develop quality standards for Alaska seafood. It mandates the institute to create market research plans, use "inspection" and "premium quality" seals in marketing, and submit annual reports to the governor. The bill also clarifies that "seafood" for assessment purposes excludes farmed products but includes species like pollock and herring. These changes aim to strengthen Alaska's seafood branding in domestic and global markets.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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SB 131 CSSB 131(RES) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from SB 131 to CSSB 131(RES) and its committee referral was changed from Resources/Finance to Senate Rules Committee by request of the Governor. The bill's substantive content regarding the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's duties was restored to include provisions that were previously deleted, specifically adding requirements for annual reporting to the governor and the use of marketing seals in advertising efforts.
TECHNICAL

Bill renumbered from SB 131 to CSSB 131(RES) with updated committee referral information.

REQUIREMENT

Restored requirement for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to submit an annual report to the governor describing institute activities.

Restored requirement for the institute to develop and use marketing programs based on inspection and premium quality seals in advertising efforts.

DEFINITION

Definition of 'seafood' was modified to include 'mariculture products' and clarify that aquatic farm products are excluded from the definition.

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Committee
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May 7, 2025
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 131(RES) Out of Committee
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