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SB 244 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to travel insurance.

SB 244 clarifies Alaska's tax rules for travel insurance premiums. It defines key terms like "group travel insurance" and "primary certificate holder" (Section 1), then specifies that travel insurers must tax premiums paid by: (1) Alaskan residents buying individual policies, (2) Alaskan residents buying group policies, or (3) Alaskan residents/businesses purchasing blanket policies (Section 2(q)). The bill requires insurers to document policyholder residency/business location and report only travel insurance premiums (not travel assistance fees or cancellation waivers) (Section 2(r)). This directly affects travel insurers and Alaskan customers purchasing travel insurance policies.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026
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SB 244 → CSSB 244(L&C) · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reclassified from a Senate bill to a Committee Substitute (CSSB), indicating it has been amended by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. The effective date was changed from February 16, 2026, to March 25, 2026, and the bill was referred to the Transportation committee instead of Labor and Commerce. The title was updated to explicitly include the provision for an effective date. The substantive text of the act regarding travel insurance definitions and tax rules remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are procedural, affecting the bill number, committee referrals, and the effective date.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from February 16, 2026, to March 25, 2026.

SCOPE

The bill was renumbered from SB 244 to CSSB 244(L&C) to reflect it is a Committee Substitute.

The referral committee was changed from Labor and Commerce, Transportation to Transportation only.

The bill title was updated to explicitly state that it provides for an effective date.

A new line was added listing the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee as the sponsor.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 244(L&C) Out of Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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