An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; creating an address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date.
SB 31 creates an address confidentiality program managed by Alaska's Department of Administration to protect the home addresses of specific vulnerable individuals. Eligible participants include victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (with a protective order or meeting department standards), guardians of minors in such cases, peace officers, correctional officers, and their household members. The program assigns a substitute post office box for mail, which is then forwarded to the individual's actual address while keeping their real address confidential. Enrollment lasts five years and requires renewal to continue, with exclusions for individuals required to register under sex offender laws.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Mar 20, 2025
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CSSB 31(STA)
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MODERATE
This bill was renumbered from SB 31 to CSSB 31(STA) and sponsored by the Senate State Affairs Committee rather than individual senators. The bill's title was modified to emphasize the address confidentiality program, and the effective date was updated from January 22, 2025 to February 19, 2025. The substantive content regarding the address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged; only the legislative tracking number and sponsorship information were modified.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from SB 31 to CSSB 31(STA) indicating it was referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee for consideration.
Sponsorship changed from individual senators to the Senate State Affairs Committee.
Bill title was slightly reworded to place emphasis on the address confidentiality program.
TIMELINE
Introduction date changed from January 22, 2025 to February 19, 2025, and referral changed from State Affairs and Finance to Finance only.
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 31(STA) Out of Committee
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse Kiehl
DDemocratic
Co
Forrest Dunbar
DDemocratic
Co
James Kaufman
RRepublican
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