Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Alaska House Bill HB35 Compare Versions

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2		-	~~HB0035c~~ -1- CSHB 35(~~STA~~)
	2	+	HB0035b -1- CSHB 35(CRA)
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5		-	34-LS0355\H
	5	+	34-LS0355\G
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10		-	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 35(~~STA~~)
	10	+	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 35(CRA)
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12	12		IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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14	14		THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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16		-	BY THE HOUSE ~~STATE~~ AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
	16	+	BY THE HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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18		-	Offered: 4/9/25
19		-	Referred: ~~Rules~~
	18	+	Offered: 3/14/25
	19	+	Referred: State Affairs
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21		-	Sponsor(s): ~~REPRESENTATIVES~~ HIMSCHOOT~~, Story~~
	21	+	Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVE HIMSCHOOT
22	22		A BILL
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24	24		FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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26	26		"An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by prisoners." 1
27	27		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
28	28		* Section 1. AS 33.30.015(a) is amended to read: 3
29	29		(a) The commissioner may not 4
30	30		(1) make per capita expenditures for food for prisoners in a state 5
31	31		correctional facility operated by the state that exceed 90 percent of per capita 6
32	32		expenditures for food that is available to enlisted personnel in the United States Army 7
33	33		stationed in the state; 8
34	34		(2) provide, in a state correctional facility operated by the state, 9
35	35		(A) living quarters for a prisoner into which the view is 10
36	36		obstructed; however, the commissioner is not required to renovate a facility to 11
37	37		comply with this subparagraph if the facility is being used as a correctional 12
38	38		facility on August 27, 1997, or if the facility was already built before being 13
39	39		acquired by the department; 14
40		-	(B) equipment or facilities for publishing or broadcasting 15 34-LS0355\H
41		-	CSHB 35(~~STA~~) -2- ~~HB0035c~~
	40	+	(B) equipment or facilities for publishing or broadcasting 15 34-LS0355\G
	41	+	CSHB 35(CRA) -2- HB0035b
42	42		New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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44	44		material the content of which is not subject to prior approval by the department 1
45	45		as consistent with keeping order in the institution and prisoner discipline; 2
46	46		(C) cable television service other than a level of basic cable 3
47	47		television service that is available as a substitute for services that are broadcast 4
48	48		to the public in the community in which a correctional facility is located; 5
49	49		(3) allow a prisoner held in a state correctional facility operated by the 6
50	50		state to 7
51	51		(A) possess in the prisoner's cell a 8
52	52		(i) cassette tape player or recorder, [A] video cassette 9
53	53		recorder (VCR), or telephone; 10
54	54		(ii) computer or electronic tablet unless used for a 11
55	55		purpose approved under (I) of this paragraph [A COMPUTER OR 12
56	56		MODEM OF ANY KIND]; 13
57	57		(B) view movies rated "R," "X," [OR] "NC-17," or television 14
58	58		shows rated "TV-MA"; 15
59	59		(C) possess printed or photographic material that 16
60	60		(i) is obscene as defined by the commissioner in 17
61	61		regulation; 18
62	62		(ii) could reasonably be expected to incite racial, ethnic, 19
63	63		or religious hatred that is detrimental to the security, good order, or 20
64	64		discipline of the institution or violence; 21
65	65		(iii) could reasonably be expected to aid in an escape or 22
66	66		in the theft or destruction of property; 23
67	67		(iv) describes procedures for brewing alcoholic 24
68	68		beverages or for manufacturing controlled substances, weapons, or 25
69	69		explosives; or 26
70	70		(v) could reasonably be expected to facilitate criminal 27
71	71		activity or a violation of institution rules; 28
72	72		(D) receive instruction in person, or by broadcast medium, or 29
73	73		engage in boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or other martial art or in any activity 30
74		-	that, in the commissioner's discretion, would facilitate violent behavior; 31 34-LS0355\H
75		-	~~HB0035c~~ -3- CSHB 35(~~STA~~)
	74	+	that, in the commissioner's discretion, would facilitate violent behavior; 31 34-LS0355\G
	75	+	HB0035b -3- CSHB 35(CRA)
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78	78		(E) possess or have access to equipment for use in the activities 1
79	79		listed in (D) of this paragraph; 2
80	80		(F) possess or have access to free weights; 3
81	81		(G) possess in the prisoner's cell a coffee pot, hot plate, 4
82	82		appliance or heating element for food preparation, or more than three electrical 5
83	83		appliances of any kind; 6
84	84		(H) possess or appear in a state of dress, hygiene, grooming, or 7
85	85		appearance other than as permitted as uniform or standard in the correctional 8
86	86		facility; 9
87	87		(I) use a computer or electronic tablet other than those 10
88	88		approved by the correctional facility; the use of a computer or electronic 11
89	89		tablet under this subparagraph may be approved to facilitate the prisoner's 12
90	90		compliance with a reentry plan or case plan developed under AS 33.30.011 13
91	91		or [ONLY] as part of the prisoner's rehabilitation, employment, education, 14
92	92		[OR] vocational training, access to legal reference materials, visitation, or 15
93	93		health care, or for another purpose identified by the commissioner in 16
94		-	regulation and may not be used for any other purpose or as a substitution for 17
95		-	in-person visitation, receiving mail, receiving medical services, or other in-18
96		-	person communication; 19
97		-	(J) smoke or use tobacco products of any kind; 20
98		-	(4) allow a state correctional facility operated by the state to 21
99		-	charge a fee for electronic mail or electronic visitation services. 22
100		-	* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23
101		-	read: 24
102		-	APPLICABILITY. AS 33.30.015(a)(4), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 25
103		-	services used by a prisoner on or after the effective date of this Act. 26
	94	+	regulation [AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE]; 17
	95	+	(J) smoke or use tobacco products of any kind; 18
	96	+	(4) allow a state correctional facility operated by the state to 19
	97	+	charge a fee for electronic mail or electronic visitation services. 20
	98	+	* Sec. 2. AS 33.30.015 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21
	99	+	(f) The commissioner may not replace in-person visitation with the use of a 22
	100	+	computer or electronic tablet. 23
	101	+	* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 24
	102	+	read: 25
	103	+	APPLICABILITY. AS 33.30.015(a)(4), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 26
	104	+	services used by a prisoner on or after the effective date of this Act. 27