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| 2 | 2 | | SB0119A -1- SB 119 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 34-LS0172\A |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE BILL NO. 119 |
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| 13 | 13 | | IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA |
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| 15 | 15 | | THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION |
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| 17 | 17 | | BY SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced: 3/5/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary |
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| 23 | 23 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | FOR AN ACT ENTITLED |
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| 27 | 27 | | "An Act relating to fundamental rights." 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | * Section 1. AS 18.95 is amended by adding a new section to read: 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 18.95.050. Fundamental rights. (a) A person may not deny another 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | person, based on race, religion, color, national origin, age, physical or mental 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | disability, sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, or housing status, the 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | following: 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (1) access to and use of public spaces in a manner allowed by law; 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) medical and dental care; 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) gainful employment to support independence and community 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | living; 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) documentation to meet voter eligibility requirements; 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (5) clean, safe, and sanitary living conditions, including access to a 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | trash receptacle, toilet, and shower; 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (6) medical privacy as provided by law; 15 34-LS0172\A |
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| 45 | 45 | | (7) reasonable privacy and autonomy, including the right to give 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | informed consent; 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (8) reasonable accommodation in the interest of family unity and 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | support when applicable and appropriate; 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (9) equal treatment, without harassment, mistreatment, or fear of 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | retribution from public servants; 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (10) the ability to accept, offer, and eat food in a public space; 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (11) access to and participation or non-participation in a religious 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | community of the individual's choosing; 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (12) occupation of a legally parked vehicle or legally anchored, 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | moored, or stored watercraft belonging to the individual or to a person who has given 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | the individual permission to occupy the vehicle or watercraft; and 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (13) the ability to rest or seek shelter from the elements in a public 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | space if doing so does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic. 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (b) In a civil action for violation of this section, a court may award a 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | prevailing plaintiff injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and attorney fees 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | and costs. 17 |
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