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