AK HB295

Expands detention eligibility at first appearance to include persons charged with unclassified, class A, or class B felonies; certain class C felonies (sexual offenses, domestic violence, or crimes under AS 11.41, 11.56.730, 28.35.030, 28.35.032); or other class C felonies assessed as moderate to high risk.

Adds out-of-state criminal history as a factor allowing detention, requiring courts to impose least restrictive conditions when a defendant has out-of-state arrests, charges, or convictions not in Alaska's criminal justice information system.

Requires courts to consider out-of-state convictions when determining release conditions and in pretrial risk assessment scoring.

Amends release conditions to require "low to moderate risk" misdemeanor defendants to be released on recognizance or unsecured bonds, with exceptions for out-of-state criminal history cases.

Becomes effective only if section 9 receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses as required by Alaska Constitution Article IV, Section 15, and applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date.