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AK SB265

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Matt Claman

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Origin

Senate

34th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Alaska's hit-and-run statute (AS 28.35.060) to increase penalties for drivers who fail to render assistance after causing an accident

  • Reclassifies failure to assist an injured person from a specific penalty (up to 10 years imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine) to a class B felony punishable under standard sentencing guidelines in AS 12.55

  • Creates a new class A felony for failure to render reasonable assistance when the driver caused a death through criminally negligent homicide, with a presumptive sentence of 7 to 11 years for first felony convictions

  • Applies to both criminally negligent homicide of a person (AS 11.41.130) and criminally negligent homicide of an unborn child (AS 11.41.170)

  • Provisions apply only to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act

Legislative Description

Crim. Neg. Homicide; Failure To Assist

Death

Last Action

REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

2/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Community & Regional Affairs2/23/2026

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