Alaska § 43.90.190 - Legislative approval; issuance of license.

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§ 43.90.190. Legislative approval; issuance of license.

 (a) After the presiding officer of each house of the legislature receives a determination from the commissioners under AS 43.90.180 , the rules committee of each house of the legislature shall introduce a bill in the committee's respective chamber that provides for the approval of the license proposed to be issued by the commissioners.

 (b) If a bill approving the issuance of the license passes the legislature within 60 days after the last date a presiding officer receives a determination by the commissioners under AS 43.90.180 , the commissioners shall issue the license as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Act approving the issuance of the license.

 (c) Notwithstanding a legislative rule that prohibits the carryover of a bill after the end of a special session or after the end of a regular session of a legislature, a bill introduced under (a) of this section that is not passed or not withdrawn, defeated, vetoed, or indefinitely postponed shall be carried over to any subsequent regular or special legislative session convened during the 60-day period described in (b) of this section in the same reading or status it was in at the time of adjournment. However, a bill introduced under (a) of this section may not be carried over to the first regular session of a legislature.

 (d) If the legislature fails to approve the issuance of the license, the commissioners        (1) may not issue the license that the legislature failed to approve; and

 (2) may request new applications for a license under AS 43.90.120 .

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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