Alaska House votes to immediately eliminate sick leave for many workers in the state
Less than two years after Alaskans approved a ballot measure creating a mandatory sick leave law, the Alaska House of Representatives has voted to partially repeal it.
By a 22-18 vote on Saturday, the House approved an amendment that would cancel the law’s application for seasonal workers and for workers employed by a business with nine or fewer employees. The cancellation would take effect immediately, if the bill is signed into law.
Seasonal workers are defined as those who work at a specific job for less than six months per year.
All of the House’s Republican members voted for the amendment, including Reps. Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage, and Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, who are members of the House’s predominantly Democratic majority caucus. Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, also voted for the amendment.
All of the House’s Democratic members and its remaining independents opposed the amendment.
https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/05/18/alaska-house-votes-to-immediately-eliminate-sick-leave-for-many-workers-in-the-state/