StateAlaska

HB 314: An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.

Mike PraxIntroduced

HB 314 status: Introduced — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (updated Aug 18, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score65/100 civic fit
RiskModerate risk
ImpactModerate impact 60/100

Bill summary

Official

An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for ...

Key analysis

Constitutionality85%
Bipartisan70%
Public opinion50%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • Standards for safe water/sewage facility construction

Risks

  • No direct environmental outcome identified

Economy

Positive Outlook
60%

Benefits

  • Modernizes public works project cost thresholds
  • Provides clear regulatory framework for interior designers

Risks

  • Potential increased administrative costs for practitioners
  • Licensing requirements may create barriers to entry

Society

Mixed / Neutral
55%

Benefits

  • Professionalization of interior design services

Risks

  • Occupational licensing can limit career mobility
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

OpenStates

Confidence

low

low

Analysis status

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Where it stands

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Introduced

Current

(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

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Committee

Upcoming
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Floor

Upcoming
4

Governor

Upcoming
5

Enacted

Upcoming
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