Fields, William Z. “Zack”

Fields voted Yea on the override of the governor's veto of HB 195, which renamed physician assistants as physician associates and set collaborative practice agreements for pharmacists; the override carried, 43 to 17.

June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill on insurance coverage for mammograms (House Bill 285). The Alaska House passed it 37-1 in April 2024, but it died in a Senate committee when the session ended.

April 29, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Fields sponsored HB 79, Vic Fischer Marine Park and research program; the bill was vetoed by the governor.

June 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Fields was prime sponsor of HB 149 in the 32nd Legislature, which allowed certain child day care providers to organize for collective bargaining and established a child day care provider fund; the bill stalled in Senate Labor & Commerce.

April 27, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment saying only people, not corporations, hold constitutional rights, and banning corporate money in state and local elections (House Joint Resolution 31).

April 20, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted yes as the Alaska House passed a campaign finance bill he co-sponsored, 22-18. It raises contribution limits for state and local office and has the Alaska Public Offices Commission adjust them once each decade starting in 2031. It also requires groups supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot measure to keep an address in the state, changes contribution reporting and complaint rules, and restricts election spending by foreign-influenced corporations and foreign nationals (House Bill 16).

April 28, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Fields voted Yea on the override of the governor's veto of SB 183, which addressed hindering the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the powers of that committee and the legislative audit division; the override succeeded and the act became Chapter 1 FSSLA 25.

August 2, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Introduced a bill proposing that the governor pick Alaska's public advocate from judicial council nominees for a four-year term, subject to legislative confirmation. The House passed it in April 2025 (House Bill 58).

May 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Fields introduced HB 90 in the 33rd Legislature as sole prime sponsor, setting a $1,000 permanent fund dividend and changing appropriations from the earnings reserve account; the bill stayed in House Ways & Means.

March 1, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored House Bill 282, proposing to set rules for how Alaska cities and boroughs may use automated traffic safety cameras (House Bill 282).

March 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced a bill proposing to create the crime of organized retail theft and to charge a statewide sales tax on online marketplace facilitators (House Bill 97).

May 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill creating a state-run retirement savings program for private-sector workers. The override failed, 39-21 (Senate Bill 21).

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill setting rights for minors in psychiatric hospitals and limiting the use of seclusion and restraint. The override failed 36-24 (House Bill 52).

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Fields introduced HB 90 in the 33rd Legislature as sole prime sponsor, setting a $1,000 permanent fund dividend and changing appropriations from the earnings reserve account; the bill stayed in House Ways & Means.

March 1, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Fields was prime sponsor of HB 149 in the 32nd Legislature, which allowed certain child day care providers to organize for collective bargaining and established a child day care provider fund; the bill stalled in Senate Labor & Commerce.

April 27, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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As prime sponsor in the 31st Legislature, Fields authored HB 96, an act on Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home payments, rates and services; it was enacted as Chapter 23 SLA 20.

April 29, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes on an attempt to override the governor's veto of SB 41, a bill on mental health education in public schools. The override failed and the veto stood.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Fields voted Yea on the House override of the governor's veto of SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S, his own education bill on classroom sizes, charter schools and student transportation funding; the override carried and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 25.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Fields sponsored HB 57, Schools: communication devices, class size, and funding; the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 25.

April 30, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill raising Alaska's base per-student school funding (House Bill 69). The override failed 33-27, so the veto stood.

April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Fields voted Yea on the motion to override the governor's veto of HOUSE CSSB 140(FIN) am H, the 33rd Legislature's education package covering school internet funding, charter schools, student transportation and correspondence study; the override fell short and the veto was sustained.

March 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Fields voted Yea on the override of the governor's veto of HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H, an omnibus elections act covering voter registration, election administration, campaign contributions and write-in candidates; the veto was sustained.

May 4, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted yes on making House Bill 314 law over the governor's veto; the House and Senate meeting together overrode the veto 45 to 15. The law sets up state registration for interior designers and extends the state board that licenses architects, engineers and land surveyors.

June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill to guarantee ride-hailing drivers, such as those driving for Uber and Lyft, at least 90 percent of the fare the rider pays. It also proposes paying drivers for long pickup drives and the trip back, and bars counting tips toward that pay (House Bill 305).

February 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that would have made large online companies pay Alaska corporate income tax on sales to Alaskans even without an office in the state. The override failed, so the bill did not become law (Senate Bill 113).

January 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill to license money-transmission businesses and register virtual-currency firms through a nationwide multistate licensing system (House Bill 99).

March 21, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Fields served as Co-Chair of the Alaska House Labor & Commerce Committee in the 34th Legislature.

July 31, 2026

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Fields served as Vice Chair of the Alaska House Legislative Budget & Audit Committee in the 34th Legislature, the panel overseeing legislative audits of state agencies.

July 31, 2026

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Fields was prime sponsor of HB 128 in the 32nd Legislature, an act on charitable gaming online ticket sales and activities; the measure reached the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee and went no further.

March 23, 2022

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