House Rules Committee Chair Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 135 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in the Alaska House. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
House Rules Chairman Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 135 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in the Alaska House. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Under legislation passed Thursday by the Alaska House of Representatives, police searching for a lost hiker could obtain cell phone and satellite phone location data without a warrant.

The House approved House Bill 316 by a 38-1 margin after moving it forward with unusual speed, and the Senate…