Alaska Vote Reports

HB69 Government-school Funding (Passed 11 to 9 on 4/11/2025). increases the state's base student allocation for public schools by an inflation-based amount tied to the Alaska consumer price index, plus an additional $1,000.

SB95 Childcare Assistance and Grant (Passed 16 to 3 on 5/5/2025). Modifies the state's childcare assistance program.

HJR11 Canada Partnership Resolution (Passed 13 to 6 on 5/5/2025). Recognizes and honors the relationship between Alaska and Canada.

SB53 State Operating Budget (Passed 16 to 4 on 5/7/2025). The primary operating-budget bill for FY2026, authorizing approximately $9.4 billion in total spending across all funds.

SB83 Forced Insurance Coverage (Passed 14 to 6 on 5/7/2025). Would change Alaska's telehealth laws by requiring health insurers to cover certain services.

SJR15 Pro-Medicaid Resolution (Passed 14 to 6 on 5/19/2025). Called on Alaska's congressional delegation to oppose cuts to federal Medicaid spending.

SB43 Women's History Month (Passed 33 to 2 on 3/28/2025). Formally establishes March as Women's History Month in Alaska statute.

HB69 Government-school Funding (Passed 21 to 16 on 4/11/2025). increases the state's base student allocation for public schools by an inflation-based amount tied to the Alaska consumer price index, plus an additional $1,000.

HB26 Government Transportation (Passed 22 to 17 on 5/2/2025). Requires the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to develop and maintain a statewide public and community transit plan.

HJR11 Canada Partnership Resolution (Passed 34 to 6 on 5/7/2025). Recognizes and honors the relationship between Alaska and Canada.

HB78 Government-employee Pensions (Passed 21 to 19 on 5/12/2025). Makes major changes to the Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System by reopening a defined-benefit pension option for certain public employees and teachers.

SB96 Childcare Tax Incentives (Passed 35 to 4 on 5/16/2025). Expands Alaska's education tax-credit system to cover certain employer payments and contributions for child care.

SB240 Medical Treatment of Minors (Passed 14 to 5 on 4/24/2024). Allows minors aged 16 and older to consent to behavioral and mental health services independently.

HB50 Carbon Storage (Passed 17 to 2 on 5/15/2024). Creates a regulatory framework for underground carbon storage under the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

SB179 Real Property Taxes (Passed 16 to 3 on 4/3/2024). Prohibits the state of Alaska and municipalities from taxing the transfer of real property, including home rule and general law municipalities, preventing them from imposing sales or use taxes on these transactions.

HB345 Disaster Relief Grants (Passed 19 to 1 on 5/14/2024). Creates disaster relief grants for Alaska unit owners to cover common disaster-related expenses.

HB273 Green Energy and Housing (Passed 18 to 2 on 5/14/2024). Expands the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's (AHFC) role, allowing it to issue or purchase mortgage loans to improve housing affordability, especially in underserved areas. The bill also supports green energy by funding energy-efficient housing and renewable energy projects.

SB140 Increased Education Funding (Passed 18 to 1 on 2/26/2024). Increases funding for educator salaries, creates retention bonuses, raises the cost per pupil, and enhances internet service funding for schools.

SB22 Juneteenth (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Establishes Juneteenth Day as a legal holiday.

HB345 Disaster Relief Grants (Passed 30 to 8 on 5/15/2024). Creates disaster relief grants for Alaska unit owners to cover common disaster-related expenses.

HB17 Forced Contraceptives Coverage (Passed 29 to 10 on 5/10/2024). Requires insurance in Alaska to cover contraceptives and related services without cost-sharing. It mandates 12-month prescriptions and ensures coverage for switching methods. The state's medical assistance program will also cover these services.

HB50 Carbon Storage (Passed 37 to 3 on 5/15/2024). Creates a regulatory framework for underground carbon storage under the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

HB375 Energy Sources of Motor Vehicles (Passed 23 to 17 on 5/1/2024). Prohibits state agencies and local governments in Alaska from restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on their energy sources, such as gasoline, diesel, electricity, or hydrogen.

HB183 Fairness in Women’s Sports (Passed 22 to 18 on 5/12/2024). Requires that all school-sponsored athletic teams be designated as either male, female, or coeducational, with female teams restricted to participants identified as female at birth.

SB58 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 19 to 1 on 5/5/2023). Expands Medicaid eligibility to include postpartum mothers for up to 12 months, up from 60 days.

SB25 Closed Accounts (Passed 19 to 0 on 3/31/2023). Mandates the legislative finance division to review and recommend the repeal of inactive state accounts and funds.

SB37 Counterfeit Airbags (Passed 20 to 0 on 5/8/2023). Makes it a crime to knowingly sell, import, install, or reinstall a replacement airbag that does not comply with federal safety regulations specific to the vehicle’s make, model, and year.

HJR10 Federalism (Passed 18 to 2 on 3/27/2023). This resolution states the Alaska State Legislature opposes the National Park Service's proposed rule limiting non-subsistence hunting methods.

SB22 Juneteenth (Passed 16 to 4 on 5/3/2023). Establishes Juneteenth Day as a legal holiday.

HB62 Renewable Energy Grant (Passed 18 to 0 on 4/28/2023). Continues the renewable energy grant fund until 2033, costing $1.4 million per year.

HB3 Sound Money (Passed 25 to 15 on 5/11/2024). Designates specie as legal tender in Alaska and prohibits boroughs and cities from levying sales and use taxes on the sale or exchange of specie.

SB58 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Expands Medicaid eligibility to include postpartum mothers for up to 12 months, up from 60 days.

HB61 Amendment 2 Protected Rights (Rejected 3 to 36 on 5/1/2023). Removes a segment of the bill that allows government to shut down gun stores if they equally shut down every other store at the same time.

HB62 Renewable Energy Grant (Passed 35 to 3 on 5/3/2023). Continues the renewable energy grant fund until 2033, costing $1.4 million per year.

HJR10 Federalism (Passed 31 to 5 on 3/20/2023). This resolution states the Alaska State Legislature opposes the National Park Service's proposed rule limiting non-subsistence hunting methods.

SB25 Closed Accounts (Passed 40 to 0 on 5/10/2023). Mandates the legislative finance division to review and recommend the repeal of inactive state accounts and funds.

HB127 Expanding the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority (passed 16 to 1 on 5/17/2022). Permits the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority to issue up to $1 billion in loans to the University of Alaska and regional health organizations.

SJR15 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (passed 17 to 0 on 3/18/2022). Recognizes the "importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" in providing the "framework for much of [the] bilateral trade" between the "integrated economies" of Canada and Alaska, as well as "important updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."

SA13 (HB69) Prohibiting Medicaid-Covered Abortions (failed 10 to 10 on 5/19/2021). Would amend HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, to prohibit Medicaid-covered abortions or services relating to abortion.

SA11 (HB69) No State Funds for Employers Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines (failed 10 to 10 on 5/19/2021). Would amend HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, to ensure that no state funds be expended on an entity that mandates its employees to receive a vaccine approved under FDA Emergency Use Authorization.

SA3 (HB69) Defunding Critical Race Theory (failed 9 to 11 on 5/19/2021). Would amend, HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, to prevent public funds from being used to teach critical race theory in public schools.

SA39 (HB76) Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (failed 4 to 16 on 4/28/2021). Would amend HB76, which extends the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency, to include the provision that the Governor may not declare a disaster emergency unless authorized by a majority vote of the Legislature.

HA6 (SB136) Right to Keep and Bear Arms (failed 2 to 38 on 5/18/2022). Would amend SB136, which pertains to limitations on firearms restrictions during a disaster emergency, by removing the requirement that a person be “qualified under state law” to possess a firearm.

SJR15 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (passed 37 to 2 on 3/16/2022). Recognizes the "importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" in providing the "framework for much of [the] bilateral trade" between the "integrated economies" of Canada and Alaska, as well as "important updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."

SB156 Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (failed 14 to 21 on 5/15/2022). Would prohibit state or local government-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect individuals against unlawful discrimination by employers based on their vaccination status.

HA2 (SB3006) Excluding Abortion-Inducing Drugs from Telehealth (failed 15 to 21 on 9/12/2021). Would amend SB3006, which relates to telehealth, to exclude the prescribing of an abortion-inducing drug without an in-person physical examination.

HA57 (HB69) Cutting State Spending (failed 12 to 27 on 5/10/2021). Would amend HB69, Alaska’s 2021-22 budget bill, by directing state agencies to identify means of reducing per capita state spending to not more than twice the national average by the end of FY 2023.

HA4 (HB76) Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (failed 17 to 21 on 3/25/2021). Would amend HB76, which extends the COVID-19 public health disaster emergency, to include the provision that the Governor may not declare a disaster emergency unless authorized by a majority vote of the Legislature.