Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-03-11 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1907 HB 289 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) "An Act making appropriations, including supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date" which had been held in third reading (page 1891) was before the Senate. Senator Hoffman moved the bill be returned to second reading for all amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 were not offered. 2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1908 Senator Hoffman offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 1, lines 1 - 2: Delete "making appropriations, including supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations;" Insert "making supplemental appropriations;" Page 2, line 1, through page 24, line 2: Delete all material and insert: "* Section 1. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general fund or other funds as set out in sec. 2 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted. Appropriation General Other Items Funds Funds Allocations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Federal Program Match 69,695,087 69,695,087 Federal-Aid Aviation State 9,807,384 Match (HD 1-40) Federal-Aid Highway State 58,276,155 Match (HD 1-40) Other Federal Program Match 1,611,548 (HD 1-40) Statewide Federal Programs 459,000 459,000 Federal Transit 400,000 Administration Grants (HD 1-40) Highway Safety Grants 59,000 Program (HD 1-40) (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) * Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act. Funding Source Amount Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 1003 General Fund Match 69,695,087 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 459,000 *** Total Agency Funding *** 70,154,087 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 70,154,087 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1909 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act. Funding Source Amount Unrestricted General 1003 General Fund Match 69,695,087 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 459,000 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 70,154,087 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) * Sec. 4. FUND CAPITALIZATION. (a) The sum of $40,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300(a)). (b) The sum of $35,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300(a)). (c) The sum of $98,715,900 is appropriated from the general fund to the fire suppression fund (AS 41.15.210) for fire suppression activities. * Sec. 5. FUND TRANSFER. An amount equal to the amount appropriated from the Alaska higher education investment fund (AS 37.14.750) in sec. 49(b), ch. 10, SLA 2025, estimated to be $129,598,900, is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska higher education investment fund (AS 37.14.750). * Sec. 6. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) An amount equal to the appropriations made from the general fund in this Act is appropriated from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) to the general fund." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 24, line 3: Delete "appropriations" Insert "appropriation" Page 24, line 4: Delete "are" Insert "is" Page 24, lines 6 - 7: Delete "secs. 4 and 17 - 20" Insert "sec. 1" Page 24, line 8: Delete "secs. 15(b) - (d) and 16" Insert "secs. 4 and 5" Page 24, lines 10 - 12: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 8. RETROACTIVITY. Sections 1 - 7 and 9 of this Act are retroactive to March 1, 2026." 2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1910 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 24, line 13: Delete "sec. 15(c)" Insert "sec. 4(b)" Page 24, lines 17 - 19: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 10. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Senator Hoffman moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Objections were heard. Senator Rauscher offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 3: Page 4, lines 20 - 22: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Senator Rauscher moved and asked unanimous consent to adopt the amendment to Amendment No. 3. Senator Stedman objected. Senator Rauscher moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment to Amendment No. 3. Without objection, the amendment to Amendment No. 3 was withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S "An Act making supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S Third Reading - Final Passage BRF Section(s) - Effective Date(s) 2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1911 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S passed the Senate. Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of the constitutional budget reserve fund section. The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund section (Article IX, Section 17(c) Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S Adopt Budget Reserve Fund Section(s)? YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt and so, the constitutional budget reserve fund section was adopted. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered. HB 289 Senator Hoffman gave notice of reconsideration on SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S and moved and asked unanimous consent it be taken up. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was before the Senate on reconsideration. 2026-03-11 Senate Journal Page 1912 The question to be reconsidered: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S "An Act making supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S Third Reading - On Reconsideration BRF Section(s) - Effective Date(s) YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S passed the Senate on reconsideration. Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of the constitutional budget reserve fund section. The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund section (Article IX, Section 17(c) Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 289(FIN) am S Adopt Budget Reserve Fund Section(s)? YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt and so, the constitutional budget reserve fund section was adopted. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on reconsideration be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.