Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2026-05-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2490 HB 261 The following was before the House with Amendment No. 3 (page 2487) moved and pending: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 261(FIN) am "An Act relating to education funding; and providing for an effective date." The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 261(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was not offered. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 6, line 25, following "AS 14.17.600;": Insert "or" 2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2491 Page 6, lines 26 - 27: Delete all material. Renumber the following sub-subparagraph accordingly. Page 6, lines 30 - 31: Delete "greater of the ADMs described in (1) or (2) of this subsection by five" Insert "ADM described in (i) of this subparagraph by 2.5" Page 14, line 25: Delete "Except as provided in (d) of this section, the [THE]" Insert "The" Page 14, line 27: Delete "district's student count data reported in the previous" Insert "[DISTRICT'S STUDENT COUNT] data reported for that" Page 15, line 7: Delete "14.17.410(b)(1)(A)(iii)" Insert "14.17.410(b)(1)(A)(ii)" Page 16, line 8, following "AS 14.17.600;": Insert "or" Page 16, lines 9 - 10: Delete all material. Renumber the following paragraph accordingly. Page 16, lines 13 - 14: Delete "greater of the ADMs described in (1) or (2) of this subsection by five" Insert "ADM described in (1) of this subsection by 2.5" Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Story objected. 2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2492 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 261(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 1, line 1, following "funding;" (title amendment): Insert "providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch. 5, SLA 2025;" Page 16, following line 25: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 19. Section 19, ch. 5, SLA 2025, is repealed." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, following line 26: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 22. Section 20, ch. 5, SLA 2025, is amended to read: Sec. 20. Sections [IF SECS.] 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch. 5, SLA 2025, [OF THIS ACT] take effect July 1, 2026 [, THEY TAKE EFFECT 181 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SECTION OF SB 113 OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR BILL THAT EFFECTUATES THE SALES FACTOR, AS DETERMINED UNDER AS 43.19 (MULTISTATE TAX COMPACT), AS THE APPORTIONMENT FACTOR FOR HIGHLY DIGITIZED BUSINESSES]." 2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2493 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 29: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "sec. 23" Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 6 was adopted and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 261(FIN) am "An Act relating to education funding; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch. 5, SLA 2025; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 11, line 24: Delete ", not to exceed" Insert "; the required local contribution may [,] not [TO] exceed (A)" Page 11, line 26, following "subsection": Insert "; or (B) the amount of the district's required local contribution for the preceding fiscal year by more than two percent" Page 17, following line 26: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 21. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: RETROACTIVITY. AS 14.17.410(b)(2), as amended by sec. 6 of this Act, is retroactive to July 1, 2025. * Sec. 22. AS 14.17.410(b)(2), as amended by sec. 6 of this Act, takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 29: Delete "sec. 21" Insert "secs. 22 and 23" 2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2494 Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Representative Story objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 261(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 24 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Kopp, Moore, D.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, St. Clair, Stapp, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Edgmon, Foster, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, Mears, Mina, G.Nelson, Schwanke, Story, Vance And so, Amendment No. 7 was adopted. Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: Page 6, line 29, through page 7, line 1: Delete ", but only if the school's ADM reported in the current fiscal year under AS 14.17.600 exceeds the greater of the ADMs described in (1) or (2) of this subsection by five percent or more" Page 15, line 6: Delete "under AS 14.17.420(a)(2)(B) or (C) or 14.17.410(b)(1)(A)(iii)" Insert "because of an increase in a school's student count under AS 14.17.410(b)(1)(A)(iii) or an increase in a district's intensive student count under AS 14.17.420(a)(2)(B) or (C)" Page 16, lines 12 - 14: Delete ", but only if the community's or charter school's ADM reported in the current fiscal year under AS 14.17.600 exceeds the 2026-05-11 House Journal Page 2495 greater of the ADMs described in (1) or (2) of this subsection by five percent or more" Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 8 was adopted. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 261(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. Representative Johnson objected. CSHB 261(FIN) am will advance to third reading on the May 12 calendar.