Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SJR 19 — Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit.

Last action — (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

26 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SJR 19 previously allowed for a limit of "fourteen and one-half percent" for appropriations related to capital improvements; this has now been reduced to "fourteen percent." This change means that the legislature may have less flexibility in allocating funds for capital projects. Additionally, it maintains a provision for exceeding this limit through a two-thirds vote in both houses, preserving crucial funding options while still tightening overall spending limits. This adjustment matters because it aims to better control the state's financial resources while ensuring necessary projects can still receive funding when critically needed.

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32-LS1353\B CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
32-LS1353\A SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
19(JUD) IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Referred:
19 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATOR MYERS Introduced:
Finance Sponsor(s):
1/18/22 Referred:
SENATOR MYERS A RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit.
Judiciary, Finance A RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit.
Except for appropriations for Alaska permanent fund dividends, appropriations to the Alaska permanent fund, appropriations of revenue bond and general obligation bond proceeds, appropriations required to pay the principal and interest on revenue bonds and general obligation bonds, appropriations to a State account or fund that requires a subsequent appropriation from that account or fund as prescribed by law, appropriations to meet a state of disaster declared by the governor as prescribed by law, and appropriations of money received from a non-State source in trust for a specific purpose, including corporate receipts [REVENUES] of a public enterprise or public corporation of the state that issues revenue bonds, appropriations from the treasury made for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to a percentage of the average of the value of the personal income of the residents of the State as SJR019B -1- CSSJR 19(JUD) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1353\B estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law for the five fiscal years immediately preceding the prior fiscal year.
Except for appropriations for Alaska permanent fund dividends, appropriations to the Alaska permanent fund, appropriations of revenue bond and general obligation bond proceeds, appropriations required to pay the principal and interest on revenue bonds and general obligation bonds, appropriations to a State account or fund that requires a subsequent appropriation from that account or fund as prescribed by law, appropriations to meet a state of disaster declared by the governor as prescribed by law, and appropriations of money received from a non-State source in trust for a specific purpose, including corporate receipts [REVENUES] of a public enterprise or public corporation of the state that issues revenue bonds, appropriations from the treasury made for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to a percentage of the average of the value of the personal income of the residents of the State as SJR019A -1- SJR 19 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1353\A estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law for the five fiscal years immediately preceding the prior fiscal year.
The percentage shall be established by law that is not a law enacted as an appropriation bill or fourteen and one-half percent, whichever is less.
The percentage shall be established by law that is not a law enacted as an appropriation bill or fourteen percent, whichever is less.
Upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house, the legislature may appropriate an additional amount for capital improvements in excess of the limit under this section, except that the total amount appropriated shall not exceed an amount equal to fourteen and one-half percent of the average calculated under this section.
Upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership of each house, the legislature may appropriate an additional amount for capital improvements in excess of the limit under this section, except that the total amount appropriated shall not exceed an amount equal to fourteen percent of the average calculated under this section.
WITHIN THIS LIMIT, AT LEAST ONE- THIRD SHALL BE RESERVED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND LOAN APPROPRIATIONS.
WITHIN THIS LIMIT, AT LEAST ONE-THIRD SHALL BE RESERVED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND LOAN APPROPRIATIONS.
THE GOVERNOR SHALL CAUSE ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE TO BE INVESTED SO AS TO YIELD COMPETITIVE MARKET CSSJR 19(JUD) -2- SJR019B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1353\B RATES TO THE TREASURY].
THE GOVERNOR SHALL CAUSE ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE TO BE INVESTED SO AS TO YIELD COMPETITIVE MARKET SJR 19 -2- SJR019A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1353\A RATES TO THE TREASURY].
SJR019B -3- CSSJR 19(JUD) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
SJR019A -3- SJR 19 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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Action History

  1. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  2. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV)

  3. (S) NR: HUGHES, SHOWER, KIEHL

  4. (S) DP: HOLLAND, MYERS

  5. (S) JUD RPT CS 2DP 3NR SAME TITLE

  6. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  7. (S) Moved CSSJR 19(JUD) Out of Committee

  8. (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  9. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  10. (S) Heard & Held

  11. (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  12. (S) JUD, FIN

  13. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  14. (S) Prefile released 1/7/22

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 19?
SJR 19 is sponsored by Robert Myers (R).
What is the current status of SJR 19?
This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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