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

HJR 301 — Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit; and relating to the budget reserve fund.

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The bill proposes amendments to the Alaska Constitution that revise the appropriation limit and conditions for appropriations from the budget reserve fund.

  • Article IX, sec. 16

    INCLUDING REVENUES OF A PUBLIC ENTERPRISE OR PUBLIC CORPORATION OF THE STATE THAT ISSUES REVENUE BONDS

    Removes the inclusion of certain revenues from public enterprises in the appropriation limit calculations.

  • Article IX, sec. 16

    $2,500,000,000 BY MORE THAN THE CUMULATIVE CHANGE, DERIVED FROM FEDERAL INDICES AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, IN POPULATION AND INFLATION SINCE JULY 1, 1981. WITHIN THIS LIMIT, AT LEAST ONE-THIRD SHALL BE RESERVED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND LOAN APPROPRIATIONS. THE LEGISLATURE MAY EXCEED THIS LIMIT IN BILLS FOR APPROPRIATIONS TO THE ALASKA PERMANENT FUND AND IN BILLS FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHETHER OF BOND PROCEEDS OR OTHERWISE, IF EACH BILL IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, OR PASSED BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATURE OVER A VETO OR ITEM VETO, OR BECOMES LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE, AND IS ALSO APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. EACH BILL FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMIT SHALL BE CONFINED TO CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE SAME TYPE, AND THE VOTERS SHALL, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, BE INFORMED OF THE COST OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. NO OTHER APPROPRIATION IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMIT MAY BE MADE EXCEPT TO MEET A STATE OF DISASTER DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. THE GOVERNOR SHALL CAUSE ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE TO BE INVESTED SO AS TO YIELD COMPETITIVE MARKET RATES TO THE TREASURY.

    Eliminates previous specific conditions regarding the appropriation limit and the management of unexpended balances.

  • Article IX, sec. 17(b)

    AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR

    Changes the comparison for budget reserve fund appropriations from the previous fiscal year's amount to the new appropriation limit.

  • Article IX, sec. 17(b)

    MAY NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT NECESSARY

    Removes the previous limiting language regarding the amount appropriated from the budget reserve fund.

  • Article IX, sec. 17(b)

    OTHER FUNDS

    Clarifies that the general fund excludes certain exceptions to the appropriation limit specified in Section 16.

  • Article IX, sec. 17(b)

    TO PROVIDE FOR TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR

    Eliminates the previous provision that allowed appropriations to provide for total appropriations equal to the prior year.

  • Article XV

    Section 30. Application of Appropriation Limit. The 2022 amendment limiting appropriation increases applies to appropriations made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and thereafter.

    Establishes that the appropriation limit amendments apply starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Action History

  1. (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  2. (H) WAYS & MEANS at 01:00 PM DAVIS 106

  3. (H) Minutes (HW&M)

  4. (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time & Location Change --

  5. (H) WAYS & MEANS at 10:00 AM ANCH LIO DENALI Rm

  6. (H) REFERRED TO WAYS & MEANS

  7. (H) W&M, JUD, FIN

  8. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HJR 301?
HJR 301 is sponsored by James Kaufman (R).
What is the current status of HJR 301?
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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