Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 R · 7 D · 1 I cosponsors

SB 159 — An Act establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/12/24

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on October 09, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (10 R · 7 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 159 establishes "Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day," which honors veterans and signifies remembrance and gratitude for their service. The revision simplifies the bill by removing a lengthy list of sponsors from the text, which helps streamline the document. This change matters because it makes the bill clearer and easier to read, potentially encouraging more support and participation in honoring veterans.

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33-LS0925\S (LIMITED RUN SHOWING ALL ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS) SENATE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
159 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATORS DUNBAR, Stevens, Gray-Jackson, Kaufman, Merrick, Claman, Myers, Bjorkman, Bishop, Stedman REPRESENTATIVES Armstrong, Wright, Saddler, Groh, Josephson, Fields, Gray, Stutes, Schrage, Tomaszewski, Mears, Stapp Introduced:
SB 159 _______ AN ACT Establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day;
1/16/24 Referred:
and providing for an effective date.
State Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day;
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled SB 159 AN ACT Establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day;
* Section 1.
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
SB0159A -1- SB 159 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
-1- Enrolled SB 159
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Action History

  1. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/12/24

  2. (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 9/11 CH 59 SLA 24

  3. (S) 4:40 P.M. 8/19/24 Transmitted to Governor

  4. (H) MEARS, STAPP

  5. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GROH, JOSEPHSON, FIELDS, GRAY, STUTES, SCHRAGE, TOMASZEWSKI,

  6. (H) VERSION: SB 159

  7. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  8. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  9. (H) PASSED Y39 E1

  10. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 159

  11. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  12. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  13. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/26/2024

  14. (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  15. (H) NR: ALLARD

  16. (H) DP: SCHRAGE, SHAW, FIELDS, TILTON, C.JOHNSON

  17. (H) RLS RPT 5DP 1NR

  18. (H) Moved SB 159 Out of Committee

  19. (H) RULES at 05:30 PM GRUENBERG 120

  20. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WRIGHT, SADDLER

  21. (H) RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE

  22. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/17/2024

  23. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG

  24. (H) STA REFERRAL REMOVED

  25. (H) STA

  26. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  27. (S) VERSION: SB 159

  28. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  29. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  30. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  31. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 159

  32. (S) COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, MYERS, BJORKMAN, BISHOP, STEDMAN,

  33. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/21 CAL

  34. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  35. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/19/2024

  36. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  37. (S) DP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, CLAMAN, MERRICK, BJORKMAN

  38. (S) STA RPT 5DP

  39. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  40. (S) Moved SB 159 Out of Committee

  41. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  42. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  43. (S) Heard & Held

  44. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  45. (S) STA

  46. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  47. (S) Prefile released 1/8/24

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 43 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (43)

43 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 159?
SB 159 is sponsored by Will Stapp (R), Donna Mears (D), Frank Tomaszewski (R), Calvin Schrage (N), Louise Stutes (R), Andrew Gray (D), Zack Fields (D), Andy Josephson (D), Groh, Dan Saddler (R), Wright, Armstrong, Bert Stedman (R), Bishop, Jesse Bjorkman (R), Robert Myers (R), Matt Claman (D), Kelly Merrick (R), James Kaufman (R), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Gary Stevens (R), and Forrest Dunbar (D).
What is the current status of SB 159?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
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