Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 20 — An Act relating to an appropriation limit; relating to the budget responsibilities of the governor; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

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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 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 20 lowers the cap on government spending from 12 percent to 11.5 percent of the state's average real gross domestic product. It also clarifies that this average will be based on the five fiscal years leading up to the previous fiscal year, instead of the five calendar years used previously. This change matters because it imposes a stricter limit on how much state spending can increase, potentially affecting future budgets and funding for public services.

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33-LS0206\B SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
33-LS0206\A SENATE BILL NO.
3/10/23 Referred:
1/18/23 Referred:
(b) Except for appropriations to the permanent fund or for Alaska permanent fund dividends, appropriations to the budget reserve fund, appropriations of revenue bond and general obligation bond proceeds, appropriations required to pay the principal of 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 nonstate source in trust for a specific purpose, including revenue of a public enterprise or public corporation of the state that issues revenue bonds, appropriations from the mental health trust settlement income SB0020B -1- SSSB 20 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0206\B account (AS 37.14.036), and appropriations made to the mental health trust fund (AS 37.14.031), appropriations from the treasury made for [IN] a fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 12 percent of the average of the value of the real gross domestic product of the state as estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law, expressed in current dollars, for the five calendar years immediately preceding the previous fiscal year.
(b) Except for appropriations to the permanent fund or for Alaska permanent fund dividends, appropriations to the budget reserve fund, appropriations of revenue bond and general obligation bond proceeds, appropriations required to pay the principal of 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 nonstate source in trust for a specific purpose, including revenue of a public enterprise or public corporation of the state that issues revenue bonds, appropriations from the mental health trust settlement income SB0020A -1- SB 20 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0206\A account (AS 37.14.036), and appropriations made to the mental health trust fund (AS 37.14.031), appropriations from the treasury made for [IN] a fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 11.5 percent of the average of the value of the real gross domestic product of the state as estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law, expressed in current dollars, for the five fiscal years immediately preceding the previous fiscal year.
SSSB 20 -2- SB0020B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0206\B * Sec.
SB 20 -2- SB0020A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0206\A * Sec.
16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, changing the appropriation limit to provide that (1) appropriations from the treasury made for a fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to a percentage of the average of the value of the real gross domestic product of the state as estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law, expressed in current dollars, for the five calendar years immediately preceding the previous fiscal year;
16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, changing the appropriation limit to provide that (1) appropriations from the treasury made for a fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to a percentage of the average of the value of the real gross domestic product of the state as estimated by the federal bureau responsible for economic analysis according to federal law, expressed in current dollars, for the five fiscal years immediately preceding the previous fiscal year;
SB0020B -3- SSSB 20 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
SB0020A -3- SB 20 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: TOBIN, KIEHL

  4. (S) DP: KAUFMAN

  5. (S) AM: CLAMAN

  6. (S) JUD RPT CS 1AM 1DP 2NR SAME TITLE

  7. (S) Moved CSSSSB 20 (JUD) Out of Committee

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

  9. (S) Heard & Held

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

  11. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  12. (S) Heard & Held

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

  14. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  15. (S) Heard & Held

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

  17. (S) JUD, FIN

  18. (S) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED - REFERRALS

  19. (S) JUD, FIN

  20. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  21. (S) Prefile released 1/9/23

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 20?
SB 20 is sponsored by James Kaufman (R).
What is the current status of SB 20?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). 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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