Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 14 D · 10 R · 3 I cosponsors

SJR 14 — Affirming the commitment of the Alaska State Legislature to supporting small fishing-related businesses, families engaged in fishing, and the preservation of the state's cultural way of life; and calling on the United States Congress and all federal agencies to adopt policies and engage in certain efforts to improve the competitiveness and resiliency of the state's seafood industry.

Last action — (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/23 LEGIS RESOLVE 24

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This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

106 added · 94 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of SJR 14, the Alaska State Legislature emphasized its support for small, family-owned fishing businesses and the cultural significance of fishing in the state. This resolution now calls on the U.S. Congress and federal agencies to implement policies that enhance the competitiveness of Alaska's seafood industry. These changes matter because they highlight the importance of fishing not just as an economic activity, but as a vital cultural tradition that contributes to community identity and sustainability.

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33-LS1313\S SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
S T A T E O F A L A S K A THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No.
14 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATORS BISHOP, Bjorkman, Claman, Hoffman, Giessel, Stevens, Dunbar, Merrick, Kiehl, Tobin, Shower, Wilson, Gray-Jackson, Olson, Hughes, Kaufman, Stedman, Wielechowski, Kawasaki REPRESENTATIVES Ortiz, Armstrong, Hannan, Stutes, Himschoot, Schrage, Josephson, Galvin, Gray, Wright, Baker, Tomaszewski, Story, Dibert Introduced:
HCS SJR 14(FSH) 24 Affirming the commitment of the Alaska State Legislature to supporting small fishing-related businesses, families engaged in fishing, and the preservation of the state's cultural way of life;
2/15/24 Referred:
and calling on the United States Congress and all federal agencies to adopt policies and engage in certain efforts to improve the competitiveness and resiliency of the state's seafood industry.
Finance A RESOLUTION Calling on the United States Congress and all federal agencies to adopt policies and engage in certain efforts to improve the competitiveness and resiliency of the state's seafood industry.
_______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS small fishing-related businesses, often family-owned, are the backbone of the state's seafood industry and contribute significantly to the economy of the state;
WHEREAS efforts to improve global competitiveness of Alaska commercial seafood have benefits to the entire seafood industry, including harvesters, processors, and support businesses, as well as communities across the state and the state as a whole;
and WHEREAS fishing is not merely an economic activity, but a way of life for many families in the state and deeply rooted in the cultural fabric of the state;
and WHEREAS traditional knowledge and practices are passed down through fishing, ensuring that future generations may also benefit from the bounty of the sea, while preserving the state's unique cultural heritage;
and WHEREAS the sustainability of the state's fisheries relies on the continuation of this cultural tradition;
and -1- Enrolled SJR 14 WHEREAS efforts to improve global competitiveness of Alaska commercial seafood have benefits to the entire seafood industry, including harvesters, processors, and support businesses, as well as communities across the state and the state as a whole;
and WHEREAS Alaska seafood currently faces extraordinary national and global challenges, including trade policies and nonreciprocal tariffs that favor other nations, large existing inventories, high costs and inflation rates, reduced consumer demand, and global SJR014A -1- SJR 14 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS1313\S competitors that have lower operating costs and are less regulated than domestic seafood producers;
and WHEREAS Alaska seafood currently faces extraordinary national and global challenges, including trade policies and nonreciprocal tariffs that favor other nations, large existing inventories, high costs and inflation rates, reduced consumer demand, and global competitors that have lower operating costs and are less regulated than domestic seafood producers;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports and encourages efforts by the federal government to create an office of seafood policy and program integration within the United States Department of Agriculture to help ensure that domestic food security and supply chain integrity is fully integrated into the department's policy strategies for domestic seafood;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature affirms its commitment to supporting small fishing-related businesses, families engaged in fishing, and the preservation of the state's cultural way of life associated with fishing and recognizes how small fishing- related businesses, families engaged in fishing, and the cultural way of life associated with fishing contribute to the state's identity, the state's economy, and the sustainability of the Enrolled SJR 14 -2- state's seafood industry;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Department of Agriculture to treat seafood harvesting and processing businesses similarly to the way producers of land-based sources of protein are treated;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports and encourages efforts by the federal government to create an office of seafood policy and program integration within the United States Department of Agriculture to help ensure that domestic food security and supply chain integrity is fully integrated into the department's policy strategies for domestic seafood;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Department of Agriculture to include seafood harvesting and processing businesses in all programs that support American food producers;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests all federal agencies and programs to increase purchases of Alaska seafood;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests all federal agencies and programs to increase purchases of Alaska seafood in a manner that is economically beneficial to small fishing-related businesses and that provides the highest quality of seafood for American families;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature calls on all federal agencies to help improve governmental programs applicable to the seafood industry for SJR 14 -2- SJR014A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS1313\S recapitalization, vessel construction, tax structures, workforce accessibility, energy, and infrastructure;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature calls on all federal agencies to help improve governmental programs applicable to the seafood industry for recapitalization, vessel construction, tax structures, workforce accessibility, energy, and infrastructure;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests the United States Secretary of Commerce to include and improve seafood expertise and leadership in the Office of the United States Trade Representative in order to better coordinate seafood trade objectives among offices of the United States Trade Representative, to coordinate seafood trade programs with seafood-related efforts of other federal agencies, and to provide a point of entry for seafood producers to more effectively engage with the Office of the United States Trade Representative;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests the United States Secretary of Commerce to include and improve seafood expertise and leadership in the Office of the United States Trade Representative in order to better coordinate seafood trade objectives among offices of the United States Trade Representative, to coordinate seafood trade programs with seafood-related efforts of other federal agencies, and to provide a point of -3- Enrolled SJR 14 entry for seafood producers to more effectively engage with the Office of the United States Trade Representative;
Barry Thom, Executive Director, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission;
SJR014A -3- SJR 14 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Enrolled SJR 14 -4-
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Action History

  1. (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/23 LEGIS RESOLVE 24

  2. (S) 10:45 A.M. 7/22/24 Transmitted to Governor

  3. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N- E1

  4. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP

  5. (H) VERSION: HCS SJR 14(FSH)

  6. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  7. (H) STORY, DIBERT

  8. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, GALVIN, GRAY, WRIGHT, BAKER, TOMASZEWSKI,

  9. (H) PASSED Y39 N1

  10. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SJR 14(FSH)

  11. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  12. (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y1 N39

  13. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 17

  14. (H) FSH HCS ADOPTED UC

  15. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  16. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/1/2024

  17. (H) FN1: ZERO(S.FIN)

  18. (H) AM: CARPENTER, STUTES

  19. (H) DP: C.JOHNSON, HIMSCHOOT, MCCORMICK, MCCABE, VANCE

  20. (H) PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR

  21. (H) FSH RPT HCS(FSH) NEW TITLE 5DP 2AM

  22. (H) Moved HCS SJR 14(FSH) Out of Committee

  23. (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120

  24. (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  25. (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120

  26. (H) Heard & Held

  27. (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120

  28. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT

  29. (H) Minutes (HFSH)

  30. (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 10:30 AM --

  31. (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120

  32. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): STUTES

  33. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ORTIZ, ARMSTRONG, HANNAN

  34. (H) FSH

  35. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  36. (S) VERSION: SJR 14

  37. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  38. (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

  39. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SJR 14

  40. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  41. (S) Moved SJR 14 Out of Committee

  42. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  43. (S) COSPONSOR(S): STEDMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, KAWASAKI

  44. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/28 CAL

  45. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  46. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/26/2024

  47. (S) FN1: ZERO(S.FIN)

  48. (S) DP: HOFFMAN, OLSON, WILSON, KIEHL, MERRICK, BISHOP

  49. (S) FIN RPT 6DP

  50. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  51. (S) Heard & Held

  52. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  53. (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL, TOBIN, SHOWER, WILSON, GRAY-JACKSON, OLSON, HUGHES, KAUFMAN

  54. (S) COSPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, MERRICK

  55. (S) COSPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, CLAMAN, HOFFMAN, GIESSEL, STEVENS

  56. (S) FIN

  57. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 14?
SJR 14 is sponsored by Maxine Dibert (D), Andi Story (D), Frank Tomaszewski (R), Baker, Wright, Andrew Gray (D), Alyse Galvin (N), Andy Josephson (D), Calvin Schrage (N), Rebecca Himschoot (N), Louise Stutes (R), Sara Hannan (D), Armstrong, Ortiz, Scott Kawasaki (D), Bill Wielechowski (D), Bert Stedman (R), James Kaufman (R), Donald Olson (D), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Shelley Hughes (R), Wilson, Löki Tobin (D), Jesse Kiehl (D), Kelly Merrick (R), Forrest Dunbar (D), Gary Stevens (R), Cathy Giessel (R), Lyman Hoffman (D), Matt Claman (D), Mike Shower (R), Jesse Bjorkman (R), and Bishop.
What is the current status of SJR 14?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “To Executive” 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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