Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 17 — An Act relating to retirement benefits and military service.

Last action — (S) Minutes (SFIN)

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote 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

Action History

  1. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  2. (S) Heard & Held

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

  4. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER

  5. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  6. (S) Moved HB 17 Out of Committee

  7. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 10:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  8. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  9. (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM)

  10. (S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON

  11. (S) AM: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN

  12. (S) STA RPT 2AM 2NR

  13. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  14. (S) Heard & Held

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

  16. (S) STA, FIN

  17. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  18. (H) VERSION: HB 17

  19. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  20. (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER, BYNUM, NELSON

  21. (H) PASSED Y40

  22. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 17

  23. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  24. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  25. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/28/2025

  26. (H) COSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO

  27. (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM)

  28. (H) NR: JOSEPHSON

  29. (H) SCHRAGE

  30. (H) DP: BYNUM, JOHNSON, HANNAN, ALLARD, TOMASZEWSKI, GALVIN, JIMMIE, STAPP, FOSTER,

  31. (H) FIN RPT 10DP 1NR

  32. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  33. (H) Moved HB 17 Out of Committee

  34. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  35. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  36. (H) Heard & Held

  37. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  38. (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID

  39. (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM)

  40. (H) DP: HALL, FIELDS, SADDLER, GRAY, ALLARD, NELSON, EISCHEID

  41. (H) MLV RPT 7DP

  42. (H) Minutes (HMLV)

  43. (H) Moved HB 17 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --

  44. (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 11:15 AM BARNES 124

  45. (H) Minutes (HMLV)

  46. (H) Heard & Held

  47. (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124

  48. (H) MLV, FIN

  49. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  50. (H) Prefile released 1/10/25

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 58 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (58)

58 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading — Final Passage

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
R 21000
D 13000
N 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Robyn Niayuq Burke — Yea
Andi Story D Yea
Andrew Gray D Yea
Andy Josephson D Yea
Ashley Carrick D Yea
Carolyn Hall D Yea
Donna Mears D Yea
Genevieve Mina D Yea
Maxine Dibert D Yea
Neal Foster D Yea
Nellie Unangiq Jimmie D Yea
Sara Hannan D Yea
Ted Eischeid D Yea
Zack Fields D Yea
Alyse Galvin N Yea
Bryce Edgmon N Yea
Calvin Schrage N Yea
Ky Holland N Yea
Rebecca Himschoot N Yea
Bill Elam R Yea
Cathy Tilton R Yea
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Yea
David Nelson R Yea
DeLena Johnson R Yea
Elexie Moore R Yea
Frank Tomaszewski R Yea
George Rauscher R Yea
Jamie Allard R Yea
Jeremy Bynum R Yea
Jubilee Underwood R Yea
Julie Coulombe R Yea
Justin Ruffridge R Yea
Kevin McCabe R Yea
Louise Stutes R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea
Mike Prax R Yea
Rebecca Schwanke R Yea
Sarah Vance R Yea
Will Stapp R Yea

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Subjects

finance veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 17?
HB 17 is sponsored by D.Nelson, Jeremy Bynum (R), Dan Saddler (R), Mia Costello (R), Ted Eischeid (D), and George Rauscher (R).
What is the current status of HB 17?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 17?
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