Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 R · 2 D · 2 I cosponsors

HB 65 — An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 3/7/25

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on March 10, 2025.

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.

  • 21 sponsors

    1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (15 R · 2 D · 2 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.

In plain language

The bill allows the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds for replacing its Seward passenger dock.

This bill authorizes the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue up to $135 million in revenue bonds to fund the replacement of its passenger dock and terminal facility in Seward, Alaska. The bonds will be repaid from dock revenue, and the state's credit will not be used for repayment.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 65 involve the addition of the title and authorship details at the beginning, specifically listing the sponsors and the session of the legislature. This new language clarifies who is supporting the bill and specifies it as part of the current legislative session. These changes are important because they enhance transparency and accountability regarding who is advocating for the bill, making it easier for the public to understand who is behind this initiative to replace the passenger dock and terminal facility in Seward.

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34-LS0448\A (LIMITED RUN SHOWING ALL ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS) HOUSE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
65 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES STUTES, Tomaszewski, Prax, Galvin, Saddler, Bynum, Elam, McCabe, Costello, Schrage, Nelson, Josephson, Rauscher SENATORS Bjorkman, Hughes, Cronk, Stevens, Kaufman, Claman, Stedman, Yundt Referred:
HB 65 _______ AN ACT Authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska;
Finance25 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska;
and providing for an effective date.
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
* Section 1.
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 65 AN ACT Authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
The Alaska HB0065a -1- HB 65 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0448\A Railroad Corporation may issue the bonds in a single issuance or in several issuances, without limitation as to number of issuances or timing, and as the Alaska Railroad Corporation determines best furthers the purpose of financing the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska, and associated costs.
The Alaska -1- Enrolled HB 65 Railroad Corporation may issue the bonds in a single issuance or in several issuances, without limitation as to number of issuances or timing, and as the Alaska Railroad Corporation determines best furthers the purpose of financing the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska, and associated costs.
HB 65 -2- HB0065a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Enrolled HB 65 -2-
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases the maximum principal amount of revenue bonds the Alaska Railroad Corporation can issue for replacing its passenger dock in Seward from $60,000,000 to $135,000,000.

  • uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 4(a), ch. 30, SLA 2022

    $60,000,000 → $135,000,000

    The bill raises the cap on the bonds that can be issued for the development project.

Action History

  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 3/7/25

  2. (H) Signed into law 3/6 CHAPTER 1 SLA 25

  3. (H) 11:58 A.M. 2/28/25 Transmitted to Governor

  4. (S) VERSION: HB 65

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

  6. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, YUNDT

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

  8. (S) PASSED Y18 N- E2

  9. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 65

  10. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  11. (S) Moved HB 65 Out of Committee

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

  13. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/26 CAL

  14. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  15. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/24/2025

  16. (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)

  17. (S) DP: STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL

  18. (S) FIN RPT 6DP

  19. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  20. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard

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

  22. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, HUGHES, CRONK, STEVENS

  23. (S) FIN

  24. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  25. (H) VERSION: HB 65

  26. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  27. (H) JOSEPHSON, RAUSCHER

  28. (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER, BYNUM, ELAM, MCCABE, COSTELLO, SCHRAGE, NELSON,

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

  30. (H) PASSED Y36 E4

  31. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 65

  32. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  33. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  34. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/17/2025

  35. (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  36. (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)

  37. (H) DP: TOMASZEWSKI, BYNUM, JIMMIE, GALVIN, STAPP, ALLARD, HANNAN, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON

  38. (H) FIN RPT 9DP

  39. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  40. (H) Moved HB 65 Out of Committee

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

  42. (H) FIN

  43. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (44)

44 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 — Effective Date(s)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
R 9000
D 7002
Total 18002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Shelley Hughes — Yea
Mike Shower — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Not Voting
Elvi Gray-Jackson D Yea
Forrest Dunbar D Yea
Jesse Kiehl D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Not Voting
Löki Tobin D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Yea
Bert Stedman R Yea
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
James Kaufman R Yea
Jesse Bjorkman R Yea
Kelly Merrick R Yea
Mike Cronk R Yea
Robert Myers R Yea
Robert Yundt R Yea

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Third Reading — Final Passage

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
R 18003
D 12001
N 5000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Sarah Vance R Yea
Will Stapp R Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 65?
HB 65 is sponsored by Robert Yundt (R), Bert Stedman (R), Matt Claman (D), James Kaufman (R), Gary Stevens (R), Mike Cronk (R), Hughes, Jesse Bjorkman (R), Andy Josephson (D), D.Nelson, Calvin Schrage (N), Mia Costello (R), Kevin McCabe (R), Bill Elam (R), Jeremy Bynum (R), Dan Saddler (R), Alyse Galvin (N), Mike Prax (R), Frank Tomaszewski (R), Louise Stutes (R), and George Rauscher (R).
What is the current status of HB 65?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2025. Enacted.
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