Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: Passed Senate 4 R cosponsors

SB 140 — An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) REFERRED TO RULES

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • 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.

In plain language

This bill creates a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation in Alaska.

The bill establishes a matching grant program for funding the construction and renovation of fire stations. Applicants must provide at least 50% of the project's cost as matching funds, with grants capped at $10 million per fiscal year.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 140 changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2025. This means that if the bill passes, its provisions will start taking effect a year earlier than previously planned. This change is significant because it can allow for quicker implementation of the bill's objectives and benefits to the community.

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34-LS0489\I CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.
34-LS0489\N SENATE BILL NO.
140(FIN) IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE Referred:
140 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATOR STEDMAN Introduced:
Rules6 Sponsor(s):
3/24/25 Referred:
SENATOR STEDMAN REPRESENTATIVES Tomaszewski, Bynum, Allard A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation;
Community and Regional Affairs, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation;
(a) The fire station grant fund is SB0140B -1- CSSB 140(FIN) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0489\I established in the department and consists of appropriations to the fund.
(a) The fire station grant fund is SB0140A -1- SB 140 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0489\N established in the department and consists of appropriations to the fund.
This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.
CSSB 140(FIN) -2- SB0140B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
SB 140 -2- SB0140A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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Action History

  1. (H) REFERRED TO RULES

  2. (H) FN3: ZERO(CED)

  3. (H) NR: STAPP, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON

  4. (H) DNP: JIMMIE

  5. (H) DP: MOORE, ALLARD, HANNAN, TOMASZEWSKI, BYNUM, FOSTER, SCHRAGE

  6. (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 7DP 1DNP 3NR

  7. (H) Moved HCS CSSB 140(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 2:15 pm --

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

  9. (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to a 9:00 A.M. --

  10. (H) FINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519

  11. (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  12. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  13. (H) Heard & Held

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

  15. (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  16. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  17. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ALLARD

  18. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM

  19. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI

  20. (H) FIN

  21. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  22. (S) VERSION: CSSB 140(FIN)

  23. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

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

  25. (S) PASSED Y18 N- E1 A1

  26. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 140(FIN)

  27. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/4 CAL

  28. (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  29. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  30. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/2/2026

  31. (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)

  32. (S) NR: KAUFMAN, KIEHL

  33. (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK

  34. (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE

  35. (S) Moved CSSB 140(FIN) Out of Committee

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

  37. (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  38. (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  39. (S) FN1: (CED)

  40. (S) NR: DUNBAR

  41. (S) DP: MERRICK, YUNDT, GRAY-JACKSON, OLSON

  42. (S) CRA RPT 4DP 1NR

  43. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  44. (S) Moved SB 140 Out of Committee

  45. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  46. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  47. (S) Heard & Held

  48. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  49. (S) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  50. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  51. (S) CRA, FIN

  52. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 61 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (61)

61 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
R 11000
D 7002
Total 18002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Not Voting
Elvi Gray-Jackson D Yea
Forrest Dunbar D Not Voting
Jesse Kiehl D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Löki Tobin D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Yea
Bert Stedman R Yea
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Cathy Tilton R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
George Rauscher 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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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 140?
SB 140 is sponsored by Jamie Allard (R), Jeremy Bynum (R), Frank Tomaszewski (R), and Bert Stedman (R).
What is the current status of SB 140?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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