Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 6 D · 3 R cosponsors

SJR 2 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to actions upon veto.

Last action — (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  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 January 22, 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

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 3 R) — 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. (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  2. (H) FN2: ZERO(GOV)

  3. (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)

  4. (H) NR: COSTELLO, VANCE, KOPP, UNDERWOOD

  5. (H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, GRAY

  6. (H) JUD RPT 3DP 4NR

  7. (H) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee

  8. (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  9. (H) Heard & Held

  10. (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  11. (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  12. (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  13. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  14. (H) JUD, FIN

  15. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  16. (S) VERSION: SJR 2

  17. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  18. (S) PASSED Y14 N6

  19. (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE

  20. (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/31 CAL

  21. (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE

  22. (S) NOT TAKEN UP 3/27 - ON 3/30 CALENDAR

  23. (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/27 CAL

  24. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SJR 2

  25. (S) COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI

  26. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/25 CAL

  27. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  28. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/23/2026

  29. (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON

  30. (S) COSPONSOR(S): STEDMAN, GIESSEL, OLSON, DUNBAR, STEVENS

  31. (S) FN2: ZERO(GOV)

  32. (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG)

  33. (S) NR: MERRICK

  34. (S) DNP: KAUFMAN, CRONK

  35. (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL

  36. (S) FIN RPT 4DP 2DNP 1NR

  37. (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee

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

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

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

  41. (S) FN2: ZERO(GOV)

  42. (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG)

  43. (S) NR: TILTON, BJORKMAN

  44. (S) DP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON

  45. (S) STA RPT 3DP 2NR

  46. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  47. (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee

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

  49. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  50. (S) Heard & Held

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

  52. (S) STA, FIN

  53. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  54. (S) Prefile released 1/10/25

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (56)

56 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 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 5600
D 9000
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Elvi Gray-Jackson D Yea
Forrest Dunbar D Yea
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 Nay
Gary Stevens R Yea
George Rauscher R Nay
James Kaufman R Nay
Jesse Bjorkman R Yea
Kelly Merrick R Yea
Mike Cronk R Nay
Robert Myers R Nay
Robert Yundt R Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 2?
SJR 2 is sponsored by Zack Fields (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Gary Stevens (R), Forrest Dunbar (D), Donald Olson (D), Cathy Giessel (R), Bert Stedman (R), and Matt Claman (D).
What is the current status of SJR 2?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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