Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: To Executive

SSCR 1 — Disapproving Executive Order No. 136.

Last action — (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/11 LEGIS RESOLVE 2

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 27, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The Alaska Legislature has disapproved Executive Order No. 136, which aimed to create a new Department of Agriculture and shift certain agricultural responsibilities from the Department of Natural Resources. This change is important because it allows the legislature to reject the governor’s proposal within a specified time frame, ensuring that any major restructuring of state agencies undergoes legislative scrutiny. By disapproving this order, the legislature maintains its role in overseeing significant government changes.

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34-LS0452\A SENATE SPECIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
S T A T E O F A L A S K A THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No.
1 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Introduced:
SSCR 1 2 Disapproving Executive Order No.
1/27/25 Referred:
Resources, Finance A RESOLUTION Disapproving Executive Order No.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
_______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
136, to establish a Department of Agriculture and transfer functions relating to agriculture that are currently performed by the Department of Natural Resources to the newly established Department of Agriculture;
136 to establish a Department of Agriculture and transfer functions relating to agriculture that are currently performed by the Department of Natural Resources to the newly established Department of Agriculture;
23, Constitution of the State of Alaska, provides that unless disapproved within 60 days of a regular session by resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session, an executive order becomes effective at a date designated by the governor;
23, Constitution of the State of Alaska, provides that, unless disapproved within 60 days of a regular session by resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session, an executive order becomes effective at a date designated by the governor;
SSCR01A -1- SSCR 1 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
-1- Enrolled SSCR 1
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Action History

  1. (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/11 LEGIS RESOLVE 2

  2. (S) 11:35 A.M. 3/21/25 Transmitted to Governor

  3. (S) JOINT SESSION at 10:30 AM HOUSE CHAMBER

  4. (H) JOINT SESSION at 10:30 AM HOUSE CHAMBER

  5. (S) PASSED Y32 N28

  6. (S) HOUSE VOTE Y18 N22

  7. (S) SENATE VOTE Y14 N6

  8. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  9. (S) SSCR 1 MOVED

  10. (H) VERSION: SSCR 1

  11. (H) RETURN TO (S)

  12. (H) FN1: ZERO(S.RES)

  13. (H) JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE

  14. (H) BYNUM, JOHNSON, HANNAN, TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD, STAPP, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER,

  15. (H) FIN RPT 11 CONSIDERED

  16. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  17. (H) Moved SSCR 1 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:00 pm --

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

  19. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  20. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

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

  22. (H) FIN

  23. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  24. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  25. (S) Moved SSCR 1 Out of Committee

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

  27. (S) VERSION: SSCR 1

  28. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  29. (S) FN1: ZERO(S.RES)

  30. (S) STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL

  31. (S) FIN RPT SIGNING THE REPORT

  32. (S) FN1: ZERO(S.RES)

  33. (S) DNP: HUGHES, MYERS

  34. (S) DP: DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, CLAMAN

  35. (S) NR: GIESSEL, WIELECHOWSKI

  36. (S) RES RPT 2NR 3DP 2DNP

  37. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  38. (S) Moved SSCR 1 Out of Committee

  39. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  40. (S) RES WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23

  41. (S) RES, FIN

  42. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • Senate Rules · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Rules

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SSCR 1 — Second 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
Gary Stevens R Yea
James Kaufman R Nay
Jesse Bjorkman R Yea
Kelly Merrick R Yea
Mike Cronk R Nay
Mike Shower R Nay
Robert Myers R Nay
Robert Yundt R Nay
Shelley Hughes R Nay

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights agriculture
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SSCR 1 is sponsored by Senate Rules.
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