Mike Cronk
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 28 all-time
58
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 136 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
364
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 364 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
34 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
90%
based on 360 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
10%
based on 360 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.9%
based on 360 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
28 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- SB 257 An Act relating to funding for residential schools; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
- SB 162 An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie. In Committee
- SB 161 An Act relating to the use of certain trawl or dredge fishing gear in state water; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
- SB 136 An Act relating to the privacy of firearm transactions; relating to discrimination against firearm retailers by financial institutions and payment networks; relating to the disclosure of financial records by financial institutions and payment networks; and amending Rules 65 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. In Committee
- SB 204 An Act relating to substitute teaching; and relating to the qualifications of school board members. In Committee
- SB 114 An Act relating to an in-state natural gas pipeline developed by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
- SB 33 An Act relating to defamation claims based on the use of synthetic media; relating to the use of synthetic media in electioneering communications; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
- SB 63 An Act relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date. Vetoed
- SB 152 An Act renaming Ruby Airport as Harold Esmailka Airport; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- SB 194 An Act authorizing mobile sports wagering; relating to the regulation of mobile sports wagering; imposing a tax on mobile sports wagering revenue; relating to criminal history record checks for licensure to operate mobile sports wagering; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
Historical 18 bills
- HB 359 An Act relating to the permanent fund dividend and a one-time permanent fund dividend payment and land voucher; and providing for an effective date. Failed
- HB 358 An Act relating to defamation claims based on the use of deepfakes; and relating to the use of deepfakes in electioneering communications. Died
- HB 104 An Act relating to timber sales. Signed
- HB 169 An Act relating to certain fish; and establishing a fisheries rehabilitation permit. Died
- HB 279 An Act relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 64 An Act providing for trapping licenses for active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves without charge; making sport fishing, hunting, and trapping permanent identification cards available to certain disabled veterans without charge; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 180 An Act temporarily closing the commercial salmon fishery in a portion of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 341 An Act naming the Marvin Thurmond Galena Maintenance and Operation Station. Died
- HB 170 An Act relating to the misuse of an official position. Died
- HJR 10 Disapproving the proposed rule by the National Park Service limiting non-subsistence hunting methods; and urging the National Park Service to withdraw the rule. Died
- HB 103 An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Minerals Commission. Signed
- HB 243 An Act reducing the draw permit application fee for bison to $5; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 69 An Act relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 151 An Act relating to proposals for borough incorporation submitted to the legislature by the Local Boundary Commission. Died
- HJR 35 Supporting the completion of the Northern Rail Extension; supporting the increase in defensive capabilities at Fort Greely, Alaska; and encouraging the development of critical Arctic infrastructure. Died
- HB 153 An Act relating to the identification, location, and notification of specified family members of a child who is in state custody. Died
- HB 209 An Act relating to emergency firefighters; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 154 An Act exempting certain low voltage projects from contractor and electrical administrator requirements. Died
Co-sponsored
136 billsCurrent session 58 bills
- HJR28 SUPPORT KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT To Executive
- HJR38 PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS To Executive
- HB 47 An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. Passed
- SB9 SURRENDER OF INFANTS; INF. SAFETY DEVICE Passed
- HB 1 An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie. Signed
- HB 278 An Act establishing the Alaska-Ireland Trade Commission; and providing for an effective date. Vetoed
- SB 23 An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- SB 239 An Act relating to commercial motor vehicle licensing examinations; relating to the registration and titling of legally imported motor vehicles; relating to proof of financial responsibility for suspension for nonpayment of judgments; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- SB 271 An Act relating to abortion; relating to civil enforcement of abortion laws; relating to abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; and amending Rules 3 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure. In Committee
- SB 157 An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. In Committee
- SB 247 An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; and relating to licensing of school bus drivers. In Committee
- HJR20 HIRING OF APPRENTICES/VETERANS To Executive
- SB 243 An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.' In Committee
- SB 6 An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Passed
- HJR18 URGING SUPPORT FOR NATURAL GAS PROJECT To Executive
- SB 174 An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive species; and providing for an effective date. Vetoed
- HB 28 An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 39 An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Signed
- SB 170 An Act relating to gaming; relating to gaming activities on Alaska marine highway system vessels; relating to bingo; relating to pull-tabs and electronic pull-tab systems; relating to the powers of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund; and providing for an effective date. Passed
- HB 363 An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by patriotic organizations; relating to club licenses; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- SR 4 Recognizing and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America; encouraging participation in commemorative events; and encouraging educational institutions to enhance civics education. To Executive
- HB 96 An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date. Vetoed
- HB 246 An Act relating to allocations for the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB249 TRANSFER VEHICLE TITLE TO INSURER To Executive
- HB 101 An Act relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault in the third degree; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement of a minor; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; and providing for an effective date. Passed
Historical 78 bills
- HB 345 An Act relating to grants to unit owners for disaster relief; relating to safety ladders at municipal harbor facilities; relating to the harbor facility grant fund; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 3 An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie. Died
- HR 8 Encouraging the Department of Fish and Game to adopt certain regulations relating to fisheries bycatch. Died
- HB 26 An Act relating to the official languages of the State of Alaska; renaming the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council as the Council for Alaska Native Languages; relating to the transfer of the Council for Alaska Native Languages from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to the Department of Education and Early Development; and relating to the Council for Alaska Native Languages. Signed
- HJR 17 Urging the United States Congress to pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. Died
- HB 57 An Act relating to review organizations and permitting an emergency medical services provider to establish a review organization; and relating to patient records. Died
- HB 149 An Act relating to the licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 228 An Act establishing the Alaska task force for the regulation of psychedelic medicines approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 116 An Act relating to grants and costs funded by the restorative justice account; relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HJR 3 Encouraging Congress to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act or a similar bill. Died
- HCR 8 Honoring United States military veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War; and expressing gratitude for the courageous service of those veterans to the United States. Died
- HB 286 An Act relating to victim restitution and compensation. Died
- SB 87 An Act relating to a lumber grading training program and lumber grading certificates; relating to use of lumber graded and certified by a person holding a lumber grading training program certificate; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HJR 20 Urging withdrawal of proposed Bureau of Land Management regulations affecting the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; and urging meaningful engagement with tribes, local governments, and affected communities. Died
- HB 337 An Act establishing 4-H Day. Signed
- SB 171 An Act changing the residency requirements for sport fishing, hunting, and trapping privileges; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB 219 An Act repealing the assistive technology loan guarantee and interest subsidy program; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 238 An Act relating to criminal mischief in the third degree; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 111 An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Died
- HB 61 An Act relating to restrictions on firearms and other weapons. Signed
- SJR 13 Encouraging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to pass and sign legislation amending the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to release certain land held in trust back to affected Alaska Native village corporations. Died
- HJR 18 Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset of the Social Security Act. Died
- SB 10 An Act providing for trapping licenses for active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves without charge; making sport fishing, hunting, and trapping permanent identification cards available to certain disabled veterans without charge; and providing for an effective date. Signed
- HB 47 An Act relating to insurance; relating to direct health care agreements; and relating to unfair trade practices. Died
- HB 93 An Act relating to a lumber grading training program and lumber grading certificates; relating to use of lumber graded and certified by a person holding a lumber grading training program certificate; and providing for an effective date. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SSCR 1
Disapproving Executive Order No. 136.
SSCR 1 — Second Reading — Final Passage |
Nay | pass | March 19, 2025 |
|
SB 183
An Act relating to hindering the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee; relating to the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative audit division; and providing for an effective date.
SB 183 — Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 02, 2025 |
|
SB113
APPORTION TAXABLE INCOME;DIGITAL BUSINESS
SB 113 — Veto Override? |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
HB 78
An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.
Veto Override? |
Nay | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
HB381
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Effective Date Clause(s) |
Yea | pass | July 16, 2026 |
|
HB381
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report? |
Nay | pass | July 16, 2026 |
|
HB 28
An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date.
Second Reading — Amendment No. 3? |
Nay | fail | May 19, 2026 |
|
SR 4
Recognizing and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America; encouraging participation in commemorative events; and encouraging educational institutions to enhance civics education.
Second Reading — Final Passage |
Not Voting | pass | February 06, 2026 |
|
SR 3
Urging the United States Congress to grant American Samoans the ability to serve as commissioned officers in the uniformed services of the United States and the right to vote in federal elections.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2025 |
|
SR 2
Establishing a Senate Special Committee on World Trade.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
SR 1
Establishing a Senate Special Committee on Arctic Affairs.
Final Passage |
Nay | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
SJR30
SUPPORT MILITARY&INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 08, 2026 |
|
SJR 29
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to a public education fund.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
|
SJR 28
Recognizing the vital role of workers serving in the state under the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, the H-1B Program for specialty occupations, and the H-2B Program for temporary nonagricultural workers in supporting the state's economic security and continuity of critical services.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2026 |
|
SJR 25
Supporting efforts to modernize and improve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; and supporting simplified border crossings and free trade with Canada and Mexico.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
|
SJR 20
Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 22, 2026 |
|
SJR 19
Urging the United States Congress to honor the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and provide the state with a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals received by the federal government from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) — to CSSJR 19(RES)? |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2025 |
|
SJR 19
Urging the United States Congress to honor the terms of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and provide the state with a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals received by the federal government from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |
|
SJR 17
Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of The Energy Council.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 12, 2025 |
|
SJR 16
Urging the United States Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act; and urging lawmakers to advocate for policies that guarantee equitable access to vital healthcare.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 12, 2025 |
|
SJR 15
Calling on the state's congressional delegation to oppose cuts to federal spending on Medicaid.
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) — to CSSJR 15 (HSS)? |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2025 |
|
SJR 15
Calling on the state's congressional delegation to oppose cuts to federal spending on Medicaid.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 09, 2025 |
|
SJR 12
Urging the United States Congress and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to address outages of National Data Buoy Center stations.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 04, 2025 |
|
SJR 10
Encouraging the United States Congress to award Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal.
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment — to SJR 10? |
Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |
|
SJR 10
Encouraging the United States Congress to award Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War the Congressional Gold Medal.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | March 17, 2025 |
|
SJR 8
Relating to strengthening international relations with Taiwan.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 09, 2025 |
|
SJR 2
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to actions upon veto.
Third Reading - Final Passage |
Nay | pass | March 31, 2026 |
|
SCR 203
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 381, relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to reporting requirements for natural gas pipeline projects; relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and inflation adjustment of the maximum price of natural gas; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to agreements and a payment related to a natural gas project; and relating to municipal impact grants.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | June 19, 2026 |
|
SCR202
CARRY-OVER OF BILLS TO SPEC SESSION
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
SCR201
AUTHORIZING A RECESS LONGER THAN 3 DAYS
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
SCR 101
Authorizing the Senate and the House of Representatives to recess for a period of more than three days.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | August 02, 2025 |
|
SCR36
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 14
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR 34
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 214, relating to proof of financial responsibility for suspension for nonpayment of judgments.
Final Passage — Take up? |
Yea | pass | May 18, 2026 |
|
SCR33
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 27
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
|
SCR32
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 23
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
|
SCR30
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 79
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 18, 2026 |
|
SCR29
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 117
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
|
SCR28
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 302
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR27
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 173
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR25
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 110
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR24
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 184
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2026 |
|
SCR 23
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 263, making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; and making supplemental appropriations.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
SCR22
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 239
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
SCR21
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 28
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
SCR 19
Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm; and approving an amended financing plan.
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment to SCR 19? |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2026 |
|
SCR 19
Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm; and approving an amended financing plan.
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
SCR18
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HJR 18
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR17
REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREAS
Second Reading - Final Passage |
Yea | pass | April 24, 2026 |
|
SCR16
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HCR 4
Final Passage |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
SCR 15
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 194, approving and ratifying the sale of royalty oil by the State of Alaska to Marathon Petroleum Supply and Trading Company LLC.
Final Passage |
Nay | pass | March 25, 2026 |